In the 17th year of Yuanlong, the Tusai, Qiding, Weihu and Gaoyantuo tribes of the Tie'e tribe made an appointment to attack the town customs. The Gaoyantuo tribe betrayed their faith and stayed in the north of the miasma leaf forest. The three Falcon tribes were defeated by Xu Changsheng's army. They abandoned their helmets and armor and fled into the grassland. The Gaoyantuo tribe's Khan Bamusa and the high priest Qi Gu took the opportunity to make a sneak attack, annexed the weak Tusei tribe, and divided it with the Qiding and Wei Falcons. Its territory, bluffing, grabbed the biggest piece. It was more than a month later that the Qiding and Wei Hu tribes learned that the Gao Yantuo tribe had suffered heavy losses in the northern part of the miasma leaf forest and that the cavalry had suffered heavy losses.
The man and woman who made Bamusa gnashed their teeth and hated them did not return to Kunlun, but stepped into the grassland of the Tiebou people.
Qigu escaped with secret techniques. Gaoyantuo's cavalry abandoned the corpses of their companions and collapsed. Only the circling vultures were left on the grassland, spreading the breath of death.
Wei Shiqi brought an ownerless war horse, collected some dry food and put it on the horse's back. He picked up Yu Yao and the two rode together towards the vast grassland. The long-suffering vultures finally flew down, pushing each other, stretching their necks to devour the internal organs of the dead bodies.
Yu Yao was just out of strength, nothing serious. After a while, she slowly woke up. In front of her eyes was the endless grassland, the sky was dazzlingly blue, and the white clouds were quietly changing their shapes. She seemed to have had a distant dream, lazily, My mind went blank.
The wind blew from the north, the grassland undulated like waves, the sound of hoofbeats sounded, and the horses snorted. Yu Yao found herself leaning in Wei Shiqi's arms. He put one hand around her waist and held the reins with the other. , heading in an unknown direction. She didn't struggle, she just moved his hand away, sat upright, and let the horse take her far away.
The whole journey was silent. At nightfall, Wei Shiqi pulled the reins, jumped off the horse, and reached out to Yu Yao. Yu Yao glanced at him a few times, ignored him, slid off the horse from the other side, folded her arms with her hands, and walked around casually.
There was no one in the surrounding fields, the night shrouded the grassland, the stars were swaying, and the night wind howled, making people cry like they were complaining. Yu Yao breathed a long sigh of relief, put her messy long hair back into a bun, inserted a hosta, looked up at the starry sky, and felt relaxed.
Wei Shiqi lit up a fire, roasted the dry food until soft and placed it on the grass. Yu Yao came to the fire and sat down, stretched out her arm and took a piece, broke it into pieces and put it in her mouth, chewing it slowly.
There was no refusal. This was a good start. Wei Shiqi didn't want to push her too hard, so he got up and mounted his horse and ran towards the dark grassland.
Half an hour later, he returned to the fire with a clean and skinned wild wolf, roasted a front leg and handed it to Yu Yao. Yu Yao took it silently and only tasted a small amount. She thought the wolf meat was rough and difficult to swallow. , still threw it back to him.
Wei Shiqi was not picky either. He ate and roasted the meat, throwing the big bones into the fire until they burned white, and he broke them to suck the hot marrow.
Yu Yao looked at the jumping fire and said, "Thank you for saving me."
"It's a little effort, you're welcome."
"Is there water around here? I want to wash my feet."
"Not far to the west, there is a stream with very clean water."
"Then go ahead, trouble."
Wei Shiqi led the horse over, got on the horse, bent down and stretched out his hand. This time, Yu Yao did not refuse him. She took a hand and sat in front of him. She bent her elbow and tapped his chest and said, "Don't get too close. I don't like it."
Wei Shiqi kicked the horse's belly and galloped towards the west. In no time, a bright stream stretched across the grassland, winding southward and disappearing into the distance.
Yu Yao jumped off the horse, sat down by the stream, took off her shoes and socks, and soaked her feet comfortably in the stream. The dried blood gradually faded, and the skin on her feet was as white as jade.
Wei Shiqi went upstream and drank some water, wiped his face, poured water over his head and face, shook his head vigorously, and felt cool and refreshing. Yu Yao frowned slightly when she saw his actions, raised her feet out of the water, waited for a moment, and then carefully immersed herself in the water again.
"How does it feel to die once?"
Yu Yao tilted her head and thought about it, then laughed dumbly and said, "I don't know. My heart suddenly became very calm, as if I had put down something."
"Don't you want revenge?"
Yu Yao bent down and fiddled with the stream, watching her reflection in the moonlight getting blurry, and said: "I think, but there is nothing I can do. I am just a weak woman. I look strong, but in fact I have no confidence at all... You still have Will you help me?"
"Why did you suddenly figure it out?"
"The world is so big that you can never find another person to teach you Xiaoyue Kung Fu. If I don't agree to it, you will insist on it. Instead of doing this, it is better to keep a slim hope. Anyway, the worst outcome is... It's just another death, I'm not afraid at all."
"Let's make a deal. You teach me the Xiaoyue Kung Fu, and I'll help you solve the Taiyi Sect. Regardless of whether we can succeed or not, just like you said, keep a slim hope."
"Haha, even the head of Kunlun dare not say that he will solve the Taiyi Sect. You, a young disciple who has just started, are not afraid of letting your tongue slip when you speak big words."
"Xiao Yue Gong is a skill of the Yun Ya Sect. Let me ask you, since the Yun Ya Sect was founded, has anyone made progress better than mine?"
Yu Yao glanced at him again and again, took out a handkerchief from the storage bracelet to dry the water on her feet, put on new shoes and socks, and said: "If you are not a relative or a friend, you are talking empty words, why should I trust you? "
Wei Shiqi was speechless. Winning the trust of others is a luxury. Looking back on myself, I can't seem to find anyone who I can trust without reservation.
Yu Yao was well aware of his reaction, and she had no intention of embarrassing him. She was about to say something when she suddenly noticed the gray mark on the back of his left hand, which looked like a tattoo, a scar, or a patch.
"What's with the scar on the back of your hand?"
"I was accidentally scratched by a wild boar's tusk while hunting."
Yu Yao walked up to him, took his left hand, looked at it carefully for a long time, and said flatly: "Liar!"
This was the first time Wei Shiqi saw her showing a childlike expression.
