That night, on the outskirts of Huadu, a large bonfire was lit, and the strong light of the fire reflected the sky red.

Lin Yuan held a grand banquet here to welcome the Youchao clan from afar, and in the company of Lin Yuan and others, the chieftain of the Youchao clan ate meat and talked happily.

"Oops! I said King Yan! It's still wise for you to come to this uninhabited place, develop yourself, and worship the god of fire or something, how pleasant! And our tribes provide you with prey, so that you don't have to worry about food and clothing...... It's much better than the tribes in the mountains, don't you know...... Recently, the mountains have been messed up......"

"Oh? What happened to the mountain? ”

Lin Yuan put down the half-gnawed pheasant leg in his hand, picked up a bowl of pork rib soup, took a sip and asked.

The chief of the Youchao clan wiped his greasy beard and said:

"Alas...... Don't mention it, you know, it turns out that there is a Jiuli tribe in Shannan, it is said that the Shannan barbarians killed and killed, and merged, and the chickens and dogs were restless, originally the things over there had nothing to do with us, and we didn't bother to care, but, recently, there have been displaced people coming from there, at first there were only one or two, and then there were dozens, and now there are hundreds of people crossing the Zhu Danjiang River every day, running to our Shanbei, God knows what Shannan has become, and the small tribes are all panicked......"

"Oh?" Lin Yuan raised his head, glanced at the other party, and asked meaningfully:

"Looks ...... You and the Zhu Dan clan don't seem to be affected much......"

"Haha, that's natural, our tribe has married the Zhu Dan clan, and with the alliance of our two most powerful tribes in the Zhu Dan River Estuary, no matter what he does, he is not our opponent......"

Lin Yuan smiled dumbly, saw that there would be a Chao Clan Chief, and then asked with a strange smile:

"So, chieftain, you are married to Patriarch Zhu Dan? Haha, congratulations...... The taste of the chieftain is really ...... Unique ......"

The chief of the Youchao clan was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand what Lin Yuan said, Lin Yuan was also excited, pointed to the roast wolf jerky in the other party's hand, and smiled.

The Youchao clan suddenly understood, and laughed:

"Yes, yes! Haha, this ghost beast meat tastes good...... My taste is really unique......"

"Haha............"

……

The two tribal leaders are like this, you and I have said a word, and each has a ghostly conversation, and the banquet is still going on......

Outside of the bustling bonfires, however, the rest of Waldo was still silent, and most of the tribal members who had not gone to the feast had returned to their tents to sleep.

The whole Huadu seemed to be asleep, and the quiet needle drop could be heard.

However, in the camp, there were still a number of people who did not go to the party and did not go to bed.

These people were the fifty "Fire Watcher Apprentices" brought by the Youchao clan, and as if they had a soul in their hearts, they sneaked out of the tent where they were sheltered one by one at the tenth of the full moon, carefully wandered between the paths of Huadu, and finally, gathered in a small open space behind the Fire Temple.

A dark cloud happened to drift across the full moon, and the wind blew the torches around the temple, flickering and dimming.

The fifty young apprentices each took out a delicate bone blade dagger from their waists, only the size of a palm, and the sharp bone blade shone in the light of the fire......

……

In the temporary camp 100 steps away from Huadu, more than 5,000 captives sent by the Chao clan are being held here, and a few torches are scattered around, burning slowly in the silent night, projecting a faint firelight.

The situation in the camp was not as quiet as it seemed in the distance, and a low roar came from the camp, as if the voice was deliberately muffled, not very clear, but it was very regular, as if it were some kind of slogan.

Gradually, the crowd in the camp was clearly divided into two waves, one wave of captives in rags, huddled in a corner with their heads bowed, and people close to each other, as if they were afraid of some unwarranted disaster. All the people lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out.

Another wave of men took up most of the camp, shouting the regular slogans, and these men were strong and high-spirited, and they stood there in formation, standing upright, like a fully armored army.

The number of Yan hunters patrolling outside the captive camp was much smaller than in the afternoon, and it seemed that the other Yan hunters had gone to the bonfire feast of the two chiefs, and no one knew what had happened here.

The wave of people lined up in a queue kept shouting slogans, and the voices became louder and louder......

……

The periphery of the Fire Shrine in Huadu was pitch black at this time, except for the never-extinguishing holy flame in the center of the temple, the other places were already nowhere to be seen.

Beside the flame, stood a man in a red cloak, who was performing the sacred duty of the first firewatcher, facing the flame, bowing his head and reciting the words.

Fifty sturdy Youchao apprentices, holding small bone blades in their hands, gradually climbed up to the temple barefoot, and they tiptoed gently and slowly approached the red-clothed man standing by the sacred fire.

The first fire-watcher who recited the words seemed to be unaware of the impending danger, still staring at the flame with all his attention, the slow and sacred words coming out of his mouth.

Fifty sneak attackers with sharp blades quietly surrounded the city in a semicircle, firmly surrounding the first firewatcher, and as the encirclement continued to shrink, several sneak attackers took advantage of the firelight to give each other a look.

Knives out! The attackers were tense in their muscles, as if they were beasts ready to pounce on their prey.

"It's so late...... Why don't you sleep yet? You guys...... Is it so desperate to see the god of fire? ”

The man in red turned his back to the crowd and stopped chanting the casting words, and such a passage came out.

The people with the Chao clan were shocked, could it be that this first fire watcher already knew that he was surrounded? But why didn't he make any movements, wasn't afraid, and still kept that position?

"Ahem...... A man who seemed to be the leader of the sneak attackers coughed dryly, took half a step forward, clutched the short bone blade in his hand, and said boldly:

“…… You...... Don't move! We don't want your life...... Only...... As long as you are obedient! Come with us and we won't kill you! ”

The bone blades in the hands of the young sneak attackers trembled slightly, perhaps because the red-clothed man was more calm than expected, or because they were too young and too nervous, and their hands were already soaked with sweat.

The first firewatcher seemed to sigh softly, his figure moving slightly, and he was about to turn around.

"I'm telling you not to move!" The young man who spoke just now was a little excited, and he shouted loudly:

"Don't move! Don't move! ”

The first firewatcher stopped, and in a moment a muffled voice came out of his mouth:

"Where are you taking me? What to do? ”

Seeing that the firekeeper was quite obedient, the young Youchao clan seemed to be relieved, and said in an eager tone:

"Don't ask so much, as long as you are obedient, we will not hurt you, okay, listen to me, now take off your clothes and put this on! Come with us! ”

After that, the man threw out a mass of black animal skin, which seemed to be a night suit that had been prepared a long time ago.

The first firewatcher looked down, but suddenly burst out laughing:

"Hahahaha............"

The teenagers who sneaked up on the attack became anxious, "Don't laugh! What are you laughing at! Don't laugh!! ”

"I just think it's ridiculous...... What if I refuse? The firewatcher replied in a sudden and deep voice, his tone firm, revealing an uncompromising attitude.

The teenagers who sneaked up on the attack were stunned, they didn't expect to encounter this situation, normally speaking, when facing a threat to their lives, most people would choose to leave obediently.

"What if you ...... Don't go...... Then ......" The Youchao clan gritted his teeth and said slowly, word by word.

"I'm sorry......"

As soon as the words fell, the young man's figure rose violently, and he held the bone blade with both hands, aimed at the red-clothed man's vest and stabbed it fiercely.

The incident happened suddenly, and all the sneak attackers were also startled at first, and then they were calm, before they came, they received an order, if they couldn't or plundered the fire watchers, then they would be killed on the spot, and they must not leave the Yan clan.

At this moment, the red-clothed firewatcher turned his back to the enemy, and he was about to be murdered, and suddenly, the figure of the red-clothed man flashed, and his movements were so fast that everyone couldn't see it clearly, and the dagger of the sneak attacker flew into the air.

In an instant, the man in red had already turned to the side to face the sneak attacker, with a backhand elbow strike, pinching his wrist, grabbing the knife, the cold light flashed, and a sharp dagger flashed with cold white light, mercilessly stabbing towards the sneak attacker's chest.

The sharp human bone blade quickly pierced the boy's thin skin and inserted into the still-beating heart.

Before he died, the young man who sneaked up on the attack widened his eyes, and with a look of disbelief, he stared firmly at the face of the man in red.

The entire anti-killing action of the red-clothed firewatcher was smooth without the slightest delay, and the sneak attacker who was still aggressive just now had become a dead body under the knife of the red-clothed man at this time.

The sneak attackers obviously hadn't come back to their senses yet, all this happened so suddenly, they never expected that the original lamb to the slaughter would stab their own people to death on the spot in the blink of an eye.

The red-clothed firewatcher left the dead Youchao clan, slowly stood up, and sighed slightly, this time, everyone heard clearly.

A bunch of sneak attackers, you look at me, I look at you, and the sudden loss of the leader makes them a little overwhelmed.

The firewatcher raised his head and slowly removed the leather hood that covered his head, revealing a broad, resolute face with a beard on his cheeks.

"You're not Fuxi!! He doesn't have a beard! ”

One of the sneak attackers suddenly shouted loudly, it was obvious that this was the man who had accompanied the chief to Huadu a few months ago, and he should have seen Fuxi's sacred fire ceremony before.

The man in red laughed loudly and said:

"Haha...... Of course I'm not the sick seedling, I'm the chief of the Suiren clan, the eggplant! You filthy Youchao clans dare to bully grandpa?!! ”

Everyone was shocked! In an instant, they understood that they had actually encountered an ambush, and it turned out that the Yan clan had expected all this a long time ago, and had set up a situation to wait for their arrival.

The situation has changed, and it is best to go!

Several of the Chao Assassins were about to anoint the soles of their feet, but as soon as they turned around, they couldn't help but scream.

It turned out that behind them, hundreds of warriors of the Suiren clan had already appeared, armed with sharp stone spears, occupying the entire temple and surrounding the place......