Turbulent Times stirred along the eastern edge of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
The mountains grew ever more restless. Friction of all sizes constantly flared between the Central Plains and Jiuli, and if they went a day without drawing blades, they felt uncomfortable all over. The demons were equally excited. Though joining the war might get them killed, they could eat human flesh without end. The Central Plains people, too, were fighting for meat. In that sense, the two sides had coincidentally found a rare point in common.
Snake Valley was not far from the border war zone. Perhaps the miasma and swamps had temporarily barred the way, but it was inevitable that the conflict would spread here and affect the snakes' breeding. Bai Yujun had no choice but to check on the valley often.
One day, she arrived at the forest outside Snake Valley.
Bai Yujun helplessly watched six hyenas ahead of her bare their teeth and growl warnings, drool hanging from the corners of their mouths. Since she had concealed her aura and hidden her form, the scavengers had not seen through her. They stubbornly guarded their prey and refused to leave. Two human corpses lay there, their eyes wide open in death. Each time the hyenas tore at their flesh, the bodies swayed as though they were struggling against the biting jaws.
Seeing a stranger approach, several hyenas stopped feeding and growled in warning.
When these creatures had food, they would not risk the hardship of hunting again. They were more likely warning Bai Yujun to leave at once and not steal their meal.
Shaking her head, she released a trace of her presence, frightening the hyenas into tucking their tails and fleeing in panic.
Without even looking at the corpses, she passed them by. Recently, the survival