Chapter 628 - 116: Returning to the Ancient Dreams (Part 8)
Leicester led the troops to retreat and headed south toward the sand; Akes hastily ordered troops to come and station at Beixing Mountain.
Lu Hong, who had been waiting, used the time difference and, along with Hai Ge and others, successfully passed through Beixing and entered the territory of Viscount Le Leng.
Beixing Mountain acted as a natural barrier between the Akes family and the Le family. Whoever seized Beixing Mountain would turn it into a fortress vital for attacking the opposing family. It had been a site of contention between the two great families for a century. Although it was currently under the control of the Akes family, Le Leng was not afraid at all. Compared to before, it was much easier to annihilate the Akes family by simply assisting some people of the Human Race to smuggle in, which could plunge the Akes family into an irreversible disaster.
However, it was not yet time to make a move. Once the Akes family was destroyed, the Le family would definitely become the next target. Therefore, Le Leng had to find the right moment to strike against the Akes family around the time when Tiger Roar God would take over the south sand, to capture the fruits of victory, and also to lighten the burden he bore and emerge as the final victor.
Under Hai Ge’s leadership, after seven days, they arrived at the village of the Ming clan.
The Ming clan was significantly larger than the Xiao clan, where Lu Hong came from. This was fundamentally due to Viscount Le Leng’s conciliatory policy towards the humans within his territory; as long as humans didn’t actively attack the towns, Le Leng would turn a blind eye to their activities in the wild.
Thus, as long as the villagers of the Ming clan didn’t wander alone in the wilderness, they weren’t likely to be captured and slaughtered by orcs.
Seeing the home built by the Ming clan in the valley, Lu Hong could distinctly feel that it wasn’t on the same level as his birthplace, the Xiao clan; his own people were like cavemen, living in mountain caves, whereas the Ming clan had evolved to a more advanced stage with wooden houses and adobe homes.
"Who’s there?!" Ming clan soldiers spotted Lu Hong and his group and blocked their path, eight Ming clan soldiers standing in their way.
"Hold your fire, I am Hai Ge of the Xiao clan."
"Hai Ge?" The soldier had a good impression of Hai Ge, and upon recognizing his face, he sheathed his weapon and smiled, "Is it really you? What is it, has your Xiao clan run out of food again?"