Chapter 1855 - 182: Suddenly Awakened, the Threat of Great Snow Mountain!

Dark night with strong winds.

As time passed, the battle gradually settled down.

At the foot of the mountain, the sounds of killing have gradually quieted.

Only scattered screams and the dull sound of horses’ hooves treading over corpses remain.

The cavalry of Prince Zhenbei and Beicang King are regrouping, clearing the battlefield, corralling the Beiman captives who are begging for mercy into a string, driving them to the open space at the foot of the mountain.

Torchlight illuminates the forest, making it as bright as day.

Watching the scene below, the golden light radiating from Jiang Ning’s body slowly recedes within him, and the Great Sun in the night sky vanishes.

The next moment.

A figure lands on the mountaintop to the north of the city.

At the same time.

On the mountaintop to the north of the city.

As soon as Jiang Ning appeared, the entire mountaintop fell into dead silence.

Whether it was Ashina or the leaders of the Golden Tribe, everyone immediately noticed Jiang Ning’s arrival.

Jiang Ning’s gaze swept across, and on each face, there was deathly stillness, reverence, or despair...

At this moment, Ashina reacted first, quickly regaining her composure, stepped forward briskly, bowed, and saluted.

"The people of Great Snow Mountain, Ashina, greet Great Xia Luoshui King."

The leaders of the Golden Tribe behind her also came to their senses, following Ashina’s lead by identifying themselves as people of the Great Snow Mountain, saluting Jiang Ning.

Their demeanor was respectful, even with a hint of fawning and fear.

Regarding this, Jiang Ning was not surprised.

The culture of the Northern Barbarian Grassland is different from Great Xia.

Great Xia values integrity and demeanor; one can die standing rather than live kneeling.

But the Northern Barbarian Grassland still tells the story of survival of the fittest.

The strong can have everything, including women and people.

The growth path of every Golden Tribe follows this road.

A flash of thought passed in Jiang Ning’s mind, capturing the expressions of everyone.

At this moment, the entire mountaintop was exceptionally silent, only accompanied by the crackling sounds around from the torches, representing the leap of sparks.

Under Jiang Ning’s gaze, the leaders of the Golden Tribe all lowered their heads, feeling extremely uneasy, cold sweat appeared on some foreheads.

They know their life and death all rest on Jiang Ning’s whim.

Resistance is meaningless in front of such strength.

Growing up on the grassland, they understand this all too well.

Only a few clenched their fists secretly, hiding their gaze.

"Princess Ashina, you are good!" Jiang Ning said slowly.

Upon hearing this sentence, Ashina’s heart skipped a beat.

Then she responded softly: "Ashina has always regarded keeping promises as her life principle, since agreements have been made with Great Xia, naturally Ashina will not break them, the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Horses remain untouched."

Jiang Ning nodded, "Remember our deal!"

Upon saying this, his gaze swept over the others in the Golden Tribe for a moment, before vanishing instantly.

At this moment, Ashina noticed the gaze from some leaders of the Golden Tribe behind her, feeling a dark premonition.

She sensed the cold intention within those gazes.

She knew there were no impenetrable walls in the world.

Previous actions had been detected by some leaders of the Golden Tribe.

Just now, during the conversation, some leaders of the Golden Tribe had already questioned her.

It was only due to Jiang Ning’s divine might descending that interrupted the original questioning towards her.

But at this moment, with Jiang Ning’s departure, and his words of praise, she instantly realized she was further pushed to the opposite side of some leaders of the Golden Tribe.

"Luckily, their forces have all been weakened by tonight’s battle!"

A thought crossed Ashina’s mind.

Just then.

An elder leader of the Golden Tribe stepped forward.

"Princess Ashina, what did Great Xia Luoshui King’s words mean just now?"

Ashina’s heart slightly tightened, but her face remained calm, turning to look at the elder leader.

"What does the old Clan Leader mean by these words?" She replied indifferently, "Wasn’t Luoshui King’s words just now a praise for my Ashina’s faithfulness to the agreement made during the day, ensuring the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Horses did not participate tonight?"

Upon these words, the old Clan Leader’ eyes were as sharp as a hawk, staring deeply into Ashina’s eyes.

"Princess Ashina, don’t play dumb! Before the agreed time, our men were secretly incited to take action without orders, leading to breakouts, I suspect this is due to a secret agreement between you and the Luoshui King, inciting our men to go to their deaths!"

"Exactly!" Another leader of the Golden Tribe stepped forward: "Northern Dual Kings of Great Xia had long secretly ambushed two teams. If a traitor hadn’t appeared among us, how could such a coincidence occur?"

Upon hearing these words, Ashina’s face changed suddenly but quickly returned to normal.

Her gaze turned icy as she looked at the speaking leader of the Golden Tribe, her tone carrying a chill: "Old Clan Leader, your words are incorrect. As the second successor of the king’s court, I was raised by the king’s court from a young age, knowing the importance of tribal unity. Tonight’s events were driven by the warrior’s survival instincts, what have they to do with me? On the contrary, the old Clan Leader remained silent in the tent earlier, but now jumps out to accuse me, are you trying to shirk responsibility, divert attention? Or aim to pull me down to hand command of my tribe to a friendly king?"

The old Clan Leader heard this, his face sank, preparing to rebuke but was interrupted by another voice.

"Princess Ashina!" Another leader of the Golden Tribe stepped forward, with a gaze like a dagger, "Princess Ashina, my men reported during the day that after the State Preceptor’s death, you rushed to see the Luoshui King alone! Are you treating us like blind?"