In the summer of 69 A.D., the Eastern Han Dynasty vanguard general Ban Biaoxi out of Yangguan, led the army to fight with the Northern Xiongnu Hei Batian, and gradually gained the upper hand, suddenly saw the sandstorm falling from the sky, the bandits took the opportunity to scatter and flee for their lives, so they shouted loudly that everyone surrounded the red willow tree in the west out of Yangguan, and lay on the ground not to be blown away by the wind.

The sandstorm blew until it was dark and gradually stopped, only to hear Kunlun laugh and say loudly: "Ban Chao went to save people, I don't know where it blew with the wind?" Ban Gu said: "The sandstorm plummeted, and my war horse ran away?" Ban Biao saw that the wind and sand were getting smaller, and immediately ordered a team of three people to look for Ban Chao around, and agreed that they would return to Yangguan at dawn to gather under the red willow tree.

After dawn, everyone came back, but they didn't find Ban Chao, only to see the wind blowing the sand moving, burying the bloodstains on the battlefield yesterday, and the bandits' bodies were also covered by the moving quicksand.

A red sun rose in the desert, dyeing the quicksand with gold and color.

In the depths of the desert, the two horsemen galloped slowly. Ban Chao, who was wearing armor, said: "You little woman, not only are you familiar with the habits of the desert, you can dig the ground for a spring and save my life, but you are also familiar with the national conditions of various countries, you have unique knowledge, and you are more than ordinary people, could it be that you are really a fairy?" ”

Xiangxiang covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I'm a captive, not a fairy, you really can praise people." ”

Ban Chao listened: "You are either a fairy or a princess, you must be the princess of Shanshanguo, went to play outside the city and was caught by the Huns." ”

Xiangxiang nodded in acquiescence. Ban Chao said: "Disrespectful, disrespectful, it turned out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess." I only heard Hao Xiang sigh and said: "What princess, my father is only in his fifties, and in order to cope with the harsh taxes of the Hun envoys, his hair is gray. I heard my father say that during the Han Dynasty, Shanshan had a population of hundreds of thousands, and now it has been captured by the Northern Xiongnu Black Tyrant, and the population has been dispersed and greatly reduced. Now there are only tens of thousands of people in Shanshanguo. Ban Chao was speechless when he heard this, seeing that Xiangxiang was young, he was worried when he spoke, so he took Xiangxiang's hand and comforted: "Don't worry, princess, the Han Dynasty will definitely send troops to conquer Shule Panjia City and punish Luli, the king of the Huns." ”

Hao Xiang nodded and said: "I really hope that the Han Dynasty will go west as soon as possible to relieve the suffering of the people of the Western Regions." ”

At this moment, I saw a small group of soldiers holding a general apart from the crowd, turning over and jumping off the horse, and bowing to Xiangxiang, "The princess has returned safely, and the king has ordered me to come and greet her." Please forgive me for my inadequate protection, and the guilty will be punished by the princess! With that, he turned over and knelt down in the street. Hao Xiang hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up and said, "What is General Che's crime?" Stretched out his hand and pulled Ban Chao to him and said, "My life was saved by General Ban Chao, and he is my life-saving benefactor." After speaking, he introduced General Che to Ban Chao and told him that General Che Yueshan's grandfather was a Han Chinese, and he had been in Shanshan for decades, and he had been Shanshan's city-guarding general for three generations, and he was loyal to the Shanshan royal family.

When Che Yueshan saw it, he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said: "General Ban bravely crowned the three armies, rescued the princess, and relieved my guilt, and the last general is very grateful!" Ban Chao saw Che Yueshan's frank pride, and he didn't feel respectful, and the two hated to see each other late, and talked very speculatively. When she saw it, she said to Ban Chao: "General Ban ignored me when he saw General Che?" The two of them hurriedly stopped talking, and walked towards the palace with a luxurious fragrance.

A few days later, Ban Biao led the army to find Shanshan, and Xiangxiang visited Ban Biao many times, and also met Kunlun Xiao, Gan Ying and others. They didn't know that Xiangxiang was a mirror-faced person, and she was the shaman saint Peony Khan. Seeing that Ban Chao was leaving, Xiangxiang was reluctant to give up, but she didn't know what to do, so she had to send her off with tears in tears with Che Yueshan and Chun Shoushi. Ban Chao saw that Luxe Xiang had tears in his eyes, and his heart was also very melancholy, the two fell behind everyone, cherished each other and said goodbye, Ban Chao hoped that Luxe Xiang could do her father's job well, and insisted on digging the new earth dragon to benefit the people of Shanshan. And told Xiangxiang that once the earth dragon was dug up, he would persuade King Shanshan to strengthen the city wall and refine the army to prevent bandits. I believe that when my father returns to the Central Plains, he will make a speech to the emperor and re-establish the capital of the Western Regions to resist the invasion of the Huns.

Hao Xiang couldn't help nodding, and then I saw Gan Ying galloping over and said: "Xiaochao, let's go, uncle, they are twenty or thirty miles away from us, and if we don't chase them, we won't be able to see them." It turned out that Gan Ying saw that Ban Chao was lagging behind, and he also waited for Ban Chao slowly, and when he saw Ban Biao walking away, he had to remind him. Seeing this, Ban Chao had no choice but to arch his hand to Xiangxiang and said, "Princess Xiangxiang, leave here." Treasure! Treasure! Extravagant Xiang deliberately charmed, reflecting the woman's delicate and weak, and wiped away her tears with her hands, took off the jade pendant around her neck and put it in Ban Chao's hand, and choked with tears in her eyes: "Xiaochao, when you return to the Central Plains, don't forget that there is a little woman in the Western Regions thinking about you." After that, he shook his head sadly, reined in the horse, beat the horse away, and with the heartbreaking sound of hooves, Ban Chao and Gan Ying could hear it clearly: "I'll wait for you!" Listening to this affectionate call, Ban Chao's tears rolled down.