The fire rain descending from the sky seemed like a display of divine might.
Ma Xie and his men were frightened; the wild horses beneath them were restless, attempting to turn and flee.
Ma Xie shouted loudly, firmly holding the reins controlling the wild horse to avoid being thrown off.
"Heaven's punishment!" Feng from Daye Village exclaimed in terror. "It's heaven's punishment!"
Ma Xie pulled the reins tightly, his expression extremely ugly.
He didn't believe in heaven's punishment; there must be someone behind this!
"Quiet! Find out who's behind this mischief!"
After Ma Xie's loud shout, the anxious subordinates gradually calmed down.
At this moment, a rocket shot hastily from a distance, breaking through the air with a sound that pierced it, heading straight for Ma Xie on the back of the wild horse.
Ma Xie's pupils contracted, quickly evading.
"Whoosh—"
"Whoosh—"
Ma Xie avoided one rocket, but more rockets followed, blocking his escape routes.
"Ah!"
Ma Xie's shoulder and eyes were hit by arrows.
The piercing pain made it impossible for him to sit steadily, and he fell from the back of the wild horse.
Seeing this, his subordinates were shocked.
"Great Leader!"
These people finally showed terrified expressions, retreating to Ma Xie's side, looking around with fear.
"W-who is scheming against us!"
At this moment, a dot appeared from far away, rapidly approaching like lightning.
As the dot got closer, the people present could see clearly that it was a person sitting on a tall and agile desert leopard.
This person had a sharp and cold gaze, a body full of powerful explosive force, exuding a strong sense of fierceness that could almost burn people's eyeballs.
"Leader!" Yushan shouted.
The patrol team members, seeing this figure, were overjoyed, calling out:
"Leader Lu!"
"It's Leader Lu here to save us!"
Lu Yan, sitting on the back of the desert leopard, scanned the scene.
He took out a small cloth bag sewn from linen from his arms and threw it to Yushan.
"Use this to detoxify the injured."
"Yes!"
Yushan caught the bag and distributed the antidote.
On the other side, Ma Xie and his subordinates, watching the mighty Lu Yan, were on high alert and terrified.
"Are you the leader of Yucun? Your Yucun is too unreasonable. We just wanted to make an exchange, why hurt us?" Ma Xie covered one eye, angrily shouting.
"Pah!" A patrol team member exclaimed angrily, "Leader Lu, this person has malicious intentions. He pretended to come to our village for an exchange of horsehoof grass, but their animal skin bags are filled with poisonous substances!"
Lu Yan's gaze swept coldly over Ma Xie and the others. "Seeking death."
Lu Yan drew the knife from his back, and with a flick of his hand, the blade ignited a fiery red flame.
He leaped off the desert leopard and charged into the midst of Ma Xie and his men.
"Roar!" The leopard king roared and also rushed in.
Soon, screams of agony rang out one after another.
Yushan handed the wounded to the patrol team to take care of, and wielding his iron spear, he also charged forward.
Ma Xie's men attempted to summon poisonous snakes and scorpions to bite Lu Yan and the others. However, those snakes and scorpions couldn't get close to Lu Yan and Yushan and were chopped into pieces by their weapons.
The desert leopard king, as swift as a shadow, also moved at an incredible speed, with one claw for each enemy, fighting alongside its master, rapidly harvesting heads.
In no time, the group of over fifty people was completely annihilated.
Those poisonous snakes and scorpions also turned into lifeless poison corpses, lying on the ground unable to move.
Watching this one-sided massacre, Feng from Daye Village was scared out of his wits, wetting his pants, lying on the ground unable to move, looking at Lu Yan approaching with fear.
"Mercy, great sir! Mercy!" Feng knelt and kowtowed, desperately begging for mercy. "I am just a villager from Daye, forced to come with them. If I didn't come, they would have killed me! I really didn't intend to bring them here. Please spare my life!"
Lu Yan coldly asked him where these bandits came from.
Feng quickly said, "They are not from Macun. They are actually led by Snake Scorpion, the leader of Snake Village to the north, and his subordinates. The entire Snake Village is skilled in controlling poisonous snakes and scorpions, especially brutal. Some time ago, they ravaged villages all the way south, and our village suffered a great deal, with more than half of the people dead."
Yushan asked, "Then how did they know about our Yucun?"
Feng's eyes flickered. "I—I don't know where they heard about the wealth of Yucun. They forced me to lead the way."
Lu Yan indifferently said, "Lies."
Feng, trembling, said, "W-what I said is true. Please believe me."
Lu Yan: "Still not telling the truth. Yushan, kill him."
"Yes!" Yushan walked toward Feng.
Feng collapsed and finally revealed the truth.
It turned out that when Snake Scorpion and his men looted Daye Village, the village head, in order to save his life, told Snake Scorpion about a wealthier village to the south called Yucun. Yucun had exquisite fine salt and abundant grains, and Snake Scorpion could raid the village. They could also lead the way. The condition was for Snake Scorpion to spare him and Daye Village.
Snake Scorpion agreed, and the rest was what Lu Yan and the others knew.
Yushan and the others, upon hearing this, were extremely angry. "You bLater, he withdrew his gaze and said to Yushan, "Handled."
Feng, wide-eyed with fear, didn't get a chance to beg for mercy before Yushan's iron spear ended his life.
"Leader, do you want to teach Daye Village and Snake Village a lesson?" Yushan asked.
Lu Yan glanced at him indifferently. "What do you think?"
Yushan grinned, a hint of fierceness flashing in his eyes. "I'll go with you!"
"First, clean up this mess on the ground."
"Yes!"
...
When the messenger eagle returned to the village, Yu Su already knew about the incident.
He left it to Lu Yan to handle.
Lu Yan quickly resolved the matter, returning with the injured patrol team members.
Lu Yan explained the whole situation to Yu Su, requesting to attack Snake Village and give Daye Village a lesson.
Angered by the truth, the people of Yucun demanded justice.
Both the Five Elements Warrior Camp and the regular Warrior Camp volunteered to fight for Yu Su.
"Lord Yu Su, please let us attack Snake Village."
"Lord Yu Su, I also request to join the battle."
All eyes turned to Yu Su.
Not one to endure without retaliation, Yu Su agreed to Lu Yan and the others' request. "Let Lu Yan lead the team and reclaim justice for our village."
Lu Yan knelt down. "Yes, I will not disappoint your expectations."
Moving swiftly, Lu Yan organized the troops that day, taking his own team and members from the regular Warrior Camp, preparing to depart.
This was their first expedition against the forces challenging Yucun.
Before their departure, Yu Su prayed for their safety and advised them to bring plenty of antidotes.
Once everything was in order, Lu Yan led the team out of the village.
After they left, Yu Su stood on the mountainside, watching them head east.
This was the first time Yu Su didn't follow. He believed Lu Yan could win against Snake Village and give Daye Village a harsh lesson.
...
Lu Yan's team quickly traversed the canyon plain, appearing on the northern wilderness.
When this imposing team showed up in the northern wilderness, their momentum was fierce and compelling. As they headed from the south to the north towards Snake Village, all living beings along the way dared not confront their sharpness, avoiding them.
This caused a great stir in the northern wilderness.
Villages along the way watched this terrifying team riding on wild wolves and tigers, afraid they were coming for them. When they realized the team was just passing through with no intention of harming their villages, they breathed sighs of relief.
But curiosity got the better of them, and they couldn't help but inquire about what this terrifying team from Yucun was doing heading north.
"There's talk they are going after Snake Village because Snake Scorpion led people to Yucun, attempting to plunder their salt and grains."
"Snake Scorpion? Those monsters manipulating toxins again!"
"Our village was looted by Snake Scorpion not long ago. Our grains and valuables were plundered, and many of our women were taken. Many of our young men were killed."
"They picked a fight with Yucun, a village with the power of gods. Are they seeking death?"
"But how did they know about Yucun?"
"I know about this. It was said by people from Daye Village."
"What?"
Villages on the plain thought Daye Village had gone mad; weren't they provoking Yucun by doing this?
When Yucun's people finished dealing with Snake Village, wouldn't Daye Village suffer?
Many villages eagerly watched the drama.
In the spotlight, Daye Village's people were trembling with fear.
"What do we do? Yucun will definitely know we betrayed them. We're doomed."
"That's not necessarily true. Those people died in Snake Village, didn't they? And don't forget, even though Yucun's people are formidable, can they really win against Snake Village?"
"But Feng and Snake Scorpion haven't returned from Yucun. What if..."
"Moreover, Salt Village was defeated by Yucun. What if Snake Village loses too..."
The village chief of Daye Village sat at the head, looking at the discussions in the village. The more he thought about it, the more his face darkened, and the deeper his fear grew.
Even though they had suffered from Snake Village's plunder not long ago, at this moment, the village chief of Daye Village couldn't care less about that grudge. All he could think about was whether he could escape this predicament.
The more he thought, the more fearful he became.etrayed our village just for your own life?!"
Lu Yan looked in the direction of the north with a cold and stern gaze.
Later, he withdrew his gaze and said to Yushan, "Handled."
Feng, wide-eyed with fear, didn't get a chance to beg for mercy before Yushan's iron spear ended his life.
"Leader, do you want to teach Daye Village and Snake Village a lesson?" Yushan asked.
Lu Yan glanced at him indifferently. "What do you think?"
Yushan grinned, a hint of fierceness flashing in his eyes. "I'll go with you!"
"First, clean up this mess on the ground."
"Yes!"
...
When the messenger eagle returned to the village, Yu Su already knew about the incident.
He left it to Lu Yan to handle.
Lu Yan quickly resolved the matter, returning with the injured patrol team members.
Lu Yan explained the whole situation to Yu Su, requesting to attack Snake Village and give Daye Village a lesson.
Angered by the truth, the people of Yucun demanded justice.
Both the Five Elements Warrior Camp and the regular Warrior Camp volunteered to fight for Yu Su.
"Lord Yu Su, please let us attack Snake Village."
"Lord Yu Su, I also request to join the battle."
All eyes turned to Yu Su.
Not one to endure without retaliation, Yu Su agreed to Lu Yan and the others' request. "Let Lu Yan lead the team and reclaim justice for our village."
Lu Yan knelt down. "Yes, I will not disappoint your expectations."
Moving swiftly, Lu Yan organized the troops that day, taking his own team and members from the regular Warrior Camp, preparing to depart.
This was their first expedition against the forces challenging Yucun.
Before their departure, Yu Su prayed for their safety and advised them to bring plenty of antidotes.
Once everything was in order, Lu Yan led the team out of the village.
After they left, Yu Su stood on the mountainside, watching them head east.
This was the first time Yu Su didn't follow. He believed Lu Yan could win against Snake Village and give Daye Village a harsh lesson.
...
Lu Yan's team quickly traversed the canyon plain, appearing on the northern wilderness.
When this imposing team showed up in the northern wilderness, their momentum was fierce and compelling. As they headed from the south to the north towards Snake Village, all living beings along the way dared not confront their sharpness, avoiding them.
This caused a great stir in the northern wilderness.
Villages along the way watched this terrifying team riding on wild wolves and tigers, afraid they were coming for them. When they realized the team was just passing through with no intention of harming their villages, they breathed sighs of relief.
But curiosity got the better of them, and they couldn't help but inquire about what this terrifying team from Yucun was doing heading north.
"There's talk they are going after Snake Village because Snake Scorpion led people to Yucun, attempting to plunder their salt and grains."
"Snake Scorpion? Those monsters manipulating toxins again!"
"Our village was looted by Snake Scorpion not long ago. Our grains and valuables were plundered, and many of our women were taken. Many of our young men were killed."
"They picked a fight with Yucun, a village with the power of gods. Are they seeking death?"
"But how did they know about Yucun?"
"I know about this. It was said by people from Daye Village."
"What?"
Villages on the plain thought Daye Village had gone mad; weren't they provoking Yucun by doing this?
When Yucun's people finished dealing with Snake Village, wouldn't Daye Village suffer?
Many villages eagerly watched the drama.
In the spotlight, Daye Village's people were trembling with fear.
"What do we do? Yucun will definitely know we betrayed them. We're doomed."
"That's not necessarily true. Those people died in Snake Village, didn't they? And don't forget, even though Yucun's people are formidable, can they really win against Snake Village?"
"But Feng and Snake Scorpion haven't returned from Yucun. What if..."
"Moreover, Salt Village was defeated by Yucun. What if Snake Village loses too..."
The village chief of Daye Village sat at the head, looking at the discussions in the village. The more he thought about it, the more his face darkened, and the deeper his fear grew.
Even though they had suffered from Snake Village's plunder not long ago, at this moment, the village chief of Daye Village couldn't care less about that grudge. All he could think about was whether he could escape this predicament.
The more he thought, the more fearful he became.