As expected of Burte's men! They've even set up a checkpoint here!

She quickly and silently retreated into the depths of the crevice and came down.

"There's a sentry post up there, eight men, ordinary Black Wolf Guards, guarding a cave leading outside. There are horses and supplies."

Lin Feng showed no surprise or panic upon hearing this.

"Ulna, how much strength can you use with your left arm?"

"Seven points. Enough to kill someone." Urna said without hesitation.

"Okay." Lin Feng nodded. "Old Ghost, you take Agula, Bagen, and these two brothers (he pointed to the two strongest-looking prisoners) up through the crack, ambush in the shadows inside the cave entrance, and use your bow and arrows to take out the four men by the fire on the right.

"Yes!" Old Ghost and the others replied in low voices.

"Ulna, come with me, let's go out from the front," Lin Feng said.

Urna nodded emphatically: "Yes!"

"action."

Old Ghost led the four of them silently up the crevice.

Lin Feng and Urna walked to the stone door. Lin Feng reached out and pressed down hard on the worn stone brick above the door hinge, turning it around.

"Click...creak..." A dull thud of a mechanism turning rang out! The stone door slowly opened a crack inward!

This stone gate seems to connect to another path!

But there was no time to investigate at the moment. Lin Feng and Urna slipped inside.

Inside was a roughly carved, sloping tunnel. The two of them quickly ascended the tunnel.

The passageway ended behind a pile of collapsed rubble, only about twenty steps away from the eight Black Wolf Guards who were drinking!

Old Ghost and the others should already be in position.

Lin Feng gestured to Ulna, pointing to the leader on the left who was facing away and had a silver knife at his waist, then to himself, and then to the other three soldiers relatively close to him on the right. Ulna understood, gripped her curved sword tightly, and slightly arched her body, ready to strike.

Lin Feng picked up a piece of stone the size of an egg from a crack in the pile of stones, weighed it in his hand, and, seizing the opportunity, threw it out suddenly!

"Thud!" A piece of gravel struck the rump of a warhorse near the cave entrance with pinpoint accuracy! Startled, the horse neighed, reared up, and knocked over a water bag next to it with a loud splash!

"What's going on?!"

"The horse is startled! Quick, hold it back!"

The eight Black Wolf Guards were startled and stood up, looking towards the cave entrance, their attention instantly drawn to them.

It's now!

Like a cheetah that had been lying in wait, Lin Feng suddenly sprang up from behind the pile of stones!

There were no fancy moves, just an extremely fast black afterimage that rushed straight towards the three soldiers on his right who had their backs to him!

"Thud! Thud! Thud!" Three muffled sounds, almost in succession, of sharp weapons piercing flesh! The long sword, like a venomous dragon, precisely pierced one man's back, then was pulled out and swept horizontally, smashing another man's throat. The spear tip then spun and plunged into the ribs of a third man!

The movements were clean, swift, and ruthless; the three Black Wolf Guards didn't even have time to scream before they were dead!

At the same time, Urna also attacked from the other side! Her scimitar transformed into a chilling arc of light, aiming straight for the silver-bladed leader's neck! The leader reacted quickly, turning around in horror at the sound of the wind, and hastily raised his blade to block!

"Clang!" The curved blade clashed with the silver blade, sparks flying!

Using the momentum, Urna spun around, her curved blade sliding down the edge of her opponent's sword before suddenly slashing upwards! The leader screamed in agony as his right arm, holding the sword, was severed at the elbow! Blood gushed out! Before he could fall, Urna's blade flashed again, slid open his throat!

The other four Black Wolf Guards then realized what was happening and were terrified. Just as they were about to shout, a bowstring twanged from the shadows at the cave entrance!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Four sharp arrows, like invitations from the Grim Reaper, accurately pierced their faces, throats, and hearts! It was Old Ghost and his men who made their move! The four men didn't even utter a sound before falling backward to the sky.

From the moment Lin Feng threw the stone to the moment all eight Black Wolf Guards fell, only a few breaths had passed!

The cave returned to silence, broken only by the crackling of the campfire, the snorting of startled horses, and the thick, unmistakable stench of blood.

Lin Feng strode to the cave entrance and gave a short whistle. Soon, Old Ghost and his four companions emerged from the shadows.

"Clear the battlefield, collect horses, weapons, rations, water, and medicine. Drag the corpses deep into the tunnel and cover them with stones. Be quick, we only have fifteen minutes," Lin Feng ordered clearly.

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Feng mounted the most magnificent black horse. Urna helped the princess onto another gentle mare, then rode with her. The old nanny and little Zhuoma also mounted, while Agula and Bagen led the prisoners, two on each horse. Old Gui rode alone ahead to scout the way.

"Out of the cave, southeast, along the ridgeline, avoid the main road. Target: Ironwall City!" Lin Feng flicked the reins, and the black horse neighed, charging out of the cave and disappearing into the vast snow-capped mountains and the gradually brightening sky.

Behind them followed a disheveled team, whose hopes were rekindled in everyone's eyes.

"Stop!" came Old Ghost's short, low whistle from ahead.

Lin Feng immediately raised his hand, and the group came to a sudden stop.

Old Ghost slipped back like a snow fox, pointing to a hillside to the right: "Over there, there are hoofprints, very fresh, at least twenty riders, heading from northeast to southwest, diagonally across, no more than half an hour ago. It looks like they were tracking and searching."

Pursuers! And a fairly large force of mobile light cavalry! They're heading towards the area between Ironwall City and the Gray Fox tribe.

"Can we go around it?" Lin Feng asked.

"We can't get around them. They're blocking our way. We either wait for them to pass, or... we attack from behind, catch them off guard, knock off their tails, steal their horses, and take another route." A wolf-like glint flashed in the old ghost's eyes.

"We can't wait. Once Brte discovers the outpost has been taken down, he'll send more men soon. Catching them at the tail is too risky; once we get entangled, the pursuers will swarm in." Lin Feng rejected the idea.

He looked up at the sky, then gazed to the left at a range of rolling, more rugged hills in the distance. "Go left, into the Rocky Gully. It's difficult for horses there, but we can shake off the cavalry. It's a longer route, but it's more concealed."

"The snow is even deeper in Luanshigou in winter, and there are also wolf packs," Old Ghost warned.

"Easier to deal with than people," Lin Feng decided. "Let's go!"

The group immediately turned around, leaving the relatively flat snowfield and heading towards the hilly area to the left, which was covered with strange rocks and snow.

The snowstorm seemed to have subsided somewhat, but the sky was growing darker, and dusk was approaching. They had to find a relatively safe campsite before nightfall; otherwise, spending the night in the wild would either mean freezing to death or being targeted by wolves.

"There's a sheltered ravine ahead with a cave!" Old Ghost, who was scouting ahead, relayed the message.

The group perked up and quickened their pace. Sure enough, after rounding a huge reclining ox rock, a small mountain hollow, half-hidden by snow, came into view, with several dark cave entrances on the rock face at the bottom of the hollow.

Lin Feng signaled everyone to stop, and he led Lao Gui carefully towards the largest cave entrance.

There were fresh, large animal tracks at the entrance of the cave—wolves, and more than one. Low, threatening howls came from inside the cave.

"There are wolves, at least three or four, probably hiding in the cave," the old ghost said in a low voice.

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