In the early morning of the next day, the 230,000 troops of the Northern Liao rushed out of the Yanmen Pass, and then the army galloped in the hinterland of Beirong for three days and three nights, and then broke through the camp tent at the peak of only 300 miles away from the royal court.

After camping on this day, Ji Qingchen had just finished discussing with the generals, when he saw a scout hurriedly enter the big tent, "Governor, we have received news from General Mengli's scout, saying that the royal court is already under the control of our army, but Hauge has fled to the extreme northern snow field, and he is leading the army in pursuit. ”

"Who is stationed in the royal court now?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"General Zhou Shun." The scout replied.

"Go down!" Ji Qingchen said to him, and only after the scout left did he say to the generals in the big tent, "Everyone rest for a day, and tomorrow we will enter the royal court." ”

"No!" The generals received the order, and everyone was excited.

Because this is still Dayan's brilliant result, to be able to hit the royal court of Beirong, in the past, Dayan suffered the loss of Beirong, and now it is about to reach the royal court of Beirong, everyone wants to see what the royal court of Beirong is like. And Ji Qingchen was silent after giving this order. In fact, Ji Qingchen has rarely spoken in the past few days, except for giving basic orders, he has been silent. Everyone knew what he was thinking, so they deliberately did not disturb him, and now he did not say a word in the big tent, and the generals stopped bothering him, bowed down to him and quit the big tent.

And Ji Qingchen stayed in the big tent silently until the evening, and then he walked out of the big tent, turned over and rode out of the camp.

Seeing this, Li Changzheng, who was guarding at the gate of the big tent, led the cavalry battalion to follow closely without saying a word.

And when Ji Qingchen looked back when he left the barracks, he found Li Changzheng and the five hundred cavalry battalions behind him, this time he did not stop Li Changzheng from following him.

Because after all, this is in the hinterland of Beirong, and he may not encounter a large number of Beirong elite cavalry again, but for Ji Qingchen personally, it is for him to encounter one or two hundred Beirong cavalry, which is also not something he can deal with alone.

This is the reason why he acquiesced to Li Changzheng's following.

Went out of the camp, and Ji Qingchen, who was riding on a horse, rode across the horse in the dusk. It wasn't until he himself didn't know how long he had been riding his horse, but anyway, when he saw Xiying's tired breathing, he stopped his horse.

By this time, the setting sun had already set over the western ridge, and he raised his eyes to see scattered white spots on the grassland ahead, but in the twilight, the white spots he saw were already a little blurry.

Ke Ji Qingchen rode a glance, then continued to ride in the direction of the white spot, it didn't take long for him to reach the place of the white spot, and found that it was a group of sheep grazing, about thirty or forty, and the sheep were herded by a young girl, a Beirong girl.

This girl is not more than sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing the clothes of Beirong women, she is leisurely herding cattle and sheep, she is not shocked when she sees Ji Qingchen and Xiao Riding Camp, she just looks at Ji Qingchen curiously.

Seeing that the Beirong girl saw that the Dayan cavalry did not say that she was afraid, but was a little curious, Ji Qingchen, who was riding on a horse and was looking at the girl, was a little happy, so she turned over and dismounted and walked to the girl's side.

The girl saw that he walked to her side, as if the two knew each other, just nodded to Ji Qingchen, and sat on the grass, quietly watching the sheep grazing in the distance and being silent. And Ji Qingchen immediately sat beside the girl, holding the wolf blade in his arms, and followed the girl's gaze at the sheep.

The two sat for a long time without speaking.

But in the end, Ji Qingchen couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of us?" ”

"Why are you afraid?" The girl asked Ji Qingchen with a side face, "I used to graze here often, and our Beirong cavalry often passed by me, and they didn't do anything to me?" ”

"However, we are not from Beirong!" Ji Qingchen said solemnly, "We are Yan people. ”

"So, your army has arrived at the royal court?" The girl looked surprised, but then relieved.

"How do you know the way?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"In the spring of this year, the Great Khan King was going to go on an expedition against Dayan, so he ordered to recruit all the young and strong men in our clan, including my father, as well as my eldest brother and second brother, but unfortunately they have not come back until now, but it is Dayan's cavalry that comes, so I can only say that they are ......" The girl was silent when she said this, and she didn't say anything again for a long time, and when Ji Qingchen looked at her curiously, she found that her eyes were full of tears.

"There's no one in your house?" Ji Qingchen asked in a low voice.

"Yes!" The girl nodded, adjusted her mood, and continued, "Last year's heavy snowstorm, our cattle and sheep were frozen to death, and Grandma starved to death because she left me with real things to eat. And Abba, the eldest brother, and the second brother all went out with the Great Khan King. Now I'm the only one left. ”

Hearing the girl say this, Ji Qingchen didn't know what to say for a while, so he was silent.

"Are you going to kill us?" After a long time, the girl suddenly asked Ji Qingchen and said, "When the Great Khan King went out on the expedition, he said that if we don't fight with Dayan, Dayan's army will rush out of the pass and kill us. ”

"Do you believe it?" Ji Qingchen asked. After the girl said this, then he found out that the girl was not stupid or stupid, on the contrary, she knew a lot, and the reason why she was not afraid of herself was because she was not afraid of death without a family.

"Believe!" The girl said very seriously, "I heard Grandma say that a long time ago, when there was a war between our tribes, the victorious side would kill all the people of the defeated side, except for women, because there were too many people, there was not enough food, and women were left for fertility. ”

"Are you afraid of death?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"I'm afraid!" The girl replied honestly, "Because I haven't lived the life I want to live, it's a pity to die like this." ”

"What kind of life do you want to live?" Suddenly, at this moment, Ji Qingchen wanted to know what kind of life the girl wanted.

The girl did not answer Ji Qingchen immediately, but closed her eyes and pondered for a long time, then lay on the grass and said, "There are Abba and Grandma, as well as the eldest brother and the second brother, and there are sheep, cows and horses at home." Abba, eldest brother and second brother can go out to hunt, I can graze, grandma can cook for us, and our family can live happily without worrying about food and clothing. ”

"Gone?" Ji Qingchen asked, he was also lying on the grass like a girl, lying next to the girl, but he really couldn't imagine that the other party's request would be so simple.

"What else?" The girl asked sideways, not taboo Ji Qingchen who was lying next to her at all, "I have grown so big, I remember that I can only eat enough for three years, and I will be hungry at other times, so I am very satisfied if I can eat and dress warmly." ”

And Ji Qingchen, who was lying next to the girl, listened to the girl's words, and he stopped talking! No wonder Beirong will invade Dayan in the south for many years, they really can't eat enough to do this! But even so, if it's not my race, its heart can be punished, and he didn't think about letting go of this race, he just felt sad for the girls around him.

"Are you a big official?" After a long time, the girl asked curiously.

"Yes." Ji Qingchen replied softly.

"How big, is it big with us?" The girl asked.

"How big are your commanders?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"It's big, he can lead a thousand cavalry!" The girl said, "My father, my eldest brother, and my second brother are all his subordinates. ”

Thousand-torn? Ji Qingchen smiled slightly, and said honestly, "It's bigger than him." ”

"Oh-" The girl replied and said nothing, and the two of them lay quietly on the grass. Halfway through, the girl asked again, "You're lonely, aren't you?" ”

Seeing that Ji Qingchen didn't speak, she continued, "When you were on the horse just now, I saw it in your eyes. In fact, since I was a child, I was also a person, herding alone, singing alone, and lying alone in the night counting the stars. ”

The girl said to herself, not caring if Ji Qingchen would be listening, "I don't know why this is happening, I just like to be alone......"

And Ji Qingchen listened to the girl's words, and his thoughts fell into memories of the past, because this was how he and Shu'er were lying under the night sky chatting among the stars. At that time, they could spend very little time together like this, so they cherished it when they were together, and now Ji Qingchen still clearly remembers everything he said to Shu'er lying on the roof like this and looking at the stars in the sky.

Thinking about it, Ji Qingchen fell asleep!

When he woke up, he found that the moon was already in the middle of the sky, and the girl next to him was still by his side. He turned his head sideways, saw that the girl was still staring at the stars and was silent, and suddenly asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Xiao Yue'er!" The girl replied.

"Come with me, I can give you the life you want to live." Ji Qingchen said.

"You ——?" Xiao Yue'er was a little surprised, she couldn't believe that this was the truth, "Aren't you here to kill us?" ”

"I don't like to kill." Ji Qingchen said, and she had already gotten up, but the girl was silent and did not answer Ji Qingchen's question. Seeing that Xiao Yue'er didn't want to go with him, Ji Qingchen no longer embarrassed her, he asked Li Changzheng in the distance for a book to read with the army and handed it to the girl, "Remember, if you want to go with me, take this book to me within ten days." ”

With that, he turned over and got on his horse, and disappeared into the night with Li Changzheng and the 500 Xiao cavalry battalion.

And Xiao Yue'er took the book that Ji Qingchen gave her, just looking at the direction where Ji Qingchen left in a daze, and she still had no last words in her eyes after a long time, only a deep and distressing clarity. Because she doesn't regret her decision just now, this is the land where she was born and raised, no matter how barren it is, it is only her hometown, Xiao Yue'er doesn't want to leave and doesn't want to leave. But at this moment, her heart was deeply imprinted with Ji Qingchen's face and those lonely deep eyes.