CHAPTER 359: CHAPTER 379: TAKE ACTION

Jing Shu was truly terrified, yet she had to put on an act just moments ago, fearing that any slip would be noticed. So she suppressed the fear in her heart, not daring to show a single trace.

But now, as soon as she reached a safe place, she couldn’t hold it in anymore.

She broke down crying, her tears falling like a broken string of pearls, continuously dropping, unable to control it at all.

"Silly girl, it’s over, don’t cry, okay?"

"Even if the sky falls, there’s still your aunt here, and your aunt is a bit taller than you, she can hold it up for you."

Jun Ning comforted Jing Shu for a long time, finally managing to calm her down, making her stop crying.

Jun Ning wiped Jing Shu’s tears, "Tell your aunt, what exactly happened just now?"

"Okay." Jing Shu, choking with emotion, recounted everything to Jun Ning. After she finished, she started crying again.

She was still shaken with fear.

But at this moment, she was a bit more clear-headed and cried with restraint, always turning her back on the robust men staring at her, not showing a single flaw.

She was also afraid that those men might act recklessly and suddenly come forward to capture her.

Jun Ning reassured her, "Jing Shu, don’t be afraid. With Ye Ying here, even if those robust men you mentioned come tenfold, they still wouldn’t be his match."

"Really?" Jing Shu couldn’t believe it.

Ye Ying said, "Really."

Jun Ning said, "This is a good opportunity, Jing Shu. Taking advantage of this moment, we can implant our spies in the enemy’s tribe to relay information to us, but..."

Paused and said, "But finding spies takes time. We must keep those large men at bay, make them wait a bit longer, so we can successfully insert our people."

"Does aunt want me to keep those men at bay?" Jing Shu wiped her tears and asked.

Jun Ning said, "No need, you just keep talking to me here, without making any moves, and that will do."

"That’s not a problem, I can do that."

"Next..." Jun Ning looked at Jing Shu’s attendant standing by, "Go immediately and ask the Crown Prince for a spy, not too old, someone our age or two to three years older will do."

"Understood, please wait for half an hour at most, and I will bring the person." The attendant said and then left.

To address the issues with the surrounding tribes, the Crown Prince had indeed trained some spies, intending to insert them into the tribe, firstly to pass messages, and secondly to kill the tribal chief and dismantle the tribe.

However, the tribesmen were quite vigilant against people from Sairu City, not trusting anyone unless brought in by their own people.

As a result, despite the Crown Prince’s long preparation, he hadn’t managed to implant anyone in the tribe.

But now, this was a great opportunity.

If they could successfully insert someone, especially beside the chief, it wouldn’t be a problem to kill the tribal chief.

Usually, the strongest person is the chief within the tribe, enjoying the best of everything, having the final say in all matters, big or small.

The saying goes, "to capture the bandits, capture their leader first."

If the chief is killed, and an army is dispatched, it will undoubtedly bring about the complete disappearance of the Southern Barbarian tribe.

The last thing Jun Ning wanted to help the Crown Prince with before leaving was to deal with the Southern Barbarian tribe.

"Aunt, why do I feel those robust men are running out of patience? They seem ready to come forward and capture us?" Jing Shu had been secretly observing those staring at her from behind.

Initially, they were all waiting calmly, without any issues, and showed no signs of anxiety.

But now, they were obviously getting restless, unable to wait any longer.

"Don’t rush, stay calm," Jun Ning said.

"But I’m really afraid they might directly come forward to grab us..." Jing Shu was somewhat worried.

...

The robust men hiding behind the bushes were indeed losing patience.

"Is that brat unable to convince her girlfriend? If not, then forget it, she can just come with us alone."

"Everyone has their own will, you can’t force it. If she can’t convince her, then really, don’t force it."

One of the men couldn’t wait any longer and wanted to come forward to capture them, standing up from behind the bushes, but was held back by the person beside him.

"Don’t go, wait a little longer..."

"Haven’t you heard what the people from the Central Plains say? No matter what you do, lacking patience can ruin the grand plan."

The person could only continue waiting, but after a while, he didn’t want to wait anymore because some bad thoughts came to his mind.

"Aren’t you afraid that by the time you wait, it’s not two beautiful girls but the officials from Sairu City that they called?"

"If it is, none of us will survive, being captured by the officials and beaten to death."

Someone doubted, "No way, she’s just a little girl, how smart can she be? How could she even think of asking for help from the officials?"

After a moment of silence, the person continued, "Besides, they haven’t even left their place yet. If they truly wanted to take us all down, they wouldn’t have stayed there."

The one who just thought of the bad scenario was very firm on his stance.

"No matter what, I don’t want to wait any longer. I assure you, waiting longer will yield no good results."

"I have a bad feeling, and my instincts are usually accurate, so listen to me, while there’s no one around on this vast grassland, and those two girls are watched by just a man and a woman, we are six, it’s no problem to kill those two."

"Let’s go, let’s kill them directly and take the girls away."

"Don’t rush me, let me think." The leader among the six carefully considered this person’s words and said, "Okay. Follow your plan. Kill that man and woman, then take the two girls away. However, remember one thing, when you start, do it swiftly, don’t attract attention, or it’ll do us no good."

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