A Small Gift

"Bastard!"

Beside Qing Ming, Qing Ying glared fiercely at Ji Shu, furious beyond measure.

Qing Ying's anger was perfectly understandable. The current leader of the Fire Crow Tribe, Ji Xia, was his brother-in-law.

"A Battle for Leadership. It's been many years since we last saw one!"

Qing Ming smiled as he looked at Ji Shu, then turned toward Ji Hao's family and nodded with a grin. "Lord Wood Emperor truly knows everything. Before I came to attend the Sacrifice Grand Ceremony, he bestowed a supreme treasure upon me. It happens to be perfect for this situation."

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

The formal ancestral spirit sacrifice had not yet begun, so foreign tribe leaders like Qing Ming were still free to move around. Once the formal ancestor worship began, however, they would not be allowed to move about, or it would be regarded as a provocation.

With Qing Ying in tow, Qing Ming walked over to Ji Hao's family.

"Elder Sister, Brother-in-law, Little Hao."

The moment he drew close, Qing Ying rushed forward in a few strides. He looked at the three of them with concern and indignation written all over his face. "Ji Shu has gone too far. He actually—"

"No need to say any more. What he's doing is in accordance with the ancestors' rules."

Ji Xia waved a hand, cutting off Qing Ying's furious tirade. He raised his eyes toward Qing Ming behind him and smiled with a nod. "You must be the newly appointed Leader Qing Ming of the Qing Yi Tribe! Truly a young hero. You're about the same age as my Hao'er, yet you've achieved far more than he has."

"The Qing Yi Tribe Leader?"

Ji Hao glanced at Qing Ming and blinked. *Should I say... he really does live up to