CHAPTER 1373: CHAPTER 1373: HUNGRY WOLF RETURNS

"Village chief, just now there were two people asking for directions, saying they wanted to go to Zhulu City."

"Did you tell them?"

"Yes, I originally wanted to persuade them to stay and migrate with us, but they left quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye."

"Since they’re outsiders, it’s not our place to interfere. Hurry and pack up the clothes and belongings, let’s leave here quickly."

"Got it."

"Yun."

"Hmm." You and Zhao’er stop on a small path between two mountain ridges, this location is strategically important, a place easy to defend and hard to attack. However, what you’re focused on now are the mountain bandit robbers hiding in the trees.

You look around and smile: "There are about a hundred people, it seems robbers are rampant in this area."

You gently wrap your arm around Zhao’er’s waist: "Zhao’er, have you ever seen such bloodshed?"

"I’ve experienced even more cruel things, Yun, just strike. If we’re merciful, the enemy will be even more vicious."

"Well said!" You reflexively wanted to draw Ming Ye, but ended up grabbing air, and Zhao’er handed you a dagger at this moment, "Yun, do you remember this dagger?"

You wouldn’t forget, it’s this dagger in Zhao’er’s hand that opened the path for you in this game, you intend to take the dagger but then shake your head with a smile: "This is our keepsake, not a weapon, and the blade is too short, I’m not used to it. I wish I had brought the Mysterious Iron Knife, but oh well, I’ll have to substitute with this guy."

Saying that, you take out from your spatial bag the Iron Sword you got the first time you completed a mission, the sword’s attribute reads "Attack +1", dizzy!

You shake your head and smile: "Better than nothing, let’s make do with it."

As you’re speaking, you suddenly disappear, and the woods immediately erupt with the screams of men. Instantly, hundreds of people stand across the mountain ridge, you have a large ring knife in hand now, walking to Zhao’er, smiling: "I guess I underestimated these robbers."

"Yun, they aren’t robbers, they’re more like a regular army."

"Regular army? Where would a regular army come from here? According to the information I got before, the garrison of Zhulu City is only a few hundred strong, if these guys were a regular army, Zhulu City would have been captured long ago," you say very casually.

"Have you considered another possibility, Yun?" Zhao’er smiles.

"Another possibility is that they are the garrison of Zhulu City."

You yawn and shout loudly at the mountain: "Bring your corps leader out!"

You shout this using your inner strength, although it’s not very robust, the echo effect carries your voice quite far.

Without Ming Ye, you are like a tiger without claws and teeth, without the strong magic power of Ming Ye to aid you, you can’t use more powerful moves, subtly adding a new grievance.

"Kid, who are you, where do you come from?" A bearded man stands on a high rock.

"Are you the leader of the ’All Are Handsome Guys’ mercenary group?" This guy looks like Pig Brother, not a handsome guy at all! But after glancing at his few underlings, you realize the handsome part must be written backwards.

"Correct!" This guy has a high level, actually level 70, and his equipment is very flashy, you fancy the heavy sword he’s carrying on his back.

"Why aren’t you at Zhulu City, why come here?"

"Just out for some fresh air."

"Fresh air, need that many buddies to come out for fresh air?" you smile.

"Enough talk, the old rule applies, if you want to pass, leave behind the road money!"

Upon hearing this famous saying, you can’t help but smile at Zhao’er: "Zhao’er, I remember a really funny robbery limerick, when I just entered the game, a fatty blocked my way with a butcher’s knife, he said ’The mountain road winds on, beyond is farmland, if you want to pass here, leave behind the road money.’"

Zhao’er also smiles charmingly, her smile like a hundred flowers blooming, a chorus of birds, making the surrounding mercenaries daze.

Anyone with a bit of brains knows that someone possessing such a beauty is either a master themselves or has powerful backing. The mercenary corps leader isn’t a fool, upon seeing Zhao’er, he immediately thinks of someone, and asks: "Are you the landlord Dongfang of the Louwai Building?"

"Does Eastern Cloud Dragon have my handsomeness?" you laugh out loud, of course, it’s meant in jest.

"May I ask your honorable surname and name?"

"My last name is Li, first name Mu Yun."

"Hungry Wolf?" someone calls out immediately.

"Is it the Hungry Wolf now wanted by the Louwai Building and Kiran Empire?"

"So it’s you!" The man suddenly jumps down from high, causing a slight tremor on the earth upon landing. The man suddenly kneels before you, placing his heavy sword down, holding it up with both hands, wanting to offer it: "Elder brother, please take me in!"

"Please take me in!"

The loud shout echoes across the mountain ranges, "please take me in" reverberating everywhere.

You and Zhao’er exchange glances, seeing a hint of astonishment in each other’s eyes, you quickly help the man up and ask: "What are you doing?"

"Elder brother, we are now homeless, we can only rely on you." The man speaks tearfully.

"Get up first, let’s get this clear."

The man sees an opening and immediately says: "We were originally the garrison of Zhulu City. Because the security in this area is so poor, we occasionally dispatch squads to patrol nearby villages. Just five days ago, one of my squads went to a nearby place called Pig Field Village to patrol, and they encountered several suspicious individuals. My men are decent people, they only intended to ask them a few questions, but those individuals attacked my men without a word."

The man pauses and continues: "My squad was no match for them and fled back. We thought this matter would just pass, but who knew the next day those people found the five big bosses of Zhulu City and reported us, and then negotiated with them, forcing us out of Zhulu City. Now, the garrison duty of Zhulu City is replaced by an organization called Red Mansion."

"Red Mansion?" Zhao’er wrinkles her brows slightly, asking the man, "Do they have a red ribbon tied on each of them?"

"Yes, although tied differently, they indeed each have a red ribbon."

"Zhao’er, do you know their background?"

Zhao’er nods her head, saying: "They are a branch of Louwai Building, the Leader of Red Mansion is actually Eastern Cloud Dragon, it seems now Zhulu City is in Eastern Cloud Dragon’s hands."

You ponder for a moment and ask the man: "Where do you live now?"

"No place to live, we dare not stay in rural areas, just camped nearby," the man looks bitter, adding, "For long-term survival, we threatened Pig Field Village to make them move out, then we moved in."

"Bastard!" you spit at the man harshly, "Can you stoop to doing such shameless things, bullying the weak is not what a man should do!"

"Elder brother, we had no choice, and we gave them some money."

Zhao’er holds you back, softly saying: "Don’t be angry, although their actions aren’t right, they’re still better than other mountain bandits. Right now, we need to find a base."

You exhale and say: "Why did you choose Pig Field Village?"