On the vast expanse of wilderness, three black panthers galloped freely, and the faces of Ji Nings trio couldnt hide their joyful expressions. In any case, they had returned from the distant borderland Dongshan Daze, and were getting closer to Xishan City.

  "Prince." Akira shouted.

  "Huh?" Ji Ning looked over.

  "Lets go to the Black Tooth tribe first, we havent seen Spring Grass for a long time and I miss her too."

  "Spring grass?" Ji Ning was taken aback, and a wave of thoughts rose in her heart. Spring grass and autumn leaves had been with her since childhood, just like her own sister. Although she had been reluctant to part with them at first, not wanting Spring Grass to be sad, now that it was mentioned, Ji Ning couldnt help but feel a thrill of excitement, "Alright, well go take a look on the way."

  "Thank you, young master." Akira felt grateful.

  "Id like to go too." Ji Ning smiled slightly and patted the Black Wind Leopards head, causing it to change direction slightly.

  Said to be going to Winged Snake Lake, passing through the Black Tooth tribe on the way. But in fact, there is still some detour.

  ……

  Under a cliff, there were some caves excavated, surrounded by tall wooden fences. In the caves, some armor was hung, and next to them, some long-haired beasts were tied to tree trunks. Some strong men, mostly bare-chested, sat around chatting and laughing, roasting the meat of a wild beast.

  There were also ten black armored guards guarding at the gate.

  "Someones coming." One of the black-armored guards shouted, and the men who were eating and drinking turned their heads to look over. One of them, a burly man with a thick beard, even stood up and walked over, his brow slightly furrowed as he looked on.

  Three black shadows rushed over from the depths of the mountain forest. Upon seeing that they were three men riding on black panthers, they immediately relaxed.

  The man standing with his hands on his chest, however, had a drastic change in expression and hastily shouted: "The young master has arrived, why havent you all bowed yet? Quickly, quickly, everyone get up!" After finishing speaking, he rushed forward and directly knelt down on one knee at the entrance of the gate, respectfully shouting: "Young Master!"

  Regardless of whether they were in the upper body or wearing armor, they all knelt down and shouted: "Young Master."

  "Get up." Ji Ning flipped over and got off the Black Panther, smiling at the leader of this Black Armor Guard outpost. "Have you seen me?" He was just about to take out his token.

  "It was Wu Zhan who was lucky that year." This rough and heroic man still had a scar on his face, and his body looked even more robust. "Young master had chosen some Jiayao warriors for a trial of strength back then, and I had also fought with young master before, so I can recognize young master at a glance. The one behind should be young masters maid Autumn Leaf girl, I know her too."

  Ji Ning smiled.

  It turned out to be the case, and at first, he often crossed swords with others. At that time, most of the Jiaya warriors of the Black Armor Guard had also crossed swords with him, so it was not surprising to encounter one who had been sent out.

  "I have some things to ask you," said Ji Ning, "about the Winged Snake Lake. Lets go in and talk."

  "Yes." Captain Wu Jianlian replied, "Young master, please follow me."

  Wu Zhan led Ji Ning to a spacious stone house.

  "A while ago, the giant winged snake was wreaking havoc everywhere, and it wasnt far from us either, even affecting our area." Wu Jian sighed with a smile. At this time, a black-armored guard brought in a tray of fruit from outside, and Ji Ning casually picked one up and took two bites: "Have you arrived at your base?"

  "No, if it comes, were done for." Wu Jian shook his head. "But at that time, we were also in a state of panic, and even the Black Armor Guards like us couldnt resist the Great Winged Snake. Although we managed to escape by the skin of our teeth, many tribes suffered greatly, it was truly miserable! At that time, I had been hoping that the old snake would be killed by my Ji clan, unfortunately..."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  In the end, it was Duque Ridge who came forward and negotiated with Ji Shi, only to have the Winged Snake Old Monster confined to Winged Snake Lake for a hundred years.

  "Is the Winged Serpent Old Monster always in the Winged Serpent Lake?" Ji Ning asked, "And is it at the bottom of the Winged Serpent Lake or on an island in the center of the lake."

  "Of course its at the bottom of the lake." Wu Jian continued, "It wouldnt dare to be on Lake Heart Island, its also afraid of our Ji family taking action."

  "Underwater?" Ji Ning nodded thoughtfully.

  It seems I have to kill the Winged Snake Old Monster myself, its not that easy.

  "Wu Zhan." Ji Ning said again, "Do you know that in the surrounding area there is a small tribe called Hei Ya?"

  "Hei Ya tribe?" Wu Jian nodded, "Know, of course know, the leader of Hei Ya tribe is a very capable person, can build a tribe from scratch. Those who can build their own tribes are not ordinary people, unfortunately, this time the Winged Snake Demon harmed many tribes, including Hei Ya tribe."

  "What!" Ji Nings face changed greatly, and his heart was even more shocked.

  Could it be...

  According to what I know, before the Winged Snake Great Demon made its move on me, it had already annihilated a small tribe, killing everyone. In the end, it was determined that the Winged Snake Great Demon was responsible due to the tragic circumstances of the tribes death.

  "Is the Black Tooth Tribe still around?" Ji Ning asked repeatedly.

  "Its still there." Wu Jian nodded, "This time the Winged Snake Demon is wreaking havoc everywhere, going to a tribe and killing indiscriminately before leaving! It didnt pursue extermination after all. Extermination requires more time and effort, making it easier for my Ji Clans Innate Spirits to catch up. This Hei Ya Tribe may not have been exterminated, but more than half of its people are dead, really pitiful."

  "Over half?" Ji Nings heart tightened up.

  "Do you know Chun Cao?" Ji Ning asked anxiously, "Is my maid Chun Cao still alive?"

  "Spring Grass?" Wu Jian asked in puzzlement, "I know Spring Grass, the young master only has two female servants. Could it be that Spring Grass isnt following the young master after all?"

  Ji Ning lets spring grass grow freely, but very few people know about it.

  "No, I let her go, she is the daughter of the Black Tooth tribe leader." Ji Ning said.

  "I dont know about that." Wu Jian shook his head, "Although Ive met Hei Ya before, I dont know anything about his daughter."

  Ji Ning took a deep breath.

  Worry!

  Anxious!

  The Hei Ya tribe has lost more than half of its people, and so many deaths may bring new life, perhaps there will be spring grass.

  "Definitely, definitely be good." Ji Ning gritted her teeth and immediately stormed out of the stone house.

  Outside, Autumn Leaf, Mo Wu and some Black Armor Guards were sitting around, sharing some roasted meat.

  "Prince." Akira and Mafuyu both looked over.

  "Go." Ji Ning urged repeatedly.

  Autumn leaves and Meng Wu looked at each other in confusion, why did they leave in such a hurry? But the two of them didnt dare to say more, they got up together without eating, and rode their own black panthers separately.

  "Go back to Hei Ya village." Ji Nings face was gloomy, and with a kick on the abdomen of the black panther, it immediately darted out.

  Three-headed black panther swiftly charged into the distant mountain forest.

  "Captain, whats wrong?" The other Black Armor Guards were all puzzled, while Wu Jian, who walked out of the stone house, also frowned and looked at him from afar: "Chun Cao? The daughter of the leader of the Hei Ya tribe?"

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  Ji Nings heart was burning with anxiety, Spring Grass and Autumn Leaf said they were servants, but in fact, they were her own sisters. She still remembered when she was young, pointing at the words in a book, asking "yi yi ya ya". At that time, Spring Grass and Autumn Leaf were also tormented by their own young master and could only answer obediently.

  "I dont know."

  "It wont die." Ji Ning was worried sick.

  "Master." Akira asked anxiously beside him, "Whats wrong?" She also saw that her masters face looked terrible, she rarely saw her master so angry.

  Ji Ning said: "The Hei Ya tribe was previously attacked by the Winged Snake Great Demon, and more than half of our tribesmen were killed."

  "Ah." Akira was shocked, "That Spring Grass..."

  "Youll know when you get there." Ji Ning said coldly.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Three black panthers were sprinting, when the sun was setting in the west. The three black panthers had already rushed to a sparse forest, and in the distance, a tribe could be vaguely seen.

  "Stop." Ji Ning shouted.

  Three black panthers stopped suddenly.

  "Prince?" Akiras face also flushed slightly red.

  "Go over there." Ji Ning pointed to the distance, where dozens of men wearing simple animal hides were chopping at some withered wood with axes, presumably for firewood.

  "They should be from the Black Tooth tribe, ask them and youll know." Ji Ning rode ahead on his black-striped beast, with Autumn Leaf and Mo Yu following behind.

  Very soon.

  Ji Ning arrived in front of the dozens of men with animal hides, who were chopping dry wood. These men picked up their long spears and knives, carefully watching the newcomer.

  "Im asking you." Ji Ning directly flipped his hand and took out a token, on which was the character "Ji".

  "Jis family?"

  The men of the tribe were all startled.

  "Is there a Spring Grass in your tribe? The daughter of your chief?" Ji Ning asked.

  "Chiefs daughter?" A one-eyed man asked repeatedly, "Our Black Tooth tribe doesnt have a Chun Cao, our chiefs daughter is called Miwa!"

  Ji Ning was taken aback, then asked in succession: "Right, is it Miva? Is she still alive?"

  "Hes dead."

  "Meiwa is dead." The tribal men all said in unison.

  Ji Nings face suddenly changed, and Qiuye beside him turned pale, his body swayed and he fell off the black panther. Mo Wu jumped down from the black panther to help Qiuye up. Qiuyes face was deathly pale with no blood color, and tears couldnt help but flow down.

  "How did he die?" Ji Ning asked, "Was it killed by the Winged Snake Great Demon?"

  "The Winged Snake Great Demon killed many people in our tribe, even the son of the chief was killed." The one-eyed man said, "Many of our tribesmen died at that time, and many were hit by shattered stones, frostbite... At that time, although they didnt die, they were also injured. Later, their wounds rotted, some even got seriously ill, and one by one, they dragged on until they died. Many severely wounded tribesmen died like this. Miva also died of illness later."

  "Spring grass!" The autumn leaves sobbed.

  Ji Nings face turned even more unsightly, and his intense mental turmoil caused the surrounding earth and trees to tremble.

  "Great Winged Serpent!" Ji Ning gritted her teeth and let out a shrill cry, "I, Ji Ning, swear that I will kill you, I will definitely kill you!!!"

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