ebookland Chapter 285 Prisoner Offering
Chapter 285 Prisoner Offering
Although Zhou Bo's injuries had not yet healed, he looked much better than a few days ago and was obviously in better spirits.
Chu Xiaomu and the other nine men saluted the Bicheng Army together and said in a loud voice: "The Horse Herders greet the Central Army and the Deputy Central Army. The nine members of the Horse Herders return to the army to report!"
Xiao Zhenrong smiled and nodded, saying a few good words, and then continued: "I haven't heard from you for a few months, and I thought something bad had happened to you. I wanted to use an eagle to send you a message, but the Claw Tribe suddenly attacked, so I didn't have time to deal with it. It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back...
Zhou Bu frowned and asked, "Aren't there ten of you? Where is the other one?" Yingdan had been going in and out of his central military tent for nearly a month, and he could tell at a glance that Yingdan was not among them.
Chu Xiaomu had no choice but to tell the whole story of how Yingdan was scratched by the Claw Tribe, fell unconscious, and suddenly disappeared. Finally, he said, "I beg the two lieutenants to arrange troops to return to the Nanding Army camp to search in detail. We must find Yingdan." After a pause, he continued, "The nine people in my horse herding team can set off immediately!"
Zhou Bo then asked about the details of Yingdan's disappearance, and finally asked Xiao Zhenrong, "Zhenrong, how do you infer this matter?"
Xiao Zhenrong pondered for a while and said, "According to my guess, Brother Yingdan was probably abducted by the Claw Tribe." After thinking for a while, he continued, "As for why they abducted him, I can't figure it out for the moment."
Zhou Bu nodded and said, "I think so too. Qing Lu Ma will not wander around. If he wants to go back to Bicheng, he should have come back a long time ago."
Chu Xiaomu said anxiously: "Two lieutenants, then... then what should we do?"
Xiao Zhenrong said: "Since they were abducted by the Claw Tribe, there is really no good way. I'm afraid they may have been killed." This time the Claw Tribe suddenly attacked, and the Humu Pass and Nanding camp were successively broken, and as many as 500 soldiers were killed in the battle. The two middle soldiers were used to seeing life and death, so naturally they would not take the life and death of a mere sergeant of the herding team too seriously.
Everyone was shocked, Zhang Hou couldn't help but say: "No, no, Yingdan is the most likable person, the Claw Tribe will not kill him." He and Yingdan usually don't get along well, but after all, they were born from the same slave, so the friendship is naturally deep. However, he knew that the words "the Claw Tribe will not kill him" were just words of comfort, and even though they came from his mouth, he couldn't believe it completely.
Wang Gang also said: "Two lieutenant generals, no matter whether Yingdan is dead or not, we still implore you to go and investigate. The ten of us in our team are like real brothers, and this is the only way to feel at ease..." Everyone echoed.
Zhou Bo frowned and said, "The Claw Tribe's camp was destroyed at Huaduqiu, and many assassins have fled south. The Nanding camp is the most dangerous line right now." The implication was, "If you want to go back and look for them, I won't allow it."
Xiao Zhenrong suddenly slapped his palm on the small table, stood up and said: "The Claw Tribe raided Humu Pass, ate my horses, killed my soldiers, and harmed my people. This hatred is irreconcilable!" After a pause, he continued: "Your return today is also a great joy for our army. Let's put aside the unpleasant things and talk about happy things first... Come on, I heard from the Central Army that you brought nearly 2,000 horses back to the camp, most of which are sturdy wild horses. Is this true? Tell me quickly." The original angry face instantly turned into a happy face. Chu Xiaomu thought that Deputy Central Army Xiao was able to become the Deputy Central Army of Bicheng. He really had some skills. Just the skill of switching between sadness and joy was enough for me to learn for a while.
But then he heard Zhou Bu ask, "What are they carrying? Are they people from the Claw Tribe?" He suddenly saw the claws of the man carried by four soldiers exposed through the ropes, and his heart couldn't help but move.
Xiao Zhenrong hurriedly said, "Hurry up and take a look."
Chu Xiaomu said: "Return to the Central Army. We met this Claw tribe member on the way back to the city and captured him. According to the words of the Claw tribe members who were traveling with him, this man should be called..."
Before Chu Xiaomu could finish, Zhou Bo asked loudly: "Call...what to call?!" He became inexplicably excited.
Chu Xiaomu said: "It should be called 'Li Ji Ci Lu Ke'."
As soon as the word "Li Ji" came out, Zhou Bo and Xiao Zhenrong's faces changed drastically at the same time, and they thought they had heard it wrong.
Zhou Bo said excitedly: "Pull his head up and let me see it."
A sergeant grabbed the messy hair behind Li Ji's head and lifted his head for Zhou Bo and Xiao Zhenrong to examine. His face, which was originally fierce and vigorous, was now bloodstained and listless, like a wrinkled rag, and his eyes drooped weakly like two eggplants hit by frost. If it weren't for the long and oblique scar on his thick lips, it would be difficult to recognize that this man was Li Ji, the leader of the Claw Clan who had led his troops to attack Bicheng with such a majestic manner before!
Zhou Bo glanced at Li Ji and said, "Yes, it was Li Ji, the first Claw Clan disciple who attacked me... Li Ji!" His voice trembled with excitement. He added, "'Ciluke' is the language of the people of the Sand Country, which means general or leader." Chu Xiaomu and the others suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the Claw Clan would occasionally say "Ciluke".
Xiao Zhenrong said, "Zhongjun, could you have seen it wrong? Li Ji's spiritual power is unmatched, and even you were injured by his claws. How could you be caught by... them?"
Zhou Bo actually stood up slowly from the stool and said with certainty: "I am definitely not wrong. As far as I know, only assassins who have reached the sixth level of weapon cultivation can refine their claws to be as black as ink!"
A soldier cut a few ropes that tied up Li Ji's claws, letting his claws hang down completely for everyone to see. Sure enough, the claws of this claw tribe member were black and shiny, as if they were painted with a layer of shiny black paint. They were connected to the dark red forearms, which looked both weird and terrifying. Chu Xiaomu and his companions carefully observed his claws at this time. They saw that his ten fingers were slender, the phalanges protruded like bamboo joints, and the nails were curved, like ten sharp knives... The more they looked at him, the more scared they felt. They really couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if they were caught by these claws. Chu Xiaomu recalled the moment when he was caught by Li Ji, and he was even more scared.
Xiao Zhenrong said happily: "Congratulations to General Zhong, congratulations to General Zhong! Brother Xiaomu and his horse herding team are really a blessing to our Nanding Army, haha..." He seemed extremely happy in his words.
Zhou Bo murmured, "I... I thought this revenge could not be avenged... You are good... You are really good... The general will not make a mistake in choosing people."
Chu Xiaomu and others were puzzled. The second half of his words sounded like he was talking to his own horse herding team, but it was vague and not quite right. They had no idea what he meant.