Wu Tao smiled and said: "Uncle, we are adventurers in the Rubik's Cube Forest. We are going back to Kagura Kingdom. If you are on the way, can you take us for a ride?"
"Adventurer, return to Kagura Kingdom? We are on the way, but our destination is not Kagura Kingdom." The bearded man frowned and glanced at Wu Tao, then looked at a group of young men and women behind him.
Wu Tao hurriedly said: "Just drop by, as long as it's in the direction of Kagura Kingdom. You can take us for a while. If it's convenient for you, can you please take us there? We can pay you."
"Oh, we have to pay us a reward. Are you sure you want to follow us?" The bearded leader looked at Wu Tao meaningfully and said.
Wu Tao continued: "Of course."
"Then how much money are you going to give us?" The bearded man said with a grin, carrying a long knife, and his smile looked particularly friendly.
At this time, Qin Yimei came over with the other three people and said with a cold expression: "One hundred gold coins."
"Hey, there's a big beauty here?" Seeing the purple-haired woman approaching, a bald man with a taller figure and a rough face suddenly appeared next to the bearded man.
After the bearded man saw the person coming, he involuntarily took half a step back. It seemed that this bald man had a higher status than him.
Qin Yimei couldn't help frowning when she saw this man appearing, but she didn't say anything because she was in a hurry to go back.
"Uncle, what do you think?" Wu Tao said with a smile.
The bearded man remained silent, but the bald man said with enthusiasm: "Welcome, warm welcome."
"Such a lovely girl, you want to go back to Kagura Kingdom. If you walk back, it will probably take you ten days and a half."
"The journey is long and dangerous, and the soles of your feet will be worn out by you. Our caravan is going to Wuyi Castle, and we happen to pass by Kagura Kingdom on the way. It will be a piece of cake to take you with us."
"My name is Niu Zhanshan, and the bearded brother next to me is Luo Tie. If you encounter any trouble in the caravan, just call us."
The blond girl behind Qin Yimei couldn't help but said with joy: "It's great, I finally don't have to walk home."
Qin Yimei couldn't help laughing when she saw everyone raising their arms and shouting.
"In that case, friends, hurry up and get in the car. We have to rush to Yangjiao Mountain before dark." The bald man shouted enthusiastically, with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, Wu Tao greeted his friends behind him: "Brothers, get in the car and set off with the caravan."
Others saw Wu Tao negotiating the price with the people in the caravan, looked at each other for a while, and walked directly into the caravan.
After all, this wilderness is in chaos, and there are bandits and bandits everywhere. After traveling thousands of miles back to the Kagura Kingdom, there are inevitably all kinds of stumbling blocks along the way.
It would be best to take a caravan carriage to the Kagura Kingdom.
"Li Feng, you are coming too. This caravan is going to Yangjiao Mountain. It happens to be in the same direction as you are going to Snow Wolf Territory, which will save a lot of time." Wu Tao looked at Li Feng standing not far away and hesitated.
He moved and shouted loudly.
Li Feng stood not far away, scanning the caravan with his eyes, and found that there were seven or eight carriages inside. Each carriage was covered with linen and tightly covered, as if there were some secrets hidden inside.
What kind of cargo must be escorted with such secrecy? Li Feng used his mental power to scan and inspect the contents. His heart suddenly sank and his expression changed drastically.
"Yes, I understand." Seeing Wu Tao's warm invitation to him, Li Feng pondered for a moment, did not refuse, and walked directly into the motorcade.
After entering the caravan, Li Feng and Qin Yimei were arranged in the same carriage. The woman sat inside the carriage, while the man sat outside the carriage and followed the caravan to the southwest.
The road was bumpy, but Li Feng seemed to be used to this way of life, so nothing happened.
Qin Yimei, the team leader, and the blond girl named Xueling couldn't stand the violently bumpy environment. In addition, the air in the carriage was stuffy and hot. After running for about half an hour, both of them turned pale and showed signs of faintness.
dizziness symptoms.
In order to take care of the two girls, the caravan stopped to rest halfway. Qin Yimei and Xueling got off the car, drank water, rested and adjusted their physical condition.
After Wu Tao and the sturdy young man named Uta got off the carriage, they lost their temper and started walking around in the caravan. When they touched one of the carriages, they were immediately scolded by a mercenary in the caravan:
"Boy, what are you doing?"
"I'm not doing anything, I'm just curious, take a look." Wu Tao glanced at the fierce mercenary with the scar on his face in surprise, and said with a smile.
When the Scar mercenary heard this, his face immediately darkened. He walked over and kicked Wu Tao down, cursing and saying, "If you don't want to die, get away, or I'll be rude to you."
"Damn, his grandma, why are you so mean? Just one look at him, it's like you've eaten a piece of meat." Uta saw his friend Wu Tao being kicked down by the mercenary, and ran over quickly, saying angrily.
When the Scar mercenary heard this, his eyes turned cold, and he instantly drew out the scimitar he carried with him: "I dare to scold you, sir, and I'm seeking death."
Wu Tao quickly rolled over and got up, ready to fight with these people.
At the critical moment, the bald man Niu Zhanshan strode over and scolded with a cold face: "Tunan, what are you doing? How can you be so rude to our distinguished guest?"
"These guys didn't take care of themselves and checked our goods casually. They brought it on themselves, huh." The Scar mercenary said indifferently.
When the bald man heard this, his eyes flashed coldly, and he looked at Wu Tao full of evil.
Qin Yimei walked quickly with Xueling and another cold young man Meng Yutong, and asked: "Wu Tao, what happened?"
"Nothing happened. I was just curious about what kind of goods their caravan was escorting and wanted to take a look. Who would have thought that this scarred man would attack me without saying a word? It's so annoying." Wu Tao pointed at the scarred mercenary.
Cursed.
Qin Yimei frowned and scolded: "Wu Tao, others are kind enough to take us in. Why are you looking at other people's things? It's so rude."
"Hurry up and apologize to others."
When Wu Tao heard this, he became very angry: "What, let me apologize to them, are you kidding me?"
"Okay, okay, this little brother didn't do it on purpose. Both parties should take a step back and let's end it here." Seeing that the matter was getting worse, the bald man couldn't help but grin and try to smooth things over.
Qin Yimei said quickly: "Uncle, I'm sorry, our companion was so rude just now. If there's anything I've offended, please forgive me."
"It's okay, it's okay. My men were too rude and your partner was injured. The goods being escorted are quite special, so it's not convenient to watch. If it's okay, I hope you don't get too close to these goods. My men are all barbaric.
People don’t understand rules." The bald man grinned, looking very bold.
Qin Yimei showed a faint smile: "Thank you for your understanding, uncle."
"Let's leave it at that. Let's rest for a while and it's time to set off immediately." The bald man waved his hand and said indifferently.
Wu Tao was kicked by someone and looked unconvinced. He was about to make a scene, but Qin Yimei glared back with a fierce look.
Now that the matter has come to an end, the people on the bald man's side stopped pursuing the matter. They sorted things out and then led the team to set off.
The convoy flew along the southwest direction, pulling out a billowing smoke and rumbling sound across the vast wasteland.
After running for nearly two or three hours, night fell and the convoy stopped, preparing to camp on the spot for the night.
There are fifty or sixty mercenaries in the caravan. Some are guarding the goods, some are sentry, and some are cooking. They all perform their duties. Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Qin Yimei, Li Feng, Xue Ling, Wu Tao, Wu Ta, and the cold young man named Meng Yutong all gathered together and talked loudly about the gains gained from this adventure in the Rubik's Cube Forest.
The wilderness is dry during the day, but at night, the cold wind howls and the temperature is frighteningly cold.
Fortunately, these people are all warriors who have practiced vitality. It is naturally easy to activate the vitality to protect the body and resist the severe cold.
"Did you come here specifically for adventure and experience in the Rubik's Cube Forest?" Li Feng looked at them and asked curiously.
Wu Tao said angrily: "Of course, what else are we doing in the Rubik's Cube Forest? I am a genius. I will be a powerful warrior in the future, become the top genius warrior of King Kagura, and become the glorious knight who protects Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Humph, in our Kagura Kingdom, there is only one genius, and that is Ling Shaoyun." Meng Yutong said with a cold face.
"You still want to surpass him, so stop daydreaming."
When Wu Tao heard this, he grinned angrily: "Hey, Meng Yutong, you kid can't say something nice, even if it's Ling Shaoyun, I will surpass him sooner or later."
"It's useless, Wu Tao. I'm not attacking you. With your current talent, you won't be able to catch up with him even after a hundred years of practice." Wu Ta held a wooden stick and fiddled with matches and said with a smile.
Wu Tao said with an unconvinced look: "What's so great, Ling Shaoyun just started earlier, give me a chance, I can do the same."
"Brother Wu Tao, Ling Shaoyun is the number one genius in our Kagura Kingdom. It is said that he is only twenty years old this year and has already reached the peak level of a ninth-level warrior." The blond girl Xue Ling said with admiration.
"I heard that Zhao Qiancheng, a strong man from the sacred realm of our Kagura Kingdom, wanted to take him as his disciple some time ago, but he actually declined."
"For a time, it caused a huge sensation in the imperial capital."
"I also heard that you went to the mountain gate where Zhao Qiancheng is to be a disciple some time ago. It seems that you didn't even walk through the door."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing, and the scene was very lively.
Li Feng listened on the sidelines and secretly guessed that the Jinluo world was much larger than the Fenghuo world, and it was full of energy and had given birth to many strong men.
It seems that there are many strong men hidden in the territories of these kingdoms. If you want to search for the accessories of the Bloody Crown, you need to be more cautious. Otherwise, the boat will capsize in the ditch and encounter some terrifying strong men who are difficult to deal with, and escaping will be a problem.
At this moment, a bald man and a bearded middle-aged man led a few mercenaries over and said to Qin Yimei and others with a smile on their faces: "Everyone, it's cold at night, come and drink some wine to warm yourself up.
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"Thank you uncle for your kindness. We appreciate it." Qin Yimei stood up and took the wine bag handed to her in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.
The bald man looked at Qin Yimei's voluptuous figure wantonly, his eyes full of lustful light.
Qin Yimei was a little embarrassed by the other party's gaze. What was going on with these people? They looked at women so unscrupulously. This wretched look made people feel inexplicably disgusted. It really made people feel a little angry.
However, because she was in the opponent's camp, she suppressed her arrogant temper and did not get angry.
Meng Yutong next to him seemed to have noticed the clues, so he stood up and blocked Qin Yimei's side with an excuse, and said with a cold expression: "Thank you for your warm hospitality, we can't thank you enough."
"Well, there's some dried beef here for you. You'll all have a good drink and have a good time." The bald man said with a grin.
"After daybreak, the convoy walked southwest for dozens of miles and passed the Yangjiao Mountain."
Wu Tao's eyes lit up and he said: "Isn't that the territory of the Snow Wolf Territory?"
"Well, Yangjiao Mountain is located at the junction of the Snow Wolf Territory and the Ziyang Territory. The place is in chaos and the bandits are everywhere. When we get there, we must keep a low profile." The bearded man said with a grin.
"Boys, get some rest early, we have to leave early tomorrow."
Qin Yimei said to the bearded man: "Thank you both for taking care of me. I will repay you in due time."
"Haha, of course, okay, I'll bother you, we have more important things to do." The bald man touched his bald head, licked the corners of his mouth, and said with a meaningful smile, which looked a little creepy.
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After saying this, the bald man led the bearded man and several mercenaries and turned around and left.
After the caravan members left, Wu Tao couldn't help but sigh: "These two uncles are really nice people."
"Knowing that we were hungry and cold, we made a special trip to bring us food and drinks. Otherwise, we would have suffered a lot in such a cold day."
Meng Yutong said coldly: "You guys, if someone gives you a little sweetness, you should treat it as a great favor. You are too naive."
"Huh, it's better than you pretending to be noble." Wu Tao took the dried beef and gnawed on it while humming.
At this moment, Li Feng suddenly shouted: "Don't drink."
When everyone heard this, they were stunned.
In the camp not far away, a few bald men and bearded men gathered together, lowering their heads to discuss whether to look at the group of young men not far away.
"Boss, I can't figure it out. What are we doing with this group of people? They are a bunch of burdens." The bearded man said with resentment in his eyes.
"The special envoys have told us a long time ago that we can't make any mistakes on the way with so much cargo."
"If these people discover any clues, we will be in big trouble."
The bald man held a short knife and casually whittled a piece of wood in his hand, but his eyes were as cold as poisonous snakes: "Humph, what do you mean it's such a big trouble? With just a few of them, you think too highly of them."
"You really need to be cautious when transporting so much cargo along this road."
"But don't you think this journey has been peaceful? It's hard to find some fun, how can you let it go?"
When the dozen or so mercenaries around him heard what the leader said, they all smiled maliciously.
"Brother, what do you mean?" the bearded Luo Tie frowned.
The bald man Niu Zhanshan licked the corner of his mouth and said with a stern look on his face: "These guys have extraordinary bearing. They must be the children of some big families who come together to practice."
"I have never paid attention to those young boys, but those two girls have delicate skin, beautiful appearance, pure and lovely, they can be considered the best."
"I haven't driven meat for a long time. It's so boring on the road. How can I not have some fun?"
When the bearded man heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother, do you want to capture them at night?"
"Of course, why don't you just throw away the toy that was delivered to your door?" the bald man said with a sinister smile, his eyes full of lust.
"I just put a drug in the wine they drank. We will collect the bodies later."
"When the time comes, those little girls will be nothing but fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by us."
The bearded man asked: "What should we do with those young people?"
"Huh, chop it into pieces and feed it to the dogs. Why don't we do this kind of thing less?" the bald man sneered, with a sense of hostility in his body.
Wu Tao, Wu Ta, and Qin Yimei were all stunned when they heard Li Feng's sudden low drink.
"Li Feng, what's wrong? I'm so surprised." Wu Tao said with a surprised look on his face while holding the water bag.
Li Feng looked at the water bag in the other person's hand and said, "This drink is poisonous. Throw it away if you don't want to die."
"Poisonous?" When Wu Tao heard this, his heart suddenly trembled, and his expression immediately became unnatural.
When everyone heard what he said, they all looked at Li Feng: "How do you know this drink is poisonous?"
"I just listened to that group of people discussing in the dark, and found out that they had tampered with the drinks, and they might be harmful to us later." Li Feng said calmly.
Everyone's expressions changed when they heard this, and Wu Tao said excitedly: "It's not good for us, why do they do this?"
"This caravan is most likely a dark den, and we have all been deceived by the illusion of this group of mercenaries." Li Feng said with a gloomy expression.
"The reason why they are disadvantageous to us is probably because there are two female companions in our group."
When Qin Yimei and Xueling heard this, they were immediately excited. Their expressions instantly became very unnatural, and there seemed to be panic flashing in their eyes.
"How is this possible? They are so enthusiastic towards us. If there is really evil intentions, how can we not see it?" Uta also said in disbelief.
Li Feng snorted and said with a cold face: "You know people well but don't know their hearts. You are too naive to regard other people's enthusiasm as kindness."
"If you don't believe it, you can go and see what kind of goods they are escorting. The storage will surprise you."
"Humph, I don't believe it. Don't judge a gentleman with your petty heart. Uncles and others are so warm-hearted, how can they be bad people?" Uta said with some displeasure.
The blond girl Xue Ling was also a little dissatisfied and said: "Yes, uncle and the others are good people. Don't be alarmist here and accuse good people unfairly."
"Forget it if you don't believe me, just pretend I didn't say it." Seeing that they didn't listen to the advice, Li Feng saw that the matter was over and was too lazy to talk nonsense. He turned around and walked under a big rock to rest.
After hearing Li Feng's dissuasion, the faces of Qin Yimei, Meng Yutong, Wu Tao and others, illuminated by the firelight, looked worried and uncertain.
Pairs of eyes passed over the chatting and laughing mercenaries, their eyes full of caution and weirdness.
Ouch!
Late at night, a wolf howl came from the depths of darkness, resounding in the empty wilderness and spreading far away.
At this moment, when ordinary people were sleeping, a dozen figures quietly groped over from a short distance away and went straight to the camp where Qin Yimei and the others were.
Soon, more than a dozen figures surrounded Qin Yimei's camp. A bald man with a big beard walked into the camp, holding a sharp scimitar, and looked at the figures in the tent, his eyes
Revealing a sinister look.
However, when they rushed into the tent and were about to arrest someone, they found several thick logs lying inside, and no one was there.
"Hey, you're human, why are they all made of wood?" The bearded man said with a surprised look on his face.
"Damn it, everyone ran away, they must have discovered something." When the bald man saw this scene, his original excited expression turned extremely ugly, and he couldn't help but cursed angrily.
"These guys must still be around. Look for me. I'll do whatever it takes to catch them all."
"Whoever catches those guys will be rewarded heavily."
When the dozens of mercenaries around heard the boss's words, they all shouted excitedly: "Yes, boss."
Qin Yimei, Meng Yutong, Wu Tao and others, who had been warned by Li Feng in advance, were not fools. They could tell from the bald man's series of actions during the day that there was something wrong with this caravan.
If Li Feng hadn't brought it up, they might have been kept in the dark.
However, their power is weak and their strength is low. Facing a group of ruthless mercenaries, they are simply looking for death.
So after a group of people discussed it, they tried their best to sneak through and escape at night.
However, when they were halfway through their escape, they discovered that Li Feng had not followed.
"Hey, Li Feng is here, why didn't he follow?" While running, Wu Tao seemed to find something missing. Halfway through the rush, he suddenly stopped and said anxiously.
Meng Yutong said with a cold expression: "Don't worry about him, let's go first. If that group of people catch up, we will definitely not be able to resist it, and we will all be finished."
"How can that be done? If it weren't for him, we would have been killed by those villains." Wu Tao couldn't let go of Li Feng, and said with worry on his face.
Meng Yutong said calmly: "I'm afraid it's too late to go back now. Those guys are ruthless and will definitely not let Li Feng go."
"No, I absolutely cannot leave Li Feng behind." Wu Tao insisted.
When Meng Yutong heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Wu Tao, you idiot, do you want to ignore the safety of the eldest lady?"
"Li Feng is just an outsider. He is not related to us, so we can just let him fend for himself."
Wu Tao gritted his teeth and said, obviously a man who valued friendship, and growled: "You can do this kind of thing by betraying your friends for glory, but I can't do it."
"I will go back alone. You take the eldest lady and the others away first. After all, I was the one who brought Li Feng out of the Rubik's Cube Forest. How can I abandon him at this time?"
After saying this, Wu Tao turned around and ran back. He could not leave Li Feng alone.
"Wu Tao, what on earth is this idiot doing?" Uta looked at Wu Tao's turning figure and cursed angrily.
"You don't even want your life?"
Meng Yutong looked at Qin Yimei and said worriedly: "Miss, why don't we leave first? This kid Wu Tao is determined to rush back to save people. He is probably a sheep in a tiger's mouth."
"Once you are encountered by those ruthless mercenaries, you will definitely die."
Qin Yimei looked in the direction of the caravan with a pale face. Recalling the scene she saw in the caravan before, she couldn't help but feel her scalp numb and full of fear.
When they were camping in the caravan before, Li Feng reminded them that there was something wrong with the caravan, but they still didn't believe it.
To be cautious, Qin Yimei sent Meng Yutong to inquire about the motorcade. It would be better if he didn't investigate, but he would be shocked if he did.
Meng Yutong quietly opened the tightly covered trucks in the caravan, and found that there were a large number of slaves imprisoned inside, including old, weak, women and children. They all looked miserable and made people feel cold all over.
After learning about this situation, Meng Yutong immediately determined that this convoy was not a caravan escorting goods. It was clearly a slave merchant escorting slaves.
Slave traders were engaged in the business of human trafficking, and their methods were cruel and ruthless. In the desolate wasteland, they fell into the hands of these black-hearted slave traders, and it was strange that they would not change their minds.
After learning the news, Qin Yimei and the others did not run away immediately. Instead, they pretended to rest in the camp and waited until it was dead of night before quickly slipping out of the camp and fleeing.
Halfway through the escape, Wu Tao discovered that Li Feng was missing from the team, and he immediately became anxious and stubbornly wanted to turn around and bring Li Feng out.
When everyone saw Wu Tao leaving, they were all furious. Even now, this Wu Tao was still acting so randomly, not taking their safety seriously at all.
Qin Yimei couldn't help feeling worried: "Let's go back and check the situation. We can't let Wu Tao take risks alone."
"We finally escaped from the devil's cave, but we have to run back again." Xue Ling's pretty face turned pale, and she was obviously unwilling.
Qin Yimei pondered for a moment and said: "Wuta, you take Xueling and go first. We will go to meet Wu Tao. If the time is not right, we will immediately choose to retreat."
Meng Yutong frowned and said, "Miss, you can't be as motivated as Wu Tao."
"Then what should we do? Just leave Wu Tao alone. Do you think I am that kind of person?" Qin Yimei said with a cold face.
Meng Yutong was speechless and looked ugly.
"Let's go back and have a look first. If it doesn't work, let's talk about it later." Qin Yimei ignored Meng Yutong's gloomy expression, turned around and ran towards the direction where she came from.
The bald man led dozens of people to surround Qin Yimei's camp. When he found that there was no trace of them, he became furious and was about to send his men to capture them all.
Who would have thought that at this moment, an indifferent voice suddenly sounded from behind everyone: "No need, I'm here."
Hearing this familiar yet indifferent voice, not only the mercenaries were stunned, but even the bald man was surprised.
Following the sound, they found a figure appearing in the darkness behind them. He was wearing black armor and carrying a sword on his back. He looked at them with a cold face, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent.
This person is none other than Li Feng, whom he has been waiting for for a long time.