123: Chapter 123 Shangguan Wulei's Despair

The blood-colored setting sun dyed the Chilian Tribe a dark red.

The air was filled with a thick scent of blood.

Jiang Feng slowly opened his eyes and looked within himself.

The extremely yin poisonous power and extremely yang fire energy that had been violently colliding within his body had completely disappeared.

Replacing them were wisps of mysterious yellow Qi, flowing slowly like gentle streams through every inch of his bones and every one of his Meridians.

Wherever this Qi passed, his stretched and torn skin, scorched Meridians, and corroded internal organs were all being reshaped at an astonishing speed.

They became tougher and stronger than before.

Small Golden Body Art, Second Layer, Minor Achievement!

Jiang Feng stood up and gently clenched his fist.

Crack!

The air in front of him was actually crushed and exploded by his grip!

He could feel what terrifying power was hidden within his Physical Body now.

"Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei..."

Now, if he were to face her again, Jiang Feng was absolutely certain he could kill her on the spot within ten moves!

As Jiang Feng marveled at the strength of his Physical Body, the sounds of fighting within the Chilian Tribe gradually subsided.

Looking around, there were corpses everywhere—tribespeople, female warriors, and male slaves lay scattered in disarray.

Only the ruins where Jiang Feng was, and the area within a hundred meters of that lonely grave, were clean; there wasn't a single corpse.

Shouts of killing came from the other end of the tribe; that was the territory of Shangguan Wuqing.

Judging by the commotion, the battle was nearing its end.

Jiang Feng cast his gaze in that direction but did not move immediately.

His gaze shifted, landing on the deepest part of the tribe, upon that unassuming yet ancient and majestic stone house.

It was the residence of the Old Chieftain of the Chilian Tribe, Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi.

The root of this internal strife, in the end, stemmed from this woman's indulgence and calculations.

To resolve the root of this internal strife, one still had to start from there.

Jiang Feng flickered and disappeared from where he stood.

...

At this moment, in front of Shangguan Wuqing's stone house, corpses littered the field.

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei, dressed in military attire and radiating a murderous Aura, led her elites to surround the stone house completely.

Standing beside her were eleven tall alien warriors with skin covered in fine scales and vertical pupils.

The Snake-Person Tribe!

Behind her followed more than twenty female warriors of the Chilian Tribe.

On the ground, four corpses of the Black Cloud Thirteen Guards lay, and the remaining three were all injured and covered in blood, protecting Shangguan Wuqing firmly behind them.

Shangguan Wuqing's face was pale, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth, but her Aura was fierce, and the power of lightning flickered around her, making people afraid to step forward.

"Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei, for the sake of the Chieftain position, you actually colluded with outsiders and led the Snake-Person Tribe into our Chilian Tribe!"

Shangguan Wuqing's voice was full of heartache.

"Sister, oh sister, you are still so naive."

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei brushed aside a strand of bloody hair stuck to her face, smiling cruelly and smugly.

"In this world, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."

"Is it worth it?" Shangguan Wuqing pointed to the corpses all over the ground, her voice trembling, "They... they are all our tribespeople of the Chilian Tribe!"

"It is merely a matter of winner takes all."

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's tone was dismissive.

"These are just slaves; if they die, we can capture more. When I sit on the Chieftain's throne, all the men in the entire Yunmeng Marsh will be my slaves! The Chilian Tribe will become stronger in my hands!"

She clenched her fists, her fist wind pointing directly at Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei.

"Sister, just go in peace."

However, just at the moment she was about to order the attack.

A lazy voice came from behind her without any warning.

"You won't live to see that day."

The smugness and cruelty on Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's face instantly vanished, replaced by astonishment.

This voice!

She turned around abruptly.

She saw Jiang Feng walking slowly on the open ground not far away.

Beside him followed six Black Cloud Guards.

And in the middle of them, an old woman with silver hair and a hunched figure was being supported, staring at her with an extremely disappointed and cold gaze.

It was the Old Chieftain, Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi!

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's pupils contracted sharply.

How is this possible!

Why is the Old Chieftain here? Shouldn't she have been killed by her people, or besieged in the stone house?

And those six Black Cloud Guards—Shangguan Wuqing actually diverted her most elite guards to protect the Old Chieftain?

What she couldn't understand most of all was Jiang Feng!

Why was this man mixed up with the Old Chieftain and her sister's people!

Shouldn't he be holed up in the wooden house Cultivating?

Countless questions instantly flooded Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's brain.

"Mother."

Seeing the Old Chieftain, Shangguan Wuqing's tense body relaxed, her voice tinged with grievance and hoarseness.

Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi did not look at her; those cloudy yet sharp eyes were fixed solely on her youngest daughter.

"Wulei, you have disappointed me too much."

The old woman's voice was not loud, but it struck Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's heart like a heavy hammer.

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei trembled all over and finally came to her senses.

She turned her head abruptly, her resentful gaze locked tightly onto Jiang Feng.

"It's you! You are the one who caused all of this!"

Jiang Feng acted as if he didn't hear her, not even glancing at her, just boredly extending his little finger to pick his ear.

This extreme indifference made Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei more frantic than any insult.

But she quickly calmed herself down.

What is there to fear?

So what if the Old Chieftain has arrived? So what if Jiang Feng is here?

The initiative in the battle is still in her hands!

She glanced at the eleven Snake-Person Tribe warriors with cold Auras beside her, and her confidence returned.

With the eleven Snake Guards of the Snake-Person Tribe here, let alone six measly Black Cloud Guards, even if the entire Black Cloud Thirteen Guards were here, they would only be slaughtered!

A cruel and confident smile reappeared on her face as she looked at Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, her tone mocking.

"Mother, you are truly old. Do you think bringing a few of them plus one Jiang Feng can change anything?"

"Today, no one can save her!"

"I said so!"

She clenched her fists and let out a hysterical roar.

"Eleven Snake Guards, kill them for me! The position of Chieftain of the Chilian Tribe can only be mine!"

However, a scene she never expected occurred.

The eleven Snake-Person Tribe warriors beside her not only didn't move, but the leader of the Snake Guards raised his hand to stop her fanatical subordinates.

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei's expression froze once again.

"You... what are you doing? Didn't you hear my order!"

The Snake Guard leader turned his head, his cold vertical pupils looking at her calmly.

"Young Mistress Wulei, our cooperation ends here."

Upon hearing this, Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei was struck by lightning, and she was completely stunned.

"You... what did you say?" She asked the Snake Guard leader in disbelief, "We had an agreement! You help me ascend to the Chieftain position, and I will give you fifty percent of the revenue from the southern mines! You want to go back on your word now?"

"Apologies." The Snake Guard leader's tone was devoid of any emotion, "We only listen to the orders of the Snake King."

After speaking, he actually bowed deeply toward the direction of Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi and Shangguan Wuqing.

Immediately after, he turned and gave the order.

"Withdraw!"

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei panicked completely.

If the appearance of the Old Chieftain was shocking, then the betrayal of the Snake-Person Tribe was total and complete despair!

"No! You cannot leave! Stop!" She screamed frantically, "What will I do if you leave!?"

"Rest assured, our Snake King said that if Young Mistress Wulei meets with any accident, our Snake-Person Tribe will raze the Chilian Tribe to the ground to avenge you."

After speaking, the eleven Snake Guards simultaneously pulled out a black sphere and smashed it hard onto the ground!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Thick black smoke exploded instantly, rapidly enveloping dozens of meters in all directions, completely swallowing their figures.

"Bastards! Assholes!"

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei was trembling with rage, watching the rapidly spreading black mist, and let out a curse of unwillingness.

The surrounding air instantly became quiet.

Everyone's gaze was focused on her.

Those female warriors who were originally loyal were now looking at each other, their hands holding weapons trembling involuntarily.

They knew the situation was lost.

Just at this moment, Jiang Feng's figure flashed into the black smoke.

"Did I say you could leave?"