Although the sacrifice of the elephant vacated the entire palace, Liu Xin only chose a side hall as the temporary residence of his party, and all the soldiers around the palace had been replaced by flying tiger guards, and Dian Wei was personally on duty in the gatehouse with the pair of big iron halberds.

Although the side hall only occupies a small part of the palace, it is also a courtyard with a courtyard on the first floor, with more than 20 houses distributed in front and back, and it is quite spacious for Lannier to live here with the twelve female guards.

When Liu Xin returned to the hospital, it was already the third watch. At this time, Yan Rui and Lu Qiling's mother and daughter had already fallen asleep, and even the Loulan princess Liya, who was going to come with her, had already fallen asleep, only Diao Chan was still sitting in front of the bed and waiting. Since he was assassinated in the mud city, every night without waiting for Liu Xin to come back, Diao Chan is always uneasy, and she has to wait for him to come back before lying down anyway.

Seeing Liu Xin staggering in, Minchan hurriedly stepped forward, supported him, and said distressedly: "Master, why did you drink so much wine today." Hurry up and go to sleep in the house, and the concubine will pour you a glass of water. ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "I drank too much wine, and I won't be able to sleep for a while, I'll go for a walk in the garden, wake up, and sleep by yourself." ”

Minchan saw that Liu Xin was full of thoughts, where did she dare to let him go alone, so she quickly put on her clothes and helped him to walk to the back together. Laniel, who was wearing a light armor and holding on to the ground with a sharp blade, also brought two female guards to follow. And Beigong Qian, who had just fallen asleep and stayed in the house, also got up when she heard the movement, she has now become Diaochan's personal maid, so she naturally has to follow the master closely.

Liu Xin did drink a lot of wine today, but the degree of those sweet wines was not high, as long as he found a place where no one was there to quietly do his work, he could sober himself up. But because Minchan followed, the team grew up all of a sudden, and Liu Xin had no choice but to turn his sobering wine into moon appreciation.

The garden is located at the back of the palace and has not been specially repaired, with a few poplar trees, a few clusters of wildflowers, and a row of grape trellises. The trellis is full of fruit, but it is not yet ripe. Although the garden is modest, it is not easy to see such a large area of green in the desert, there is no lake here, and watering these trees and poplars alone requires a lot of manpower every day.

Although with so many people, Liu Xin couldn't do his work silently, but the desert night was quite chilly. was carried by Minchan and walked in the garden for a while, when the cold wind blew, Liu Xin's wine had already woken up for most of the time, and suddenly he heard Minchan sneeze twice in succession.

Liu Xin found out that Minchan was in a hurry, and her clothes were a little thinner, and she was just about to persuade her to go back, but she suddenly stopped, listened intently, waved her hand and said, "Chan'er, my wine has woken up." You don't have to stay with me, go back to sleep first, beware of the cold. ”

Seeing that Minchan was still standing in place and refused to leave, Liu Xin whispered in her ear: "If you often catch a cold, it will hinder the birth of a child." ”

Minchan wanted to conceive a child, but after following Liu Xin for so long, her stomach never moved, and she couldn't help but panic when she heard Liu Xin's words, so she quickly gave a salute and obediently went back to the side hall. Beigong Qian was originally to serve Minchan, and Lanier and the two female guards also came to protect her. As soon as Minchan left, the others naturally left, and the garden suddenly quieted down.

Liu Xin suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Since you're here, why haven't you shown up yet?" ”

The sound was not loud, and the people outside could not hear it, but the people in the garden could hear it clearly. However, the whole garden was quiet, except for Liu Xin, there was no second figure. Suddenly, the poplar tree in the middle of the garden shook slightly, and a black figure arrived in front of Liu Xin in an instant, and said coldly: "I didn't expect you to be drunk but still very alert." That was your lady just now, and she was really a big beauty. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Yes, that's my Seventh Lady." I'm curious how you managed to sneak in from under the noses of the guards outside. However, since you're here this time, I still hope you'll stay. ”

It turned out that this figure hidden in the poplar tree was the black whirlwind that came and went without a trace. The black whirlwind still said in a cold tone: "Stay? What do you want to stay for? Do you want to be your eighth lady? ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but be stunned, he just wanted to take some responsibility for this woman who had a bad relationship with him, but he forgot the three chapters of Ma Yun's covenant, it was indeed a trouble to leave her behind, I believe she would not be willing to be just a maid.

But I heard the black whirlwind say faintly: "This Seventh Lady is your favorite woman." Actually, I should have thought about it a long time ago, otherwise how would you have taken her with you. ”

Liu Xin felt the slight sourness in her words, and suddenly grabbed her shoulders and said seriously: "I love all my women equally......

Black Whirlwind didn't wait for Liu Xin to finish speaking, he struggled hard, and snorted coldly: "No matter how much you love your woman, what does it have to do with me?" I'm not your woman. ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but smile and said, "It's not my woman, why are you willing to come to me?" ”

The black whirlwind was unmoved, and still said coldly: "I just came to inform you that I have dismissed all those brothers......"

Liu Xin couldn't help but be overjoyed: "So, do you really want to stay?" ”

The Black Whirlwind said unquestioningly, "If you die of this heart, I won't stay." Tomorrow I'm going to be far away, and we'll never see each other again in our lives. I'm here today, and I have another news to tell you, Banbianyun has gathered four or five gangsters, ready to deal with you together, so you can do it yourself. Leave! ”

Before Liu Xin could react, the black whirlwind turned around and rushed towards the courtyard wall. Liu Xin raised his feet to chase, but he drank too much wine and couldn't use his strength, so he had to shout behind him: "I don't know what your name is?" ”

Since leaving Huni Mountain that day, every time the black whirlwind closes its eyes, it will appear that Liu Xin's hands are blurred with flesh and blood, and she is determined to disband the bandit left by her father, and track all the way to Khotan, in fact, she really has the intention of staying. However, when Black Whirlwind had just heard that the beautiful woman was Liu Xin's seventh wife, her heart gradually sank.

Among the Hu people in the Western Regions, it is common for a man to marry several wives, and Black Whirlwind did not expect to live and fly with Liu Xin, not to mention that she also knew that Liu Xin had a wife, but she didn't expect that Liu Xin's wives would have seven, or more than seven. Black Whirlwind has always been a loner, and suddenly she has to compete for favor with so many women in front of a man, and she can't do it, so she decides that she still has to go.

However, when she heard Liu Xin ask her name, her figure couldn't help but be stunned. However, she only hesitated slightly, and soon gritted her teeth, lightly dropped the sentence "My surname is Ban", and disappeared into the darkness without looking back.

If she can do kung fu with her fists and feet, Liu Xin is much stronger than Black Whirlwind, but her light kung fu is between her and her. However, Liu Xin is still drinking too much wine now, not only can't he lift much strength, but his reaction is half a beat slower than before, and when he jumps on the wall, where can he still see the figure of the black whirlwind, but a team of guards heard his shout and rushed over, and asked in unison: "Lord, what's wrong?" ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "It's okay, I drank too much and yelled twice." ”

The guards couldn't help but look at each other, just now they heard Liu Xin asking someone's name, and he was still standing on the wall of the garden, but he only said that he had drunk too much. However, he was the lord, and no one dared to doubt him, and there was really no movement around, so they had to retire again and go back to their posts.

The surroundings were quiet again, Liu Xin was still standing on the wall and did not come down, and the last sentence of the black whirlwind "My surname is Ban" echoed repeatedly in his mind. Liu Xin, a celebrity surnamed Ban, only remembers Ban Chao, could it be that Black Whirlwind is a descendant of Ban Chao, but I heard her say at the bottom of the cave that day that her ancestor was a person next to a high-ranking official, and obviously it could not be Ban Chao. After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Xin didn't come up with a reason.

Due to the fact that the sacrifice was very cooperative, the thing was that the progress of Khotan was smoother than that of the previous countries, and Liu Xin only stayed in Xicheng for one day and took care of all the affairs. Originally, according to Liu Xin's temperament, now that the matter has been dealt with, it is time to move on to the next stop. But this time, Liu Xin stayed in Xicheng very patiently, and accompanied Minchan around the vineyard behind the palace every day, as if he wanted to wait for the grapes to ripen and eat a full meal before leaving.

In fact, Liu Xin did not leave immediately, he was waiting for the arrival of Huang Zhong's army. Although Liu Xin drank too much wine last night, he remembered clearly what the black whirlwind told him, and half of the cloud gathered a few horse bandits to attack him.

It is not surprising to say that since the Fifth Army Brigade entered the Western Regions, Huang Zhong has been committed to cleaning up the horse bandits of various countries, and there have been three bandit gangs that have suffered annihilation, and Banbianyun must have felt a strong pressure, whether they retaliate, or huddle together for warmth, in short, they will not sit still.

A few horse bandits, Liu Xin hasn't paid attention to them yet, if they don't come, Liu Xin will also send someone to exterminate them. But Liu Xin had to face more than just a few bandits, he also had to face the regular armies of Dawan, Shache, and Shule at the same time, or their coalition forces. In the face of these two forces, one bright and one dark, coupled with a harsh and unfamiliar environment, Liu Xin felt that he had to calm down and strive to hit with one blow. As long as Dawan is defeated, Shache and Shule are controlled, and half of the cloud bandits are wiped out on the same level as the Black Whirlwind, half of the trade route to the west will be opened.