Yunxi shifted her gaze to Mo Ning's grief-stricken face and said evenly,
"I can save your cub, but I have one condition."
Yunxi's change in attitude startled both Mo Ning and Chatu, but Mo Ning reacted quickly. She nodded through her tears. "My Lord Envoy, as long as you can save my child, I'll do anything."
Chatu at her side hurriedly nodded as well. "My Lord, whatever you need Chatu to do, please just command me."
Yunxi smiled faintly. "It's nothing difficult. I only need Mo Ning to answer a few questions."
Mo Ning had not expected it to be such a simple matter. After steadying her emotions, she said, "What does the Envoy wish to ask? As long as I know, I will certainly tell you."
Yunxi nodded. "Mo Ning, was your great-grandmother the female who brought planting and breeding techniques here?"
Mo Ning nodded. "Yes. After the females of the Golden Python Tribe learned planting and breeding, enriching the food supplies for the Cold Season, my great-grandmother received the Great Shaman's permission and went to other tribes under the protection of male beastmen to spread these two techniques."
Yunxi already knew all this, but she did not interrupt Mo Ning's account. The more detailed the other party's narration was, the more complete the information Yunxi could grasp.
After Mo Ning fell silent, Yunxi continued asking, "Did your ancestors pass down anything special? Something they told you to preserve carefully and never lose?"
After thinking for a moment, Mo Ning said, "Yes. It's a very exquisite ornament. By the time it reached my hands, it had already been passed down through five generations."
Yunxi raised a brow. "May I have a look?"
Mo Ning pressed her lips together, somewhat hesitant. But the cub's whimpers beside her made her steel