Chapter 485 (2/2)

IN the next few days, Zheng Luo continued checking the list to see if these people met his requirements. He would announce the final list when they were about to leave the mountainous region.

These one thousand people would be the buffer. They had to fight till the end if they met King City’s people. They were the final shield between King City’s spears and the tribe.

The air was sombre. All instructions and arrangements had been made. These people knew what they had to do and the likely result.

Zheng Luo announced the final list, gave a short briefing and kept the cloth. He rubbed his reddened eyes. Although they’d seen many deaths along the journey, this time, it was going to be war. Zheng Luo’s heart broke as the chief. However, to return to their lands, they must make this sacrifice. If needed, he would also take a step forward.

He rubbed his eyes. A moment later, Shao Xuan appeared before him.

Knowing what he wanted to say, Zheng Luo let out a dry cough. “Shao Xuan, you know that in our entire tribe, everyone can stay, including me. They can be the buffer if they wanted, only you and the shamaness cannot. Or who would bring the tribe back to the homeland?”

Shao Xuan paused. “I just wanted to try.”

“Try what?” Zheng Luo asked, puzzled.

“If we meet the King City’s people, I want to try stopping them. If I can’t stop them, at least I can make their journey more difficult.”

“You? What are you planning… Wait, you want to borrow the ancestor’s powers?” Zheng Luo glared.

“Yes.” Shao Xuan nodded.

“No way, you’re already bringing the tribe back using the ancestor’s powers. You cannot risk it. We took so much effort to reach this place, you cannot make this gamble!” refused Zheng Luo sternly.

“If our ancestors were here, they wouldn’t want to see so many people dying just to return to our homeland. Chief, you know that if I survived the king beast, I can survive King City too. Plus, I can decrease the burden of our warriors and get us more time.”

“No!”

“Our ancestor agreed.”

“Bull…”

“You can ask the bone ornament if you don’t believe me.” Shao Xuan took off the ornament and passed it to Zheng Luo.

Zheng Luo’s face twitched. How the hell could he talk to the ancestors? The shamaness was the one in charge of being the medium!

Since Shao Xuan was staring at him, he turned his head and waved off the ornament. “Go look for the shamaness! We’ll do what she says!”

Shao Xuan grinned. She would not refuse.

It was true. The shamaness did not refuse. After hearing Shao Xuan tell her about staying, she stared at him for ten minutes, expressionless. Even Shao Xuan was sweating. Then, she said flatly, “Just go.”

If it wasn’t for the green veins bulging in her hand holding her walking stick, other people would’ve thought she was as calm as she looked.

At this point, no one could remain calm. The confusion and uncertainty about their future was worrying. However, they had already travelled far. They could not turn back.

After crossing the barren mountains, the lands were flat and vast. There was evidence of human activity too. Due to frequent travelling, there were several paths on the ground.

There were trading parties travelling in the area, though much smaller than groups like the Black Bears. These grounds only had about a hundred members, some only had twenty to thirty members.

Everyone looked at Flaming Horn with curiosity. They hadn’t met Flaming Horn before, wondering who these odd people were. They all looked travel-worn, all of their clothes were dirty, their faces tired yet there was an undeniable force.

They weren’t people you’d want to provoke. This was everyone’s first impression.

Hence, everyone looked down and quickly left, worried Flaming Horn might rob them.