Chapter 50 Wolves
Although Leng Yiyao's brother was also at the border, he was not in the military camp where Zhou Chen and his group went this time, so Zhou Chen did not let Leng Yiyao go.

Otherwise, Zhou Chen would definitely take Leng Yiyao with him. This was also the arrangement of the empire. The recruited soldiers were not allowed to stay in the military camp close to their homes in order to prevent them from escaping.

However, although it is the closest military camp to Qinghua County, it is still more than 500 miles away.

Qinghua County is the closest county town to there, with no other cities in between. Of course, there may be some small villages, but there won’t be many people. After all, the closer to the border, the more dangerous it is.

Three days later, Zhou Chen followed Zhao Kuo and left Qinghua County. With Lord Xia by his side, Zhou Chen did not have to worry about Leng Yiyao's safety. In addition to Zhou Chen and Zhao Kuo, the rest of the escort were one hundred officers and soldiers.

These officers and soldiers were selected by Lord Xia from the people guarding Qinghua County, and the things they were responsible for escorting this time, in addition to silver, were mostly food and clothing.

They carried a total of fifty carts of supplies, with an average of two people in charge of one carriage. Although they were all traveling on official roads, there was snow on the roads, so they could not travel fast, and they could only travel seventy or eighty miles a day.

According to their current speed, it would take at least seven days to reach the military camp. They did not encounter any danger on the road on the first day. They rested on the official road and took some dry food before resting.

Although they brought thick clothes, everyone except Zhou Chen and Zhao Kuo was shivering with cold in the second half of the night.

At dawn the next day, everyone started on their journey. The first half of the day was fine, but in the second half, snowflakes began to float from the sky. Everything around was white, and visibility was poor. Even if you stood at the front of the team, you couldn't see behind you.

"Brother Zhao, I will go behind and watch over you while you continue to lead the people on their journey," Zhao Kuo agreed and the two of them separated. There was nothing Zhou Chen could do as he didn't know the way. If he let him lead the way, he might be led into a ditch at any time.

After several hours of traveling, the sky gradually darkened. Everyone took out the dry firewood prepared in advance as fuse, lit it, and then added firewood chopped nearby to make several fires.

Everyone sat around the fire to keep warm. Zhao Kuo was feeling a little cold and came over to warm himself.

Zhou Chen felt that it was not cold. For some reason, he always felt that the weather was a little abnormal. Because the weather was abnormally cold, it would be okay for ordinary soldiers, but even Zhao Kuo, a ninth-rank master, could not bear it. This was strange.

However, he couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time, so he had to give up. Zhou Chen took the dry food prepared by Zhao Kuo, sat aside and started eating.

"I always feel uneasy. Brother Zhao, please arrange a few more brothers to keep watch tonight." Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "Okay, I got it."

After eating the dry food, everyone sat together by the fire and began to rest. Zhou Chen sat in the carriage and looked at the situation around him. It was snowing heavily and everything was white wherever Zhou Chen looked.

Even the carriage behind them was covered with a thick layer of snow. The man on duty in the second half of the night dozed off against the carriage, while Zhou Chen sat cross-legged on the carriage with his eyes closed, concentrating.

Although his eyes were closed, Zhou Chen did not fall asleep. He was always paying attention to the movements around him, and any slight noise would not escape his ears.

For Zhou Chen, sitting like this with his eyes closed and concentrating is equivalent to resting, and he will still be full of energy when he wakes up the next day.

Nothing happened all night until dawn, when Zhou Chen suddenly heard footsteps in the distance, accompanied by panting. It sounded like there were quite a few footsteps, so Zhou Chen slowly opened his eyes.

At a glance, I found a group of white wolves appeared about forty or fifty meters away, and there seemed to be at least forty or fifty of them.

Zhou Chen's eyes slightly raised and he immediately woke up Zhao Kuo beside him. Zhao Kuo got up and saw that his hair stood up. "Brothers, don't sleep anymore." Hearing his voice, everyone stood up lazily from their sleep and stretched. When they saw the wolves in front of them, they were all shocked. "Oh my God, why are there so many wolves?"

There were wolves not only in front of them but also behind them, and even in the woods next to them. There were at least 8 wolves in total, but fortunately these were just ordinary wolves, with a strength of generally between .

At once, everyone picked up their weapons and prepared for battle, and they tightly protected all the food behind them. It was obvious that this group of wolves were eyeing the supplies behind them.

There was a lot of pork among the supplies. The wolves must have been hungry before they targeted them, but they would not give the meat to the wolves. Although no one would care if there were fewer supplies, it would be a problem if there were too few. They might all be beheaded.

Zhao Kuo looked at the wolves around him and said, "Everyone light the torches quickly, these beasts are afraid of fire." Then he looked at Zhou Chen and asked, "Brother Zhou, what should we do now?"

Although the wolves didn't dare to approach for the time being with the torches in hand, it was no use for a long time. Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and said, "There is no other way now. Everyone get in the car and rush out."

The wheels of the carriage are made with anti-slip measures, and even the horse hooves are made with anti-slip measures, so as long as you don't go too fast, there will basically be no problem.

Zhao Kuo gritted his teeth and said, "Brothers, get in the car and let's rush out."

Afterwards, Zhou Chen and Zhao Kuo took the lead and rushed forward. The people behind them also got on the cars and followed the car in front. Seeing that they wanted to break out of the encirclement, the wolves also became bolder and rushed towards the carriage.

Being afraid of fire is animal nature, but compared to hunger, it is nothing. They overcame their fear of fire and rushed towards the carriage. The first to be attacked were naturally Zhou Chen and the other two in the front.

However, both of them were entry-level warriors, so these hungry wolves were nothing to them. Zhou Chen Heiyuan slashed one by one with his sword, instantly carving out a bloody path for himself, while Zhao Kuo went to the back to help.

Zhao Kuo was seen moving quickly between the carriages, helping others deal with the white wolf that jumped onto the carriage.

A team of carriages were running at high speed on the road, and they were about to break through the encirclement of the white wolves. Zhou Chen stood on the carriage, covered in blood, like a god of death. The white wolves on both sides did not dare to jump onto the carriage where Zhou Chen was.

As for the blood on Zhou Chen's body, it was naturally wolf blood. Zhou Chen had reached the Iron Shirt level and had reached the Limit Breaking Realm, so even if he stood there motionless, the wolves could not hurt him.

They ran for several miles, with the wolves chasing them closely behind, until they heard a long howl, then they stopped and stopped chasing. Seeing that the wolves stopped chasing them, everyone finally felt relieved.

The speed gradually decreased, and they stopped only after they had traveled ten miles.

After an inventory, it was found that one carriage was missing, and the two people in charge of that carriage were nowhere to be found. The result was obvious. As for the others, they only suffered minor injuries.

Zhao Kuo was also sitting next to Zhou Chen, breathing heavily. The heavy snow had stopped since they had escaped from the wolf pack for five miles, and after they ran another two miles, the sun even appeared in the sky.

Everyone, including Zhao Kuo, was complaining, "The weather is finally clear," while Zhou Chen looked unhappy.

(End of this chapter)