In the vast grassland, everything is small.

In the snowflakes, there are fast horses galloping. The horses' hooves were flying, the snowflakes were flying, and a team of people and horses quickly stepped across the Wild Duck Lake, and had approached the valley behind the lake.

In the summer here, it is accompanied by the lake and the mountains, and the water and grass are abundant, which is a good place for grazing. In winter, the surface of the lake has long condensed into ice, frozen to the bottom of the lake, the lake is covered with thick snow, and the horse's hooves are lightly treaded, revealing the crystal surface of the lake.

The horses did not slow down a little because of the ice, and they were obviously very skillful, and they galloped until the valley, but finally stopped.

The mouth of the valley was covered with antlers and thorns, and there was no room for horses to pass, and when the sound of hooves was heard, someone had already come out of the valley, and the first person was none other than Gullent, followed by more than a dozen sturdy young men, eyeing each other, full of vigilance.

I saw that the person who came was Altan, and he was followed by more than a dozen clansmen. Gurent frowned slightly, thinking that there was absolutely nothing good for this guy to come here.

Recently, Altan has made the people's hearts fluctuate within the clan, and he always preaches that he can bring more benefits to the Mengchen tribe, which makes some people more or less moved. However, Meng Chenxue resolutely objected, and the matter was over, but many people understood that Altan would not be a person who gave up easily.

Near Wild Duck Lake there are several pastures of the Mong Chen tribe, which are tended by the Gullent, and there are hundreds of tribesmen in the valley who take care of the horses. Seeing that there were not many people brought by Altan, Gullent's heart was a little relieved, in his mind, no matter what, everyone was a clan, and he didn't want to see each other in battle.

"Hello, Grunt." Altan raised his voice.

Gullent put his hand on his chest and said, "Hello, Elder Altan. No matter how much he hated Altan, Meng Chen Xue repeatedly emphasized that he should respect the elders of the clan, and Gluck could not disobey him. This Altan is an elder of the clan, and his status is not low.

"It's freezing, the horses are resting, and I don't know what Elder Altan is doing here?"

"Since you know it's cold, why don't you let me in and talk?" Altan said with some dissatisfaction.

Glente frowned slightly, "Elder Hui, without Tag's order, no one can enter the ranch here without permission. ”

"You say I'm a nobody?" Altan raised his eyebrows.

Gullent laughed and said, "You can't say that, I don't know what Elder Altan is here?" ”

Altan was originally full of anger, but when he heard this, his face suddenly softened, and he smiled: "I was just passing by here, and I remembered that the clan raised horses here, so I stopped by to take a look." By the way, Grunt, get out of the way, and my brothers and I will go in and have a look. ”

Gullent looked embarrassed and said, "Without Tag's order, these obstacles cannot be cleared without transporting horses, and I ask the elders to forgive me." ”

"You open your mouth and close your mouth to tag, are you not putting the elder in your eyes!" A man behind Altan scolded. Altan was all cronies, and they all showed dissatisfaction with Grunt.

"An elder is an elder, of course you have to be respected, but even if you are an elder, you have to obey Tag's orders!" The brother behind Grunt said loudly.

The weather is cold, the snow is fluttering, the two forces are full of fire, and anger is about to erupt.

Gullent's face showed embarrassment, but Altan suddenly laughed, turned around and scolded: "What are you doing, our Mengchen clan is a family, peace is precious, others don't understand the rules, don't you understand?" ”

The cronies who had stepped forward angrily took a few steps back, and Altan smiled: "Grunt, they don't go in, it's okay for me to go in alone, right?" It's not peaceful now, I don't feel at ease if I don't go in to see, how to say that I am also an elder of the Mengchen clan, and I don't care too much about this grazing thing. ”

He was bitter, and he was about to enter the valley, but Gullent was not good at stopping him this time. After a while, he said, "That hard elder." ”

He had the antlers removed from the slit so that only one person could enter. Seeing that he was guarding himself as if he were guarding against the enemy, Altan couldn't help but be furious in his heart, but the smile on his face was even stronger, and he walked in sideways. The gap behind him closed in an instant, separating the rest of the people from the outside.

Altan sneered in his heart, but laughed loudly: "You are all waiting outside, Gullent, let's go and see how the horses are doing in the pasture." ”

Gullent instructed the strong herdsmen to stay at the mouth of the valley to avoid accidents, and then accompanied Altan into the valley.

The two looked like they were on guard, but after a turn in the valley, Altan did not pick a thorn except to praise the merits of the Gulent herding horses. However, he looked inside and outside the pasture in the valley, and after reading it, he said: "Gullent, you are really a good horse breeder, I have ignored you before." ”

Gullent thought to himself, you kid used to only think about making profits for yourself, when did you think of the clansmen?

"Elder Altan, this is my duty, you have won the prize."

"By the way, Grunt, is your family okay?" Altan asked again.

Gulente's heart was slightly cold, and he said in a deep voice: "It's all okay, Elder Xie's hanging." ”

"The joy of this Xue'er is going to be a new year in a blink of an eye. But many people just saw the coldness of Xue'er, where did they think that when spring begins, everything recovers. When Altan said the word Xue'er, it was meaningful, but he was afraid that Glent would not understand, so he stretched out his hand and pointed to the ground and said: "Don't look at the grass pressed on the ground by Xue'er, you can't see the green, but when spring comes, the grass will grow strongly, and then the green will be boundless, who will remember the snow in winter?" ”

He compared ice and snow to Meng Chen Xue, but compared himself to grass, although he was emotional, his intention was self-evident.

Gullent said after a while: "If it weren't for the moisture of Cher's winter, this grass wouldn't be so happy, right?" This Allah has given us all things in the world, and everything must have the word of Allah. ”

Altan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that the taciturn Gurent would also speak sharply, and his eyes rolled to look at the sheepskin jacket on Gullent's body. The sheepskin jacket that Grunt was wearing was a little worn, and in some places it had been opened, Altan sighed, "Grunt, it's a pity that you, the best herdsman in the pasture, can only wear a shabby sheepskin jacket, if you follow me, I think it will not be a problem to wear a new leather jacket every day." ”

Gullent said with a smile: "The people of Allah have their own lives, and it is not unreasonable to let sheep wear wolf skins." ”

Altan's face sank, "Grunt, what do you mean by that?" ”

Gullent smiled and replied: "Elder Hui, I just want to say that I am used to being poor, and I am comfortable wearing this sheepskin jacket, if I really wear a new leather jacket, I am afraid that I will not be used to it." ”

Altan said in a deep voice: "If you are not used to it, it does not mean that your parents and children are not used to it." ”

Gullent was silent this time, and Altan said: "Gurrent, I saw a lot of horses in this ranch just now, in fact, if you can cooperate with me, it will not be a problem to sell a few hundred." When the time comes, I'll give you double the price, wouldn't it be better for you to give the money to Tag? ”

"Anything can be sold in this world, but conscience can't be sold. Without conscience, Allah will not forgive. Gullent said in a deep voice: "Elder, if you want to sell the horse, you can go and discuss with Tag, if she agrees, I don't have to take a penny, it's not the money I earned with my hands, I don't spend it comfortably!" ”

Grunt's words were sonorous and did not back down, Altan suddenly laughed and patted Grunt on the shoulder hard, "Grunt, you are very good, you have lived up to the trust of Tag, your loyalty, I like it." ”

After he finished speaking, he was almost at the mouth of the valley, flashed out of the valley, and whistled away with a group of men.

The herdsmen around Gulent asked, "Grunt, what are the elders doing here?" ”

"Weasels give New Year's greetings to chickens, and they won't be kind."

Gulent waved his hand to stop the herdsmen's discussions, and said to a young man beside him, "Samba, you go to our clan to find the Tag ......" He whispered a few words, Samba nodded repeatedly, got on his horse and left the valley. Gullent said, "Sangyel, Kaveh, you come with me......"

Samba went out of the valley and rode away, and when he reached the place where the people were gathered, it was already dark.

In the vast snow, the wind whipped up and howled.

Samba went straight to Meng Chenxue, Meng Chenxue was gathering with Mo Feng and Baltu herdsmen to discuss things, and when he saw Samba, he was a little surprised and asked, "Samba, why are you here, is there something wrong with the ranch?" ”

Samba told Bai Yue what he said, and said urgently: "Tag, Gullent said that Altan probably has bad intentions, please make a decision about Tag." ”

Along with everyone is Lang Mumo, who is also an elder, who has always been in charge of the money and property of the Meng Chen clan, and when he was looking for fault in Altan, he has always stood firmly by Meng Chenxue's side. Hearing this, he said in a deep voice: "Samba, no matter what Altan says, he is also an elder in the clan, even if he is ...... Then we can't easily doubt his intentions. I can't tell...... He also wants to do his part for the clan. ”

Mo Feng sneered: "Dogs can't change to eat, wolves still eat grass?" I'm just afraid that he has already started plotting against the horses in the pasture, and this time he came here, but he was just stepping on the plate. After stepping on the plate, I guess I will soon have to do it. "Stepping on a plate is a black word on the road, that is, before the robbery, you have to come and explore the terrain. Although Mo Feng has been in the grassland for a few years, his anger has not diminished, and he still speaks the jargon of the road.

Meng Chenxue thought for a while, frowned, and said, "According to common sense, he won't fall out with us openly, and it will definitely not do him any good." If he really wants to take the horses from the pasture, he will be ridiculed by the steppe people, and he will not be able to settle down in the grassland. ”

Everyone nodded, but Mo Feng said, "What if he doesn't come openly and secretly does it?" ”

"Mo Feng, what do you mean?" Meng Chenxue asked in a deep voice, "You said he would let others secretly attack the ranch?" Could he be so incorrigible? ”

Although it was said to be suspicious, Meng Chen Xue knew that this was also a great possibility, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.

Baltu said: "Tag, you can't have the heart to hurt people, you can't have the heart to defend people, although the ranch is on guard, but you also have to guard against other people's raids." In these days, we need to strengthen the precautions of various pastures. ”

Meng Chenxue nodded, and sighed helplessly: "Then it is clear that the four ranches of the Meng Chen clan will be notified, so that everyone can strengthen their precautions......

The wind was howling outside the tent, the sky was darker, Meng Chenxue opened the curtain, and a cold wind blew in, making everyone feel cold.

"It's cold, Samba, you rest here for the night, and when you get up tomorrow morning, I'll rush to the ranch with you to discuss strengthening the defenses."

Everyone nodded, but they were all worried, Meng Chenxue got out of the tent, turned back to his felt tent, sat down and looked at the bright and dark oil lamp, biting her red lips, stunned.

Turning his head and looking in the direction of Ma Yi, although he knew that Xiao Buyi could not come so quickly, it was thousands of miles away from Baling, but Meng Chen Xue just thought, Brother Xiao, how I hope you will come soon, Xue'er is very tired, Altan is dissatisfied with me sitting in this position, but he doesn't know how helpless I am about the position of this patriarch.

The cold wind whimpered, the grassland was shrouded in wind and snow, and Meng Chenxue fell into thoughts for a long time.

At this time, suddenly a wisp of flute came through the sound of the wind, if there was nothing, Meng Chen Xue listened attentively, and there was a trace of strangeness on his face.

She could tell that the flute was playing an ancient folk song of the grassland, and the song was called Watch.

When she was a child in the grassland, she often heard herdsmen singing and her childhood playmates singing, but at this time, the singing was not there, but it became a deeper flute sound.

There is the watchfulness of parents to their children, the watchfulness of lovers, and the watchfulness of clansmen...... The sound of the flute floated melodiously, deep and deep, even the cold north wind could not be stopped, Meng Chen Xue listened attentively, and sang along.

Where the eagle flies, there are cattle and sheep everywhere......

The boy is in the sky, and the girl is singing......

The river is clear, the grass is green, and the soft breeze flows in my thoughts......

The sun is on the shoulder, and the girl is not sad......

The grassland where thousands of horses gallop, the lovesick people are always watching!

When Meng Chenxue sang the last sentence, she suddenly felt a chill on her face, and when she reached out to touch it, she realized that she didn't know when, tears were already flowing on her cheeks. The person she watches over the lovesickness is not in the grassland where thousands of horses are galloping, but in the far south of Xinjiang.

Buyi, have you ever thought of me at this moment, at this moment, do you feel my constant love...... Meng Chenxue stretched out her hand to stroke her hair, which could be cut, but lovesick.

The sound of the flute is still melodious, describing the longing between lovers, and Meng Chenxue suddenly apologized to the person who played the flute.

She knew who the flute was, and she knew the intentions of the flute, but she could only ignore it.

Whenever she was troubled, the flute would always sound at the right time, and whenever she rushed out, the flute would disappear.

For more than two years, how many days and nights has the flute accompanied her......

She had already guessed who was playing the flute, but even the sound of the longing flute could not dilute her longing for another person.

Sometimes, love is a matter of two people, but sometimes, loving one person is not about others.

Last time, Wen Yuzhou helped her retrieve the horses and did a lot, but she didn't say anything, leaving only the four words of dark angel, Meng Chenxue had already guessed that it was him, but she still didn't go to him. Since she went to find Xiao Buyi that night, she has already made a decision, although she is as weak as water, but she has really made a decision, but she is as tenacious as an old bamboo in the mountains!

Reaching out and taking out half a piece of jade from her arms, Meng Chen Xue looked at it for a long time, and finally made another decision, she stood up, opened the curtain, and the biting cold wind came to her face, almost blowing her back.

Meng Chenxue did not flinch, and walked a few steps against the cold wind, but stopped abruptly, the sky was dark, and the north wind howled, but the sound of the flute had disappeared.

Meng Chen Xue was neutral in the cold wind for a long time, but he could no longer hear the sound of the flute, so he could only return in despair, for some reason, there was a kind of panic in his heart, this kind of night, it seemed that something was going to happen.

Turning back to the felt tent, Meng Chenxue thought about it, and then fell asleep for a long time, she slept with her clothes, and in the haze, she suddenly heard the sound of hooves, and a person rushed in against the wind and snow and hugged her. Meng Chen Xue opened her eyes in shock, and saw that the person in front of her had eyebrows like knives, and there was always a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help but be surprised, Brother Xiao...... As soon as she screamed, Huo Ran woke up, only to find that she was still alone in the felt tent, and it was just a dream, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, secretly wondering why sweet dreams are always easy to wake up?

But before the sigh was over, Meng Chenxue's heart was shocked, because she really heard the sound of hooves this time, and a horse was coming from afar, quickly approaching the tribe of the Meng Chen tribe.

Meng Chenxue was in an instant, her heart was pounding, her face was red, she stood up suddenly, but she didn't rush out, she hoped that the person who came was Xiao Buyi, but she knew that this was impossible. Xiao Buyi is not a bird, even if he came immediately after receiving the letter, thousands of miles away, he should be on the road now. Since I sent the police to the south, I have not heard from the south in just a few days.

The sound of hooves also stopped in the distance, followed by a cacophony of footsteps coming towards her.

After a moment, Baltu's voice rang out, "Tag, can you rest?" ”

His voice was anxious, but he was still polite, and he didn't dare to break in easily.

Meng Chenxue hurriedly walked to the felt tent, opened the curtain, and asked in a deep voice, "Baltu, what's the matter?" ”

Baltu's eyes were full of anxiety, "Tag, a gust of wind just attacked our ranch!" ”

**

When Meng Chenxue heard the words of a gust of wind, there was no blood on her face, but her heart was like a heavy blow, and her blood surged.

Of course, she knew that when she turned around, she had encountered a gust of wind, and if it hadn't been for the Dark Angel to help the Meng Chen clan get back the horses, they would have suffered heavy losses that time. But after the battle between Wen Yuzhou and a gust of wind, a gust of wind subsided, and the grassland was peaceful for a while, but then a gust of wind gradually became arrogant again, doing all kinds of evil, which made the grassland people hate it. But they finally missed again, and they went to rob the marriage team of the Great Sui.

Of course, there is nothing to rob the Great Sui marriage team, a gust of wind is ruthless, rampant in the grassland, even if Khan Khotun is not in their eyes, of course the Great Sui marriage team will not be put in their eyes. But they never thought that there was a Li Jing in the team, the invincible Li Jing who swept the grassland with 300 elite soldiers, and the Li Jing who was still terrified when the grassland cavalry was mentioned after a year.

A gust of wind blew on the high mountains, and under the first battle, almost the whole army was wiped out, and the great leader of the gust of wind heard that he also died in that battle. After the grassland people heard about this incident, they really loved and hated Li Jing, a gust of wind Since that battle, there is no follow-up, but Meng Chenxue never dreamed that they would resurrect again, and the first thing they did was to come and loot the pastures of the Mengchen clan.

"How's the ranch going?" Meng Chenxue was stunned for a moment, came back to her senses, and asked urgently.

When the herdsmen heard the news, they slowly gathered, and Baltura passed a person, Meng Chenxue knew his name was Kaveh, and he had been following Gulent to work on the ranch. Kaveh was covered in blood and said loudly: "Tag, a gust of wind suddenly attacked the ranch at night, they are all very strong, they are not riding horses, they are all over our obstacles......"

Meng Chen Xue frowned slightly, "What happened later?" Baltu, gather people and horses to go to the ranch to have a look, by the way, immediately find a few more people to come over, and let them quickly go to other horse farms to call the police, and be vigilant. Kaveh, how's the ranch now? ”

Although Meng Chenxue was surprised, she was calm and gave orders, but Kaveh said: "Tag, we injured more than a dozen brothers this time and killed two, but a gust of wind killed more than a dozen people, and not a single horse was snatched. ”

Kaveh said proudly, and when the herdsmen heard this, they all cheered, and Meng Chen Xue was stunned, and only after a while did he say: "You said that Gullent led you to repel a gust of wind?" ”

She was a little incredulous, because a gust of wind was not a waste of fame after all, if it was easily repelled by others, how could she dominate the grassland?

Kaveh nodded and said, "Not bad......" Looking around, Kaveh stopped talking, "Tag, Gorient reassures you, I'll talk about it when I get to the ranch tomorrow." For now, you have to beware of a gust of wind coming to attack our Mengchen clan! ”

Meng Chenxue was a little anxious, knowing what Kaveh was hiding, and secretly thinking that since the ranch was fine, she was not in a hurry to find it.

When the herdsmen heard that the ranch was fine, they were all relieved and secretly strengthened their vigilance, but there was nothing to say all night, and the wind and waves were calm. It was getting dark, and Xue'er finally relieved herself, and Meng Chenxue had rushed to the ranch with Baltu, Kaveh, and dozens of other young herdsmen.

When I arrived at the pasture, I found that the antler thorns in the valley were still intact, and I couldn't help but feel relieved.

Gullent greeted him early, took everyone into the ranch, and said in a low voice: "Tag, I saw Altan coming over yesterday, and I felt that something was wrong, he looked east and west, paying special attention to the layout of the ranch. When I asked Samba to inform you, he changed the herding horse. As a result, a gust of wind struck at night, and went straight to the place where the herding horses were, and I set up an ambush there, and we had bamboo crossbows developed by arrowheads, and they put down more than a dozen of them at once, and they knew that it was not good, and they left in panic, but they were strong in martial arts, and we couldn't stop them, but they injured a lot of people, and two brothers died. ”

Meng Chenxue had already heard something, "You said that Altan was secretly colluding with a gust of wind?" ”

Gullent nodded slowly, "I have this suspicion, otherwise why did Altan only arrive yesterday during the day, and a gust of wind came that night?" I'm only afraid that Altan is providing the terrain of pastures for a gust of wind, so I let Kaveh inform you, but I don't say anything else, but I'm afraid of startling the snake. ”

Meng Chenxue clenched her fists, and her eyes were angry, "This Altan actually betrayed the interests of the clan, if I find out the truth, I will definitely not let him go!" ”

Grunt hesitated for a while, "Tag, but we don't have evidence, I'm afraid we still can't help him." ”

"The injured people guarding the ranch are all taken care of, right?" Meng Chenxue asked, saw Gu Lun nodded, and asked, "What about the dozen or so gusts of wind that died, do you know their true colors?" ”

Gullent shook his head, "These people are all dressed in red cloaks, like a gust of wind, but they don't look unfamiliar, not like the characters of the grassland." ”

Meng Chenxue still went to see the dead gust of wind, and after watching it for a long time, her heart moved, secretly thinking that these people seemed to be from the Central Plains, but she was not sure after all, and frowned and said, "Gluck, you are doing a good job." You continue to guard the ranch, and I'll go back and talk to someone. ”

Meng Chenxue said that she was looking for someone to discuss, but she didn't have anything in her heart, although this matter failed for a while, but after all, Altan didn't fall behind, she had no evidence, how could she help get Altan?

At this time, she misses Xiao Buyi very much, she knows that Xiao Buyi will definitely have a way to solve the things she can't solve, but Xiao Buyi, where is she now? How long will she have to watch?

(To be continued)