"Captain Sha Wang, we’ve found the tracks of those people from Dragon Country!"
When Sha Wang reached the foot of the mountain, two ard guards ca up, panting, to report.
"Where?"
Overjoyed upon hearing this, Sha Wang promptly inquired.
"Just ahead!"
One of the ard guards pointed towards the southeast direction.
"Good, take there imdiately!"
With this command, Sha Wang led his n, following the two ard guards to the entrance of the forest.
He looked down and indeed found many scattered footprints.
He recognized these footprints well; they belonged to the group of escaped people from Dragon Country.
He also saw so dried blood stains, further confirming that the group from Dragon Country had entered this forest.
"The other side of this forest, what’s there?"
Previously, Sha Wang had captured a local villager to guide him.
Now that villager had beco useful.
Upon hearing his question, the villager replied tremblingly, "It’s a path... leading towards Dragon Country..."
"So, as long as we pass through this forest, we can reach Dragon Country?"
Sha Wang asked casually.
"Yes!"
The villager nodded in response.
"Are you familiar with the area?"
Sha Wang asked again.
"No... not familiar..."
The villager shook his head, "The terrain in this forest is complicated, and it’s easy to get lost."
"Moreover, there are many venomous snakes and insects inside."
"If bitten by these creatures, there’s no treatnt, only death..."
After listening, Sha Wang nodded slightly, saying nothing more.
He looked at the more than a hundred ard guards around him and said coldly, "This group from Dragon Country has already escaped into the forest."
"According to Mr. Wu’s order, we must find them, no matter what, and they must be alive!"
"Anyone who successfully captures this group from Dragon Country will receive a huge reward from Mr. Wu."
"Even those who can’t capture anyone will get three months of additional wages for the hard work."
On hearing this, the ard guards instinctively licked their lips.
Everyone’s eyes glistened with greed.
As security in the compound, who didn’t know the generosity of that Mr. Wu?
If they managed to capture the group from Dragon Country, Mr. Wu would certainly not be stingy with rewards, ensuring a carefree life thereafter.
"I can see the desire in your eyes."
"So now, we enter the forest to capture that group from Dragon Country!"
Sha Wang was very satisfied with the guards’ reactions.
He grabbed a villager by the collar and said coldly, "You lead the way for us!"
"If you dare to run or try anything, I’ll wipe out your entire family!"
"Y-yes!"
Despite being extrely unwilling to enter the forest, the villager could only nod under Sha Wang’s threat.
Under the villager’s guidance, Sha Wang and his n quickly imrsed themselves into the forest.
...
"Brother Qiao, where have we reached? Why does everything look so familiar?"
After ditching five burdens, Kong Lin and Brother Qiao continued moving forward.
But as they walked on, Kong Lin noticed sothing was off and quickly asked.
Brother Qiao didn’t respond upon hearing.
Staring at the towering trees, knitting his brows deeply.
At this mont, he felt a tinge of regret.
He had overestimated himself and Kong Lin.
He had thought they would surely return to their country if they kept moving forward.
But never realized, without Xie Bing to guide them, they couldn’t discern the directions at all.
After walking for nearly half an hour, they ended up back at the sa tree they had marked before.
"Keep calm! Don’t panic!"
Brother Qiao licked his dry lips, forcing a slight smile.
The words served to comfort both Kong Lin and himself.
"We might as well have stayed with Xie Bing and Tie Shanshan!"
Kong Lin wiped the sweat off his forehead and started complaining again.
"Alright, alright, let’s head back!"
"We might run into Xie Bing and the others..."
Kong Lin hesitated briefly, then decided to try going back to find Xie Bing, Tie Shanshan, and the others.
"Alright!"
Kong Lin, despite his build, lacked his own ideas.
Completely lost now, he could only follow Brother Qiao’s suggestion.
They turned around and began retracing their steps.
As they walked, they suddenly heard so noises, like voices talking.
"It must be Xie Bing and the others!"
Kong Lin said, his face lighting up.
Brother Qiao also nodded, feeling a silent relief.
In the forest area bordering Minma and Dragon Country, like a prival forest, the dense vegetation and complex terrain could easily cause disorientation.
With an outdoor survival expert like Xie Bing leading the way, there might still be a chance to get out.
Without him, they’d inevitably end up like Brother Qiao and Kong Lin—lost and wandering in circles, unable to get out.
"Let’s go and see!"
With that, Kong Lin quickly ran forward.
Brother Qiao reluctantly sped up to catch up.
Following the direction of the voices, they ran several dozen ters forward, only to sense sothing wrong as the voices grew nearer.
"Brother Qiao, these don’t sound like Xie Bing and the others!"
"And it seems they aren’t speaking Dragon Country language..."
As they got closer, the conversations beca clearer.
Kong Lin listened for a bit, felt sothing amiss, and quickly whispered.
"It’s Minma language!"
Brother Qiao heard it too, and his face turned grim.
This forest was barely trodden, and they hadn’t seen another footprint since entering.
It was clear that besides their group of seven, there was probably no one else here.
Yet now they heard people speaking Minma, so there was no doubt—the ard guards from the compound had caught up with them.
"We have to go, now!"
Brother Qiao quickly tugged at Kong Lin by his side.
Kong Lin also sensed sothing was off, nodded, and cautiously retreated.
Just then, a bug suddenly fell from above, landing right on Kong Lin’s head.
Instinctively reaching up, he was bitten on the hand by the insect.
"Damn!"
He flung the bug away, letting out a pained cry.
"Who’s there?"
Not far away, two ard guards, in the midst of relieving themselves behind a large tree, heard the commotion, quickly pulling up their pants and turning to investigate.
The next instant, their eyes t Kong Lin and Brother Qiao!
"Run!"
Upon seeing them, Brother Qiao realized they were frontier ard guards.
Quickly warning Kong Lin, he turned and fled.
Kong Lin’s bitten fingers were already swelling, but he ignored the pain and hurriedly ran away too...
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