The Spirit World

Chapter 518: Strategy and Counter-Strategy
The wind blowing from Wenti County in summer is the glacial wind from the Manam Mountains rising in the northwest, which flows directly into Wenti County through the flat Manam River. Because the Fallen Dragon absorbs the surrounding ice elements, the narrow Wenti County mountains form a natural circular mountain range. Surrounded by mountains, Wenti County is similar to a basin. The weather in Wenti County is too hot at this time, and there is heavy rain all around. For Wenti County, most people are willing to come to Wenti County for employment, and the development of the special hot season food products trade is also attributed to this.

The strategy of evacuating the entire city of Wenti County was a temporary one, so people who needed to enter the city from many surrounding cities were abruptly stopped, or heard from others that the entire Wenti County had moved out, leaving only the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the members of the Flying Eagle Team to guard the city, including important members such as the princess and Emperor Long Xu.

The people who came into the city to trade were stopped at a loss, and were forced to go back. Naturally, they would come into contact with the citizens of Wenti County who were leaving the city. In this intersection, the vehicles at the south gate of Wenti County were mainly traders from the southern cities of the Principality of Allan, and further down was the [Fengqi Plain].

Chang Yufeng was not following in Longxugong's carriage as an entourage. Although he knew that there were two powerful fighters, Kraft and Longxugong, in the carriage to protect Elaine from being robbed, he did not know that the princess and Emperor Longxu were also there.

In fact, the ordinary citizens and the caravans that followed made the noise so noisy and confusing. It would be fine if one could tell the bad guys from the good guys at a glance, but Chang Yufeng obviously couldn't do it.

He could only find the answer from his "different" companions.

Among the people Lin'er told him about, he could only guess which one was the good guy and which one was the bad guy.

Just kidding, it can't be that all people are bad people.

If Lord Longxu had arranged people to confuse the public inside, then the first thing the Shadow Hunter needs to confirm is the [Household Department Residence]. Only then can they realize that Lord Longxu and his people from the Household Department have all moved south.

In such a plan, Chang Yufeng could only wait.

Because he had become an adult, he no longer had a watch to keep track of time. Looking up at the direction where the sun was setting in the west, he estimated that the time was now 1:40.

The soldiers guarding the city did not force people outside to enter the city, but instead checked their identities while they were diverting, such as travel permits or villager certificates. The incident happened suddenly, and it was very difficult to produce these certificates that most people did not carry with them, and registration also became extremely troublesome. However, there was no way. When Chang Yufeng also needed to register, a person appeared in Chang Yufeng's sight.

That was the suspicious person Lin'er had reported, the black-haired man at the six o'clock position, who was the person Lin'er said had been staring at her.

Black hair and black eyes have always been the symbols of being an imperial citizen, but that is not absolute. This person first patted Chang Yufeng on the shoulder and wanted to talk to him, and the first thing he said was, "You look like a royal citizen, so you must be."

Chang Yufeng protected Lin'er behind him. He saw the black-haired man with a smile on his face, wearing a simple light yellow robe - this robe was not beautiful at all, it was more like a cloak draped over his body, revealing half of his body.

"Yeah." Chang Yufeng nodded in response. His and Lin'er's appearance had changed in the eyes of others, and Chang Yufeng was not quite sure what he had become. However, after looking at Lin'er's ordinary face, he roughly knew.

"Where are you going? Are you a ronin?" The man saw that Chang Yufeng was a little reserved, so he smiled even more: "Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad person. My name is [Wu Ke], I'm a ronin who came to the empire, but I encountered this incident. I thought I could meet a fellow countryman and go back together, so that I can have someone to take care of me on the way."

"I still need to hurry... I'm not going to the empire, I'm sorry." Chang Yufeng jumped on the horse, picked up the little Lin'er, and carried her onto Yunzong.

Seeing that Chang Yufeng was unwilling to pay attention to him, Wu Ke did not give up, but chased after Yun Zong and shouted: "Hey! Where are you going? I finally met a fellow countryman. If the place you are going is not far, I can go with you. It's like meeting a fellow countryman, right? Even if you don't have tears in your eyes, at least you don't feel unfamiliar... This is your sister, right? It's not easy for you to travel the world with your sister at such a young age. I am familiar with the distribution of ferocious beasts in this area... Okay..."

Seeing Wu Ke said so much in one go, Chang Yufeng did not stay, but just slowed down his pace. He could not deliberately stare at the carriage where Longxu Gong was, but just glanced at it lightly. He had not walked far. He had no intention of paying attention to this imperial ronin who looked a little down and out, but seeing that this man was chasing him relentlessly, he thought that it was indeed difficult, and it would not be good if he kept following him, so he touched his body, but did not feel any money, and Wu Ke hurriedly stopped him from touching the money.

"Good brother, that's not what I meant. I really want to find a companion to go home with. I want to go back early and not wander around anymore." Wu Ke followed Yun Zong and touched his body. Yun Zong felt a little repulsed and the hair on his body stood up.

Seeing this, Chang Yufeng could only helplessly look at Wu Ke, who was somewhat dependent on him, and said: "I am not going back to the empire. You and I are strangers, so how can we be colleagues? However, it is difficult for me to help you if you want me to. I am really sorry."

"Okay..." Wu Ke gave in a little, and had to let go of Yun Zong's hand reluctantly and fell behind Yun Zong.

Chang Yufeng looked at this somewhat frustrated man. Perhaps this person was really looking for an imperial citizen to return home with him. When he was away from home, as a wanderer traveling around the spiritual world, he did not have enough money to return home quickly. When he encountered difficulties and had to sleep in the open air, he might feel a little sad.

This person's previous gaze was understandable, so he was definitely not a friend or foe.

Chang Yufeng had seen many wanderers roaming around various corners of Wenti County. Perhaps they were wandering around out of their youthful curiosity about the world, or they were forced to engage in dangerous activities such as hunting ferocious beasts to earn money due to their livelihood. But most of them were like this, with no food to eat.

Judging from Wu Ke's appearance, he did have some injuries on his body, which was inevitable when fighting against ferocious beasts outside. Chang Yufeng felt around his body and was able to find a gold coin in this completely new set of clothes.

He turned around and came to Wu Ke's side and shouted "Hey". Wu Ke looked up and saw a gold coin flying towards him. He caught it carefully and looked at Chang Yufeng with a confused face.

"You want to go back, but this is all the money I have. I'm sorry, that's it."

Chang Yufeng turned around and left in a hurry, not giving Wu Ke any chance to react.

As a kid who has been with Amina and Rajel all year round, Chang Yufeng's comfortable life is indeed unmatched by many people. He has only heard about the stories of ronin or adventurers from Old Tom. They rely on hunting ferocious beasts to earn gold coins and risk their lives to run around and shout for help. It cannot be considered a glamorous profession, and they can only be accompanied by loneliness and suffering.

In addition, in a foreign country, just across a city, meeting a fellow countryman in an unfamiliar environment may also be an extremely exciting thing. Not to mention dependence, just experiencing the same kind of suffering

Chang Yufeng had something important to do, and since we were on different paths, there was nothing to say, but he was still soft-hearted as always and gave him a gold coin as a favor. He didn't know whether this was good or bad, it felt like a gift from a poor man. If he was really poor, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if he wasn't poor, this gold coin would be misunderstood.

After thinking it over, Chang Yufeng still felt that he had acted a little hastily. Rescuing Elaine from the Ministry of Internal Affairs represented by Longxu Gongsuo and the shadow hunters hiding around him made him feel a lot of pressure, and he could only try his best to be the "fisherman".

He turned around to confirm Wu Ke's attitude. Fortunately, Wu Ke showed a complex expression of gratitude and helplessness, so there was nothing to worry about.

This gold coin can only be used in the next city once you leave the city, so the help is still minimal. If the injured Wu Ke encounters a difficult beast on the road, it may be very dangerous.

After thinking so much, Chang Yufeng could only realize that his actions were not so rigorous. It might be because he had just obtained the familiar power, so he was a little too proud of himself. He calmed down and told himself not to be nervous.

Wu Ke had been staring at him, but Wu Ke's suspicion disappeared all of a sudden. He was just a ronin who hoped to have his fellow countrymen accompany him back home. This also reminded Chang Yufeng that he needed to pay attention to those citizens who seemed harmless. They might also be hiding some hidden masters, either Shadow Hunters or members of the Flying Eagle Team.

After registering this time, he officially left the city. Chang Yufeng filled in the name "Ning Feng" and just followed the current group of citizens. He did not rashly change his position, nor did he show any particularly outstanding behavior to attract attention. Thinking about it this way, he had just rashly appeared next to the position of the Longxu horse carriage and followed it for so long, which was indeed a mistake. Maybe he had been targeted.

When he thought of this, some tiny beads of sweat broke out. He was indeed lacking in consideration when doing things, both earlier and just now. He must calm down and face the next situation properly.

Maybe every sudden situation requires testing one's reaction ability and response measures, rather than an absolute contest of strength.

Not being able to adapt to changing circumstances is definitely a bad situation.

He looked at the citizens whose order had been disrupted. After leaving the South Gate, some people dispersed, and many horse-drawn carriages and dragon carriages sped up when they entered the avenue, including Longxugong's carriage.

Those who had doubts just now might fall behind because they had no horses, so their doubts were reduced by half. It is certainly not right to judge a person by his appearance, and Lin'er's mistake was extremely obvious, but it doesn't matter anymore.

Chang Yufeng pulled Yun Zong's reins, and Yun Zong understood and quickly followed behind the intersection of the other carriages and the dragon carriage. As long as Longxu Gong's carriage was not lost and the brown unicorn was not lost, there would be no problem.

However, just as Chang Yufeng was struggling to observe who was paying close attention to him or the brown unicorn carriage, a loud noise was heard in the city, and a huge shock wave swept in with dust.

【Boom! 】

Almost all the pedestrians were knocked to the ground, and many horses were frightened. Fortunately, Yun Zong was only slightly shaken. In an instant, it was as if all the horses were silent. The lizard dragons and horses ran faster, like rats running away with their heads in their hands. Under the shock wave, their instinct made them flee in all directions, taking their RVs with them, and driving away in a huge dust.

"Oh no!" Chang Yufeng cursed inwardly and quickly went to look for the brown unicorn, only to find that the horse's tail had disappeared in the dust.

While the citizens who reacted faster were still trying to figure out what was happening in Princess Wenti's city behind them and what the explosion was all about, the chaos on the scene had already become completely out of control amid the people's exclamations, wailing, and the roars of horses, lizard dragons!
This was almost astonishing. The change in an instant caught Chang Yufeng off guard.

Was it that Longxu Gong had set up a trap for everyone? Or were the Shadow Hunters trying to detect the people left behind by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a fight had broken out?

It is unknown at the moment. He only knows that if this operation was done by Longxu Gong, then it would be quite experienced.

Because now, anyone who appears next to the brown unicorn carriage is a suspicious person.

The brown unicorn carriage quickly rushed out of the crowd when it anticipated the explosion, carrying all the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs out.

It stands to reason that it is unlikely for a human or horse lizard dragon to react at this moment, so anyone who catches up with the brown unicorn is definitely a shadow hunter.

This is definitely not good for Chang Yufeng, a third party, because if he loses sight of Longxugong, he will definitely be suspected if he follows him.

It doesn’t matter whether you have been suspected here just now, as long as you follow that carriage now, there is definitely something wrong!
"Brother Yufeng, are you okay..." Lin'er looked back at Chang Yufeng who had an unwilling look on his face. There was only one thing that she cared about, and that was that she would follow whatever Chang Yufeng did.

Chang Yufeng also knew that he could not really compete with those old foxes in strategy. Longxu Gong's move was equivalent to making everyone fall behind the team for a while and move forward alone. Anyone who followed him at this time would definitely be intercepted by the accompanying Flying Eagle Team.

Then, all the Shadow Hunters need to do is to tear their faces apart and accept the confrontation with the Eagles and even Kraft. There is no way they can do anything in secret.

Unless they had laid traps along the way, how could they possibly know how Longxugong arranged the route? The difference in information here was enough for them to make a more direct "robbery" behavior.

In other words, the outcome will be decided immediately. In any case, the fighting power of Kraft and Longxu Gong is not to be underestimated. Only the Shadow Hunter who is determined to die can snatch Elaine from Kraft and Longxu Gong.

This is impossible. The ten dispersed teams have at least dispersed the combat power of nearly ten Shadow Hunters. It will probably take them a long time to gather together. The combat power of only the Shadow Hunters who remain is definitely not enough.

This is such a ruthless plan. We can’t be clever anymore, we have to use ruthlessness.

This is worthy of being called Longxugong. He has almost taken the mobilization of manpower to the extreme. The shock wave created by the explosion was caused by the Flying Eagles themselves, and the purpose was to allow Longxugong to take advantage of the chaos and move ahead.

This is why the citizens need to leave the city urgently. For a city that is about to be abandoned, there is no harm in blowing it up.

This kind of calculation is almost perfect, almost without omissions. Only someone with the powerful dispatching ability and prestige of Longxu Gong can make such a brilliant deployment.

Chang Yufeng could only sigh and could not make any other sound.

"Really... too calm..." Chang Yufeng sighed to himself. In the smoke and fog, he did not answer Lin'er's question.

In a trance, he saw a black horse galloping past and turned into a black arc in front of him.

He looked at the back of the person riding the horse. It was a woman. This inconspicuous person rushed straight out of the smoke and dust. It seemed that she was not simply in a hurry, but was chasing someone.

Taken the bait...

Chang Yufeng turned the reins, Yun Zong flew out and immediately followed.

In this strategy and counter-strategy, Longxu Gong is still better.

(End of this chapter)