The most tragic tragedy was about to happen. Wenbu, a man worthy of respect, was about to die under a knife.
Suddenly, a figure leaped over everyone's heads and stood in front of Wenbu.
Then, before anyone could see clearly what was going on? He firmly grasped the hand of the sword-wielding warrior with one hand.
"You want to kill him?" The newcomer seemed surprised. He could not understand why the warrior wanted to kill Wenbu.
"Who are you?" The warrior's expression became serious.
So fast, so fast that before he could see clearly what was going on, his hand was already caught.
Although his strength wasn't that outstanding, he couldn't rule out the possibility that he was an expert.
"Donnie." Valencia cried out involuntarily and fell to the ground. She was grateful for her father's survival and also grateful for the sudden turn of events.
Tang Ling smiled at Valencia, but he was feeling a little depressed.
In fact, he did not have to wait until this crucial moment to make his move. In fact, he had already seen the villagers from afar. The cows and sheep were gathered at the entrance of the wooden wall.
However, the grassland was like this. Even if one could see it from afar, one might not be able to reach it immediately.
After all, it was a plain, and there was nothing blocking their line of sight.
In the end, it was because he was unwilling to give up and explored everything that he could. That was why he had wasted so much time.
Therefore, when Tang Ling predicted that something would happen, he mustered all his strength to rush over and was lucky enough to make a move before Wenbu was killed.
"Who are you?" Since Tang Ling did not answer, the warrior felt like he was being looked down upon. He grunted loudly and exerted force in his hand, wanting to slash at Wenbu again.
He wanted to intimidate Tang Ling and warn him that if he wanted to kill someone, Tang Ling would never be able to stop him.
He was just bullying Tang Ling because he thought that Tang Ling was weak.
After all, Tang Ling did not seem to have any muscles and was rather skinny.
However, to his surprise, no matter how hard he tried, the knife would not go down. Every time he thought he could break free from Tang Ling's grip and kill Wenbu, Tang Ling's strength was just enough to control him.
"I'm asking you, do you want to kill him?" Tang Ling repeated his question.
The warrior who was angered by Tang Ling's teasing shouted, "So what if I am? You can't stop the Uvandidi tribe from doing what they want. "
"That's great. I'm relieved." Tang Ling heaved a breath of relief. He had rushed over in a hurry, so he had no idea what was going on. For an outsider like him, he was afraid that he would be of more help than help.
However, now that the identity of the man had been confirmed and that he wanted to kill Uncle Wenbu, there was no doubt about it anymore.
"What do you mean?" The warrior raised his eyebrows.
Tang Ling exerted his strength and pulled the warrior up. Under the warrior's shocked gaze, Tang Ling grinned at him and punched him in the face.
Fast, too fast! Everyone only saw Tang Ling's body shake a little before the warrior covered his face and fell to the ground, wailing like a pig being slaughtered.
Tang Ling's punch shattered his nose and knocked out seven to eight of his teeth. His cheekbone was also in excruciating pain. Was it broken?
Even the sturdiest skull was broken?
However, in the next second, Tang Ling dashed to the warrior, lifted him up, and punched him seven to eight times in a row.
Tang Ling did not hold back at all. Every punch was aimed at the warrior's weak spot, his heart, his abdomen … Every single punch produced a heavy thud as if he was punching a cowhide drum.
In less than three seconds, the warrior was bleeding from his seven orifices and almost stopped breathing.
Tang Ling threw him on the ground and stepped on his chest. "What's the meaning of this? Nothing. You want to kill Uncle Wenbu, so I'll kill you. It's that simple. Understand? "
The moment his words subsided, Tang Ling exerted a little more force and stomped on the warrior's chest. The warrior's chest caved in and he spat out a mouthful of blood before he stopped breathing.
This was how enemies should be treated! It was the lesson that Tang Ling had learned in Safety Sector No. 17. Enemies would not be moved by your tolerance and tolerance. Instead, they would bear grudges against you and cause endless trouble in the future.
"Let her go." After easily taking care of the warrior, Tang Ling turned to the two Bartu family members who tied Valencia up.
No one dared to disobey the demon-like young man. He was so powerful that he did not hold back at all.
The two Bartu family members were so frightened that they almost peed their pants. They quickly let Valencia go.
"Abu!" Valencia threw herself on Wenbu and cried her heart out.
Tang Ling then grabbed Bartu, who was dumbstruck and pale, and said, "Shouldn't you tell me what happened?"
**
It was night time.
Inside Valencia's tent.
Her Erji had already fed Wenbu the second time with the medicinal soup she had brewed.
After the second time, Wenbu's pale face looked a little better, but whether or not he could survive was up to fate.
"Tang Nie, is the medicine that you gave my father really effective?" Valencia seemed to have matured overnight. Her eyes were filled with sadness, anger, and unwillingness. However, she was not as troubled as a child. Instead, she forced herself to stay calm.
"I'm not sure, but it's more or less good for his injuries." Tang Ling sighed in his heart. He actually did not have any medicine with him. All he did was take out two pieces of mid-level mutated beast jerky based on Wenbu's condition. He then added some healing herbs that he harvested from the Herrocky Mountain Ridge and asked Valencia's mother to boil the soup for Wenbu.
It was not that he was reluctant to part with the vicious beast meat, but Wenbu's body could not handle it.
In this kind of era, in this kind of village, if one was injured, it was more likely that he could survive on his own. Tang Ling's medicine was the best that he could offer.
Wenbu's internal organs were injured.
Of course, Tang Ling wanted to tell Valencia that if she could get to Safety Sector No. 17 and find the cell regeneration serum, she would definitely be able to save Wenbu.
Unfortunately, Tang Ling did not beat around the bush. Even if he did, Valencia would never cross the path that he came from, even if he provided her with a map.
"I'm not strong enough. I can't protect the village, and I can't protect my home." Valencia sat beside the stable and looked at the sky. She said softly, "Would it be better if I wasn't a girl?"
"It has nothing to do with whether you are a girl or not," said Tang Ling as he took a paper bag out from his pocket and passed it to Valencia.
"I'll be leaving soon. After the wolves are dealt with tomorrow night, I'll continue my adventure, but I don't mind leaving you with a glimmer of hope. "
Valencia accepted the package and opened it. Inside were two pieces of meat jerky the size of a fist, another holy fruit, and a small, thin booklet.
"This is Vicious Beast meat and the fruit of the Thousand-Vine Sunflower. You've seen it before. But I'm not sure if your body can handle it. Also, I don't know about your talent. " Valencia wanted to return it to Tang Ling when she saw how valuable it was, but Tang Ling stopped her. He emphasized each and every word in a serious tone.
"But if you want to be strong and protect the village, you have to endure it. You can try. Start with this piece of vicious beast meat. It's Level 2 vicious beast meat, and you can only eat a very small and thin slice at a time. It's about the size of your pinky nail, and it's as thin as this. " As a matter of fact, the lowest level vicious beast meat Tang Ling had was Level 3 vicious beast meat. This piece of Level 2 vicious beast meat must have been taken away by Su Siao in a hurry from the Agnes family's storeroom.
"It's that small? Didn't you just swallow it? " Valencia was confused. She did not know what vicious beast meat was, but she knew about holy meat. This piece of meat looked exactly like holy meat.
"Yes, you swallowed it in one go. You'd better chew it a little because it's hellish torture after you swallow it. If you can endure it, congratulations, you'll have the foundation to grow stronger. At least, you'll be as strong as the warriors you saw today, "said Tang Ling seriously.
"That powerful?" Valencia widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Yes, it's that powerful, but the pain won't lessen. You will have to endure this pain for who knows how many times … When the day comes that your strength can reach a thousand kilograms, you can try the cultivation method in this booklet. If you can't reach it, don't ever try. " Tang Ling paused for a while before he looked at Valencia with his usual smile. "Valencia, don't despair. There's always hope in life.
You might have to endure it. Barbarto Village might still be devoured by the Uvandidi tribe in the end, and you'll have to serve those who wear the stars. But as long as you know what you're determined about, it's fine to endure it for now.
"I understand. That's why you could have killed another warrior this afternoon, but you didn't. You didn't even teach him a lesson. You even let Bartu and his family go, allowing the villagers who were willing to follow them and join the Uvandidi tribe to leave. " Valencia said seriously, "You don't have to worry about anything. You're just an outsider, but you're worried that if you take on a death grudge, Barbarto Village won't even have the chance to join you."
"Hmph." Tang Ling chuckled. It was good that Valencia understood. After all, he could not stay here forever. The only thing he could do was to leave a seed of hope for the village.
"Tang Nie, I really want to know who you are. Until now, I have reason to believe that you're not a normal young man from a village. " Valencia voiced out the question in her heart. She treated Tang Ling as a friend. Although she was attracted to the young man somehow, she knew they were from two different worlds. She could never follow his footsteps.
Some things could not be hoped for, but at least she could be a true friend, right? The Prairies people treated their friends wholeheartedly.
Tang Ling smiled at Valencia's question and did not answer. He gazed at the distant starry sky and knew he had to leave as soon as possible. A faint sense of danger bloomed in his heart, and he firmly believed in the premonition of the future.
Would the people from the Stardust Council discover the temple? Tang Ling believed that it would not happen because he had locked it up.
Therefore, even if the six villages of the grasslands would fall under the Stardust Council's control, the temple would not be of much use anymore.
The six villages of the grasslands did not have Level 1 clearance! When the temple was locked by him, they couldn't even touch anything in the temple.
Yes, it was locked! Things were just that coincidental. If he had passed through Raqir Plains half a month later, the temple might have fallen into the Stardust Council's hands.
More importantly, he might not have been able to pass through this place safely.
In the unseen world, he also had luck. Who was it that was protecting him? Was it Uncle Su Siao who was in slumber? Was it Vivian who had passed away? Amir? Was it his mother whom he had never met?
Or was it his grandmother and sister who had been praying for him?
With that thought in mind, Tang Ling's mind wandered.
Valencia was a little disappointed when she did not get an answer from Tang Ling, but she believed he must have his reasons.
"I'll endure all the pain as long as I can become stronger and protect this place. Tang Nie, just you wait. Five years later? Ten years later? Whatever it is, when you come back, you'll see a stronger me, "Valencia said loudly, interrupting Tang Ling's thoughts.
Tang Ling turned around with a smile and said, "Ten years later then. There's a high chance that I'll come back even though we've only known each other for a day. But you and your family have already been left in my memory, and one day we can also become very good friends. "
"Mm-hmm, yes." Valencia smiled.
"I was going to tell you that if you realize what I've left for you isn't something you can handle, you should find someone you can trust and nurture. But now, I think you'll become the best female warrior. "Tang Ling patted Valencia's shoulder.
Valencia smiled brightly. No matter how hard life was and almost half of the villagers had left the village, meeting Tang Ling was the hope that the God of the Grasslands, the Holy Firebird, had brought to the village.
**
"What? You want me to make a detour to the Herrocky Mountain Ridge?" Tang Long furrowed his brows.
"Young Master Long, it's an order from the president himself. As a matter of fact, you can go alone. For this mission, we've deployed the fastest two-person flyer. If everything goes smoothly, a day should be enough for you to go back and forth. " Standing in front of Tang Long, even as a general, Li Wu felt pressured. He was afraid that Tang Long would reject him and he would be powerless.
Even the president did not have absolute authority over Tang Long.
"Why must I go? Why must I deploy the two-person flyer? "Tang Long did not reject him right away. Instead, he asked a question.
"Because …" Li Wu's expression turned serious as he said word by word, "It's related to the Ark Search Project."
"Sure, let's go then." Tang Long agreed straightforwardly even though he was a little surprised.
The Ark Search Project seemed like a fantasy to him, and he did not know why the president was so persistent about it. Did he really get a lead so quickly?
Although he did not know why the project was related to him and why he was so eager to go, whenever he thought about the project itself, Tang Long felt a little excited.
Maybe a day would not delay him from meeting Higan.
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