Chapter 428: Youchao Xuan and Qingfeng Disappear

Nan Qinghuan was frightened by the old ancestor's words—my dear mother, if it's two children that would be terrible.

One worries they might not even be born; two? Then A Mu gave a hearty laugh, "Ha ha, Qinghuan, your belly looks quite big—maybe three or four, our Ying really has talent!"

"Isn't that so, Goddess, I also think your belly is big; that's usually two or three pups, how come Ying's Bone Blood is only one?"

Ashu was also helping nearby; when Nan Qinghuan heard it was two children, she felt uneasy—she was now very irritated about the two children.

Because why? She worried about many things concerning the two children.

Ying saw Nan Qinghuan's worry, reached out and gently stroked the protruding belly, "Qinghuan, it's fine, I like even one."

"How can it be just you, it's two."

The old ancestor kept reminding that it was two children; Nan Qinghuan was at a loss, just as she was about to speak, a voice from outside came—A Tu and A Mu.

"Om, Om ah."

"Is that A Mu of A Tu?"

Soon, A Mu of A Tu ran over and told about Youchao Xuan and Qingfeng; after hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned.

"What? Youchao Xuan and Qingfeng were chatting and laughing, and the two even went out hunting?" Upon hearing this, Ying became a bit displeased, straightened up, his brows furrowed.

"This is nonsense, where does Qingfeng go hunting in this icy snow outside?"

"Ah, I keep saying that crazy girl is truly insane; look, it's already so late and they haven't returned—could something have happened? Youchao Xuan is a good person; don't let Qingfeng cause trouble for him."

A Mu of A Tu had been waiting there for a long time; they hadn't returned. The Tribe's members also said Youchao Xuan and the others hadn't come back. Outside, the sky was about to darken; she was worried!

Youchao Xuan is a rare doctor within the Tribe; if something happened to him, what would we do? Hearing this, Nan Qinghuan didn't expect the Ancient People's romance to be so swift, and of course so direct.

It was truly fast—like flying.

She also stood up and went outside; she saw the sun was about to set, people hadn't returned, the outside was icy and snowy—indeed rather dangerous.

"Ashu."

"Goddess, you say."

"Find a few sturdy men to go fetch them back."

Nan Qinghuan's words Ashu had always heard; he also felt it was unsafe now, the sky was darkening, and if the Snow kept coming, the two would be in danger.

Outside is all forest; if heavy Snow falls they'd freeze to death on the road. How could Qingfeng be so foolish, dragging Youchao Xuan out?

Thinking this, Ashu immediately wanted to call for people.

Ying also worried about them, waiting for Ashu to find people, when unexpectedly a voice of Ji Lei came from outside.

"Ying, Ying."

Ji Lei and Ayina hurried over and stood beneath the Tulou, "Outside the Tribe, there's a dead person out there."

"Dead!"

The Tribe hasn't had a death in a long time.

Ying prepared to go down to see; Nan Qinghuan also wanted to go, "Let me go see too."

She feared something had happened, but when they arrived at the Tribe's gate, unexpectedly they saw… a group of Tribe members gathered there, and someone seemed to be lying on the ground.

"Quick, Ying's here, Ying, look—the Great Elder was beaten to death!"

"What?"

Nan Qinghuan and Ying hurried forward; when they saw that indeed it was Sangtian lying on the ground, Ying's complexion changed.

The old ancestor behind the news also rushed over, "Let me see who it is?"

When the old ancestor saw Sangtian beaten to death, she was first stunned, then stepped forward and began to cry, "A Ya, you say you were living well, yet you chose to oppose us. Look, now you've been beaten to death—are you finally at peace?"

The old ancestor and Sangtian were of the same generation, so his death still saddened her; she had let Sangtian stay, and Ying had taken in many outsiders—how could he not take in his own?

But the old man was obstinate even in death; now it's over—he was beaten to death.

"Ying, we don't know who did this, they even threw the Great Elder's dead body before us—this is a huge humiliation to us; we must find out who did it."

"Who did it!"

Ying was seething with anger; he ordered Ashu to go find Youchao Xuan and the others, then coldly stared at the Great Elder lying on the ground.

Seeing him dead, to be honest, his heart was also quite sad.

"Someone, take him back and burn him."

His mind was a swirl of mixed feelings, recalling many things, remembering the elder's past with his mother; he remembered all that, but… "Wait, let me see."

Nan Qinghuan quickly stepped forward to examine the Great Elder, "Let me see if the person is truly dead."

She originally felt indifferent toward the old man, but now seeing him beaten like this, she wasn't very happy.

Soon, those Tribe members cleared a path.

She crouched and examined Sangtian, finding he wasn't dead.

"He isn't dead; he just fainted from massive blood loss, let's carry him back."

"What, Qinghuan, you say he's not dead?"

Ying still thought the Great Elder had been beaten to death; with so much blood staining him and his face pale, he hadn't died? Nan Qinghuan lifted her head and looked at him, "That's right, he still has a breath left. Bring him in, I'll see if I can rescue him."

Here, Nan Qinghuan originally didn't intend to save this person, but thinking someone behind him was provoking them, she had to revive the old man to see who was so bold. As far as she knows, many Tribes across Jiuzhou dare not oppose them; so who did this? After Nan Qinghuan left, Ying still stood in the snow, sighing deeply, "Who first discovered the Great Elder?"

"Ying, I was the one who found him. I just came out to fetch water and saw him; he was thrown here, so I went to find Ji Lei to inform you."

The speaker was a Tribe member, still holding a wooden bucket, about to fetch water.

"Did you not see anyone else?"

Ying didn't believe it; the Great Elder being beaten like this must have been done by an enemy.

"So who could it be?" the Tribe member thought, then shook his head, "I didn't see anyone."

Ying stopped probing; if Qinghuan could revive the old man, he would know who did it.

"Alright, disperse, disperse."

Everyone scattered to attend to their own matters; Ji Lei and Ayina hadn't returned yet, and Ji Lei stepped forward to voice her concerns.

He thought this matter still needed to be told to Ying!

"Ying, Ayina said the Matriarchal Tribe sent news, saying that people from the Giant Tribe had contacted Luosang; could they cooperate to attack us?"

This made Ying somewhat wary; he furrowed his brow and asked, "Has Luosang contacted the Giant Tribe?"

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