Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2233: Chapter 2232: The Young Explorers

Bai Ruozhu’s heart tightened with the messenger pigeon; if it died, all the sacrifices would be in vain!

Thinking of so many pigeons that had become bloody corpses, cruelly killed by the Quanrong Clan, with messages falling to the ground, Bai Ruozhu felt her heart wrenching.

Finally, the messenger pigeon didn’t fly far before it plummeted down.

”Let’s go find that pigeon,” Jiang Yichun said softly. The pigeon fell not far from them, and it was away from the direction of the Fire-Thunder Formation.

”Okay.” Bai Ruozhu agreed, following Jiang Yichun to stealthily find the fallen messenger pigeon.

Unexpectedly, the pigeon was still alive. Its shiny black eyes showed fear. It couldn’t discern between enemy and friend. It struggled to fly away, but sadly, after fluttering a couple of times, it couldn’t fly anymore.

”Don’t move, I will heal you.” Bai Ruozhu looked at its wound. Its wing was injured, not the internal organs. As long as the bleeding was stopped, it wouldn’t die, but whether it could fly again, Bai Ruozhu was uncertain.

She asked Jiang Yichun to hold the pigeon while she carefully applied medicinal ointment to it and wrapped it with a fine bandage.

After doing all this, she took off the small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon’s leg. Maybe the pigeon sensed her goodwill this time and didn’t struggle.

The fine bamboo tube was passed to Jiang Yichun, who carefully extracted a small piece of paper from it, which had a line of words: Fire-Thunder Formation outside Jiuli Gate, do not return!

”Isn’t it a cry for help?” Yizi asked in surprise, ”But...”

But so many messenger pigeons had died.

”Jiuli Clan had relaxed before, and many people went out to travel. They would not return to the clan all at once. It’s likely that one would get blown up or injured when coming back, and then another one after...” Gao Zhou said, shaking his head, ”No one wants to see their compatriots die. Sending so many messenger pigeons was a helpless act. As long as someone outside receives the message, it will spread quickly.”

Bai Ruozhu immediately thought to tell Jianqi, ”The clan leader’s decision is reasonable. Jianqi, you should go to the city immediately and spread the message through the Commerce Association. Tell the Jiuli clansmen outside not to act impulsively and not to return for now.”

”Yes.” Jianqi quickly left hastily, with Yizi watching his back with some concern. Bai Ruozhu couldn’t spare time for Yizi to spend alone with Jianqi now, and Jianqi could move faster alone.

Bai Ruozhu gently stroked the messenger pigeon a few times, saying to it, ”I’ll send you to a place to heal, but you mustn’t steal food.”

With a thought, she sent the messenger pigeon into her space and communicated with Xiaomao and Xiaohei, telling them that the pigeon wasn’t food and to take care of the little pigeon.

Gao Zhou was already used to Bai Ruozhu’s space abilities, but Yizi, who was thinking of Jianqi, didn’t notice the little pigeon vanish into thin air.

”I think the Jiuli Clan has a way out; they shouldn’t be trapped,” Gao Zhou suddenly said.

Bai Ruozhu’s eyes brightened, ”I know, the She Mountain of the Jiuli Clan!”

The Jiuli Clan’s Back Mountain is also known as She Mountain, covering a vast area, stretching for thousands of miles, making it difficult to find someone hiding there. With such a large area, is there no exit to elsewhere?

So the Jiuli Clan released a large number of messenger pigeons not for help but to alert their clansmen because they have a way out.

Bai Ruozhu suddenly burst into laughter, ”Thinking about it, didn’t the Quanrong Clan’s efforts end up in vain?”

Jiang Yichun also laughed, ”The Jiuli people will surely find a way to break this Fire-Thunder Formation if they come out. No one wants to see mines laid at their doorstep. We’ll wait to meet with them and discuss our plans together.”

Bai Ruozhu nodded, feeling much relieved inside.

...

Inside the Jiuli Clan, many in the Assembly Hall had reddened eyes. Yesterday, clansmen were blown up and killed, and today, they sent out a large number of messenger pigeons to desperately send out news, feeling both anger and pain in their hearts.

”The urgent task is to send people to find that way, but it’s fraught with dangers, and it’s unknown how many can get out safely,” said the Su Clan Leader, sighing heavily.

”Is there no other way but through that secret realm?” the Third Elder, a bit anxious, said, ”Only those under twenty-five can enter that secret realm. We old bones are useless here, yet we send the younger generation into danger. We can’t rest easy in our hearts!”

His eyes reddened as he spoke.

”The Jiuli Clan doesn’t have many exits for safety, so only the clan leaders know that path. If there was any other choice, I wouldn’t have said it. I’ve never been to that secret realm myself and don’t know what it’s like inside. But according to ancient records, it’s fraught with dangers, much more perilous than trial secret realms, and the tribesmen should not attempt it lightly,” the Su Clan Leader said reluctantly.

Everyone fell silent, and Fen Jizhi stood up and said, ”I am willing to lead a team there. It is everyone’s responsibility to face the clan’s difficulties. We cannot always hide behind the clan leader and elders just because we are young.”

Xiu Shao from Wei Hall also stood up and said, ”I am willing to lead a few from Wei Hall to go together. After we get out, we also need to see the Fire-Thunder Formation to think of a way to break it as soon as possible.”

”I am willing to join!” A young man stood up.

”I am also willing!”

Many stood up one after another, and Bi Tao also stepped forward, saying, ”I am willing to go, and my mechanical techniques have improved a lot now, so I won’t drag everyone down. Clan Leader, you can’t refuse to let me contribute just because I’m a woman.”

Seeing the young people unafraid of danger and each willing to contribute to the clan, the clan leader and others couldn’t help but have tears in their eyes.

”But...” But you are still young, and if you die in there, your life ends here, the Su Clan Leader tried to say, but the words were ominous and he dared not say them.

”Have you thought about how dangerous it is inside, and very likely...”

He couldn’t continue, but Fen Jizhi loudly said, ”Going with no return?”

He smiled faintly, ”Even when we travel, we face many dangers. It is heaven’s test for us. Now the clan is in trouble, and it’s another test from heaven. How can we fear danger and retreat? If so, we wouldn’t be Jiuli people and wouldn’t deserve to have the pride of Jiuli people!”

”Clan Leader, let us go. This is the path we must take!” Xiu Shao said loudly.

”Yes, let us go, we are not afraid of danger!”

”The clan has raised us for ten or twenty years, and it’s time for us to contribute!”

”...”

The clan leaders couldn’t help but shed tears and finally agreed.

Because there’s only this one path, and who can stop young samurai from risking their lives? This is the passion of youth.

Just like that, the clan quickly decided on the team to explore the road. Team Leader Fen Jizhi was in charge, Xiu Shao and four others from Wei Hall went along, along with twenty other young people, forming a group of twenty-five, with Bi Tao included.