Chapter 291 - 195: Leaving
"When did this Wu Tribe appear here?" Fang Yue asked again.
"It was a year or two ago. I don’t remember the exact time," Qiudi replied.
Next, Fang Yue asked for more information about the Blood Dragon Platform’s presence in the area.
He gradually combined this with the information he already possessed, confirming that the Blood Dragon Platform had suddenly appeared in this region shortly before occupying Shanyang Prefecture.
At first, these people called themselves the Wu Tribe and only searched the surrounding area, as if they were looking for something.
Later, they began to have friction with the surrounding tribes and villages, and the two sides clashed dozens of times.
But the Wu Tribe had overwhelming numbers. If ten died today, twenty more would arrive tomorrow. They gradually became the public enemy of most factions in this region.
It was obvious the Blood Dragon Platform had a seemingly endless supply of men. They must have control of a fixed, safe passage; otherwise, this would be impossible.
’If that’s the case, I can definitely get out by following their route!’
At this thought, a light glinted in Fang Yue’s eyes.
In fact, over the past few days, he had learned from Qiudi that she only knew there *might* be an exit in the Great Mang Mountain. As for where it was, she had no idea.
This trip into the Great Mang Mountain was mostly a gamble. But now, he had found people from the Blood Dragon Platform.
As long as he followed them, he would surely find the path they used to get in.
Once the men were a safe distance away, Fang Yue pulled Qiudi along, following the direction the Blood Dragon Platform members had come from, and headed deeper into the Great Mang Mountain.
The Great Mang Mountain was vast and its terrain perilous. Mist permeated the air, restricting visibility, and the area was teeming with venomous creatures and fierce beasts.
Fortunately, by following the trail left by the Blood Dragon Platform members, their journey was relatively smooth, and the two of them soon found a valley.
Several men dressed in the black clothes of the Blood Dragon Platform were guarding the valley.
It seemed they had found the right place. This had to be the passage the Blood Dragon Platform used to get in and out.
’As expected, it’s guarded.’
After a quick glance, Fang Yue and Qiudi hastily retreated. Once they reached a safe place, Fang Yue turned to Qiudi and said:
"That Wu Tribe has another name: the Blood Dragon Platform. You must have realized it too—they’re from the outside. The path ahead will likely be extremely dangerous, so I’m going to send you back first."
"You... You’re not planning to just abandon me, are you?! You haven’t even acknowledged me as your master yet, and you’re already trying to ditch me and go alone? No way, I won’t allow it."
Qiudi was instantly furious.
’This guy is such a jerk! He swore up and down that he would acknowledge me as his master after we found a way out.’
’Now he’s trying to ditch me. My senior brother was right—men are all pigs, completely unreliable.’
’Once they get what they want, they stop cherishing you.’
"You saw them too. The people from the Blood Dragon Platform are very strong. I’m worried that bringing you with me will slow me down. So just be good, listen, and go back. We don’t want any accidents," Fang Yue said in a calm voice.
"No, I’m not leaving. You’re my disciple, so I have to follow you," Qiudi said stubbornly.
Fang Yue shook his head. He hadn’t expected this girl to be so stubborn.
’Is she really planning to follow me out of this place and all the way to Great Wei?’
His gaze suddenly shifted to a point behind Qiudi. "Look, who’s that?" As expected, Qiudi turned her head and saw her senior brother, Lin Chan.
Just as she was about to ask her senior brother what he was doing here, she felt a sharp pain on the back of her neck. Her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed, unconscious.
"Elder Lin, I’ll have to trouble you with her," Fang Yue said with a wry smile.
In truth, he had Sensed Lin Chan following them for some time. It was obvious Lin Chan didn’t trust him with Qiudi and had been tailing them deliberately. ’He was probably afraid I’d run off with her.’
Lin Chan nodded. Of course he wasn’t comfortable with his junior sister leaving with an outsider like Fang Yue.
At the same time, he knew his junior sister. When she got an idea in her head, she became single-minded and was truly capable of just leaving this place.
So, he had followed them. Partly because he was worried about her safety, and partly to be there at the last moment to take her back home.
"You said these people from the Wu Tribe are also from the outside? Is the world outside still ruled by the Great Wei?" Lin Chan asked, turning back just as he was about to leave with Qiudi.
’So it’s true. Lin Chan and his people used to live in the outside world.’
’Or rather, their Sect migrated here from the outside.’
’Three hundred years ago, the Xuanming Sect vanished overnight. Did the entire Sect move into this region?’
Fang Yue immediately shared some information about the current state of the outside world with Lin Chan.
This included the news that the Blood Dragon Platform was backing a Great Wei Prince in a rebellion. They had already seized three prefectures and amassed considerable power.
He also mentioned that the Great Wei was currently facing an invasion by the Barbarian Race in the north and raids from an Island Country in the southeast. Beset by enemies on three sides, the dynasty seemed to be in a precarious state.
"In that case, the outside world sounds even less stable than it is here," Lin Chan said with a soft sigh.
The might of the Great Wei Dynasty was a story passed down within their sect.
The sect’s decline back then was, of course, partly because the Sect Leader became a Fallen Demon, but it was also inextricably linked to the Great Wei Dynasty.
At the very least, they had managed to uncover a few things after the fact.
Namely, that the Great Wei Dynasty had been the hidden hand pushing for the annihilation of numerous sects within its territory of two capitals and thirteen prefectures.
Although the Great Wei Dynasty never acted directly, it was undoubtedly the mastermind behind it all.