286 Northern Frontier Tribe! (1/2)
Su Ming came to a halt, while Hu Zi took a few steps forward by his side. With his wine gourd in hand, his eyes were gradually tainted with bloodlust. As for the second senior brother, he had his hands behind his back and stood nearby in a relaxed manner. It was a pity that the sun was covered by the clouds. But even if the land was still bright, it was not hot.
About 10,000 feet ahead of Su Ming and the rest of them were many big buildings built on a large expanse of snow. As wind blew past, the snow would be lifted from the ground.
Right before Su Ming were two giant statues. These two statues were carved in the image of malicious Phantoms fighting against each other. A heinous, murderous aura spread from within the two statues without restraint, and filled the entire area with it.
Behind the two giant malicious Phantom statues were rows upon rows of neatly arranged houses. These houses were all made from ice and connected in a long, unbroken line. With just one glance, it was hard to find the end of that line.
This was a tribe bigger than a city. The enormous size of the tribe was not due to how grand it looked, but due to its length. It seemed endless, stretching far into the distant land.
If anyone stood in the sky high above the tribe and looked at the ground, then they would be able to see that the buildings within Northern Frontier Tribe were positioned in a manner that they formed the shape of an arrow on the vast and endless plain of snow!
It was like the mark of a gigantic arrow that was branded on the land belonging to Northern Frontier Tribe!
Beneath the snow plains were layers upon layers of snow that continued sinking into the snow plains. The bottom most layer, which touched the earth buried under the snow plains, had the least amount of snow.
If a person could see far ahead, beyond the snow plains, they would find hints of green growing on the ground, which was also located much lower than the snow plains itself. If that person could see even farther ahead, they would find birds flying about and flowers blooming.
This snow plain was like a ravine that separated winter and summer!
Northern Frontier Tribe existed within this land, a land that made it seem as if the Great Tribe of Freezing Sky was located south, but was in truth a place that was located to the north in the maps detailing the topography of the Land of South Morning. The tribe stayed here defending the northern gate of the Great Tribe of Freezing Sky.
”This is just one part of Northern Frontier Tribe on the Great Frozen Plains. There’s another part of the tribe underneath the snow plains…” Bai Su said softly.
”Northern Frontier Tribe has retained the customs of Phantom Dais. All their Berserkers have very long hair. If they fight against outsiders, those who die will lose their heads. If they fight among themselves, the person who loses will have a choice. He can choose to cut off his own head or cut off his hair.
”That is why if a person has very long hair, it means he seldom loses. It might also be that… he has never lost before,” Bai Su whispered, looking at Su Ming. Once she finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment.
”Su Ming, I would suggest all of you to wear hoods… If you do that, I think it might be easier for all of you.”
The moment Bai Su finished speaking but before Su Ming could manage to say anything in return, second senior brother gave the girl an approving look. He then turned to Su Ming.
”Youngest junior disciple, this lass is very good! But lass, I’ve already made preparations for this a long time ago.” Second senior brother smiled gently and lifted his right hand to bring out a number of black hoods from his bosom.
”Ahem, as disciples of the ninth summit, we have no need to hide our faces, in fact, it’s below our dignity to hide our faces, but…” A stern look appeared on second senior brother’s face when he looked at Su Ming and Hu Zi.
”We have to be considerate of our Master. He’s already old, and his mind can’t react fast enough for him to formulate lies, so we have to find an excuse for him, no?
”We’re not worried about showing our faces, but for our Master, for our old man, we have to bear with this shame and wear the hood.”
Hu Zi blinked, then nodded his head firmly in understanding.
”You’re right. Ah... this is for Master. We’re doing this for Master. Second senior brother, I can bear with this. I will bear with it!” As he spoke, he snatched a hood and covered his head, which left only his eyes to be seen. He snickered.
”Third senior brother, I’m sorry you have to go through this…” Second senior brother patted Hu Zi’s shoulder with a touched expression on his face.
”Second senior brother, we’re doing this for Master, this insult is nothing!” Hu Zi stopped snickering and a resolute look appeared in his eyes.
”We’re all Master’s good disciples. Youngest junior brother, what about you?” Second senior brother handed a hood to Su Ming.
Su Ming took it with an odd expression on his face, but he still covered his head with it without a word.
Bai Su widened her eyes where she stood by the side. She had a sudden feeling that she had never come to understand the ninth summit as clearly as she did at that moment…
‘Just what are these people..?’
Bai Su rubbed the center of her brows. She had thought that convincing these people to wear a hood would be difficult, but the strange development made her suddenly think that she was far too young and inexperienced compared to these people.
”Master, for you, we will suffer through this injustice, but we’re doing this willingly because we’re your good disciples. We love you…”
Second senior brother lifted his head and puffed out his chest before putting on the hood. He winked at Su Ming and Hu Zi, then threw the leftover hood down as if he did not just do it intentionally and charged towards Northern Frontier Tribe in a long arc.
Hu Zi stomped the ground with his right foot, and as snow scattered in the air, he dashed after his second senior brother.
”Find a safe place and wait for me!”
Su Ming cast a glance at Bai Su and leaped into the air to chase after his second senior brother and Hu Zi. The three of them were like shooting stars traveling in the sky, and their destination… was Northern Frontier Tribe!
Bai Su stood there and watched the three of them. She remained silent for a moment before she sat down cross-legged. There were hints of worry along with a complicated look on her face.
In the sky, the three disciples of the ninth summit closed in rapidly on Northern Frontier Tribe, side by side.
”Second senior brother, is Master really behind us?” An excited and savage look appeared in Hu Zi’s eyes when he asked softly.
”Of course, Master is even faster than we are. Besides, when we left the ninth summit, I saw him peeking at us in white with my own eyes,” second senior brother whispered in a hushed tone.