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I recalled the directions of the three tribes. They should all have been somewhere to the northwest, so I took out a simple compass to confirm it. Sure enough, they were in the western part of the Great Wilderness, and apparently not far from this location.
"Watch things here with Long Yue and Xi Jun. Carefully inventory everything in the treasury, down to the last detail, and register the returned treasures of the Demon Race tribes. Find out as much as you can. I'm going out alone for a while. I'll be back in as little as three days, though it could take as long as a week. If the qilin horses arrive during that time, return to Central State first. Don't linger here, in case disciples of the Heaven-Sustaining Sect come from Yuezhou or the front lines." I assigned Xiaomeng Tong her tasks, and Qian Longchen hurriedly asked, "What about me?"
"Once you've finished inventorying the treasures, go back to Central State with Miss Xiao Meng and the disciples of the Nine Heavens Divine Sword Sect. The members of the Demon Race should all be fleeing toward Central State by now, and the border commanderies will certainly be in chaos. Bring my token and join the forces in the border commanderies. They'll believe you. In short, march at full speed and leave the Great Wilderness as soon as possible, before the chaos fully erupts. Xi Jun and Long Yue are taking the Demon Race with them, so they won't be moving much faster, and they'll be intercepted along the way. If you've already left by the time I arrive, I'll meet up with them and then head to Central State." I knew my arrangements were far from foolproof. With a situation this broad, there would always be