The girls of the Rota tribe were so excited that they attached great importance to the upcoming bonfire, and when dusk came, everyone worked together to prepare.

There are more than a dozen long cases set up on the grassland in the center of the tribe, and many wooden piers are placed around the cases, and the cases are piled with bags of goat's milk wine brewed by the tribesmen themselves, as well as all kinds of dried meat.

A large bonfire was lit on the meadow, several meters wide, reflecting the crowd that had come to participate one after another.

In the evening, the melodious sound of the horse-head fiddle slowly sounded, echoing in the boundless sky, plucking the hearts of young men and women who came to dance.

Xu Xiaodi likes to join in the fun, squeezed into the crowd early, picked up a flat tambourine and played it.

Mu Shuo saw that Xu Xiaodi was playing freely, let him play at will, walked to the tribal patriarch's side, and asked, "Before starting tonight, please ask the patriarch to make a few opening remarks to help the fun, right?" ”

The tribal patriarch did not shirk, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will say a few toasts first, and then you will perform archery?" ”

"Okay, I'll shoot apples and show my magic skills of piercing Yangs for 100 meters." Mu Shuo readily agreed.

The bonfires may decide the romance of the Rota girls, so they are carefully dressed, neatly dressed, and gorgeously dressed, with smiles flying up their brows.

Before the bonfire party was officially announced, several girls came to ask Mu Shuo why the beautiful boy was missing? They all looked very disappointed.

"Well, wait a minute, I'll help you ask." Mu Shuo was not good at answering questions on the fly, so he had to turn his head to look at Xu Xiaodi, thinking: I'm sorry little brother, you can help find a way to clean up this mess.

Mu Shuo asked, "Xiaodi, the girls asked where Xuanyuan Gongzi went?" Look for it and don't let everyone down. ”

"Okay, I'll go find it." Xu Xiaodi was smart and clever, and immediately agreed and ran to the other side of the crowd.

Seeing that the hour was not early, the tribal patriarch ordered the drummers of the tribe to beat the tambourine, and after a loud drum beat, he raised a wine bag, raised it to salute the heavens and the earth, and said:

"Folks, today is the day of the full moon of the fifteenth month, thank God for blessing everyone's safety, abundant food and clothing, tonight is a happy and auspicious day, everyone drinks to their heart's content, young people and lovers jump up!"

After the tribal patriarch finished speaking, he took a sip of wine under a round of applause, and announced the official start of the bonfire party, first inviting Mu Shuo, the first warrior of the grassland, to perform a 100-meter apple shooting for everyone.

Immediately, a member of the clan came to help, placing an apple on top of a wooden mound a hundred meters away.

Mu Shuo held a big bow, took a long arrow, aimed at the small apple, and shot it out with a "whoosh", hitting the apple like lightning, and he really deserved to be an archer.

The girls of the tribe cheered sharply, proud that the Rota tribe had such an expert archer.

Mu Shuo walked over and picked up the apple and looked at it proudly, pulled out his long arrow, and walked back to the bonfire, thinking to himself: It would be great if Miss Qin could see me performing.

The tribal patriarch shouted, "Jump, boys, girls, go and invite whoever you like to dance?" ”

The crowd applauded, and many young men and women who had no intention of dancing with their partners began to run around the bonfire hand in hand, singing as they ran, and the joyful atmosphere filled the party.

Xuanyuan Mingyu saw Mu Shuo's archery skills, and wanted to applaud him, but he was afraid of revealing his hiding place, so he had to applaud in his heart.

Princess Jin'er saw that the young men and women began to run hand in hand and dance in large circles and laughed, she was very envious, and whispered: "It's a pity, we can't participate, we missed such a lively opportunity." ”

Xuanyuan Mingyu saw that Princess Jin'er wanted to go to the party, so she couldn't bear to interrupt her excitement, and asked in a low voice, "Jin'er, do you really want to dance?" ”

Princess Jin'er blushed, feeling that she would be laughed at by everyone if she went back on her word, so she twisted and said, "Actually, I can't jump." ”

Xuanyuan Mingyu could hear that Princess Jin'er also wanted to join in the fun, and said: "It's okay, you see, they basically run a big circle hand in hand, at most turn around their backs and kick their legs, there is no difficulty at all, just watch it once, if you want to participate, let Brother Mu take you to jump two laps, and I guarantee that it is no problem." ”

"Really? Can I really go? Princess Jin'er looked at the flames burning under the lookout, curious and excited, and felt her two toes on the ground, eager to dance.

"Master Xuanyuan, it would be nice if you could accompany me to the dance." Princess Jin'er pulled Xuanyuan Mingyu's sleeve and said very earnestly.

"Jin'er, I really can't, I'd better not participate in tonight's bonfire, I'm afraid that I will be taken away as soon as I show up, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the Rota tribe." Xuanyuan Mingyu remembered that Qin Xingyi had said that she would take herself away after the bonfire party was over, and her brows were furrowed, looking overly worried.

Ren Zhen listened to Xuanyuan Mingyu's words, and suddenly felt reluctant, and persuaded: "Master Xuanyuan, don't be sad, no one can forcibly take you away, even my brother and them!" You have to hide well, tonight's bonfire is nothing, there will be a second or third bonfire in the future, and when you feel safe, you can come back and run the lap. ”

Princess Jin'er heard that Ren Zhen was thinking about Xuanyuan Mingyu everywhere, and she was a little childish and foolish just now, so she was very embarrassed, and said curtly: "Okay, Second Miss, I know it's wrong." ”

Ren Zhen felt that Princess Jin'er had a good temper and was very easy-going, it was rare for her to apologize to herself, and said with a smile: "Jin'er, there is nothing wrong with you, it's just that you don't understand the suffering of Prince Xuanyuan, I kept watching him last night because I was wronged and seriously injured because of me, so I feel more sorry for him." ”

Princess Jin'er heard that Xuanyuan Mingyu had injuries on her body and asked, "Master Xuanyuan, is your injury still painful?" When the bonfire is over, I'll help you clean up your wounds. ”

Xuanyuan Mingyu felt that the wounds on his body were faintly painful one after another, and he couldn't bear to cry out for pain, and when he saw it at this moment, he quickly nodded and said: "Okay, thank you Jin'er, it's hard for you to think thoughtfully, don't you faint when you see blood?" ”

"Oh, how do you know? I'm really bleeding. "Princess Jin'er is deeply sorry.

"You're fainting in blood, why are you talking so much?" Ren Zhen doesn't like Jin'er to talk empty words, what kind of blood is fainting? It's better to be strong yourself.

The three of them muttered quietly, and suddenly heard the sound of gongs from outside the tribe, and a team of horses of about two or three hundred men galloped here in the light of the fire.

"Ah, it can't be my brother Wang, they found it, right? Prince Xuanyuan, save me, I don't want to be friendly, I don't want to sacrifice my lifelong happiness! I don't want to marry an old man, I just want to marry a gentleman like you. Princess Jin'er suddenly became nervous, and pulled Xuanyuan Mingyu's sleeve and said.

"Jin'er, don't worry about it first, maybe not?" Xuanyuan Mingyu persuaded with a pleasant face.

Ren Zhen heard it on the side, and was also a little worried, and also pulled Xuanyuan Mingyu's sleeve from the other side, and asked speculatively: "If it's not Jin'er's royal brother, then it's my brother and them?" ”

Xuanyuan Mingyu saw that the two girls around him were scared, and comforted: "Don't panic two of you, with me, if Jin'er's brother Wang comes, maybe it's easier to deal with, in case the second miss's brother comes, it's really a bit tricky." ”

When Xuanyuan Mingyu said this, he thought that all in all, as long as the person who came was not Qin Xingyi, it would be fine.

The horse team that came stopped outside the Rota tribe, and two or three hundred people lined up in a neat and orderly procession, and the young man who led it was Su Meng, the prince of Tanjiang.

Prince Su Meng served as the escort and princess this time, that is, his royal sister Su Jin went to the border post station to meet the envoy of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, but he didn't expect to encounter a thunderstorm halfway, and after the thunder and lightning, the carriage of the princess was gone!

Prince Su Meng was immediately flustered, you must know that after his father promised him that after he succeeded in making peace with his relatives, his father would give up the position of monarch to himself, and now that Jin'er Wang Mei is lost, his future will not be smooth sailing.

Finding Wang Mei Su Jin is Su Meng's top priority at present, he led the guards to search all the way, and saw the fire on this side of the grassland from a distance, so he followed the flame light to search over.

Prince Sumeng ordered the family to stop and asked the lieutenant general what kind of place this is?

The adjutant replied: "Your Royal Highness, this place is the Rota tribe, and there is a very famous person named Mu Shuo, who is the number one warrior of the grassland this year. ”

Prince Sumeng thinks that he is a member of the royal family, how can he take a grassland herdsman in his eyes? Even if he is the first warrior of the grassland, he can only be used by me, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die!

Prince Sumeng waved his hand, ordered everyone to dismount, and instructed the deputy general to lead more than 20 soldiers into the tribe with him, and the rest of the men and horses were scattered around the tribe, forming a loose encirclement, and stood by on the spot.

Prince Sumeng led people into the tribe, walked over along the traces of the firelight, and saw many young men and women running around hand in hand, waving and shouting: "Stop!" ”

The young men and women who were dancing who would notice the thief outside the bonfire waved and shouted to stop, still dancing enthusiastically.

Seeing that his orders did not work here, Prince Sumeng had no appeal at all, and couldn't help but angrily order more than 20 soldiers to go over and push the dancing people, and at once they pushed more than a dozen people, and the dancing circle was finally broken.

The tribal patriarch saw that the soldiers who came had an arrogant attitude, and treated the tribesmen sideways and vertically, for fear that his own people would make a mistake.

The tribal chief hurriedly ordered the drummers to beat the drums to stop the dancers, and announced that the bonfire was suspended because of an unforeseen circumstance.

When Prince Sumeng came to the Rota tribe for the first time, he saw that the patriarch had suspended the party and felt that he had enough face, so his face softened a little and he walked to the campfire.

The tribal patriarch hurriedly stepped forward in three steps and two steps, and said, "I wonder what is the matter with you coming to the Rota tribe?" ”

Prince Sumeng held the shelf, put on a noble look, and said, "This prince is here to find someone, is my royal sister here with you?" ”