Chapter 1129: Chapter 1129: The Army Approaches

Yuwen Luanfei touched Bai Sasa’s head with some emotion: “Sasa, it’s a pity that I don’t have anything good to give you in return, but rest assured that when your brother makes it big, he’ll give you the best.”

“No need to be polite, brother.” Bai Sasa smiled a bit shyly.

Yuwen Luanfei did not hesitate, understanding his own circumstances; both of them indeed had weak constitution, and getting sick at this time would only drag everyone down, so better to take care of oneself.

Thus, he quickly put on the fur vest, and indeed, as soon as he wore it, the previously cold back suddenly didn’t feel cold anymore.

Yuwen Luanfei was delighted, then handed the other vest to his young wife to wear together.

Seeing the couple in harmony, Sasa mouthed a smile and slipped away.

However, there were only a few fur coats available; due to the sudden heavy rain, many animals were looking for wintering ground, making it difficult to hunt.

Fortunately, everyone had some experience for wintering, like the Fire-Swallowing Tribe, who would collect as much grass fluff as possible to warm their nests, and during winter, they’d avoid going out, handling all daily activities inside the shelters like animals.

It was the same now.

Although life’s become easier, collecting grass fluff and firewood still remained the primary task.

However, the sudden winter also put livestock at a disadvantage.

Recently, there were quite a few chickens, ducks, and geese hatched, but they all appeared sickly, and a batch of soon-to-be-hatched chicks looked like they might not make it.

Fox searched through many breeding books before finding the latest breeding technique.

Thus, he drew up blueprints overnight to provide heating and build greenhouses for the livestock barn.

At this suggestion, everyone was taken aback; they never thought of making greenhouses for livestock—it seemed too extravagant, and they’d normally eat the chickens, ducks, and geese by New Year.

Fox chuckled: “We’re building a breeding industry, these animals are all renewable resources, they must be well-raised.”

With this thought, everyone collaborated with Fox on constructing the livestock barn.

While the people in the Ownerless Land were busy preparing winter food, a massive army of a hundred thousand men was steadily approaching, and danger gradually loomed.

Yuwen Feng led his troops on a march day and night, finally arriving at Three-Branch Junction after half a month.

And indeed, as Yuwen Jun said, the place was already vacant, with only a hundred of Yuwen Jun’s soldiers stationed here.

Upon Yuwen Feng’s arrival, the guards did not delay and reported the situation to him truthfully.

The overall situation matched what Yuwen Jun described: the Rebels had defeated the Witch Ancestor Mountain people at the Mountain Fork, which led them to retreat into the poisonous miasma for solitude, making the Three-Branch Junction a neutral zone, and Yuwen Luanfei and his group retreated into the Ownerless Land, not surfacing anymore.

After understanding the situation, Yuwen Feng withdrew Yuwen Jun’s troops, allowing them to rest, while his own army of a hundred thousand took full control of the place.

He was in no hurry to attack; after all, the Ownerless Land was already surrounded, and whether he attacked today or tomorrow made no difference—let them linger inside for a few more days.

“Rest in place, attack the Ownerless Land tomorrow!”

As soon as Yuwen Feng’s order issued, everyone responded affirmatively.

Then, the soldiers promptly made camp here, forming almost a city wall with ten thousand people residing at the border of the Ownerless Land, encircling the area completely.

Yuwen Feng, along with the strategist and vanguard, stayed in the houses at the Three-Branch Junction.