si-mexico Chapter 622 This arrangement is illogical
Chapter 622 This arrangement is illogical
Xu Ning pinched his brow with some worry. He suddenly realized that finding Zhenling should have been the end of the trouble, but now it seemed to have become the beginning of a new one.
The woman in green, who refused to return to the cave, would argue with Lilupar almost every now and then.
Because Belial had returned to the cave, Jade, who had become sullen, hadn't spoken for quite some time.
Xu Ning paced back and forth a few steps, trying to think of a topic to divert these guys' attention, when suddenly he saw a figure flash in the depths of the cave.
"Hmm? I don't know if I'm seeing things, but there seems to be someone over there."
Xu Ning pointed in a direction and took the lead, walking towards that direction.
Unexpectedly, Jade walked even faster, turning straight ahead without any hesitation at the bend, which was simply too reckless.
Fearing that Jiede might be in danger, Xu Ning hurried a few steps to catch up with her.
"I can smell the stench on you! Who's there? Get out here!"
As Xu Ning turned the corner, he saw a person emerge timidly from a clump of trees amidst Jie De's curses.
“No…don’t do it! I’m also from the Tanit tribe, a messenger responsible for delivering messages. I recognize you as Jade…”
Jade said coldly, "So what! What are you doing hiding here so furtively? I don't recall the tribe having a cowardly messenger like you!"
The messenger smiled wryly, "You seem to be in a bad mood. But I've accidentally gotten stuck in this narrow alley. Could you please take me back to see the mistress as soon as possible? I have urgent information to report to her, concerning Tannet's internal affairs..."
"Who said I'm in a bad mood? We've found the Mother of the Spirits, the Mistress must be overjoyed, and the adults over there must be overjoyed too, having such a competent servant to please them, and then they won't play with Sister Belial anymore! Never mind, let's go!"
When Jade heard the news about Tanit, she accepted the messenger's advice despite her extremely bad mood.
“If you keep walking along this canyon, you’ll reach our settlement. Once you get out of there, you’ll reach the place where we met last time. Xu Ning, you haven’t gone to the wrong place, have you?”
Xu Ning smiled faintly at the messenger and waved to Jade, saying, "Don't worry, you won't get lost. We'll meet again at the settlement."
Jade nodded and quickly left with the messenger.
Xu Ning took a leisurely sip of wine and then walked slowly along the narrow path.
The messenger's thoughts just now indicated, "We need to hurry, Afia will be here with her people soon," although he didn't know who these people were or what their purpose was.
But the fact that the messenger deliberately lured Jade away suggests that those people were targeting her, or rather, the "Mother of Spirits" beside her.
"This is really interesting. Am I going to be robbed today?" Xu Ning felt that he hadn't had such a novel experience in a long time, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
A babbling brook flows through the narrow valley.
The stream was so clear that you could even see large bass swimming leisurely through it; those people had certainly chosen a pretty good ambush spot.
However, in Lilupar's words, this oasis scenery, which is rarely seen in the yellow sand, can hardly be described as "dilapidated".
"When my mistress was still here, this place was filled with lotuses, my mistress's favorite Padishal, rows of palm trees, herds of antelope, and honey-skinned songstresses with myrrh-smeared hair, rowing small boats on the sapphire river, their songs echoing throughout the valley... Now, only a few filthy creatures remain, brewing wicked schemes and reeking of decay..."
Xu Ning laughed when he heard this.
It seems that although Lilupal's soul was torn apart as she said, her control over the surrounding environment was in no way inferior to her own.
"Come out, these unoriginal traps and ambushes are really hard to look at."
Xu Ning frowned again as he watched the several burly men wielding curved knives stand up from the bushes.
These people look a bit odd. Who arranged these people?
Although I wouldn't dare say I'm very famous, I've done quite a lot in this Sumeru. Those who want to be my enemies shouldn't think they can just send a few rotten sweet potatoes and eggs to take care of me.
If it's not to kill myself and seize the Mother of the Spirit, then what's the point of such an arrangement?
Before they could even ponder the hidden information behind it, the men with scimitars had already surrounded them.
"Hey, does Jade know that you ambushed me here?"
Although Xu Ning already suspected that Jie De was definitely not involved in this matter, he still really wanted to get a reassuring answer from these people.
However, these people were all very well-mannered, leaving no information behind, and simply wielding their sharp blades, slashing at Xu Ning without any rhyme or reason.
"Oh dear, they're not going to say anything at all? My master, it seems we'll have to leave two alive, follow the clues, find their lair, and then wipe them all out."
Among these ambushing people, there wasn't even anyone using those broken, spirit-possessed weapons; they posed absolutely no threat, just a bunch of cannon fodder.
Xu Ning didn't kill indiscriminately. He casually used the smell of alcohol to knock a few guys to the ground, leaving two who looked quite agile. Then, he lit a flame in his palm and drove them away from the place.
"That's it, those bastards who run fast! Let's catch up with him and wipe them all out."
Perhaps Lilupar has been locked up for too long, and she gets easily excited and loses control over the slightest thing.
However, to be considerate of her feelings, Xu Ning quickened his pace slightly.
After chasing along the canyon for a while, another section of ruins came into view.
New tents were set up around the rock face, but no one was inside. Everyone was armed and surrounded Xu Ning.
"Hmph, so you're planning to swarm them all? What a pity. If my spirit from a thousand years ago were still here, I'd be sure these bastards could hold out for even a second under my feet."
Lilupal looked at these guys who were powerless against Xu Ning's alcohol, and spun the bottle to show his disdain.
The woman in green didn't even glance at the people around her who were falling one by one. She strolled around leisurely, rummaging through their luggage.
“Take a look at this receipt for the goods, it’s quite interesting! The signature on it is actually from the Tanit tribe!”