The more Li Mufan listened, the angrier he became. He roared, "Shut up, you bitch! Brother Wang and I are reminiscing about old times, so why is it your turn to interrupt? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll have someone take your turn!"
His irritability was stark, displaying naked verbal violence.
Everyone in the field was stunned when they heard this. Fan Qingyue blushed and turned away. The handsome young man in front of her was so fierce. He would resort to violence against his nominal wife if she disagreed with him. It was evident he was dangerously aggressive.
Seeing everyone's expressions, he realized he had spoken out of turn. A vein on his forehead throbbed, and he became even angrier, roaring, "Li Haotian, where do you get off with all this nonsense? I'm leaving now; how will you treat me?"
Wang Mengyu's face flushed with anger, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears. She glared at Li Mufan, so furious she could hardly speak.
Li Haotian was also very angry, but his ability to successfully ascend to the throne allowed him to hold his temper. Knowing it was not the right time to act, he suppressed his anger and said, "Li Mufan, you despicable hypocrite! Today, this king will let the past go for now."
"Let's go!" Wang Mengyu bit her lower lip, casting a lingering gaze at Li Mufan as if to imprint the image of the man who had insulted her deeply in her mind. With a huff, she turned around.
Watching the group slowly walk away, Liu Long approached and whispered in Li Mufan's ear, "Your Majesty, do you want us to rain arrows upon them?"
Li Mufan shook his head. "It's not the right time to act here. Let those adulterers go for now."
Seeing Liu Long and the guards look at him with strange expressions, Li Mufan felt a vein throb on his forehead. "What are you staring at? Bring supplies and load everything onto the bamboo raft for me!"
As everyone heard this, they shrank their necks and dared not look any further, immediately springing into action.
Li Mufan had just finished speaking and walked a few steps when suddenly, a bright light flashed in his mind. He had a vague suspicion about their reason for saying goodbye.
The next day, on the wide river, dozens of large bamboo rafts floated downstream, carrying Li Mufan and his group.
The bamboo raft beneath them was made of hollow bamboo and had great buoyancy, allowing it to carry such heavy weight while remaining stable on the river surface.
Thanks to ample supplies of medicine and food, the soldiers were in much better condition after a night of rest. On the central bamboo raft, Li Mufan stood with his hands clasped behind his back, gazing blankly at the dense jungle on either side.
Beside him were Fan Qingyue, Aqiang, and Cuihua.
After a while, Liu Long deftly navigated the raft and landed on the central bamboo raft after a few bumps.
"Master, all the spies have been taken care of," Liu Long reported.
Li Mufan nodded. "Good. Please pass the order for the men to find a place to dock. We'll head up the river and turn back!"
Several people were taken aback by this. Fan Qingyue asked, "Master, aren't we going to Chaos Corner?"
"Do you really think Li Haotian is so generous as to see us off?"
Seeing the confusion on their faces, Li Mufan smiled and explained, "They are here to gather information about our next move so they can eradicate us at the roots. With Wang Fushen and Wang Mengyu's cunning, they could easily guess we would follow the river after seeing the bamboo raft. All the way down, this is the elves' territory, which is not suitable for development. Only the southernmost corner of Chaos, a no-go zone, would give us a chance to establish ourselves."
Liu Long wondered, "Master, even if they guess we're heading to Chaos Corner, it's at the junction of the Elf Tribe, the Elephant Tribe, and the Fierce Wolf Tribe. Not to mention the long distance, but also that there are some races that aren't easy to deal with. Why would they not be able to do something to us?"
Li Mufan smiled and shook his head. "Although the Elephant Tribe and the Fierce Wolf Tribe are powerful, they are still low-tier races. They must act according to the whims of the Elf Tribe. The Sun and Moon Kingdom must pay tribute to the Elf Tribe every year. If they take the opportunity to bribe several Elf Tribe leaders during the tribute, they could easily get rid of us with their resources."
Fan Qingyue said, "But didn't you say that the elves won't deal with us humans? How could they accept bribes?"