The leader of the Tu tribe went down the mountain alone, and the head of the Nangong family led the attack. In fact, there was a high possibility that the two sides would encounter each other, but the reason why they failed to do so was because the terrain of this continuous mountain range was too complicated.
It's as simple as one up and one down.
This is also one of the main reasons why the Nangong family has been reluctant to attack the mountain in a large scale despite the fact that the natives are unwilling to surrender. After all, the terrain is dangerous for the sake of the geographical advantage. To protect their homeland, there must be peace and harmony. If the weather comes again, they will definitely attack it.
The losses were heavy.
And even if not, having these two major advantages is enough to give them a drink.
But this time it's different.
The mountains and forests are vast, like a dark sea in the night, and somewhere in this "sea", the head of the Nangong family looked up. Even though the tree crowns covered the sky and even the moonlight could not be seen, his face was still full of color.
Full of determination.
"Report, my lord, the advance scouts have extended the area to ten miles, but they still haven't found any clues about the young master and his men."
The head of the Nangong family withdrew his gaze from the night sky with a very serious expression on his face, but he just waved his hand and asked his men to retreat without saying anything.
To be honest, he had already foreseen that Nangong Yun, Zhou Qin and Li Ze were responsible for assisting Shen Qing in attacking the mountain, and Shen Qing was an indigenous person. Under this relationship, what chance did his beloved son have of surviving?
Knock...
The sound of clenching fists sounded, "My son, Thousand-Year Thunder Soul! Barbarian natives, damn Shen Qing! Don't let me find you, otherwise I will cramp and strip you to your bones!"
Swearing a vicious oath in his heart, the head of the Nangong family waved his hand, and in the darkness, all the elite members of the Nangong family began to move forward again.
The mountains are like a maze. Because the trees are so tall that they don’t see the sun all year round, and it is easier for fog to breed. Therefore, in this mountain range, you can hardly see the fog lifting from morning to night, so the direction is difficult to identify, and there are many poisonous insects.
The ferocious beast made the people of the Nangong family feel that this was simply a trip to hell.
Another day passed, and there was still no trace of the native lair, not even a trace of half of the natives. The Nangong family's adviser boldly stepped forward and suggested that the head of the Nangong family should give up for the time being and think about it later.
This is good advice, because the head of the Nangong family led the crowd to attack the mountain purely out of impulse. He neither made a corresponding plan nor brought sufficient supplies. Of course, the supplies did not refer to food or the like.
Because Yuan Xiu didn't care much about that, but they didn't even prepare any healing and detoxifying elixirs, so in two days, more than ten brothers died from poisonous insect bites alone.
Although the Nangong family is the largest force in the local area, in terms of true scale, it is actually not as big as the Liu family in Wanrenshan. Therefore, even counting them from staff to orthodox, from guards to servants, they only have more than 1,800 people.
That's all.
In such a harsh environment, they could not even touch the shadow of the indigenous people, and they already suffered casualties. One can imagine how heavy the losses would be even if the attack on the mountain was successful in the end.
But the head of the Nangong family had made up his mind and did not want to pay attention to the adviser's proposal.
The counselor sighed helplessly and had no choice but to retreat.
Everyone in the Nangong family continued to move forward, and the counselor continued to be depressed, and even had the intention of leaving quietly. But at this moment, his subordinates ordered the head of the family to call him over!
The counselor was startled and quickly went to the beginning of the team to meet the head of the Nangong family.
"My lord, have you changed your mind?" The counselor looked happy.
The head of the Nangong family shook his head, "If you don't destroy the natives and don't kill Shen Qing, I swear that I won't be a human being! But..."
He paused for a moment, and his eyes suddenly glowed with interest, "But just now, a tip came from the steward, saying that the indigenous leader has arrived at the mansion and intends to negotiate with us!"
"Is this true?" The counselor was shocked. He never expected that this indigenous leader would dare to do such a thing.
The head of the Nangong family smiled and nodded, "Haha, let's negotiate. The indigenous people are the indigenous people, and we don't care about outsiders and mindless things! Yang Que, you might as well tell us how we should deal with this matter."
The guy named Yang Que was one of the most trusted retainers of the Nangong family. At this time, he had a clear mind and a plan. The only shortcoming was that his Yuandao talent and strength were too low.
"In my opinion, this matter is an excellent opportunity. Now we are spending time in this mountain forest, not knowing when we will find the native nest, and brothers are losing their lives every day, so the situation is actually not good for us.
But the indigenous leader actually took the initiative to come to our door, which makes a huge difference!"
"How different?"
"Master, think about it, if we blindly wander around in the mountains, although we are sure to find the indigenous nest sooner or later, after we find it, everyone will be exhausted physically and mentally, and their fighting strength will be greatly reduced, and the losses must be extremely huge.
But if we can give the indigenous leader..."
Having said this, a sinister smile appeared on Yang Que's face.
However, the head of the Nangong family asked back, "But do you think that if he doesn't have any confidence and support, he would dare to come and negotiate with us?"
Regarding this matter, Yang Que, as a counselor, has naturally thought about it, so he directly replied: "As expected, the young master should have fallen into their hands."
"Since you know this, why don't you propose to let me make a fuss about the indigenous leader? Aren't you afraid that my son will die?!"
The head of the Nangong family was obviously blaming, but Yang Que didn't feel panic at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, head of the family, how could I make random suggestions without thinking and thus harming the young master's life. So, the head of the family, as long as
You believe me, if you follow my advice, I will ensure that the young master is safe and sound, and the natives will fall apart!"
"Oh? Then you might as well talk about it." The head of the Nangong family showed a strong interest. In fact, in his heart, he did not want to miss this excellent opportunity. After all, the importance of indigenous leaders to the indigenous clan does not need to be mentioned. If he can
Capture him and the natives will become like a rabble without a leader!
Yang Que rolled his eyes, "Master, think about it, we have been dealing with the indigenous people for so many years, what kind of character do the indigenous people have? Haha, although they live in the mountains for a long time and look like barbarians, their hearts are full of women's kindness.
So as long as we don't kill their leader, they will never take the lead in murdering our young master."
The head of the Nangong family nodded when he heard this. This is a fact. In the past, they had made several attempts to attack the mountain at the beginning, but they all ended in failure due to the complexity of the terrain and the ferocity of the beasts. And in that
During several processes, several of their core figures were captured, but in the end, not all of them were released.
As for the reason for their release, it better demonstrates the peaceful nature of the indigenous people. They released the hostages again and again, and every time, it was to seek peace!
They hoped that they could release the hostages in exchange for the Nangong family not to invade again, and they were not embarrassed even after being tricked once, and even after being tricked several times in a row, if not for the fact that the head of the Nangong family later felt that if they did not devote all their fighting power,
They were unable to capture the natives, so they gave up the exploratory attack that cost them no men and horses. It is estimated that after they captured the hostages, they might have to continue to release them.
Everything Yang Que said makes sense. Since it was the natives who initiated the negotiation, they must still have the intention of seeking peace. Naturally, the life of his beloved son Nangong Yun would not be in danger.
"Then what happens next? Although they won't hurt my son, if we don't put the indigenous leader back, they probably won't be able to put my son back, right?"
"Of course this is true, but have you ever thought about the details of the hostage exchange between the two parties?"
As he said that, Yang Que smiled proudly, "Where are the hostages exchanged? At what location? How many people from both sides will show up? Who are they? Head of the family, don't you think that this is actually a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
Hearing these words, the head of the Nangong family's eyes lit up, "Yang Que, Yang Que, you are indeed the number one adviser of my Nangong family. I understand. What you mean is that it seems that hostages were exchanged, but in fact, that scene
The process of exchanging hostages is actually
The ambush will lead to the appearance of more of their core figures. Once my son is safe, we can immediately turn our backs and directly capture all the people present on the opposite side. By then, the advantage of the situation will be completely in our hands!"
"Haha, the master of the house has given you too much praise!" Yang Que cupped his hands with a sinister look on his face.
The two of them had reached an agreement and decided to go back home. Although it was difficult to move forward, because they had clearly marked the way back, the Nangong family did not suffer any losses when they returned, and the speed was also slow.
Slowly, in less than a day, we returned to Fancheng.
The head of the Nangong family was in a great mood and strode into the garden. The family members who stayed behind had already been waiting at the door to welcome him in.
"As for the indigenous leader, please ask someone to inform him that the head of the family has returned and that he can meet with him immediately."
"Reporting to the head of the family, he said before that it is impossible to show up, but as long as you come back, you can use this thing to talk to him in person."
Hearing this, the head of the Nangong family frowned and secretly thought that this native was not too stupid.
As for that thing, he took it and saw that it was an extremely valuable sound transmission jade!
"Haha, it seems that the natives have saved a lot of capital over the years, and they can even produce such things."
He smiled evilly and injected Yuan Qi into the sound transmission jade. After a moment, there was a voice from there.
"The head of the Nangong family himself?"
Because they have been fighting for several years, the head of the Nangong family has been able to roughly understand the indigenous language, so he does not need any translation. He directly smiled meaningfully and said: "Old rival, where are you hiding? Isn't it right here?
In the city?!"
In fact, while he was saying this, Yang Que and the Great Elder on the other side had personally taken action to control Fan City. As long as the indigenous leader was indeed in Fan City, he would definitely be unable to escape!