Yun Chuan looked ahead, and there was light moving. It must be that the leaders of the four major ethnic groups were coming this way.
Yunchuan frowned and said quickly: "General, thanks to your care, the fire here can be controlled. You are really our great savior. I will go over and help!" After saying that, Yunchuan got into the busy fire-fighting crowd. . Wei Xu looked at this slovenly soldier with disdain: "The soldiers from Tusang are also thieves!"
Yun Chuan immediately ran to a remote place, and was worried about how to find Yang Qingyun when he was suddenly pulled by someone. He was so frightened that he turned around. Fortunately, it was Yang Qingyun.
Yang Qingyuan saw Yun Chuan's dirty face like a little cat, and his clothes were black and gray, and asked in confusion: "Did you get into a fight with someone?"
"No, no, just in order to hold Wei Xu back, I disguised myself randomly. Can't you tell who I am anymore?" Yunchuan explained hurriedly, wiping his face with his sleeve.
"You really weren't bullied, right?" Yang Qingyuan looked at Yunchuan's makeup and couldn't imagine how she could hold back the tall Wei Xu.
"Hey, how could it be? It's good if I don't bully others! How about it? Have you got it? I'm worried about you too!" Hearing that Yang Qingyuan was worried about himself, Yunchuan pursed his lips and snickered.
Yang Qingyuan pointed to the small box on his chest and whispered: "Thanks to you for holding Wei Xu back, I've got it."
"It went really well. Let's leave quickly. We can return to Xiayi tomorrow." Yun Chuan pulled Yang Qingyuan up to his feet and turned around to evacuate.
"Stop. Where are you two on duty? What are you doing sneakily?" Suddenly there was a roar, and a bright light slowly projected over.
"We are the guards responsible for receiving guests from Xiyu." Yunchuan said hastily, leaning slightly to one side and lowering his head.
"The guests from Xiyu live in the northwest corner, what are you doing here?" It turned out to be a guard on patrol, and he was not letting go.
"Come out and see the excitement, we'll go back right away." After Yun Chuan finished speaking, he pulled Yang Qingyuan and prepared to run to the northwest corner.
"Stop, it's okay to run out and wander around. Do you still care about me, the chief guard!" The guard who called himself the patrol chief roared angrily.
At this moment, a guard ran over panting and said hurriedly: "Oh no, Huang Bei's century-old snow lotus has been stolen, and King Yelu is looking for you to send a message."
"What was stolen? Huang Bei's heirloom treasure, the century-old snow lotus?" the patrol supervisor asked in surprise.
"Yes, just after the fire was put out, General Wei Xu walked into the yurt and took a look and said that the hundred-year-old snow lotus was gone. The four leaders were furious. King Yelu had sent troops to block all the exits of the tribe. He asked you to quickly summon today. The guard on night patrol went over to inquire." The guard hurriedly replied.
"Then what are you waiting for? Go and notify the patrolling guards to gather at Huang Bei's residence." The patrol manager's face was ashen, beads of sweat were already streaming down his forehead, and he suddenly thought of the two people standing in the corner. But at some point, Yun Chuan and Yang Qingyuan had taken the opportunity to escape, and the corner was already empty.
"Where are the two people standing here just now?" the patrol supervisor asked, pointing to the corner.
"It seems to be running there." The guard pointed to the northwest and said tremblingly.
"Idiot! Send someone to catch them back to me quickly. These two are sneaky! Capture them and interrogate them!" the patrol chief scolded sternly, and he hurriedly went to save King Yelu's life.
The two of them, Yunchuan, took advantage of the patrol manager and several guards' inattention and hurried away. Not long after running to the northwest, they heard someone chasing behind them. The two of them quickly ran into an empty yurt and hid.
There was a faint candlelight in the yurt, but there was no one there. Looking around the yurt layout, there are mink velvet tiger skins, fine bows and swords, and a gold general's helmet with a wolf head engraved on it.
"It turned out to be my uncle's yurt. It seems that Tu Sang's residence should be nearby." Yunchuan said. Yunchuan moved slowly to the door curtain, opened a small corner and took a look: "They are still outside. We will go out after they leave. It would be better if we can find my brother's residence."
"Your brother? Who are you?" Yang Qingyuan asked softly, sitting on the floor by the door curtain.
"You just thought of asking me about my identity now? Then who did you think I was before?" Under the faint candlelight, Yun Chuan's big bright eyes shone with smart light, "Don't you care who I am? You just You just need me to guide you, because you have already planned to bring Xuelian back even if you kill, kill, and plunder her. Right?"
A pair of eyes like clear water stared at Yang Qingyuan, their eyes were bright and clear, with warm firelight. Yang Qingyuan felt that these eyes seemed to be able to understand him. He lowered his head to avoid Yunchuan's eyes and said: "It's not that I don't care, I just don't want to involve too much. "
A simple word filled Yunchuan's heart with warmth. She looked at Yang Qingyuan tenderly and said softly: "Actually, I don't need to hide it from you. It's just that you and your brothers never asked. I am Ashina Yunchuan, the eldest princess of the Tusang tribe. . And I don’t care what your identity is, because... Well, you have to tell me your true identity at this moment. You just heard it. All the exits are guarded at the moment. There is no need for us to force our way in and cause trouble. Damn, just resume your identity and walk out in an upright manner, because my identity will definitely help you."
Yang Qingyuan was a little surprised. Although she had guessed that her identity was unusual, she did not expect that she would be so prominent as the princess of Tuosang, the largest ethnic group in the grassland. However, considering her experiences in the past few days and her courage, it was indeed natural. .
"I am," Yang Qingyuan's mind quickly calculated all the possible consequences of various identities: If he saw Wang Chengyu tomorrow, his identity could not be concealed. If he appeared as an envoy of the Wei Dynasty, he would also add a bit of fear to others. But it’s better not to reveal Yu Wenhan’s identity yet. After thinking for a moment, Yang Qingyuan said: "I am Yang Qingyuan, the eldest son of Dawei Grand Sima Qing Yang Deshou, and Wen Han is my relative."
What Wenhan? Is it so difficult to directly say Yu Wenhan? Is it possible that I can still force the second prince of the Wei Dynasty to be used as a hostage in the grassland? Yun Chuan thought to himself that this person was really cautious, but at least he was thinking about his brothers, so he was considered righteous.
"Da Sima Qing? Is he the leader in charge of the Xing tribe?" Yun Chuan seemed to have heard his father say this.
"Well, that's understandable." Yang Qingyuan replied.
"Okay, I understand. If you listen to me in a moment, you will be able to go out openly." Yunchuan began to take off the coat of his disguised bodyguard and said, "Hurry up and take off the bodyguard's clothes. It seems that there is It’s impossible not to fight dad now.”
Yang Qingyuan understood and took off his clothes and handed them to Yunchuan. Yunchuan found a suitcase and stuffed the two sets of clothes into the bottom. His fingers touched a flat stone and he took it out and took a look at it curiously. It was a dragon belt buckle made of jade, with a flying dragon holding a pearl in its mouth, which was lifelike. But only half. Yun Chuan felt that this object looked very familiar. His mother also had a piece, which was carved very similarly. He had seen his mother holding a jade buckle many times to look at it and caress it alone.
Why does uncle also have this thing? Queen Yunchuan's mother and father were in love with each other, which could be said to be passed down by everyone in the grassland. Moreover, among the khans in the grassland, he was the only one who did not have any concubines. Yun Chuan laughed at himself for thinking too much: "This kind of jade buckle is also very common among grassland soldiers. I am really thinking wildly."
"By the way, let's put your little box here first." Yunchuan still felt that it was inappropriate. If the foreign envoys were to be searched, it would be a waste of time, so he suggested, "I just heard that they have discovered the century-old snow lotus. It's stolen and it's not safe for us to keep it on our bodies. My uncle always keeps to himself and never lets his guards follow him. I'll take it out again tomorrow morning when I have a chance. What do you think?"
"Is your uncle Helian Qiji who served as a hostage in Dawei for 20 years?" Yang Qingyuan asked in a low voice.
"Yes, you have known each other before?" Yun Chuan thought that his uncle had lived in the Wei Dynasty for 20 years, and it was natural for him to know several people in the Wei Dynasty's court.
"Well, we have met several times." Yang Qingyuan replied calmly, "I just saw that there are more petals in the century-old snow lotus. I only took three petals and it would be difficult to find them. Do they have to count the number of petals every day?"
"Open the little box and let me take a look." Yun Chuan said in surprise.
Yang Qingyuan carefully opened the small box and took a look at it under the weak light. I heard Yun Xi say that the petals of century-old snow lotus are crystal clear, as thin as cicada wings, and the red veins are clearly visible. But these three petals look like they have neither red veins nor cicada wings, but I have never seen the snow lotus with my own eyes in the past hundred years, and I am not sure about it.
"What's wrong?" Yang Qingyuan asked.
Yun Chuan frowned and said, "No, I just feel that the petals are different from what Yun Xi described. Maybe the light is too dark and I can't see clearly. It's better to put them here first. It will be fine if I put them here."
Yang Qingyuan held the small box in his hand, frowned, and opened the curtain to look outside.
"You don't want to fight out now! Almost all the generals on the grassland are here today. It will be difficult if you are caught." Yunchuan explained: "Don't worry, my uncle loves me very much. It’s easy for me to get in and out of here.”
"Yes." Yang Qingyuan handed the small box to Yunchuan, who carefully put it into the box. When he closed the box, he glanced at the jade button and immediately closed the box again.
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When there was no movement outside, Yunchuan washed his face with water from the kettle in the yurt, and a refreshed girl came back in front of him.
The two walked out of the yurt. Yun Chuan straightened his clothes. Two braids hung on both sides of his shoulders. A few strands of hair brushed his face. He said to Yang Qingyuan, "I will take you to find our great supporter!" After that, he said He stopped a patrolling soldier and asked, "Have you seen Weedon Khan?"
"Who are you? Why are you looking for our Khan?" The soldier looked up and down at the two Yunchuans.
"Princess Yunchuan! I've met the princess before. This kid is new here, so don't take it to heart." Another soldier took a closer look at the torch not far away, immediately bent down and saluted, and pulled his hand, still standing aside. said the soldier.
"No need to be too polite." Yun Chuan held his head high and his chest high, the princess's aura was rising, "Where is my father?"
"At Huang Bei's residence, I heard that there was a fire in Huang Bei's residence, and the century-old snow lotus was stolen. Our Khan Weidun, King Yelu, Prince Qiji, and King Zuoxian are all there." The soldier said.
"Is that over there?" Yun Chuan pointed to the southeast, where torches gathered and people crowded.
"That's right, the Huangbei people live over there." The soldier said.
"I said why it's so lively over there. Lead me the way, let's go and take a look!" Yunchuan glanced at the soldier, who immediately led Yunchuan and Yang Qingyun to Huang Bei's residence.
Along the way, Yun Chuan made up his whereabouts one after another.
"You guys are not good at patrolling. My friend and I just came in at night, and we wandered around the tribe for half an hour, and no one noticed us." Yunchuan said with a hint of accusation.
"Yes, we have just sent additional manpower." The soldier lowered his head and said.
"What's there to steal about the century-old snow lotus? Have you found out whether it was stolen? We can't let Huang Bei accuse us so unfairly!" Yun Chuan asked tentatively.
"It was stolen. The whole snow lotus plant is gone, and the box containing the snow lotus is empty!" the soldier replied.
"The whole plant!?" Yunchuan looked at Yang Qingyuan in surprise, and Yang Qingyuan also shook his head with a surprised look on his face.
Several people arrived at Huang Bei's residence. Most of the yurt that had caught fire had been burned, and a choking burning smell filled the air. I saw a large group of people gathered in front of Wei Xu's yurt. Yun Chuan and Yang Qingyuan stood outside and vaguely heard Ming Cheng's voice coming from the crowd.
"Wait for me here, I'll go in and take a look." Yun Chuan told Yang Qingyuan, "Don't go away."
Yang Qingyuan nodded and said softly: "You, protect yourself."
After hearing Yang Qingyuan's instructions, Yun Chuan smiled like a flower and responded loudly: "Well, don't worry."
Yunchuan pushed through the crowded crowd and walked to the front row. He saw Mingcheng standing in the middle. On the left were Shangdu Khan, General Wei Xu, Prince Huangbei Bayin, Princess Nata, and a group of people from Xiyu. On the right are King Yelu of the Yuezhi, his father Weidun Khan, his brother King Zuoxian of Huoming, his uncle Helianqi and the general, and Yunxi's uncle - wearing a half mask, he is now serving as the Tusang National Advisor and changed his name to Renyan; Xia Yi Hada Khan and others.
Mingcheng was wearing a red dress, with a wide hem hanging to the ground. A huge ruby shimmered on the cap badge. A golden hairpin passed across the brim of the hat. The bead curtains hanging from both ends of the golden hairpin kept swaying and shining with Mingcheng. Dazzling light. Yun Chuan thought: "If she hadn't grown up together, she would never have been able to recognize that such a radiant, gorgeous and luxurious woman was the gentle, considerate, graceful sister Mingcheng in the past."
At this moment, Mingcheng's eyes were like swords, scanning the crowd in front of him, and then he stared at the patrol manager who was standing in front of him with his waist in his arms reporting. Faced with Mingcheng's piercing gaze, the patrol supervisor's voice couldn't help but be a little weak, intermittent, and difficult to resist.
"I just asked you to repeat what you just said, but you are so frightened and don't match the words! Why are you so guilty?" Mingcheng asked contemptuously.
"I really don't know, our patrol team is here. I have been guarding near the banquet square throughout the night, and I know very little about the situation of the Huangbei people's residence. After the fire in this yurt, the soldiers in charge of the Huangbei patrol were all We went to put out the fire and didn't find anything unusual." The patrol supervisor hurriedly explained.
"Then you just said that two guards responsible for patrolling Xiyu left their posts without permission and were running around. Where are these two people now?" Mingcheng scolded.
"People have been sent to arrest him." The manager lowered his head and replied.
"Go, call me the guards who are responsible for patrolling Xiyu's residence tonight." King Yelu suddenly spoke, looking at Mingcheng Monk Du Khan and said, "I think the fire tonight was caused by thieves. Now there are various exits We have sealed it all, so thieves can hardly fly."
Mingcheng raised his eyebrows, looked at King Yelu, and then turned his gaze to the surrounding guards. After shooting in a circle, Mingcheng waved his sleeves and raised his voice and said: "Our Huangbei century-old snow lotus will wither within three days of leaving the treasure box. I don’t care who stole it, it’s best to hand it over obediently before dawn tomorrow, otherwise you will be the enemy of our entire Huangbei tribe.”
Mingcheng then looked at King Yelu and said with a sharp tone: "King Yelu, everyone knows that among the heirlooms of the four major clans, only our century-old snow lotus is the most valuable. Today's arson is clearly aimed at the century-old snow lotus, no matter what Whoever stole it in the end shows that it was the guards of the Yueshi who were guarding it unfavorably. I hope you can give my tribe an explanation."
The leader of the Yuezhi, King Yelu, is nearly half a century old. Three generations of people have been loyal to the Tusang Khan. The throne is hereditary and the status is lofty. All the kings of Yelu are good at fighting on the battlefield and have great military exploits. Not only in Tusang, but also in the entire grassland, they are extremely powerful. prestige. Princess Huangbei, who had just ascended the throne for less than a year, was nothing more than a 20-year-old girl in King Yelu's heart, yet she dared to provoke her in public and ask for an explanation!
King Yelu was extremely angry and his beard was trembling slightly. However, Huangbei's Shangdu Khan had the same qualifications as him, so he had to give him some thin noodles. King Yelu glanced at Mingcheng with disdain, turned to the side and looked at Shangdu Khan, who was frowning, and said: "If the thief is caught, no matter who it is, he will be punished by Shangdu Khan."
King Yelu clearly looked down upon Mingcheng by doing this. Prince Bayin and Princess Nata, who were standing aside, snickered, but Mingcheng didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he looked at King Yelu with a gentle face and said, "I thank the Khan. King Yelu.”
King Yelu sneered: "Why, Shangdu Khan didn't even say a word about such a big thing?"
"What the princess means is what I mean." Shangdu Khan, who had remained silent, coldly replied to King Yelu. This Huangbei Shangdu Khan was in his sixtieth year and had ruled the second largest tribe in the grassland for more than thirty years. Although he was only four feet tall, he was brave and good at fighting. He was known as the "Leopard of the Grassland" and had high prestige. Although his face is weathered now and his temples are gray, his eyes when he looks at Mingcheng are full of tenderness.
After saying this, King Yelu naturally became sulky, but unexpectedly Prince Bayin and Princess Nata of Huangbei sang the opposite tune and said to Shangdu Khan: "Father, everyone has been waiting here for almost half a year. It's been an hour, I suggest you just let the princess wait, let the leaders go back to rest, search various places, and make judgments after the results are obtained."
Prince Bayin and Princess Nata, the two second-generation kings of the grassland, Yunchuan had never seen before, but they had heard about them for a long time. Shangdu Khan had a son and a daughter one after another in his destiny years, and he is now fifteen or sixteen years old. I heard that Prince Bayin practiced archery and strategy since childhood and was quite successful; Princess Nata was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was very talented. It was a pity that my mother-in-law passed away five years ago, and she was like an enemy to the Princess Xuxian in front of me, and she was quite resistant.
"We at Huang Bei are also helping us a lot for this Yunshi Conference. I believe you will be willing to wait for a result." Shangdu Khan's face was expressionless, and although his voice was hoarse, he still maintained his demeanor as a general.
"After all, it's not because the princess didn't send more people to watch over her." Unexpectedly, Princess Nata would start fighting at this time.
"Shut up." Shangdu Khan snapped at the little princess beside him. Nata looked aggrieved and was about to leave sideways when Bayin pulled her back.
King Yelu looked at the vicissitudes of the old man with contempt, looked at the guests from other tribes, and said, "Then everyone, just give me this thin noodles and wait a little longer to avoid random suspicion."
"Our four major tribes were originally one family a hundred years ago, originating from the Tianshan Mountains and galloping in the desert. For more than 20 years, our four major tribes have finally come together. This is a matter worth celebrating. If someone deliberately sabotages it, I will I can't spare him!" A strong and powerful voice gathered all the eyes as soon as it came out, this person was the Prairie Wolf Weedon Khan. Majestic and muscular, he has ruled Tusang for twenty years and developed Tusang into the largest ethnic group in the grassland. The area and number of people account for one-third of the four major tribes. He is the most feared wolf of the prairie in Dawei.
