Chapter 426: I

Yes, actually she thought she liked Ying, but now it seems not; it's not liking, just unwilling to give up that childhood feeling. When she was little, Ying would help her—though she cried and whined, he would look after her—so after she returned she believed she could be with him.

Until she realized it was fundamentally impossible.

Ying will not be with her; he now has a female named Nan Qinghuan.

And they are very happy.

Youchao Xuan was still quite pleased to hear that, at least Qingfeng would no longer ruin Nan Qinghuan's happiness.

Very well.

"If you can think that way, that's wonderful. Come, I'll first take you to see where you live. Wear this Beast Skin; it's too cold, don't let the cold damage you."

This Beast Skin was ordered by Ying for Qingfeng; now that she is a tribe member, she also needs care.

Seeing the Beast Skin, Qingfeng reached out, took it gladly, then put it on. The Beast Skin was well made; she looked left and right, very happy.

"Does it look good?"

Qingfeng surprisingly also had such a playful side—lively and bright—completely different from the her who stood there last night looking for Ying. This also let Youchao Xuan know she had truly become clear.

Liking and relying are different.

"Looks good"

Qingfeng's mood seemed to become very happy as she said those words, which also lifted Youchao Xuan's spirits. He didn't know whether he was happy because Qingfeng didn't cling to Ying, or because… he was happy that he didn't like Ying.

Qingfeng happily twirled around in his house, "Youchao Xuan, thank you for letting me know some things. You let me stay and invited me to a meal; I would feel uneasy if I didn't repay you. Come, I'll take you to get something delicious."

"Delicious, Qingfeng, where are you going?"

"Come with me..."

Qingfeng, holding her Bow and arrow, was about to pull Youchao Xuan out; outside, Snow swirled. Youchao Xuan didn't know where she intended to take him, "Qingfeng, go get it?"

Qingfeng looked like a tomboy; she carried her Bow and arrow, a smile at the corner of her mouth, appearing especially happy.

"Youchao Xuan, I'll take you hunting, and I'll give you a Beast Skin; I will skin it myself for you."

"What, hunting?"

Youchao Xuan looked at the swirling Snow, smiled, "Qingfeng, in such cold weather no animals come out. Let's go back, back to warm up by the fire and sleep."

"I'm not going back. I'll take you somewhere. Come on, let's go..."

"Hey, Qingfeng..."

Many tribe members were stunned that afternoon, because they saw Qingfeng leading Youchao Xuan running toward the outside of the tribe; the two left deep and shallow footprints in the Snow.

And they seemed quite happy.

A Tu's mother, standing there, was also bewildered. When did Youchao Xuan get together with that girl? "Strange, when did Qingfeng this girl have anything with Youchao Xuan?"

A Tu was practicing characters inside the house; hearing his mother say that, he hurriedly tiptoed to peek, "Mother, who is Uncle Youchao Xuan with?"

"You kid don't know anything, just practice your characters. I'm going to find Oumu for a while; don't let Qingfeng spoil Youchao Xuan."

In the hearts of these tribe members, Youchao Xuan is a person worthy of great respect; how could he be with Qingfeng? Qingfeng's status is low, orphaned, such a tribe member is very inconspicuous within the tribe; how could she be with Youchao Xuan? Moreover, she worries that Qingfeng is also approaching the Great Elder; that would be troublesome.

Snow continued to fall, and the Ying Tribe spread across the icy landscape. In the distant Lasi Tribe, inside a Cave, Great Elder Sangtian was extremely smug.

"Watch, in a few days they'll have no water. Look at how the Snow falls, everywhere is ice and snow; how long can the Ying Tribe, with so many people, hold out?"

Luosang looked at Sangtian, still not fully believing his words, "Don't get smug too early. I need to first investigate the situation. If they really were cursed by the Heavenly God, that would be a good thing. I will send news to the Giant Tribe, telling them that the Ying Tribe now has many good things. Hmph, when the time comes, there will be plenty of people to deal with Ying."

Hearing this, the Great Elder let out a painful sound and stood up, "What did you say? You've been in contact with the Giant Tribe?"

He knew the Giant Tribe well; its people are three to four meters tall, immensely strong. They live at the Jiuzhou Border and never come here. If the Giant Tribe set its sights on Ying here, the tribe would be destroyed!

"Hmph, Ying doesn't want to shut down the Market street; that's the price he has to pay. He can't be reluctant, can he? Is the Ying Tribe your home?"

Hearing this, Sangtian thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, "What could I possibly be reluctant to give up? Those tribe members no longer regard this Great Elder. I still care about what they do. Fine, whatever help you need, I can provide. However, I want the Ying Tribe's rice and those vegetables."

He had always longed for that rice. Ying had originally given him some, but out of respect for the elder he didn't take it, and now he regretted it.

Especially after eating that rat meat.

He also missed the dishes the tribe members made.

That was truly delicious.

Luosang, however, sneered, "You, you now have no tribe members, and no one listens to you. What can you offer me?"

"This..."

"Someone, come!"

Two tribe members came in immediately, looked at Luosang, "Clan Leader"

"Take this Great Elder out; we are preparing for Winter and won't receive guests."

"You, Luosang, I've lost everything now just to help you and offend Ying; how can you treat me like this? At least let me stay here for this Winter."

"You, Luosang, when you begged me before you didn't say that. Now that you have the Giant Tribe's help, you don't need me."

"Useless things, what do I need them for? Someone, follow him back to retrieve the items. Everything we sent must be taken back; if a little is missing, I'll cut this old thing off."

"Useless things—what am I taking them for? Men, follow him back to retrieve the items; everything we sent must be taken back. If there's even a slight shortfall, just cut this old thing."

Sangtian was so angry his beard blew and his eyes bulged; he had only helped Luosang, which caused his rift with Ying, but he never imagined he'd be abandoned by Ying and now even be driven out by Luosang.

To think he was a dignified Great Elder, yet suffered such humiliation—how disgraceful!

Luosang now had a supporting tribe, so he no longer needed the old man. He snorted coldly, "Throw him out; with the Giant Tribe, I'm no longer afraid of the Ying Tribe; even if they join forces, they'll lose."

Sangtian was being driven out, so he cursed loudly, hoping Luosang would be frightened and, more importantly, that he wouldn't plot against the Ying Tribe.

"Luosang, don't be too early happy; that tribe has Nan Qinghuan, she's a Goddess; you have no way to deal with that."

"Luosang, don't get ahead of yourself; that Tribe has Nan Qinghuan, and she's a Goddess, so you have no way out."

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