Chapter 95: Backfire
Liu Zheng knew Reheman’s hesitation at this time.
In the Kingdom of Loulan ahead, the situation changes every day.
He was responsible for the escort mission of the Seventh Prince. If he returned to Yinzhou at this time and reorganized his troops, it would take another month to go back and forth. But what if he continued to move forward? The wolves could attack at any time. If the camels were gone, they would really be dead in the desert.
Liu Zheng pondered and said, "Lord Reheman, Liu Zheng may have a solution."
Reheman was overjoyed: "How can you teach me, sir?"
Suddenly, Reheman's eyes lit up, his whole body trembled, and he stared at Liu Zheng: "Young Master, are you Young Master Liu from Yinzhou, or Liuzhou Tong?"
When he said this, he deliberately lowered his voice, but he still couldn't hide the shock in his heart. Liu Gongzi, Liu Zhoutong, who hasn't heard of Liu Zhoutong as long as they are doing business in Liangzhou? It's just that Zheng Yueru and Liu Zheng concealed their identities when they joined the camel team in order not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly and looked at Reheman in surprise. He felt that although Reheman looked big and strong, he was quite delicate at heart. Knowing that he didn't want to reveal his identity and deliberately lowered his voice, he suddenly felt good about him and nodded.
Reheman was overjoyed. He realized that the weak Longyan man he had been mocking along the way was actually the famous Master Liu. He immediately stood up to apologize, but was suppressed by Liu Zheng. Reheman was very excited and enthusiastically invited Liu Zheng to come to their team's rest camp. Among the guards, there were two children, blinking their big eyes and looking at Liu Zheng curiously. One of the boys was about sixteen years old, and the other was taller and stronger, and seemed to be the child's personal bodyguard.
When he saw a stranger coming in, he nervously protected the boy.
Reheman said happily: "Master Liu, this is our Loulan's third prince, Halike!"
He knew Liu Zheng's reputation, so he did not doubt it and bowed deeply: "Master Liu, please save us. When the third prince arrives in Loulan, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Unexpectedly, before Reheman could say anything, the group of guards glared at Liu Zheng.
"Reheman, are you crazy?"
"How can the identity of the Third Prince be revealed so easily?"
"How can you trust a Longyan person so easily?"
Reheman said angrily: "Who else can help? Young Master Liu is well-known, he is definitely not such a mean person!"
Everyone was unconvinced and angry, some even showed murderous intent, holding their knives, about to strike down on their heads. Suddenly, the atmosphere here became tense. Liu Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that Loulan was indeed a bloodthirsty nation, and strength was supreme. Even such a small team was so disunited that it was easy for internal strife to break out.
Is this the reason why, although Loulan had the best of both worlds, it could not become truly powerful enough to threaten the Longyan Dynasty?
Liu Zheng took a breath and said, "I have a way to deal with the wolves."
Everyone was shocked, and immediately mocked, "How can a Longyan person be so arrogant?"
"Camels are afraid of wolves. How do you deal with them?"
"You little boy, if it weren't for your guards, you would have died in the wolf's mouth long ago!"
So many people have been trying to come up with a solution for the past half month, but none of them have come up with one. A person who enters the desert for the first time is better than them? They naturally don't believe it.
Liu Zheng said calmly: "Everyone, it's not too late to listen to me. Lord Reheman, can you tell me in detail what is going on with the werewolf exorcist?"
Before Reheman could speak, someone beside him sneered, "You don't even understand this? The werewolf driver is an envoy of the mysterious religion of the Loulan Kingdom. It is said that he can communicate with animals and livestock and use them to fight!"
Liu Zheng frowned: "Be more specific."
He definitely doesn't believe in this mysterious thing.
Reheman thought for a moment and said, "Master Liu, I do know something about it. I heard that it involves a certain kind of ceremony and certain kinds of medicines..."
"drug?"
Liu Zheng's eyes lit up and he looked delighted: "That's right!"
The others looked at each other, confused.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly: "If my guess is correct, this must be a contractual relationship that relies on external objects."
These people, again, looked confused.
Liu Zheng had a rough idea in his mind. Since ancient times, humans have domesticated animals based on a contractual relationship. There are many ways to form such a contractual relationship. For example, animals like wolves and dogs have several instincts, which can also be called several motivations in domestication, which can be used by humans.
It can be roughly divided into: eating motivation, hunting motivation, ethnic motivation, exploration motivation, class motivation, protection motivation, freedom motivation, relaxation motivation, and sexual motivation.
Among these motivations, the ones that are most likely to form a contractual relationship are the eating motivation, the relaxation motivation, and the class motivation.
Unlike wolves in other places, there is not much food in this desert that can fill the stomachs of hungry wolves, so Liu Zheng guessed that these hungry wolves have actually lost most of their hunting ability. If they want to fill their stomachs, they need this wolf chaser to feed them!
Although Liu Zheng didn't know how the werewolf driver reached this contractual relationship with the wolf pack in the beginning, these dynamics were definitely influential in the subsequent maintenance and trends.
but!
Liu Zheng smiled slightly.
There is absolutely no such thing as an absolutely reliable contractual relationship in this world!
Especially for a cold-blooded animal like a hungry wolf, the so-called contractual relationship is nothing more than a habit.
"Break the contract!"
Liu Zheng smiled faintly and said four words.
After hearing Liu Zheng's explanation of various motivations, everyone was immediately amazed, and when they looked at Liu Zheng again, their eyes were completely different. The Loulan people claimed to have a deep understanding of these animals, but at this moment, they felt that the Longyan people in front of them had a more thorough understanding of these wild animals.
Reheman was even more excited: "Sir, how do we break it?"
Others also asked questions.
Liu Zheng said: "It's very simple. Just in case, we can choose to set up camp in a place in the desert where there is a reasonable advance and retreat to lure out the wolves. You and I will form a team, spread out in ambush, and look for the wolf-driving person behind the scenes!"
A fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Find the werewolf driver, and make sure he gets hurt no matter what! "
"Remember, you must not kill them. Forcibly severing the contract will only arouse the wolves' protective power and cause them to become furious! By then, things will be out of control!"
Everyone was shocked.
“How can we avoid it?”
Liu Zheng laughed: "Weaken their contract, bite back their master, stimulate their freedom, and make them return to the command of the Wolf King! Kill the Wolf King again, and the group of dragons will be leaderless and will naturally collapse!"
Everyone was immediately impressed and no longer had any doubts in their hearts.
Reheman was even more delighted: "Your Highness, if there is no danger this time, Young Master Liu is a great
benefactor!
The third prince, Halik, also stood up and bowed.
Reheman and Liu Zheng immediately discussed the matter, and Liu Zheng also called Qin Changfeng. He believed that if a pack of wolves attacked, the wolf driver must be not far away. The last wolf howl that day could prove it, within a mile!
As long as Qin Changfeng can find his position accurately, he will be able to capture him easily with his skills!
Liu Zheng asked Qin Changfeng to take out the Shenbi Crossbow directly.
In order to cover the area within one mile, Reheman sent out ten Loulan masters to cooperate with Qin Changfeng.
Everything was arranged properly, and Liu Zheng took a deep breath. With Reheman's shout, the camel team set out again. After walking for a while, there was really no Gobi Desert around, and they really entered the desert. This desert was no different from the Gobi Desert. The rolling heat waves hit people's faces, making them thirsty. Reheman deliberately slowed down. At his suggestion, when the sun was about to set, the camel team set up camp near a small sand dune in the desert.
Liu Zheng looked at the sun that was about to set and calculated the time in his mind.
When we arrived near Lop Nur, we were actually in another time zone. In this place, the sun rises and sets later than in the mainland. So, when the sun sets, it is already around nine o'clock in the evening.
He calculated that after the last resistance, coupled with the long journey, the werewolf driver must not have much food to feed the hungry wolves. The camel meat he had last time must have been eaten up long ago. So he must be eager to attack, and in the best case, he would attack tonight!
The sun finally set. The panic along the way made people accustomed to being on high alert.
Liu Zheng called Zheng Yueru to his tent to drink, which made Zheng Yueru happy and shy.
"Let's watch a good show tonight."
Liu Zheng laughed.
Zheng Yueru was stunned: "What good show?"
"A pack of wolves devours their master!"
Liu Zheng told the story in a leisurely manner, and Zheng Yueru's eyes lit up with surprise.
At this time, Qin Changfeng had been lying on the hill as Liu Zheng had instructed, motionless. The sand and gravel in the desert had covered his body, making the color of his body blend into the desert. It was estimated that even under the light, it would not be possible to tell that there was a person here.
He placed the crossbow in front of himself, like a sniper in later generations.
Qin Changfeng is very patient.
Despite his dry mouth, he kept his drinking to a minimum.
For several hours.
Qin Changfeng was feeling sleepy when he heard a few wolf howls in the distance. This perked him up. He looked up. Under the moonlight, in the desert, people's field of vision was very wide. He saw wolves running towards him from afar. In fact, the wolves were still a long distance away from here.
“There really is someone there!”
Qin Changfeng was in a high place, so he could naturally see farther.
It was vaguely visible that there was a human figure behind the wolf pack! The man was holding something like a long staff, and the largest wolf king followed him obediently.
Qin Changfeng narrowed his eyes and calculated that the werewolf driver stopped about a mile away from him, while Reheman and his men were mostly far away. It seemed that this task fell on his head again!
The werewolf driver found a corner and stopped.
Waving the long staff in his hand, the wolf king howled and started the attack with a pack of wolves!
There was chaos in the camp again.
"Wolf attack!"
"Wolf attack!"
"Everyone, alert!"
Rehman was well prepared, so when the wolves came, they were not as embarrassed as last time. Everyone held swords and surrounded the camels in the middle, with their backs to back. They had some experience in facing the attacks of the wolves.
"kill!"
"Kill these beasts and avenge my brother!"
In the camp, fighting broke out again.
Qin Changfeng had already pulled the crossbow to its full extent.
Under the command of the werewolf driver, the wolf king was also not far away, giving orders.
After confirming the werewolf driver's position again, Qin Changfeng crawled for a distance, found a good angle, and then moved like a rabbit. He turned over and ran over there silently, with the magic arm crossbow slowly raised.
“Whoosh!”
The crossbow arrow flew out and went straight to the werewolf driver's back!
