Chapter 87: Nan Qinghuan Is My Destiny

Rongdi took a deep breath but did not act up, "Tomorrow we proceed as planned."

Ying stopped his steps but did not look back, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

He now needs to go back immediately to properly punish the disobedient Huaner; if she hadn't appeared at the Bonfire party, how could Rongdi have liked her so much? Before he stepped out, a panicked voice from outside shouted Axi, "Ying, something's wrong."

Axi barreled in, ignoring that Rongdi and the others were still present, "Ying…"

Ying was already angry; seeing Axi rush up clumsily, he grew even more irritated and snatched her up like a chick, "What's wrong?"

Axi was frightened by his action, she pulled her head back, "Qinghuan, she…"

"Axi, what's wrong with Om?"

"Huaner, what's wrong with her?"

Seeing Ying's eyes bloodshot, Axi dared not speak further, "She, she…"

"She ran away again?"

This was the worst thing Ying could think of; he threw Axi forcefully onto the ground, "Ouch…"

She scrambled up abruptly, "No, Qinghuan wanted to help you investigate the Cannibal Tribe, she and Youchao Xuan…"

"What, she went to Liang He Liuyu?"

Hearing that, Ying's anger flared to the point of wanting to kill Axi, "Dashan, lock Axi up; Ji Lei, gather people and come with me."

"Wait, I'll also take people; since Nan Qinghuan went to Liang He Liuyu, we can act ahead of schedule."

Ying furrowed his brows, looking at the ill‑intent Rongdi, "Act ahead of schedule—what does that mean?"

Rongdi sneered, stepped up beside Ying, "She and that Xuan are bait; isn't that already ready?"

"Qinghuan is not bait; I will rescue her."

Leaving that, Ying led people to prepare; after she left, Ji Nü hurried forward, "Chief, why trade so many fine things for that female? She's petite and frail—what use is she?"

"What do you know? If she is a Goddess, obtaining her would let us unite the entire Tribe, claim the land as king, understand?"

"Goddess, the Chief's realm is too lofty for her; she's already been captured by the Cannibal Tribe, maybe already eaten—a pile of bones. That Ying will get nothing. Chief, why…"

"Silence, issue the order: help the Ying Tribe's people rescue Nan Qinghuan, and also…"

His face darkened, the half‑Totem visage looking terrifying, "Eradicate the Cannibal Tribe."

The sky brightened gradually; within the riverbank's reed thicket, Nan Qinghuan kept pressing against Youchao Xuan's chest, "Kid, wake up quickly."

"Ugh…"

Youchao Xuan instantly spat out a mouthful of water; when he opened his eyes and saw Nan Qinghuan, he scrambled up, wary, looking around, "Goddess, we aren't dead?"

Nan Qinghuan glared at him, "Stinky kid, aren't you fine?"

Youchao Xuan glanced around; they had actually climbed up, "Goddess, you're amazing; I thought we'd be drowned in this water."

Nan Qinghuan coughed, "You kid are really heavy; with me around how could I die? Look where we are now."

She didn't know the way; last night when they arrived at Liang He Liuyu they ran into the Cannibal Tribe, so they fled for their lives, the Cannibals pursued, and she had no choice but to jump into the river with Youchao Xuan, which saved a life.

I must admit, those Cannibals were terrifying; it was her first time seeing humans scarier than savages. Their teeth were sharp like animals', they were short but very strong, and they chased them all the way.

Youchao Xuan hurried to his feet; his upper body was shirtless, his Beast Skin lower half soaked. He scanned the rapid river, saw scattered skeletal marks and many shallow pits on the ground; his face turned pale, he flicked his hair, "Goddess, this doesn't look good—we seem to have entered the Cannibal Tribe's territory."

"Here? You mean right here?"

Actually she had doubted they'd reached Cannibal territory, because she saw many gnawed skeletons on the ground—human bones, as well as those of monkeys and some sheep.

Unimaginable, the Cannibal Tribe—so Rongdi and his group were truly mistaken by Ying; the ones killing their kin were these Cannibals hidden in the dense forest.

Youchao Xuan nodded, "Exactly, here. Goddess, what do we do now?"

"Don't panic; since we're here, we naturally need to scout this place. Come, let's see where they live."

Nan Qinghuan is bold; she knows Ying plans to attack here, so she went ahead to scout. The Remote Antiquity Era reeds are towering, over ten meters tall; a person moving beneath cannot be seen at all!

The two tiptoed along the trail of footprints, when suddenly… "Bad."

Noisy sounds rose from all sides, and Youchao Xuan shouted, "Goddess, they've spotted us!"

In an instant, several short‑statured savages burst from the grass, spears in hand, their upper bodies exposed while reeds covered their lower halves, and they surrounded them.

"What kind of people dare intrude into the Tribe?"

The leading man was very short, his hoarse, snarling face terrifying; Nan Qinghuan, relieved that they could speak, said, "Youchao Xuan, when I say run, just run."

I must admit, in these days she has seen many savages; the Cannibal Tribe truly impressed her. Though short, they are fiercer than ordinary savages, especially their exposed sharp teeth that seem capable of devouring anything.

"Damn, this is trouble now."

She felt the Pepper Water on her skin, realized it was too little to be useful; with so many Cannibals that would eat them, now that the terrain is scouted, she should return to inform Ying.

Youchao Xuan was about to speak when the leading savage babbled incoherently, and then several men prepared to attack. In an instant—whoosh—those homemade Long Arrows shot toward them; Youchao Xuan instantly shielded Nan Qinghuan, "Goddess, be careful."

Youchao Xuan, with her, deftly evaded those Long Arrows. The leading male savage, seeing how formidable Youchao Xuan was, suddenly reached out to stop his tribe from continuing to fire, then stepped toward Youchao Xuan, "Are you a descendant of the Youchao Tribe?"

Upon hearing that, Youchao Xuan was a bit startled but still nodded, "That's right, I am Youchao Xuan of the Youchao Tribe; you must be the Cannibal Tribe's Clan Leader Abu, right?"

Nan Qinghuan was bewildered—this kid knows members of the Cannibal Tribe? "Kid, do you know him?"

The man shook his head, "Clan Leader Abu is ill; why did you intrude here, and who is this female?"

Nan Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief; Youchao Xuan knowing people was great.

Youchao Xuan naturally dared not claim they came to attack, merely said calmly, "We got lost and ended up here."

"Lost?"