Zixi was about to answer, and when he heard Yeli say this, his heart suddenly warmed.

She looked at the wide soapcloth boots on Yeli's feet, and quickly shook her hand and smiled: "Don't, don't...... Anyway, sitting in this car, and you don't have to walk, it doesn't matter if you have boots or not. ”

Ye Li was rejected, it was very difficult to invite him, he looked at his soapcloth boots, black and slippery, big and old, and the front was about to wear out, he couldn't help but have a hot face, his whole body was hot, and he secretly said: How can my dirty and torn boots be worn by the princess? No wonder she didn't believe that I could give her a golden table!

So he said embarrassedly: "This... These boots are a little bigger. When you get to Lake Tati, I'll sell you a new pair of boots. ”

Ye Li was penniless, but when he saw Zixi lose his boots, he couldn't help but say the second half of the sentence, which was actually unintentionally currying favor with Princess Zixi.

When Zixi heard this, a slight burst of joy naturally rippled in his heart, and he was embarrassed to say that Yeli boasted and bragged, so he said sweetly: "Thank you." ”

"But I'm still a little confused. Yeli came out of his mouth.

"What's boring?" Zixi asked curiously.

"You have a sword in your hand and a gold pendant on your forehead, why do you want to mortgage it with your boots?"

"You don't know. This sword is a thing that my father gave me to ward off evil spirits when I was 'Ji Lu', and I can't leave it casually in my life, and the golden silk shell pendant on this forehead is a symbol of Princess Kejing, and the gold is very expensive. As for the boots, they are just what I usually wear, and there are many double miles in my palace, which are not worth much, and besides, I sit on an ox cart, and it doesn't matter if I don't wear boots. ”

"Oh, when you say that, I understand. Yeli said with relief.

"Then hurry up, or you won't be able to reach Tati Lake when it's dark." Princess Zixi urged.

"Okay, okay...... Do as the princess commands. "The night is out of the oil and slippery.

As soon as the words fell, he waved his bullwhip, shouted at the top of his voice, and urged the ox cart forward.

Lake Tati is an inland lake with a radius of seven or eight miles, surrounded by abundant water and grass, wooded trees, and surrounded by mountains that form a natural barrier.

The Tati people were defeated by Ao Luxury, most of the casualties of the tribesmen, and lost the land, so they had to migrate north to survive, and finally found this treasure land of feng shui, so they built fortifications around the mountain, built a palace by the lake, and lived in peace ever since.

In fact, if you go more than 100 miles to the north, you will arrive at the Fuyun Pass of Shenma Mountain in the middle of the Bujiang Mountain Range in Middle Earth.

There are only two roads leading to Tati Lake, one in the north and one in the south, and the rest of the roads are steep and difficult. Princess Zixi and Ye left on the southern avenue.

The two sat on the ox cart, and traveled bumpily all the way for most of the day, until the sky was dark, and they saw a civil fort standing not far away, standing in the valley, which was quite dangerous.

When Princess Zixi saw it, she was excited, and urged her to leave the night and save her strength to catch the car.

Yeli was also overjoyed, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and shook the bullwhip suddenly.

The ox mooed and screamed in pain, gasping for white air in both nostrils, and after running wildly for a while, he came to the gate of the fort.

It was getting dark, and there were few pedestrians.

The leader of the gatekeepers, seeing that the two men were dressed very differently and were hurrying with an ox-cart, stopped the ox-cart and interrogated him with a shout.

Princess Zixi took out the letter unhurriedly and handed it over.

The leader took the letter and read it carefully.

The letterhead was the respect of their old chief, and the name of Kejing Yinghou was signed on the letter, which was naturally not trivial.

I beat Princess Quunxi up and down again, and saw that she had a gorgeous dress and three pearl shells hanging from her forehead, which was clearly a noble dress, and the leader changed his smile, nodded and returned the letter, and ordered the soldiers to let him go.

After Mu Yu squeaked into the city gate, Princess Zixi thought secretly: Now that the old chief has gone to the immortal, and the new chief doesn't know me, it will probably take a lot of trouble to ask for troops, so I still go to the old man's house first and ask him to come forward.

Princess Zixi thought about it properly, so she called Yeli to drive the ox cart to the east road.

Along the way, the buildings overlapped, the scales were lined up, and the lights were brilliant, reflecting as if it were day, but the streets were deserted, there was not a single pedestrian, and the facades and windows of every house were tightly closed. Only then did the two gradually believe that Tatihu was a goblin, and no one dared to go out at night, and every house lit up a fire to bend the demons.

When he looked around at night, he found that there was a palace castle in the north that was dark and gloomy, coiled with demonic energy, so he muttered: "There are indeed goblins here." ”

"It doesn't matter if it's a goblin or not, hurry up and drive your ox cart, maybe you really want to get rid of the goblins." Princess Zixi urged.

Yeli rolled his eyes and said, "Killing demons and eliminating demons is the foundation of cultivation. My demon slashing knife can smell the demon qi within three miles, and it will jump off the sheath and make a sound. It looks like the goblins aren't here yet. ”

"Huh...... You just blow it. If you want to get rid of the demon, I won't stop you, but you have to send me to the Elder's Mansion first. "Princess Zixi naturally doesn't know the mystery.

Yeli was squeezed by Princess Zixi again, and she was unhappy in her heart, so she glared at her coldly and stopped squeaking.

The ox cart walked on the road, the echo was empty, and after a short time, they came to a mansion, it turned out that Princess Zixi had come to Tati Lake with her father Kejing Yinghou several times, and also visited Elder Yanqi, so she still remembered the path of the Elder's Mansion.

Princess Zixi stopped the ox cart at night, and she didn't care about the soles of her feet without shoes, so she got out of the car in a hurry and limped down the gatehouse. Yeli tied the ox rope under the willow tree outside the mansion, and hurriedly followed Princess Zixi half-casually and half-helpingly.

The guards in front of the gatehouse caught a glimpse of two strangers carrying weapons and preparing to enter the house, so they stepped forward and shouted with their guns: "Stop!"

Princess Zixi had already arrived in front of the gatehouse, and saluted: "Please report to the military master, and say that Princess Yingzixi of Kejing has come to visit Elder Yanqi." ”

"Princess Zixi, it turns out that Princess Zixi is here!" The guard recognized Princess Zixi and hurriedly said, "Princess, you wait, I'll report it immediately." After saying that, he turned around and went straight to the house.

Not long after, a surprise voice came from the courtyard: "Princess Zixi is here, please invite her in, please invite her in......"

Before the words fell, a seventy-year-old man appeared in the gate, with a thin body, kind eyes and a kind face, and a white goat's beard fluttering, which was the great elder of the Tati people.

Princess Zixi suddenly seemed to see her relatives, and she was so excited that tears rolled out of her eyes, and she called out angrily: "Uncle Yanqi, Uncle Yanqi...... Zixi visits Uncle Yanqi. ”

Elder Yanqi caught a glimpse of Zixi's haggard state, and exclaimed, "Princess: Princess, why did you make it like this, princess, so that the old man felt distressed!"

As soon as the words fell, Elder Yanqi enthusiastically carried Zixi straight into the mansion, but found that Zixi was limping and walking, and the elder couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

The two behaved very intimately, and they were quite jealous at night, and said secretly: Even the biological father and daughter are not so affectionate, right?

He muttered in his heart, followed him into the Elder's Mansion, and came to the living room.

The living room is covered with a sky blue blanket on the grinding floor, and there are four ebony lacquered wooden chairs on both sides, a neutral pestle, a wide purple and red reclining chair is placed in the hall, and a parrot lotus picture is hung on the hall wall.

After the three of them sat down as guests of honor, the maid stepped aside.

The night was hungry and thirsty for a day, so it was not uncomfortable, and he was not formal, and he picked up the tea bell and drank it heavily. Princess Zixi only took two sips and put it on a few.

The two of them rested for a moment, and then Elder Yanqi asked, "Princess, what is the important thing about you that you have personally walked such a long way to Tati Lake?"

Elder Yanqi's words were warm and kind, and a warm current flowed in Princess Zixi's heart, but she was so sad that she didn't know where to start for a while, and the tears fell silently.

Ye Li glanced at the side, and felt inexplicably sorry for her.

Elder Yanqi comforted: "Princess, don't cry...... If you have any grievances, just say it, if the old man can be the master for you, he will definitely be the master for you. ”

When Princess Zixi heard this, she choked up and sobbed, and said for a long time: "Zixi came this time to seek help to save my father and the clansmen. ”

"Huh?" Elder Yanqi gasped and asked urgently, "What's going on?" said the princess. ”

Princess Zixi then sobbed and said: "A few months ago, the high priest Su Kun captured a nine-headed monster, which was as iron as iron and invulnerable, which could reach 100,000 male soldiers, so he imprisoned my father and rebelled. But my father said: The Kejing people are a small clan, not enough to compete with arrogance, and they will be defeated after a long battle, and the Kejing people will be at risk of dying at that time. He asked me to come to Tatihu to spread the word, and ask the nobles to send troops to help, not too many soldiers, 10,000 is enough. Such a march from west to east can make Sukhumvit unable to take care of both the beginning and the end, and it will definitely be defeated. ”

When Elder Yanqi heard these words, his face changed suddenly: "Then Su Kun actually imprisoned Yinghou and rebelled?"

Princess Zixi choked up and said, "Yes, tens of thousands of Kejing people have been instigated by them, and they have all rebelled. ”

"Bei Ji Guo is arrogant and extravagant, and Botuo is strong and strong, isn't it a disaster to destroy the clan and destroy the race?"

That's what my dad thought. Saying that his death was a small matter, but the destruction of the race was a big matter, he secretly asked me to come to Tatihu to ask for help, and to quell the rebellion together with Ao Lu Botuo, so that I could atone for my sins in the future and protect my Kejing people through this catastrophe. Daddy said that he and the old blood chief were friends for eight worships, and he had also saved the Tati people, so the old blood chief would definitely help him. Princess Zixi said sincerely.

"Your father is right, but it's a pity that the old chief has gone immortal, this new chief is a believer in witchcraft, and now he has a demon worm, saying that he has succeeded in cultivation, it is like a thousand troops. He locked himself in a bunker all day long to practice with people, and rarely went out of the fort. It's hard to see him!" Elder Yanqi frowned and sighed.