Half a bowl of porridge was drunk, and the piece of bread did not even move.

He had basically not eaten water and rice since he got up in the morning, but he had no appetite at all.

Waiting, it's so anxious.

The sky gradually became dark, and the fear and tension became heavy as the minutes passed.

Finally, Wu Yuan heard familiar footsteps outside the room. Immediately after that, there were three long and one short knocks.

It's the agreed code!

With indescribable ecstasy, Wu Yuan walked over quickly, and while he reached out to open the door, he tried to control his emotions and maintained an expression that was no different from usual.

His personal guard stood outside, saw the door open, hurriedly strode in, closed the door casually, and knelt on one knee: "Lord Qiyu, I got what you wanted." ”

This was the unfamiliar accent that Eloh had heard before he died.

Receiving the animal skin letter from the guard's hand, Wu Yuan felt that his heart could jump out of his chest at any moment. He clutched the skin sealed with fire paint as if it were the core that determined the direction of the world, closed his eyes, drove away the dizziness in the darkness, and breathed in the cold air, and after three seconds, he slowly opened his eyes and slowly unfolded the animal skin in his hand in his usual graceful posture.

As previously speculated, the Rock Village really didn't have enough strength to fight against the King of Steel Fang, and Tianhao had to ask Thunderhorn City for reinforcements.

The room was lined with braziers that had already been prepared. Wu Yuan flipped through the animal skin letter several times to confirm that there was no problem, and then, with indescribable satisfaction and happiness, he carried the corner of the animal skin with his fingertips, approached the brazier and lit it.

Looking at the flames that were slowly jumping up in mid-air and growing larger in the devouring, Wu Yuan's eyes seemed to shake Tianhao's familiar face.

"Actually, you shouldn't have rejected my kindness...... It's true. I need allies, we can work together...... But...... You refused. ”

Only he understands the meaning of his own words.

Watching the animal skin turn to ashes, Wu Yuan turned around and looked at the henchman standing in front of him with a smile: "How are things going?" No one found out, right? ”

The henchman shook his head and hurriedly replied respectfully: "There are three people in total, all of whom were killed." The bodies and horses were buried in the woods outside the city, and no one would go to that place. ”

Wu Yuan still smiled and nodded, and continued to ask, "What about them?" ”

The henchman knew the true point of this sentence: "I carried a leather bag of wine with me, and when the incident was over, I made each of them drink a little in the name of celebration, and the wine was drugged, and they all died." ”

The approval in Wu Yuan's eyes deepened: "You haven't told anyone about this matter, have you?" ”

The henchman said seriously: "How dare I disobey what you ordered, my lord?" ”

"Very good!"

Wu Yuan chuckled and turned around, walked to the front of the cabinet, opened the drawer, and took out a heavy linen money bag.

"It's a reward for you." He handed the money bag over.

The heartfelt henchman hurriedly caught it: "Thank you, sir." ”

"Let's go down!" Wu Yuan looked at him with satisfaction, and at the same time advised: "Keep your mouth shut, don't talk nonsense about things that shouldn't be said." ”

The other party understood, firmly grasped the money bag in his hand, and hurriedly responded: "My subordinates understand." ”

"Go ahead!"

The reward is great.

After following Wu Yuan for a long time, the henchman casually pinched it with his hand, and he could judge the face value of the metal currency contained in it through the thick cloth. It was a larger gold coin than a silver coin, and there were at least a hundred pieces in such a large bag.

In the city of the Red Hoof, this money can buy a lot of things.

With unspeakable ecstasy, he turned to leave.

As soon as he stepped on his right foot, he immediately felt a hard force coming from his lower back, and his clothes were pierced, tearing the skin and muscles, and digging deep into his internal organs.

Maybe it's the kidneys, or maybe it's the liver.

Severe pain and shock enveloped the brain at the same time. The money bag in his hand fell, and the trembling palm covered his waist, and he touched the handle of the dagger inserted there, and there was a terrible and indescribable hard feeling, more of it was damp and warm, it was the touch of a large amount of blood flowing out of the body.

Wu Yuan's face appeared in the backward gaze, he was still smiling, and the corners of his mouth were not gentle or cordial at all, only terrifying ridicule and ridicule.

“…… You...... Kill me......" The muscles on the henchman's face twisted, and he wanted to reach out and grab Wu Yuan's neck. Clearly knowing that the murderer was in front of him, and knowing that a mere wizard was not his opponent in terms of combat skills or strength, but the last spatial obstacle was that he could not break through, and his trembling and tense arms hovered in mid-air like this, completely frozen at a position about twenty centimeters away from Wu Yuan's throat.

"You seem to have forgotten who I am." Wu Yuan looked at the dying person in front of him calmly: "We have all the medicines in the world. If it can relieve people's pain, it will naturally make people lose their strength. If it weren't for the poison I gave you, how could a mere sip of water and wine kill someone? It's the same thing for you now, paralysis, loss of control of your body, and toxins that have entered your bloodstream will soon run through your body...... Hehe, I'm not your opponent, but just a little bit of smearing on the knife is enough. ”

The fear of death came to him, and the henchman really understood what a terrible feeling it was.

He suddenly remembered the three men he had sniped outside the city a few hours earlier.

Especially the man who had his hands and feet cut off and struggled to the end, was his mood and feelings at that time the same as his current situation?

The stiff hands and feet no longer obey the call, and the thinking consciousness is becoming more and more blurred. The henchmen exerted their last strength, letting out a low wail of pain and despair.

“…… Tell...... I...... For...... Why? ”

As soon as the words fell, the last of life disappeared from the body, and the heavy body collapsed with a bang.

He didn't get an answer from Wu Yuan until he died.

Wu Yuan bent down and pulled out the dagger from the deceased. He was very careful, turning sideways to avoid the blood splattering from the wound. In order to ensure that the target would die, he picked up the dagger and stabbed it in the chest of the deceased several times, and then cut the throat.

This is Red Hoof City, even if you kill someone, it won't cause trouble to Wu Yuan.

Looking at the face that had frozen forever in shock and fear, Wu Yuan smiled faintly.

"Only the dead can keep secrets...... It's a pity that you don't understand this truth. ”

……

The army that set out from Steel Tooth City was very large, and slowly advanced on the snowy wasteland, forming a dense black line.

There was a carriage in the marching procession. The wooden carriage was very rough, not much of craftsmanship, and more like a shoddy wooden box than a carriage. The only advantage is that the compartment is spacious enough that even a huge pig can sleep in it.

Two horses were used to pull the cart, which was the limit of the iron tooth's financial resources. Sometimes even he thinks that this patriarch is a coward, ostensibly in charge of tens of thousands of people, but in fact he is not as wealthy as the leader of the stockade of other tribes.

God really doesn't have long eyes, why do other tribes have core technologies, but my pig tribe has nothing?

The spacious interior of the carriage was covered with animal skins, and the cold air could not enter, and it was warm for Iron Tooth to sit inside. The huge wooden wheels ran over the gravel pavement, and the bumps felt uncomfortable. Iron Tooth's face was gloomy, and he was silent, occasionally letting out a low sigh.

As his anger cooled, he realized that he had made an unwise decision to fight.

Of course, the Niu people of Panshi Village rebelled, and this battle must be fought, but it should not be carried out in the current way.

There were too many people who went with them.

Food has become the biggest headache for Iron Tooth.

In fact, the suggestion made by the Steeltooth Wizard is very good, and the troops sent by each city in proportion to each city can indeed strengthen the strength of the army on their side. But it wasn't until the army left Steel Tooth City that Iron Tooth knew that these city lords and leaders under his command were all calculating, and the food they brought was not much, which was only enough for the one-way consumption of the distance from Steel Tooth City to Panshi Village.

Iron Tooth is not stupid. As a young man, he had been to Suolong Pass and fought against the whites of the South, and he knew very well how important logistical supplies were to an army. However, the crux of the matter is here———— people above think this way, but people below don't. On the surface, it is to share the worries of the king and make the rebels pay, but in fact, they are only thinking about attacking the city and looting the spoils. What's more, the strong combat effectiveness of the Pig people is well known, especially the personal guard directly under Iron Tooth, with this invincible elite as the core, where is there any reason why you can't win?

This campaign should be very easy, maybe the army will drive to the rock village, and the people there will be stupid, and they don't need to do it themselves, they will mess up and open the door to surrender.

This is not a false conjecture, but there is a basis for what really happened.

In some ways, the idea of iron teeth is consistent.

He felt he could win.

But he could not accept a large amount of loot being divided among his men.

What's more, these guys have already thought of countermeasures, they don't even want to bring more food to eat on the road, obviously they want to travel lightly, kill people and break the village, and go home happily with a full bag of small bags.

Sitting in the carriage with his head bowed, his face was sad, and his fingers pressed hard against the door of his head, as if he was going to poke a hole in that position.

The carriage stopped suddenly.

Iron Tooth heard the sound of swift footsteps outside, and the man stood still outside the carriage, his heavy breathing making him know that it was the guard next to him.

"What's wrong?" Iron Tooth asked through the carriage.

"King Qiqi, someone wants to see you."

See me?

Iron Tooth frowned slightly: "Who?" ”

"A Niu clansman, he took the initiative to find the sentry in front, claiming that he had escaped from Panshi Village and had an urgent military situation to report to the king."

……

More than ten minutes later, the heavily armed guards approached the carriage with an unarmed young man.

This is a young man with a delicate appearance and fair skin. He is tall and has freckles characteristic of young people that spread along the sides of the bridge of his nose towards his cheeks. He wore a deerskin robe, some parts of the outer coat of hair had been polished, and he looked dirty and old, and his slender fingers trembled uncontrollably, perhaps out of fear, or simply sick.

The animal skin curtain in front of the carriage was lifted high, and Iron Tooth looked at each other with a cold gaze. The first is that the overly young face makes him feel reassured, and most of the time intrigue is suitable for middle-aged or old people, and that requires experience and experience.

This kid doesn't have much guts. He had been standing in front of the carriage for almost two minutes, his body trembling all the time, and his eyes were full of horror and fear. Iron Tooth let out a cold snort from his nostrils contemptuously, and shook his head, he had seen this kind of character a lot before, and he was timid and useless, this kind of person...... Don't live long.

"Who are you?" Iron Tooth asked lightly.

The young man knelt down with a "plop", kowtowed a few times in the snow, the snow stuck to his messy hair, like a madman who had just escaped from a mental hospital: "I am the son of the former leader of Panshi Village, please let the king call me and help me avenge me!" ”

"Oh?" Iron Tooth suddenly became interested: "The former leader of Panshi Village is your father?" ”

The frightened young man nodded again and again: "My name is Fu Guang, and Fu Song is my father." ”

Iron Tooth knows the name "Fusong". After Hei Tooth fled with the Gu cottage staff, he more or less learned about the situation in the rock village.

The other party has no weapons, and judging by his size and appearance, even if he fights hand-to-hand, he is not his opponent, not to mention that there are groups of guards next to him, so it is impossible to pose a threat to himself.

Iron Tooth suddenly became interested: "Say, what are you looking for this king?" ”

"Tianhao killed my father and begged the king to avenge me!" The young man's reddened eyes flashed with ferocity.

"Say something useful." Iron Tooth waved his hand in annoyance: "I don't need you to dictate what this king should do. ”

The man froze, he clearly didn't expect Iron Tooth to react like this. This made him feel very uncomfortable, his breathing and blood seemed to be blocked in an instant, the surface of his neck bulged with green tendons, his whole face was flushed, and the color of his freckles became darker.

"There's an urgent military intelligence report down there, the king." His expression at the moment was like a desperate gambler: "Panshizhai is not the opponent of the king, and the leader Tianhao is asking for help everywhere." ”

That's what Iron Tooth is really interested in. He raised his eyelids and looked at the other party expressionlessly: "So, Lei Niu Wang Niu Weibang sent him reinforcements?" ”

"Nope." Fu Guang shook his head: "There is a gift I want to give to the king. ”

"What gift?" Iron Tooth actually didn't believe in this young man who took the initiative to take refuge, but he was bored on the march, and occasionally there was such a person to pass the time, and it was not bad to adjust it.

Just think of it as a casual chat, feel good and take it with you to play for a few days, and when you get tired, you cut off his head with a knife and distribute it to the people below, in short, you can't waste it.

"Food!" Fu Guang's eyes lit up with excitement: "It's enough for the king's army to eat food for a week." ”

The unexpected answer made Iron Tooth stunned.

The contempt, and the slight murderous intent that was wandering in his head, were forcibly interrupted by this sentence, and they were replaced by a sudden burst of flames, which burned more and more.