Chapter 264 Returning to the Wolf Clan
"Xiao Yu, where did you come from in the Lion Clan?"
"The wolf clan." A barely perceptible hesitation flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes, but a smile appeared on his lips as he looked at her and said, "What, worried about me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other males sitting in the cave all cast glances at him.
"Uh...hehehe," Shu Ning noticed the strange aura of the two men beside her, and a hint of embarrassment appeared in her eyes. "I just wanted to ask you, have you seen Jin Tong?"
"Jin Tong?"
Xiao Yu's gaze darkened slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing across his face. He said calmly, "No."
"Oh..." Shu Ning frowned slightly.
Of her several beast husbands, only Jin Tong's supernatural ability was the most obvious. I wonder how he is doing now.
"We'll go back first thing tomorrow morning," Mo Li said, noticing the worry in her eyes and placing her hand on the back of her hand to comfort her.
"Mm." Shu Ning looked up at him and nodded in response.
Knowing they were leaving, Huang Ying's eyes held a hint of reluctance. "Aren't you... going to stay a few more days?"
"No," Mo Li said. "We also need to go back and remind our clansmen about this."
"That's simple, I'll just send someone over to tell them," Huang Ying said.
Going back, I don't know when I'll be able to see her again.
"No need, thank you for your trouble," Shu Ning said. "We have our own things to do."
"That……"
Huang Ying frowned slightly, quickly coming up with several reasons in his mind.
But neither of them was quite suitable, and in the end, she sighed inwardly.
"Be careful," he said softly, his words carrying a hint of barely perceptible reluctance.
"Hmm," Shu Ning replied, then, as if remembering something, said, "If the orc is alright, let's release him."
“Yes,” he said, “we’ll release it after you get back.”
...
The next morning.
After having breakfast, the group prepared to set off.
"Hello, where is Huang Ying?" Shu Ning and Mo Li had wanted to say goodbye to Huang Ying, but seeing that no one was in the cave, they asked the guard at the door.
The lion guard at the entrance glanced at Shu Ning and said coldly, "We cannot disclose the leader's whereabouts!"
"Hey, you're pretty dedicated!" Yan Ling said after hearing this.
The guard stood tall and did not look at him.
“We don’t have anything to do, we just wanted to tell him that we’re going back,” Shu Ning said.
The guards still ignored them.
Shu Ning frowned slightly, staring blankly at the empty cave for a while.
"Alright, Ningning, let's go," Mo Li said.
“Okay,” Shu Ning replied.
A mountaintop on the only route the Lion Clan could take to exit.
Watching their departing figures, a complex emotion flashed in Huang Ying's deep eyes. He then instructed the guards beside him, "Let's go."
"yes."
Along the way, the group encountered no obstacles and soon passed several mountains, salt lakes, and a black bear tribe...
"Why is the Black Bear Clan so quiet this time?" Shu Ning asked, looking at the Black Bear Clan's territory not far away, slightly surprised.
“Ningning seems very surprised,” Mo Li said.
“I encountered it once before when I went out with Xuan Lin and Xiao Chong,” Shu Ning recalled.
"Oh?" Leng Ye asked after hearing this, "Then how did you escape?"
“Of course…” Shu Ning said, “I escaped on my own.”
"That's impressive," Yan Ling said after hearing this. "The Black Bear Clan's territory is just the three of you?"
“Yeah, what, you don’t believe me?” Shu Ning said.
“I don’t believe it…” Yan Ling said, “The Black Bear Clan is not to be trifled with.”
"If you don't believe me, you'll see for yourselves if there's a sneak attack later," Shu Ning said. "Oh, actually we're just passing by, and a few Black Bears are blocking our way."
"They dare?" Yan said after hearing this. "If they dare to stop us, we'll show them what the power of Dongcanghai is!"
It was already night when they returned to the wolf pack.
The first thing Shu Ning did after returning was to go to Jin Tong's cave.
"Jin Tong, Jin Tong," she called out at the entrance of his cave.
Seeing that no one responded, she went straight in and frowned when she saw the clean and tidy furnishings inside the cave.
"How was it?" Xuanmo asked as he came in.
Shu Ning shook her head. "I still can't find him."
"Jin Tong is quite playful; he's probably still outside right now," Mo Li said as she came in.
Thinking that Mo Li's cave was relatively close to Jin Tong's, Shu Ning looked at Mo Li and asked, "Has he ever stayed out all night before?"
“Yes, sometimes when they encounter something interesting, they'll ask me to go out with them,” Mo Li said.
Hearing this, Shu Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Xuanmo remembered what they had talked about the day before they left and came over to comfort him, "Don't worry, he'll definitely be fine. Jintong is a sensible male, he'll take good care of himself while he's out there."
“Hmm,” Mo Li said, “If you’re really worried, we can escort Leng Ye and the others to the exit tomorrow and ask the guards about it.”
"That's all we can do for now," Shu Ning said.
The next morning.
"Thank you so much for leading us to these melons," Mo Li said to Leng Ye.
"You're welcome, it's my pleasure." Leng Ye said, looking at Shu Ning, "Ning Ning, if you have any other requests in the future, you can tell me."
“Leng Ye, you too, you helped me regain my memories and took us to find honeydew melons, you’ve already helped us a lot…” Shu Ning said.
"It's just a few melons, is it really worth you bringing it up repeatedly? And then they got ruined like that, I'm too ashamed to even listen," Leng Ye said.
"Remember to come find me in Dongcanghai if you encounter any difficulties," Leng Ye said, taking something out of his pocket.
"Here, take this." He placed his shark fin in Shu Ning's hand. "Take this, and no one will dare stop you in the East Sea."
After giving her one last serious look, he turned around and said to Yan Ling and the other sea creatures beside him, "Let's go."
"Be careful on the road," Shu Ning called out as they walked away.
"Let's go back." Leng Ye waved as he walked away.
Watching them leave, Shu Ning decided to go back as well.
When they reached the guard post at the entrance to the wolf pack.
"Shu Ning, you're back?" Xuan Lin's subordinate, Yu Sheng, stood up and said.
"Yes, he came back yesterday," Shu Ning asked. "Yu Sheng, where's your boss?"
"Our leader... went hunting yesterday with Xiao Chong and the other two teams of orcs. The weather is getting colder and colder, and our leader said we need to prepare for winter in advance."
Shu Ning nodded, surprised that they also knew that winter might come early.
"What about Jin Tong? Have you seen him?" she asked.
Yu Sheng thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I haven't seen him in the past two days."
Hearing this, Shu Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she continued to ask, "What about two days ago?"
“Two days ago…” He thought for a moment, “Two days ago, Luo Ci was on duty, he should know that.”
"What about Luo Ci?" she asked, frowning. "Do you know where he is?"
“Luo Ci and the boss went out early yesterday morning,” Yu Sheng said. “They should be quite far away from the wolf clan by now.”
Shu Ning sighed, "Do you know when they'll be back?"
“It’s hard to say,” Yu Sheng said. “Usually, when we prepare for winter, we have to go out for several days, or even more than ten days.”
"Shu Ning, is there something urgent that you need to see him about?" Yu Sheng asked.
"It's nothing," Shu Ning said solemnly.
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