Chapter 29 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

The Shady Mountain Stronghold was situated on the peak and shoulder of the mountain. The three prison wagons were escorted to the peak.

There were dozens of buildings on the mountain top, circled an empty space. There were many prison wagons off to the side, which had many prisoners locked inside. They looked rugged, and their clothes were tattered. Each of them had blood stains on their bodies, likely the result of countless beatings.

Little Jiang Xue looked at those pitiful prisoners and shivered fearfully.

Although she believed that Zhou Xuanji would come and save her, she was still afraid.

She also noticed children who were of the same age, or even younger than her. Their eyes stared blankly, and blood stained the corner of their lips. It was as tragic as one could imagine.

This made her even more afraid.

“Dragon eagle? Good stuff!”

A middle-aged man with a bit of stubble walked to the prison wagon that housed Small Er. He rubbed his chin and looked very pleased.

This man was tall and muscular. He wore scale armor, his arms were tanned, and the contours of his muscles were clearly defined, lending him an almost barbaric aura.

The Second Chief walked to him and chuckled, “Boss, you should be pleased with me now, right? Although I did not obtain the Three-eyed Drought Rodent, I did not return empty-handed.”

The Head Chief nodded and said, “Not bad. However, did you ask about the backgrounds of those you captured? Not all people are within our capability to capture.”

Shady Mountain Stronghold looked high and mighty, but within Great Zhou, it was nothing.

The Second Chief grinned and said, “Don’t worry. These people do not have troublesome backgrounds.”

He had asked the prisoners, but they did not tell him of any powerful backgrounds.

The Head Chief acknowledged him before he turned and left.

The Second Chief also went to rest.

After an hour, the Third Chief returned.

“Big brother! Second brother! Come and see it! I caught the Three-eyed Drought Rodent!”

The sound of rough laughter resounded and all the prisoners turned and looked over at him.

They saw a man with a bare upper body walking briskly toward the peak, with many dozens of brigands following him. They were escorting two carriages, which carried firewood and all sorts of herbs on top.

The Head Chief and Second Chief walked out, and so did the other brigands.

“It’s the Three-eyed Drought Rodent!”

“With this rodent, we can find all sorts of rare treasures with ease!”

“Third Chief really found it, how mighty he is!”

“Hahaha, we, the Shady Mountain Stronghold, are going to rise!”

“This information must not be leaked out, or other strongholds will come and fight us for it.”

The brigands discussed the development with excitement. It was as though a throng of demons were shrieking under the dusk sky.

“Three-eyed Drought Rodent…the legendary Three-eyed Drought Rodent that can identify all treasures in the world…”

The woman beside Little Jiang Xue mumbled. She turned her head and looked at the woman.

She realized that the woman was wearing a yellow blouse. She could not see the woman’s face clearly because her face was full of dirt. She had a good figure, which aroused people’s imaginations.

Noticing that she was looking at her, the woman looked back and sighed, “It’s a pity that you have to go through this at such a young age. This is just life.”

She curled her lip but didn’t say a thing.

The woman in yellow thought that she was afraid, so she did not continue the conversation.

It was deep into the night.

A brigand opened the wagon’s wooden door, pulled out a woman with a pretty face, and walked away with her.

The woman screamed and struggled, which frustrated the brigand. He slapped her face so loudly that it resounded throughout the mountain.

The slap made the woman unconscious straightaway. Immediately, the brigand dragged her toward the Second Chief’s building.

The other female prisoners became more desperate at the sight of this.

Compared to this humiliation, it was better to just die.

Little Jiang Xue hugged her knees and stared far into the night sky. Her eyes were glistening with hope.

Time continued to pass.