Chapter 539: Obtaining the Secret of Tunshu

Li Xiang passed her a piece of food, placing it into her bowl. Nan Qinghuan took a sip of tea, watching the bustling street below. In that moment, she felt that any hardship or fatigue was worth it.

"Senior brother, look, I could never have dreamed that the Remote Antiquity Era had such prosperity and splendor."

Li Xiang saw she was in good spirits; his gaze lingered on her every move. "Qinghuan, do you still remember why you stayed back then?"

Why did I stay? Nan Qinghuan looked at him with a complicated expression. After a long while she smiled, "Of course I know. I stayed for Ying, and also for the people of this tribe. Senior brother, we are ready. Now the leader of the Beast Taming Tribe is also willing to ally with us; we will be the strongest force on the Jiuzhou Dadi."

"No, Qinghuan, you're too optimistic. The matter I wanted to discuss with you is exactly this."

Hearing Li Xiang's words, Nan Qinghuan was a bit puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Li Xiang thought for a moment, then decided to tell her everything, "The children were taken away by people from the Baiqi Tribe yesterday, right?"

Mentioning this, Nan Qinghuan's memory was still fresh. She kept thinking about it; it was indeed people from the Baiqi Tribe, and she planned to give them a lesson.

Dare to touch her child—go to death!

"Yes, it was the Baiqi Tribe's people, but the two of them died. We're still investigating who ordered this."

"Who else could it be, besides their leader? Who else has the ability?"

"The leader?"

Nan Qinghuan inhaled sharply, wondering if the Baiqi Tribe's leader had already arrived here, perhaps mingling among the market crowd. The thought sent a chill down her spine as she looked at Li Xiang with a complicated expression.

"Senior brother, have you heard any news?"

Li Xiang shook his head, "No news is what scares me. I always feel that this person is in our Small Town, ready to deal with you at any moment. Qinghuan, you must stay safe, and watch the children carefully."

Hearing her senior brother's words, Nan Qinghuan naturally listened and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll be careful. By the way, the Beast Taming Tribe wants our people to teach them farming. I was wondering who to send there. Senior brother, are you free?"

"Send them to the Beast Taming Tribe to farm?"

"Exactly. We already agreed last night; that leader seems sincere about allying with us. He is willing to give us the skill of Beast Taming, and in exchange, our people will teach them farming."

Hearing Nan Qinghuan, Li Xiang gave her a deep look, "Lately I have nothing but teaching. If you really need me to go, just say the word; I'll go, but I can't stay long. Duo Luo's belly is swelling; I need to take care of her."

Li Xiang is also about to become a father; Duo Luo's belly keeps growing, and he doesn't want to leave home.

Hearing this, Nan Qinghuan nodded, "I understand. Then you don't need to go; I'll assign someone else. Take good care of your sister-in-law."

After parting from Li Xiang, Nan Qinghuan hurried back to the tulou. Before she even reached the doorway, she saw A Mu waiting there, holding a child in her arms.

"A Mu"

"Qinghuan, you're finally back. Go check on Ying; why hasn't he woken up? The child is crying and he hasn't heard it."

"A Mu, don't worry. I'll go see; he must be drunk."

"It doesn't seem like that. Go check; I'm worried."

"It's fine."

When Nan Qinghuan returned, Ying was lying on the couch, asleep. She checked that he was fine, then breathed a sigh of relief, though the man was snoring loudly.

Ying didn't used to snore much; he must be truly exhausted.

"Qinghuan, what's the matter?"

A Mu held Mengmeng, looking very worried. Nan Qinghuan listened to Ying's familiar breathing and smiled, "He's fine, just rested after drinking too much. A Mu, did you need him for something?"

After speaking, she quickly took the child into her arms; the child stared at her with wide eyes, looking incredibly cute. The older the child gets, the more Nan Qinghuan is reluctant to let go.

Because they have resonated with each other.

"Nothing much, I just thought something happened when he didn't wake up."

"Alright, A Mu, it's fine. Where's Beibei?"

"He's with your ancestor. Your ancestor loves Beibei so much, can't let go for a moment. Qinghuan, what can Beibei do when she grows up?"

"What?"

"Right, look, Ying is now the Town Mayor, but what about Beibei? What can she do when she grows up? Ying's son shouldn't just be an ordinary person."

Nan Qinghuan thought the words were odd; why was A Mu rambling like that?

"A Mu, what do you mean? Ying is just an ordinary person, Beibei will be ordinary too, what do you want them to become?"

A Mu's eyes flashed with the image of that man; how mighty he could sweep away thousands of troops.

Looking at Ying now, she always feels she has shortchanged him.

If she hadn't brought him here back then, perhaps he would have been... the king over this Jiuzhou!

"I don't care what they become; as long as the child is healthy, that's enough. Qinghuan, you're tired too; rest first. I'll take Mengmeng back."

"I'll see you off."

She originally wanted to leave the child here, but she has many affairs, Ying's matters are many, the Beast Taming Tribe's issues aren't solved, and having the child at home is inconvenient.

So... we can only wait for now.

After seeing A Mu back home, she also held her son, cradling him for a while until he and his sister drank her milk, then she left satisfied.

When she returned after leaving, Ying was already up, standing on the tulou, watching her.

"Ying"

Her heart thumped; she hurried up to the top floor, where she could overlook the whole town—truly spectacular.

She hadn't come up here in a long time.

The vegetables planted up there have grown large, ready for harvest at any moment.

Self-sufficiency feels wonderful.

"Ying, you're up?"

Ying reached out, grabbed her hand, and pulled her close, "Where did you go?"

Seeing the fatigue and the smell of alcohol in his eyes, Nan Qinghuan frowned, a bit annoyed, "I went to see the child; why are you drinking so much?"

"Heh…"

Ying laughed brightly, his gaze drifting to the distance as wind brushed his long hair, which he had tied up with a bamboo skewer, looking very capable.

"Last night I obtained the secret of Tunshu. It's the most hidden secret of the Beast Taming Tribe. Now that we have it, we won't have to worry about them acting against us, and we can safely teach them farming techniques."

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