Chapter 77 The Red Wind
What should come, will come.
Just like what Lin Yuan had been worried about, the Jiuli clan finally came to the door.
After a brief interrogation, Lin Yuan immediately sent people to carry out a carpet search everywhere where the mountains and the wilderness meet, and the results of the search were unexpected, the countless mountain refugees they found, mixed with the fleeing beasts, came to the wilderness, among them, there were both powerful Zhu Dan tribes and unknown small tribes, they either formed groups of three or five, or alone, and ventured to Lin Yuan's territory.
At this time, Lin Yuan was under the protection of a group of guards and came to a checkpoint guarded by the Yan clan, where Hou Yi was inspecting the crowd with his team of archers.
The checkpoint is a small shack built on the side of a river beach with undulating hills on the other side, and to the south of this beach is the smoky Nanshan Mountain, next to which is a path that has only recently been trodden, which is the only way to escape from the mountains.
The checkpoint managed by Hou Yi stands here, which is one of the hundreds of checkpoints that the Yan people have built in the past few days, and countless people who have fled from the mountains have followed countless similar paths to these checkpoints before entering the wilderness.
"Hou Yi, how is the situation today?" Lin Yuan walked behind Hou Yi, who was commanding the team of displaced people, and asked.
Hou Yi didn't notice Lin Yuan's arrival, he hurriedly turned around, saw Lin Yuan, immediately bowed, and then called a young man with a mole on his face to replace him, and then respectfully appeared to the side, and replied: "Lord Yanwang, there are fewer and fewer beasts these days, in the past, the homeless people hid in the herd, and now the beasts are killed by the homeless people and resisted on their shoulders...... Today, it seems that there will be more displaced people than yesterday, and we have now checked and handed over hundreds of people, and I think there will be more in the afternoon..."
Lin Yuan frowned slightly, in the past few days, a large number of displaced people have been reported from all over the wilderness, and the number of people is increasing day by day, it seems that the people of the entire mountain are fleeing here.
Among the countless fleeing people, Lin Yuan specially arranged someone to be responsible for interrogating and obtaining information, but most of the people who fled were ordinary people who knew nothing, and they didn't know why the fire was burning.
"Did you ask for any valuable news?" Lin Yuan asked routinely, although he knew that the answers were all about the same, but he still needed to ask them one by one.
Sure enough, Hou Yi shook his head slightly, "Lord Yanwang, we still haven't asked for any useful news today, all the displaced people have followed your instructions, and after interrogation one by one, the Suiren clan will be responsible for centralized placement." ”
Lin Yuan nodded, patted Hou Yi's shoulder, and said earnestly: "Hou Yi, it's been hard these days, you are the first person to discover the mountain fire, it stands to reason that you should be given some rewards, but ...... You know, what's been going on lately is in too much ......."
Hou Yi puffed up his chest and said loudly:
"King Yan, being able to contribute to the tribe is the glory of my Hou Yi's life, Hou Yi doesn't need any reward, as long as he can contribute to our great tribe, as long as King Yan is satisfied."
Lin Yuan smiled slightly, and just when he wanted to say something, suddenly, the crowded crowd on the side erupted into a bustle, and several angry roars were mixed with the cries of children.
Lin Yuan and Hou Yi hurried over, they came to the back of the checkpoint, here is a narrow path fenced off, a large number of displaced people were stranded here, waiting in a long line to slowly walk forward, waiting for the Suiren clan to accept and settle.
Where the conflict broke out, in the flow of people waiting to be settled, Lin Yuan saw that there were about dozens of people in a group, and the stone spearmen of the Suiren clan nervously formed a human wall, confronting the chaotic homeless, Hou Yi saw this, and immediately took out the bow and arrow he carried, put the bow on the Xuan, and shouted:
"It's all quiet! It's all quiet! ”
The angry exiles didn't seem to pay attention to Hou Yi's words at all, and still shouted and demonstrated against the stone spearmen of the Suiren clan, and some of them even threw a few stones, Lin Yuan listened attentively, these people seemed to be shouting in some kind of local language in the mountains, and the angry howls were mixed with many inaudible words:
“…… I don't care about you! What are you ...... Desecrate...... Divine King...... Get out of the way of us, and let us go to your king......"
The stone spearmen of the Suiren clan had clearly received the order, and they stood still, unmoved.
The few homeless people who stirred up trouble were obviously from the same tribe, and seeing that the protest was useless, they had to turn around and start agitating the other homeless people behind them:
"Everyone! We've endured enough! Finally got here...... These people won't let us pass...... They seized so much prey from the mountains! But they won't give us some! …… It's a big place, so why can't you give some to us? Can we bear it? …………”
Lin Yuan frowned, he made a color to Hou Yi, and Hou Yi immediately aimed his arrow at the primitive man who was roaring loudly, it was a tall bald head, except for the oily light on his head, his body was covered with dirt.
The bald head seemed to be the head of a dozen or so trouble-stirring primitives, and they were tightly surrounded by a big fat man with a bare body, and the big fat man seemed to be carrying something behind his back, which was covered with a thin rabbit skin, and he looked like a thin man.
At present, this bald head seems to have made up his mind to force his way through, and he has successfully attracted the attention of some people, and some of the homeless people in the back of the line have also begun to shout and scream, seeing that a large group of homeless people are about to be agitated and lose control.
Hou Yi frowned, tightening the bow and arrow, now waiting for Lin Yuan's order, he can let that nasty bald head stop forever at any time.
"Don't make any noise! Be quiet! Be quiet! The wilderness is the territory of the Yan Alliance, thank you for the Divine Grace of Fire to allow you in, but you must follow our rules! Don't go wild! ”
The small leader of the Suiren clan, who guarded the road pass, shouted loudly with a spear, as if trying to control the situation.
But the crowd in front of him had obviously received the encouragement of the bald head, and they did not pay any attention to the warning of the Suiren clan.
"Don't listen to that person's nonsense! They just want to watch us starve to death! Burn to death! We can't just sit still! ”
The bald head raised his arms and shouted wildly, and the crowd behind him began to grab the stones around him, ready to charge at any time.
At this time, more than a dozen archers appeared beside Hou Yi, and the bows and arrows in everyone's hands had found their own targets, and the arrows were on the string.
Hou Yi looked at Lin Yuan, waiting for King Yan's order.
Lin Yuan stared carefully at the homeless people below, and the cries of these crowds became louder and louder......
"Let's rush with us!"
The bald head raised his arms and exhaled.
Lin Yuan slowly raised his hands, it was time, although he might kill innocents indiscriminately, but he must not let the checkpoint get out of control, otherwise this crazy tide would sweep the entire wilderness, once the order was out of control, it would not be something that the Yan clan could bear.
Hou Yi took a deep breath, held his breath, and aimed at the bald man's throat......
"Everyone follow Patriarch Zhu Dan! Long live the Zhu Dan clan! Come on! The bald man grabbed a rock and led the crowd forward.
Lin Yuan's heart sank!
Patriarch Zhu Dan?
He hurriedly turned his head and yelled at Hou Yi:
"Stay alive! Put! ”
Hou Yi flicked his wrist, and a powerful arrow burst out in the air, accurately piercing the bald man's calf, and the bald man wailed and fell to the ground.
After Hou Yi finished shooting the bow and arrows, he immediately hit a shot that only his own people could understand, and the archers behind him immediately turned their targets and shot their arrows at the feet and legs of the people who charged forward, and those arrows were originally aimed at their throats.
A miserable howl was heard from the crowd, and then the spearmen of the Suiren clan seized the opportunity to rush out at once, pressing the leaders to the ground, spears fluttering, clubs and stones striking each other, roaring and wailing at the same time......
Hou Yi and the others aimed again, and after another volley, the crowd finally quieted down.
Lin Yuan slowly left there and returned to the tent at the checkpoint, sitting there quietly, closing his eyes and recuperating.
After a while, several people with a lot of flowers came to the tent under the push of the stone spearmen.
"Return to King Yan! All the troublemakers have been arrested, except for a few people with hamstring injuries, the rest of the people have been arrested, please send King Yan down! ”
Lin Yuan slowly walked out of the tent and glanced at the people kneeling in front of him.
It was a dozen or so dirty homeless people, Lin Yuan recognized them, these were all in a gang with the bald head and the troublemaker, among them, there was also the big fat man who was shirtless, and the strange things he was carrying behind his back.
Seeing Lin Yuan's eyes fall on the big fat man, Hou Yi leaned over and whispered:
"King Yan...... The fat man seems to have a person on his back, but he refuses to put it down, even if we force him with a stone spear......"
Lin Yuan nodded, took a step forward, and asked:
"You are from the Zhu Dan clan?"
The people in the audience lowered their heads and didn't say a word, but the person behind the fat man seemed to tremble.
Lin Yuan frowned, slowly moved forward, and said:
"Today's incident, originally according to the rules of our Yan clan, was to be killed on the spot, but because I heard someone of you shouting a sentence from the Zhu Dan clan, I spared your life, I think, it's best if I heard it right, otherwise, you still have to die."
Lin Yuan's voice was not loud, but it struck the hearts of the people present, and they all knew that the King Yan in front of him had the weight of his words.
A few of the people who were kneeling on the ground couldn't hold it anymore and seemed to want to say something, but the person lying on the fat man coughed, and the others immediately stopped talking and didn't dare to say anything.
Lin Yuan thought for a while, then slowly took another step forward and said:
"I know what you're worried about...... Rest assured, my Yan tribe is not the kind of tribe that will repay you, although we have had conflicts, but I have also punished the guilty...... The grievance is over, I will not pursue it, since you have fallen to this point, I will not fall into the ground, but, at least, I hope you can have some information to share with me......"
The person lying behind the fat man was visibly short of breath, but there was still no movement.
Lin Yuan shrugged his shoulders and continued:
"Oh, forget it, maybe I recognized the wrong person, the original guilty person also asked me to bring a message to the patriarch Zhu Dan, it seems that you are not, then forget it......"
Let's talk about it. Lin Yuan turned around and was about to leave, when suddenly, the person lying behind the fat man suddenly stretched out an arm and stood up in the air.
Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth rose, and he said slowly:
"Well, it seems you want to hear it, Patriarch Zhu Dan? …… This is also what I promised him, and today I can be regarded as keeping my promise......" Lin Yuan paused, as if he was thinking about something, and then said word by word:
"There is a chief of the Chao clan, who deceived the Yan clan and intended to sneak attack, and the crime is extremely evil, but when he pleaded guilty, we gave him a notarized punishment...... His last words were for me to leave to you...... His exact words were: "
“…… If possible, please remember to tell Patriarch Zhu Dan...... Just say...... I'm sorry for her......"
As soon as Lin Yuan's words fell, Patriarch Zhu Dan could no longer suppress the pain in his heart, his hands let go, he slipped down from behind the fat man, knelt on the ground on both knees, lifted off the rabbit skin covering his head, covered his face with both hands, and sobbed in a low voice...... Then the voice grew louder and louder, and finally it turned into a loud cry......