Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 1038: Pacifying the World

Chapter 1038: Chapter 1038: Pacifying the World

When they entered Dai County, Li Wenli pretended to hand over the horses to some nearby villagers. Now, Bai Junjun was here to retrieve those two horses.

Of course, two horses were far too few for a group of more than thirty people, so Bai Junjun simply created two horse carriages.

Crafting items using her Special Ability was second nature to her—Bai Junjun found it effortless.

However, once the carriages were ready, she suddenly remembered something. Could it be... had they forgotten something?

At that exact moment, Yuwen Luanfei and Wenren Pingting, who had been left behind at the inn, were galloping toward them on horseback, clearly expressing their indignation at the two heartless individuals.

"..." Bai Junjun.

"..." Li Wenli.

Yuwen Luanfei was both furious and aggrieved—these two had sneaked off to fight while leaving them behind, and they hadn’t even bothered to call them when fleeing! If Shopkeeper Yan hadn’t come back and realized they were still at the inn, wouldn’t they have been stranded in Dai County?

Bai Junjun and Li Wenli looked thoroughly embarrassed—they had genuinely forgotten.

Still, the two horses they had ridden in on were indeed a stroke of luck.

At this point, there were only two horse carriages—far too few for everyone—and it wasn’t enough for proper allocation. Fortunately, Yuwen Luanfei and Wenren Pingting had brought along two more horses, making it possible to assemble four horse carriages.

With this arrangement, the group could barely manage to share the transport among themselves.

Bai Junjun was overjoyed.

Thus, the group finally resolved their travel concerns and set out toward the Ownerless Land.

As they rushed in their departure, Fifth Prince’s troops had successfully gained full control over Yuwen Song outside, solidifying Fifth Prince’s grip on the realm.

Surprisingly, however, Fifth Prince did not ascend the throne. He announced publicly that he had been forced into the battle for succession and now took control of the Imperial Court merely to end the chaos as quickly as possible. The throne, he claimed, would still be reserved for his Imperial Brother’s son.

The common folks were shocked. Speaking of the Former Emperor’s sons, the Second Prince’s whereabouts remained unknown, the Eldest Prince had been executed, and only the Ninth Prince remained.

If the people guessed correctly, Fifth Prince’s intentions were likely to let the Ninth Prince take his place on the throne.

But though the citizens of the Imperial Capital waited for a long time, what they finally saw instead was Yuwen Feng, Fifth Prince’s own son. There was no appearance of Yuwen Jun. Rumors said that remnants of the Third Prince’s forces were causing trouble in the Eastern Land, and Yuwen Jun was currently occupied there.

Seeing the situation, Fifth Prince temporarily assumed the role of Regent King, handling affairs of the Imperial Court in his stead.

Meanwhile, the Yuwen Jun being discussed by the townsfolk was indeed rushing through the Eastern Land, eventually arriving in Dai County at this moment.

Yuwen Jun’s face darkened as he looked at the corpses lying in the prison.

Among the dead were over seventy bodies of soldiers from the Jin Army, including Chang Xi. Their horrific and twisted appearances made it difficult to look at them for long.

Shopkeeper Yan explained, "That night, no one knows what took place. The next morning, all the townsfolk were acting strangely. I knew something wasn’t right and immediately went to investigate, only to find every Jin Army soldier dead—whether at the prison, the Yamen, or the city gate. We searched the entire city and only located these seventy-plus corpses. I thought you would arrive in a few days, so I decided to store them in the prison for now, awaiting your return."

The prison was the coolest place in Dai County and rarely visited by the townsfolk, making it the ideal temporary morgue.

Yuwen Jun nodded in acknowledgment after hearing Shopkeeper Yan’s explanation, then continued examining the bodies of his once-loyal soldiers.

He was intimately familiar with the wounds on them. The clean, sharp cuts could only have been caused by that mysterious wind from who-knows-where.

Yuwen Jun clenched his fists tightly.

He didn’t need to think twice to know exactly who was behind the transformations in this place.

Who would’ve thought Li Wenli would be so bold, daring to repeat the same offense in Dai County after the Biluo incident?