Chapter 28

At the edge of the mountains outside Xifu City.

Jining, along with Mo Wu and the maid Qiuye, sat on three black sly beasts. The black sly beasts resembled leopards, with faint leopard patterns on their bodies and horns on their heads. They were extremely fierce wild beasts, able to traverse mountains and ridges as if they were flat ground, and they moved at great speed, making them excellent mounts. Of course, they were still somewhat inferior to tamed demonic beasts.

Given Jining's status, using such a mount was considered very low-key.

"Xifu City." Jining turned to look, gazing at the huge city in the distance, the place where he had grown up.

"Let's go!" Jining shouted.

He kicked the black sly beast's belly, and it immediately leaped forward. Qiuye and Mo Wu, who were behind him, also rode their black sly beasts to follow.

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Winter passed, and spring came.

In a forest overgrown with weeds, dozens of men dressed in animal skins were happily advancing. More than half of them were carrying loads.

"Uncle Dala!" A young boy, holding a spear, said excitedly, "Before, you wouldn't take me to Dongshan Marsh, saying it was very dangerous. But this time... there was no danger at all, and we caught so many fish that it will last our tribe for a long time."

A man beside him, who looked like a black bear, laughed: "Ayi, you've brought us good luck. This time, no one from our tribe died in Dongshan Marsh, which is very rare. But you shouldn't underestimate Dongshan Marsh. It's a place where powerful demons gather over thousands of miles, and the fish in Dongshan Marsh are endless."

"Ayi, this is your first time fishing with us. Go a few more times, and you'll know how dangerous it is. When you return, make sure to train your body and cultivate your qi. Only with strength can you live longer," a one-armed man also laughed.

"Ayi isn't young anymore. This time, we should find a woman for Ayi. Get a few good furs and trade for a big-buttocked woman from a nearby tribe who can bear children."

"Find more women and have more children."

These men teased the young boy one by one.

At this moment, in a dense thicket not far away, a demonic beast with black fur was lurking. It had smooth fur, a soft body, and resembled a leopard. Its eyes glowed faintly green, and its body was over two zhang long. Its mane was very hard, like a fan-shaped spike.

It was waiting, waiting for an opportunity.

"This is none of your business, I'll find my own," Ayi said, his face blushing, shouting.

"Ha ha, you're blushing."

The men laughed.

Suddenly—

"Roar!" A huge black shadow suddenly pounced, directly attacking a tribal man holding a spear who was walking on the edge.

"There's a demon!" The tribal man roared, thrusting his spear forward swiftly. This thrust, which he had practiced since childhood, was powerful with the internal strength he had cultivated for decades. "Puff!" The huge black shadow's claws lightly hit the spear, causing it to veer to one side.

"Quick."

"Kill."

The surrounding tribal men roared and thrust their spears forward. As a small tribe, they did not have profound immortal or demon techniques, so they favored long weapons like spears and halberds. They only needed to practice simple actions like thrusting and blocking, and after decades of training, their power was extraordinary.

"Whoosh!" Stepping on the spears, the huge black shadow lightly leaped, pouncing toward the center of the group of tribal men.

These tribal men often went to Dongshan Marsh to fish, so the route they chose for their return was quite safe, and they rarely encountered demonic beasts. However, they were still very cautious, with the men carrying loads in the center and the more capable warriors with weapons on the outside.

"It's a bear demon!" The one-armed man shouted, "Be careful." As he spoke, he wielded a single-edged knife and charged at the huge black shadow.

"Monster, die!" The most robust man, who looked like a black bear, Dala, also swung a long-handled battle-ax at the huge black shadow.

"Kill."

The tribal men went wild.

They all knew the reputation of the bear demon. Just now, six powerful warriors from the tribe surrounded it, but the bear demon easily trampled their weapons and leaped to the center. This made them realize that the bear demon was likely a terrifying demon that had cultivated to the peak of the innate realm. Today, several people might die.

"Roar~" The bear demon roared again, not retreating as before but charging forward wildly.

Clang!

The one-armed man was sent flying, while the most robust Dala roared and swung his battle-ax. The bear demon clearly saw that this human with the battle-ax was the most threatening, so it ignored the other tribal warriors and struck the battle-ax with its claws, causing the ax to veer off but still cutting into the bear demon's abdomen, creating a large wound. However, the bear demon's abdominal muscles tightened, and very little blood flowed out, mainly because the ax cut was not deep enough. As the bear demon roared and stomped on the ax, it opened its fanged mouth to bite Dala.

"Dala Uncle." The young boy Ayi, still in shock, shouted in alarm.

"Dala!"

"Dala!"

The surrounding tribal men were all anxious.

Suddenly—

"Whoosh!" A streak of light, like a meteor, shot through the distance, instantly piercing the bear demon's head and then flying out from the back of its skull, before embedding itself into a tree that required two people to encircle it, with the arrowhead protruding from the other side of the tree.

"Roar."

Dala fell to the ground, and the bear demon's huge body pounced on him, splattering blood all over Dala's face.

"Dala Uncle." The young boy Ayi ran over, almost in tears.

"Nothing." The robust man pushed the bear demon off and stood up, wiping his face, which was covered in blood, "This isn't my blood, it's the bear demon's blood."

The one-armed man also came over to look, seeing the bear demon's corpse and the nearby large tree, his pupils constricted as he said in a low voice, "One arrow pierced the bear demon's hardest skull and even penetrated the black arrow wood... too terrifying. And it was shot while the bear demon was charging... the archery skills are..."

"A master archer."

"A master archer did this." The tribal men looked at the bear demon's corpse and then toward the distance, judging the direction from which the arrow came.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three figures emerged from the depths of the forest, and the tribal men carefully looked over... soon they could see clearly. Three people were riding three magnificent black sly beasts, which moved through the rugged forest as if it were flat ground, quickly reaching the group of tribal men.

"Uh..." Seeing these three people, the tribal men were taken aback.

They were riding magnificent black sly beasts and wearing relatively fine animal skin clothes, but the leading person was a very handsome young boy, and the person beside him was an even more beautiful woman. They swore that they could not find such a beautiful woman in their entire tribe. Although she was dressed in a heroic manner, it could not hide her beauty. The man on the other side of the young boy exuded a fierce aura, making the tribal men tremble.

"Huff." The man dismounted the black sly beast and walked to the large black arrow wood, pulling out the arrow with a hiss.

"Master." The man walked to the young boy's side and respectfully handed him the arrow.

Jining took it.

On his adventures, although he had prepared many arrows, if he shot one and didn't retrieve it, he would soon run out. These were very good arrows that could be used multiple times.

"Respected Master." The one-armed man from the group of tribal men stepped forward and bowed, "Thank you for saving us. I wonder what we, the Ironstone Tribe, can do to serve you."

The other tribal men did not dare to speak.

Leading a female servant and a male servant on an adventure... this was clearly not an ordinary person. Plus, the title "Master" indicated that he was the son of a leader of a large tribe with tens of thousands of people, who could be respectfully called "Master." Clearly, this young boy came from a large tribe.

"Who among you is familiar with Dongshan Marsh?" Jining, sitting on the black sly beast, asked directly.

The tribal men looked at each other.

What is this Master going to Dongshan Marsh for? It's definitely not just to fish like they do; it must be very dangerous.

"I am familiar." The robust Dala stepped forward, "I have been fishing in Dongshan Marsh for decades and know it very well. If Master is going to Dongshan Marsh, I am willing to guide you."

"Very good." Jining smiled on the black sly beast and casually flipped out a piece of beast-head gold and threw it over, "Come with me."

Dala caught the beast-head gold, his eyes lighting up. This standard ten-pound piece of beast-head gold was enough to support his child for life. He handed it to the one-armed man beside him, "Take it back for my eldest son. If I die, take care of my three children."

"Alright." The one-armed man nodded.

"State your name." Jining said.

"Respected Master, you can call me Da!" Dala said respectfully.

"Da, get on her black sly beast." Jining pointed to Qiuye's mount, "Qiuye, come to me."

"Yes, Master."

Qiuye leaped down and then got on Jining's black sly beast, hugging his waist from behind. Having grown up serving Jining, their bond was like siblings, and as Jining's personal maid, she was already designated as his woman, so there was no need for any reserve.

Dala carefully mounted the black sly beast, as he had never ridden such a good mount before.

"Let's go."

Jining gave the order.

Whoosh!

Jining and his group quickly disappeared into the forest.

"Uncle Dao." The young boy Ayi asked anxiously, "Will Dala Uncle be in danger if he takes them to Dongshan Marsh?"

The one-armed man nodded, "They are different from us. That young boy must be the son of a leader of a large tribe, who has received the best training since childhood. That arrow was likely shot by him. He is going to Dongshan Marsh for a coming-of-age adventure, to kill enough demons. Dongshan Marsh is vast and complex, and a simple map won't do, so they asked Dala Uncle to guide them."

"Coming-of-age? But that young boy doesn't seem to be of age yet," Ayi said.

"Some people look older, some look younger," the one-armed man said.

Actually, Jining was just eleven years old, and he was already over 1.7 meters tall, similar to his previous life.

"But this Master is very righteous," the one-armed man sighed, "If it weren't for his intervention just now when the bear demon attacked, we would have lost several people, and Dala Uncle would have been the first to die. With the favor of saving his life, Dala Uncle would know he had to go and help guide them. Moreover, the Master gave him a piece of beast-head gold, ten pounds heavy!"

"Quick, quick, quick." The one-armed man suddenly shouted, "Divide the bear demon's body and carry it back."

"Quick."

"Come."

One by one, they drew their knives and axes, quickly dividing the bear demon's body, and then set off on their return journey.

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