Chapter 486: I'm Asking You, Do You Submit?

Moonlight had long wanted to fight the Rongdi, and he also wanted to see what he himself had learned over the years. If he could defeat the Rongdi, he could tell his people that he was the most powerful man, and he could lead his tribe back to the Tribe and start over!

"You're asking for death."

The two instantly tangled together in a brawl. At this moment, everyone was so tense their toenails were curling up, all wondering who would win. Beastmen fighting didn't have many techniques; it was only a bare-handed struggle between the two. Since neither side had weapons, they just wrestled each other, which made Nan Qinghuan, waiting nearby, watch with nerves on edge.

She was terrified that the Rongdi would be beaten to death by Moonlight!

"Ying, who do you think will win?"

Over there, the fight was going on. In fact, Nan Qinghuan and the others hadn't left either; they were all watching from here.

Ying's gaze was sharp and distant as he looked across. Hearing Nan Qinghuan's worry, he quickly smiled. "Don't worry, the Rongdi is a general. How could he lose?"

"But..."

Nan Qinghuan didn't know why, but she was still a bit worried about the Rongdi. However, the Rongdi soon began to counterattack.

She had thought he might lose, but... he suddenly used a lightning-fast over-the-shoulder throw to slam Moonlight to the ground. Just as it seemed Moonlight would be pinned down and punched in the neck, Moonlight suddenly flapped his wings and dealt the Rongdi a fatal blow.

Watch out... In that moment, heaven and earth seemed to hold their breath.

Nan Qinghuan saw a sharp iron knife instantly strike toward the Rongdi's chest!

At that moment, even if she wanted to shout, she felt it was too late.

Watch out, Rongdi!

Just then, the Rongdi suddenly reached out and grabbed the iron knife, then viciously crushed Moonlight's wrist.

Instantly, a scream of agony rang through the Forest.

"Ah—"

"Excellent."

Ying stood there, curling his lips. The Rongdi had indeed not let him down.

Soon, the Rongdi turned from defense to offense and had already subdued this Moonlight!

"Moonlight!"

Those clansmen felt utterly humiliated. With such a big scene, he'd been caught by the Rongdi. What were they supposed to do now? The Rongdi, drenched in sweat, firmly pinned Moonlight under his wing, then coldly lifted him up and smirked triumphantly. "After all these years, you're still nothing. I thought you'd learned some real skill. Coming to cause me trouble with just this little bit of ability—are you here to embarrass yourself?"

With those words, he threw Moonlight to the ground, holding the iron knife against Moonlight's neck. Moonlight knew he had already lost, so he stopped struggling. He just lifted his head, his eyes full of defiance.

"Just kill me. I lost."

Even in defeat, he wouldn't say a single soft word to the Rongdi. The Rongdi sneered coldly. "You brought this on yourself. Don't blame me."

Just as he was about to kill Moonlight, Nan Qinghuan suddenly shouted.

"Wait!"

Nan Qinghuan and Ying stepped out. When the Rongdi saw the couple, he stopped his motion. "What is it, Qinghuan? I'm going to kill Moonlight. Daring to cause trouble at my wedding—he's asking for death."

"Wait, Rongdi. I'm not trying to stop you from killing him. I want to know the whereabouts of the Salt Mine. Moonlight, you threatened me with the Salt Mine to make me kill the Rongdi and give you his head. Tell me, where is the Salt Mine? If you can cooperate with us, maybe you won't have to die. I heard you and the Rongdi are cousins, right?"

The Ancient People also had the concept of cousins, but they didn't care much about this kind of kinship. Sometimes they would even fight fiercely over territory and other things.

They fought to the death. The Ancient People were not yet civilized; they didn't have strong family bonds, so naturally, this was nothing worth mentioning.

Hearing this, Moonlight glared fiercely at Nan Qinghuan. "What brotherhood? If it weren't for this female of yours, he wouldn't have ended up like this. The clansmen are gone, the territory is gone. I heard he even agreed to develop the Mountain Tribe and build some big granary. Hmph, Rongdi, you've really gone mad. That's our ancestral land. Why should it be given to Ying to use?"

"Shut up! What do you know? Once that granary is built, there will be plenty of food there. The clansmen won't go hungry. What do you know? Even if they farm, it's our clansmen doing the farming. It has nothing to do with Ying. He's just giving the clansmen a chance to till the land."

"What?"

Hearing these words, Nan Qinghuan finally understood. So this Moonlight was also thinking about his clansmen. He thought they had forced the clansmen to live here, and he was bent on taking them away, even scolding the Rongdi for forgetting his ancestors.

Interesting!

"That's right. The Rongdi is correct. We implement voluntary relocation. The people of your Na Shan Tribe came here on their own, not because we forced them. Moonlight, if you don't believe me, go to the Town and take a look. See the lives of your former clansmen now. Then you can tell us whether it was right or wrong for you to try to kill the Rongdi today. The Rongdi, as Clan Leader, was willing to give up his position for the sake of his people. He is a hero, the leader of your Na Shan Clan. You shouldn't treat him like this."

Hearing these words, Moonlight suddenly deflated. He lifted his head and met the Rongdi's gaze. Had he been mistaken? Was all of this a misunderstanding? "Rongdi, is what this female said true?"

The Rongdi threw him down and put away the iron knife. He snorted coldly and turned his head away. "If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself. Go with Qinghuan and see, and you'll know what kind of man I, the Rongdi, am. I won't let my people live a hard life. Whatever they want, I'll support them. Even if the Na Shan Tribe is gone, so what? Now they're all people of the Small Town. What's wrong with that? They have houses to live in, land to farm, and soon the children can study and learn Literacy. This is much better than when we were in the Tribe. Do you understand?"

The Rongdi's words instantly deflated Moonlight's momentum, but he still refused to admit defeat. He struggled to stand up and looked at Nan Qinghuan. Was what she said true? "Nan Qinghuan, do you dare to take me to see?"

Ying was about to say he'd have someone take him, but Nan Qinghuan just smiled. "Sure, I'll take you to see our Small Town. Jiguang, you come too."

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