Chapter 174 - 136 Sumeru Mountain Rumors_2
Gu Wen emphasized, "It is my Divine Beast."
At noon, as Gu Wen and the others set out, Jiang Fugui came to see them off, also bringing some unfortunate news.
Dressed as a landlord, he ran over with sweat soaking his head, his stumbling manner prompting Gu Wen to step forward and support him, saying, "Sir, we’re in trouble. That rebel has become the commander of the Ma Jun within the Nanchun Army; he plans to follow them into the more southern lands of the Barbarians and establish a nation."
"A wise decision, yet an extremely poor strategy," Gu Wen judged.
Avoiding a head-on clash with the imperial court was correct, but going south to build a nation was foolish.
Mortals venturing deep into an undeveloped ancient forest could easily suffer a high rate of casualties from failing to acclimate to new environments. Moreover, was it really within the capacity of a makeshift gang to build a nation from the ground up, step by step?
Nation-building is not just about chanting slogans—it requires a population and land suitable for farming.
Perhaps there was sect support behind the scenes?
As this thought occurred to Gu Wen, he turned his head to look at Jun Yan. They understood each other’s speculations simply by the exchange of glances.
Jun Yan also harbored doubts and said, "Perhaps there’s a sect stirring trouble from behind the scenes. The tribes in the Immortal Land each have their respective sect backgrounds, to some extent. Shall I go and investigate this?"