It was nearing noon. The tall wooden palisade surrounding Teng Village stood guard, with clansmen keeping watch at the main gate.
"Someone's coming! There are a lot of carriages!" a shout rang out from the gate.
On Teng Village's training ground, many clansmen had been chatting and laughing. When they heard the shout, they all ran over. Once they saw what was happening, wariness crept into their eyes, and some had already run into the village to find the people in charge.
The clansmen's caution was not unfounded. At the very front of the carriage convoy were five giant wolves and a huge black panther. None of them looked like ordinary mountain beasts.
"There's someone on the panther~"
"That's Brother Qinghu~"
Several sharp-eyed clansmen spotted Teng Qinghu atop the Black Wind Leopard. The alarm faded from their faces, replaced by traces of delight.
When Teng Yongfan had returned from Yicheng after delivering goods with the Hunter Squad, the village had been thrown into a state of panic. Then Teng Qingshan had returned, but Teng Qinghu had vanished without a trace. Although the elders had repeatedly said that Teng Qinghu was fine, many clansmen still harbored doubts.
Before Teng Qingshan took charge of the Hunter Squad, the most famous and respected member of the younger generation in Teng Village had been Teng Qinghu, the youth with prodigious strength. Even after Teng Qingshan had slain the Wolf King in a single battle and taken charge of the Hunter Squad, most clansmen, influenced by their long-standing impression of him, still regarded Teng Qinghu as the village's future number-one hero.
"Get a few people to open the gate, and send a few others to notify the patriarch and the rest!"
When several instructors in charge saw Teng Qinghu (Gu Sheng) make a familiar hand