The three thousand Turkic cavalry rushed out of the horizon of the high slope in front of them like a black tide, whistled all the way, and galloped towards Xue Shao and his party.

Ai Yan rode on the horse with her lips closed, holding a Datang horizontal knife tightly in her hand, and her finger joints were faintly white.

Xue Shao glanced at her sideways and said with a smile: "Scared? ”

Ai Yan took a deep breath, "Don't be afraid!" ”

The Turkic cavalry was closer.

Ai Yan's face changed suddenly, adding a hint of joy, "The other party has no malicious intent!" ”

"How so?" Xue Shao asked.

The moon slave on the side said: "The whistle from their mouths is a code word used by nomads to welcome guests. ”

Ai Yan nodded, "General An is right!" ”

Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh secretly, when did the two of you become so harmonious?

The Turks' 3,000 cavalry stopped about a hundred paces ahead, brandishing their scimitars in their hands and making a loud and continuous whistle.

One of them trotted over, dressed in dazzling bright armor and a flaming red robe, but without a hood on his head, revealing a string of braided hair.

"It's him......" Ai Yan's face sank, "Ashdewin Fu's eldest son, Ashdeedun!" ”

Xue Shao looked intently at the oncoming young man, who was very strong and tall, but his appearance and temperament were ...... It's really not to blame Ai Yan for disliking him, this big brother looks a little too beastly.

Etun rode a horse and ran in front of Xue Shao and the others, a pair of eagle eyes swept over everyone, and then fell on Ai Yan's body and couldn't move it anymore. He turned over and dismounted in a very neat posture with one leg, walked to Aiyan's horse and knelt down on one knee, held a human head in both hands, and said: "Her Royal Highness, the most noble, beautiful, and supreme princess of the grassland, I want to offer the sinner who conspired to intercept Her Royal Highness the princess - the head of Astege!" I would like to ask Her Royal Highness the princess to be as broad-minded as the god of light on the grassland, and forgive Ashdeedun for being late in greeting and not being able to protect her! ”

As Etun spoke, Yuenu whispered in Xue Shao's ear to translate for him.

In fact, there is no need for Yuenu to translate, when Xue Shao saw Etun sacrifice that bloody human head, he understood most of his heart - the hateful and poor Astege was killed and extinguished, and became the scapegoat of Astewin Fu!

Ai Yan is naturally not stupid, she was a little frightened when she saw this bloody human head at first, but soon understood what was going on in her heart. So she sat on the back of the horse and said loftyly: "Etun Special Service, you are a well-deserved son of the wolf god, and you are the bravest and most loyal Dragloin River on the grassland!" ”

"Childe, Luoluohe is the meaning of 'strong man' in Turkic language, full of legends and praise, just like we praised General Cheng Wuting as 'the evil of the ancients'!" Yue Nu hurriedly said.

Hearing such a compliment, Etun, who was kneeling on one knee, immediately burst into joy and smiled, and he threw away Tege's head, raised his fist and shouted: "Her Royal Highness the princess has given me the title of - Falling River!" ”

The 3,000 Turkic soldiers behind him raised their swords together and shouted loudly, "Drag down the river", "Drag down the river"!

A cold sweat flowed down Ai Yan's sideburns, and he secretly sighed.

Xue Shao was secretly relieved on the side, Ai Yan performed well, and he could be regarded as stabilizing this Etun special service for the time being. But at the same time, he also had some amusement in his heart, this Turkic prince Etun special service, it seems that he has a little developed limbs and a simple mind!

"I am very grateful for your kind welcome. Now, please take the trouble and lead your army to escort me and these envoys of the Tang army to Yudu Jinshan. "We have very important matters to discuss with your father, Khan. ”

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, the humble Etun will always be willing to serve you!" Etun got up, the eagle eye stuck to Ai Yan's body like chewing gum and couldn't move away, and finally turned to Xue Shao on the side, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and his face changed, showing strong jealousy and hostility.

"Who are you?" In very awkward Chinese, Etun asked Xue Shao loudly.

"Envoy of the Don Army." Xue Shao replied calmly with four words.

Etun suddenly strode forward and grabbed Ai Yan's reins, "Bewitching Han'er, stay away from Her Royal Highness the Honorable Princess!" ”

Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh.

Ai Yan's cheeks suddenly turned red, "Etun Special Service, please don't be so rude!" ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess, you don't know what to do!" Etun said nervously and angrily, "A man like him can do witchcraft, and he will seduce women's hearts and livers!" ”

As soon as Yue Nu translated, Xue Shao smiled even happier.

What a shame! …… Ai Yan was very speechless and very ashamed, and covered his face with both hands, "Etun Special Service, please stop talking and don't say any more!" ”

"Yes, Respectful Highness the Princess! - Allow your humble servant Etun to lead your horse! Etun tugged at the reins of his horse and refused to let go.

"Whatever you want! …… Let's go, let's go! "Aiyan would have dug a hole in the ground to get into.

Etun looked overjoyed and very excited. He bit his finger and blew a whistle, and all the three thousand cavalry responded together, quickly dispersed and lined up, forming a strong barrier around Xue Shao and his party, escorting them to the north.

Etun really led Ai Yan's horse all the way, and he couldn't leave her. It seems that he is not generally worried that Ai Yan will be "hooked" by Xue Shao.

Xue Shao and the others were a few steps behind, following behind Etun and Ai Yan.

Guo Yuanzhen walked beside Xue Shao and whispered, "General, with this ugly prince escorting, we should be safe before we arrive at Yudu Jinshan." But Tege's head made me feel uneasy. ”

"What's the concern?"

Guo Yuanzhen said: "According to Ai Yan, the surname 'Ashin' is second only to the surname 'Ashina' among the Turkic tribes, and Ashtege himself is also a very important person among the Turkic tribes, a recognized wise man, and once one of the henchmen and think tanks of Funian Khan. Etun dared to kill Tege, no doubt at the behest of his father. Just imagine, such an important person as Tege will kill if he says it, it is enough to see that Ashdwin Fu's authority within the steppe rebels is already supreme and no one dares to oppose it. This doesn't seem to be too beneficial to us! ”

Xue Shao pondered for a moment and said, "If there is a disadvantage in everything, it will be beneficial." The power of the Turkic rebels is concentrated in the hands of Ashdwin Fu, and if he takes a tough attitude and refuses to negotiate peace, it will indeed be very disadvantageous to us; But on the other hand, if we can solve the problem of Asdwinfu, the supreme ruler, the Turkic rebels will inevitably fall into endless internal strife and chaos, and will easily collapse and disintegrate. ”

Guo Yuanzhen's eyes lit up, and he lowered his voice and said, "Is the general trying to clean up Ashdwin Fu?" ”

Xue Shao smiled coldly and acquiesced.

Guo Yuanzhen made a gesture and gestured, "How about the assassination?" ”

Xue Shao shook his head decisively, he must not be assassinated! If Ashdwin Fu dies at our hands, it will only make the grassland tribes hate the Tang Dynasty even more, and thus strengthen their determination to rebel against independence!

Guo Yuanzhen spread his hands, so what should I do?

Xue Shao pouted in front of him, Guo Yuanzhen looked forward, and his eyes suddenly widened - what did the general mean by killing Ashdwin Fu with the help of Ai Yan and Etun?

- It can't be!

Xue Shao smiled, don't panic, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain!

Guo Yuanzhen secretly let out a long breath, his brows tightened, and he couldn't dissolve anymore.

Everyone on the side thought it was very strange, what kind of dumb riddle were the two generals playing?

The tacit understanding between Xue Shao and Guo Yuanzhen, even if it is someone inside the Three Blades Brigade, may not be able to fully understand it.

The long road was long, and the group traveled north. With the escort of 3,000 Turkic soldiers, nothing happened.

The Etun agent didn't care about the envoys, peace talks, or anything like that, he only cared about Her Royal Highness the Supreme Princess in his mind. It's a pity that Ai Yan is still lukewarm and uninterested in this ugly agent. After walking with the Turkic soldiers for two or three days, Ai Yan gradually felt that with these "clansmen", he felt a strong sense of restraint and oppression in a cage. Looking back at the beginning, when I walked with Xue Shao and others, although there were often quarrels, and even one or two fights with Yue Nu, there was no pressure in my heart at that time. Looking back now, those quarrels and fights seem to be a kind of intimacy worth remembering and commemorating.

So Ai Yan proposed to the Etun special service that he should go back and go with the moon slave. She had a good reason, there were only two of us women among the thousands, and I couldn't hang out with you big men all day.

Etun was very depressed when he heard this, and he said, every day you sleep in a separate tent, and I personally carry a knife to guard you outside your tent, and no one dares to approach, what else can you not rest assured?

Ai Yan naturally wouldn't say the sentence "I just don't worry about you", but she insisted on walking with the moon slave.

Etun had no choice but to agree.

So Ai Yan returned to the ranks of the envoys of the Tang Army, and she suddenly had a feeling of escaping. Xue Shao and Yuenu, who used to look very annoying, seemed to have a sense of intimacy in her eyes.

For Ai Yan's "return", the moon slave reciprocated with a warm "welcome", but the welcome ceremony was a bit special - the moon slave said that he had not practiced boxing and kicking for a while, and the people of the Three Knife Brigade were unwilling to fight with me.

So, as soon as the two women met, they had a hearty fight.

The moon slave moved his muscles and sweated enough, while Ai Yan released all the emotions that had been suppressed in his heart in the past two days, and the whole person was much more relaxed.

Xue Shao and the others were also much kinder to Ai Yan, at least they didn't treat her as a prisoner of the enemy anymore.

After only three days, Ai Yan's mood has changed significantly, which makes her herself unable to figure out - why do I feel uneasy and depressed when I am with my clansmen, but with these Tang people who should be enemies, I can feel relaxed and safe, and there is a sense of steadiness when I return home?

The team continued its journey north.

Moon Nu and Ai Yan still stumble from time to time, but they are no longer as full of fierce gunpowder as before, but like a pair of best friends teasing each other. The two are inseparable when they eat, live and sleep together, and they have become a pair of close friends who don't know each other.

Xue Shao saw that everything was developing according to his expectations, so he remained silent.

Etun saw it in his eyes, but he was jealous and couldn't sleep and eat, could it be that my noble and beloved princess Her Royal Highness was really hooked by Han'er?