Chapter 289 - 194: A Chance Encounter with the Wu Tribe

Chapter 289: Chapter 194: A Chance Encounter with the Wu Tribe

"Die!"

Fang Yue swept his leg out, striking the Wolf King square in the chest. It flew backward, spitting blood, and slammed heavily onto the ground. It struggled for a long time but couldn’t get back up.

"Hiss! This wolf’s defenses are insane. It took several of my full-power attacks and it’s still not dead!" Fang Yue said, sucking in a sharp breath in disbelief.

But now, it was finally over. The Wolf King lay on the ground, looking like it was on its last breath.

As for Fang Yue, he breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face.

After all, the Wolf King’s strength was extraordinary. Its massive body possessed astonishing power and defense.

If the Wolf King hadn’t come alone, he might not have been able to take it down so easily.

Surrounded by a pack of wolves, he would have had to use his full strength to kill their king!

"You’re that strong? You killed the Wolf King just like that? If the people back in the village knew you could kill the Wolf King, they’d probably be kicking themselves." Qiudi stared at Fang Yue, her face a mask of astonishment.

She had known Fang Yue’s physical body was powerful, but she had no idea his strength was this great. He was even more formidable than the strongest person in Taohua Village.

"Heh, just got lucky," Fang Yue said with a faint smile.

Then, he crouched down. His right hand shot out like lightning, instantly clamping onto the helpless Wolf King’s neck.

With a slight twist of his palm...

CRACK!

A crisp sound echoed as the Wolf King’s neck was snapped. It breathed its last and died.

"Quick, let’s deal with this wolf. The smell of blood will attract more beasts soon," Fang Yue said.

He then began to skin it and butcher the meat.

"Oh? So the apprentice dares to order the master around now, does he?"

Hearing this, Qiudi just sighed in mock complaint before starting to help.

Though she was a woman, her movements were incredibly skilled. She had clearly done this kind of thing before.

The wolf was massive. After working for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, they had only managed to take the choicest cuts of meat from the Wolf King’s body and skin a mostly intact pelt.

Afterward, the two resumed their journey toward Great Mang Mountain.

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"Alright, let’s get out of here!"

Fang Yue said, glancing around.

The two continued on their way.

Night fell, and the sky grew dark.

Before they knew it, they had passed through the dense forest and arrived at a barren grassland. The scenery here was vastly different from the woods. Solitary peaks stood tall, like swords plunged into the plains, exuding an air of solemnity and age.

"Hold on. Something feels... off about this place."

Just as Qiudi was about to keep walking, Fang Yue reached out and grabbed her arm.

"What’s off about it?" Qiudi asked, confused.

"There’s danger," Fang Yue said with a frown.

"Danger? I don’t see anything," Qiudi said. ’Who’s the native here, him or me? I’ve been here more than once or twice. I came here several times with my senior brother to gather herbs.’

’I’ve never encountered any danger here before. How can Fang Yue, an outsider who’s clearly here for the first time, tell me it’s dangerous?’

Her heart was filled with doubt.

But Fang Yue had no intention of explaining. Instead, he said with a grave expression, "In any case, it’s never wrong to be careful."

In truth, Fang Yue hadn’t spotted any obvious danger either. It was just that upon arriving here, a heavy sense of crisis had suddenly welled up inside him.

His intuition was very reliable, so he didn’t dare to be careless.

"Alright!"

Qiudi sighed in resignation and nodded.

The two continued walking forward.

However, as they pressed on, no danger materialized.

’Was Fang Yue’s feeling wrong?’ Qiudi wondered. ’Maybe there’s no danger at all, and I was worried for nothing.’

But after they had walked for about five hundred meters, Fang Yue suddenly stopped.

Just then, a tremor ran through the ground, followed immediately by the chaotic sound of galloping hooves.

Fang Yue’s expression changed abruptly. "Look out!" he shouted in a low voice.

Without hesitation, he tackled Qiudi, shoving her to the ground as he dove to the side.

SWISH!

An arrow grazed the tip of Fang Yue’s nose as it shot past, taking a few strands of his hair with it.

If he had been even a fraction of a second slower, the arrow would have pierced his skull.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

At that moment, several more arrows sliced through the air at high speed, aimed straight at Fang Yue and Qiudi.

Fang Yue’s eyes turned icy. He grabbed Qiudi and dove sharply to the left, taking cover behind a stone pillar to evade the volley of arrows.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

Just as Fang Yue and Qiudi took cover, dozens of massive warhorses galloped up, kicking up a cloud of dust that filled the sky.

"Whoa—!" The riders on horseback reined in their steeds and dismounted.

"Huh? It’s people from the Hui Tribe? Dammit, aren’t they always on the north bank of the Hun River? What are they doing here?" Upon seeing the newcomers, Qiudi recognized their attire. They were from the infamous Hui Tribe, notorious throughout the surrounding three-thousand-li radius.

These thugs specialized in bullying weaker tribes and villages, stealing cattle and livestock, and even committing murder and arson. They pillaged and plundered wherever they went.

"Those two were just here. Search carefully! Don’t let the two-legged sheep escape!"

The riders, clad in beast hides with fierce faces, began to search the area for Fang Yue and Qiudi.

Suddenly, one of the riders spotted Qiudi. A greedy look appeared on his face, and he licked his lips.

"This chick is gorgeous! Haha, I’m getting lucky tonight!"

The rider leered, his eyes fixed on Qiudi, practically glowing green with lust.

This rider was a burly man, well over two meters tall, with a massive and imposing frame.