Chapter 1160 – A Fire Burns in the Heart of Every Person (2/2)

Chen Changsheng, according to Zhexiu's request, had given a part of the Elf grasslands to the Wolf tribe. But every time he thought about how these Wolf tribe elders had driven the child Zhexiu out of their tribe, leaving him to wander the snowy wastes, he felt angry, especially toward the upper ranks of the tribe.

For the sake of the Wolf tribe's achievements, he had agreed to meet their chief and elders, but he was not prepared to see them for too long.

The moment the Wolf tribe elders and chief walked into the tent, they immediately kneeled, adopting postures of absolute devotion.

When they raised their heads, Chen Changsheng froze. It was not merely because of the sincerity in their eyes, but because they were all very young.

Why were the elders and chief of the Wolf tribe all so young?

And where did this heartfelt love and respect come from? Was it just because the grasslands that belonged to the Wolf tribe had been gifted by Chen Changsheng?

Chen Changsheng sized up the elders and chief, and upon seeing their attire, he suddenly understood what the answer was.

Xuelao City in the early autumn was already rather cold, but these elders were thinly attired, and both their sleeves and pantlegs had been cut very short.

Many years ago, when Chen Changsheng was standing outside the Li Palace and saw Zhexiu for the first time in the morning sun, Zhexiu had been dressed exactly like this.

He finally understood just how powerful Zhexiu's influence had been on the Wolf tribe.

The current Wolf tribe probably had countless Zhexius. It was no wonder they were so strong.

It was also easy to understand why the Wolf tribe's elders and chief were so young. They were all Zhexiu's followers.

Their successful ascension to these positions represented countless battles and a ruthless purge.

In this process, many elders of the Wolf tribe had probably died or been forced to relinquish their authority.

But where was Zhexiu in all this?

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Good news was coming in from all over.

Whether it was the demi-human reinforcements or the two human armies converging on Xuelao City from the east and west, or even the third division of cavalry coming as reinforcements from the south, they were all claiming victory after victory. The demon cities were being broken one after the other, and many tribes had already covertly sent representatives to inquire with the human armies on the terms of surrender.

Xuelao City was alone and without reinforcements. The human armies were gathering outside its walls in preparation to assault the city, but they did not surround it, and they paid no attention to the gates of the city that faced north. They lacked the soldiers for this, and they also hoped that leaving an avenue of escape could lessen the fighting will of the demons.

Based on the scouting reports, few demons were using the northern gates to flee the city, and there were certainly no soldiers among them.

It seemed that the demons were preparing for the final battle within Xuelao City.

No one wanted to see this, but neither was anyone worried. Everyone was well aware that human victory was inevitable.

The destruction of a dynasty was right before their eyes. The end of an era of history was close at hand.

The demons had once ruled this world. In the eyes of other races, they had been gods, eternally standing high above, possessing an unimaginable intelligence and culture. But now they were gradually descending into the earth, about to sink into an abyss from which they would never climb out.

Let alone the demons, even their foes, the many commanders of the Human and Demi-human races, did not understand why this was, and felt a faint disappointment and frustration. Was this highly-developed civilization that had been built up over so many years and had accumulated so many resources about to suddenly come to an end?

Just like the gate of Xuelao City, it appeared like it would not topple for tens of thousands of years, but it ended up being burned to smoke by a fire.

”The battering of the wind and rain will bring everything down.”

Xu Yourong stood on a grassy slope, the wound on her left shoulder bandaged by a white cloth. She had a rather haggard complexion, but a very calm expression.

”There are many examples of the cultured being defeated by barbarians, but we are the cultured ones here. The problem with the demons lies within themselves. They are no longer a match for this era, so there is no medicine that can save them.”

In both aspects decided when they were born, like intelligence, and in how they were treated afterward, the high-class demons and low-class demons had always been separated by a massive gap. Alas, in the aspect of reproduction, the lower-class demons played a vital role in the Demon race. This sense of fragmentation and this undeniable fact would assuredly lead demon society to grow more and more abnormal.

Many years ago, Grand Scholar Tungus was already aware of this problem. After thinking about it for a very long time, he decided to place his hope on the humans. In his view, the humans and higher-class demons had similar appearances, and more importantly, they possessed similar levels of intelligence. It was on this basis that he and that Pope engaged in a series of projects, ultimately creating the new beings that were the Eight Great Mountain Men. Unfortunately, he still failed to realize his theories.

Chen Changsheng understood what she meant, but he still felt rather emotional.

At this moment, many people around the camp raised their heads to the sky.

Geese were calling out as line after line streaked across the sky. Ten-some Red Geese and Red Falcons were flying in from the south.

Just what had happened that would necessitate so many Red Geese and Red Falcons?

Everyone had solemn and nervous expressions.

The Red Geese and Red Falcons had brought shocking news.

The Prince of Xiang had betrayed them.