In the early morning of the day when they bid farewell to the Guishuang tribe, Su Qin and the others got up very early, packed their luggage, and waited for a while, Chunwei and Jizhou drove a very new carriage over, and Queen Yidanxia also came with four maids to see them off.

Su Qin reluctantly said goodbye to everyone, boarded the carriage, couldn't bear to turn back, and headed all the way to the east.

The way back was much easier than when I came, because there wasn't so much deceit.

Su Qin decided: to send the two Yiqu people Na Shuzhi and Yan Ning back to their homeland first, so the carriage still returned to the territory of the Yiqu country from the way it came.

It was the height of summer, the grassland was full of greenery, the wildflowers were brilliant, Su Qin and Shi Chang enjoyed the beautiful scenery, and their hearts were relaxed, so they didn't feel the difficulty of the journey.

Two days later, the group of four arrived at the camp of Yiqu Kingdom, it was already dusk, Shu Zhi and Yan Ning persuaded Su Qin and Shi Chang to rest in the Yiqu camp for one night, and then go on the road tomorrow, and volunteered to be guides for Su Qin and Shi Chang.

Su Qin asked Shi Chang's opinion with his eyes, Shi Chang nodded, and Su Qin agreed to them. Su Qin and Shi Chang then followed them to find a suitable inn.

Shu Zhi and Yan Ning took them to a local inn with the characteristics of the Yiqu ethnic group, and saw that it consisted of six small felt bags, which were specially provided for the passing merchants.

The inn is not luxurious, but it is relatively tidy, where does Su Qin and Shi Chang care about the luxury of the facilities, thank Shu Zhi and Yan Ning, and live there.

The two of them did not lack Yiqu coins, because Huo Xuan fell off the cliff at the beginning, and there were a lot of common coins of Yiqu Country in the baggage left behind, if they were not used here, it would be difficult to use them back to Qin State, so Su Qin and Shi Chang decided: just use them in Yiqu.

That night, Su Qin and Shi Chang were still a little wary of Shu Zhi and Yan Ning, especially Su Qin, who knew if there would be an accident after returning to their territory after all? Therefore, he did not dare to sleep soundly all night.

However, nothing happened that night, everything was normal.

Su Qin thought to himself: "Probably because Shu Zhi and Yan Ning have been with him for a long time, and they have developed a sense of familiarity with each other, plus they have spared them a few times, they may also be grateful, so they don't have the intention of harming them." It seems that he is too worried. ”

The reason why Shi Chang agreed to stay in Yiqu for one more day was that he had other plans: because the leather products of the Yiqu people were very famous in various countries, he wanted to match the Qingshuang Sword with a good scabbard here.

When they woke up the next day, the two of them went out early in the morning, walked for a long time, and finally selected a large-scale leathersmith's workshop, Old Man Shi was not stingy at all, and almost spent all the Yiqu coins, he not only ordered the scabbard of the Qingshuang sword to the workshop, but also ordered the leather rope around the hilt of the sword, etc.

They asked the craftsmen of the workshop to measure the size of the sword, choose the style of the scabbard, and agreed to pick up the goods in the evening.

The two of them were a little bored while waiting to pick up the goods, so they wandered around the camp of the Yiqu people, and Su Qin observed the daily life of the Yiqu people with interest.

He found that although the Yiqu people did not have much wealth and lived a dull life, they were relatively equal, and they had few greed and were easy to unite.

Assuming that the Yiqu people are as eager to compete for profit, indulge in enjoyment, internal suspicion, and intrigue as the people in Longguan, then with their population, weapons, and battle formations, where are the opponents of the Chinese people?

Thinking of this, Su Qin couldn't help but sigh, Shi Chang hurriedly asked the reason, Su Qin told him one by one, and Old Man Shi also thought so.

When the two of them were walking leisurely along a big road, thirty or forty people suddenly ran from the road in a panic, and while running, they chattered noisily: "Oh no, the princess of Qin has committed suicide, let's go and take a look." ”

Su Qin understood Yiqu's words, and after understanding what they meant, he hurriedly told Shi Chang the news, and both of them were shocked. Unconsciously follow the crowd to see what is going on.

When they arrived at the royal court, they saw that the guards of the royal court had already intercepted the crowd on the road to see the lively crowd, and the royal court of Yiqu was not walled, and they could see the guards and maids who were busy coming and going inside.

Su Qin recognized the prince of Yiqu, Mao Du, who looked lost and depressed, and walked around with his hair scattered.

Su Qin heard that there were latecomers around him asking for details, and everyone told him that it was Princess Yingqi of the Qin State who committed suicide, and she committed suicide by taking poison last night, and she couldn't be saved when she found out this morning.

Someone in the crowd sighed: "She has lived here for more than 20 years, and she has been nameless and undistinguished, it is not easy, and it is a pity to die." ”

Su Qin also felt injustice for Princess Yingqi, and was deeply saddened by her death, almost bursting into tears.

Su Qin and Shi Chang watched for nearly an hour, and when they saw that there would be no new news, they left the royal court, returned to the inn where they rested, and ate some dry food for lunch. After resting for an afternoon, in the evening, they went to retrieve the scabbard of the Qingshuang Sword.

The craftsman took out the scabbard that had just been made, and Su Qin and Shi Chang felt that their eyes lit up. As the saying goes, a man is matched with clothes and a horse with a saddle, and it is true that a sword also needs a beautiful scabbard to be even more extraordinary.

Su Qin saw that the scabbard was made of hard cowhide, and the vermilion outer layer was soaked in grease to make it smooth and shiny, and the sword was inserted into it just right, and the craftsman tightly wrapped the hilt with a kneaded cowhide string, which was soft and moderate, and it was particularly strong to hold. The tailor-made thing is not ordinary, coupled with the outstanding talent of the Yiqu leather craftsman, the scabbard and the Qingshuang sword are really seamless.

Su Qin and Shi Chang couldn't help but give the craftsman a thumbs up, but he looked shy and smiled shyly.

Shi Chang inserted the Qingshuang swords into the scabbard, solemnly handed them to Su Qin, and said, "This treasure will follow you from now on, I hope that the talent will be matched with the sword, and the fame will shock the world, and the future will be very successful." ”

Su Qin said modestly: "Where am I a talent, but I am just a few scholars. Still, he respectfully took them and wore them under his waist. Once the sword was on his body, Su Qin himself felt that he was majestic and heroic.

Su Qin was very moved and overjoyed, of course he cherished and cherished the Qingshuang Sword extremely much. That night, he actually held the Qingshuang Sword and slept happily. Shi Chang woke up in the middle of the night, looked at his sleeping position, and couldn't help but smile, he had a relationship with Su Qin, lived and died together, and felt like father and son, so he was willing to give such a treasure to Su Qin.

As soon as Su Qin woke up, it was already dark, and Shi Chang got up earlier than him, so they quickly packed their luggage, and planned to hurry as soon as possible, taking advantage of the dawn to cross the difficult Longguan, and then they could reach the territory of Qin.

After setting off, the two did not dare to delay along the way, and sure enough, as they wished, they arrived at the pass of Longguan in a carriage at noon.