703 Old Friend (2)
“I wonder what you’re asking for?”
Song Shi sat on a rattan chair and pointed at some wooden stools opposite him as he asked calmly.
“Senior, I’m Ning Ruqin, the Ninth Princess of Ning Country. This is my maid, Jiaojiao.”
Ning Ruqin first bowed respectfully and told him her name and identity before telling him why she had come.
When Song Shi heard this, he muttered, “It’s related to the marriage again. But who told you that you were here?”
“Liu Shan.” Ning Ruqin answered honestly, “He said that he would come back to apologize to you in the future. At this moment, he’s helping to resist the barbarians at the front line.”
“Liu Shan… you mean Dumbo? This guy’s brain is still a little dull.”
Song Shi scolded jokingly, “Do you know what kind of punishment you will receive in the village for leaking my news? You will be expelled from Qingsang Village. He chose to pay this price for you. Interesting. It seems that he has deep feelings for you. I wonder if he was deceived by you.”
“I didn’t.”
Ning Ruqin blushed and shook her head.
“That’s good. That means he volunteered. It looks like this kid is prepared.”
Song Shi was not too angry. To him, it was actually more interesting to not follow the rules.
After all, if he did not follow the rules, it was reasonable for Dumbo to be willing to break the rules for a woman.
“I’ve let him down.”
Ning Ruqin sighed. “I wonder if Senior can help me.”
“Help you? Or help someone?”
Song Shi’s words were meaningful. Ning Ruqin’s identity was not simple. It was definitely not an ordinary request for her to look for him.
“I… I don’t want to be arranged by my father to marry into those barbarian tribes that eat raw meat and drink blood. I heard that they have many bad habits.”
Ning Ruqin gritted her teeth and voiced her difficulties.
“This is your responsibility. Why should I help you?”
Song Shi asked, “You’ve enjoyed the benefits of being a princess, so you naturally have to bear the responsibility now.”
“I know, and I’m willing to take responsibility, but I’d rather die in battle than marry in such a humiliating manner!” Ning Ruqin said with red eyes.
“Then go and die in battle. Do you want me to help you beat up the Savage Kingdom and make them surrender?”
Song Shi sneered. Did this woman still think that he would definitely help?
“Senior, I only ask you to help me increase my strength so that I can resist.”
Ning Ruqin knelt on the ground again with a plop. The maidservant beside her, Jiaojiao, did the same.
“You still don’t realize what trouble your actions will cause.”
Song Shi shook his head and looked into the distance. “You’ll see soon. If you weren’t the descendant of my old friend, I would really say that you’re a calamity.”
After he finished speaking, not far from Qingsang Village, there was suddenly an abnormal commotion.
Amidst the cries of a group of wolves, a murderous aura filled the forest. A group of ferocious wolves roared and appeared.
These wolves were huge and not ordinary. There were more than a hundred of them and they advanced aggressively.
Hiss!
There was still movement beside him. Compared to the ferocious wolf’s murderous aura, there was black gas rolling on the other side.
Terrifying black snakes crawled along with a large amount of poisonous gas. Without a sound, the vegetation along the way withered.
In the black gas, the leader was a black snake that looked like a long dragon.
This leading snake was more than 1,000 feet tall. It had a single horn on its forehead and its demonic aura soared into the sky. Its terrifying aura made the wild beasts along the way tremble.
Only the alpha wolves of the many ferocious wolves could compare to it. The latter walked in the air and looked down coldly.
On these mutated beasts, there were people wearing strange and rough clothes.
The two teams of mutated beasts rode towards the same place at the same time.
Rumble!
The forest shook. Due to the sudden appearance of too many powerful existences, the nearby living beings were shocked and retreated.
When they arrived at Qingsang Village, they still did not stop.
Buzz buzz!
The village suddenly shone brightly with a red light. With the mountaintop as the center, a circle of flame-like energy barrier soared into the sky from the ground, turning into a hemispherical barrier that blocked the two demons.
“Ning Ruqin, who secretly escaped here, come out immediately!”
A cold voice spread throughout the village above the black snake.
It was an old man in a black robe. His face was pale, and his eyes were long and cold. His pupils were like the eyes of a poisonous snake.
The village chief was alarmed and rushed out immediately. When he saw the enemy, he frowned. “Where did this beast come from? How dare you shout here? If you’re really not afraid of death, you can come in.”
He recognized these guys. They should be from the Barbarian Race. Only the Barbarian Race would be so close to demon beasts.
The eyes of the person on the black snake darkened, but he did not continue.
He had always been cautious and liked to attack conservatively most of the time. It was precisely this personality that allowed him to live longer and not die in another war.
Looking at the village chief, he said sinisterly, “You still dare to be arrogant at this time. Do you know that the woman of my Barbarian Prince is not someone a small village like you can protect? When we break through the Array Formation, I’ll destroy your doghouse.”
“You can try!”
The others also flew out. They floated in the air and released their auras, forming a circle of violent wind.
“You have to think carefully. Do you really want to offend my Savage Kingdom’s Black Snake Tribe and Ice Wolf Tribe?”
He was still threatening them and did not break the array. Doing so consumed too much energy. It would be best if he could scare these people with a few words.
“Not to mention our tribe, even our current people can wipe you out!”
The leader of the Ice Wolf Tribe sneered.
“You don’t know who you’re talking about. Anyway, you’re not welcome here!”
The village chief was expressionless. How could he agree to hand her over, even if he still did not know who it was?
“You can’t walk out of here? Are you dreaming?”
The barbarian leader of the Black Snake Tribe sneered. It was just a small village, yet they wanted to fight them?
“If you want to die, no one will stop you.”
The village chief did not compromise at all. With that person guarding this place, what were they afraid of?
The leader of the Black Snake Tribe’s expression turned ruthless. He waved his hand and ordered, “Break the array!”
Many members of the Black Snake Tribe walked out and brought their respective Barbarian Snakes to form a specific formation to begin breaking the Array Formation.
In order to break through such a large-scale Array Formation, other than relying on their powerful cultivation to directly break it, those like them who were not strong enough could only rely on formations to consume the power of the array through the combination of numbers.
Of course, there was another way to break the Array Formation with techniques. This required one to find the weak point, but it was impossible without a high level of attainment. Even if there was an Array Formation, the other party could hide inside and make up for the flaws of the Array Formation at any time. Therefore, it was very difficult.
One by one, the barbarians of the Black Tribe controlled their mounts and gathered their strength together.
The Barbarian Snake was very powerful. Moreover, if it only attacked and did not defend, its destructive power was very high.
As they mobilized their strength, many demonic qi condensed into a large amount of black water that quickly transformed into a huge black snake.
This black snake was lifelike and more than a thousand meters long. It was like a long dragon that was aggressive.
Under their control, the black snake collided with the array formation protecting the village, forming a loud bang. Energy ripples continuously shattered many plants.
However, compared to the Array Formation that enveloped the entire mountain, this attack could not be directly broken. However, the ground shook and the Array Formation still persisted.
“Why aren’t you attacking yet? Are you just going to stand at the side and watch the show?”
The leader of the Black Snake Tribe said coldly to the leader of the Ice Wolf Tribe.
“What’s the hurry? I’m studying this array formation to see if I can break it with clever force.” The leader of the Ice Wolf Tribe said.
In fact, he wanted to be lazy.
“Then do you see anything?”
The black wolf leader was impatient.
“Not yet, but I’ll get them to take action immediately. Under external forces, I should be able to see something.”
The leader of the Ice Wolves waved his hand. “Wolves, help the Black Snake Tribe break the array formation!”
Their main responsibility in this battle was to help the Black Snake Tribe capture people. They were not willing to pay a huge price.
The people from the Ice Wolf Tribe took action and set up their own tribe’s totem array formation.
Soon, cold air filled the air. A hundred-foot-tall Frost Wolf condensed. It was as tall as a small mountain and roared at the sky as it rushed towards the array.
Rumble!
The wolf and snakes rose together and released ferocious attacks at the same time, causing Qingsang Village to tremble. The entire Array Formation barrier twisted violently.
The people from Qingsang Village had ugly expressions as they looked at each other. “Should we go out and attack?”
“I don’t know how many of them are here now. I’m just afraid of an ambush outside. Let’s wait for a while.”
The village chief was very calm. “In addition, inform Young Master Song. Although he should know, we still have to inform him.”
