The bamboo leaves rustled as the troop moved swiftly through the bamboo forest.
If this were the season for digging winter bamboo shoots, they might have encountered a few people, but as it was, they passed through unimpeded.
It was clear the Cyan Bamboo Tribe had invested no manpower or resources in defending against outside invasion. It was hard to say whether this was out of confidence in their own strength or a sense of security regarding Mountain Forest Town.
Soon, the faint sound of voices reached their ears.
Peering through the gaps in the forest, they easily saw a relatively open area at the foot of the bamboo mountain, where dozens of wooden huts were scattered haphazardly.
Ronin also spotted many farmers carrying farming tools on their way home. They seemed even more gaunt and weary than the farmers of Mountain Forest Town.
Elron whispered a reminder, "My Lord, there's someone in the watchtower over there."
