The exquisitely tailored animal skin coat was very close-fitting, giving Qiuye a sense of heroism. She stood in the open space outside the Iron Stone Tribe and looked into the distance.
Her figure also attracted the attention of the young people of this simple tribe. Since Qiuye came to the Iron Stone Tribe, she has undoubtedly become the most beautiful girl in the Iron Stone Tribe... Young people are vying to show their beauty in front of Qiuye. Their bravery, but none of them can attract Qiuye.
"Miss Qiuye, she must be waiting for her young master."
"Well, I heard from Uncle Dara and the others that the young master was very powerful. All the hundreds of Green Armored Guards of the Temu clan were killed by that young master in the blink of an eye!"
"Only such a powerful young master can be worthy of the beautiful Qiuye girl."
"It's a pity that I met a big demon! I'm afraid that the powerful young master will not survive when he encounters a big demon. When the big demon is angry, the color of the sky and the earth will change, and a large group of people will freeze to death. Uncle Dara and the others can run very fast. I had a chance to escape. If that young master dies, Miss Qiuye will have to find someone else to marry!"
The young men of the tribe were guarding the gate and whispering at the same time.
In their eyes, girls like Qiuye are simply legendary fairies... The girls in their tribe are like heaven and earth compared to Qiuye.
Qiuye stood there, looking at the mountains and forests in the distance.
She is waiting for the most important man in her life.
"Qiuye." A burly figure walked out of the tribe. It was Mo Wu, another servant. Mo Wu advised, "You have a rest first. Once the young master comes, the guards at the entrance of the tribe will naturally see him."
"No." Qiuye shook his head gently.
Mo Wu glanced at Qiu Ye, and then sat down on the chopped wood root beside him. His brows were also full of sorrow. He already knew from Uncle Dara who had returned that Ji Ning was with the big demon at that time. The Water Rhinoceros King is going to fight... As for the outcome of the battle, I don't know. Although I hope that the young master will return in my heart, I can tell Mowu rationally... The young master is afraid that the worst will happen!
Because it took Uncle Dara and others nearly two days to return from Dongshan Daze.
At Master Ji Ning's speed, if he were alive, he would probably be able to reach the Iron Stone Tribe in less than half a day... Logically speaking, he should return to the Iron Stone Tribe before Uncle Dara and the others! But Uncle Dara and the others have been back for two days, but Ji Ning hasn't come back yet.
"If the young master dies, I'm afraid Qiuye and I will also be buried with him." Mowu said silently.
If the master dies, how can the servant live?
Overlords like the Ji family have very strict internal rules.
"Huh?" Mowu suddenly blinked, and there was a faint figure in the distant mountains and forests. The figure was very familiar... very much like the figure of the young master!
"Master!" Qiuye had already rushed over.
"Master?"
"Miss Qiuye ran over."
"Look, there seems to be a person over there. Is he the young man that Miss Qiuye is waiting for?" The young guards at the entrance of the tribe whispered, and at the same time, some guards immediately began to run towards the tribe and began to notify the tribe members.
Qiuye looked at the animal-skin boy walking towards him with a smile on his face. The fear, panic, anxiety, worry and many other emotions she had suppressed in the past two days made her burst into tears.
"Master." Qiuye looked at Ji Ning, "I, I..."
"Didn't I come back?" Ji Ning's amazing eyesight was able to see at a glance that Uncle Dara, the one-armed man and others from the tribe in the distance were walking out. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It turns out that Dara has come back. He was the one who told you Me and the Water Rhinoceros King? I haven’t been back for a few days, and I scared you like this?"
Qiuye tried to hold back tears.
"A water rhinoceros king is nothing to your young master." Ji Ning raised his eyebrows, looking very energetic.
Qiuye exclaimed: "Sir, did you kill the big demon?"
"Yes." Ji Ning nodded proudly.
"Wow, big demon, the young master has killed the big demon." Qiuye was extremely excited, "Young master was only eleven years old, and he killed the big demon. This..." As a personal maid, the center of Qiuye's life is Ji Ning. She has always been around Ji Ning. Ji Ning is her most important relative in the world. Ji Ning can kill the big demon, so Qiuye is naturally excited from the bottom of his heart.
Ji Ning lowered his voice and said, "Don't spread rumors."
"Yes, yes." Qiuye nodded.
"Let's go and have a look at the Iron Stone Tribe." Ji Ning said. In the past few days, Ji Ning reflected on the two previous battles in the mountains and forests. During the battles, he discovered some of his shortcomings. After careful reflection, he again I carefully studied my two sets of swordsmanship and felt that I had made a lot of progress.
Ji Ning took Qiu Ye towards the main entrance of the Iron Stone Tribe.
Uncle Dara and other tribe men were taking the initiative to welcome them out. The one walking at the front was a bald and white-haired old man. When the bald and white-haired old man came over, he even bowed to show respect: "I am Iron Three of the Iron Stone Tribe. Thank you, great master, for saving my Iron Stone Tribe members several times. All my Iron Stone Tribe members are extremely grateful to you... and have been looking forward to your arrival."
Ji Ning smiled and nodded: "I will temporarily stay in your Iron Stone Tribe for a while. As for rescuing? But I will do it casually, and... I don't want to be disturbed."
"I understand, I understand." The bald and white-haired old man nodded.
"Da." Ji Ning looked over.
Uncle Dara, who was as tall as a black bear, stepped forward and looked very excited: "Sir, seeing you come back, I..."
"Okay." Ji Ning said with a smile, "You helped me in Dongshanze for more than a month. I told you that I will thank you again when I return to the Iron Stone Tribe. Take it." As he said this, three animal heads appeared in his hand. The gold was thrown directly over. Each one weighed ten kilograms, which made the big black Uncle Dara feel dumbfounded.
Following him, the other tribesmen next to him were very envious.
"Let's go." Ji Ning glanced at Mowu and Qiuye, and then walked directly towards the Iron Stone Tribe.
Ji Ning could have given him a more valuable thank you gift, but the Iron Stone Tribe was a small tribe with barely a thousand people, and items that were too precious would be a disaster!
Within the Iron Stone Tribe.
"Sir." Qiuye poured fruit wine for Ji Ning and served fruit delicacies, "Mo Wu and I have been in this tribe for more than a month. Not long after we arrived here, we got in touch with our Ji family."
"Yes." Ji Ning nodded.
While he was wandering around, he would contact Xifu City through Ji's garrisons scattered around the country every month.
"There is also a letter for the young master from Xifu City." Qiuye took out a scroll from his arms.
Ji Ning took it and unfolded the khaki leather scroll. A smile appeared on his face when he saw it. This was a letter from his mother to him! There wasn't much in the letter, mainly words of concern, but her mother's nagging made Ji Ning, who had just experienced a life-and-death fight, feel very warm in his heart.
"Okay, Qiuye, it seems that you haven't had a good rest for many days, so go get some rest," Ji Ning said.
"I'm not sleepy." Qiuye said.
"Go." Ji Ning shouted.
Qiuye lowered his head and went to his residence to rest obediently.
Time passed, and I went to Dongshanze in ten and a half days. Most of the time was spent studying swordsmanship in the Iron Stone Tribe. In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.
"Tsk." Ji Ning was sitting on the roof, holding a bamboo tube that contained fine fruit wine. "Although Xifu City is big, it is not as warm as this small tribe."
Rest at sunset and work at sunrise.
The Iron Stone tribe is very united, helping each other and being as close as brothers.
"Hurry up."
"Everyone go back."
"Quick, put them all away."
Suddenly, the peaceful and peaceful tribe suddenly became noisy and chaotic. This made Ji Ning, who was drinking fruit wine on the roof, confused. He immediately jumped off the roof and grabbed a young man running by: "You."
"Young Master." When the young man saw that it was Ji Ning who was arresting him, he responded respectfully.
"What's going on?" Ji Ning asked, "Why is the tribe suddenly in chaos? Weren't you practicing marksmanship before? Why don't you practice it anymore?"
"It's the people from the Black Mountain Tribe who are here!" the young man continued. "The people from the Black Mountain Tribe have come to our tribe to collect fur goods. We'd better hide some of the good furs in the tribe, otherwise they will be discovered by the people from the Black Mountain Tribe. It will be miserable if I leave. Young Master, I have to go back quickly—"
Ji Ning nodded thoughtfully: "Go ahead."
Qiuye also looked at these in front of the house and said: "The Black Mountain Tribe is a very large tribe with tens of thousands of people. Like some small tribes, some belongings must be handed over to them every year."
"Hmph." Ji Ning frowned, "This land is the territory of my Ji family! Only I, the Ji family, can collect taxes. If the Black Mountain tribe asks the surrounding small tribes to hand over their belongings, isn't it equivalent to taxing?"
The Ji family collected taxes from every tribe in the territory.
At the same time, the Ji family was a subject of the Daxia Dynasty, and most of the taxes collected were sent to the Daxia Dynasty!
"That's what you said." Qiuye shook his head, "Do these small tribes dare not to give it? If they don't give it, the Black Mountain Tribe can completely defeat a small tribe, capture it, and sell it as a prisoner."
Ji Ning sighed.
yes.
Because there were too many tribes, it was impossible to control the tribes fighting with each other, so the Ji family had no choice but to indulge. Not only the Ji family...even the Great Xia Dynasty, which controlled the endless territory, could only let it be managed. Aren't the Ji clan and the Temu clan fighting against each other like mortal enemies? The place is too big to manage!
"Here we come." Qiuye said, "The people from the Black Mountain Tribe are here."
Ji Ning also looked over and saw a group of armored guards in the distance, led by a man in animal skin, showing off their power, as if they were patrolling their own territory. The leader of the Iron Stone Tribe, Uncle Dara and others were accompanying each other, and they were very obedient and did not dare to disobey in the slightest.
Ke Yong, the leader of the Black Mountain tribe, glanced at this small, dilapidated tribe with great satisfaction.
"Humph." Ke Yong glanced at the people of the Iron Stone Tribe next to him, and couldn't help but feel even more proud when he saw their frightened and flattering expressions.
He is a core member of the Black Mountain Tribe, but when he comes to a small tribe like the Iron Stone Tribe... he can do whatever he wants! If I get angry, this small tribe will probably be doomed. The hundred-man armored team led by me alone can sweep this small tribe. He has absolute power over this small tribe.
"Huh?" Ke Yong suddenly caught a glimpse of a boy and a girl standing not far away, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Some of the armor guards next to him couldn't help but hold their breath when they saw it.
"Beautiful, beautiful." Ke Yong was shocked instantly, and immediately he felt a strong possessive desire in his heart. He must capture this beautiful girl to be his personal maid, and he must pamper her every day! Thinking of this, Ke Yong felt as if his whole body was filled with blood.
"Hahaha..." Ke Yong laughed and walked directly towards the boy and girl.
Ji Ning frowned slightly and looked at the tall man with exquisite jewelry walking over. The tall man glanced at Ji Ning and Qiu Ye with the eyes of a superior tribesman examining goods, especially when looking at Qiu Ye. Greed is unabashed: "This animal fur coat is very exquisitely cut. Did you make it yourself, girl? Are you really skillful with your hands? The fur coat of the boy next to you is also cut in the same way. Is he your brother?"
