Yun Xi and Yu Wenhan chatted all the way, Yu Wenhan felt that in the past eight years, except for Yang Qingyun, he had not said so much in front of outsiders, and most of what he said this time was his own sincerity.

Yun Chuan and Yang Qingyun in front of them were galloping fast, dripping with joy. Yang Qingyun has liked to ride horses since he was a child, and now he is the deputy head of the capital guards of Da Shu, so he naturally has more opportunities to ride horses, and his riding skills are also quite good, and riding a horse is also a good way for him to vent his inner depression. At this time, he and Yun Chuan were on par with each other, and the two took the lead alternately.

Yun Chuan caught up with Yang Qingyun and said loudly in the wind: "I didn't expect you to hide so deeply, don't you ride well?" Did you deliberately take me lightly when you wanted me to compete? ”

Yang Qingyun replied: "The competition should also have a competitive appearance. ”

"Okay, then you quickly think about it, how to laugh if you lose for a while! I'm going to speed things up. Yun Chuan playfully blinked his eyes, waved his horsewhip, and rushed forward.

"Laugh one..." Yang Qingyun listened to the sweat on his forehead, extremely embarrassed, and looked at Yunchuan's back, this person's prank ability really has a fight with Xi'er, and Xi'er could make herself cry and laugh in a few words.

Seeing that he was about to reach the end, Yunchuan gathered momentum and rushed forward. Yang Qingyun knew that if he fought harder, he might be able to win this competition, but first, he didn't want the horse to be too tired, and second, he didn't need to compete with a girl. He just wanted to feel the feeling of speeding and flying on the vast grassland, and that was enough.

Yun Chuan was the first to reach the finish line as he wished, beckoning to him, smiling like a flower.

"Although I am a little more familiar with this road than you, this road is also relatively smooth, and this result can be considered fair." Yun Chuan said seriously.

"Well, fair, I lost this competition." Yang Qingyun said.

Yun Chuan smiled mischievously at Yang Qingyun and said, "Then you admit to losing, then laugh!" ”

The atmosphere was about to freeze again, and Yang Qingyun wanted to raise the corners of his mouth, but in the end it turned into a "hum".

"What kind of smile is this, it's just a puffed mouth, and it's expressionless at all. To laugh from the heart, this is not counted. Yun Chuan said dissatisfiedly.

Yang Qingyun suddenly regretted that he should have ridden faster at the end. He reluctantly adjusted his lower facial muscles, and his lips opened slightly, revealing his white teeth. It's time to get through it.

"This..." Yun Chuan frowned, looked at Yang Qingxuan's face, and wanted to try to amuse Qingxuan and said, "It's just for me to look at your teeth." It doesn't count, it doesn't count Imagine that in ancient times, there were princes of the Beacon Fire Opera, and Qianjinbo smiled, and now I Yunchuan has been running for thousands of miles, sweating and laughing, don't you feel very honored and happy? ”

But Yang Qingyun felt that he was already smiling, his nickname in the court was the Iron Mask Guard, this kind of "mouth corners up" was Yang Qingyun's special expression when he was usually forced to express his happiness, and "showing eight neat teeth" was already the upper limit of his expression. Overjoyed from the bottom of his heart, he may have forgotten how to express it.

Yun Chuan made a few more grimaces, Yang Qingyun not only couldn't laugh, but his expression became more and more solemn.

"Hey! Never mind. Yun Chuan finally gave up, thinking that it had taken him three or four years to pull Yun Xi out of the nightmare, Yun Chuan shrugged his shoulders and said to Yang Qingyun helplessly, "Then you remember, you owe me a smile!" ”

"Good!" Yang Qingyun was relieved, "We are waiting for them by the woods in front, and it just so happens that the horses will eat some grass." ”

A birch forest with leaves piled on the weeds on the ground.

Under the tree that Yun Chuan leaned on, the leaves swished, as if something was crawling. Yun Chuan hurriedly took a step back, and suddenly a hand stained red with blood was revealed, which scared Yun Chuan into a "wow" and jumped backwards, almost falling to the ground, but fortunately, Yang Qingyun on the side helped Yun Chuan.

"Hand hand! There's someone over there! The sudden bloody scene scared Yun Chuan a lot.

"Stand back, I'll see!" Yang Qingyun pulled Yun Chuan behind him, Yun Chuan poked his head out and looked forward, his eyes fell on Yang Qingyun's broad shoulders, and there was an indescribable sense of security.

Yang Qingyun picked up a branch and picked up the leaves on the ground, only to see that a seriously injured person was hiding under the leaves. This man was dressed as a Tusang soldier, and he was dying, and his eyes were full of horror.

"You're a Tusan soldier? What happened? Who injured you? Yun Chuan hurriedly walked over, squatted down and asked in a low voice.

The soldier opened his mouth but could not speak. Yang Qingyun squatted down to check the injury, the wound was in the chest, and a lot of blood had been shed. Yang Qingyun ordered a few acupuncture points to stop the bleeding, but with little effect.

At this time, Yun Xi and Yu Wenhan rode over, and Yun Chuan shouted to them: "Yun Xi, come and see, there is any way to save him." Yun Xi jumped off his horse and ran over. He looked at the wound, took his pulse, shook his head and said, "The wound is too deep, it's too late." When he saw some star flowers on the side of the road, he quickly picked some of them, twisted them with his hands, and pasted them on the soldier's wounds. Then he took out a package from his luggage and crouched down to give him a needle.

Yun Chuan asked, "Can this be saved?" ”

"There's too much blood loss, there's no real help, it's just a little bit of pain." Yun Xi shook his head and said.

Yang Qingyun and Yu Wenhan both glanced at Yun Xi in unison, it turned out to be a woman who knew medical skills.

Yun Chuan was a little anxious, who would plot against my Tusang soldiers? The soldier's breathing gradually slowed down, and he could make some faint sounds. Yun Xi fed him a little water and motioned for him not to push too hard.

"I'll ask you a few questions, and if yes, you blink." Yun Chuan asked. The soldier blinked.

"Who were you hurt by? Is it from the Central Plains? Yun Chuan asked, the soldier glaring at him and making a snorting sound from his mouth.

The soldier suddenly thought of something, and raised his finger with difficulty to point to his waist, which turned out to be a letter: he was a messenger sent by the Yue tribe to meet Wang Chengyu, but he encountered an accident on the way.

It was another Yunshi Conference, and Yun Chuan asked anxiously, "Who did that?" Are you a desert person? ”

The soldier blinked as if he had used his last strength, and his breathing was rapid again, "But... Can... Khan he ... After saying a few words with difficulty, he lost his breath.

"Is it the Khan of Tusan?" Yu Wenhan on the side guessed.

"Impossible! Tusan Khan will not attack his own soldiers! Yun Chuan immediately retorted, "Don't put any dirty hats on our Tusan heads because of the gossip of a few small guys!" Yun Chuan was a little unhappy.

"I'm sorry, I don't have anything else to do. Let's bury him. "Yu Wenhan didn't expect that in the desert, the people here respected and supported the khan so much, which had never been seen in the Central Plains, and even he had never been so eager to defend his father.

"No, we believe in celestial burial. May the heavens of eternal life grant rest. Yun Chuan squatted down, closed his eyes, and sang a song softly and reverently.

The four of them are back on the road. The sky had gradually darkened, and the moon was slowly rising, and the silver moonlight poured over the grassland. Yun Chuan looked a little absent-minded, and his riding speed gradually slowed down. Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingyun were already riding in front. Yun Xi rode to Yun Chuan's side and whispered, "Are you worried about the Khan?" ”

Yun Chuan nodded and said, "Well, the more I think about this matter, the more strange it becomes. Rumors of treasures, the meddling of the imperial court, and the killing of soldiers all point to us in Tusang. There must be some conspiracy here! ”

Yun Xi comforted: "I believe that this matter has nothing to do with our Tusang. Since the khan had sent an invitation to the Central Plains court, there was no need to hinder them from coming, it was more like a trap set by others. ”

"Well, Yun Xi, you're right. Although we are not close to the Central Plains, we are not enemies of it, and we have checked and balanced each other for more than 20 years, and we have never clashed each other. It's just this kind of trap, a few people are willing to think deeply, this person is terrifying! Yun Chuan said worriedly.

"Don't worry too much, the imperial court won't be so easy to listen to slander, besides, our Tusang is strong, with the Khan and your eldest brother here, and so many generals guarding it, it will be fine." Yun Xi comforted and lamented that the court was not easily deceived by slander, which led to the destruction of his family?

"Well, these 20 years of peaceful life have also been exchanged for flesh and blood by several generations of Tusan." Yun Chuan took a deep breath and said, "We Tusang people don't like to cause trouble, but we're not afraid of things either. Let's go, let's speed up and try to get to the Marble Conference as soon as possible to find out. As he spoke, he waved his whip and hurried forward.

Yun Xi looked at Yun Chuan's back, and really envied her heart bigger than the sky, as if no matter how big the trouble was in Yun Chuan, at most three sentences of kung fu could be left behind, and people had to admire her self-enlightenment skills.

And Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingyun, who were not far away, also felt that the events of the past two days were full of doubts.

Tusang, Xiyu, Huangbei, and Xia Yi are the four major ethnic groups in the northern desert today, each of which is the king and is eyeing each other. Among them, the Tusang territory is the most powerful, Huangbei and Xiyu are second, and the strength is equal, and Xia Yi is relatively the weakest. Although Tusang had a good relationship with the largest dynasty in the Central Plains, they had always considered Tusang to be the most threatening enemy of the current dynasty. When the Shu Dynasty clashed with the surrounding countries, Tusang was always impartial, not fighting or grabbing. Only to transport hundreds of sweat and blood horses every year, in exchange for more than 20 years of stable development, and continue to expand the territory in the northern grasslands, expand the power, is now the largest overlord in the desert grassland, and the prestige of the Weitun Khan, has reached the peak of the Tusang Khan in the past dynasties, and it is a matter of time before the Wei Dynasty competes.

Yu Wenhan said: "Tusang has always been a lurking wolf, more than 20 years ago, the former khan took the initiative to let the then little prince, who is now the younger brother of the Weiton Khan, come to Beijing as a hostage, in exchange for my trust in Da Shu. Five years ago, Witton Khan captured ten cities in Xiyu in exchange for his brother. These cities are towering and rocky, and it is rumored that there are gold and stone minerals, and the Great Chuan has repeatedly been unable to break through, and was taken by the Witton Khan in one fell swoop in exchange, but no minerals have been found so far. This move is clear, and his heart is clear. ”

Yu Wenhan was talking when suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves. It turned out that Yun Chuan and Yun Xi came on horseback one after the other, Yun Chuan turned his head and said to the two men, "Are you going to continue to walk under the moon, or rush to the post station to rest?" I'm not interested in walking at night on the uninhabited grassland! Yu Wenhan and Yang Qingyun also sped up, and the four of them hurried to the post station together.

The post station of the grassland, which is equivalent to a small bazaar, is a small stronghold for the trading of goods on the grassland, and it is also the only place to play in the growth of Yunchuan. Yun Chuan was very familiar with this place, and he found a hotel and asked for two yurts to rest.

Yu Wenhan said with concern: "Are you hungry, do you want to eat something together?" Yun Xi felt very cordial and was about to nod, but Yun Chuan said, "I'm not hungry, you can eat by yourself." Picking up his luggage and walking to the yurt, Yun Xi had no choice but to give up and chase after him.

"You're not hungry?" Yun Xi asked.

"He listened to the rumors, and when he thought about it, he was angry, and he was full of anger." Yun Chuan said with a pout.

"My cousin has never been a person who loves to chew the root of his tongue, and he who is angry with you, and those who have always eaten and drunk for pleasure are full of anger." Yun Xi quipped.

"He's your cousin, not my cousin, why do I have to give him a good look. Today, for your sake, I don't have the same knowledge as him. Yun Chuan replied.

"Celestial Princess, what you said is not objective. At that time, anyone who didn't know Khan would have this association, my cousin was cautious, good at reasoning, and by no means arbitrary. Yun Xi's face was filled with admiration.

Yun Chuan looked at Yun Xi's expression and laughed: "Blow it again, be careful to blow the cowhide!" Sure enough, it's a brother and sister, I really can't afford to mess with it. I won't say anything, I went to sleep. I don't need him to investigate, we are self-purifying! ”

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At the third watch, Yun Chuan was woken up by the noise outside, and he was not very irritable, so he turned around and covered his head with the quilt. Yun Xi was also so noisy that he couldn't sleep at all, got up and walked to the curtain, and lifted a corner to see what was going on.

I saw Wang Chengyue standing beside him, a small guy on the opposite side grabbed a thin man, the thin man struggled left and right to break free from the clasped hands, Wang Chengyu was constantly scolding, "thief, send to the government, eat bear heart leopard gall, from the court" and other words vaguely floated over.

"What's the matter? It's such a big movement, and I don't let people sleep! Yun Chuan also got up.

"It seems that Wang Chengyu caught a thief." Yun Xi said guessingly.

"It's a plague! Wherever he goes, chickens and dogs will jump! Where is the thief, the Central Plains or the desert? Yun Chuan asked.

"I can't see clearly, there are more and more onlookers!" Yun Xi replied.

Yun Chuan was already dressed and walked to the curtain, took Yun Xi's hand, and said, "Anyway, we've been woken up, let's go see the excitement." ”

"Where chickens fly and dogs jump, there must be you!" Yun Xi quipped.