The Prodigal Son

After the chaos subsided, dozens of men, armed with various weapons, surrounded Qin Yu and his group.

Compared to yesterday's weapons, their weapons today are much more sophisticated.

At least, they all looked like legitimate weapons, including homemade bows and arrows.

Qin Yu completely disregarded their weapons, glancing sideways at Ma Gu, "Tell your men to put down those worthless things! You think you can ambush us? If we really wanted you dead, you'd all be long gone!"

"Why aren't you telling them to put it down?"

Nan Que'er glared at Ma Gu with annoyance, "They don't have much patience! If it weren't for the fact that you are descendants of the Wind Clan, do you think they would have shown any mercy?"

They have absolutely no sense of propriety!

They really have no idea how many lives these people have taken!

Meeting Nan Que'er's gaze, a flicker of fear crossed Ma Gu's face. After a moment's hesitation, she finally gave the order: "Put down your weapons!"

"Holy Maiden!"

A robust man refused to lay down his weapons, saying, "If we lay down our weapons, we'll just be at their mercy..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yu appeared in front of him in a flash.

Bang!

Qin Yu controlled his strength, kicking the man flying ten feet away. He coldly surveyed the people around him: "You think you have a chance to resist if you don't put down your weapons?"

It's his turn to make the move!

When Ning Huang makes his move, none of them will be enough for him to cut down with a single blow!

"Put down your weapons!"

Magu suddenly raised her voice and shouted.

She noticed.

These people are all experts!

Any one person could wipe out their entire tribe.

They had absolutely no chance of resisting.

Faced with Magu's stern shout, the crowd looked at each other and reluctantly put down their weapons.

"Tell me, why did you ambush us?"

Nan Que'er asked Ma Gu with a cold face.

They had already shown enough goodwill, even releasing their own natal Gu, yet they still attacked.

Moreover, it was clear that Magu and her group had meticulously planned to capture them all in one fell swoop.

Magu met Nan Que'er's gaze without flinching and said coldly, "You've come with a purpose!"

"Purpose?"

Nan Que'er laughed, "I myself don't know what our purpose is in coming here, yet you know we have a purpose?"

Stop pretending!

Magu sneered, "You're here to see Xu Heng!"

"You actually know about Xu Heng?"

Nan Que'er was somewhat surprised. "It seems you weren't telling the truth yesterday either!"

"You're not telling the truth either!"

Magu sneered, "So you really did come for Xu Heng!"

"You're too clever for your own good!"

Nan Que'er curled her lip. "The Xuheng has been split in two, one half in the hands of the Daning royal family and the other half in the hands of the Beiqi royal family! What Xuheng do we want from you? If we really came for the Xuheng, we'd threaten your entire clan's lives to force you to hand it over!"

Hearing Nan Que'er's words, Ma Gu couldn't help but lower her head and ponder.

Do they know where the two halves of the Ruins are?

After a moment, Magu raised her head again. "If you didn't come for Xuheng, then what are you here for?"

"Now it's my turn to ask you!"

Nan Que'er's face suddenly turned cold. "Speak! Why did you ambush us? You'd better tell me the truth. I am also a descendant of the Wind Clan, and I don't want to kill any Wind Clan members!"

"I thought you came for the Xuheng, but we've only heard of it; we can't produce anything like it. We were worried that you'd become enraged and turn against our people, so we had no choice but to strike first!"

Now that things have come to this, Magu has nothing left to hide.

They were no match for these people.

Their entire clan's lives were in the hands of these people.

"You're just scaring yourself!"

Nan Que'er glared at Ma Gu with annoyance, "We just wandered in here by mistake and accidentally discovered that you are descendants of the Wind Clan. We wanted to see if you had any writing left by your Wind Clan ancestors to record some things we wanted to know..."

Is that so?

Magu looked at Nan Que'er with some skepticism, then asked, "What do you want to know?"

Nan Que'er slowly said, "One is the function of Xu Heng, and the other is what exactly happened with those so-called gods who enlightened our ancestors and bestowed power upon them a long time ago..."

They want to know anything about the Wind Clan's ancestors and the gods, anything they don't know.

If we can get some useful information, we will; if not, we won't force it.

"real?"

Magu still seemed somewhat skeptical.

"Why would I need to lie to you?"

Nan Que'er scoffed, "If it weren't for the fact that you're descendants of the Wind Clan, you'd all be corpses by now, given what you just did! I don't know what you were thinking, planning to ambush us?"

Magu looked embarrassed. "We just don't want our clan to be wiped out again..."

"Alright!"

Nan Que'er was speechless. "Is the 'Admonition Pool' you mentioned real or fake?"

"This is true."

Magu nodded gently.

"Then take us to see it!"

As Nan Que'er spoke, she reassured Ma Gu, "Don't worry, my people were slaughtered because of the Xu Heng. I just want to know why those people wanted to steal the Xu Heng, and what its purpose is..."

To allay Magu's concerns, Nan Que'er told a little lie.

"what?"

Magu was surprised and subconsciously asked, "When did this happen?"

Two years ago.

Nan Que'er casually replied, "Alright, let's talk as we walk!"

"good!"

Relieved, Magu sent the others back and then began to lead the way seriously.

On the way, Nan Que'er also told Ma Gu about the massacre of her people, but with a different reason.

In her account, Fan Bing became an accomplice of Bei Qi, helping them seize the Xu Heng. She managed to escape with half of the Xu Heng and eventually handed it over to the Daning royal family, hoping they would help her take revenge...

Listening to Nan Que'er's fabricated story, Qin Yu couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

I didn't realize that!

She's quite good at making up stories.

Upon learning of Nan Que'er's plight, Ma Gu's wariness gradually disappeared, and she continued to comfort Nan Que'er.

After traveling through the mountains for about an hour and a half, they finally arrived at the location of the Admonition Pool.

The Chastity Pool is located below a small mountain waterfall.

There are still a few traces of people living around.

However, the surrounding area is full of strange rocks and cliffs, with almost no flat ground.

In terms of living environment alone, this place is far worse than that valley.

No wonder their ancestors migrated.

Guided by Magu, they arrived at the large rock next to the Precept Pool.

Although many years have passed, the words on the stone are still clearly visible.

Nan Que'er didn't say much, and immediately went to the front to examine the ancient characters on the stones one by one.

Seeing the strange look that flashed in Nan Que'er's eyes, Qin Yu knew that there must be some useful information on it.

"What does it say on this?"

As soon as Nan Que'er looked away, Ning Huang couldn't wait to ask.

"Let me calm down first. I'm a bit confused right now and don't know what to say."

Nan Que'er replied, then walked to the stream and scooped up a handful of cold water to wash her face.

It seems that one wants to use the calm, still stream to soothe a restless heart...