ebookland Chapter 320 Returning to the Northern Desert, Beginning Preparations
Chapter 320 Returning to the Northern Desert, Beginning Preparations
As the mist in the valley dissipated and wisps of smoke rose from the bamboo courtyard, the eagle slowly descended under everyone's watchful eyes.
"Sister, you are back."
"Sister, I miss you so much."
As always, the children in the valley saw Wenwen and ran to greet her.
Wen Qilin walked toward Ren Zuan and Madam Ren, who were standing in front of the bamboo courtyard.
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brothers-in-law, how are you finding your stay? Are you settling in well?"
In the past few days, the area of the bamboo courtyard has doubled again, and everyone has worked together to build another courtyard.
Now, the Ren family lives in a new courtyard, and when relatives meet, they are filled with tears, but even more so with joy and excitement.
The Ren family members worked hard to integrate into everyone's lives, and Master Zhou's study class gained more than a dozen new students.
We arrived just in time, and breakfast was incredibly plentiful.
After the meal, the male members of the Wen family, the male members of the Ren family, Grandfather Ye, as well as Uncle Ye and Uncle Wei held a small meeting in the side hall of the bamboo courtyard.
Quite by chance, Uncle Ye and Uncle Wei were also in the valley during this period.
Logically, a meeting of this caliber should be held in a stone house on the mountain. However, now that Master Zhou has a lot of hematite, in addition to upgrading the Spirit Gathering Array, other arrays have also been improved accordingly.
At this moment, the soundproof array set up in the side hall has an additional complex attack rune compared to before. In other words, this is a soundproof array with offensive capabilities. Anyone who approaches with ill intentions will be attacked. The range and intensity of this attack are equivalent to the cultivation level of the person who set up the array.
Therefore, before the meeting, everyone warned their families, big and small, not to try it out themselves, as this was no joke.
"Father, tomorrow my second brother, Erlang, and I will leave the valley and gather the villagers from the Wang, Zuo, and He families to begin training. This is what I'm thinking... Do you think this is feasible? Please share any good suggestions you may have."
As soon as Wen Qilin sat down, he announced his plan.
Master Zhou: "Is everything arranged in the capital?"
Wen Qilin: "Yes, things outside are settled. Dalang is keeping an eye on things in Kyoto, and Wen'er goes there every now and then. Everything is arranged."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present eagerly signed up.
Wen Qikang and Yao Changhao: "Big brother, can you take us out with you?"
Wen Chengxi and Wen Chengfeng: "Uncle, we want to go too."
Wen Yuanqian: "Boss, you can call upon the family members as you see fit. We can all go out and help whenever you need us."
Ren Zuan: "We are too, Qilin. Don't forget about us when arranging tasks."
Ren Zihao and Ren Zixin: "That's right, don't forget about us."
Ren Jinping, Ren Jintong, and Ren Jinye: "Uncle, and so are we."
Seeing everyone's excitement and enthusiasm, Wen Qilin smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone has something to do. But I want to emphasize one point: you must not forget to cultivate after you get out. This is something you must do."
He looked at the young men of the Ren family and instructed them, "You lot, although you have recovered, you must still be careful and never let your guard down."
"Uncle, we understand."
Once everyone's enthusiasm had subsided a bit, Uncle Ye said, "The collection of medicinal herbs has begun and is still ongoing."
Uncle Wei continued, "We've also prepared some provisions, and some of the warhorses we bought from the other two countries have already been transported over and are being kept in the mountain streams outside."
It seems everyone started preparations early on, which makes things easier.
"Then tomorrow, my second brother, Erlang, and I will go out first and talk to the villagers. You all wait at home for now."
After that, everyone worked out each detail of the plan one by one. It was impossible to be perfect in every aspect, but it was essential to avoid any mistakes.
The meeting didn't end until late at night.
Silent all night.
The following morning, Cangying led Wen Qilin and the other two out of the valley.
It has to be said that the eagle's status in the Wen family is getting higher and higher.
In mid-air, Wen Qilin promised, "Brother Ying, after this is over, we'll go to the Yanqian Mountains to find you some good food. We'll try our best to satisfy your every whim, okay?"
The cheerful chirping of birds echoed in the air.
Soon, the group arrived above Wenjia Mountain.
Wen Qilin said, "Brother Eagle, fly lower and fly slowly around here."
Before setting off, everyone had already discussed and agreed to find a place near Wenjiashan to build a training ground and practice. It would be disgraceful if we didn't have a decent place.
"Big brother, where are you looking?"
Wen Qiyuan pointed to a mountain range below and asked.
From the air, it was a mountain stream with a large open space in front of several mountains. The open space looked as big as three squares, large enough to even deploy troops.
"Let's go over and have a look."
The eagle received instructions and flew towards the open space, circling low over the mountain stream several times before slowly landing.
"Indeed, it's surrounded by mountains on three sides, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it's well hidden."
"Yes, after crossing that mountain to the west, you'll see Wangjiashan not far ahead. The location is indeed suitable."
“Let’s go, let’s walk over that mountain and clear a path along the way, since the villagers will need to come and go to get home in the future.”
Wen Chengbin asked in confusion, "Uncle, isn't this location supposed to be secluded? Why do we need to clear a path and allow people to come and go?"
Wen Qilin explained: "This is a training ground, far from meeting the requirements for concealment. Besides, the villagers' families are still at the foot of the mountain. When conditions permit in the future, we will renovate those shacks and build a row of houses to gradually build a family compound. Then we will push it outwards. The thatched huts over at the camp will be the first line of defense, just like in your military camp."
Wen Qiyuan slapped him on the shoulder, "Erlang, you should learn properly. You still have a lot to learn. Be humble and pay attention. Don't be so carefree all the time. Look at you, you've been away for so long and your cultivation has fallen far behind. You really are a worry."
The group arrived at West Mountain and headed up the mountain from its foot, surveying the terrain and clearing a path. An hour later, a primitive mountain road began to ascend from the foot of the mountain, then crossed the mountaintop and spiraled down until it ended a few dozen feet away from Wangjia Mountain.
"Alright, that's enough for now. We can all work together to fix the rest of the road later."
Around noon, the group arrived at Wangjiashan Square.
From a distance, a large crowd had gathered in the square, seemingly discussing something. Some were standing, some were sitting, and they were in groups of three or five, speaking passionately and gesturing wildly, making a lot of noise.
"I don't know if this news is accurate or not; it might just be a rumor."
“It comes from the Xie family, so it can’t be wrong.”
Is there any definite answer?
“I would rather believe that something exists than something that doesn’t exist.”
"Are you really going to send us to the army? We don't know anything, aren't we just going to our deaths?"
"Wang Datie, what should we do? You have to think of something!"
Wang Datie...
He was also confused, wondering what to do.
He was in a real bind. The news that criminals from the northern deserts would be sent to the army had only come from the Xie family yesterday. When they heard it, they were completely panicked, so they gathered here today to discuss it.
Wang Datie opened his mouth, about to speak, when a voice came from behind him.
"Brother Wang, what should we do?"