As the sun set, a column of Rouran men dressed in animal skin armor rode through the yellow sand and willow forest, dismounted and camped in a valley fifty miles west of Yizhou, and set up several sheepskin tents.

During the construction period, people returned one after another, either carrying the hunted wild deer and giving them to the tribesmen to skin and roast, or reporting the details of the investigation to the chief.

The leader was in his early thirties, his jaw was blue, his flaxen hair was braided over his shoulders, his body was slender and powerful, like a gray wolf, his narrow eyes were white and black, and his eyes were as cold as knives.

After listening to a few rounds, he said, "Afu never came back?" ”

A young man beside him smiled and said: "Ah Fu and Blu followed Brother Qilun together, and the Central Plains Sheep Gang encountered, only crying and begging for mercy, where is there anything to worry about." I'm afraid that they won't be able to come back, so let them play for a while. ”

This leader's name is Helianto, who is Helento's brother, and after listening to the deputy's bold words, his face sank more and more, and he said coldly: "If the sheep gather too much, they can also trample the lone wolf to death." After all, this is the territory of the Central Plains, and we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders, and we cannot underestimate the enemy. Hook the raccoon dog and send twice as many people to guard in all directions. ”

The young man paused, and then said helplessly: "The leader is right, I will send someone now." ”

Gotou Tanuki got up, and a young man who looked like he was more than ten years old came forward and said, "Chief, the deer is roasted." ”

Helianto took the love knife, got up and ordered, "Go and ask the little prince." ”

The boy turned around in a hurry and went to the largest tent in the camp to ask for someone.

Above the camp's largest bonfire, a whole stag is framed on wood, disemboweled, skinned and blooded, and smeared with secret herbs from the Central Plains and improved by the clan's shamans, which not only have a delicious aroma, but also have the effect of strengthening and nourishing the body.

The little prince held a rope in his hand, sat down with a big grin, and the other end of the rope was tied to a "two-legged sheep" that he caught from the Central Plains walled city, although he was now ragged and embarrassed, but he could still see that this young man was wearing the uniform of the Western Army of Dajin Town, thin and skinny, his lips were chapped and bleeding, and his hands were tied with ropes. But his eyes were still stubborn, gritting his teeth without saying a word, and he was forced to stand up, and it was Yang Xiong, who had been missing for a long time.

The little prince was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he was born black and thin, and he was the beggar boy who bit Lu Sheng at the beginning. He has been living in the frontier since he was a child, he doesn't know who his parents are, the Rouran people oppress him and he is lonely, and the Central Plains people hate his group, so no matter which side he is, he is tortured, and his mind is becoming more and more distorted and ruthless, wild and ferocious. Because of Lu Sheng's soft-heartedness, he was lucky not to die, and since then, he has been running from time to time, and he was found by Helian Tuo, calling his real name Yu Jiulu Yanqi, who is the sixth son of the Great Khan of the Rouran Tribes today, and wants to send him back to Rouran to meet the Khan.

If he were an ordinary man, from a little beggar who had suffered so much to become the son of a khan with a herd of slaves, beautiful women, cattle and sheep, and mountains of gold, silver and jewels, he would have been ecstatic. This Yu Jiu Yan Yan Qi turned the opposite, and the hatred became more and more surging, like a flame. hated Yu Jiulu Khan and was cold-blooded, and let his flesh and blood suffer outside for ten years; also hated the early death of his mother, and never protected him at all. He hated the western army of the town in Mulan Fort for oppressing him when he was young and doing everything he could.

For some reason, he hated Lu Sheng especially - when he bit Lu Sheng, if that person showed a look of anger, scolded him, kicked him, or even killed him with a sword, he would feel happy. However, the man did not seem to know the pain and had no temper, and instead of being angry at all, he only looked at him with a pair of warm and beautiful eyes, and faintly showed a hint of pity and sorrow.

It made him feel as if he had been thrown into a frozen lake naked*, and his heart tingled in the depths of his heart. He couldn't tell why this mood came from, so he regarded Lu Sheng as the most hated person in his life.

It's a pity that when Helian came to find it, most of the dead and wounded in Mulan Castle, and the rest escaped without a trace, and the little prince couldn't find a few enemies if he wanted to kill people to vent his anger, so he simply killed a few orphans who wandered together, and captured Yang Xiong alive.

Helianto personally cut off the roasted and fragrant venison breast, put it in a stone tray and handed it to Yan Jue, without paying any attention to Yang Xiong, who was struggling to get up a few steps away. It's just a ration for the little prince, and it's not worth caring about.

Instead, he hooked the raccoon dog to bite the deer tendons, and said with a smile on the side: "Yanqi, your two-legged sheep will not be fed again, I am afraid that I will starve to death, and what rations will I make." ”

The young man swept Yang Xiong with a pair of cold and gloomy eyes, but still didn't say a word, only grabbed a rib of meat from the venison plate piled up by the fire, got up and threw it in front of Yang Xiong. When the young man raised his hand to take it, he stepped on the bone, crushed it a few times, and trampled the fragrant venison to the ground of mud and dirt.

Yang Xiong hung his head pitifully and didn't say a word, and when Yan Jue collected his feet, he grabbed the bones, hurriedly slapped off the mud and sand, and devoured the venison, causing a burst of laughter from the people around him.

Yan Jue raised the corners of his mouth, squatted beside Yang Xiong, like stroking a dog, gently stroked the top of Yang Xiong's head, and said softly: "You Central Plains people boast that you can kill but not be humiliated, but you cheap breed even eats the meat under the feet of barbarians, you should let your self-righteous comrades take a look." ”

Yang Xiong has been hungry for a long time, and even has little physical strength left, and now it is rare to have a little food to eat, for fear that Yan Jue's temporary change of hexagram will take it away again, so he eats and swallows dates, which is very embarrassing, and it makes this group of barbarians feel contemptible. At this time, listening to the young man's insult, he only turned a deaf ear, and gnawed a bone to a creak. Before he could gnaw it clean, a long whip was pulled off with a sharp wind sound, Yang Xiong hurriedly curled up and hugged his head and face, protected the bones in his arms, and let the vicious young man vent, so that the skin on the back of his shoulders was opened, and the blood slowly oozed out.

Yan Jue finished a round of hard pumping, and when he saw that the young man was dying, the anger in his heart only stopped for a while, and he threw the whip and sneered: "You are not even as good as a beast now, and you dare not die." You Central Plains people say it beautifully, but you are just some sheep who are greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

Yang Xiong slowly opened his eyes, two lines of tears mixed with blood, flowing down silently, he clasped the bones in his hand, and said hoarsely: "Brother Lu...... Brother Lu will definitely come to save me. ”

This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly, and when the young man heard him mention Brother Lu, his eyes became a little brighter, and he couldn't hide it, but his face was still a yin owl and said with a cruel smile: "If he comes, I will capture him alive, be your companion, and be my ration together." ”

Yang Xiong said angrily: "Dream! Brother Lu, he is very capable, sooner or later he will break your corpse—"

Yan Jue was furious and kicked Yang Xiong in the face, kicking him with blood, and he couldn't say the second half of his sentence anymore. The young man kicked again and again, kicking his feet until his feet hurt before he stopped, but he still said fiercely: "I only think about Lu Sheng Lu Sheng all day long, but you should quickly call Lu Sheng to my eyes!" What kind of hero is hiding in Tibet, but he is another two-legged sheep, and when he meets him one day, he catches the same wine! ”

The surrounding barbarians cheered and shouted one after another, and they were obviously very happy to see it. Yang Xiong had no way to resist, so he only tried to curl up and let him be violent, but he still tried his best to retain a little clear sanity, firmly protecting the ribs of the deer hidden in his arms, and the residual aroma of barbecue slowly spread, mixed with the smell of blood, as if he had never given up a glimmer of life.

When the crowd had fallen into a deep slumber, he took out the rib of the deer, pressed it against the exposed rock, and carefully sharpened it back and forth. Although his face was haggard, only one pair of eyes were exceptionally bright, and he no longer had the look of cringe and patience in the daytime. He endured humiliation and burden, not to prolong his own life. The Rouran Khan has many heirs, but he sent people everywhere to find this little prince, which shows that this son has a very different weight in the Khan's heart.

There is another suspicion, that is, this team of nearly 200 people, now found the little prince, but refused to go west directly back to Beihai, but wanted to make a big detour and go deep into the territory of the Central Plains, just afraid of another plan. Helianto, who was the leader, was quite skillful, and along the way, he destroyed two villages in a row, and even captured and slaughtered all the scouts he met on the road, and the slightest rumor never leaked out. If such a person returns to the mountain, he will undoubtedly be a strong enemy of the Great Jin.

He still has a breath, and he has to think of a way to send the news out.

Not to mention...... That Yu Jiu Lu Yanqi didn't know why he had a deep grudge against Lu Sheng, this young man was young, his methods were cruel and inhumane, Yang Xiong was also worried, if Lu Sheng really fell into his hands, he was afraid that the situation would be a hundred times worse than his current situation.

Yang Xiong was very cautious, grinding his bones for a while, still listening to all directions, and immediately stopped his movements as soon as there was a movement, and he was never discovered. It's just that he was extremely weak, and he soon lost his spirits, so he had to endure day after day.

It's a pity that Lu Sheng didn't know it, he only buried a few corpses hastily, and cleared the traces of the scene. One of the three horses lost in the fight, and the remaining two were taken advantage of by Lu Sheng.

He cut off the heads of the two Rouran people, tore off the clothes from the corpses, wrapped them, tied them to the horse, then turned over on another horse, and went in the direction of the village where Hou Yan was waiting.

Not long after he left, the waves on the lake suddenly surged, and a man and a dog floated out of the water.

The thin dog stood on the water, looked at the direction of Lu Sheng's evacuation, scratched the roots of his ears with his front paws, and said in confusion: "Ziyin, that person is concerned about Mr. Xie, why don't you refuse to tell him Mr. Xie's whereabouts?" ”

Ziyin sighed: "If I dare to say it, I will naturally say it...... What's more—"

That thin dog was the one who once dug through the Tianchi and provoked the big sky|||The troublesome ground wolf bathed in the snow, blinked a pair of eyes at this time, and wagged his tail to circle around the feet of the purple seal.

Ziyin lowered his head and sighed in a low voice: "Mr. Xie is only afraid that he doesn't want him to know what he has done now." ”

Yu Xue raised her head and screamed a few times, before she snorted: "If people don't know, unless they don't do it, why bother asking for hardship and trying their best to hide it." ”

Ziyin smiled and glanced down at it, "Is that really the case?" Haven't you done anything to hide from me? ”

Yu Xue's brown and yellow ears twitched, shrunk his neck slightly, and hummed and chirped no more.

After a while, the thin dog whispered, "Back then...... The head sheep of the high forest department was stolen and eaten by me. ”

Ziyin smiled and squatted down||He gently rubbed the back of his neck and said softly: "The culprit who caused me to be expelled by the hatred of everyone in the Gao Lin Department has finally revealed the truth today." ”

Yu Xue lowered her head and said, "I, I was just afraid that if I said it, you would ignore me." ”

Ziyin said softly: "Now do you understand, why Mr. Xie refuses to say it?" ”

Yu Xue immediately put away her dejected little appearance, erected two brown and yellow pointed ears high, licked her front paws, and snorted: "I see, I see, that gentleman looks more like a fairy than you, but in fact, he is just the same as me." ”

Ziyin heard him spit out wild words, crying and laughing, so he had to sigh: "Yuxue, I can say this, and I can't say it to others." ”

Yu Xue nodded again and again: "I understand, I understand." ”

The mist around this person's body and dog gradually thickened, covering his figure and disappearing.

When Lu Sheng rushed back to the village, the night was already dark, everything was silent, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded inside and outside the village. The villagers only closed the doors and windows, and did not dare to show half of their snooping intentions.

Only Hou Yan hurriedly greeted the door of the hospital and asked, "Brother Lu, how is Yizhou City now?" Could it be that it was really flooded? ”

Lu Sheng led the horses into the courtyard, carried the baggage into the main house, closed the door tightly, and then took off the package and threw the two human heads on the ground.

Hou Yan took a look at the light, and the two hideous skulls rolled to the ground, and his face turned pale with horror, and he only covered his mouth and didn't dare to make a sound.

Lu Sheng briefly mentioned the cause and effect, and said: "Without further ado, Hou Yan, now that Rouran has entered the country, he will definitely be slaughtered." It's a pity that the city of Yizhou has fallen, and the defense is empty, if I want to transfer troops, I need to go back to the Western Regions to protect the palace, but this time back and forth, even if I am quick to whip up, it will take five or six days, it is better to go to Pingcheng County for help. ”

Hou Yan was stunned and said, "Yizhou City...... Sink? Where did the people of the city go? ”

Lu Sheng was stunned, but he comforted: "This matter is treacherous, not to mention that Ah Ying is also in the city...... There may not be anything wrong with the people in the city. Pressing matter...... Let's solve the current crisis first. ”

Hou Yan took two steps back, tried his best not to look at the human head on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "...... How to ......"

Lu Sheng said: "Hou Yan, have you ever seen the Pingcheng County Guard?" ”

Hou Yan nodded slowly, and Lu Sheng said again: "Follow me to see him." ”

Hou Yan hesitated, and when he was hesitating, Lu Sheng had already re-collected the two heads, and explained the plan to Hou Yan clearly.

It was naturally inappropriate for him to rashly go to Pingcheng County to borrow troops, so he used the head as evidence and borrowed Hou Yan's recommendation to make sure that this plan was feasible.

Hou Yan became more and more dispossessed, and when he didn't know how to speak, he saw Lu Sheng Kankan open the door, and then his body shook and fell to the ground silently.

Hou Yan finally burst into tears, and while crying, he rushed forward and called, "Brother Lu! Brother Lu? ”

He hugged Lu Sheng's burning body, pressed his forehead on the young man's shoulder, sobbed, and saw more and more that he was so weak and helpless, and finally whispered: "Daddy......"

A faint sigh suddenly sounded outside the courtyard gate, and he said softly: "Shiro, do you know that you are wrong now?" ”