Chapter 458 - 407: Demonic Barbarian’s Beastly Nature, A Clean Cut in Two
To the southeast of the Black Mountain Range, twenty-eight li from Qingyang City.
At Hungry Dog Ridge.
This place had high mountains and dense forests, deep streams, and many stones; apart from thorny undergrowth, it was impossible to grow any decent crops.
However, the people of Black Mountain Stronghold had been refugees and bandits evading taxes for years. They were used to plundering and their hands were stained with the blood of innocent civilians. They had long forgotten what it felt like to farm the land, and so they didn’t find this perilous region unsuitable in any way.
Of course, they didn’t like this place either. Ever since Tang Lin’er had led troops to sweep and eliminate the bandits and strong thieves within fifty li of Heishan City, the Black Mountain Bandits had lost their foothold.
Their original camp had been burned to ashes.
Under the leadership of the second-in-command, the Diviner Wang Shouxin, they had fled into the depths of the jungle. They laid false trails and moved with caution, hunting beasts for a living, and surviving until now was no simple feat.
But in the end, this was a hiding spot chosen out of necessity. If one talked about living conditions, it was definitely better than death, but only marginally so.
Take now, for instance: the four hundred and seventy-nine individuals in the camp, including more than seventy women, were all so hungry their eyes turned green, willing to eat anything they saw.
But unfortunately, not only could they not find anything to eat, they were viewed as food themselves and eaten by others.
"General, all the remaining people are here now. Please show mercy, General. According to the information from my scouts, Zhou Ping’an should currently be in Pinghu City, contending against heavenly might, and temporarily unable to attend to Qingyang City’s affairs. Now is the best opportunity to attack..."