Chapter 13: Princess Alan
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The candlelight in the small tent was bright, and the two pretty maidservants carried a small wooden basin, brought clean water, and took out cotton towels to wash Zhuang Yi's face.
Zhuang Yi was not used to this feeling of being served by others, so he took the towel and said with a smile: "I'll do it myself!" Is there a mirror? ”
"Yes! I'm going to get it! The little maidservant agreed, turned and went.
The nosebleed didn't stop completely, but it clotted and blocked the nostrils, and the nose still hurt a little hotly.
A white slender little hand held a dim bronze mirror and handed it to him at the right time. Zhuang Yi looked in the mirror, and the bridge of his nose was already swollen. He bent down and immersed his face in the water, picked up the towel again, and quickly cleaned the blood stains on his face, and suddenly felt a refreshing face.
He felt that it was almost there, and was about to turn around, when he suddenly felt a warm, soft and slippery hand, dipped in cold water, caressed his neck, and gently massaged it.
"Don't move...... Nosebleeds, to use ice water to stimulate the back of the neck dumb door, Fengfu two acupuncture points, in order to stop the bleeding quickly, this method is my aunt taught me, she is from Youzhou, can do some medical skills, you must also be from Youzhou, right? It's still a thief, and does he have a grudge against the Khitans? Why help us? A gentle voice said faintly beside him, and a fragrance of fat powder mixed with the faint fragrance of virgin powder came to his nose.
"Oh...... If I'm not mistaken, you're Princess Alan, right? I'm really ashamed to be a ...... Feed! What do you want to do......" Before he finished speaking, he felt that his slippery hands suddenly became like iron tongs, and he pinched his neck tightly. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, his head was pressed into the basin of water.
......A string of blisters bubbled up in the water basin, Zhuang Yi raised his head with difficulty, his face was flushed, and the two maidservants laughed on the side.
"Tsk...... You're really imposing, answer my question honestly......" It was indeed Princess Alan, she gritted her teeth and grinned fiercely.
"How so...... Of course, I have no enmity with the Khitans, but the Khitans are too greedy, which is very unfavorable for me to gain a foothold in Madu Mountain, and in the north of the mountain, only you Xi people, and only you check and balance each other, no one can be strong, I can live a nourishing life in the north of the mountain, and I can easily move between the major tribes. Zhuang Yi didn't bother to move, and replied without thinking.
"How many centaurs do you have? Dare to say such a big thing......" Alan asked coldly.
"I don't need too many men and horses, it's enough to be my escort, it's your business to fight the Khitans. If you want, I can help you train your troops, and I can also use my brains and give my wisdom for you. Ha ha...... Fortunately, my brain is still useful, and I still have this confidence......" Zhuang Yi said with a grin.
"Do you think I'm going to believe you? With your mouth and brute force? Princess Alan didn't give up, and said sarcastically.
"Wrong...... And my head, if King Xi loses to the Khitans, will he let me go? Zhuang Yi stood up and turned around suddenly, a pair of eyes looked sharply at Princess Ailan, slender and tall, wheat-colored skin with a hint of wildness, under the slender eyebrows, there was a pair of single eyelids and big eyes unique to Xiren, and the high nose bridge showed a strong personality, which was not beautiful.
Zhuang Yi's eyes continued to look down dishonestly, and he saw the gold silk leather belt around his waist, and a foot wearing long deerskin boots was raised, and he stepped on his yellow cowhide boots fiercely.
"No......" Princess Alan was taken aback, a trace of unnatural look flashed on her face, she agreed in her mouth, stepped on her feet, and immediately took a few steps back in a panic, standing far away.
When the maidservants saw this, they giggled again.
"Hey...... What rudeness! But you're smart! I still have to go to the banquet of the Patriarch of Jiera, and if you have nothing to do, please come back another day. Zhuang Yi said with a smile, turned around and walked out of the big tent quickly.
"Hmm......" Princess Alan looked thoughtful, unconsciously agreed, followed out of the big tent, suddenly remembered something, stood again, stomped her foot angrily, and shouted: "Wait...... This is our big tent, and I am the master here...... The one surnamed Zhuang, I'm going to compete with you tomorrow...... Do you dare to say yes? ”
"Okay! No problem! Zhuang Yi snapped his fingers and agreed, but his footsteps did not stop.
Back in the banquet, Duan Sizhen and An Huaixin were surrounded by the Xi men in the middle, with a sad face. Because Zhuang Yi showed enough kindness before, he did not seriously injure anyone. Those honest and mocking men felt that they had so many people beating one, and at this time they felt aggrieved and a little embarrassed, so they stepped forward to persuade them to drink.
As soon as Zhuang Yi came back, they found the right master, and they refused to let go, especially Sha Gu and Suo Di, who even encouraged everyone vigorously, I can't beat you and still can't drink you?
So, after the banquet ended, Zhuang Yi and the other three all drank and vomited until midnight, before they fell asleep with a dizzy head.
The next morning, just after dawn, Zhuang Yi got up and finished washing, and Princess Ailan came with two maidservants. She carried a pot of arrows on her back, a bow in her hand, and a maidservant behind her led a tall white horse, which looked like a divine horse.
"Why do you look so sluggish, weren't you quite energetic yesterday? Go and lead your horses, and we'll go to the river......"
"I drank too much last night...... I'm still groggy now, can I compare it next time? Zhuang Yi sneered, secretly regretting that he promised too much last night. If you play fighting, hundreds of people are not a problem, and it's okay to play foot shooting, but if you play mounted archery, his practice time is still short, and the war horse is not as good as hers, which is a bit mysterious.
"Cut...... How much wine do our sons on the grassland drink, and the next day they will still be majestic, you won't be afraid! Princess Alan sarcastically said.
"Speaking of which...... Let the princess laugh! This ruler is short, and the inch is long...... Mounted archery is really not what I'm good at, it's combat that's my forte...... Or how are we better than the others? Zhuang Yi hurriedly explained, tentatively.
"What? You're still not a man anymore? Who said yes so loudly yesterday? If you want to regret it now, that won't work......" Princess Alan raised her chin and said very proudly.
"I didn't regret it...... I just want to ask the princess to be accommodating, how about changing riding archery to foot archery? ”
"Okay then...... But you have to know that even if you win, it will be dishonorable, let alone if you lose...... Should we make a bet? ”
"Good! How about your white horse? I'll lose, I'll be a slave to you......" Zhuang Yi's mind succeeded, his eyes rolled, and he laughed.
"It's shameless, who wants you to be a slave. If I win, your bet with Shagu yesterday will be cancelled......" Princess Alan pursed her lips and glanced at him, and said undoubtedly.
"Good...... Deal! ”
The maidservant girl immediately went to let people set up the venue, and Zhuang Yi then went to get his one-stone six-bucket bow, which was just two hundred catties of pulling force, and carried a pot of arrows, and took An Huaixin and Duan Sizhen to the venue.
I saw that on the grass by the river, more than a dozen Xi men stood in a row, each carrying a white long-necked waterfowl with fluttering wings. Zhuang Yi understood at a glance that this is a live target, which requires hand feeling and eyesight, and the difficulty is not ordinarily high. "See? We will compete with whoever shoots more waterfowl and whoever wins, and if you don't have anything to prepare, let's get started! "Princess Alan had arrived first, and stood about a hundred and fifty paces across the line from that row of taunts.
The distance of one hundred and fifty paces, of course, is not something that an ordinary bow can do, you need a strong bow to have this strength, and of course Zhuang Yi's bow can do it, but with his use of bows and arrows, this quasi-head is no problem, but the rate of fire is up for debate. With a crossbow, he could do it almost with his eyes closed, but there was no if.
"Keep your hands steady...... Shoot fast! Shoot by feeling, don't aim, it's a waste of time, if you know how to shoot arrows! Duan Sizhen said a little worriedly.
"You don't have faith in me! Feel relieved...... Riding and shooting changed to step shooting, and compared with a woman, if I lose, where will my old face go. Zhuang Yi said angrily. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow the ~ point / Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter qdread can be), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to the qdread WeChat public account! )