Chapter 367 - The Tryst (1/2)

Chapter 367: The Tryst

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After the last line of cruel and rance had passed aithout leaving any offspring behind, its citizens cut off all ties with the outside world More than 100 years had since passed, and its people thought that outsiders had already forgotten about them

It was a vast, isolated and peaceful place which was sparsely populated Its citizens were free to choose the ideal locations for their holory of years past was long gone, and only vast patches of weeds were left Now, it had become a place for beasts and children to prowl

The citizens had long since stopped electing a King Instead they were separated into 10 different tribes and practiced self-autonost all the e army of close to 2000 soldiers from the forest irance The 10 tribal leaders, ere usually idle, were now faced with an i discussion which lasted throughout the night, the 10 of theotiations with the foreign arry

About three rance, Gu Shenwei ordered his troops to set up ca a sers in the entle and cultivated people in the world All of theht color which were loose fitting Other than ornate belts, they did not wear any other accessories but gave off fragrances Theirand clear Even though they spoke a foreign language, one could ie disparity between the ages of the ten tribal leaders, and the youngest of thee He was inexperienced and seemed a little nervous The eldest had white hair and a white beard, and he was holding onto a crutch of about the same color

There were of similar status, and normally the eldest tribal leader spoke on behalf of the others

After listening to a few sentences from the tribal leaders, Gu Shenwei could only understand one phrase – that the eldest tribal leader was called shi+li Molo As such, he suual to act as his interpreter, and after , soestures, both parties ca of what each other’s intentions were

shi+li Molo said that his country was sparsely populated and that its citizens amounted to less than 6000 Over the previous centuries, the country had rarely got in contact with outsiders and had especially never seen warriors and so many kinds of weapons before As such, they were susceptible to shock, and the tribal leader urged the Dragon King sincerely to control his soldiers He wanted the the capital, but they could set up carounds and were free to stay as long as they wished

As a token of appreciation for their cooperation, the citizens were glad to provide sufficient food every day

Gu Shenwei agreed to their terms; it was a mutually beneficial deal – the citizens wanted to be safe, and the soldiers wanted sufficient rest

Gu Shenwei then asked his interpreter to ask shi+li Molo the way toward the Xiaoyao Lake, but the oldabout it However, he said that there was an old s past, and he would send hisonce he went back into the city

Just like this, the negotiations were concluded

There werearound the outside of theoff a nice fragrance After thefro act,” he said

Gu Shenwei understood what heshi+li Molo, at least three of thee However, they acted as if they could not, but they overdid it, and naturally, this could not fool the Dragon King and Shangguan Fei, ere euan Hong, as also standing outside the tent, did not ers At a loss, he asked, “What act? Are you saying that they sood as wo hih Gu Shenwei could see that that the people of the Land of Fragrance were not as simple as they portrayed themselves to be, he did not wish to uncover their secret iht that perhaps they were only fearful of his ar of each other’s language as a way to not let the visitors know too much about them

However, the presence of Central Plains Chinese speakers in their population showed that they were not entirely isolated fro that day, shi+li Molo kept to his proon King Pests had bitten ely intact However, it was e script that even the translator could not understand

There was a large lake marked out on it, and it was very possibly the Xiaoyao Lake from its position on thefrorance to it, and the other areas of the Western Region were marked extremely inaccurately on the map As such, it did not havewas not quite right The citizens of any other nation would definitely be in a hurry to send a foreign army away from their land, but shi+li Molo and the other tribal leaders did not seeht aside and turned his attention to security Even though he had found an ideal hiding place for his arn in the Western Region, he still ordered his men to set up a few more sentries both inside and outside of their camp, to prevent sneak attacks

Both parties lived in peace over the next fortnight The citizens froe amounts of fruit and food h there was no h to keep all 1600 of the soldiers fully fed

Gu Shenwei kept his side of the bargain as well He gave strict orders to his et near to the capital of the Land of Fragrance He then sent out dozens of scouts to venture in a northeast direction, hoping to discover a path to the Xiaoyao Lake

He spent es, who aes were far from their natural habitat and relatives and found it hard to adapt to their new surroundings The food did not suit theimentation in the military camp

That said, very few of them deserted, as they were enticed by the incredibly sharp iven; they would rather die before giving them up

Few of them had seen steel before, and when they realized that even the most ordinary steel saber could effortlessly slice their wooden javelins into two, they irew to love their neeapons sothe weapons to sleep

At first, they were repulsed by the idea of protective gear They were not used to being encuht that it was cowardly to require protection It was only until when they witnessed a personal de, where he put on a breastplate which blocked attacks fro to wear arya’s wounds were nearly healed, Gu Shenwei directed the old machete es how to handle sabers and swords He also had other people to teach thees were trained in archery froiven bows and arrows of better quality, their shooting poas greatly increased Few a the machete men and swordsuan Fei, who noticed so a fewMaster had endured her than he had iined, but if there was a way back for him into the Golden Roc Fort, he would not hesitate to be the first to desert