(35) The joke is amazing, and the truth is revealed
"However, Oude, because you are small, because you are not strong enough, so this kung fu can be left for you to protect yourself." Henna stretched out her right hand, rolled up her sleeve, and a row of three small swords appeared in front of Oude's eyes.
"This is an arrow in a sleeve, also called a sleeve arrow!" Henna said.
Fran added a few words: "When we first arrived in Loulan, the princess and the palace of Loulan were assassinated, and the assassin sent arrows in his sleeves and planted other tribes, but he didn't know that our General Henna had practiced since he was a child, so he knew the origin and use of arrows in his sleeves well. ”
Henna smiled slightly: "My father let me follow the team when I was a child, but at that time, even if I had a foundation in martial arts, my strength was not as good as others, so my father taught me to use arrows in my sleeve to protect myself in times of crisis." ”
As she spoke, Henna pressed the mechanism on the farthest tree in the courtyard, and the sword shot out with a "whoosh", and the green fruits on the tree fell in response.
"Great!" Oude couldn't help but clap his hands.
Henna took the trap of the arrow in her sleeve and taught Ode how to fire it, as well as the essentials.
"The arrow in the sleeve is fast but light, and in the event of wind and rain, the effect will be much worse. And you can't shoot too far away. ”
Oude tied up the bracket, and after half a day, he had mastered six or seven percent of the skills.
"Oude!" Henna said to him: "You must remember that the arrow in your sleeve is a hidden weapon, and you must not use it lightly until you face the most hateful enemy, and you must not use it lightly until you have to face the most hateful enemy." ”
"Yes!" Oude assured.
"You must keep this in mind, this is also what my father asked of us, Fida and I only used it when we were children, and we never used it outside or on the battlefield when we grew up."
"Yes, I promise, only against the most hateful enemies, only in the most critical moments." Oude reassured.
Henna touched his head.
"Go on, I'm starving. Not accompanied. Furlong watched for an afternoon, lost his energy, and ran away.
"Sister Heina." Audra tuged on Henna's cuffs.
Henna has corrected "Aunt Henna" countless times, but Oude just doesn't change her words, and now Henna has compromised, what is love called.
"What's wrong!"
"Sister Heina, thank you. You've always protected Odd with all your heart, and no one has been so kind to me except my mother. When I grow up, I'll protect you. ”
"Okay!" Henna looked at him with a serious look and felt funny.
"Oude swears to repay you with the rest of his life. When I grow up, you marry me, and then we will never be separated!" Ode's eyes grew and he looked at Henna expectantly.
Henna was eating dates just now, and now, even the dates with the core were swallowed in, and she almost choked. "Ahh Henna looked at Oude, this guy was only five years old. Henna never dreamed that her eighteen-year-old self was proposed to by this five-year-old child and almost fell out of her seat.
"I want to be by your side forever, when I grow up and have enough strength, I will be able to protect you, can you marry me at that time?" Oude repeated it earnestly.
Henna laughed out loud, but looking at Oude's suddenly disappointed big eyes, she finally nodded: "Okay! ”
"It's a deal!" Oude regained the information and stood up sharply, "Then I'm going to redouble my efforts." Saying that, he consciously ran to the courtyard to practice, and Henna didn't know where he got this power! It was inexplicable, and I couldn't stop laughing.
The trees in the courtyard have fallen their leaves and sprouted, the flowers have withered and bloomed again, spring has gone and autumn has come, joy is fleeting, and sorrow is hard to pass away. Loulan's years have passed in a flash, and the little prince in the palace can already run, and Oude has grown taller. Henna and General Curry fought two more battles with the Huns, and Curry had long seen that Henna was by no means an idle person, and let Henna deploy men and horses, not only won a complete victory, but also Loulan suffered no heavy casualties. In her early twenties, Henna had been promoted to general, and she was on an equal footing with General Curry.
The young are full of vitality, but the old are in their last years.
King Loulan has handed over all the government affairs to Aldi, and the reason why people can sometimes persist is all dependent on a breath, and once they relax, people will collapse, and King Loulan, who should be enjoying leisure, has more and more frequent heartaches, even if he takes a lot of medicine, it is not good after all.
And the queen of the Dayue clan, lingering on the sickbed, was unable to get up, and slowly the medicine stone was gone, and Bassma guarded her mother all day long, so anxious that she couldn't sleep and eat.
"Bathma, where's my little grandson?" Otsuki asked in a trance.
"Shadi, my boy, come here." Bassma hurriedly brought her son Shadi over.
"What a lovely and beautiful child, Bassma, just like when you were a child." The Empress Otsuki stroked Shadi's little hand, in fact, where she could still see Shadi's appearance, it was all an image in her mind.
"Mother, get well quickly! Shadi is still young and needs your guidance. Bassma cried.
Seeing his mother's appearance, the child hurriedly touched the head of the Empress of the Otsuki clan, and said in a milky voice: "Hurry up." ”
"Good boy!" Empress Otsutsuki's tears flowed out: "Basma, the child is small, let him leave me, don't let my illness affect him." ”
Bassma was also afraid that the child would be naughty and disturb her mother too much, so she motioned to the maid to take the child away.
"Bassma." The Empress of the Otsuki Clan could no longer see what was in front of her clearly, her world was already in darkness, she was just looking for her daughter's hand now, Basma hurriedly held her, her hand was already cold.
"Mother, the doctor is outside, I called him in."
"No, Bassma." Empress Otsuki's hand tightened: "My daughter, are you okay?" ”
Bassma was confused: "Mother, I, I'm fine!" ”
"Is Your Highness good to you?"
"It's been good. Respect each other like guests. Bassma replied with tears in her eyes, when she first came to Loulan, Aledi didn't say much to her, so she always felt that the eldest prince was old, and even a little terrible, but now, after three years of getting along, the eldest prince's determination and foresight made her admire; Calm and kingly demeanor, let her respect; is so caring for the child, and even more respectful to her.
"That's good, Bassma, it is your destiny to cherish the arrangement of the gods and follow the guidance of fate."
Bassma's body shook suddenly, and the sadness buried deep in her heart suddenly rushed out and came back to her heart, "Mother, I can only comply now, don't I? ”
"Forgive me, my helplessness, and don't misunderstand your best friend, it was I who told King Loulan that you and Feida were going to escape."