Bawan grumbled as he pushed open the curtain and came in, plopped down next to Ping Shan, rubbed his hands under his armpits, and then grabbed a horse bone to gnaw on.

Ping Shan, his face dark, tossed the horse meat into the pot, grabbed a fur pelt to wipe his greasy hands, and said, "Are those guys dead yet? If they're not, we have to leave tomorrow!"

Bawan just went to check on the wounded.

The wounded were slave soldiers, and if they couldn't set off by tomorrow morning, he planned to abandon them here.

Bawan ate his meat in big mouthfuls and mumbled, "We can leave tomorrow morning, but we'll be short two horses and will have to share with others. Plus, with the heavy snow, the journey will be slower."

Ping Shan shook his head and said, "If that's the case, then don't bring it!"

Bawan stopped, looked at the horse bone in his hand, and sighed, "Chief Pingshan, we may need to change direction!"

Ping Shan's eyes widened in surprise.

The day before, they encountered heavy snow, and their tent collapsed, delaying them. If this continued, they would not be able to find the Uda tribe, and they would be the first to die of starvation.

"How do we change direction? We can go directly to Chabu Valley from here. It only takes a day's journey. We can set off in the morning, arrive at night, and enter under cover of darkness. We can even find a beautiful woman to sleep with that night."

Bawan shook his head: "Chief, it's only a day's journey from here to Chabu Valley, but there's a Mudan tribe in between."

I have already sent people to investigate. The Mudan tribe is not large and has long been a lackey of the Wuda tribe.

We eighty men were seventy or eighty percent confident we could wipe them out, but that would alert Uda's main force.

"If Lady Uya leads her people and flees to the snowfields, and we can't occupy the tribe, all our efforts will have been in vain."

Compared to Ping Shan, who used to only know how to herd livestock and fight with cattle and horses, and is now blinded by power, Ba Wan, who has always been a slave, is much more cunning.

He knew the strength of his eighty men. Although they were not the elite of the tribe's army, they were still quite capable of fighting and could easily deal with the Uda tribe, which consisted only of women and children.

However, if other tribes get involved, their advantages will inevitably be lost.

Moreover, if the hostages they wanted to capture escaped and the Uda army returned, they would have no chance to resist when faced with a powerful force, and would have no choice but to flee.

The best way now is to bypass the Mudan tribe and sneak into the Wuda tribe from another direction, but that would take another day's journey.

Although Ping Shan is reckless, he also has his merits.

The only good thing is that she listens to her younger brother.

After listening to Bawan's analysis, Ping Shan remained silent for a moment, then looked up and made up his mind: "We can't take those three wounded slave soldiers. We'll leave them behind and take a detour to Kara Mountain first thing tomorrow morning."

Bawan didn't react much to the abandonment of the slave soldiers. After all, they were all people of the Wu Dynasty, and he could just capture them again when he had the chance at the Wu Dynasty's border.

The two brothers decided to bypass the Mudan tribe and go in another direction.

At this moment, the Mudan tribe lit a bonfire, and the atmosphere inside the tent was tense, with thick butter lamps emitting black smoke.

The woman in red, seated at the head of the table, had an icy expression on her face, which made everyone in the tent tremble with fear.

The elders of the Mudan tribe lowered their heads, not daring to breathe, and swallowed back the milk wine that was about to spill from their throats.

No one expected that Lady Uya would arrive just as night fell, just in time to witness the tribe's joyous celebration of roasting a whole lamb.

Lady Uya snorted coldly: "I only sent someone to tell you about the enemy attack today. Not only did your tribal soldiers leave, but even those who stayed behind were so lax. Do you want to wait until your heads are chopped off with scimitars before you realize the urgency of the situation?"

Elder Mudan said with a bitter face, "Madam, it's not that we don't care. Although the chieftain took the tribe's soldiers to hunt down those fugitives, he did not forget his promise."

They're heading towards the Mida River Valley. If enemies really come, they'll definitely run into them and attack proactively, not come to the tribe!

Lady Uya looked at him coldly and said, "What if the other party doesn't go through the Mida River Valley?"

The forks in the Mida River Valley would take three days to explore, and the Kara Mountains are so vast that there isn't just one passage.

The fact that Song Liyun could suddenly appear east of Kara Mountain already speaks volumes.

If it had been an enemy, the Uda tribe would have suffered huge losses. But because it was their own tribe's young mistress who came, it was just a false alarm.

Lady Uya was never weak; her people had committed such a grave mistake, and they must be held accountable.

Because there were outsiders present, she did not show any disappointment or anger, but after Song Liyun and the others left, she went to guard Elder Shan's tent.

Ignoring Elder Shan's loud commotion, he directly pointed out the hidden dangers facing the Wuda tribe: the Mudan tribe's complacency and the neglect on the east side of Kara Mountain.

Elder Shan, who was initially furious at the sudden appearance of a young mistress and the claim of an enemy attack, immediately changed his expression.

He desperately wanted power, status, and to free the Wuda tribe from the control of the Wu Dynasty.

But these personal desires do not affect his protection of the Uda tribe. In fact, because he wants more, his feelings for the tribe are stronger than those of ordinary people.

Upon hearing that the Mudan tribe's negligence had put the Wuda tribe in danger, Elder Shan no longer lost his temper and immediately sent Lady Wuya to the Mudan tribe.

He suspected that Mu Qing, the chieftain of the Mudan tribe, was hiding something.

In addition, Elder Shan had even greater suspicions about the young mistress who had suddenly arrived in the clan.

Why did it have to happen, of all times, and then problems arise?

Elder Shan had already witnessed Madam Wuya's favoritism towards Song Liyun, and she showed no mercy, directly taking him, an elder, away.

Uya'er has always been strong-willed. Once she has made up her mind, she will not easily change it. No matter what you say, it will be of no use. Elder Shan did not question her to her face again.

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