The Glory of the Tribe

On the afternoon of February 9th, in the martial arts arena of the Jiang clan's earthen fort.

Whoosh!

A large head flew into the sky, the decapitated, aging corpse of the man named "Jiang Baiqing" collapsed onto the stage. A middle-aged man, shaking the blood from his blade, descended from the arena amidst the cheering crowd. Jiang Hanqing had escaped from the clan during the second year of the tribe's life-or-death battles. He returned nine months ago, carrying a heart full of repentance, and had repeatedly climbed the stage since then.

"Ten matches are finished today. We'll fight again next month," announced Lei Hong from the high platform on the north side of the arena, then stood up and left.

This month's three-day series of life-and-death battles had ended.

For both the Jiang clan and the Shentu clan, it was a rather uneventful outcome. The Jiang clan sent a congenital warrior, while the Shentu clan sent weak and sickly old men to their deaths. The two sides had reached a strange tacit understanding.

The Shentu clan, who had been watching the battle, was now preparing to leave.

Shentu Yu, draped in a luxurious white fox fur cloak, had blossomed into an increasingly graceful young woman. Her face now bore more of an air of nobility, and the tribal-style makeup she wore only heightened her unique beauty. Surrounded by several people, she was even accompanied by Shen Taiping, chatting with him softly.

However, Shentu Yu appeared somewhat disinterested, responding to Shen Taiping with a degree of indifference, but every now and then, a fleeting smile from her would unexpectedly dazzle, highlighting her stunning beauty. It was said that women change as they grow older, and though Shentu Yu had yet to reach eighteen, she had already transformed—compared to two years ago, her figure had become even more breathtaking and captivating.@@novelbin@@

Rumors had circulated that Shen Taiping harbored feelings for Shentu Yu and longed for her affection.

At first, it was just a rumor, but in recent months, whenever Shentu Yu personally came to watch the matches, Shen Taiping had always been by her side, his eager expression so obvious that even those without any understanding of love could see that Shen Taiping was interested in her. And over time, his interest had only grown stronger.

There were also analyses that, although Shen Taiping had never been physically intimate with Shentu Yu, and even their hand-holding had not occurred, it seemed as though... he had not yet succeeded.