Chapter 571: Thieves Come to Steal

"Nan Qinghuan, are you really going to get that Herbal Medicine?"

Jiguang was very worried, fearing it would be dangerous for her to go, but Nan Qinghuan was unafraid. "Don't worry, if we doubt a person we don't need them; if we don't doubt, we use them. Maybe we can still…"

Bad.

Suddenly, Ashu's voice came from outside. "Bad news, Goddess, a small squad is attacking us from that direction. What should we do?"

What? No one expected another enemy to attack them. Upon hearing this, Lan Tian seemed to understand something. "I know who they are; it's the Han tribe."

Han tribe? No one had heard of that tribe. Lan Tian was about to explain when the sound of explosives booming came from outside; a fight had already broken out.

"Youchao Xuan, Archer, prepare."

With those words, she prepared to go to the city gate herself to see what kind of people this Han tribe was. Now a troublesome matter arose: Ying had led people out to fight, and many previously unknown small tribes thought they could take advantage of the chaos, assuming they were just women who couldn't resist the enemy.

But those people were wrong; with Nan Qinghuan present, she would not let her clan be in danger!

Youchao Xuan had already prepared, when suddenly, not far away, ChaoJi ran over. "Bad news, Goddess, A Mu has been captured. What should we do?"

What? A Mu was captured; that's a big deal!

Quickly, Nan Qinghuan shouted, "Open the city gate!"

Lan Tian also prepared to help Nan Qinghuan, but Youchao Xuan, fearing he would run, said, "Don't think about running."

"I won't run; I'll help you."

What? Youchao Xuan didn't know why he was helping them, but now there was no time to worry about that!

Soon, when they went out, they saw A Mu seized by a one-eyed dragon, with a group of people behind her. They were all riding deer, dressed oddly, with feathers stuck on their heads.

This was a tribe Nan Qinghuan had never seen before. Seeing A Mu grabbed by a man made Nan Qinghuan's heart tighten with anxiety.

"A Mu"

"Qinghuan, don't worry. The child is safe with your ancestors. Quickly order the killing of these people; they have explosives."

A Mu had been at home caring for the child, but Mengmeng was coughing, so she prepared to go out to find some loquat leaves to brew water for the child. On the way back, this group captured her. Now they intend to use her to threaten Nan Qinghuan; even if she dies, she will not become a burden to them!

Hearing A Mu's words, Nan Qinghuan clenched her fist. The child being safe eased her mind, but she wouldn't ignore A Mu's plight. "A Mu, don't worry, I will save you. Who is in charge?"

His words made the man immediately leap off the deer. The man, called Santian, was a bandit who specialized in raiding tribes. He gave Nan Qinghuan a glance, "I am, Nan Qinghuan, if you want to save your A Mu, bring silver and food as payment, otherwise I'll cut off her head and use it as a stool."

Damn!

Jiguang could no longer listen; that stinky man dared to treat an elder like this—asking for death!

"Qinghuan, I have a plan: first take down this man, then rescue A Mu."

Jiguang meant to have the Archer do a headshot, but Nan Qinghuan feared it would hurt A Mu, so…

"No, that's too risky; I'll think of a method."

"What method are you thinking? Are you going to give this stinky rogue something?"

Nan Qinghuan wouldn't take a loss; she smiled.

"All of you stay still; let me handle it."

She was a formidable woman, and the others trusted her. ChaoJi also knew that the men had all gone out, so they could only heed Nan Qinghuan.

"Goddess, be careful."

Nan Qinghuan strode up to the man. He had a full beard, his whole body was pitch black like a primitive man, and he wore bark. This made her realize the group was still in the tribal era, likely the same situation as when she first came to the Ying Tribe, unable to meet basic needs.

Her gaze slowly shifted toward A Mu, who was already terrified, hanging her head in silence.

In an instant, the atmosphere became very tense.

The man knew Nan Qinghuan was bold and had heard her stories; if it weren't for this female, could the Ying Tribe have reached today? Impossible!

"Nan Qinghuan, what do you think?"

The man drew a Dagger and pressed it to A Mu's throat. Nan Qinghuan gritted her teeth but feigned composure, "I accept all your conditions, but you must first release my A Mu."

The man snorted coldly, "You think I'm a fool? Show me the goods before I release anyone."

"You bunch of robbers.

Who sent you?"

Nan Tian saw the man holding the elder and was displeased; although he also killed, he never killed elders or children.

"Nan Tian, what's going on? We thought there might be something behind you, but you turned out so useless and got captured. So, are you going to help them?"

"Enough talk, release the elder."

"Your words don't count, Nan Qinghuan, will you give the goods or not?"

As he spoke, the man's grip tightened, causing A Mu great pain. A flash of murderous intent crossed Nan Qinghuan's eyes, but she suppressed it forcefully.

"Give it, of course give it; don't hurt A Mu. What do you want?"

The man suddenly burst into loud laughter, "I want rice, Cotton Clothes, and women."

Damn!

Nan Qinghuan was speechless; he even wanted women—how greedy!

Nevertheless, she agreed, nodding. "Fine, I'll prepare it, but you showed up here demanding these things and I wasn't ready. How about this: you come with us into the city to get the items. What do you think?"

She wanted the man to enter the city with her; once inside, she would be in charge!

Sure enough, the man was also clever. He shouted, "No way. If I go in and you all deal with me, what then? Enough talk, bring the goods, or I'll kill this old thing."

The man dropped that line and moved to act. Nan Qinghuan clenched her fist, "Don't be hasty, Youchao Xuan, go prepare."

Youchao Xuan quickly went to prepare what the man wanted, while Nan Tian hurried to Nan Qinghuan's side and whispered something in her ear.

Nan Qinghuan, shocked after hearing him, looked at him, "You coming?"

But why would he help me?