With doubts lingering in his heart, the Youxiong Leader landed steadily with Hua Xu in his arms, nodded to his guards, and hurried out of Thunder Marsh with them.
After they had gone far away, a passage radiating black light appeared above the hollow that resembled an enormous creature's footprint. Then a voice emerged from within.
"From this day forth, there shall be Witch-Humans among the Human Emperors!"
Hum! As the words faded, all the lingering killing intent was drawn into the passage. Immediately afterward, it closed and vanished.
The Huayang Tribe.
So many days had passed that the old chief of the Huayang Tribe had thought he had lost his beloved daughter forever. To his surprise, the Youxiong Leader had actually rescued her. Overjoyed, he burst into tears on the spot, then clasped the Youxiong Leader's hand and insisted that he stay for a feast in his honor.
Faced with the Huayang chief's hospitality, the Youxiong Leader hesitated briefly but did not refuse.
After the feast, the Youxiong Leader pulled the Huayang chief aside and quietly told him what he had seen in Thunder Marsh.
Upon learning that his daughter had been lying in a hollow in Thunder Marsh that resembled an enormous creature's footprint, the Huayang chief's expression changed. He nodded solemnly, thanked the Youxiong Leader again, and said he would investigate. Once Hua Xu woke, he would question her carefully about everything that had happened to her in Thunder Marsh.
Reassured by the Huayang chief's words, the Youxiong Leader soon left the Huayang Tribe with several guards and headed straight for Spirit Mountain.
Yes, they were going to return the pendant.
Several days later.
In the Huayang Tribe, Hua Xu finally woke. Yet she knew nothing of what she had encountered in Thunder Marsh. As