211: Dark Heart

Two days later, the news of the mountain hunting soon spread throughout the Hun camp, Zhang Yan also learned in the corner of the barracks and frowned and thought for a while, after all, he couldn't guess what disadvantage Timirona's motion had with him, and he smiled at himself In fact, now people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat, even if Timirona has the heart to calculate herself, she has no way to avoid it

The sturdy Xiongnu woman looked at the thin Han boy in front of her, "You are the boy of the Meng family who is appreciated by King Zuogu Li?" ”

"My name is Ah Shuoto," she tilted her chin and said in a crisp and clean voice, "King Zuogu Li ordered me to teach you the Xiongnu dialect."

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tent, Zhang Yan was silent for a while, and said, "Since this is the case, you will start teaching"

Mother-in-law Ashuto felt that this Han boy surnamed Meng was a little strange

She taught "he" the pure eastern Xiongnu language, how to say "mountain", how to say "river", the second in the Xiongnu language equivalent to the princess of the Han people, and Tu Qi means virtuous...... When she spoke, Meng Ying didn't repeat it with her, but to say that he didn't bother to learn at all, he showed a serious picture from beginning to end

"Granny Ashoto, are you from the Liwang tribe of Zuogu?" While chatting, Meng Ying asked her

"It can also be said that "Speaking of her hometown, Ashuto's mother-in-law showed great pride, "In fact, our Xiongnu and the Han are not the same as the co-owner of all the Huns in name, but except for the grassland directly under Shan Yu around the court, the rest of the place is subordinate to various tribes, and the head of the tribe is subject to the rule of Shan Yu externally, and has the right to manage the tribe independently internally, in recent years, because of the prestige of Shan Yu, the territory of the Xiongnu has reached the most extensive extent in our history."

"The eastern soil led by the king of Zuogu Li is also like this, the eastern tribe I was born in, in addition to the Xiongqu Department directly under the king of Zuogu Li, the most loyal and largest tribe in the eastern region The king of the eastern branch is the maternal uncle of the king of Zuogu Li and the Ati clan, and the prince of Brother Bun is brave and good at fighting, and he is the most trusted courtier of the king of Zuogu Li."

"That's it," Zhang Yan smiled in response

"Oh, speaking of which," Granny Ashuto carefully glanced at the young man of the Han family in front of her, and then she realized that his skin was delicate, and his eyebrows and eyes were extremely good, and she couldn't help asking, "Are all the men of your Han family as beautiful as you?" - If it weren't for the darkening of the skin, I'm afraid that our Eastern Branch and the Central Juji would not be able to compare."

"Nonsense" Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, and a look of humiliation appeared on her face, and she said angrily, "Although I am thin, but after all, I am also a man with eyebrows, you insult me with a woman, it is too deceitful."

She sneered slightly, "I have also heard that your Hun army went all the way south and conquered many cities, but it didn't take down Zhang Kai, the captain of Yanmen who guarded Shanwu City, was a man who looked as good as a woman, but so many Hun men couldn't help him."

Although the Huns are brave and good at fighting, tyrannical and easy to kill, but they admire the hero Zhang Kai very much with his own strength, more than 10,000 Yanmen defenders, as well as the limited materials and weapons of Shanwu City, but in the situation of 20,000 Hun cavalry soldiers under the situation of guarding Shanwu Lonely City, that is, Qu Yu personally led the troops, and after all, he had no choice but to spread his reputation throughout the Xiongnu camp, even if Ah Shuotuo was just a servant woman in the military camp, he had heard Zhang Yan say this, so he was in awe, and said, "It's mine, no, I won't say that again in the future"

When no one was around, Zhang Yan turned her back and stroked her heart-beating chest, cold sweat oozing slightly

Although no one can show her identity as a daughter for a while, it is too dangerous to continue like this for a long time, after all, she needs to think of a way to escape from the Huns as soon as possible

In the early morning of the third day, Ashuto was about to start teaching Zhang Yan's Xiongnu language, when Dona, the personal maid next to Timirona, came over, stood under the tent wind curtain, and said lightly, "The Yan family is looking for you"

"Is the Hun language tricky?" Timilona asked outside the king's tent

The early morning sun shines down from the treetops in the east, and the delicate color of the young man is like Danxia

"That's it," Zhang Yan didn't care, "Ah Shuotuo has only been talking for two days, what can I learn?" ”

"Ah Yan must not be a problem" Timirona giggled, the laughter was crisp and bright, and the hearts of passers-by were happy when they heard it,

"I remember that Ah Yan's English was so good back then, and now she must be able to learn Xiongnu language."

"Ah Yan," she stepped forward, took Zhang Yan's hand, and said enthusiastically, "I heard that the weather is so good today, there is a jade valley one mile west of Juzhu Mountain, the scenery is good, why don't we go on an outing today."

What kind of trick did Timirona come up with?

Zhang Yan was slightly suspicious, Yugu was a certain distance away from the Dongshan where Qu Plover and Fan Yan were hunting today, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with it

She couldn't guess it, so she could only take a step back and say softly, "The Yan clan is so elegant, Meng Ying dares to disobey?" ”

In the mountains, in the late autumn and early winter, Qu Yu and Fan Yan took a group of entourages along the road uphill and ran for a while, and the wild things on the road became increasingly scarce Qu Yu smiled and said, "It's the time of Chen, Wuyang Hou, why don't you and I separate, hunt separately, and wait until Shen Zheng meets here, how about comparing each other's harvests?" ”

On horseback, Fan Yan smiled lazily and said, "Since the king of Zuogu Li has said so, he will listen to the honor."

The fur of the hare in the depths of winter is abundant, Fan Yan stretched out his bow and arrows, aimed at a hare on the grass with unknown danger approaching, the bowstring of his right hand was loosened, and the arrow was like a meteor catching the moon, crossing a beautiful arc, shooting in from the eyes of the hare, and coming out through the back of the skull

"Have all the redeemed prisoners of war been settled?"

Behind him, the retinue officer on the horse replied with a bitter face, "Back to the Hou Ye, the Xiongnu have never had the habit of keeping prisoners of war, and there are no more than 30 young people left in the prisoner of war camp at this time, and there is no trace of the person the Hou Ye is looking for, I personally went to ask everyone, and they all said that there are no living Han people in the Xiongnu camp, and there is no girl or teenager at the age of fifteen or sixteen."

Fan Yan's brows furrowed slightly, quite irritated at a loss

When he left Chang'an, in the Xuanshu Palace, the Son of Heaven's sincere explanation of himself echoed in his mind:

"I let Qing go on this trip, mainly for Ah Yan"

"Regarding the resolution between Han and Hungary, as long as it is within the scope of tolerance, Qing can be self-sufficient, but Ah Yan is my queen, but she is lost in the north, her whereabouts are unknown, for Ah Yan's sake, this news cannot be spread Qing is my cousin, Ah Yan has also called you a cousin, I believe that after you want you to go, I will try my best to find her whereabouts and bring her back"

He came to the Hun camp for two days, spent a lot of effort, and finally did not find any trace of the girl

Fan Yan closed his eyes on the horse, remembering the delicate and delicate girl he remembered

After all, the emperor cared too much and was unwilling to believe in any bad possibility

Empress Zhang is beautiful, scarlet, like the best peach blossom blooming on the branches of the Weishui River in March, but in such a war, she does not even have such a thin body and outstanding appearance as the capital to survive, if she exposes her daughter's body, most of them will not be able to escape the ravages of the Huns; If it has not been exposed, I am afraid that I will also die in the cruel war

The sun shines on the sparkling stream, and the small valley is planted with hardy trees such as pines and cypresses, which still maintain the green vitality in the late autumn season

On the shore, a bonfire was burning, a fish was skewered on the branches, smeared with oil and roasted on the bonfire, and with a bang, it fell on the firewood, and a burst of green smoke came out, and Mirona turned it over in a good time

"It's been a long time since I've been with you so leisurely, Ah Yan"

"yes"

It's been a long time

"Ah Yan," Timilona looked around at the scenery of the Jade Valley, "do you think the Northland is beautiful?" ”

Zhang Yan retracted her gaze, "It's beautiful."

"Then, how is it better than your Chang'an?"

Zhang Yan looked at Timirona slightly defensively, "Why do you want to compare with Chang'an?" Chang'an has the magnificence of Chang'an, Yanmen has the vast and reckless of Yanmen, the two places have their own beauty, can only say that Chunlan Qiuju, each is good at winning"

"Chunlan Qiuju, each is good at winning," Timilona praised, "Ah Yan said it so well," blinked her eyes, "Actually, the Xiongnu grassland is also very beautiful"

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"Sometimes," Timilona said thoughtfully, with a honey-like smile on her lips, "I always feel that Ah Yan is like a turtle, only willing to shrink in your shell, unwilling to face change, unwilling to go out and have a look, this is not good Oh Actually, as long as you poke your head out to take a look, give it a try, maybe it will appear, life is far less terrible than you imagined"

Zhang Yan simply didn't turn her head and closed her eyes

"You ......" Timilona was a little annoyed, and was about to do it, when she suddenly heard the maid rushing in from outside the valley, and said happily, "Shan Shi, Shan Yu has sent a letter."

"Really?" Timilona was overjoyed, and couldn't take care of Zhang Yan anymore, so she hurriedly said, "Take it up"

She unfolded Mao Dun's handwriting, and after reading it, the corners of her mouth slowly curled, and she asked the maid, "What else did you send with the letter?" She asked the maid

The little maid who replied was very clever, and her voice was crisp and neat, "Shan Yu also sent some barley wine and things on the side, and the slave maid thought that the Yan family must want to see Shan Yu's letter as soon as possible, so she sent it back first without permission."

"I'll go back and have a look now" Timilona Huo Ran said, turned around, and smiled apologetically at Zhang Yan, "Ah Yan, look, I originally wanted to have a good chat with you, but I just ran into ...... I'm really embarrassed that this fish hasn't been grilled yet, you continue to play in this jade valley for a while, and after a while, I'll ask my brother to come and pick you up."

"Hey," Zhang Yan was dumbfounded, seeing that Timirona really left herself in this place, and left with the people in the car

Xiaobai howled softly, and quickly jumped into the arms of Timilona in the curtain, Timilona touched its back hair, whispered a few words in his ear, lifted the curtain, Xiaobai swooped off the carriage again, and ran away

"Lanai," she instructed the guards under the car, "send someone to the king of Zuogu Li, help me pass on a message, and say that my Xiaobai doesn't know what's wrong, and he can't find Xiaobai by himself, and he is sad."

"No"

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Zhang Yan was so caught off guard and was thrown in the Jade Valley by Timirona, who only left her ten Hun guards to protect her safety

She looked left and right at the empty valley, and suddenly felt her heart beat violently

Arti must have made some plans to leave himself in the Jade Valley like this, leaving only ten Hun guards by his side

Ten guards, each of them strong and brave, hardly something she could cross but,

After returning to the Xiongnu military camp, I am afraid that she will no longer be able to wait for a chance to be able to have such a small number of Huns around her if she can escape from these people......

Zhang Yan, calm down, she said to herself in her heart

She suddenly remembered Meng Guan

Meng Guan stretched out his hand vigorously, and his swordsmanship was like a god, if he was by his side, he should be able to defeat these Huns, and it was a pity to escort him to escape, because his whereabouts were too obvious during the day, Meng Guan did not dare to show up, and did not follow him out at all

However, if she can really escape successfully on her own, with Meng Guan's skills, once she is gone, she should be able to easily escape from the Hun military camp and be safe

As long as she can escape from these Huns

……

"Boy of the Urnameng family," after Timirona left, the Huns were visibly scattered, and one of the guards laughed, "I don't know what kind of luck you have taken, why do both the Arti clan and the king of Zuogu Li value you so much?" The voice was presumptuous, with a hint of disdain for the Han people

Zhang Yan didn't speak, she raised the grilled fish on the bonfire, tore a piece off the back of the fish, put it to her lips, and took a bite

The fragrance of grilled fish wafted out, these Huns were all from the grassland herdsmen, and what they eat every day is just the beef and mutton leg roasted by ancestral methods

Dongshanzhi, Qu Yuan opened his bow and arrows, shot a roe deer, and was thinking about the fact that there were too few wild things to see, whether to go to the remote forest, and suddenly saw the guards around Timirona hurrying over, frowned, and called over and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"King Li, Zuo Gu," the corners of the guard's eyes twitched a little, but he still said according to the hostess's meaning, "The snow wolf next to my family is lost......"

"Xiaobai?" Qu Plover was a little surprised

Snow wolf Xiaobai is Timirona's pet since she was nine years old, although Qu Plover is a little bit wrong with it, but Xinshi also likes its divine horse, and knows that Xiaobai's status in his sister's heart should be ignored, after all, he can't rest assured, Le Ma turned around, "I'll go over there to see"

"King Zuoguli," said the attendant in surprise, "but this hunt? ”

“…… It doesn't matter, there are already so many prey anyway."

In the east mountain, when Fan Yan was chasing a wild boar, not far between the mountains and forests, a white shadow flashed

Fan Yan's eyes were sharp and he said, "What is that?" ”

"It's a wolf," the attendant next to him exclaimed, "At this time, it is still a wolf that can be met in the mountains—" a rare snow wolf

The white wolf stopped not far away, looked back at this side, with a sturdy body, a streamlined body, and a pair of eyes with a very spiritual aura

"What a pretty little thing," the crowd held their breath

Fan Yan was also greatly moved, waved his hand and ordered, "Quietly pass by"

As long as you hunt this snow fox today, the battle with the Huns will not be considered a loss

"No"

The white wolf stretched his front hooves, turned his head and glanced in the direction of everyone again, his eyes flashed, as if he could be psychic, and when Fan Yan opened his bow and arrows and was about to let go, he jumped up and soon disappeared

Fan Yan hurriedly shouted, "Chase"

- If this grilled fish was roasted by this Han boy, I am afraid that these Hun guards would have come up to rob it a long time ago, but it was roasted by the Yan family before, and Timirona had a high prestige in the hearts of the Huns, and gave the guards ten guts, and they did not dare to mess around

Zhang Yan looked at the jade stream in front of her with a smile, and suddenly said, "There are a lot of fish in this stream."

"Boy," a Hun suddenly called, his voice gragged, "will you grill fish?" ”

A row of grilled fish was roasted on the fire, Zhang Yan used a brush to brush various spices on each fish's body, the action was careful and serious, and the Huns were amazed to see it, and couldn't help but whisper, "Don't say it, this Han people are really good at cooking."

"Yes, we also often roast beef and mutton, so we are not so elegant"

"Cut, how can your barbecue taste compare to this?"

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"Hey, boy, okay?"

"Okay" Zhang Yan raised her head, pursed her lips and smiled, "You can taste it"

When the last Hun man fell to the ground unwillingly with wide eyes, Zhang Yan snorted coldly, pressed his sideburns, and turned around and ran in the direction of Juzhu Mountain

When she made up her mind to lure the king of the Xiongnu Tower under Cloud City for Liu Ying, she used a mandala to make a colorless and tasteless one, and mixed it with the peach blossom wine that Liu Ying poured for Liu Ying, so that Liu Ying was powerless to stop her behavior, and the peach blossom wine was not much needed, and the rest of the medicine was not used up, so she secretly took it with her when she left Cloud City

- The fish was caught by the Huns in the shallow water of Yuxi on the spot, and the seasoning was used by Timirona before, and she personally tasted the Huns, but they didn't figure it out before she finally fell, how she did it, they couldn't guess, she just applied it to the brush that brushed the fish

Zhang Yan walked on the mountain road without looking back

Juzhu Mountain stretches on the border of Taiyuan County and Yanmen County, the mountain line is quite long, without the guidance of local guides, the Huns will definitely not know the scene inside

She has a dagger in her hand for self-defense, and she has the power to maneuver if she doesn't encounter wolves and overly ferocious beasts

Timirona's intentions must have been bad, but it also gave her a time gap

As long as she walks out of this vacancy for a certain distance, and hides secretly to wait for the Han and Hun to negotiate peace, the Huns will eventually retreat, and then she will come out again, either to find Meng Guan, or to ask Zhang Kai for help, and finally be able to return to Chang'an

Only, she's lucky

If she's lucky

"Roar—" A beast roar that shook the mountains and forests came from beside him

Zhang Yan clenched her hand and dagger in amazement, looking at a tiger pacing out from behind the withered yellow tree, her heart was slightly desperate

……

How can there be a tiger?

……

The tiger smelled the breath of the living, tilted its head, and looked in the direction of Zhang Yan, the eyes of the beasts would not distinguish between the noble and the low, the beautiful and the ugly in the world, whether it was the queen of the Han Dynasty, or the beggar on the street, whether it was a handsome young man, or an ugly woman, in its eyes, it was just a meal of food that could satisfy the stomach

Zhang Yan couldn't think of anything in her mind for a while, but just watched the tiger walk towards her step by step

She closed her eyes in despair

Could it be that he didn't die in the Huns, but he was buried in the belly of the tiger in this unknown place?

Uncle, I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise to you and return to you safely

In a trance, she felt that the tiger was approaching step by step, and she seemed to be able to smell the fishy wind brought by its walking, and an arrow flew from the sky, with full strength and precise accuracy, and shot into the tiger's neck

The tiger screamed in pain, cut up its claws, and almost brushed Zhang Yan's cheeks, Qu Yu rushed over from behind, hugged Zhang Yan and threw it behind him, and at the same time pulled out the scimitar at his waist, and stabbed into the tiger's abdomen with a "snort".

"Why are you here?" He walked out of the pool of blood and yelled at Zhang Yan Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yan sat on the ground, shocked to find that he was almost alive again, wow, he actually hid his face and cried

Qu Yu was stunned, crying and laughing, "Okay, don't cry"

The snow wolf leaped around the corner with ease, and in the next moment, its figure disappeared into the mountains and forests

Fan Yan chased after him alone, and caught a little tail of the snow wolf, he did not chase down, but stopped, and looked at a fierce tiger being shot to the ground next to the mountain wall not far away, and on its blood-stained side, the man was tall, it was the Hun Zuogu Liwang Qu Plover who broke up with him two hours ago

The attendant brought a large coat, which he did not put on himself, but covered the body of the young man beside him

Zhang Yanfang cried, and then remembered that his face was coated with corn juice, which could not be smeared, so he quickly wiped his tears, turned around, but was surrounded by a hot breath, and before he could react, he was wrapped tightly by the big coat that was too wide compared to his figure

Qu Yu laughed, picked her up, strangled her waist, and asked, "Boy, are you really sixteen years old?" Look at your skinny, we Huns, ten-year-old boys are stronger than you"

At the corner of the col, Fan Yan relaxed the strength of the bow in his hand and squinted his eyes slightly

The young man stood with his back to him, unable to see his face clearly, but his back was extremely familiar

"Let me down," Zhang Yan screamed

"What's the matter?" Qu Plover smiled indifferently, "When you return to Xiongqu, I will personally teach you what it means to meet a tiger in riding and shooting, and then you will be able to cope with even a hundred and ten tigers."

He turned around and ordered, "Drag the tiger's body back."

Zhang Yan stiffened, let Qu Yu hold her, and walked towards the horse on the side

A woman is a woman, no matter how she dresses, she can't really look like a man, and the reason why she has been playing men's clothes in the Xiongnu military camp for so long has not been noticed, first, because the Huns inherently think that most Han men are weak; Another reason is also because of the cold weather in autumn and winter, and the clothes on the body are thick and loose, which is enough to cover the curves of women

In all fairness, Qu Yuan's embrace did not have a trace of ambiguity, but she was afraid that between the struggles, her daughter would show traces, so she didn't dare to move, and lay down on Qu Yuan's chest, and let him carry herself to the horse and put the horse on it

The autumn wind in the north was blowing, with withered fallen leaves, fluttering and hanging on the ground, Fan Yan remained silent and did not speak

After a long time,

"Master Hou," the entourage behind him panted and caught up, "Can you catch up with that snow wolf?" ”

"No," Fan said, turning around and walking back, "Go back"

On this day's hunting, Qu Plover hit an adult male tiger, but Wuyang Hou Fan also hunted a bear blind man, and in the end, the two were equal

Two days later, Fan Yan submitted his resignation to the Xiongnu's Zuogu Liwang Qulu and Yanshi Timirona

"Meeting Hou Ye for the first time," Timilona smiled with a smile, "Won't Hou Ye stay a little longer?" ”

"No," Wuyang Hou Fan replied coldly, "The task of making peace with your country has been completed, and I plan to return to Chang'an to return to the Son of Heaven."

I rarely try to write three lines at the same time, and I don't know if it will look messy