I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Now, it's time for her, the princess, to make a decision about what to do next.

"Princess, there's a new battle report!"

A girl in a grass skirt hurried by, swinging on tree branches and vines.

She was Night Owl, the most agile girl in the tribe, and Jiang Linglong sent her to gather intelligence.

The owl is in such a hurry now, there's certainly no good news coming.

"Princess, breaking news! The King of Shang personally led an expedition and wiped out the Dongyi tribe. The entire Dongyi tribe was slaughtered by the tyrant, and rivers of blood flowed."

This battle report sounds bloody and terrifying; that Shang king must have been a tyrannical and cruel person.

"The tyrant has personally led an army of 50,000 to pacify our tribe. In ten days at most, he will be at the foot of the mountain."

When Night Owl revealed this news, Jiang Linglong felt a wave of despair.

In fact, in the mountains and forests, the advantage of numbers is not very significant.

Various dangers lurk in the mountains and forests.

She was able to win three battles by utilizing the terrain and mechanisms.

What truly drove Jiang Linglong to despair was the enemy's relentless onslaught of troops. They killed a thousand or two thousand, then five thousand, then five thousand, and now fifty thousand had arrived.

If she can wipe out these 50,000, how many more can the enemy send?

Not to mention, she couldn't possibly wipe out the other side's 50,000 troops.

"The enemy is coming on strong; this time, we cannot win."

Jiang Linglong said helplessly.

The owl didn't speak, but listened quietly from the side.

Jiang Linglong led them in three major battles and is now highly respected in the Yuezhi.

Everyone will listen to whatever she says.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Linglong suddenly noticed a detail in the intelligence.

She knew very well when the Dongyi Rebellion began.

Because it was she who sent people to contact the Dongyi, instigating war, diverting the Shang Dynasty's attention, and giving herself an opportunity.

Unexpectedly, the Dongyi were pacified in just a few days.

The Shang king personally led the expedition, and the Dongyi people had virtually no ability to resist the Shang army.

The Dongyi were farther away from the Shang Dynasty than the Yuezhi.

Why were the Eastern Yi so quickly subdued, while it took the Shang king ten days to reach the foot of the mountain?

Moreover, the territory of the Dongyi was relatively close to that of the Yuezhi. If the Shang king wiped out the Dongyi and then came to wipe out the Yuezhi, he could arrive in no more than three days.

Jiang Linglong voiced her doubts, and Night Owl explained, "The information is accurate. I was disguised and learned it from the locals."

The Shang king's entourage had already arranged its itinerary; the time and place of their arrival were all pre-arranged.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Linglong felt even more uneasy.

If she were to go to war, she certainly wouldn't make such a big fuss and announce her itinerary so clearly.

Unless the Shang king was a fool.

Jiang Linglong felt that the other party was definitely not stupid, so there must be another reason for this abnormal situation.

"This may be a feint, with the ceremonial procession moving slowly on the surface, while actually launching a surprise attack."

Are businessmen really that cunning?

Night Owl became nervous after hearing Jiang Linglong's analysis.

Never underestimate anyone!

Jiang Linglong said very seriously, "Gather the clansmen and prepare to make the final decision!"

Jiang Linglong was unaware that Lin Yi had no other schemes; he was simply stalling for time.

When he made this decision, he already knew the answer in his heart.

Perhaps, he also had some feelings for Lingyi.

When did it start?

Perhaps it all started when I saw the light in her eyes!

However, Lin Yi also suspected that he was using her as a substitute for someone else.

Because Lingyi is so similar to her former self.

But regardless of whether he had fallen for someone else or treated Lingyi as a substitute, he secretly hoped that Lingyi could find a way to unite with the divine.

This idea is actually a bit selfish. It's obvious that the desire for a union between humans and gods is destined to be fraught with difficulties.

If it's for her own good, we should put an end to her idea.

But who can live without selfish desires?

Lin Yi wasn't thinking of letting the other person work hard alone; he wanted to confirm that the other person would work hard with him.

He simply couldn't have imagined that, because of some of his personal reasons, Jiang Linglong of the Yuezhi would imagine him as a treacherous and cunning person.

Currently, the Yuezhi are holding a meeting to discuss their next steps.

There are really only two choices: die in battle or flee.

To Jiang Linglong's surprise, most of her clansmen preferred to die in battle rather than flee.

The reason they were unwilling to leave was because of their ancestral teachings.

This is the land favored by the moon god. The Yuezhi are believers of the moon god, and they cannot leave this place, otherwise they will be punished by the gods.

These words were spoken by a shaman of the Yuezhi.

Those who leave this place will be punished by the gods.

Jiang Linglong scoffed at this.

I'm about to die, what's there to fear from divine punishment?

"The Moon God has abandoned us. Staying here means certain death. If we cross this mountain, we may have a chance to survive."

Jiang Linglong had already come up with a plan.

Although the Yuezhi were not merchants, they had the same appearance as merchants.

Dressed in merchant's clothes, no one could tell them apart from other merchants.

If they can cross this mountain, sneak into the merchant's territory, and disguise themselves as merchants, they can survive.

Jiang Linglong didn't believe in the so-called Moon God at all. If the Moon God were really useful, the Yuezhi wouldn't be in such a predicament.

If they don't think about leaving at this point, the Yuezhi will be wiped out.

"If there really is some kind of divine curse, let it come down on me!"

Everyone must survive; only then is there any hope of revenge.

Jiang Linglong already had enough prestige in the Yuezhi people that even the witches could not defy her will.

Moreover, those who are alive now are all young people from the tribe. They have never seen a god, yet they worship Jiang Linglong as a deity.

Naturally, they did whatever Jiang Linglong said.

Thus, the Yuezhi began their journey across the mountains.

To avoid arousing suspicion from the merchants, Jiang Linglong divided all her clansmen into dozens of teams.

Each team consisted of three to five people, who dispersed into various towns and cities of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Jiang Linglong led twenty people to continue fighting against the Shang King's army in order to cover up the escape of other tribesmen.

The Yuezhi were already small in number, and now even fewer remain.

Twenty people against fifty thousand—only Jiang Linglong would dare to imagine such a battle.

It is precisely because Jiang Linglong always puts herself in the most dangerous places that she is able to gain the respect of so many people in her clan.

Amidst the mountains, Jiang Linglong watched her clansmen depart in different directions until their figures disappeared from sight before she turned her gaze away.

She missed something: the signals for communication between them.

This is something she deliberately omitted.

She knew in her heart that the Yuezhi could not pose a great threat to the Shang Dynasty with their strength.

Continuing the fight will only increase casualties.

The Yuezhi people were fierce and resolute; surrender was out of the question.

In Jiang Linglong's view, they did not have a grudge against the Shang Dynasty, but rather against Li Hu's son, and even the Shang King.

With such a small number of clansmen, they killed eight thousand Shang soldiers, which can be considered revenge.

In that case, the other members of the tribe should no longer live in hatred.

After descending the mountain, living as a merchant and living a good life would be the best choice for the clan.

However, no matter who says the words "give up the war," it is impossible for all the tribesmen to accept them psychologically.

Therefore, Jiang Linglong had no choice but to play the villain herself.

She made all her people pretend to be merchants, and they could only respond when she summoned them, but she left no way to summon them.

Moreover, Jiang Linglong understood that while other members of her clan could run away, she was the only one who could not.

The merchant wouldn't rest until he killed her, and the investigation might even expose other members of his tribe.

Therefore, she had to die, and she also had to choose some other members of her tribe to die with her.

Unfortunately, she dared not let anyone else know about all these plans, and she couldn't help but feel guilty.

This time, she has deceived too many people.

Especially those who stayed behind to fight alongside her.

"Let's prepare well. In ten days, we will face the Shang King!"