Volume 1: Life is Like First Love Chapter 96: Fengquan Plains! (Fourth Update)

  Su Ming held a long spear and walked at the forefront of the crowd, behind him were his tribesmen who had no protection, among them... there was no elderly person.

  The road ahead still has a long way to go, but Su Ming's footsteps are getting more and more stable. This dense forest has left too much blood of the Wu Shan tribe, leaving behind those souls who have perished.

  At present, the only barbarians who can continue to fight are Su Ming, Lei Chen, and Shan Hen. As for the tribe leader and Nan Song, they were supported by their tribesmen, rushing along the way while constantly healing their wounds, their hearts anxious to recover at the fastest speed possible.

  Bei Ling, on the other hand, had completely lost his qualification to continue fighting. He had lost an arm and was bleeding profusely. If not for Chen Xin's help, he would have fallen by now.

  At this moment, Shanhe was also covered in blood all over his body. In silence, he stood at the back of the tribe, with a dazed expression on his face from time to time. There was complexity inside, and a kind of unspeakable thought. Every time such thoughts appeared, he would press his chest tightly.

  It was as if there was a force there that could support him and let him continue on his way.

  In the sky, the battle between Ah Gong Mo Sang and Hei Shan Bi Tu turned into a rumbling sound that lingered for a long time, until late at night, until the sky was bright, the battle still continued, as if the two of them would not rest until one of them died.

  Due to the ravines of that land, due to the light curtain rising from the sky, and due to the brutal tactics of Nan Song's life-and-death struggle, all these things gained a lot of time for the tribe's migration.

  At dawn, the current Wushan tribe was exhausted, they had been walking for two consecutive nights, in this cold, they seemed to be unable to hold on for much longer, but still gritted their teeth and moved at the fastest speed.

  The sky is already bright, the sunlight falls on the earth, and falls on the bodies of the people in the forest, with a slight warmth, but the chill of the snow-covered ground is piercing.

  "At our speed, we should arrive at the Wind Village by this time tomorrow!" Lei Chen said softly beside Su Ming.

  "There's still one last day!" Lei Chen clenched his fists.

  "Not a whole day, just half a day!" Su Ming fell silent for a moment, then spoke in a hoarse voice as he walked.

  When Su Ming finally broke his silence, Lei Chen secretly let out a sigh of relief. He had been worried about Su Ming being in that silent state for so long.

  "Tonight, we can enter the Wind Ridges Department's sphere of influence and leave this forest, it will be much safer." Su Ming said calmly.

  "I hope this day will be safe..." Lei Chen turned his head to look at the people of his clan, looking at their tired appearance, and sighed inwardly. He looked again at Su Ming in front of him, whose thin and weak back figure gave him a kind of illusion like a mountain ridge.

  Time slowly passed and after a while, a faint voice emerged from the crowd. The voice was firm and quivering as it rose.

  "Su Ming, let me stay."

  The person speaking was the one who had been seriously injured before, playing a funeral dirge on his willow flute. He was taken away by his tribesmen, but now he can no longer continue and does not want to drag down the footsteps of his tribe.

  Struggling to get up, Liu Di looked ahead and stopped in his tracks, looking at Su Ming's face with a smile. He walked over to a large tree on the side, leaned against it and sat down, moving the wounds on his body, and fresh blood flowed out again.

  "You... go..." Liu Di took out the bone flute and put it to his lips, as if he wanted to blow out a tune, but he didn't have the strength. He lay there, staring at the sky, waiting for death to arrive.

  Su Ming fell silent and closed his eyes, but soon opened them again. He didn't say a word, instead he gave Liu Dian a deep look before turning around and leading the tribe members to continue on their way.

  Along the way, several tribesmen smiled and stayed behind, unwilling to burden their people. Beiluo also wanted to do so, but with Chenxin's crying and forcibly carrying him on his back, those words couldn't be said.

  Kui Shou also woke up on the way, although he had lost his legs, but still had a barely enough strength to fight. On the back of a tribesman, he didn't stay behind, but instead prepared to self-destruct with his own bloodline of the eighth layer, leaving it for the enemy who could catch up at any time.

  Su Ming remained silent, and for each of the clansmen who wanted to stay behind, he didn't stop them, but his hand was clenched tighter and tighter. He knew that Ah Gong had entrusted him with the Wu Shan Tribe, letting him lead them to safety, and he must complete this task.

  As the day's sky slowly entered dusk, Su Ming's heart, which had been held up all along, finally relaxed slightly. They walked out of this vast forest and onto the vast plain that belonged to the Wind Slasher tribe. This place was much safer than the forest, after all, it was within the Wind Slasher's territory. If the Black Mountain tribe's warriors were to intrude without permission, the Wind Slasher would never allow it.

  After all the people of Wushan Department entered this plain, the tribe leader Nan Song also recovered some cultivation, and it seemed that all disasters were about to pass.

  But just then, the entire earth shook slightly, the center of the shock should be in a very distant place, but its intense degree, even if it was transmitted here, still made people feel clearly.

  "The seal of the barbarian king is broken..." Nan Song closed his eyes, and after a moment, he opened them again, speaking slowly.

  As his words spread, the people of Wushan Department became tense again.

  "At the speed of the Black Mountain clan, they will catch up... it will take some time... but we can definitely catch up before reaching the Wind Valley tribe."

  "If we bet that Black Mountain Sect doesn't dare to set foot in this Wind Plain, then we can ignore the fate..." Nan Song said softly.

  "We can't afford to gamble." Su Ming stopped in his tracks, looking back at the dark forest behind him, then turned to look at the tribe's leader, who had regained some of his cultivation. The tribe's leader looked gaunt, as if he had lost a lot of flesh and blood. "Tribe leader, we left many people on the road," Su Ming said, walking towards the back of the crowd.

  The old man of the Wushan tribe, this forty-year-old man, looked at Su Ming, and his usual indifference to La Su gave him a deep shock. He let out a light sigh and nodded his head.

  "I'll stay too." Lei Chen didn't hesitate and walked out, standing beside Su Ming.

  Su Ming looked at him, and he also looked at Su Ming, grinning foolishly.

  "You said before, I mustn't die first, if we are to die, it should be us brothers closing our eyes together."

  "I'll stay too." Nan Song took a deep breath, his aged face now more wrinkled, with a hint of sickly redness amidst the grey defeat.

  "And me!" The legless Li Du spoke up in a low voice at this moment.

  "I'll stay too!" Beilong turned his head away, avoiding Chenxin's tears and said firmly to Suming.

  "Wait, you can't leave, the safety of our tribe still needs your assistance to protect the chief... and when you safely arrive at the Wind Village, you will also need to teach them the art of Rasu archery..." The speaker was Shanhen.

  This man who had always been taciturn and reticent walked out of the crowd, his usual sparse words now replaced with a resolute tone that brooked no argument.

  "As for you, Beiling..." Shan Hen walked to Beiling's side, his expression once again becoming complex.

  "Uncle Shanhen, I..." Beiling was about to speak when he saw Shanhen's right hand suddenly lift up and chop down on his neck, immediately stopping Beiling's words. He fell backwards, unconscious.

  "You are the tribe's future hope, you can't go... I'll stay." Shan Hen said calmly, walking towards Nan Song, standing there looking at the familiar faces in the tribe, after a long time, he lowered his head.

  The Wushan tribe leader walked forward, took out a small beast bone the size of an infant's fist from his bosom, and handed it to Su Ming.

  "Take it, this bone is a pair, with a wonderful effect. When its color turns red, it means we have reached the wind pass and are safe."

  Su Ming silently took it over and carefully put it in his bosom.

  The leader of the Wushan tribe took a deep look at the few people left behind, let out a light sigh, and turned to lead his people in a firm manner towards the direction of Fengquan. The ordinary members of the Wushan tribe had not suffered too much loss, but what they saw along the way was enough to make every single one of them turn back to look at the four figures standing there, their tears unstoppable.

  It was unknown who raised their hands first, but soon all the tribesmen were waving goodbye to Su Ming and his three companions with tears in their eyes. They knew that these four might not survive, just like those who had sacrificed themselves earlier, they were ready to use their lives to build the last barrier of flesh and blood to protect their tribe.

  "Su Ming, brother." Amidst the crowd's forward movement, a tender voice rang out. It was that little girl called Tongtong who had run out and was now standing in front of Su Ming. He walked a few steps forward, squatted down, and gently stroked the little girl's somewhat dry hair.

  "Su Ming gege, after everything is over, Grandpa will come back too. At that time, can you help Tongtong find Pippi?"

  Su Ming's face was covered with dirt, but he revealed a smile, and gently kissed the little girl's forehead, nodding his head.

  The little girl's face lit up with a sweet smile as she gazed at Su Ming, and suddenly whispered in his ear.

  "Su Ming, brother, I have a secret, not even mom and dad know, Pipi doesn't know either. You must come back, after you return, I'll tell you this secret." The little girl said, biting her lip, holding back tears, turned around and ran towards the crowd.

  Su Ming watched as she entered into the crowd, waving at him, and gradually disappeared into the distance with her people, the smile on his face slowly fading away.

  The surroundings were quiet, the moon in the sky slowly became clear. The moon tonight was full... That round moon hung high in the sky, blending with the stillness of the earth, as if it had a killing intent.

  The moonlight is much brighter than before, casting a glow over the plain and illuminating the shadows of the four people. Amidst the loneliness, there is determination.

  Su Ming sat down cross-legged, with Lei Chen by his side. In front of them was Nan Song, who had closed his eyes. As for Shan He, he was sitting not far away, alone, staring at the sky, lost in thought.

  "Lei Chen, sitting behind me, your cultivation is insufficient, the start of the battle can't be sharp, let me borrow your vital energy, and I can also ensure your safety." Nan Song slowly spoke.

  Lei Chen didn't hesitate, immediately got up and came to Nan Song's side, sat cross-legged behind him. Unbeknownst to him, Nan Song had employed some technique, a bloody glow appeared on both of their bodies, enveloping them within.

  After that, no one spoke again, they were waiting for the arrival of the Hei Shan troops. Su Ming sat silently, his left hand grasped a handful of snow on the ground, washing his uninjured left palm clean, then took out a small bottle from his bosom, poured out a grain of blood-colored dan medicine, and held it in his left hand, closing his eyes.

  Time slowly passed by, two hours later, when the moon in the sky reached its thickest point, Su Ming, who had his eyes closed, felt as if the blood in his body was about to boil.

  "They're here!" Nan Song said.

  Su Ming suddenly opened his eyes.

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