Chapter 454: That Woman, She Ran Away

Under the dim candlelight, Ying's breathing grew increasingly rapid; he swallowed his saliva, and Nan Qinghuan's fair skin, beautiful appearance, and long legs were impossible to look at enough.

Although her belly was swollen, there was no sign of weight gain elsewhere, and she was even more charming than before, exuding a feminine aura; Ying recalled how he had first seen Nan Qinghuan, then a teenage girl, whose effortless snake‑killing moves had deeply fascinated him.

Now, she had already become a woman.

Her womb now contained his bone blood.

Finally, when Nan Qinghuan was about to remove her last piece of clothing, Ying suddenly reached out and said, "Qinghuan."

Nan Qinghuan was startled; seeing the man suddenly stop her, she didn't know what he intended. "What's wrong?"

Ying swallowed his saliva and said, "Let me."

Nan Qinghuan bit her lip; not knowing what the man meant, she nodded, "Alright, you do it."

Ying's hands trembled; perhaps it had been a long time since he was with her, and he seemed extremely excited, even nervous.

When the two were open with each other, Ying gently kissed her red lips, and then slowly… the dry wood and blazing fire ignited at a point.

As desire reached its peak, suddenly… an anxious voice came from outside.

"Ying"

That call of "Ying" made him stop immediately; he and Nan Qinghuan locked eyes, and Nan Qinghuan opened her eyes, "It's Ashu's voice."

Ying was irritated, but now he had to leave.

Though he was a wild man, he now knew how to control his desires and would no longer disregard everything as before.

He immediately got up, covered Nan Qinghuan's blanket, and then kissed her forehead.

"You sleep first; I'll go out for a while and come back."

Nan Qinghuan didn't know what had happened, but she still nodded, "Alright, go ahead, I'll wait for you."

Ying seemed very irritated; this desire had been completely extinguished, and he felt uneasy.

Fortunately, he quickly readjusted.

He hurriedly strode outward.

With a bang, the room door slammed shut.

Nan Qinghuan couldn't sleep either, so she got up to put on her clothes; she seemed to hear some chaotic noises outside.

It seemed something had happened.

What happened? When Ying went out, Ashu was still waiting there.

"Ying"

Ashu's sudden arrival made Ying irritated; it was truly untimely.

His temper wasn't great; he was good‑tempered toward Nan Qinghuan, but not toward others.

"What happened?"

Upon hearing that, Ashu knew he was displeased and didn't dare say more, "That Jiguang has escaped."

"What?"

Upon learning Jiguang had fled, Ying became somewhat angry, "What's going on, how could she have run away?"

Soon, when Ying and Ashu arrived at the Cave Entrance, they saw some wounded tribe members; those tribe members, seeing Ying arrive, didn't know what to say.

They only hung their heads, "Ying, sorry, that woman has escaped."

Ying glanced at the interior of the Cave, strode inside, and upon discovering the Iron Cage had been split in two with a knife, he looked at them with a complicated expression.

"What exactly is going on?"

"A group of people suddenly broke in, rescued Jiguang, and said they would destroy our Small Town."

"What a big mouth—go down and find out how these people slipped into the town."

Ashu prepared to go out, but he himself didn't know what was happening!

"Yes, I'll go investigate right away."

"Ying, I heard that woman ran away?"

Rongdi also arrived; seeing the mess here, he knew something had happened, "What's wrong?"

"Look at the situation here; it seems members of the Giant Tribe have infiltrated the Small Town and rescued Jiguang."

Rongdi looked around, and then Yao rushed in from outside, "Ying, I know what's happening."

"You know?"

"That's right; I just investigated and found a group of very tall people had slipped into the Small Town to conduct a spice business. I think they rescued Jiguang, but rest assured, I've already ordered the town sealed off; they can't get away."

Hearing this, Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief; indeed, now that they had the Small Town, it was easier to manage—once the Town Gate was sealed, they could capture anyone they wanted.

"Alright, send people to search and be sure to capture that group; Rongdi, your Army must be well trained. I think if Jiguang has fled, she will surely have people attack us, so be prepared for combat at any time."

"Alright, I'll arrange it right away."

Soon after Rongdi made the arrangements, the Small Town would not be peaceful tonight; everyone felt as if facing a great enemy, everyone knew Jiguang had fled, so her next move would surely be to prepare to attack them.

Since they intend to fight, be ready.

Training was done, food stockpiled, and that night the Small Town was lit by bright candles.

A golden light streaked across the sky.

At dawn, Rongti was training the Army; together with Qingfeng, he taught them archery and tactics against enemies, and Ying personally supervised.

Not to mention, Qingfeng was truly formidable; she could train the Army so well that they could each fight the enemy alone.

"Ying, how do you find the Army now?"

Youchao Xuan stood beside him, wanting him to see the current changes; Ying's sharp gaze scanned the Army, and then he drew a Spear.

"Whoever can defeat me, I will reward a female."

Upon hearing this, the men became very excited; rewarding a female was a tremendous boon.

However, beating me is not easy.

"Town Mayor, is what you said true?"

Those soldiers all wanted to try, try, try to see if they could defeat Ying.

Ying curled his lips, "Of course, I am the Town Mayor; what I say is true. Who among you dares to try?"

It is said that women are a scarce resource in the town; many of those soldiers have no women, so with a great reward there will surely be courageous men.

Soon, a contest with Ying is about to begin.

A man with a pimpled face stepped out of the crowd, brandishing a Spear aimed at Ying, and said, "Town Mayor, since you said that, I won't be courteous."

Ying noticed the man was tall and robust; he curled his lips, "Come."