413: The Jiuwei tribe is worried, and powerful enemies are coming one after another! [Seeking follow-up reading]

Hearing Lin Fan's question, Xin Qing couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, then gave a bitter smile, "Hundred Beasts Ridge has come to collect tribute..."

"Then why are you hiding?" Lin Dong, hearing the commotion, also rushed over and asked curiously.

"Because the girls of our Nine-tailed Clan are beautiful, they easily attract trouble. If they are noticed by those who come to collect tribute, it will be a huge problem."

Xin Qing's eyes dimmed slightly. In other places, being beautiful might bring many benefits, but here, it was a danger. Even a slight misstep could bring disaster to the entire clan!

"Before, a fellow named Qin Gang from Hundred Beasts Ridge came to collect tribute, and then he took a fancy to Sister Xin Qing, insisting on taking her as a concubine. To protect her, the Clan Chief could only have her temporarily leave the Beast Battle Region."

A young girl said indignantly, "Later, for this matter, our Nine-tailed Clan paid a considerable price before Qin Gang reluctantly let the matter go..."

"Is that so?" Lin Fan nodded, then asked, "How strong is that Qin Gang?"

"He is one of the Nine Generals of Hundred Beasts Ridge, extremely powerful, no weaker than Cao Ying, the City Lord of Blood Python City," Xin Qing said softly. Facing such strong oppression, she had no power to resist except to flee.

Lin Fan smiled when he heard this, "He's about the same as Cao Ying, so what's there to be afraid of? Let's go, I'll go with you to meet this Qin Gang and make him stop harboring designs on Xin Qing."

"No!" Xin Qing quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Why?" Lin Fan raised an eyebrow and asked.

Xin Qing bit her lip and said, "That Qin Gang is one of the Nine Generals of Hundred Beasts Ridge. If you make a move against him, I'm afraid it will draw out the Demon Commander of Hundred Beasts Ridge. It is said that the Demon Commander of Hundred Beasts Ridge has long since reached the Perfect Death Profound Realm."

"Haha, people of the Nine-tailed Clan, come out and hand over this year's tribute!"

At the same time, outside Nine-tailed Village, a flamboyant voice suddenly rang out.

Dust surged forth, and then a loud laugh, like thunder, rumbled and echoed above the village.

As the dust dispersed, a dense mass of people and horses appeared outside the village. The thick Evil Qi caused dark clouds to gather in the sky above.

"This voice..."

When Xin Qing and the others heard this loud laugh, their faces instantly changed drastically.

"This person must be that Qin Gang, right?" Although Lin Fan was asking, his tone was very certain.

Lin Fan's gaze passed through the light array and looked outside.

Then, at the very front of the group, he saw a burly man. The man was shirtless, his body gleaming with a luster like black rock, and a wild, fierce aura emanated from within him.

At this moment, this figure was riding a huge blood-red bat, looking at Nine-tailed Village with a smile.

Not long after his laughter subsided, the light barrier covering Nine-tailed Village also rippled, and then Aunt Xin led some of Nine-tailed Village's strong individuals out.

"Hehe, Village Chief Xin, it's time to pay the tribute. I don't need to tell you the amount, do I?" The man on the blood-colored bat smiled at Aunt Xin, then said lazily.

"So it's Lord Qin Gang..." Aunt Xin nodded, then with a wave of her hand, a cosmos sack flew towards the man named Qin Gang. "Here are ten million xuan yuan pills."

Qin Gang snatched the cosmos sack, threw it to his subordinate behind him, and then started to pester Aunt Xin about Xin Qing again, forcing her to hand over Xin Qing.

"I'll wait here today. If you don't let that little girl come out, I'll just have to bring my men into the village to look for her!"

Qin Gang crossed his arms over his chest, uttering a faint threat.

At this, Aunt Xin and the Elders of Nine-tailed Village all looked extremely displeased, but dared not act, and the situation became a stalemate.

"That Qin Gang already knows you're back; there's no hiding," Lin Fan observed this scene, then turned his head to Xin Qing beside him.

Hearing this, Xin Qing's pretty face also changed slightly, and she couldn't help but say angrily, "This persistent fellow!"

"Let's go, come out with me and completely resolve this trouble," Lin Fan said, then walked directly out of the village.

Seeing Lin Fan's actions, Lin Dong followed without hesitation.

"You all stay here, don't come out," Xin Qing instructed the girls behind her, then also quickly followed.

Not long after, the three of them flew out of the village.

"Xin Qing, Little Brother Lin Fan, Little Brother Lin Dong, why did you come out?" Seeing the three of them emerge, Aunt Xin's expression immediately changed, and she said somewhat anxiously.

"Hehe, didn't you say Xin Qing hadn't returned? If this isn't Xin Qing, then who is it?" Qin Gang's eyes flashed with a burning desire when he saw Xin Qing, and he chuckled,

"Xin Qing, since you're back, then come with me. If you follow me, from now on, no one in the entire Beast Battle Region will dare to bully you, and your Nine-tailed Clan will also benefit."

Xin Qing's face was extremely ugly upon hearing Qin Gang's words, and she remained silent.

"Aunt Xin, don't worry, nothing will happen," Lin Fan reassured Aunt Xin, then turned to Qin Gang and said indifferently, "Why don't you take a look at yourself? You want Xin Qing to follow you? Are you worthy?"

"Who are you? How dare you speak to me like that!" Qin Gang's face turned cold at these words, and he said in a deep voice.

"Rumble!"

Just then, the surrounding earth suddenly trembled violently!

Thick dust rolled, and in the distance, a large group of people and horses roared towards them, finally approaching Nine-tailed Village under the slightly astonished gazes of Aunt Xin and the others. Among that group, a fluttering mountain-shaped banner could be seen.

"It's Meng Shan, the Mountain General of Thunder Abyss Mountain..."

Qin Gang frowned as he watched the approaching group, clearly not expecting to run into people from Thunder Abyss Mountain.

"Qin Gang? You're actually here too." When Qin Gang noticed the leader of that group, the latter also detected him, paused, then curled his lips and said.

The newcomer was gaunt, but his skin was a dark yellow color. If one looked closely, however, they would find that it was actually a layer of fine, earthy-yellow scales, which looked a bit strange.

"Lord Meng Shan... now shouldn't be the time for Thunder Abyss Mountain to collect tribute, should it?" Aunt Xin looked at Meng Shan and spoke.

One Qin Gang was already giving them a huge headache, and now another Meng Shan had appeared. Did their Nine-tailed Clan still have a way to survive?

"Hehe, I didn't come to collect tribute from your Nine-tailed Village," Meng Shan glanced at Aunt Xin, chuckled, then his slightly gloomy gaze turned towards Lin Fan and Lin Dong's direction,

"I'm here to find two humans, one named Lin Fan and one named Lin Dong. That should be you two, right?"

The latter half of the sentence was directed at Lin Fan and Lin Dong.

"Hmph, so you're that Lin Fan. It seems I won't have to make a move today; you'll still be unable to escape death!" Qin Gang, seeing this scene, couldn't help but let out a strange laugh. (End of chapter)