Chapter 144: Using Glass Reflections to Repel the Enemy

When those words were spoken, the atmosphere on the spot instantly solidified; Nan Qinghuan was gnawing on a corn, and upon hearing Ying's impatient remark she also stopped, murmuring soothingly, "Ying, don't be so harsh on Yao; have you forgotten? You two are brothers, and brothers should treat each other kindly, face enemies together, watch and help one another. Yao just brought people to rescue us a moment ago, don't act like that."

If anyone else had said that, Ying would have already punched them, because Ying hates it most when people call him and Yao brothers; it drives him mad, reminds him of how miserable his childhood with A Mu was, and brings back the memory of A Fu abandoning them.

His complexion looked rather bad, Nan Qinghuan didn't notice any mistake, but she saw Dashan and Ji Lei's faces change.

Dashan signaled her not to speak with a glance; she was about to ask what was wrong, but Ying gave her a deep look, then, somewhat helplessly, reached out and patted her little head, speaking in an extremely doting tone.

"Don't talk while eating."

Nan Qinghuan: "……"

She enjoyed his caress; she turned her head, about to ask whether Yao had prepared the corn Seed for her, when, unexpectedly, raising her hand she saw a scene in the sky that made her scalp tingle.

"Bad news, the Rongdi Flying People have arrived."

At those words, all the Tribe members instantly stood up, their terrified eyes fixed on the Flying People darting in midair, the cowardly faces turning pale.

"Chief, what do we do?"

A Qi was terrified; hadn't the Rongdi just come before, why are they back? Yao let out a cold laugh, as if he had anticipated this, "Everyone hide, Asu, take the warriors and come with me."

Asu quickly scattered the Tribe members, Ying also stood up and saw more and more Flying People, about to say something, when Jingang and its wife tilted their heads and kept barking at the sky. Though Jingang is huge and its attack power is formidable, it cannot fly, so it can only keep howling at the empty mountain, utterly powerless.

"Jingang, we hide."

Youchao Xuan took the couple away, and suddenly, Swish swish swish… the Flying People above, brandishing Bow and arrow, began shooting downwards; in an instant, this place became a battlefield of the Tribe.

"Be careful, Qinghuan, you hide!"

"Ying scooped Nan Qinghuan up, carried her to a safe spot, then whispered, 'I'll go out to deal with these Flying People; you stay hidden here, don't come out. When we push back the enemy, I'll have Jingang summon you.'"

Leaving those words, Ying prepared to go help Yao with Dashan and Ji Lei. Seeing him about to help Yao, Nan Qinghuan grabbed his arm, "Ying, are you going to help Yao?"

He usually stays aloof, doesn't involve himself, right? This Rongdi invasion had long begun, yet Ying changed his mind? She wanted to know why. Ying simply gave her a deep look, "You're right; if the lips are gone, the teeth feel cold. The Wolf Tribe's destruction benefits me nothing. Be good, stay here; when we push back the enemy, I'll come get you."

"Wait, I have a way to push back the enemy."

Ying, however, didn't believe her; in his eyes, Nan Qinghuan is clever and can do many things they cannot, but she is so petite, and he doesn't trust that she could lead others into battle.

Just as he was about to say stop fooling around, sounds came from the sky outside, and on close listening they turned out to be Rongdi voices.

"Nan Qinghuan, listen: as long as you join my Rongdi Tribe, I'll spare the Wolf Tribe people; otherwise they'll be doomed!"

Hearing that, Ying clenched his fist; this Rongdi had the audacity to come after his Nan Qinghuan.

"Dashan, Ji Lei, you come with me."

"Ying, be careful."

After seeing Ying leave with them, A Qi and A Lei crouched cautiously beside her; A Qi had originally been bold and spoke sharply, but since Nan Qinghuan saved them, they now revere her as a deity.

A Qi pitifully grasped Nan Qinghuan's hand, "Heaven's Daughter, think of a way; how can we survive?"

"Heaven's Daughter, my son died yesterday, killed by members of the Rongdi Tribe; why are they coming again?"

"Yes, the boy's father also died yesterday; he's so young, knows nothing. Heaven's Daughter, is it that Heaven intends to destroy our Wolf Tribe?"

For a moment, the Wolf Tribe women looked at her in terror, seeking her ideas; they had only endured war a few days ago, losing many relatives, and hadn't caught a breath when the Rongdi people came again.

Seeing these pitiful women, Nan Qinghuan clenched her teeth, pressed her lips, and suddenly stood up. The Rongdi must be after her to avenge the crushing of their father's teeth; she cannot let the Wolf Tribe suffer because of her mistake.

"A Qi, do you want to save everyone?"

A Qi was startled, not knowing why she said that; she nodded, "I want to, I dream of it," but we can't fly, the Rongdi Tribe's people shoot arrows from the sky, we're no match.

"I have a way to make them stop shooting, but you have to help me."

At those words, A Qi and the others were stunned, "Heaven's Daughter, what method?"

At noon, the sun blazed.

The Tribe's gate had already been breached by Rongdi people, yet Ying, with Dashan, Ji Lei, and the Jingang Couple, stubbornly repelled those attacking Tribe members.

"Whimper…"

Jingang smacked a Rongdi Tribe person to death with a palm; after the kill it flailed its limbs, seeking Ying's praise, but Ying glared at it fiercely, "Useless thing, next time kill two with one palm, with those huge claws of yours."

Jingang: "……"

"Ying, this place is held, but we haven't seen the Rongdi."

Dashan ran over to report to him; Ying ordered the Wolf Tribe to guard the entrance. He was silent for a moment; based on his past experience fighting Rongdi, they should be in the sky.

"They're up there, of course we can't see them; we need to draw them down, otherwise this battle will be lost."

Dashan thought it very difficult; the Rongdi Tribe's ability to fly is why they repeatedly win, they know how to exploit that advantage, making it hard to force them down.

"How to draw them?"

Ying was about to speak when, suddenly, more Flying People gathered in the air, and then the Bow and arrow in their hands shot downwards fiercely.

"Swish swish swish…"

"Be careful, find a place to hide first."

The battle‑hardened man remained calm, guiding everyone to avoid the assault; under the scorching sun, the Wolf Tribe scattered to evade the deadly attack, and Yao ran from the front toward Ying, his arm still pierced by an arrow.

"Ying!"

"Are you injured?"

Yao shook his head, "I'm fine, you quickly find a place to hide. No, our people are all wounded, they're constantly in the air, we're no match; we can only wait for a night ambush."

"Night?"

One must admit Yao is clever, knowing how to evade the Rongdi Flying People's assault. Ying clenched his teeth, about to speak, when suddenly the lethal Long Arrow that kept falling ceased.

Immediately after, he saw a patch of white on the open grass.

Seeing that white figure, Ying was shocked, "Qinghuan, what are you doing?"

He didn't bother with anything else, sprinted outward, unafraid of the long arrows that could fall at any moment; Nan Qinghuan had placed many mirrors on the ground, then used the sun's reflection to render the Flying People, poised in midair to shoot, helpless.

The sun was intense here; the mirrors reflected it into the sky, forming strips of white light. The Flying People above the Forest had their eyes struck by those white beams, forcing them to keep flying to evade the light's arrows.

But they failed; no matter how they repositioned, the white light clung to them, obscuring their sight so they couldn't hit targets. After circling for a while, several Flying People finally decided to give up and leave.

They had never seen anything so terrifying; naturally they ceased shooting. After consulting, everyone agreed to retreat, "Hurry back and report to the chief; that female holds a divine artifact."

Several large panes of glass reflected sunlight here, creating a god‑level effect and even scared off Rongdi's Flying Tiger Squad; seeing that there was no danger, the clan members poured out of the forest, cheering with joy.

"Great! Heaven's Daughter, they've withdrawn."

Ying didn't know what had happened, only that Nan Qinghuan had almost lost her life moments ago; he tightly embraced her in his arms, pressed her head against his chest, and asked worriedly, "You're crazy—do you realize how dangerous that just was?"

Nan Qinghuan sighed in his embrace, then lifted her eyes to the clear blue sky and, proudly, looked at Ying, "Look, they've all gone; today they can't come here to shoot arrows."

Only then did Ying notice many things on the ground he didn't recognize; following her gaze, indeed, all of Rongdi's Flying People had withdrawn, and the sky grew considerably quieter.

He, somewhat delighted, cupped Nan Qinghuan's small face and, excitedly, asked, "Qinghuan, what treasure is this that's so powerful?"