These dozens of tribal people looked at the young man in front of them and felt a wave of horror, they felt that everything around them seemed to be trembling.
Kill the giant winged snake?
The young man in front of him wants to kill the Winged Snake Great Demon?
"You didnt deceive me." Ji Ning swept his gaze over this group of tribal men. "Is Meiya really dead?"
"How could we deceive, the entire Hei Ya tribe asks anyone, and they all know about this matter." The group of tribal men were honest and fearful, whether it was the young mans aura or the Ji character token he carried, both made them afraid.
"Go."
Ji Ning rode on the black Qilin beast, directly heading towards the distant Black Tooth tribe.
Autumn leaves, and even the crow joined the black leopard in pursuit.
……
More than a dozen tribal warriors guarded on both arrow towers beside the wooden gate of Hei Ya tribe.
"Foreigner, halt." A warrior bellowed immediately.
Ji Nings face turned gloomy as he directly took out his token and shouted: "Let Hei Ya see me!"
At the sight of the token, the warrior was startled and shouted: "Wait a minute, Ill go inform the leader right away." With that, the warrior jumped down from the arrow tower and ran into the tribe. In just an instant, a black-skinned man with scars on his face, surrounded by some warriors, rushed out, who was none other than Hei Ya, the leader of the Black Tooth Tribe.
As soon as he saw the three people riding black horses outside, especially when he saw the first persons appearance, his body trembled instantly and shouted: "Quickly open the door, quickly welcome Master Ji!"
"Is that a Ji clan young master?" The tribespeople of the Hei Ya tribe, a small tribe, were naturally startled and hurried to open the heavy gate.
"Hei Ya immediately knelt down: Hei Ya greets Young Master."
The warriors of other tribes also knelt down one after another.
"Go back to your dwelling." Ji Ning ordered while still riding on the black qilin.
"Yes." Hei Ya led the way forward swiftly.
Ji Ning glanced at Hei Ya in front of him, and his heart couldnt help but feel a twinge of resentment! He understood that Chun Caos death actually couldnt be blamed on Hei Ya, and he believed Hei Ya was also very sad. But Ji Ning just couldnt help feeling resentful... In the past, he had handed Chun Cao over to her father himself, but hadnt expected that in the blink of an eye, Chun Cao would die. If only Chun Cao were still following him...
Ji Nings left hand involuntarily clenched into a fist, his finger joints turning white.
"Gentleman, this is my residence." Hei Ya arrived at the largest stone house in the entire tribe. Two women and a young child were standing at the entrance of the stone house, all looking very uneasy.
"Who is he?" Ji Ning looked at the young child, this childs appearance was like spring grass... and also moved Ji Nings heart.
"Its my child." Hei Ya said respectfully, while also shouting at his own wife and children, "Dont you retreat yet?"
Two women and children retreated together.
"Go inside and tell Miao Wu, dont let anyone in at the door." Ji Ning directly got off Hei Jiao Shou, and led Qiu Ye into the house first. Hei Ya also followed with some trepidation.
……
Inside the house.
Ji Ning looked at Hei Ya and sat down on a stone chair, saying in a cold voice: "Hei Ya, I originally handed Chun Cao over to you, also hoping that she would reunite with her biological father and live a good life! However, when I entered this tribe, why didnt I see Chun Cao?"
"Hei Ya Lian said: Young Master, Chun Cao is no longer in the tribe!"
"Not in the tribe?" Ji Ning frowned and scrutinized Hei Ya, had this Hei Ya lied again?
"Spring Grass soon got to know a young traveling merchant after returning to the tribe, and she also fell in love with this merchant. This young merchant was also acquainted with me, so I trusted him," Hei Ya said fluently, "A girl should get married when she grows up, so I married my daughter off to this merchant. Before Spring Grass left with the merchant...she also left a letter for Young Master."
Ji Ning was originally annoyed by what he heard, but when he heard the last sentence, he said softly: "Believe?"
"Ill go get it." Hei Ya rushed into the house next door.
"Prince?" Akira looked at Ji Ning.
"Wait," Ji Ning said softly.
Ji Nings wisdom is not low, and hes not just a fool who only knows how to cultivate. From the intelligence he has grasped... theres no doubt that Chun Cao should be dead! First of all, previously when asking outside the tribe, those people all said the same thing, and they also said that no matter who Ji Ning asked in the tribe, it was all the same.
That group of people is unreasonable and deceiving themselves.
Theres still... the spring grass and father have been separated for so long, at first I wanted to reunite with my biological father and even left Ji Ning! How could it be possible that soon after reuniting with my father, I would get married and leave?
"Prince, this is a letter left for you by Spring Grass." Hei Ya handed over a white beast skin.
Ji Ning took a deep breath, and with trembling hands, she carefully unfolded the white beast skin parchment that might be Spring Grasss final words, intentionally left behind during her severe illness.
That elegant character appeared before her eyes, and the handwriting was extremely familiar. Ji Nings heart skipped a beat as soon as she saw it - it was Chun Caos handwriting!
"My lord, I was really happy when I returned to the tribe. I saw my father and even gained two younger brothers... It felt like I had returned to my childhood days with my parents and family together..."
Talking about trivial matters one by one.
The letter was filled with the joy of spring grass in her heart, and Ji Ning could also feel that joy between the lines. Spring Grasss return was indeed very delightful.
"Two younger brothers?" Ji Nings heart skipped a beat, previously she had only seen one son of Hei Ya, and before that the tribespeople had said... when the Winged Snake Great Demon was wreaking havoc, more than half of the Black Tooth tribes people had died, leaving behind only one son of the chief.
Ji Ning continued to watch.
I met him.
"Every woman has a man destined for her, and the moment I saw him, I knew he was the one. Seeing him smile makes me happy, seeing him frown worries me, and even when hes practicing sword fighting, Im by his side watching him - just looking at him is heavens gift to me, so Ive decided... to marry him!"
Ji Ning clearly saw that there were spots here, as if they were tears shed while crying.
Ji Nings heart skipped a beat.
Marry?
Is the man Chun Cao is talking about himself? From the first glance, I knew he was a destined man. Seeing him smile makes me happy, seeing him frown worries me, and seeing him practice swordsmanship makes me watch by his side...
You want to marry me, why dont you say it to my face!
Ji Ning closed her eyes, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
Although Chun Cao was just a female servant, most of the men around her had married many women. Ji Ning had never loved any woman in his past life, and in this life, he had long been accustomed to such customs. Even if he really married several women, it didnt matter, but they must be women he cherished and loved.
Let spring grass become his own woman, Ji Ning would also nod in agreement.
"Master!" Beside her, Akane saw Kinoshitas tears fall and her heart tightened. She had been a maid since childhood, so she wouldnt dare to look at the letter when Kinoshita was reading it. But seeing Kinoshita cry... Akane also became flustered.
Ji Ning opened his eyes.
Keep looking.
"Master, if youre reading this letter, it means youve come to the Black Tooth tribe to see me."
"Im really, really happy! Chun Cao is just a maid, but the young master can come to the Black Tooth tribe to see her. At least... Chun Cao still occupies a small place in the young masters heart... Im really, really happy, really!"
The letter ends here.
Ji Nings eyes were moist.
Are you very happy?
Are you really happy?
"Haha." Ji Ning burst out laughing, a sorrowful laugh that had accompanied him all along as he thought of his loved ones.
"Prince." Akira also became worried.
"Prince." Hei Ya was also frightened and uneasy.
Ji Ning turned his head and stared at Hei Ya, his eyes gleaming like sharp swords. In a low growl, he said: "Hei Ya, even now you still want to deceive me? Speak, tell me, tell me everything!!!"
Hei Yas face changed color and his body began to tremble with fear.
Plop!
Hei Yas knees crashed onto the rocky ground, his body trembling in agony, and he let out a mournful howl that had been pent up for a long time: "Miwa!!!"