Chapter Twenty-Four: Turning Danger into Disaster

Jia Qianqian, who was lying on horseback, clearly watched the Sisri man slash the Xueliang scimitar towards Long Jie, and suddenly let out a heart-rending scream: "Don't! The man's heart was shocked, his hand trembled, and the scimitar did not fall.

"If you dare to kill him, I will let the gods punish you all." Jia Qianqian, who was extremely frightened, was really like a curse from hell at this time. The great wizard, who was originally suspicious that she did not die after jumping off the cliff, hurriedly ordered his subordinates not to kill Long Jie in Khotanese Chinese. So the man slapped Long Jie on the head with the blade of his knife, knocking him unconscious.

Jia Qianqian thought that the man had beaten Long Jie to death, and his heart was broken, and he fainted in shock.

When she awoke again, she found herself tied to an altar surrounded by firewood. Oh, my God! Are they going to burn themselves to death? Jia Qianqian almost didn't faint again. What about Long Jie? Is Long Jay dead? Jia Qianqian's heart ached again, and he panicked, "Long Jie, Long Jie... Jia Qianqian on the altar burst into tears and shouted loudly.

The Sisli people around the altar all looked up and looked at the girl of the Great Yan Kingdom who was still dressed as a merchant on the altar with a look of horror. This exotic girl, who had been chosen by the gods as a sacrificer, fell off a cliff after stealing the sacred relics of the clan, but appeared unharmed, all of which terrified them. Was she sent by the gods to retrieve the relics? Or is it a demon that will bring disaster to the Sislis?

In the patriarch's tent, the patriarch and the great wizard were discussing whether to burn Jia Qianqian, she stole the sacred relics of her clan, which was a great crime, but she fell into the cliff and had no hope of survival, but she was unscathed, could it be that the gods were protecting her? At this time, Jia Qianqian's cry came into the tent, and seeing that she had woken up, the patriarch and the great wizard hurriedly walked over, and there was one thing to ask clearly, what happened to her holy relics.

The Grand Wizard put on the grimace mask again and came to the altar. Jia Qianqian knew that these people must regard themselves as demons, and only those who were regarded as demons would be burned alive. It doesn't matter if she dies, but if Long Jie is also ordered to go to Huangquan, she won't be able to feel at ease. When he saw the Great Wizard coming, he immediately shouted in frenzy with shock and anger: "Have you killed my companions? If he dies, I will let the gods punish you all, and you Sisli will surely have a disaster, and you will regret it! ”

The fear and hatred from the bottom of her heart made Jia Qianqian's words more like a curse from hell. The Great Wizard shuddered violently, and hurriedly ordered a person beside him to bring Long Jie over, and then turned to Jia Qianqian and said, "This girl, your companion is not dead, let me ask you, how did you survive from the bottom of the cliff?" What about the holy relics, what happened to the holy relics? ”

Jia Qianqian suddenly felt the hope of living, the difference between the demon and the god was the same thought, it depends on how they understand, if he intimidated them more, maybe he wouldn't dare to burn himself. Also, if they wanted the scepter, they wouldn't burn themselves for the time being.

"Great wizard, let me tell you the truth, the last time I went to the cave to take away the holy relics, they were all instructed by the gods, I fell into the cliff, and the gods pushed me down, because the gods wanted to temporarily take back the holy relics, you think about it, such a high cliff, I fell unharmed, and when I woke up, it turned out to be at the foot of the mountain, isn't this the gods secretly protecting me? Now, I have come here again because the gods have instructed me to return the holy relics to you Sisri, but now you are going to burn me and kill my companions, are you not bringing disaster to the Sislis? ”

Jia Qianqian's words immediately frightened the great wizard, and he hurriedly discussed with the patriarch. At this time, Long Jie was pushed over, he was tied with a rope, his mouth was gagged, and he could only look at Jia Qianqian on the altar with anxious eyes.

Seeing that Long Jie was still alive, Jia Qianqian relieved himself and shouted at Long Jie: "Long Jie, are you okay, don't worry, they don't dare to kill you, and they don't dare to burn me, if they dare to do it, I will let their whole clan be buried together." Jia Qianqian's words were actually said to the great wizard, she just wanted to make them afraid.

The Great Wizard finally compromised, this exotic girl with a mysterious aura may really be sent by the gods, and immediately said to Jia Qianqian: "Can you really find the holy relic and return it to us?" ”

At this time, it was important to save the lives of the two, and Jia Qianqian didn't care about the scepter falling into the hands of the Sisli people again, so he immediately nodded and said, "I was originally guided by the gods to find the holy relics. ”

The Great Wizard immediately asked people to move the firewood and let Jia Qianqian down, and at the same time untied Long Jie. After Long Jie was freed, he immediately stepped forward and hugged Qianqian, and said in a low voice: "It's me who is incompetent and didn't protect you." Jia Qianqian smiled: "What nonsense, it's okay, you don't have to worry." ”

At this time, the patriarch led the whole clan to salute Qianqian and respectfully invited her to the big tent. Jia Qianqian squeezed Long Xiao's hand with her hand, signaling him not to speak, and she would take care of everything. Coming to the patriarch's tent, Jia Qianqian was invited to sit down in the seat of the distinguished guest, while His Royal Highness the Prince of Dayan Kingdom, Long Jie, who was dignified, could only sit with him. Of course, this is also because he is unwilling to reveal his identity and does not want to cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

In the blink of an eye, it is really funny to change from a condemned prisoner to a guest.

The Great Wizard asked, "Girl, will the gods really return the relics to our people?" Will you really be able to recover the relics? ”

Jia Qianqian thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow, you will send four people to follow us into the mountain to look for holy relics. ”

"Four people? Can't there be a little more people? The Grand Wizard asked, puzzled. Jia Qianqian originally wanted them to follow, but when they arrived in the mountains, they would find a chance to escape with Long Jie, so naturally they couldn't let too many people follow. He immediately glared at the Great Wizard and said, "What if there are too many people and the holy relic refuses to show up?" In short, letting four people follow is the limit of what the gods can tolerate. Today's Jia Qianqian is talking about the gods when he opens and closes his mouth, as if he is a stand-in for the gods.

The Great Wizard discussed with the patriarch again, and finally said to Jia Qianqian: "The patriarch agreed, girl, the patriarch will treat you well tonight, and tomorrow, we will go together to find the holy relics." ”

Jia Qianqian secretly let out a long breath, fortunately, the danger has finally passed. At this time, Jia Qianqian, who had not eaten water and rice for a day, felt that he was hungry anymore, and hurriedly said: "Great wizard, there is no need for hospitality, let's get some food to satisfy hunger first." ”

The patriarch ordered someone to bring a plate of bread, Jia Qianqian and Long Jie were hungry, and they ate it very sweet. Eating and eating, Jia Qianqian suddenly remembered the last time he came to the Sisli tribe to have breakfast with Nie Wuzheng, it was this kind of big cake he ate, at that time he was still laughing at eating things baked on horse manure, and today, eating this cake of the Sisli people again, but he was with Long Jie. Alas, I don't know how he fought with Long Xiao last night? These enemies are all obstacles in her life, and she can't get rid of them, she can't get rid of them, and she can't forget them! I don't want any of them to be harmed.

After eating and drinking, Jia Qianqian remembered to roast the whole sheep again. Last time, because Nie Wuzheng stole the scepter, he hurriedly went back to find him, and he didn't care about eating, so he couldn't miss it again this time, otherwise he would get rid of them after entering the mountain tomorrow, and at that time, he would only have to flee for his life. He immediately said to the great wizard: "Let the patriarch invite me to eat roasted whole sheep tonight, and you must prepare dry food and water, maybe you will have to look for it in the mountains for a long time." ”

The patriarch was not very good at speaking Dayan Chinese, but he could understand it, and immediately waved his hand and asked the great wizard to do everything. Long Jie suddenly sighed, this Jia Qianqian, she really can't be measured by ordinary people's thinking, she has just changed from a death row prisoner to a guest, she has just eaten enough, but she is worried about eating roast whole sheep. She's going to take four people to find the scepter, and she doesn't know what she's thinking.

It was getting dark, and the bonfire was burning. A big fat sheep was slaughtered, and the firewood that was originally intended to burn Jia Qianqian was just used to roast the whole sheep. The fat sheep was pierced by a wooden stick and set up under two supports, and the burning wood below licked it. Two Sisri men kept turning the sheep's body so that it was evenly roasted by the fire. Jia Qianqian stood aside, looking at the sheep with a happy face. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Long Jie whispered in Qianqian's ear, "Qianqian, what are you thinking?" Don't you really want to give them back the scepter? ”

Jia Qianqian's eyes were still staring at the roasted sheep, and he said softly: "Of course not, after we enter the mountain, let's find a way to get rid of them." Long Jie also smiled and hugged Jia Qianqian tightly, the girl he loved was really smart.

After the sheep has been roasted for half an hour, it has to be taken down, and the whole body is coated with seasonings and then roasted again. When the aroma of the spices and the aroma of roast mutton wafted into Jia Qianqian's nose, Jia Qianqian, who was sitting there impatiently and not hungry at all, came to his senses again, and stood close and stared at the roast sheep again. Long Jie laughed and said: "Qianqian, it's still early, it is estimated that it will take half an hour to eat it in your mouth." ”

"What? How long is it going to take? Have you ever eaten roasted whole lamb? ”

Long Jie smiled: "The last time I was looking for you in Khotan, I ate it once, but to be honest, it tasted really good." ”

In a word, Jia Qianqian's saliva came out, swallowed his saliva, and began to wait patiently again.

After the body of the sheep coated with seasoning is turned over for a while, it is necessary to take it off and make a lot of cuts on the sheep with a knife, and then roast it after coating it with seasoning again. until the seasoning enters the meat. When the patriarch on the side signaled that Jia Qianqian could eat, Jia Qianqian, who couldn't wait, was stunned, how could she eat this hot sheep that was still on the fire?

Long Jie smiled: "Qianqian, tear off a little bit with your hands and eat it." The patriarch also demonstrated. Jia Qianqian smelled the tempting fragrance, and she didn't care about burning her hands, so she tore off a little cracked mutton and put it in her mouth, the delicious taste made her almost swallow her own tongue. While tearing the mutton despite the hot hands, he said vaguely: "After eating such a delicious thing, it is worth being burned to death." Long Jie was speechless for a moment, this girl is really unreasonable.