Dense snow falls from the sky, and the weather in the grassland is really weird. The eastern capital has entered spring, it is the season of continuous spring rain, and the northern Xinjiang Yandu has not seen the snow for a long time. But on the third day when Qin Fei entered the grassland, a light snow actually fell in the endless desert.

There was no snow on the ground yet, but it was hard to tell the direction, and as far as the eye could see, there was a similar scenery everywhere. A snowflake floated into Qin Fei's neck, he subconsciously shrunk his neck, turned his head and said: "Although the people of Yanwangfu have to discount every word, they really didn't lie, we have been gone for three days, and we are still in the sphere of influence of the demon race." ”

Standing beside Qin Fei, there was only Li Hunu alone. Snowflakes fell on the ends of his hair, and it looked as if his hair had turned gray.

"Usually in this season, the barbarians of the steppe will spend the winter on the food they have traded and plundered. In winter, they rarely wage war, and only in the spring when the flowers bloom and there is enough food and grass will there be a large-scale mobilization. Therefore, if you want to launch a small-scale battle at this time, you are still very sure that you will not be caught up by a large number of demon troops. "Li Hunu obviously knows everything about the grassland. On this trip, he accompanied Qin Fei into the grassland alone to find out the truth and truth.

"It's just that those barbarians, who are soldiers on their horses and herdsmen when they get off their horses, are really difficult to ......find an organized army," Qin Fei sighed. In the three days since they entered the grassland, they have never seen more than 20 people walking together, except for a few herdsmen who have seen them in pairs.

Li Hunu smiled bitterly, what is the situation in the northern Xinjiang, of course, the Yanwang Mansion knows best. For the sake of safety, he couldn't rely on the power of King Yan, so Qin Fei temporarily became blind and deaf, and he could only look for it by himself. And he himself has not been in northern Xinjiang for ten years, ten years of time, can make a girl become a young woman, can also make a child become a young man, and now Li Hunu does not dare to say how much he knows about the grassland.

"We can't go on like this." Qin Fei frowned: "Find a herdsman's house to find out the rumors!" ”

For Qin Fei's idea, Li Hunu was very supportive. The simplest and most violent way is to raid a lonely tent, arrest all the people inside, and ask questions one by one, always asking some clues.

The two of them walked in the flying light snow for an unknown amount of time, and the sky was gradually darkening, and finally they saw two small tents connected together in a snowy white.

Li Hunu held the copper stick on his back in his hand with his backhand, and was about to enter the tent with a roar, but suddenly saw Qin Fei Shi Ran walking to the door of the tent and asked softly, "Is there anyone inside?" ”

Li Hunu couldn't help but be stunned, so polite? Aren't we here to catch the live?

The tent curtain was lifted to reveal a weathered face, and it was difficult for the prairie people to tell their real age, and some young men in their twenties looked like they were in their thirties. But the man in front of him was never less than forty years old, his wrinkles were deep, his eyes were a little dull, and his hands holding the curtain were covered with calluses. He looked at Qin Fei and asked rhetorically, "You?" ”

Qin Fei put his left hand behind his back and shook it at Li Hunu, signaling him not to act rashly. Only then did he say softly: "We are merchants who came to the grassland to change sheepskins, but two days ago we met a ranger and robbed us of all our goods, and the two of us escaped with our lives, and it snowed, if we can't find our way back, we will get lost in the grassland, and eighty percent will die here......"

"Those damn thieves!" The barbarian cursed in a low voice, then raised the curtain of the door, and said in a loud voice: "Come and sit down first, and bake the fire." ”

Qin Fei and Li Hunu secretly walked into the tent on guard, which was a typical grassland home. A middle-aged barbarian couple with four children – three boys and one girl. The eldest boy was seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was strong and powerful, with big shoulders and a round waist. The youngest girl was only six or seven years old, her skin was not good, and her eyes were round, black and white. The family looked at Qin Fei and Li Hunu curiously.

"My name is Tosan." The barbarian pointed to his nose: "They are my wives and children. ”

Turning his head to look at his children, Dossan said majestically, "Bring the stove over, take out my mare's milk wine, and roast some lamb for the guests." ”

Tossan's wife obediently moved the stove over, but it was his eldest son, who had been muttering and looking for something, and looked a little reluctant. Qin Fei's ears were sharp, and he heard him say: There is not much mare's milk wine at home, mutton...... Hmph, I'll run out of food after eating......

Tosan's face was a little unsightly, and he scolded sharply: "How to treat guests, I have taught you since I was a child." We can't be stingy. “

Qin Fei sat down by the fire very calmly and asked, "What?" Is this winter going hard? ”

Dosan's brows tightened, and he said casually: "It's been like this for many years, I'm used to it." ”

The little girl held a bag of mare's milk wine, walked up to Qin Fei, held it to Qin Fei with both hands, and looked at him curiously. She may have never seen anyone other than the barbarians, and when she saw Qin Fei's clothes and dresses were different, her little heart was full of novelty, and her eyes were staring at Qin Fei unabashedly.

"Well, this is for you." Qin Fei took out a small golden lotus seed from his arms. The middle and high-ranking officials of the Prosecutor's Office are very fond of bringing some golden lotus seeds. First, it is more elegant than bringing gold ingots, and second, when necessary, golden lotus seeds can be used as hidden weapons, and the amount is very appropriate.

The little girl put her finger in her mouth and bit it hard, looking at the golden lotus seed with a blank eye, looking like she wanted to take it, but she subconsciously looked at Dosan's face.

"If you want to entertain guests, you can't take things from guests." Tossan's face wrenched.

The little girl's mouth was deflated, and she moved back to her place and sat down. Qin Fei sighed, walked up to her, and stuffed the golden lotus seed into her hand. Duosang repeatedly said that he could not accept gifts from guests, but Qin Fei insisted on giving, and the two argued for a long time, but in the end, Qin Fei had the upper hand. After this little incident, the atmosphere in the tent became much more harmonious, and gradually began to talk.

Listening to Dosan, this was originally the domain of the barbarian Khan Tuoba Lie. Tuoba Lie and the Demon Khan Tuoba Hong can be regarded as brothers of the same generation. It's just that the two clans have been separated for a long time, and the two have hardly met except on the battlefield. Most of the wars between the barbarians and the demons ended in the barbarians, and they occupied less and less places, and Tuoba Lie had now moved to the Far East, and was temporarily unwilling to fight Tuoba Hong.

"Why doesn't Tuoba Hong take advantage of the victory to pursue, and withdraw his troops every time he wins a small victory?" Qin Fei asked.

With a pious look on his face, Duo Sang said from the bottom of his heart: "That's because we have a powerful martial venerable. Even if Tuoba Hong defeated the Khan, he didn't dare to push too hard. Lord Wuzun devoted himself to cultivation, and he didn't care about the disputes between brothers on the grassland. But after all, he is worshiped by our khan, if Tuoba Hong dares to be more arrogant, Lord Wuzun will take action. ”

Li Hunu whispered to Qin Fei: "What he said is right. About twenty years ago, Takubahiro's father once defeated the barbarian khan, and then wanted to destroy the other party in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, he provoked Wuzun, the grassland Wuzun, and with just one sword, he killed the demon khan of the grassland, who was famous for his martial arts. I heard Liu Renzhong talk about that battle. At that time, he had just come to Northern Xinjiang to explore the reality of the barbarians and demons, but he didn't expect to be frightened when he saw that scene. ”

Qin Fei thought about it, Wuzun is the water clear sky, for the water clear sky, it is best that the grassland should never be unified, the barbarians and the demons are fighting and fighting, so naturally they have no experience to harass the people of Middle-earth. And he, naturally, has to stand on the weak side and help the barbarians continue to fight against the demons. Judging from his cultivation, he could slash the demon khan with a sword, but he did not use his force to affect the unity of the grassland, but let Tuoba Hong ascend the throne smoothly and continue to maintain the confrontation posture between the demon race and the barbarians.

This kind of complex politics is naturally unknown to Tosan. In his simple heart, Lord Wuzun drew his sword in anger because Tuoba Hong disturbed his Qing Xiu, what a ridiculous joke. And Tuoba Lie and Tuoba Hong may not be clear about Shui Qingtian's thoughts, but Tuoba Lie needs the deterrent power of Shui Qingtian, and Tuoba Hong does not have a master who can fight against the enemy Shui Qingtian. That is to say, in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is a fart. Shui Qingkong made it clear that the demon barbarians would eat the dog, but they still had to bite.

"Our khan doesn't want to fight Middle-earth." Dosang said wistfully: "The Khan once said that we are steppe people, and if we don't have enough food to eat, we can exchange our native products, horses, furs, and Middle Earth for food, and we don't need to fight at all. As long as the price of the transaction is fair, it is enough. ”

Qin Fei sighed and nodded, the barbarians who were unified back then were divided because of political disagreements and their sons competing for the throne. It is true that the barbarians rarely fight against the Chu State, unless they have nothing to eat and have to rely on plunder to survive, they will fight. The demons are different, they like to plunder and slaughter other people's lives. It is very strange that the same nation actually shows two completely different value orientations......

Qin Fei did not like to study these philosophical questions, but he knew very well that the hostility of the barbarians to the Chu State was not very serious, and there was occasional private trade between the barbarians and the Chu State. Otherwise, where did the gorgeous fur in the homes of those dignitaries and nobles, and the sturdy grassland horses on the streets of the second generation of officials and prancing horses come from?

This is also the reason why Qin Fei swaggered over and knocked on the door and came in.

"We want to go back to Chu State, but we are afraid that we will encounter the demon rangers again...... Qin Fei said sincerely: "Dosang, do you know where their rangers are?" So that our brothers can avoid them and go home safely. ”