"Kill all the remaining miners, then you take some men and come with me to chase them!"
Zhang Yu said coldly.
Pu Yuan was breathing heavily, the intense hunger making his abdomen feel like it was burning.
He desperately adjusted his breathing and stimulated his blood circulation to make himself move faster.
Forcing one to exert Internal Skill energy and blood circulation without being fully hydrated will lead to a deficiency of qi and blood, damaging one's fundamental nature, and in severe cases, even causing a decline in Internal Skill cultivation level.
But in order to survive, he couldn't care less about the future.
Fewer and fewer companions remained, until finally only he and his father were left, just like when they first escaped from home.
"Yuan'er, take a rest."
Pu Zheng stopped, panting heavily.
Pu Yuan stopped and sat down on the ground. He felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and almost fainted.
"Here, eat this, eat slowly."
Pu Zheng handed Pu Yuan a piece of cake covered in black ash.
Pu Yuan looked at his father in surprise. "Dad..."
He couldn't imagine how the other person could hide a pancake while working such strenuous labor.
"Eat quickly, you'll have the energy to run."
Pu Zheng said.
And what about you?
"Dad can still manage, eat quickly."
"Then each get half."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"..."
Pu Yuan took the cake and ate it in small bites. As he ate, tears streamed down his face.
It really lacks realism!
A month ago, I was still fooling around with my brothers in the Forged Edge Workshop, secretly watching the girl I liked, and dreaming of becoming a master chef in my own right...
In the blink of an eye, all memories were soaked in blood; the Forged Edge Workshop was slaughtered!
Hundreds of members of the Pu Lineage were killed, and only he and his father escaped.
Pu Yuan desperately hoped this was all a nightmare, and that after a good night's sleep, everything would be back to normal.
"What are you crying for!"
His father's reprimand shattered his reverie.
"We bear the burden of a blood feud; every ounce of our strength must be used to save our lives and avenge our enemies!"
The father reprimanded him sternly.
"Father, how should we take revenge?"
Pu Yuan asked, his voice choked with emotion.
The enemy was the military commander of Shu Province, a truly powerful figure in Jiannan Circuit. Even at the height of Forged Edge Workshop, he was wiped out by the enemy in the blink of an eye.
Now only the father and son remain. How can they avenge their father?
Although they knew martial arts, their forte was blacksmithing, not killing.
"There's always a way out."
Pu Zheng paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said.
After Pu Yuan finished eating the pancake, the two continued on their way.
They could no longer stay in Shu Province, as it was located on the border between Shu Province and Yi Province. Therefore, the father and son planned to flee to Yi Province first.
They traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently, and after more than an hour, they heard the barking of hunting dogs behind them.
Their expressions changed drastically, both revealing despair!
Sichuan is a mountainous region, seemingly offering countless escape routes; one can simply disappear into the deep forests and hide.
But in reality, many places were dead ends, and the escape routes that Pu Zheng and his son Pu Yuan could choose were limited.
After escaping with more than a dozen miners, Pu Zheng intentionally had them scatter and escape along different routes. He thought this would increase their chances of survival, but they were still caught up with.
"They probably guessed who we are."
Pu Zheng's voice trembled slightly.
With Zhang Da's power, even if a few of those ordinary miners escaped, let alone dare to report it to the authorities; even if they did, it wouldn't be enough to shake anything.
Reporting to the authorities in Shu Province to arrest Zhang Da was a joke. Reporting to the authorities in another prefecture to arrest the military commander of Shu Province was even more of a joke!
Therefore, Zhang Da's men didn't need to go to such great lengths to capture all the escaped miners.
But the other side even used hunting dogs to hunt them down, leaving no one behind.
This suggests that the other side has very likely already guessed that the two were survivors of the Forged Edge Workshop!
They opened private mines, massacred refugees and unregistered migrants to mine, and eventually killed them all.
These charges are appalling enough!
But compared to the secrets held by the Pu Lineage of Forged Edge Workshop, these are nothing.
"You two are pretty good at running away!"
A fierce voice, driven by Internal Skill energy, came from afar behind.
"I'll see if you're the same pigs who ran away back then!"
Upon hearing this voice, Pu Yuan's legs went weak, and he staggered to the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.
He will never forget that voice for the rest of his life!
That night, the other side suddenly led their men into Forged Edge Workshop.
The guards of Forged Edge Workshop and several highly skilled master chefs were utterly powerless against the enemy's blade!
The opponent moved like a ghost, slaughtering the people of Forged Edge Workshop indiscriminately. In the end, even the head of the Pu Lineage, who had reached the First Rate level, had his head cut off by this person.
"If you're going to forge iron, fine. But a bunch of blacksmiths insist on learning martial arts... You pigs dare to use knives in front of me?"
After killing the head of the Pu Lineage, the man mocked him wantonly.
During his time on the run, Pu Yuan's nightmares almost always revolved around this person.
"Yuan'er, I'll hold him off, you run!"
Pu Zheng helped Pu Yuan, who had fallen, and said urgently.
Pu Yuan was crying and snot streaming down his face. He shook his head desperately, "I can't escape, Dad! We'll die together!"
Ahead, the footsteps grew closer, and someone moved through the forest with incredible speed!
As the nightmarish figure drew closer, a voice came from behind the father and son.
Who goes there?!
On the official road, the wedding procession was grand and impressive.
After Wu Shuangren led his troops away from Shu Province City, Xu Cheng delivered one hundred warhorses as agreed.
Today, the team consists of over 300 horses, more than 100 people, and over 20 carts.
After traveling for two days after leaving Shu Province City, the group entered the border area between Shu Province and Yi Province.
Horses were grazing on the grass by the roadside, and the caravan had stopped to rest.
Xu Yuebai ate pastries inside the bridal sedan chair, while her personal maid, Qinghe, waited beside it.
Riding in a bridal sedan chair may seem like a pleasant experience, without any bumps or jolting. However, the journey involves staying in a cramped space, which is actually quite uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Wu Shuangren was much more considerate than Xu Yuebai had expected. The team rested frequently, and each time they rested, Wu Shuangren would have someone tell Xu Yuebai that she could get out of the sedan chair and move around more.
After finishing the pastries, Xu Yuebai put the red veil back on and, with Qinghe's help, stepped down from the bridal sedan chair.
Xu Yuebai lifted a corner of her veil and looked around. The guards around her all had their backs to her, which made her feel much more at ease.
"Miss, I just asked, and there's a post station about ten miles ahead."
Qinghe said.
Humans have three urgent needs, and it takes several days to travel from Shu Province to Yi Province, so one can't just hold it in forever.
It's not really appropriate to let Xu Yuebai relieve himself in the middle of nowhere.
So she always endured until she reached a village or post station.
Xu Yuebai was about to speak, she suddenly heard a sharp whistle coming from the outside.
Upon hearing the whistle, the atmosphere within the entire team changed!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The sounds of swords being drawn rose and fell as Xu Yuebai saw dozens of people rush towards several carriages at top speed, pulling out powerful crossbows from them.
Others took shields from the carriages and began to form ranks. Some led back their grazing horses and mounted them...
The entire team remained calm and reacted quickly, leaving Xu Yuebai stunned on the spot.
She was, after all, the daughter of a military family, and had witnessed truly well-trained elite troops. The men Wu Shuangren led were already considered elite enough!
"Have all the carriages form a circle around the perimeter!"
Upon hearing Wu Shuangren's voice, Xu Yuebai quickly lowered her red veil.
"My lady, please return to your sedan chair."
Wu Shuangren's voice came again, this time closer.
Xu Yuebai responded and, with Qinghe's help, returned to the sedan chair.
After giving his instructions, Wu Shuangren took his Mo Dao from Xu Yu and turned to look at a cloaked figure not far away. "Please have Instructor Lin guard this place for me."
Lin Qian, having retrieved his spear from the carriage, nodded and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry."
To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, this top-tier expert, who was only half a step away from becoming Great Grandmaster, also accompanied the wedding procession.
Wu Shuangren then led Xu Yu on horseback towards the direction from which the whistle had come.
The whistle was blown by scouts he had placed on the perimeter, signifying an impending enemy attack!
This made Wu Shuangren somewhat nervous. Could it be that Lu Yulin had led a small force to attack?
If that's the case, then today he'll have to experience the Great Grandmaster's methods firsthand!
However, when Wu Shuangren led Xu Yu to the front, he found that the situation was different from what he had expected.
A scout led two ragged men toward them, and Wu Shuangren immediately noticed one of them.
There's a blood-red Traits above the other person's head.
[Iron Hou]!
"But was it Militia Commander Wu in person?"
One of the older men saw Wu Shuangren, who was wearing a big red flower on his chest, from afar and immediately shouted.
After shouting, the two knelt down before Wu Shuangren with a thud:
"Please, Militia Commander Wu, save our lives!"
The 200 Lianfeng Tragedy: Feilong Collision
Over the past few months, news of the marriage alliance between the Xu Clan of Shu Province and the heroes of Yi Province has spread almost Shu Province.