Shanihada slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in Sulunga's warm, soft embrace. The flickering candlelight outlines her face more softly and serenely. Shani Hada suddenly felt that something hard in his heart was melted in an instant.

Shanihada's body moved slightly, waking up Sulunga, who was napping. She opened her eyes and stared down at Shanihada's bearded, rough, swarthy face, a faint smile on her lips. Then he sighed softly and whispered, "Your old wounds have not healed, and new ones have been added." I'm afraid you'll never wake up sooner or later! Is the Great Khan's scepter really that heavy on you? The soldiers of the tribe have long been miserable, stop it, I just want to live a peaceful and peaceful life with you. ”

Shanihada shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Even if I want to stop now, the enemies of the Katus and other tribes will never let me go!" ”。

Su Lunga shook his head lightly and said, "I've really seen enough of the bloody battles between the grassland tribes over the years!" Let's get out of here with our people, far away. Don't you also yearn for those days of riding horses and shepherding sheep, drinking and singing, staying away from killing, and the wind is light? That's the life I want to live in! As long as you are willing to give up the scepter of the Great Khan, I will negotiate with them, and everyone will take a step back and open the sky. I'll tell you a secret, I already have your blood in my womb, and I don't want our children to be born without a father. As she spoke, Su Lunga's face was slightly red, and she lowered her head shyly.

Shanihada was stunned, tears suddenly appeared in the corners of his eyes, and the expression on his face did not know whether he was happy or sad. He stretched out his large, rough hand, tilted his head, and gently stroked Sulunga's smooth and soft abdomen.

The morning sun is rising. In the camp of the Prairie Tribal Alliance, a thin mist of fresh water rose. The soldiers who had tossed all night were sleepy, and some fell asleep on the wet grass.

In the tent, Bars was drinking hot wine with his head bowed. He put down the wine bowl, looked up at the depressed crowd, raised his hand and touched his golden soft beard and smiled: "What's the matter?" After winning the battle, everyone is still downcast? Cheer up! ”。

Chagan Temur lightly tapped the table with his slender fingers, frowned and sighed: "This Shani tribe really doesn't seem to be very easy to deal with!" During the day, a fierce battle did not get anything cheap, and at night he dared to come and attack. ”

Agudamu grabbed the flask with a sip of wine, his face flushed, and poured the steaming mare's milk wine into his empty wine bowl as he said, "So what? Didn't you just touch a nose of ash? With the evil tiger of Bars, it is only a matter of time before the evil wolf of Shani Hada is missing an arm and a broken leg! ”。

Chagan Temur shook his head and said, "However, the logistics supply line of our coalition army is too long, and the soldiers are becoming more and more tired. There was also a dispute among the tribes over the supply of grain and grass. And Shanihada has the backing of a powerful tribe close at hand, and the supply is abundant, and the longer it takes, the worse it will be for us! ”。

Bars's face sank when he heard this, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, nodded slightly, was silent, and raised his hand to stroke the golden mustache on his lips.

Unabatur raised his bloodshot eyes and said, "No matter how difficult it is, we must persevere until the last moment." Bloodbathing the Shani tribe, no matter its old and young, women and children, chickens and dogs will not be left, this is the vow that my two brothers and Hara Buhua made in the Immortal Heaven! ”。

Tengger, who was sitting far away in the corner, glanced up at Unabatur, nodded approvingly, reached out and grabbed the wine bowl on the table and poured a large sip of hot wine.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, a soldier walked in and saluted the crowd, "I have just received news from a messenger from the Shani tribe: tomorrow afternoon, Sulunga, the princess of Shani Hada, will come to negotiate with us on behalf of the Shani tribe. ”

There was a loud bang, a full wine bowl was knocked to the ground, and a man jumped up violently.

When everyone looked up, it was Aslan of the Tatar tribe. I saw that his eyes were shining, his face was red, and he said loudly with rapid breathing: "Sulunga, are you talking about Sulunga?" She's alive?! ……”。 He suddenly covered his face with his hands, choked and squatted on the ground, unable to speak.

In the dark corner, Tengger gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, "Shanihada's wife?" ”。 He slowly pulled the shiny scimitar out of its scabbard, which glowed with a chilling glow in the darkness.

That night, the stars shone brightly in the vast sky, and the soft starlight shone on the vast earth.

In Unabatur's tent, Alatan and Unabatur sat opposite each other.

Alatan spoke first, "What can Shanihada talk about when he sends his wife to negotiate with us?" In my opinion, there is nothing to talk about, and when the coalition forces rest for a few days, they will attack in a big way, annihilate the Shani tribe in one fell swoop, and avenge the old Khan, Harabhua and our brothers who died in our tribe! ”。

Unabatur nodded with a gloomy face: "Yes, there really is nothing to talk about!" I really don't know what this Bars thinks, I now regret giving him the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces! ”。

After a moment of silence, Unabatur looked up at Alatan and said, "Alatan, you must keep in mind: once you capture the Shani tribe, you must do everything possible to snatch the king of Khan's scepter, and you must not let it fall into the hands of these people in Bars. Now among the four major tribes, only our Kates tribe is still complete and the most powerful, and only we are worthy of being the master of the entire grassland! ”。

Alatan nodded silently, thoughtful.

One of the guards crept in and whispered something in Unabatur's ear.

Unabatur nodded and said, "Let him in." ”

With a sound of heavy footsteps, Tengger stooped in. After the salute was finished, Tengger spoke: "Your Royal Highness, the eldest son of the King of Khan, what you said during the day today impressed me, we have a deep blood feud with the Shani tribe, you have lost your father Khan and brother, and I have lost the leader of our tribe and my wife and child. However, Bars is interested in making peace with the Shani tribe, which we will never tolerate! Therefore, I have a bold idea to consult with you. ”

Unabatur hurriedly got up and politely asked Tengger to sit down. After the three of them sat down again, Tengger continued: "Tomorrow, Shani Hada's wife will negotiate on behalf of their Shani tribe, and I plan to take the opportunity to kill that woman, first, to avenge my wife and children, and second, to completely dispel the idea of peace talks between Bars and the Shani tribe!" ”。

Alatan looked up and exclaimed, "Isn't that right?" The two countries are at war without slashing, let alone an unarmed woman? Anyway, she turned out to be the wife of Ebonyku, the younger sister-in-law of Unabatur, and she was still from our Katis tribe, right? ”。

Unabatur bowed his head and was silent, noncommittal.

Tengger said eagerly: "I can't care so much!" You have also seen the scene during the day, the Tatar Aslan will definitely try his best to stop it, and the Bars will also stop it if they want to. So, I must ask for your help! ”。

Unabatur raised his head, his eyes were covered with fine red bloodshots, and gritted his teeth and said, "Sulunga was taken captive by Shanihada and did not commit suicide with the Ebony Vault, which has already brought shame on our Katis tribe. She's not a member of our tribe anymore! I agree with Tengger's idea, our coalition is currently encountering a lot of difficulties, but isn't the Shani tribe also unable to hold on? ”。

Tengger was overjoyed when he heard this, and said loudly: "Okay, then I can do it boldly tomorrow!" ”。

Unabatur nodded and said to Alatan: "Alatan, tomorrow you are responsible for stopping Baars and his gang, and I will try to block Aslan so that Tengger can do it!" ”。

Alatan hesitated.

At this moment, the guard just now walked in again and saluted the three of them, "Bars invites everyone to discuss the details of tomorrow's negotiations. ”

Unabatur waved his hand unceremoniously: "Tell Bars, just say that we are tired and have rested and will not participate." In addition, you tell him our opinion: there is really nothing to talk about, only to fight to the end with the Shani tribe! ”。

In the middle of the tent, Bars swallowed a piece of cooked meat in his mouth, and said with a smile to Chagan Temur and Agudammu and the others: "General Unabatur is in a mood!" What's this? It's time to talk, it's time to fight, and be fully prepared! ”。

Chagan Temur rolled his eyes and said, "For some reason, I always don't like Unabatur, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the Khan. Alatan is not bad, strong in martial arts, brave in battle, and good in alcohol! ”。

Agudamu smiled: "Speaking of alcohol, even a man is better than you!" You're not as drunk as a! ”。

Chagan Temur glanced at Agudammu dissatisfied, sighed softly, lowered his head and said no more.

Bars raised his head and said, "Since it is a negotiation between the two sides, we can't lose our identity. When we come to our territory, we must ensure the personal safety of the princess and don't be looked down upon! ”。

Aslan said excitedly, "Don't worry, Bars, leave it to me." If anyone dares to touch Sulunga with me, I will fight with him! ”。

Chagan Temur raised his head, rolled his eyes and laughed, "By the way, Aslan, what does the beautiful Sulunga that you talk about every day look like?" Didn't you say she was your childhood sweetheart's lover? How did you become the princess of Shanihada? ”。

When Aslan heard this, his face instantly turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and lowered his head deeply.

Agudammu reached out and grabbed a whole steaming leg of lamb, slammed it into the open mouth of Chagan Timur, and said loudly: "Eat your meat well, can't good wine and good meat stop your crow's mouth?" ”。

Caught off guard, Chagan Temur was choked and coughed repeatedly, his face was red, his ears were red, and his nose and tears flowed down together. He wiped his tears, bit the leg of mutton, and pointed at Agudamu angrily, but he couldn't say a word.

Baars stroked his golden beard and smiled as he watched the two of them fight. In between drinks, he looked up at the starry sky, and the twinkling stars in the sky were like small lanterns lit, illuminating the journey home of late-night travelers.