"Ho!"
"Ha!"
"Drink~"
The training ground was bustling with activity in the early morning.
Some of the Teng Village clansmen practiced spear techniques, while others practiced Tiger Fist. Some even sat cross-legged, cultivating Inner Force techniques. Still others lifted stone locks, rolled iron balls, or carried water buckets to temper their strength. Though these folk training methods were simple, they were quite effective.
The clan leader, Teng Yunlong, had already ordered the Hunter Squad to stop hunting temporarily and train within the village for ten days. Quite a few clansmen had already sensed the danger, and under such circumstances, they trained even harder.
The men were not the only ones training; the women were not idle either. Farming, washing clothes, cooking, taking care of the children, and countless other chores all fell to them.
Originally, even the weaker men would have been busy with household tasks. However, after Gu Sheng gave the order for nearly the entire population to become soldiers, every able-bodied man came out to train diligently and guard against any enemies that might appear.
"Clip-clop, clip-clop~~~"
A burst of hurried hoofbeats rang out, and the earth suddenly began to tremble.
"Hoofbeats!"
Almost everyone on the training ground turned to look toward the village entrance. The White Horse Gang collected their annual dues every year, and everyone was already familiar with the commotion caused by their approaching horses.
The tremors clearly came from the hoofbeats. Yet these scattered hoofbeats were obviously different from the White Horse Gang's well-trained cavalry... This time, the visitors were not from the White Horse Gang!
The members of the Hunter Squad, who had not gone hunting today and were instead training on the grounds, all paled.
It was a cavalry unit. A single glance revealed a vast mass of people—at least six or