Chapter 442 - 296: Deceiving Heavens and Crossing the Sea, Subduing the Spirit Contract

"At that time, the Wolftu tribe would also mistakenly think that it was the Huang Forbidden Army that took away your Spirit Contract tribe, and would even believe that the few strong members of the Wolftu tribe privately kept the tribal treasure and disappeared without a trace."

Buzz!

The old woman of the Spirit Contract tribe heard these words and felt overwhelming waves in her heart, instantly unraveling all the doubts swirling in her mind.

"So that’s how it is... so that’s how it is..."

The old woman murmured softly, finally understanding why the young man in black in front of her first struck and killed the Wolftu tribe elder of the Late Stage Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm named Lang Lin, and why this elder later appeared alive in Quwan.

Why did those bandits protect the Spirit Contract tribe, and why did the Chaobei Ridge bandits come later...

In this way, both the Wolftu tribe and the Qin Dynasty would mistakenly believe that the other took away her tribe’s treasure, allowing her Spirit Contract tribe to quietly withdraw without having to risk everything for survival.

It’s just a pity that half of the tribe’s treasure was taken by the Huang Forbidden Army...

"Please accept an old woman’s bow." The old woman thought as she bowed sincerely this time.

Qi Konghen, Qi Yuewu, and other members of the Spirit Contract tribe saw this and bowed as well.

"There’s no need for that." With a flip of his hand, Chu Ming revealed half of a brown carp-shaped treasure.

The old woman immediately sensed something, hurriedly looked up, and her eyes shook.

"Tribal treasure!" Qi Konghen was overjoyed and visibly lost composure.

This half of the Pisces Contract Language was taken from him by the cavalry captain of the Huang Forbidden Army, so he was filled with guilt and regret.

Now, seeing half of the tribe’s treasure, he couldn’t hold his emotions.

On Qi Yuewu’s face, which should have been somewhat heroic, color appeared, due to excitement.

The old woman’s eyes flickered, staring at the half-piece of tribal treasure and unwilling to look away.

As for the other members of the Spirit Contract tribe behind, their eyes were fervent, with many showing a desire to reclaim the tribal treasure.

But no one dared to act rashly, as the pressure from the young man in black was so overwhelming it suffocated them.

Chu Ming just held the half-piece of the Spirit Contract tribe’s treasure on his palm, examining it.

The brown carp, shaped like a crescent, faintly emitted a gentle aura, stirring the Qi and Blood Power within.

However, he did not use his Qi and Blood Power to communicate with it but, after gazing at it, turned his gaze to the old woman of the Spirit Contract tribe.

He saved the Spirit Contract tribe to make them submit to him, so he needed a response from them.

If they were willing to submit, everything would be easy; if not...

Chu Ming’s gaze deepened, his expression stern and silent.

Feeng Zhi and Feeng Ying both had cold expressions, staring at the Spirit Contract tribe.

They knew what their clan leader intended to do.

The atmosphere subtly changed, growing heavy and oppressive.

Members of the Spirit Contract tribe exchanged whispers, wanting to speak but not daring to voice out.

Qi Konghen and Qi Yuewu secretly gripped their weapons.

The tribe elder, Qi Lanshui of the Spirit Contract, stared at the half-piece of treasure for a long time, her eyes changing from bright to solemn, then to complex.

In her heart, she weighed the pros and cons.

The Qin Dynasty was pursuing the Spirit Contract tribe, and the Wolftu tribe was ambitious. The only path for the Spirit Contract tribe was to escape the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

But this seemingly was a way out, yet it was also an unknown path.

Would the Spirit Contract tribe be safe beyond the Qin Dynasty’s territory?

The old woman sighed inwardly.

To the west of the Qin Dynasty was the Nine Hordes Kingdom. Could there be a sanctuary for the Spirit Contract tribe?

The old woman didn’t know, so when she learned about the Wolftu tribe, she intended to risk everything to gamble for a chance of survival for the Spirit Contract tribe under the Wolftu tribe’s protection.

The facts proved that what the Wolftu tribe coveted was her tribe’s treasure, not caring about the tribe’s survival.

Now, with the intervention of the Wind Spirit Race, not only did their leader save her life, but he also used a deception plan to help the Spirit Contract tribe escape the Qin Dynasty’s pursuit.

If the plan succeeded, the Spirit Contract tribe seemed not to need to flee west anymore. The most important thing now was to find a safe place for the tribe to recuperate and thrive.

The battle in Quwan was still vivid in her memory; the Wind Spirit Race’s sacrifice of bandits to save her tribe was not eight thousand, but five thousand.

Such a great sacrifice showed the Wind Spirit Race’s sincerity in protecting her tribe.

And was this not what she had been bitterly seeking with her tribe all the way west?

As the old woman thought about it, she gradually gained clarity in her heart.

After clarity came decision-making.

She looked at the young man in black holding half of the tribal treasure, her lowered eyes lifting again: "The kindness of the Wind Spirit Race, I have no way to repay."

"You saved my Spirit Contract tribe from the brink of extinction, and I thank you on behalf of the tribe."

Saying this, the old woman directly knelt in front of Chu Ming, offering a grand salute.

"Granny Shui!"

"Tribe elder!"

Qi Konghen, Qi Yuewu, who were ready for battle, were shocked.

"Kneel!"

The old woman maintained her grand salute and sternly scolded.

"..."

The atmosphere abruptly changed again.

Snowflakes drifted down, landing on everyone’s heads, bodies, robes, and weapons...

The dense forest had few falling snowflakes, but the cold within deeply penetrated the bones.

The ordinary people in the Spirit Contract tribe hunched their bodies, trembling slightly. Those who practiced Qi and Blood Power were somewhat better, but they still felt an inexplicable coldness.

"Everyone, kneel!" The old woman’s voice, imbued with Qi and Blood Power, echoed in every member’s ear.

Qi Konghen and Qi Yuewu looked at the old woman, then at the blue-green demon wolf of the Fourth Tier Exotic Beast prostrate on the ground, trembling, as if understanding something.

The grace of saving the tribe deserves a kneel!

Thud! Thud!

The two did not hesitate any longer and knelt in response.

Seeing this, the tribe members behind also knelt.

All one thousand seven hundred of them, without exception.

"Thank the Wind Spirit Race for saving the tribe!" The old woman bowed respectfully.

The decision she made was to submit to the Wind Spirit Race.