Martial Saint through Reading

"Granny Shui, I’ll have the tribesmen pack up now."

"Alright, go notify them." The old woman lowered her face, then raised her withered right hand, holding a brown, carp-shaped treasure.

Upon closer inspection, the treasure was a complete carp, yet it seemed like it was missing the other half.

This item was precisely the Spirit Contract Race’s tribal treasure, the Double Fish Covenant.

The Double Fish Covenant consists of two parts, the brown part was in the old woman’s hand, while the red part was with another fleeing member of the Spirit Contract Race.

"Granny Shui?" When Qi Konghen saw half of the tribal treasure, he suddenly felt a bad premonition.

"Emperor Qin wants to present the ’Hundred Beasts Paying Homage’ as a birthday celebration for Empress Dowager Duaan, demanding our tribe to hand over the tribal treasure. But if our Spirit Contract Race loses the tribal treasure, we are no longer the Spirit Contract Race."

The old woman stared at Qi Konghen, her tone somber, "As of today, even if we hand over the tribal treasure, our tribe can no longer find a place in the Qin Dynasty."

"Granny Shui..."

"Qi Konghen, listen to me," the old woman handed the half-piece of the tribal treasure to the middle-aged man, her expression filled with sorrow, "As the elder of the Spirit Contract Race, I must do something."

"The Wolf Race has submitted to the King of North Snow, and the contention between the King of North Snow and Emperor Qin is escalating. Perhaps, the way out for our Spirit Contract Race lies with the Wolf Race."

"Granny Shui, you want to find the Wolf Race, and contact the King of North Snow?!" At this point, Qi Konghen could no longer fail to grasp the meaning behind the words.

The old woman remained silent, which was tantamount to affirmation.

"Granny Shui, the Wolf Race is bloodthirsty and ruthless. Our Spirit Contract Race can never associate with such a tribe..." Qi Konghen was anxious at heart.

"Thus, I want you and Qi Yuewu to each take half of the tribal treasure and leave first." The old woman said in a deep voice.

"Granny Shui, are you going to contact the Wolf Race alone?!"

"Yes."

"Tribal Elder!!" Qi Konghen, with his iron tower-like stature, stood in front of the old woman, "I disagree! Yuewu won’t agree either!"

"Qi Konghen," the old woman raised her head, her eyes cold, "I am not negotiating with you, and you must not tell Qi Yuewu, otherwise, from here on, you will no longer be considered my grandson, Qi Lanshui!"

Qi Lanshui was the true name of the old woman.

"..." Qi Konghen said nothing, still obstructing the path of the old woman.

"Qi Konghen, wherever I wish to go, you cannot stop me." The old woman spoke with a chilling tone, her right hand reached out, lightly pushing, and Qi Konghen was moved aside.

"If successful, our Spirit Contract Race can reestablish themselves on this land..." The old woman walked a few steps and turned around, "If there is no news of me, the Spirit Contract Race... is up to you and Yuewu."

With those words, the frail figure of the old woman stepped into the deep forest and disappeared.

"Granny..." Qi Konghen chased after, but the old woman’s figure was already nowhere to be found.

"..."

Meanwhile, atop an ancient tree somewhere within the dense forest, a young man in black stood in the void.

"The Spirit Contract Race?" Chu Ming opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Traveling from the Qin Capital by air to this place, the Sword Gourd Spirit had detected the hidden Spirit Contract Race on Lanping Island.

After some investigation, he roughly guessed why the Spirit Contract Race appeared here.

The one on the Dragon Throne wanted to use ’Hundred Beasts Paying Homage’ to celebrate Empress Dowager Duaan’s birthday. To achieve such a feat required the tribal treasure of the Spirit Contract Race.

For some reason, the one on the Dragon Throne wasn’t asking the Spirit Contract Race to tame the beasts but demanded them to hand over the tribal treasure.

The Spirit Contract Race was much like the Wind Spirit Race, born of tribal treasures, naturally unwilling to surrender it, and thus suffered extermination by the Huang Forbidden Army, leading them to a path of escape, ending up here.

"The Spirit Contract Race intends to contact the Wolf Race?"

Chu Ming’s gaze focused, his face showing contemplation.

The Sword Gourd Spirit locked onto the Spirit Contract tribe elder running through the forest. A smile suddenly surfaced on his face, as a thought occurred in his mind.

Chu Ming’s heart thought slightly moved, and his form slowly hovered, then flew above the clouds.

Concealing his form, flying at low altitude.

In no time, the Sword Gourd Spirit discovered over a thousand people in a marsh area.

Judging by their dress, they should be the other faction of the Spirit Contract Race.

Having confirmed this place, he continued flying to other areas.

Soon, Chu Ming successively discovered the Huang Forbidden Army in two other locations.

"Yang Rong?"

One of the Huang Forbidden Army was none other than Yang Rong, a Cavalry Captain who previously pursued the Blood Evil Sect at the Changtai Post Station north of the Qin Capital.

As for the other Cavalry Captain of the Huang Forbidden Army, he did not recognize him.

Two Huang Forbidden Army squads, each with five hundred men, their leaders being Cavalry Captains at the Late Stage of the Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm.

This sort of lineup meant that the Spirit Contract tribe elder, an initial level Meridian Unlocking expert, virtually had no resistance.

Chu Ming hovered in the air, looking down, targeting one of the Cavalry Captains.

Below in the jungle.

Cavalry Captain Pei Qin walked at the rear of the squad, a member of the Huang Forbidden Army whispered something.

"My lord, the position has been sent out, the Wolf Race is in action."

"Good, I know." Pei Qin’s eyes glinted with fierceness.

"..."

The position has been sent out, the Wolf Race is in action?

Hearing this phrase, Chu Ming’s heart slightly stirred.

Could it be that this Cavalry Captain is in collusion with the Wolf Race?

"Lord Pei, a spy reports that the Spirit Contract Race has been spotted ahead."

Another member of the Huang Forbidden Army reported.

"Good!"

"..."

Pei? The surname Pei?

Chu Ming immediately thought of the Pei family’s Grand Commandant.

The gold and jade box obtained from Tang Man was still in the Golden Plate Space; through this box, it could be confirmed that the Pei family is connected with the Blood Evil Sect.

The Pei family... Blood Evil Sect... Wolf Race...

It seemed that this pursuit of the Spirit Contract Race wasn’t a simple chase, as the Pei family appeared to have colluded with the Wolf Race to present a grand gift to the Huang Forbidden Army?

With this thought, the Sword Gourd Spirit detected that the Huang Forbidden Army on Yang Rong’s side was also approaching the Spirit Contract Race.

He increased his flight altitude, hid within the clouds, and continued his survey of the jungle.

Soon, indeed, he found the Wolf Race at another location.

However, the contingent from the Wolf Race was not large, only comprised of a Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm Late Stage expert and two initial level experts.