Chapter Ninety-Five: Slaves
In the distance, roars and screams resounded one after another, shaking the hills.
The sky is still an endless blue, but beneath the pure blue, there are many people who are hunted as prey for the pleasures of others.
Listening to the distant shouts, Jian Xiaozhu clenched his fists tremblingly, looked at Rong Xiuyuan, and gestured with his mouth and hands: "Those are the people of Xiyun Kingdom, don't you be sad to see them killed?" ”
Rong Xiuyuan shook his head: "I am not a citizen of Xiyun Kingdom. I had been traveling all over the world with my adopters, and when I met the Six Princes, I went with him to Siun. It wasn't long ago that I left the Imperial City of Siyun to continue my travels. I don't know who told the Khan of Beisu that my piano sound could cure his daily insomnia, so I was taken to Beisu. ”
Jian Xiaozhu listened to Rong Xiuyuan's words and understood that Rong Xiuyuan was not a prisoner on Beisu's side. And Rong Xiuyuan continued: "Since a year ago, the Khan has been unable to sleep at night. He tried a lot of things, but he still couldn't cure his insomnia. Later, Hu Yanjue found me and took me to Beisu, and the sound of my piano cured Khan's insomnia. ”
Looking at Rong Xiuyuan's fairy look when he spoke, Jian Xiaozhu couldn't help but feel in his mind that this person was like a master in the world, and it was incredible that he could cure insomnia just by the sound of the piano.
"Although I was in Beisu to cure the Khan's insomnia, I kept it a secret that I had dealt with the royal family of the Western Cloud Kingdom. After all, Khan is suspicious by nature, so I have to pretend that I don't know you, and I beg your forgiveness. ”
Jian Xiaozhu hurriedly waved his hand to show that he didn't mind. Seeing Jian Xiaozhu's reaction, Rong Xiuyuan smiled at her gently and said, "Miss Yunzhu, don't worry, with me here, I will definitely do my best to save your life." However, why were you arrested by Hu Yanjue as a citizen of Xiyun Kingdom, and why couldn't you speak? ”
Jian Xiaozhu couldn't express this series of experiences with gestures and mouth shapes, so he could only use his fingers to draw two words on the grass: "Poisoning." ”
"What poison did you get? Can it be solved? ”
Jian Xiaozhu nodded, and then wrote the names of a few medicinal herbs on the grass. Jian Xiaozhu remembered that in the library of Zhang's Mansion, a certain medical book she memorized mentioned this kind of dumb poison that made people unable to speak, and also gave a way to detoxify it.
Looking at the few flavors of medicinal herbs that Jian Xiaozhu wrote on the ground, Rong Xiuyuan nodded: "Don't worry, Miss Yunzhu, I will help you get these medicinal materials." ”
Jian Xiaozhu looked at Rong Xiuyuan with emotion, and Rong Xiuyuan smiled at her gently: "I said goodbye to Dongyuan Country that day, and I hope to see you again one day." I didn't expect to meet again in such a place. ”
Looking at the soft light in Rong Xiuyuan's eyes, Jian Xiaozhu only felt that the wind blowing on his body became warmer. And at this time, three horns sounded in a row, announcing the end of the hunting meeting.
Soon, Hu Yanjue walked back with a blood-stained cloth bag. Seeing Rong Xiuyuan, he raised the cloth bag full of his hand and said with a smile: "Rong Yin, you see, I still have gained a lot of things. ”
Rong Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Congratulations to the Seventh Prince." ”
Suddenly, Hu Yanjue saw that the ropes on Jian Xiaozhu's hands had been untied, and his face suddenly turned cold: "Rong Yin, why did you want to untie the rope on this slave's hands?" ”
Rong Xiuyuan replied: "I think, even if she unties the rope on this girl's hand, she will have nowhere to go." So, wouldn't it be better for her to willingly follow your horse and be brought back as your trophy? ”
Hu Yanjue heard Rong Xiuyuan's words, and the coldness on his face turned into a smile: "Rong Yin, it seems that you men in the Central Plains are very good at pitying fragrant jade!" But I think your proposal is good, so be it. ”
After that, Hu Yanjue asked Jian Xiaozhu to walk behind his horse and followed him back to the tent.
When everyone stood in front of the Khan, they also opened the blood-stained cloth bags on their hands one by one. The moment the cloth bag was opened, a strong fishy smell wafted into the air on the grassland. Jian Xiaozhu saw that inside the cloth bag were one bloody broken arm after another, which made her lower her head and couldn't bear to look at it.
In this hunting meeting, there were a total of ninety-eight slaves, and eight survived in the end. Among them, the eldest prince alone obtained the arms of twenty-eight people in the hunt and won the first place in the hunting conference.
"Congratulations, big brother!"
Hu Yanjue said to Hu Yanju with a smile. And Hu Yanji's eyes were full of pride, he looked at Hu Yanjue and asked, "How is the harvest of the seventh brother this time?" ”
Hu Yanjue said: "There are five people in total, which is far worse than the eldest brother." ”
Hu Yanjie looked at Jian Xiaozhu behind Hu Yanjue, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, the seventh brother also found a good-looking Central Plains woman to be a slave, which can be regarded as quite a gain." ”
And Hu Yanjue's next words made Jian Xiaozhu tremble: "If the eldest brother likes it, I will give it to the eldest brother." ”
However, Hu Yanji laughed: "This is the slave hunted by the seventh brother, so I won't take people's love." What's more, I'm not interested in a thin little girl like Zhongyuan. ”
Looking at the plump woman with fair skin who was arrested behind Hu Yanji, Jian Xiaozhu thought of the young woman he had killed before. It seems that Hu Yanwei is a young woman.
However, seeing that Hu Yanyu was not interested in him, Jian Xiaozhu breathed a sigh of relief. And at this time, the beautiful princess of Beisu suddenly looked at Rong Xiuyuan with a smile: "Rong Yin, how did you gain this time?" ”
Rong Xiuyuan replied: "Back to the princess, the grass people have found nothing, I'm afraid I will disappoint the princess." ”
But Hu Yanzhen smiled and said, "Rong Yin, after all, this is your first time participating in the hunting conference, and there is nothing to gain if you don't get anything." For the men of our steppe, as long as they have courage, they will not be ashamed. ”
But Hu Yanyu looked at Rong Xiuyuan with disdain, and snorted coldly: "After all, he is a native of the Central Plains, how can he compare with the men on our grassland?" ”
Hearing Hu Yanji's words, Hu Yanzhen said unhappily: "Big brother, you are not allowed to say this!" ”
"That's it!" Hu Yanjue stepped forward to play a round game: "Although Rong Yin didn't capture anything, since this female slave from the Central Plains was captured by me and Rong Yin, then, I'll give her to Rong Yin." ”
Hearing Hu Yanjue's words, everyone was shocked, and Jian Xiaozhu's heart was overjoyed. Follow Rong Xiuyuan, you will have a chance to escape!
However, the development of things did not go according to Jian Xiaozhu's intentions. After hearing Hu Yanjue's proposal, Hu Yanzhen was the first to stand up and object: "Brother Seventh Emperor, I don't agree!" ”
Even though Hu Yanjue knew what Hu Yanzhen meant, he still smiled and asked, "Why?" ”
Hu Yanzhen: "I...... I...... I just think that Rongyin doesn't need any slaves. Right, Rongyin? ”
However, Rong Xiuyuan replied: "After all, this is the kindness of the Seventh Prince, and Rong Yin will accept this slave." ”