nycdaug Chapter 117 Pursuit
Chapter 117 Pursuit
"Yes, that's right... We've always been a secluded place, so even a tiny fly wouldn't escape our sharp eyes. So what you said is, of course, the truth, right?
"They're still talking about bandits invading. Even if there really are bandits who dare to break in here, can they hide from our powerful Du family without being noticed?" A young and energetic man echoed loudly.
At this time, Duan in the crowd also echoed: "Yes..."
However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a loud noise.
It turned out that while everyone was talking, Wen Shu did not stop moving forward.
In just a few moments, Duan successfully gained the upper hand with his eloquent mouth.
Wen Shu arrived in front of everyone in the blink of an eye. Xuan Yi, who had followed her, quickly dismounted, knelt on one knee, saluted Wen Shu respectfully, and shouted, "Master!"
Seeing this, the men behind him immediately straightened up, and everyone had a nervous expression on their face. They all turned their eyes in the direction of Wen Shu, quietly waiting for her to give further instructions.
The word "Master" not only made Xuan Yi's men less alert.
What made Duan and his group even more confused was that they were wondering if some big shot had come to visit their village in Shankala.
When they saw who was in front of them, everyone was surprised.
The words in Duan's mouth rolled around on the tip of his tongue, and he swallowed them back.
"Chief, why are you with them like this?" Duan looked at the leader of the group who was respectfully paying homage to the head of his own clan.
Oh, no, it seems that the head of their family is the leader of this group.
Wen Shu did not hide anything at this point. She pointed at Xuan Yi and the others and said, "These are all my own people. They are all my private soldiers. Since I am already a member of the Du family, they will not harm the Du family. Moreover, they all obey my orders."
"This..." Duan didn't know how to respond for a moment.
He wanted to tell others about this group of people and trick them into entering the village, but he couldn't open his mouth in front of Wenshu.
Apart from anything else, the entire Du family now has to obey the orders of Wen Shu, the young patriarch.
The old man who had spoken earlier stood up and asked, "Young Chief, it's a good thing that you have private soldiers to protect you, but so many of them have entered our village without warning. We are not worried about bad guys trespassing."
Wenshu listened and nodded quietly to express her agreement, "Old man, it was Wenshu who didn't think it through properly." She was the first to admit her mistake, regardless of whether she was right or wrong.
The old man obviously didn't expect Wen Shu to admit her mistake, so he didn't say anything more.
Just looking at this situation and thinking about what the group said earlier, I asked the doubts in my heart, "Just now they said that bandits broke into our place, but what is the truth...?"
The old man was more worried about this than anything else. If what this group of people said was true, then their village would be in danger.
"Don't worry, I came here just for this matter," Wen Shu quickly comforted.
But thinking about the tribe's troops, Wen Shu asked, "Where are the tribe's troops? I remember quite a few of them stayed with the tribe. Where did they go?"
Speaking of this, Duan couldn't help but complain, "Sixth Elder, our Du family's Sixth Master left early with most of the warriors. I don't know what he did with so many people.
As for the rest, the Second Elder and the Clan Leader took some away when you left this morning. Now there are only a few people in the clan guarding the fortress, and they can't get away!"
Although she knew where her sixth uncle was going, she didn't know that he wanted to extract warriors from the tribe to protect them and prevent them from being weakened in defense.
But now is not the time. Wen Shu looked at the old man, then at the clansmen blocking the village entrance, sat on the horse, picked up the whip and whipped it in the air.
The sound of something cutting through the air instantly resounded around.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Wen Shu's movement, and the noisy voices disappeared instantly.
Wen Shu looked around and said solemnly, "My fellow elders, I have my people behind me. I guarantee with my life that they will not harm you."
"Young Patriarch, we trust you," Duan spoke first.
After hearing this, Wenshu raised her hand to signal everyone to stop talking.
"The situation is urgent now. I came here from the village. When I was in the village, we found a group of dozens of people who had set up camp not far from the village.
This group of people appeared suddenly and left the village suddenly. My men observed their movements and found that they did not look like ordinary bandits, but more like scattered refugees from nowhere.
Wenshu's expression was serious. The people here were well protected and were unaware of the suffering outside.
"The refugees are..." The speaker was the old man with a face full of wrinkles and a vicissitudes of life. His slightly trembling voice seemed to reveal endless fear and worry.
Perhaps it was because he had experienced too many ups and downs in his life, so when he heard the word "refugee" from Wen Shu's mouth, ripples arose in his heart, and even his voice trembled involuntarily.
"Young Patriarch, are you really sure that group of people are refugees?" someone asked anxiously.
Wen Shu nodded solemnly: "I'm not 100% sure, but based on my observation and judgment, they are most likely refugees.
If I hadn't happened to go to the village today and accidentally let them realize our village's true strength, I'm afraid these guys would have already planned to annex our village! "
As she spoke, she pointed at the mountains opposite, her eyes flashing with anger.
Wenshu then recounted the events in detail: "When I first entered the village, I sensed something was amiss. I immediately sent several strong warriors to investigate.
Not long after, they returned to report that a large number of suspicious individuals had gathered in an abandoned village a few kilometers away.
Wen Shu personally led a team of people and quietly headed towards the abandoned village, trying to find out what secrets were hidden there.
Perhaps their actions aroused the other party's vigilance. When they arrived at the village, they found that it was already empty.
They must have noticed it.
Wen Shu said this with gritted teeth, and then ordered everyone to follow the trail left by the fugitive.
In this way, they chased relentlessly and finally arrived at this place.