Darah suku kecil yang ditumpahi berubah jadi abu, pemandangan yang sunyi sekaligus sunyi."
Elder Ba Shan yang gagah bicak tegas berteriak, "Tuan Muda, kita harus cepat mengejar, kerok kulit dan tendon-tendon para pencuri Shugu ini, agar roh para jemaah suku ini bisa tenang di surga."
di sisinya, Elder Ba Chuan yang tenang mengangguk dengan serius, "Jika kami tidak cepat mengejar, para pencuri Shugu ini pasti sudah menghilang tanpa jejak."
Pandangan Dan Zhu tajam seperti pedang, lalu ia menganggokan kepalanya. "Baiklah."
Namun masalah berikutnya adalah mereka tidak tahu para pemberontak Shugu melarikan diri ke mana, atau harus mengejar ke mana.
Setelah semua, sudah sek hari sejak kejadian. Para pencuri Shugu pasti sudah jauh jauh."
Jika mereka mengejar ke arah yang salah, malah akan mengelilingi dalam lingkaran, sia-sia waktu dan tenaga.
Bukan hanya tidak dapat membalas dendam, tetapi juga akan menjadi bahan kelawar-kelawar suku-suku lain.
Elder Ba Shan dan Elder Ba Chuan pun memutuskan untuk menyelidiki sekitar terlebih dahulu, lalu menentukan ke mana arah Shugu melarikan diri."
Mo Hua dengan lembut menunjuk ke arah barat, "Mereka melarikan diri ke sana."
Ba Shan agak terkejut dan bertanya, "Bagaimana kamu tahu?"
Mo Hua menunjuk ke langit, "Yang Mulia memberi tahu aku."
Ba Shan tak mampu menjawab, wajahnya agak tidak senang.
Dan Zhu menatap Mo Hua, beberapa saat lalu memutuskan dengan tegas, "Baiklah, kita mengejar ke barat."
"Tuan Muda..." Ba Shan ingin memberi saran untuk berhati-hati.
Setelah semua, jika mereka mengejar dengan salah, akan menyantap waktu berharga dan tenaga sia-sia."
Tapi Dan Zhu tidak mentolerir penolakan: "Tidak ada waktu untuk tanya-tanya, ke barat!"
Setelah mengucapkan itu, ia maju berlari ke arah yang ditunjuk Mo Hua.
Ba Shan dan para lain tidak punya pilihan, mengikutnya."
Seratus prajurit barbar, melihat Tuan Muda Dan Zhu berangkat, juga berangkat mengikutnya."
Barbarian Jeneral Chi Feng yang gagah dan berotot, rambut merahnya seperti api, melihat sosok Mo Hua yang senantiasa menghindar, ia ragu-ragu tersenyum, lalu senang bertirak kemudian mengikut rombongan itu secara ternyata.
Rombongan itu mengejar ke barat, mendaki gunung dan melintasi tebing, dalam setengah hari penuh.
Namun di sepanjang jalan, tidak ada satu pun manusia terlihat, tidak ada jejak-jejak Shugu.
Ba Shan semakin penyesal di dalam hatinya dan berkata kepada Dan Zhu,
"Tuan Muda, kami mungkin salah arah, tak ada seorang pun di jalur gunung ini, Shugu pasti tidak lewat jalur ini."
Dan Zhu juga menyadari masalahnya, namun ia tetap mempercayai Mo Hua dan tidak pernah meragui."
Tapi ketika Elder Ba Shan berkata, Dan Zhu tidak bisa menahan diri dan menekutupkan keningnya sambil memandang Mo Hua."
Tidak terduga, Mo Hua juga mengangguk dan mengakui,
"Benar, Shugu memang tidak lewat jalan ini."
Dan Zhu tercengang.
Elder Ba Shan dan Elder Ba Chuan terlihat bingung, lalu agak marah,
"Kamu..."
Tuan Muda mereka, bersama Elder dan seratus prajurit barbar, semuanya telah dimanipulasi oleh Mo Hua, orang pengkhianat ini.
Mo Hua memandang mereka dengan acuh dan berkata dengan tenang, "Shugu sudah satu hari di kejar-kejaran; mengikuti jalan yang sama, bagaimana kami bisa menyusul dalam waktu singkat?"
"Aku hanya membawa kalian melalui jalan pintas."
Elder Ba Shan dan Ba Chuan juga tercengang.
Barbarian Jeneral Chi Feng menyempitkan mata sambil tersenyum tipis.
Elder Ba Shan menekutupkan keningnya, bertanya lagi, "Kamu mengaku ini jalan pintas? Bagaimana kamu tahu di mana Shugu berada tanpa bisa melihat ke depan?"
Mo Hua menunjuk ke langit lagi, "Bukankah aku sudah bilang? Ini adalah pengungjungan dari Yang Mulia. Orang bodoh seperti kamu takkan pernah mengerti."
Untuk setiap keputusan, ada dirham-ramai Yang Mulia.
Ketika penjelasan gagal, ada pengungjapan dari Yang Mulia."
Elder Ba Shan tercengang, tidak punya kemampuan untuk menjawab, sepenuhnya tidak bisa mentahkan kemarahannya."
"Baiklah, kita cepat-cepat pergi..." Mo Hua menghitung dengan jari-jarinya, dalam setengah hari, menjelang fajar, kami harus menyusul."
Dan Zhu mengangguk.
Golden Core Elder Ba Shan dan Ba Chuan, tak punya cara untuk mengatasi Mo Hua, orang 'Mbah Penyihir' tidak teratur ini, tidak punya pilihan lain selain membiarkan dia 'berlagak asap'.
The annihilated small tribe’s blood turned to ash, a scene of desolation.
The towering Elder Ba Shan spoke with anger:
"Young Master, we must hurry to chase them down, strip the skin and tendons of those Shugu thieves, to comfort these tribesmen’s souls in the heavens."
Beside him, the composed Elder Ba Chuan nodded solemnly, "If we don’t pursue swiftly, these Shugu thieves might vanish without a trace."
Dan Zhu’s gaze was sharp as he nodded, "Alright."
But the ensuing problem was that they didn’t know where these Shugu partisans had fled to, or where to pursue them.
After all, a day had already passed. The Shugu thieves would surely have escaped far.
If they chased in the wrong direction, they’d be going in circles, wasting a trip.
Not only would they fail to avenge, but they might also become the laughingstock of other tribes.
Elders Ba Shan and Ba Chuan decided to search the surroundings first, then determine which direction the Shugu had fled.
Mo Hua gently pointed westward, "They fled that way."
Ba Shan was taken aback and asked, "How do you know?"
Mo Hua pointed upward to the sky, "The Divine Lord told me."
Ba Shan was at a loss for words, his face looked displeased.
Dan Zhu glanced at Mo Hua, thought for a moment, then decisively said, "Alright, let’s chase westward."
"Young Master..." Ba Shan wanted to advise caution.
After all, if they pursued incorrectly, it would cost precious time and a lot of unnecessary effort.
But Dan Zhu wouldn’t allow any refusal:
"There’s no time to lose, to the west!"
He finished speaking and was the first to walk in the direction Mo Hua pointed.
Ba Shan and the others had no choice but to follow.
A hundred barbarian soldiers, seeing Young Master Dan Zhu leave, also set off to follow.
The tall and sturdy Barbarian General Chi Feng, with red hair like fire, looked at Mo Hua’s elusive figure and slightly frowned but didn’t say a word, silently following the group.
The group pursued westward, climbing mountains and crossing cliffs, chasing for half a day.
Yet along the way, not a single human figure was seen, nor were there any traces of the Shugu.
Ba Shan grew increasingly regretful in his heart and said to Dan Zhu:
"Young Master, we’ve gone the wrong way, there’s not a soul on this mountain path, the Shugu never took this route."
Dan Zhu clearly realized the problem as well, but he trusted Mo Hua and never questioned him along the way.
But when Elder Ba Shan spoke, Dan Zhu couldn’t help but furrow his brows and look at Mo Hua.
Unexpectedly, Mo Hua also nodded and admitted:
"That’s right, the Shugu indeed didn’t take this road."
Dan Zhu was stunned.
Elders Ba Shan and Ba Chuan looked bewildered, then slightly angry:
"You..."
Their Young Master, along with these elders and a hundred barbarian soldiers, had all been played by Mo Hua, this treacherous person.
Mo Hua looked at them indifferently and said calmly:
"The Shugu were already a day’s journey ahead of us; following the same road, how could we catch up in a short time?"
"I led you on a shortcut."
Elders Ba Shan and Ba Chuan were also stunned.
Barbarian General Chi Feng narrowed his eyes slightly.
Elder Ba Shan frowned, questioning again:
"You claim it’s a shortcut? How could you know where the Shugu are without clairvoyance?"
Mo Hua pointed to the sky again, "Didn’t I say it? It’s a revelation from the Divine Lord. Ignorant people will never understand."
For every indecision, there’s the prophecy of the Divine Lord.
When explanations fail, there’s the revelation from the Divine Lord.
Elder Ba Shan was choked, having no temper at all.
"Alright, let’s hurry on our way..." Mo Hua calculated with his fingers, "In about half a day, before dawn, we should catch up."
Dan Zhu nodded.
Golden Core Elders Ba Shan and Ba Chuan, with no way to deal with Mo Hua, this unorthodox "Mr. Witch," could only let him "act recklessly."
Ba Shan only sneered in his heart:
"Acting so full of confidence and mystery, when the time comes and we don’t catch up, I want to see how you’ll explain it to the Young Master."
After that, he said nothing more.
The group, following Mo Hua’s direction, crossed barren ridges and continued westward.
About half a day later, at the foot of a mountain, they suddenly found some chaotic tracks and dense footprints.
The wheel tracks were deep, the footprints tangled.
There were also traces of people having been dragged on all fours.
Elder Ba Shan knelt on the ground, pinched the soil within the footprints with his fingertips, and found brown bloodstains mixed within, raising his head to look at Mo Hua in astonishment:
"You... guessed correctly?"
Mo Hua paid him no mind and instructed:
"Be careful, tread lightly, make no sound."
Dan Zhu nodded and passed the instruction down.
The group then followed Mo Hua’s lead, entering a small forest on the side of the mountain, winding their way up.
Upon reaching the mountainside, Mo Hua ordered the barbarian soldiers to hold their position.
He then took Dan Zhu, Barbarian General Chi Feng, Elders Ba Shan and Ba Chuan, and a small squad of trusted aides to circle around to a small cliff.
At a glance, faint firelight could be seen amid the trees on the mountainside opposite.
The firelight was not obvious, but if one looked closely, they would find that surrounding the firelight were a group of strangely behaving tribal barbarian cultivators, dancing odd dances around the campfire at night, and their numbers were not small.
"It’s the Shugu..."
Elder Ba Chuan whispered.
"However..." He frowned, "What are they dancing? The Shugu shouldn’t have this ritual..."
Mo Hua’s gaze was profound as he slowly spoke:
"Prepare to encircle and kill."
The current Shugu is a "Wandering Tribe" within the Shugu.
Unlike the Danque Tribe, the Shugu is a "confederation" type of tribe, lacking unified inheritance and bloodlines.
Therefore, within the tribe, the members are very complex, and often their actions are not unified or constrained.
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