Chaotic Frontier: I Picked Up a Peerless Little Wife at the Start

Lin Hui sighed.

He exchanged a glance with Jimmy Lin.

Water Kite clutched the hem of her clothes.

Everyone remained silent.

Yes, if things continue like this, it will become a cannibalistic society, and they all understand this.

If it really comes to the point where people eat each other, the entire border area will become a living hell.

Back then, people were truly wild beasts; there was no humanity left to speak of.

Sun Sangeng poured himself a bowl of wine, took a sip, and continued talking about what he had seen on his way here.

"On my way here, I saw a convoy in the distance. They didn't take the main road. Instead, they went down the main road and took a small road to the south."

"There were seven or eight carriages, packed full of all sorts of things, and quite a few guards as well."

"Brother Lin, guess what I saw from the carriage?"

Lin Hui frowned and looked at Sun Sangeng with a questioning gaze.

Sun San cursed angrily, "Damn it, it's weapons and food, and some of it is even hard to see!"

"But I recognize those people. Although they weren't wearing armor, I recognized their weapons. They were all border troops' weapons, and one of them seemed to be a captain from Ningyuan Town."

"Brother Lin, you're telling me, the border has become hell, yet these soldiers are still working for their own benefit. They're inhuman."

Ling Ziyi chimed in, "Yes, that's how it is in chaotic times. There's a saying that goes, 'If a man doesn't look out for himself, he'll be doomed.'"

"They don't have the courage to die on the battlefield, so they can only try to make their own lives better. How can such border troops protect the people and guard the border?"

"Those who take the people's money and desert their posts deserve to die."

Sun San nodded in agreement and continued drinking.

Shui Feiyuan brought over a bowl of meat, and Lin Hui filled Sun Sangeng's bowl to the brim, letting Sun Sangeng eat and drink his fill.

Soon, Sun Sangeng was quite drunk. After eating and drinking his fill, he wanted to leave, and Lin Hui did not stop him.

For now, these weapons are enough, but later, he must bring Sun Sangeng to Sigou Village to be specifically responsible for making weapons for him.

Subsequently, as the Northern Army expanded, weaponry became the primary concern.

If we ask Sun Sangeng to follow him now, Sun Sangeng might think it's a pipe dream. So let him have time to see. Forcing him to stay now won't be very effective.

After Sun Sangeng left, Lin Hui immediately said to Ling Ziyi, "Ziyi, go up the mountain now and have your elder brother take the men down the mountain immediately."

"We must be quick; time is of the essence."

"The carriages that Sun Sangeng mentioned in my arms may contain Cheng Wuyou himself, or the supplies he collected."

Ling Ziyi immediately understood.

"Yes, if we bring back all his supplies, we can use them to expand the Northern Army in the future."

"Yes, and besides, I suspect that someone like Cheng Wuyou is trying to escape."

"As the garrison commander of a town, fleeing means that Ningyuan Town will fall without a fight. Ningyuan Town is too close to us. The cavalry from the Northern Wilderness can arrive in half a day. We cannot be careless."

At this moment, on a small road to the south, the carriages were bumping along and the caravan was moving very slowly.

At the head of the caravan were a dozen or so men on horseback. They were all burly and strong, clearly skilled fighters. They looked around warily, their hands always gripping the hilts of their swords at their waists.

Behind them were nine horse-drawn carriages, each carrying a stack of boxes, all tightly covered with cloth.

Finally, came dozens of men carrying long knives. They were all dressed in plain clothes, but the colors were the same, and each of them was skilled in martial arts.

Although they were traveling on a mountain road and the carriages were bumpy, they maintained their unified formation throughout.

One carriage in the middle stood out because it was exceptionally luxurious. The carriage was made of the finest wood, the joints were wrapped with iron, and even the curtains were made of soft silk.

Inside the carriage sat Cheng Wuyou, leisurely holding a wine glass in one hand and embracing his scantily clad concubine with the other.

His hands started to get restless.

This caused the concubine to gasp repeatedly, her voice changing completely.

The concubine was being teased so much she couldn't take it anymore; she'd been wanting to have sex for a long time.

But Cheng Wuyou had a mouth and wanted to eat fruit.

A bite of fruit, a sip of wine—eat and drink to your heart's content.

Cheng Wuyou pressed his concubine down onto the ground.

The carriage began to sway, and the concubine's intoxicating voices carried far and wide.

Not only could the men in black outside hear it, but the wild animals in the mountains on both sides also heard the concubine's exquisite voice.

With a shout from Cheng Wuyou, he released everything, and his concubine collapsed onto the carriage. Cheng Wuyou continued drinking contentedly.

Upon hearing that the journey had ended, Lieutenant General Chen Ning walked to the carriage, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "General, if we leave like this, abandoning Ningyuan Town, will there be any problems...?"

Cheng Wuyou snorted disdainfully.

"Does this count as simply walking away?"

"What's the situation now? Beikou Pass has already fallen. What can I do?"

"The entire border is in chaos right now. The fall of Yunzhou happened in just the last few days. What can our small town of Ningyuan do?"

"Are we supposed to defend it?"

"joke?"

He drank his wine in the carriage with utter disdain, his voice full of smugness.

"Chen Ning, what are you afraid of? The stuff we brought out this time, no matter where we go, we'll buy land, build houses, and become rich. Wouldn't it be better for you and your brothers to live a carefree life with me?"

Deputy General Chen Ning nodded. Cheng Wuyou was right. Indeed, it was tens of thousands of times better to find a place to live a peaceful life than to be on the perilous border.

He then asked, "But General, if we leave like this, what will happen to the things left on White Tiger Mountain?"

Cheng Wuyou casually said, "Don't worry about so much. What time is it now? We're in a crisis. Who has the mind to care about other things? Saving our lives is more important than anything else."

"If we need those things later, we can just send someone to clean them up."

Chen Ning dared not say anything more, spurred his horse, and continued to lead the way.

The convoy continued onward, and the mountain road ahead became increasingly difficult to traverse, with dense jungles on both sides and the roars of wild animals that could be heard in the distance.

The wind blew continuously from the woods on both sides, sending chills down the spines of these men who spent years fighting on the border, causing them to instinctively wrap their clothes tighter.

Chen Ning frowned. Having fought on the battlefield for many years, he was particularly alert. Just now, he sensed an abnormal atmosphere.

This feeling is as if an enemy is spying on you.

He was about to walk to the front of the group to see if there was anything unusual ahead, but just then, a whooshing sound came from the woods next to him.

It was the sound of an arrow. Chen Ning immediately became alert, but before he could react, an arrow shot out from the dense forest, and the cavalryman at the front of the column immediately fell off his horse.

The body crashed onto the snow with a loud thud, startling the birds in the forest and shocking Cheng Wuyou's guards.