Three years ago, in search of cumin, Black Panther followed Hamid's merchants to many places in Central Asia, and traveled thousands of miles for more than a year to find nothing.

On the way, he had nothing to do, so he helped people take care of camels, but he did not expect to become an expert in raising camels, and also learned the Altaic and Arabic languages popular in Central Asia.

Later, when the panther heard about seeing the plant in Tartus, Syria, he decided to look for it, but there was a war going on there at the time, and Hamid's merchants were reluctant to go there, so the panther went there himself.

He really found cumin in the countryside of Tartus, and he was very excited, thinking that he could finally return to Chang'an.

Unexpectedly, he encountered war, and he was captured by the natives of the Heroka to help them transport grain and grass, and the Heroka was later defeated by the army of the Damascus nobility, and he became a prisoner and a slave.

Because of his good looks and the ability to raise camels, he was asked to be by a noble lady, and later, Damascus was conquered by the great cannibals, and the noble lady became the princess of Pedilan, and the panther followed him to Pedilan's side.

For a long time, the panther thought about escaping, but at this time, there were great cannibal forces everywhere, and as a slave, his appearance was clearly different from that of the locals, so he had no chance at all.

Black Panther's father was originally a soldier of the Sui Dynasty, he died in battle when he was young, his mother and sister also starved to death in the drought, and he was sold into the Qi palace to serve Li You since he was a child, and it can be said that Li You is his only relative.

He thought about it day and night, looking forward to being able to return to Chang'an and return to Li You.

I didn't expect to meet Li You in Gegemu City.

The black panther cried as he spoke, pouring out his thoughts about Li You.

The white tiger is a tough guy, for so many years, he only cried once when Li You was assassinated last time, and today he was wet with tears by the black panther.

Li You was very moved, and his eyes were a little moist.

When the panther finally finished speaking, he wiped away his tears and suddenly remembered something. He tore open his close-fitting clothes, took out a small cloth bag from it, and said excitedly: "Lord Wang, the little one has found cumin for you." ”

Li You held the small cloth bag with the body temperature of a black panther, and his tears fell uncontrollably. He hugged the panther and cried, "Panther, good brother." ”

At this moment, the white tiger who had just stopped his tears made him cry again.

That night, the three of them drank a little wine and talked about their life after parting.

In a compartment in Li You's tent, Pei Dilan listened to Li You and the other three talking boredly, he didn't understand, he just felt that the three of them were very annoying, and they chattered endlessly. He simply covered his head with a blanket and fell asleep.

When the bright moon is in the sky, the situation on the rocky hill is clearly visible.

Ario really wanted to rescue Prince Peidilan at night, but seeing a large number of Tang Dynasty sentinels on the rocky hill, there was no possibility of a sneak attack, he thought about the terrifying combat effectiveness of the Tang army, and there was really no guarantee that he would be able to rescue His Royal Highness the Prince of the World unscathed, so he finally gave up.

The next morning, Ario was in a daze and was woken up. The sentry told him that the Tang Dynasty had set off.

Ario was helpless, so he had to let the troops follow the Tang Dynasty people.

Over the years, although the panther has been mentally depressed, after all, he lives in Pei Dilan's palace, and his life is still good, so he still maintains a healthy body.

At this moment, he changed into the military uniform replaced by the white tiger, and he looked in good spirits. He admired it beautifully in the mirror, and said curiously: "White Tiger, there is really you, in just a few years, you have changed from a seventh-grade soldier to a fifth-grade general Ning Yuan." ”

The white tiger said proudly: "I have followed Wang ...... all these years" He suddenly remembered the experience of the black panther, and changed his words and said: "It's good that you come back, it won't be long before you will be promoted." ”

He walked out of the tent and met Pei Dilan, who saw the familiar handsome Tang Army officer in front of him, and could not connect him with the humble slave for a while.

Actually, this is not surprising, Pei Dilan, as a high prince, for a slave, he has never looked at him directly, nor has he communicated with him, plus every time the panther sees him, he has to bow his head, and he has to be a horse stone for him, he has never seen the panther's face carefully.

Now, the panther had changed into the clothes of the mighty Tang Army, with a heroic look on his face, and it was natural for Pei Dilan to feel surprised.

The Black Panther and Peidilan had no communication, and there was no grudge against him. What's more, Li You had explained that he should treat Pei Dilan well, so he just looked at Pei Dilan and didn't say anything.

At this time, Li You came over, and he said to Pei Dilan: "Your Royal Highness, can you ride a horse on the road below?" Let's talk. Pei Dilan rode on a camel, Li You rode a horse, and the two were indeed not easy to communicate.

Pei Dilan is very lonely, and only Li You can communicate with him here, and he also wants to know more about the Tang Dynasty people. He said, "Okay, let's ride a horse." ”

On the way, Li You rode side by side with Pei Dilan, and the white tiger and the black panther stared closely at Pei Dilan behind.

Pei Dilan always had a question in his heart, and he asked, "Your Royal Highness King Qi, did you already know my identity?" ”

This cannot be admitted.

Li You said with an innocent face: "Your Royal Highness, what are you still talking about?" When I say it, I don't feel happy. You say, I want to be friends with you wholeheartedly, but who would have thought that you would hide your identity and deceive me. ”

Pei Dilan was silent.

Li You continued: "I have long heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is a talent, both civil and military, and is an outstanding figure in the Great Food Empire. But who knows when we meet......"

Speaking of which, Li You deliberately stopped.

This is a routine, and the vast majority of people will want to know the answer when they encounter this situation.

Pei Dilan couldn't help but ask, "How was it after meeting?" ”

Li You smiled: "To be honest, it's really the same as I thought, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has a noble bearing, elegant conversation, and a heroic spirit. It makes me really want to make friends with His Royal Highness. ”

Pei Dilan's heart was relieved when he heard this, and he carefully observed Li You's expression, wondering if what he said was true.

Li You's expression was calm, and his expression looked as sincere as he was, as sincere as he was, and he was the kind of person who wanted to take out his heart.

Pei Dilan remembered that Li You gave him gifts again and again, and she believed him a little.

He asked, "What are you going to do with me?" ”

Li You smiled: "Treat you as a friend, please understand the current embarrassment." You can rest assured, as long as you reach a safe place, His Royal Highness the Prince can leave. ”

For some reason, Pei Dilan has a sense of trust in Li You. At this time, he relaxed and talked to Li You easily.

Along the way, the two talked about everything, and they really felt very close to each other.

At noon that day, Li You drank and chatted with Pei Dilan, and Li You talked to Pei Dilan about the world situation.

Li You asked Baihu to bring a map of the world, put it on the marching table, pointed to the east and said: "Your Royal Highness, you see, from here to the east, it is our Tang Dynasty, and then to the east is the sea, you big cannibals want to continue to expand eastward, the depth is too small, not to mention our powerful Tang Dynasty." Therefore, the East is not the direction of your development. ”

Peidilan didn't speak, his eyes fixed on the map on the marching table.

Li You said: "Now Byzantium is very weak, you might as well focus your main energy on the West, the West is very rich, and the country is small, so it is convenient for you to break them one by one." And the North African ......"

Li You instigated vigorously and encouraged the big cannibals to attack the West.

"Hey, Your Highness." Li You saw that Pei Dilan was not angry, as if he was distracted, and he said in his heart: "Damn, I have said so much in vain, this guy is actually distracted." ”

"Ah, what's wrong?" Pei Dilan raised his head and asked.

Sure enough, Li You said it for a long time, but Pei Dilan didn't listen.

Li You was depressed, so he heard Pei Dilan say: "His Royal Highness King Qi, it turns out that the world is so big, the east of the Tang Dynasty is the sea, what is the other side of the sea?"

Where is the western side of Byzantium?

How do you know this?

Have you been to this place before? ”

It turned out that Pei Dilan was interested in these things.

Li You couldn't tell him that the earth was round, he said, "I know so much, and I haven't been to any farther places." In short, as far as you big cannibals are concerned, there is a lot of room to develop in the northwest direction. ”

Li You continued to fool Pei Dilan.

Pei Dilan was not stupid, he said: "His Royal Highness King Qi, don't say it anymore. I understand what you mean, you just don't want us to fight with you Tang Dynasty people. I'll consider this.

I'd like to discuss something with you, okay? ”

"Your Highness, please speak." Li You said.

Pei Dilan said: "Can you give me a picture like this?" ”

Li You said: "There is no problem, in this way, I will mark it for you on it." ”

Li You marked Iran, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Byzantium, Franks and other countries on the map with large eclipse characters for Pei Dilan, and introduced him to the territorial area, population, politics, economy, and military overview of each country.

He specially introduced the situation of the Tang Dynasty to Pei Dilan:

The Tang Dynasty currently had a population of 46 million, a standing army of millions, and was very social, economic, and culturally developed. There are also the three major tribes of Tuyuhun and grassland, Nanzhao, Jiaozhi, Linyi, Silla, Buyeo, Kyushu and other vassal states, which are strong and not countries that cannibals can fight against.

Pei Dilan took the notes very seriously.

Li You didn't care what Pei Dilan thought, he just tried to fool him, hoping to influence his attitude.

In the afternoon, the march continued.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, smoke and dust were billowing from the south, and the red flag of the Tang Army was fluttering in the wind.

"It's the banner of the Flying Tiger Army, ah, it's Marquis Zhang and Xue Rengui!" The white tiger shouted excitedly.