Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 326: The 3rd Prince Arrived at Fenggu City after Many Twists and Turns

They usually live in tents when they are herding or hunting, which is more convenient and practical. The herders and civilians in the country still live in tents, which they can make by themselves. But houses cannot be built without money, and they don't need to live in such houses.

They often need to move around following the grasslands, and it is impossible for them to live in one place permanently. Even if they live permanently, they cannot survive without food, and they must be nomadic. Sometimes they will live in the border town next to Ansheng State, which is better, as they can exchange some food and daily necessities.

If the wars were frequent, they would not dare to go there, or they would be killed or the adult men would be forcibly conscripted to fight. No matter where the people were, they did not want to fight, they just wanted to live a stable life.

Even though the two countries often go to war, the people of the two countries still do deals secretly. As long as they want to survive, even if they know it is not allowed, some people will take the risk to do it.

When the third prince was halfway there, he encountered a pack of wolves. This time they were well prepared and brought a team of young warriors with them. The two sides had a fierce battle. In the end, at the cost of two casualties, they defeated the pack of wild wolves.

They knew there were wild wolves roaming the grasslands, but they only attacked small groups of herdsmen and would not approach so many of them. It was probably a trap set by one of the brothers, and he had no choice but to deal with it first and go back.

Later, he encountered some grassland refugees and knew that he could not easily reach the border town of Ansheng. So he came prepared. Although he didn't bring many people, he actually had some secret guards following him, who would come out to help fight them as long as they got into trouble.

Only then were they able to safely reach the border town of Ansheng State. When he saw the high city walls of Fenggou City, he felt more at ease than ever before. It was a symbol of safety.

They came from afar with flags, and the sentries on the city wall had already seen them coming and sent someone to report to their general. The general sent someone to report to General Wang An, who immediately brought his men to the tower.

When the envoys from Dongjie State arrived, a soldier on the city wall shouted, "Excuse me, who is coming down from the city?"

The Third Prince of Dongjie Kingdom also sent someone to reply: "We are the envoys of Dongjie Kingdom, and we are here to negotiate. Please open the gate and let me in!"

The soldiers on the tower were waiting for General Wang An to give orders. He asked the sentry, "Are there any soldiers following us in the distance?"

The sentry replied: "There is no large army following behind."

General Wang An ordered: "Open the city gates and welcome the envoys from Dongjie State into the city."

In fact, they have already received information from spies from the Dongjie Kingdom. The peace talks will be led by the third prince of the Dongjie Kingdom, Yelu Yixin. This man is quite scheming, so they hope that General Wang An will be prepared in advance.

After the city gate creaked open, they rode in one after another on horseback, without so many carriages following them. There were only two carts loaded with goods, and the rest rode on horseback.

Standing in the distance to meet them were the county magistrate and various officials of Fenggou City, waiting for them in the middle of the road.

When they came near and dismounted, the two sides greeted each other and introduced themselves to each other. Then they were taken to the arranged post station to rest first, and then they had peace talks with General Wang An and the officials from the capital of Ansheng State.

The third prince, Yelu Yixin, finally saw the situation in the border town of Ansheng. The people here were walking on the street with smiles on their faces, not in a hurry, and very comfortable. People's clothes were not so ragged, and their faces were not so haggard. They looked much better than the people in their place.

He thought this was the best way, at least there was something to trade, and if the people lived well, there would be surplus food to exchange. His goal this time was to exchange a large amount of food so that they could spend the winter safely.

It would be even better if he could exchange it for cotton and tea, which were also highly regarded by the nobles in his country and could be sold at a good price. Since he had come here, he couldn't go back empty-handed, so he had to buy some goods to take back.