vstars Chapter 104 A Tiny Place
Chapter 104 A Tiny Place
Under the pitch-black night sky, two figures moved silently through the darkness like ghosts.
Their movements were extremely cautious. One of them took out a pipe of sleeping powder, while the other held a sharp blade and gently sliced open a corner of the camp tent.
These makeshift tents were a piece of cake for the agile Su Yue.
With just a flick of her wrist, she could easily slit a gash in it.
Dali followed closely behind, quickly stuffing the lit sleeping powder into the tent through the cut hole.
The two worked together seamlessly and in perfect harmony, successfully placing sleeping powder in five or six tents in no time.
However, looking at the nearly one hundred tents that still hadn't been dealt with, Su Yue couldn't help but frown and complain to herself, "At this rate, I don't know when we'll be able to finish the task."
So she turned to Dali and said, "Dali, why don't you stay here and keep watch?"
"After I drug the rest of them, we'll tie them all up and take them back to Liang Rong, that old bastard, to exchange them for the good stuff!"
After saying that, Su Yue exchanged items with Dali without hesitation—she took the sleeping powder from Dali and handed her the knife she was holding tightly.
Dali knew Su Yue's abilities well and understood her care and love for him, so he had no objection to her arrangements.
She nodded vigorously, indicating her willingness to follow Su Yue's instructions, and stood obediently in place, watching the surrounding movements warily.
Su Yue moved nimbly and quickly outside the tent, as agile as a nimble monkey.
She closed her eyes tightly, and powerful spiritual energy surged continuously from her body.
It scans the surrounding area as quickly as a radar, accurately determining where there are people and where there are no people.
With this ability, she can always cleverly hide before the enemy gets close.
Moreover, she could take advantage of this opportunity to secretly put sleeping gas into the tent, creating favorable conditions for subsequent operations.
If she were to unfortunately encounter those clueless and tactless individuals, Su Yue would not show any mercy.
Holding a heavy iron ladle, she swung it without hesitation and smashed it at the other person with lightning speed.
With a muffled thud, the person who was hit instantly went black and collapsed to the ground.
This large iron ladle hasn't been used in a long time, but it's as good as ever.
After a series of thrilling evasions and attacks, Su Yue finally managed to evade wave after wave of Xiongnu soldiers.
At this moment, she quietly slipped away to the vicinity of the largest tent.
Upon closer inspection, one could see a dozen burly Xiongnu men standing guard outside the tent, weapons in hand, their eyes scanning the surroundings warily.
Seeing this scene, Su Yue was secretly delighted. She knew without a doubt that a high-ranking general must be living in this tent!
The one who was sent flying on the battlefield yesterday was also a general, so the ones here should be similar to him.
These Xiongnu people don't stay in their own territory; they're always eyeing other people's land. This time, we must beat them until they're terrified and fear the mere mention of Da'an Kingdom.
When Su Yue first arrived, she was filled with novelty and unfamiliarity.
At that time, she thought that the Great An Kingdom must be a vast and boundless land.
However, the longer she stayed there and the more she experienced, the more she realized that this so-called Great An Kingdom was nothing more than a tiny place.
Su Yue was organizing the rare treasures she had looted from the imperial palace and treasury in her spatial dimension.
Suddenly, a map caught her eye. This map detailed the distribution of the various dynasties surrounding the Great An Kingdom.
What is surprising is that the map depicts the Da'an Kingdom in great detail, while other dynasties are only marked with their names.
It was at this moment that Su Yue realized that among all the dynasties, the Great An Kingdom was actually the smallest one.
What's even more unexpected is that the territory of the Xiongnu was actually smaller than that of the Da'an Kingdom.
Even if the territories of these two dynasties were combined, they would probably not be half the size of some other dynasties.
Moreover, the distances between them are also quite different.
At this point, everything seemed to make sense.
No wonder the Great An Kingdom, which was already dilapidated and riddled with problems, had never been coveted or invaded by other dynasties.
After all, instead of going to great lengths to seize this small piece of land, it would be better to set one's sights on other, more expansive and fertile areas.
Upon closer inspection of the map, Su Yue discovered that several other dynasties were hidden within it, and the distance between each dynasty was quite far.
Even the dynasty closest to the Great An Kingdom had to pass through the territory of the Xiongnu and cross more than a dozen towering mountains to reach it.
Alternatively, one could start from the northernmost point of the Great An Kingdom, traversing the vast, boundless desert filled with yellow sand, enduring countless hardships and dangers before finally arriving at another mysterious dynasty.
However, people in other dynasties were rarely willing to try either of these approaches themselves.
After all, to successfully cross that vast desert, one must not only face the harsh natural environment and scarce resources, but also be constantly vigilant against various potential dangers and challenges.
Moreover, the so-called reachable dynasty was said to be just a desolate, backwater place with neither abundant resources nor strong power and influence.
Therefore, even other dynasties would not bother to expend such enormous effort to fight for such a worthless piece of land.
The people of Da'an Kingdom would not cross the desert to attack other dynasties, which is why they have survived to this day.
It would be great if we could seize the territory from the Xiongnu.
Su Yue moved silently around to the back of the large tent, like a ghost.
She looked closely and, just as she had expected, there were two guards standing there.
A cold glint flashed in Su Yue's eyes. With a thought, her spiritual power surged forth, like an invisible blade piercing straight towards the two men.
In the blink of an eye, before the two could even utter a cry of alarm, they had already breathed their last and collapsed limply to the ground.
Su Yue moved swiftly and nimbly. She grabbed the two corpses as if they were two weightless rag dolls and dragged them into the nearest tent to hide them.
Taking advantage of the fact that no patrolling Huns had passed by yet, Su Yue took out a sharp dagger and made a small cut in the tent in front of her.
After making the incision, she cautiously observed the surroundings to ensure safety before darting through the opening like a nimble snake.
Before entering the tent, Su Yue had already used her mental power to scan its interior.
She knew perfectly well that everyone inside the tent was already lying down to rest, and one of them was holding a naked woman with snow-white skin in his arms.