Regular Chapter. There will be 1 Regular Chapter starting today.
Acting as part of an Aristocratic Family wasn't hard for Wu Ming and Kang Shouli. After all, the two of them were from an Aristocratic Family.
Huang Ying and Xiaoyu weren't bad either. They too had seen a lot of things. Even if Mr. Wang Qiao was astute, he still got fooled. First, he prepared a courtyard for the five of them to stay. After that, he immediately sent out some men to get news regarding the Barbarian Cavalry.
"Hehe…… Sister Huang Ying is really great. The several people behind the old man a moment ago, none of them could take their eyes off of you!"
As the several of them came to the courtyard and closed the door, Xiaoyu grinned and said to Huang Ying.
"There are people outside keeping an eye on us! It seems that Mr. Wang Qiao doesn't trust us completely yet!"
Qin Hu arrived before the window. Looking outside, he said in a low voice.
"That's human nature…… However, we have brought the news about the Barbarian Cavalry. No matter how they are, they at least believed and are trying to confirm the credibility of our words instead of ignoring us!"
Wi Ming looked towards the four and said, "Now, all of you do believe that this is the Great Xia Dynasty?"
"To tell the truth… it's still unbelievable. But the layout of this village, and even the clothing of the characters, the furnishings, and everything else… they all match the description of Great Xia Dynasty heard of in the ancient tales……"
Huang Ying said with a bitter smile.
"Indeed…… It's possible for a single person to try and deceive us, but ten people, a hundred people, and more……"
Xiaoyu also had a bitter expression on her face.
"Since we have determined that this place is not Great Zhou, then we can also affirm that we are around the border…… Barbarian Cavalry, they might really arrive!"
Wu Ming said, "At that time, if we really want to guarantee our survival, then we must take advantage of the people with authority! Miss Huang Ying, I will have to trouble you with this matter! Especially the level of training the countrymen here have, how many experts there are, and everything! We need to be clear!"
"This mistress knows!"
Huang Ying didn't have the option to refuse so she agreed.
She knew that she didn't even have the strength to truss up a chicken, nor did she have a mystical background like that of Xiaoyu. If she has to be sacrificed, she would get sacrificed without hesitation from the others, therefore, she wanted to demonstrate that she can also have some value!
For those villagers who were always working in the countryside, and only got sows to spend their time, Huang Ying was like a fairy descended from the Heaven. As long as she made any subtle movement, these bunch of folks won't be able to resist her charms.
"This big brother…… This girl……"
Looking at Huang Ying stroke her silky hair, going out to say hello to them, the stalking town soldiers suddenly became 'rebellious'. They were incomparably attentive of her, answering every question of her. Except for Kang Shouli, the other three had a smile on their face.
Nightfall……
After eating a meal with Mr. Wang Qiao who seemed a bit uneasy, Wu Ming gathered the other four people.
"How was your harvest, Miss Huang Ying?"
"I have obtained some information!"
Huang Ying said softly, "From what information this mistress could gather, Daqing Village's biggest family is the Wang Family. They also have many relatives, many of whom share the same ancestry as them. There are more than a thousand people here. The world isn't too peaceful. There are more than a hundred people in the Township Militia. The strongest martial artist is Wang Yin, son of Mr. Wang Qiao. I heard that he has reached the 5th layer of Mortal Body Realm, a True Qi expert!"
"After being notified by us, the Daqing Village has started to secretly guard and create earthen fences. It's just that, this mistress isn't too optimistic regarding this……"
"Even… this mistress has also heard some rumors saying that we are the cause of the disaster. We are the one who brought the Barbarian Cavalry here. If the Great Xia Army on the border is really threatened, they will tie us up and deliver us to them. So that they might be able to avoid this calamity!"
"Bang!!"
Kang Shouli smashed his palm on the wooden table, bitterly saying, "No wonder they had sent people to keep watch on us, so this was the reason!"
"Some unknown people suddenly appearing out of nowhere in these tumultuous times, it's obvious they would be wary of us……"
Wu Ming had already been prepared for this outcome.
It was already strange that they let them stay overnight in the village, considering how anti-social these villagers appeared to be to outsiders.
Perhaps, the reason Wang Qiao had left them here was that he really regarded them as people of great importance to the Barbarian Cavalry. He might even have prepared to sell them out for a high price. It wouldn't be too strange if he really did.
"When the first wave of the Barbarian Cavalry arrives, they will naturally know how fierce they are!"
Qin Hu interrupted.
"Before then, we need to be careful and plan everything!"
Wu Ming summed up the matter and then said with a serious expression, "I still have a few questions for everyone. Can you all still remember what happened before you all went into a coma?" {TL Note: When they arrived in the Overgod Space, they were unconscious. Wu Ming was the first one to wake up.}
"Brother Nameless, what you mean to ask is if we remember how we got in here? I don't remember what happened……"
Xiaoyu innocently blinked and said, "That day…… I was reviewing my lesson at home, then suddenly, everything went dark and I arrived here!"
"This mistress is the same……" Huang Ying tried to concentrate as she said, "At that time, this mistress was going to play a Qin in the Hundred Blossoms House, there was nothing different in the surroundings!"
"I was actually preparing to kill a person!"
Qin Hu fiercely smiled, making Kang Shouli shrink his neck, "I…… I was in the middle of the restaurant, reading poems to several of my good friends at that time, as we enjoyed the wind and the moon…"
"I actually met with a disaster at my home's main gate for no reason!"
Wu Ming finally said. In his heart, he thought of the jade pendant around his chest.
These people just crossed over without reason; they didn't mention a single thing regarding any jade pendant or anything like that.
Also, when I read the Magical Artifact's Dao Technique, they were all excluded from that as well. Wu Ming's heart was serious at this time.
"I am afraid there are some issues here…… To begin with, where did that Lin Qi got the jade pendant from? Why is it related to the Overgod Palace here?…… Also, this reincarnation status……"
Wu Ming's complexion was that of someone in deep thought. The others thought that he was worried about the future.
"Dang!"
"Dang!"
"Dang!"
Suddenly, a rapid sound of copper gong sounded from the outside. It was dark of the night and the sound was too harsh on the ears. The voices of people slowly started to spread. Occasionally, there were horrified and crying sounds, making Wu Ming's heart sink.
It seems that the Overgod Palace wasn't going to give them even a day to rest.
"Elders, women, and children must stay at home. Everyone else, head over to the Township Militia Armament House!"
During the dark night, the innumerable flares of fire gathered together to form a Fire Dragon. There were loud noises from time to time as well.
When Wu Ming came out, he was surrounded by a group of villagers. The person in lead was Wang Qiao, followed by a guy with an imposing manner and iron-like skin.
"Village Head, those Barbarians certainly didn't come here for us. You can tell that from a glance. I will come with you, and if what I said is false, you can deal with me as you please!"
Wu Ming continued by saying, "Barbarians are savage; they will certainly not let off the Daqing Village. I and Brother Kang actually have some relationship with some forces in the periphery. If we can get some reinforcements……"
Those words were said softly, but were the harsh truth and immediately made Wang Qiao's expression turn gloomy and uncertain.
He caressed his sparse beard, then suddenly beckoned with his hand and said with a smile, "Honored Guest, what are you saying! I and the others came here to make sure that you guests won't get lost in the mess. Things have already come to this, so I was wondering if you would like to go to the wall with this old man!"
There was a fortified village around the Daqing Village as if a small city. At this time, a flare lit up above it.
Wu Ming and the others boarded an earthen building with Wang Qiao. They could hear the faint sound of horses outside, not knowing how many people were coming.
"With my experience from over the years, there won't be more than 10 Barbarian Cavalry riders outside, absolutely!"
Qin Hu suddenly said as his ears moved, "Barbarians use 10 people as a team. First, they have the 10-Men Team, followed by 100-Men Team, then 1000-Men Team followed by 10000-Men Team. Generally, the 10-Men Team is the Tulu Warriors as their leaders, while the 100-Men Teams have Shamans assuming the command personally……"
Wu Ming and the others looked at each other as their hearts sunk.
Since the Mission said there would be Shamans, then this territory was obviously going to be invaded by a 100-Men team, while the defense wasn't going to last.
Although there were a 100 people in the Daqing Township Militia; compared to the 100-Men Cavalries of the Barbarians, it was like comparing Heaven and Earth.
"Chief……"
A sad and shrill yell transmitted, followed by a villager covered in blood running towards them with a basket hung to him.
"What happened?" As Wang Qiao saw that the man's ears and nose had been cut off, his face sunk.
At the same time, Wang Yin stepped forward and blocked the way of Wu Ming and the others.
"They aren't pursuing us…… But they want us to offer our grain and women, and want to rest in the village… they will let us go after that……"
The villager's faces fell. The Barbarians had thrown out their condition. Hearing the conditions, Wang Qiao's heart sunk deeper.
Food and women were easy to handle but letting the Barbarians enter the village was equal to asking for a slaughter.
At this time, he was deeply aware of the difference between the Barbarians and the ordinary common bandits in the mountains. These Barbarians were a flock of locusts, trying to eat the roots of his Daqing Village, Ah!
"Everyone, this old man is really sorry from the bottom of his heart!"
After his sullen expression, Wang Qiao suddenly turned towards Wu Ming and the others and said in a deep voice as he bowed before them, "I hope that everyone will assist in the rescue of my Daqing Village, in thick or thin!"
"That we will naturally do!"
Wu Ming held the old man with his two hands, "According to the news that I and the others received beforehand, the number of Barbarians who came here this time shouldn't exceed 100!"
"Um! Although our Great Xia's north is chaotic, the Barbarians haven't yet been able to invade to this point. It should be a small team of their scouts that slipped through the net!"
Wang Qiao's heard sunk, but he tried to maintain his composure on his face, "So long as you can support us for a few days, we might not have to wait for the reinforcements to arrive. The enemy might retreat by themselves……"
"Command! Move everyone from the arsenal. It's the crucial moment, we can't let anything to go wrong. Wang Yin, you take control of the overall situation!"
Wang Qiao calmed down and was actually able to think some law at this time.
"Understood!"
Wang Yin replied with a cold face and began to deploy troops for defense.
"What do you think is the probability for Daqing Village to survive through this?"
Wu Ming and the several others had become idlers now. They weren't walking nor were they talking. As Wu Ming listened to the intensifying horse's hoof sound, his Qi and Blood boiled slightly, so he asked Xiaoyu in her ears.
"This…… It's hard to say. The Barbarians are at least a dozen in number, equivalent to the experts in the third to the fourth layer of Mortal Body Realm. As for the shamans…"
Xiaoyu bit her lips.
"Is the witchcraft of the shamans very strong?" Although Wu Ming had a bit of memory from his predecessor, he barely knew anything regarding these matters.
"It's hard to say……"
Xiaoyu thought about it and whispered, "Witchcraft is the same as the Dao Techniques. If given enough time for them to prepare to perfection, it's possible you will suffer defeat even if you were in the 9th Layer of Mortal Body Realm. But if you are near them and the Shamans and Priests don't have any protection, they are almost the same as ordinary people…… Naturally, these are the conditions for low-level shamans. In a team of hundred… I am afraid, it will be very hard to injure the Shaman. If they get injured, the morale of the team can collapse……"
Whiz!!
In an instant, several arrows came flying with a humming noise, followed by the pitiful yells of people.
"Barbarians are firing from their horsebacks!"
Just when Wu Ming had this thought, he saw an arrow fly like a snake in the darkness, impaling Xiaoyu's fair and exquisite neck.
Pū!
Blood spurted crazily, splashing all over Wu Ming's face.
The blood was warm and had a fishy smell. Wu Ming looked toward the girl who just fell to the ground with melancholy.
Dead!
With her broad knowledge and a mysterious background, the girl had so many plans for her future, but now, she died, died right before Wu Ming!
"Sure enough… born under the Heavens, who isn't going to die! Is this the Overgod Palace?"
Wu Ming bent down and deeply exhaled. It seemed that the Overgod Palace had finally unveiled the veil and revealed it's sharp fangs!
F**k You, Author! Godda**it!!!! Why did the cute girl had to die!!!!!!!!!