Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1342 - 1392: A Step Late

Na Yi turned around at the sound and saw the scene. With a gasp of surprise, she ran over, blocking Li Yifei’s way, while gesturing to the young man and explaining some words.

Li Yifei remained calm. Although he had no habit of hiding behind women, he felt that this time the opponent had another reason to act.

After Na Yi said a few words, the young Miao man still refused to retreat, pointing his knife at Li Yifei and shouting loudly.

Sure enough, after Na Yi spoke a few words, an elderly Miao man came and pulled the young man away, angrily speaking a few sentences. Seeing Li Yifei’s bewildered expression, he then spoke to Li Yifei in Chinese: "Outsider, because of you, the clan chief has been captured. You bring disaster, leave; the Miao Village does not welcome you!"

Li Yifei frowned slightly, thinking to himself: still late, but at least there’s someone I can communicate with. He quickly and respectfully said to the elder, "Sir, how long has Uncle Bunong been taken, and in which direction did they go?"

"It doesn’t concern you, outsider. You are a calamity; ever since you arrived, the Miao Village has known no peace. The Miao people’s matters, we’ll handle ourselves!" The elder huffed heavily, then waved a hand and said to Na Yi, "Na Yi. Your father was captured by those Black Miao because of this man. If you are still a child of the Miao Village, then leave him and come with us to save your father." He spoke this in Miao language.

Na Yi immediately grabbed Li Yifei’s arm tightly, anxiously speaking rapidly in Miao language, and Li Yifei promptly patted her shoulder, softly saying, "Na Yi, don’t worry, I’m here."

Li Yifei’s gentle words, that determined gaze, made Na Yi suddenly understand his intention. She turned to the Miao Village elder and started speaking in Miao language.

As the two talked, some Miao people also joined in, either criticizing or advising. Although Li Yifei couldn’t understand, he could roughly guess their meaning from their expressions.

After talking for a while, Na Yi suddenly began to cry, then loudly called out a few times and turned around to tightly hug Li Yifei’s waist.

Li Yifei furrowed his brow slightly, looked at the Miao Village elder, and said, "Old sir, I know you blame me, but Na Yi has already implanted the Whole-hearted Worm in me. From now on, Na Yi and I are bound together for life, so I am also half a Miao Villager, family with you. Bunong is Na Yi’s father, and I will definitely rescue him."

The Miao Village elder stared at Li Yifei and slowly said, "You must know, the opponent is not ordinary people; they are the Black Miao. Unlike us, the Black Miao dedicate their lives to studying all kinds of powerful and harmful Worm Techniques. Even the strongest Worm Masters in our village dare not go to the Black Miao."

Li Yifei nodded and said, "In that case, I must go even more. I can’t let you kind people get hurt because of me."

The Miao Village elder glared at Li Yifei for a long time. Na Yi was his favorite child, and the young Miao man who had just attacked Li Yifei was his son, which was why he could restrain him. He understood his son’s feelings for Na Yi, and the clan’s people gathered here because of his son’s call to go to another village to rescue the clan chief.

Yet Na Yi had planted the Passion Worm in an outsider... Looking at Na Yi who was protecting him, the elder sighed and explained the situation.

It turned out that two hours ago, a group of people came and captured Bunong, who was working outside the village. Those people came from the Black Miao tribe, some seventy or eighty miles away, across several mountains.

Mentioning the Black Miao, one cannot help but speak of the distribution of Miao ethnicity. Since ancient times, the Miaojiang people have considered themselves descendants of Chiyou, while some Miao people regard themselves as descendants of Nuwa. Over time, these two groups began to diverge, and based on their beliefs, split into Black Miao and White Miao. It is commonly believed that Black and White Miao people are primarily distinguished by their attire, but among true Miao Worm Masters, distinguishing between the two is slightly more complex. The Worm Techniques of the Black Miao are mostly used for evil, whereas the White Miao’s Worms are more for curing and saving people, with some using worms like the Passion Worm, but this is just to ensure a lifelong partnership, not to harm.

The Miao Village where Bunong belonged was part of the White Miao, and so were several nearby villages. But beyond dozens of miles were Black Miao villages. Since the reform and opening-up, conflicts between Black Miao and White Miao have become less frequent, and battles for differences in beliefs have become rare, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Every Miao person still remembers their identity.

The White Miao look down on the dark Worm Breeders of the Black Miao. Nuwa granted the Miao people Worm Techniques for better reproduction and survival, while the Black Miao believe Chiyou bestowed Worms to them to expand themselves and claim more territory.

In simple terms, the White Miao’s worms are mostly for good, and the Black Miao’s are reckless and harmful.

But no one in the village knew why Bunong was suddenly captured by the Black Miao, considering there hadn’t been any conflict for a long time. The Miao Village elder’s son, named Aliza, was the village blacksmith. He immediately believed it was Li Yifei’s fault; he had suddenly appeared in the village, not only taking away Na Yi but also being a disaster that caused the clan chief to be captured by the Black Miao.

With Aliza’s prompting, the honest Miao people immediately believed this was the case, and seeing Li Yifei, naturally wouldn’t have a good attitude.

Li Yifei listened to everything without saying much, only hugging Na Yi and asking the old man to translate, "Wait for me at home. I will bring your father back intact."

The situation started because of him, so Li Yifei felt the responsibility to rescue Bunong, even if he wasn’t Na Yi’s father, even if he wasn’t his supposed father-in-law.

After the elder helped with the translation, Li Yifei nodded lightly to Na Yi, with a look of determination in his eyes,

"I think he just wants to run away!" Aliza’s face was very unpleasant, staring at Li Yifei and saying, Na Yi’s attitude towards him always brought him immense pain.

"Aliza, stop saying nonsense. Na Yi said he would definitely bring the clan chief back. We... let’s wait. Even if we go to rescue the chief, we need to contact people from other villages. We can’t do it with so few people." The Miao elder pulled his son, comforting him.

Li Yifei had already decided to go now and said to the Miao elder, "Arrange a guide for me to take me to Black Miao Village, just take me there. The guide doesn’t need to go in."

Black Miao Village, with its surrounding dozens of miles being a forbidden zone, housed a large number of poisonous snakes and scorpions. The Black Miao were known for breeding poisonous worms. When these villagers heard Li Yifei ask for a guide, they were hesitant.

"I..." Na Yi immediately stood up after hearing Li Yifei’s words.

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "Na Yi, you stay at home."

Aliza felt deep anguish, both hating Li Yifei, hoping the Black Miao would harm him, yet also knowing that would mean Na Yi’s death, which he couldn’t bear. He also wished for Na Yi’s father’s return to spare her grief. Seeing Na Yi wanting to be the guide, he stepped up and said, "I’ll go, but not as your guide—I’m going to watch you. You’ve harmed the old chief and upset Na Yi; if you dare to run, my knife will certainly kill you!"

Li Yifei cast a glance at Aliza; as long as there was a guide, that was enough. He wiped Na Yi’s tears, gently kissed her forehead, and then turned and strode out of the Miao Village. Aliza packed a machete, grabbed a bow and arrow, and ran out as well.

"Li Yifei!" Na Yi shouted, chasing to the village entrance, watching Li Yifei’s departing figure, and not leaving for a long time.

Li Yifei moved continually, although he had just carried Na Yi over a dozen miles of the mountain road, he felt no fatigue. Following the direction and based on the terrain described by the elder, Li Yifei traversed through the forest. Aliza, having grown up in the mountains, was also very swift.

He disdained Li Yifei, believing outsiders were of bad character and weak constitution, so upon entering the dense forest, he accelerated, wanting to see Li Yifei’s sorry state. The dense forest was his domain, and he was confident he would surpass him in forest speed.

Yet after running ten miles or so, Li Yifei seemed to need no rest, his body weaving through the forest, always finding the most fitting positions to pass through the trees, in contrast to him, who grew up in the forest, having been tripped several times. Each time he fell, Li Yifei would silently wait a short distance away. Aliza, bitterly grabbing a handful of dirt and throwing it to the ground, lifted his bow and arrow, also silently running toward Black Miao Village.

Let him be arrogant, but once on Black Miao territory, he would surely suffer, with the land teeming with poisonous creatures. Even Aliza himself wasn’t certain he could escape unscathed, so he believed the other would surely face hardship.

Seventy to eighty miles away, on the other side of a few mountain ranges, a large village lay at the foot of a mountain. This village was much larger than Bunong’s village, with one enormous bamboo hut housing several people sitting in chairs. A young man sat in the center, his appearance slightly different from the Miao people, who was laughing heartily. Next to him sat a middle-aged man in a black Miao outfit with a dark complexion and a fierce look. The two were conversing, sharing drinks.

"Chief Tianbao, we must thank you for your cooperation this time." Song An raised his glass with a smile.

"You’re welcome; such opportunities are rare. I hope you act quickly, or else things will escalate into tribal warfare, which would be a big problem." The black-faced Miao man called Tianbao slightly shook his head, downing his drink in one go.

Song An was very pleased with his response, smiling but with a hint of viciousness in his eyes, saying, "If it weren’t for Tianbao stopping me, I would have killed that damned Bunong just now. How dare he try to curse me!"

On their way back, Bunong released his worm to curse Song An, but Tianbao intercepted it and killed the worm, foiling the plan. Song An thus harbored even more resentment toward Bunong.

"Haha, killing him isn’t possible, but we can make him suffer a bit. There’s no need for you, Mr. Song, to instruct on this matter; I’ve already ordered someone to teach him a lesson," Tianbao chuckled, growing more smug as he spoke, "The Black Miao have always had a small population and struggled to develop. This time, with the Song Family’s support, our Black Miao Tribe can gain more territory and grow further in Miaojiang."

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