Chapter 1859 - 184: Fish in the River, the River of Time

Zhenbei Prince Mansion.

Separate Courtyard.

"What?" Ashinaron looked puzzled.

The next moment.

His eyes suddenly bulged, and his pupils gradually dilated.

"Prince, this..." Prince Zhenbei reacted instantly.

Because at this moment, Ashinaron’s life force was rapidly fading away, like a wooden barrel with a large hole, the water inside could no longer remain.

And at this moment, the leaders of the Golden Tribe all turned pale.

"Thud——"

As Ashinaron’s body slowly collapsed to the ground, the entire courtyard was silent, and no one dared to breathe.

"Ashina, I believe you are a smart person, you should understand the price of deceiving me!" Jiang Ning spoke, breaking the silence in the courtyard.

In an instant, the eyes of the Golden Tribe leaders all fell on Ashina.

They instantly understood a bit.

And at this moment, Ashina felt Jiang Ning’s gaze, felt the gaze of the Golden Tribe leaders behind her, and couldn’t help but feel a bit of a chill.

Then she nodded stiffly.

"Rest assured, Prince, as long as you spare the elders of the Golden Tribe, spare the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Horses, I will keep my promise."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, then waved his hand.

"You are temporarily free!"

Upon hearing this, the heavy stone hanging in the hearts of the Golden Tribe leaders immediately fell heavily, and they were no longer concerned about Ashinaron’s sudden death, their hearts filled only with the relief of having survived a disaster.

"Prince, Ashina takes her leave!" Ashina once again saluted Jiang Ning.

The leaders of the Golden Tribe also followed suit and saluted.

Then, they all followed Ashina’s footsteps, retreating towards the courtyard entrance.

Walking faster and faster, wishing they had two more legs.

In just a moment, they disappeared around the corner of the courtyard gate, leaving only Prince Zhenbei behind.

"Prince, did you just... make a deal with Ashina?" Xu Zhen tentatively asked.

"Her terms are very generous!" Jiang Ning said.

"Then aren’t you afraid she won’t fulfill her promise after returning to the Great Grassland?" Prince Zhenbei asked.

"Then she will have to bet with her life!" Jiang Ning replied.

Hearing this, Prince Zhenbei’s heart tightened.

He could hear a strong confidence from Jiang Ning’s words.

He suddenly understood that with Jiang Ning’s current strength, almost no one in the world could stop him.

If he were to venture to the grassland, no one there could presently halt Jiang Ning’s advance.

As for the deity on Great Snow Mountain, to his knowledge, hasn’t intervened for hundreds of years.

The symbolic significance of the current Martial Saint is even greater.

...

On the other side.

The Beiman group exited Zhenbei Prince Mansion, getting further away from the mansion gates, until they turned a corner, their figures completely disappearing in the direction of the mansion gate.

Phew——

Only then did someone in the Golden Tribe leadership let out a long sigh of relief.

Everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief, their bodies no longer tense.

"Princess Ashina, what did that Luoshui King mean earlier?" Suddenly, an elder leader of the Golden Tribe spoke up.

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes fell on Ashina.

Seeing this, Ashina calmly glanced over the crowd.

Then she slowly opened her mouth: "To be honest, I don’t want to deceive you, I just made a deal with the Great Xia Luoshui King!"

"Princess Ashina, can you tell us directly, what was the deal?" someone asked.

Ashina shook her head: "The details of the deal are not convenient to disclose, you just need to know, my elder brother was being smart, the cost he paid was far less than the Luoshui King’s expectation!"

"If I hadn’t made a deal with the Great Xia Luoshui King, promised more costs, not only would the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Horses not be taken back intact, but even you and I would have been left here, so once we return to the Great Grassland, those promises need to be jointly borne by you and me."

Upon hearing these words, someone in the Golden Tribe immediately knelt in salute to Ashina.

"Anyway, thank you Princess Ashina for saving our lives!"

"Thank you Princess Ashina for saving our lives!" another Golden Tribe leader followed.

Seeing this, Ashina nodded.

These two were already her people, and they also had preserved the most elite forces during the recent turmoil.

Just at this moment.

Someone suddenly whispered.

"Princess Ashina, can your promise be voided? After all, now that we have returned to the Great Grassland, the Great Grassland is the territory of the Great Snow Mountain, and that Luoshui King cannot reach us!"

Hearing this, Ashina shook her head.

"Don’t think like this, you are all leaders of the Golden Tribes, don’t you understand the state of the Great Snow Mountain over the years?"

"The State Preceptor was punched to death by the Luoshui King, who among you can withstand a punch from him?"

"How precious are our lives, it would be foolish to gamble with external possessions, think of the fate of my elder brother."

Upon hearing this, someone among the Golden Tribe leaders couldn’t hold back.

"Princess Ashina, don’t think we can’t see it, your elder brother’s death was caused by your deal with the Great Xia Luoshui King."

"Foolish!!" Ashina rebuked coldly, her expression unchanged, "Don’t you understand yet? What that Great Xia Luoshui King wants is a divided, ununited Great Grassland."

After speaking, she continued: "I have a deal with him, but killing my brother was just a way to sow discord, making us suspicious of each other, making the grassland lose unity!"

...

On the other side.

Jiang Ning no longer paid attention to the movements of this Beiman group.