Chapter 314: If You Won't Go, I Won't Go Either

Ying suddenly ran over and grabbed her; Nan Qinghuan also held onto him, unable to care that everyone else was present. She was terrified, sweating all over her head; Ying's foot was bleeding, and Nan Qinghuan felt extreme heartache.

She actually cried from fear, reached out and cupped Ying's face; Ying is tall and broad, so he had to slightly bend to let her reach him, yet even so he was very devout.

Devoutly allowing her to gently stroke his face.

In his whole life he would only be so gentle toward one female.

That female is Nan Qinghuan.

Nan Qinghuan is still shaken; she truly thought he had been crushed to death.

"You scared me to death; if anything happens to you, what will become of me and the child?"

Everyone was stunned by the scene, because the iron‑blooded Ying Clan Leader now slightly bowed beside the little female, gently coaxing her.

Holding her.

Fresh blood streamed down his leg, shocking to the eye.

Such a sight made people envious, and naturally it pricked Li Xiang's eyes.

He stood there, utterly desolate, realizing that their bond had already transcended life and death? How could he take away such a Qinghuan? Rongdi saw Li Xiang's loneliness, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said, "Priest, your cooperation today truly surprised me; does this Gunpowder really have such formidable power?"

Now Rongdi had given up on Nan Qinghuan and no longer cared how deeply he and Ying loved each other.

He only wanted to know whether this Gunpowder could destroy everything. Li Xiang, feeling desolate, gently brushed his hand aside and left, still forlorn.

That day, Nan Qinghuan and Li Xiang worked together to drive away the Emperor Crocodile, which made Ashina very pleased; their tribe had long been troubled by the Giant Dragon, and now that Ying had stabbed out its eyes, the dragon would surely dare not return.

The two were still holding each other tightly; Ashina hurried forward, apologetically saying, "Excuse me, may I ask why the sound of the Bronze Drum frightens that Giant Dragon?"

Ji Lei also stepped forward, "Ohm, you're amazing; how does your beating of the Bronze Drum make the Giant Dragon afraid?"

No one could have imagined that so many people were powerless against the Giant Dragon, but with Nan Qinghuan and Li Xiang present, everything changed completely.

Nan Qinghuan hurriedly let go of Ying, worried upon seeing his injury; unable to instantly enter a space to fetch medicine, she could only give him a simple wound dressing.

The wound lay on a meridian and must not be heavily manipulated, lest he become crippled later.

After completing these, she taught the tribe how to deal with the Emperor Crocodile next time; as the tribe understood, the sky gradually darkened.

Tonight is a day of celebration.

The Matriarchal Tribe prepared a grand feast to entertain all tribal chiefs; after eating and drinking to fullness, the Bolan Festival's most exciting treasure‑snatching segment followed.

The festival that Ancient People spoke of turned out to be what modern people call a banquet—essentially the same thing; Nan Qinghuan finally understood why the Bolan Festival was held here every year.

First, it lets all chiefs get to know each other and naturally to understand and support one another; this is only the surface, the most important part is letting each tribe know which tribes are powerful.

Tribes also learn which other tribes cannot be provoked and which need to be absorbed; although it appears peaceful on the surface, privately they are all vying for territory.

The chiefs who come here each year differ; taking Ying as an example, last year's and this year's chiefs are different. Apart from him and Rongdi, who have remained unchanged these past few years, the others are swapped almost every year.

Thus tribes have a rough understanding of each other; while competing for resources and territory is one thing, when a crisis like today's Emperor Crocodile threatens the safety of people on Jiuzhou Dadi, all tribes should unite and jointly slay the enemy.

As the chief who has attended the Bolan Festival for four consecutive years, Ying naturally convened a meeting under the guidance of the Matriarchal Tribe Clan Leader; his view is clear: promote peaceful development for everyone and resolve many tribal disputes.

Of course, some tribes also fear Ying's tribe and Rongdi, and they are working hard to flatter them.

While Ying was in the meeting, Nan Qinghuan seized the chance to slip out and look for her senior brother.

Sure enough, she heard Ayina say that Li Xiang was standing at the highest point of Stone City.

In the pitch‑black night, the bonfire blazed fiercely.

Nan Qinghuan saw Li Xiang's silhouette and felt a bit forlorn; the Stone City here looked like an entirely different world.

Manghuang Shoushi, here, offers the most vivid sensations.

She saw some ancient giant beasts running across the desert, with sandstorms filling the sky.

"Senior brother—"

Li Xiang was startled, apparently not expecting her to appear; he slowly turned his head toward Nan Qinghuan, still the same as in his memory.

Only... "Do the savages allow you to come out?"

Here it comes again.

Nan Qinghuan hurried forward patiently and said, "His name is Ying."

"I have no interest in what I call him; Qinghuan, may I ask you again, are you truly not planning to leave?"

The words made Nan Qinghuan pause; she hadn't expected him to still be asking about this matter.

"I think I've made myself clear: even if I have to go, I will take Ying with me. Senior brother, I see the astronomical phenomenon will appear at midnight tonight; hurry back, and once you find the meteorite, you can return."

Yes, she had seen the Seven Star Conjunction forming; she only needed to locate the meteorite and use its magnetic field to return, completely leaving this Remote Antiquity Era.

Senior brother is different from her; she has attachments that prevent her from leaving, while he has none and can depart.

"Leave?"

Li Xiang clenched his fist and laughed self‑deprecatingly, "I came here to find you, Nan Qinghuan; if you don't leave, how can I leave?"

"Senior brother, what are you trying to do?"

Then Li Xiang suddenly produced the item he had prepared for a long time: a black meteorite, which possessed a powerful magnetic field that could guide him to the optimal direction for departure. Yet this time... he abruptly threw the meteorite down from the Stone City right in front of Nan Qinghuan.

Seeing this, Nan Qinghuan panicked and shouted, "Senior brother, what are you doing? Don't!"

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