One fine afternoon, the Sinwa tribe set up camp on the banks of a small stream. They plan to stop here for a short time to recuperate.

Kutsea washed the wild fruits her people had gathered and sent them to Asana, who was sitting by the stream watching her reflections.

"Sala, try this, it's very sweet." Kutsaia said, holding the bruised wild fruit.

Asana took a wild fruit in her hand, looked at it, and said, "This is a fig. ”

"So it's a fig." Kutsaya looked at the fig in her hand and said, "Sala, so we've already entered Dimi's territory, right?" ”

"It should be." Asana said as she took a bite of the fig.

"Sara, our journey through the wilderness south of Caldo has been quite smooth." Kutsaia put the figs in the basket, then picked one up and ate it, saying, "There were no attacks along the way. ”

Asana nodded lightly and did not speak.

"I've heard the guards say that a group of barbarians tried to raid the ranks of the old and weak people who were left behind, but just as they approached us, a sandstorm broke out. As a result, the barbarian fools themselves lost their way in the sandstorm. Therefore, our people have also survived a senseless battle. Sara was at the back of the line, right? You should know about this, right? ”

"I know." Asana stroked the clear water of the stream, and then whispered, "It would be nice if all the wars in the world could be avoided like that." ”

"Sala, I heard from Sharik when he returned from Yaoshan Pass in Yiluo that Yiluo has now driven away many of the Khaldo herdsmen who are grazing near the Yaoshan Mountain Range, and has also stepped up his precautions at Yaoshan Pass. I heard that even many other tribes' caravans were forbidden to enter Yaoshan Pass. Kutsea said.

"Shariq has reported this to me." Asana said, looking at the stream.

"Hey.." Kutseya sighed and continued, "Although we met a group of hostile people on the way to Luochuan before, on the whole, the Ilo people are very friendly to us. I'm afraid that with the outbreak of war in the future, it will be difficult for us Caldos to go to Luochuan again. Speaking from the heart, Luochuan is really a prosperous and interesting place. ”

"Kutsaia, are you still nostalgic for Luo Chuan?" Asana turned to her with a slight smile and asked, "Actually, what you miss the most is the food there, right?" ”

Kutsya smiled at Asana, her eyebrows curled into crescent moons.

"Why are you giggling?" Asana asked Kutsea with a smile.

"Sala, you're right, I like it there and the food." "It would be nice if we could stay there." ”

"I understand, Kutsea." Asana said slowly with a somewhat gloomy expression, "Actually, I like it there too, but... There's really no way we can stay there. Everything there is decided by their Son of Heaven. Moreover, due to the special religious influence of their Ilo people called Lijiao, a woman like me who had been married for a while was not welcomed, and even less accepted by their royal family. ”

Kutsaia hung her head and was silent for a moment, then she quickly raised her head again, and said to Asana with a smile, "It's okay, Sala, now that the king of Dimi's kings has accepted you, Dimi's kingdom is the city of the Seven Days, and I like it there too." ”

Asana smiled and said, "You haven't been there, you like it?" ”

"Well, the name of Seven Days City is nice, I like it." Kutthea said with a smile.

"Sala! Sala! One man and three horses were found in the south, and they were speeding towards our camp. ”

Asana looked back to see a scout shouting and briskly running in this direction.

"Alone? Is that Noor? Kutsaia asked the scout with a little excitement.

"Haven't identified it yet." The scout said.

"Alone..... Maybe it's Nur, let's go check it out. Asana got up as she spoke, and with Kutsea, she walked out of the camp.

The man on horseback was stopped by two Sinwa horsemen coming out of the camp before he could approach the Tribe's quarters. Under the supervision of the cavalry, the comer slowed the pace of his horses, and he walked slowly with the cavalry to Asana's position.

"It doesn't look like Noor." Kutthea saw that the two horsemen didn't seem to have much communication with this person, and it didn't look like they knew each other.

"Judging by the costumes, he looks like a Dimi." Asana thought for a moment and said, "It should be Dimi's messenger." ”

The emissary from Dimi dismounted not far from Asana, and Asana saw that the emissary was dressed in a rather luxurious manner. The three horses he rode were also good Dimi. The horses were panting, they were all red, and the big horse with the saddle could even see the swelling blood vessels all over the horse, and the bright red blood vessels reflected a large amount of sweat on its body red, as if the horse was oozing blood. Apparently the horses had gone through a long and rapid gallop.

"Sala, that person Dimi wants to see you." As he spoke, the cavalryman handed the weapons of the captured messenger to the guards beside Asana.

Asana glanced at the confiscated Dimi knife, then nodded slightly, "Bring him here." ”

With Asana's permission, the messenger came to Asana under the watchful eye of the cavalry.

"You're Princess Asana of Caldo, aren't you?" Without waiting for Asana to speak, the messenger first asked Asana in Assoor's question.

Asana was a little surprised by the straightforwardness of the messenger's words, she looked at the messenger carefully, but saw that he was only a middle-aged and young man, but the wrinkles on his face were already dense, but on his old countenance, there were a pair of bright eyes looking at her.

"Yes, I am Asana, the princess of the Khaldoshenva clan. Are you an envoy of Sakhdah? Asana also spoke to the messenger in Asor.

"Your Highness the Princess." The messenger knelt down on one knee in front of Asana and said, "I am Khodadi, a messenger from the City of the Seven Days, and Sahedah has sent me to escort you to the Palace of the Fire God of the City of the Seven Days. ”

"I see, messenger Khodadi, please get up." Asana stretched out her hand and said.

"Please, princess, give the order to your party to the southeast." Hodadi stood up and said immediately.

"Why?"

"Your Royal Highness, there is a water source in that direction."

"You know there's a water source?" Asana looked at Hodadi and said, "But you didn't come from there. ”

"I know every mountain and river in my motherland, and of course I know every water source." Hoddday said.

"That's good." Asana nodded lightly and said, "This is the most important problem we need to solve along the way." ”

"Also, I can speak Asor, which is one of the reasons why His Majesty Sahedah sent me." Hodadi said with a little pride.

Asana nodded and said, "I understand, it's good. ”

"Of course, the main reason is that I can ensure your safety, Your Highness the Princess." Hodadi continued.

Feeling displeased with Khodadi's arrogant attitude, Asana responded, "Thank you Sahedah for your kindness, I'm safe with my people." There is no need for one more person to protect. ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess, the shadow of the lunar eclipse is like a shadow." Hodadi said suddenly.

Asana's heart tightened, she looked at Khodadi's sharp eyes, and was thinking back to where she seemed to have heard this, but before Asana could remember, Kutsya suddenly opened her mouth in surprise and asked Khodadi, "Messenger, do you know Sohrabian?" ”

Hearing Kutseya's question, Asana remembered that she and Kutsea had said exactly the same thing to Sohrabian, who had escorted Kutsea out of Hesa, the capital of Asor.

"Yes. Of course I know him. Hodadi said to Kutthea.

Kutthea smiled a little excitedly and asked him, "Is he okay?" Where is he now? ”

"He's fine, he's still where you last saw him."

Knowing that no one in her clan could understand Asor, Asana asked without hesitation, "How do you know where we last met him?" ”

"Under Miro Mountain, right? Her Royal Highness the Princess. Hodadi smiled smugly, "Because that's my home too." ”

"In this way, he is not the only one in Miluo Mountain, but there are... An organization? Asana asked Hodadi thoughtfully.

"Your Highness, Princess, you are not only as beautiful as the legend says, but also very smart. No wonder Sohrabian always talks about you. Hodadi glanced at Kutsaya and continued, "Of course, Sohrabian often mentions this beautiful girl beside you. ”

Kutthea asked excitedly, "Does he miss us all the time?" ”

Hodaday nodded.

"Hodadi, please come with us." Asana said to Khodadi, "I have something to ask you. ”

"Listen to your commands." Hodadi walked triumphantly into the camp ahead of the Sinwa guards, and he followed Asana and Kutsya into a tent.

"I never understood why Sohrabyan was helping us at that time." Asana poured him a glass of water and asked, "Also, since you are all people who obey Dimi's orders, is there any meaning behind your Dimi when Sohrabian was helping us at that time?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, this question is actually very simple. Someone as smart as you should be able to think of it yourself. Hodadi said.

"People who are in the quicksand naturally can't see the quicksand." Asana said.

"Well, in that case, I'll talk about it." Hodadi smiled and then said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, in fact, according to the plan of your father, that is, the chief of Sinwa at that time, by marrying Her Royal Highness the Princess, who is known as the "Pearl of the Desert", to Emperor Azor as a concubine, the purpose of which is to closely link Kaldo and Azor. In this way, Sinwa, and even Caldo, can greatly reduce the military pressure from Yasol in the west, and at the same time, it can also save Sinwa from worries, and then develop in a lasting and stable way, right? ”

Asana nodded, "You're right, the reason why my father married me to Emperor Azor was, of course, for the sake of Sinva and the stability of his people. Everyone understands this. ”

"But unfortunately, dear princess, if you Caldo and Azor are so closely connected, do you think anyone will be upset?" Hodadi asked.

"Someone is upset .." Asana asked, "You mean. . . Ilo? ”

"No, no, it's not just Ilo in the East who is worried. With a sly smile, Hodadi continued, "I'm most worried about Dimi, who is a neighbor of Yasor and your Caldo. ”

After hearing Khodadi's words, Asana's heart couldn't help but tighten, and she suddenly felt mixed feelings in her heart, and she was speechless for a while.

After controlling her thoughts and emotions a little, Asana smiled and said to Hoddadi, "Actually, Dimi doesn't have to go to great lengths to destroy the relationship between Yazor and Kaldor, Kardo is loose internally, and Yasuor is extremely powerful and ambitious, and they have long regarded Caldo as a lamb to the slaughter. ”

"If Yasol really swallows the Lamb of Caldo, then we Dimi don't have to worry." Hodadi said with a smile.

"Why do you say that?" Asana asked, confused.

"If the king of the east swallows Caldor, then the territory of Azor borders on Iro. There is no buffer between the two powerful countries, and there will inevitably be a heavy confrontation. If they have a war because of some friction, it will be better for us Dimi. Dimi no longer has to build the Red Serpent Fortress Group as hard as he did before to prevent the threat of the King of the East from Asol. Hodadi said slowly.

Asana thought for a moment and said, "Hodadi, you mean to say. Only Yasor's attack on Caldo is it in the best interest of you Dimi? ”

"Yes. If Azor is on good terms with Cardo. The king of the east of Naazor had only one direction left to expand, and that was to the southeast of them, which was also the direction in which my Dimi was located. Hodadi said.

"However, isn't Dimi afraid that Yazor will attack Dimi from two directions at the same time after annexing Caldo?" Asana asked.

Hodadi smiled and said, "Your Highness Princess, you are really a bit of a layman when it comes to military strategy. If Azor really wanted to attack Dimi, he would only need to concentrate his forces and attack from the west of Dimi, which was the closest to the Seven Days City, the shortest supply distance, and there were towns that could be used to plunder supplies, and the roads were easier to walk. As for Caldo to Dimi, you also saw it along the way, desert dunes, sparsely populated, and scarce water. There is absolutely no strategic significance. ”

Asana nodded.

Therefore, the purpose of the Athorians' attack on Cardo could only be to continue their eastward expansion. As long as they can break through the Yaoshan Pass in Yiluo, then it will be a land of Pingchuan and a rich country and rich people. ”

"Iloh is rich, but he's just as powerful." Asana said.

"The two powerhouses compete and consume each other, which is in line with our Dimi's wishes." Hoddday said.

Asana sighed a little gloomily, and then said slowly, "Things are just as you Dimi expected. Azor was now encroaching on Caldo, and Ilo had reacted. I think soon, they'll be going to fight each other. And the whole of Cardo is about to become a battlefield between the two countries. ”

"It's not you Dimi, Your Highness the Princess, it's our Dimi." Hoddday said.

Asana was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, without words.

"You have made a wise choice, Your Highness the Princess. You led your tribe out of Caldo before they were affected by the war between the two great empires. Hoddadi smiled and said, "Of course, you can leave Caldo and move to Dimi because we Sahedah heard the rumors that you have peerless beauty, so we were moved, so we agreed to set aside a piece of land with rich water and grass for your Sinwa tribe in Dimi in exchange." ”

Asana lowered her gaze, she held the glass of water in both hands, took a sip of water, and did not speak.

Kutsaia listened to the conversation between the two, and at this moment she felt disgusted by Hodadi's words, and she interjected bluntly, "What an exchange, you are really annoying to speak. I wish it was Sohrabyan who Sahedhah had sent to pick us up, not you. ”

"Oh, beautiful girl, your name is Kutsea, isn't it?" Hodadi asked Kutthea instead.

Kutthea twisted her head and snorted.

"Kutthea, I'm just telling the truth. I don't want you to be embarrassed or disgusted with me for my outspokenness. Hodadi smiled and said, "Actually, Sohrabian is also happy for your decision. ”

"Messenger Khodadi, you can rest in this tent for a while. Tomorrow we will set off together. Asana got up and left the tent.