frightfiction Chapter 612 A True Encounter with an Old Friend
Chapter 612 A True Encounter with an Old Friend
Perhaps this is just a case of incompatible birth charts!
Xu Ning didn't want to stay here a moment longer. When Apep mentioned him, he just snorted and didn't say anything more.
"Little Grass God, now that this guy's life is saved, then Sumeru is no longer in danger, right? If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
Now that Sumeru is safe, Nasita naturally doesn't want to stay here and be ridiculed by Apep anymore. However, at least she won't be as impatient as Xu Ning.
"Then please, Lord Grass Dragon, escort us out!"
Without further ado, Apep sent a burst of green energy rising from beneath their feet, teleporting Xu Ning and Nasida away.
When the roar of the sandstorm reached his ears again, Xu Ning realized that he was once again standing on the outer edge of the sandstorm.
Looking back, in the heart of what Naxi Da called the Thousand Ravines Sandy Land, sandstorms still raged, obscuring the sun and moon.
"Now that this guy has regained his strength, he should at least do something to help control the desert and create a few more oases. What is he trying to do by still causing such a big sandstorm!"
Dissatisfied, Xu Ning summoned a wisp of breeze to surround the two of them, keeping out the hot, dry wind mixed with sand.
Nasita quietly thanked Xu Ning for his thoughtfulness, and standing with him, she looked back at the enormous sandstorm, murmuring, "Perhaps that whirlwind wasn't set up by the Grass Dragon for its own territory!"
After saying that, Naxida looked up at Xu Ning and handed the "chess piece" in her hand to him.
"Thank you for accompanying me on this journey. Without your help, I don't know how much I would have sacrificed along the way."
Xu Ning glanced at the Heart of the Grass God in Naxida's hand and laughed, "Aren't you even a little bit reluctant to part with it? This time you gave it to me, but this is the last time I'll see it. Next time, I'll only be able to taste it."
Nasida seemed to find Xu Ning's phrase "taste it" hilarious, and laughed for a long time without stopping.
As Nasita placed the Heart of God into Xu Ning's hand, she seemed to vanish like a phantom in a dream, her form slowly becoming illusory until she disappeared.
"Let me try it next time we meet!"
Xu Ning took a sip of wine, speechless. With such a convenient teleportation method, it was still necessary to make him travel such a long distance.
More importantly, please take me with you on your way back. Although I can teleport through teleportation anchors, with all this yellow sand, I can't even tell which way to go, and I don't know where to find a teleportation anchor.
Xu Ning roughly discerned north and south from the heat carried by the wind, and carrying his wine gourd, he walked south, stumbling along the uneven path.
Fortunately, it only took half a day to reach a populated area.
A dozen or so people who looked like desert mercenaries were standing guard at a pass in a canyon. Because everyone was facing away from them and the sandstorm was strong, Xu Ning walked up behind them without anyone noticing.
"Hello..."
As soon as Xu Ning uttered those words, everyone reacted as if bitten by a snake, turning around with cries of alarm and pointing all their weapons at Xu Ning.
"You...you weirdo, where did you come from? How did you get in there?" a man holding a curved knife and wearing a white headscarf asked fiercely.
It seemed as if the moment Xu Ning gave the wrong answer, his curved blade would slash at him.
Xu Ning found the people's overreaction a bit strange. He casually took a sip of his drink and replied, "Does this desert have an inside and an outside? I'm lost. Does anyone know the way to Aru Village?"
"Aru Village? You managed to get lost all the way from Aru Village to this place? I bet you're some kind of tribal spy! The matriarch said that no one is allowed to pass through here, or they will be killed without mercy. Prepare to die!"
After saying that, "White Headscarf" immediately called for everyone to gather around.
Seeing that they were about to make a move, Xu Ning didn't have any particular thoughts. After all, this was a vast desert, and the death of a dozen or so people wouldn't even require collecting their bodies; the yellow sand would take care of it in no time.
If it weren't for that joyful shout.
"Xu Ning, what are you doing here? Did you come to find me with Sister Belial?"
Xu Ning looked up and saw a blue-haired girl waving and running towards him.
"I didn't expect to see you again so soon."
Xu Ning looked at the young girl, who had matured considerably. Since her father left her, the fact that she could still see such a smile on her face showed that she was not dwelling on the pain of the past, which was particularly comforting.
"You still haven't answered how I got here? And where's Sister Belial?"
Jade trotted over to Xu Ning's side and looked him up and down.
A flash of light appeared on the gourd in Xu Ning's hand, and Belial appeared beside Xu Ning, greeting Jade.
"Hello."
Her voice still carried a hint of coldness, but just that one sentence made Jade very happy.
"We came here to deliver something for someone, and now that we've finished our task, we can't find our way back. How have you been lately, by the way?"
Xu Ning clearly sensed that when Jiede moved closer to him, the dozen or so men surrounding her showed obvious signs of fear.
However, Jade seemed oblivious to everything around her and took Belial's arm without asking.
“I… am doing quite well. I joined the Tanit tribe, and Matriarch Babel and many others in the tribe have taken good care of me. I am also willing to do more for them. I am here today to take care of some personal matters.”
Xu Ning keenly noticed that when Jiede mentioned "handling personal matters," the fear on the faces of those people seemed to deepen.
"Alright, you all stop crowding around here. These two are my friends, and I will personally take them to see the mistress."
Jade shouted at the men, and they immediately parted to make way.
“I was just about to go back to the tribe. Xu Ning and Belial, why don’t you come and visit us? The matriarch will surely be happy to receive you.”
Seeing Jade walking ahead arm in arm with Belial in high spirits, Xu Ning asked, "Who is the mistress you keep mentioning?"
Jade turned around and said, "She is the matriarch of our Tanit tribe, the matriarch Babel. However, calling her our tribe is a bit of a stretch, because I am the child of my father and another man, and I am only accepted as half a member of the tribe..."
Babel... whose name seems to have been mentioned before?