The huge bonfire soared into flames, more than a dozen meters high, illuminating the night and the sparkling lake.

Compared with the chaos by the lake, an ordinary lake looks at everything faintly in the night wind, and the stars and moon that reflect the grassland reflect everything in the world.

On the side of the campfire, several Turks dressed up looked at the people and horses who were getting closer and closer, and they all showed vigilant looks, exchanging glances with each other, more doubtful, more surprised and angry.

The crowd gathered, there were not many men, and the men of the Aji tribe who could stay in the royal court were all royal guards, guarding the tribal royal family for generations.

And the royal family of the Aji clan is only left with women shouting on the horse, and recently there have been rumors that the princess has defected to the Tang Dynasty, which has dealt a great blow to the hearts of the people within the tribe.

In order to reinvigorate the clan, the re-election of the patriarch naturally became the most important and urgent matter of the clan.

Seeing that the new patriarch has been elected, as long as the ritual of generational retention is completed, the new patriarch will be determined.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the princess who took refuge in Datang actually came back.

"Gupa, you should give us an explanation, didn't you say that the princess is dead?"

Beside the fire, a tall man with a wolf's head and a velvet hat had a solemn expression, looked at the horses rushing left and right in the crowd in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "What about coming back?" The Aji can't tolerate traitors! ”

As he spoke, the man took a bow and arrow from one place, and the rest of the tribe did not dare to attack without permission, so he didn't care, he just bent his bow and aimed at the crowd.

"Wait!" Another Turkic man shouted and tried to raise his hand to stop him, but was quickly stopped by someone else.

In an instant, more than a dozen Turks with a high status in the clan pulled each other at the side of the fire, but no one stopped Gupa's arrow.

In the distance, Bai Song stared at the direction of the bonfire, and the movement of a person bending his bow and arrows was in full view.

"Hold on!" Bai Song reminded him, and before Ajibado could react, the arrow had already come!

As soon as Bai Song tugged on the reins, Xiao Hei suddenly changed direction, trying to avoid the arrows.

But the speed of this arrow is so fast that the person who shoots it is extraordinary, and I don't know if I can avoid it.

Bai Song's forehead was covered with fine sweat, and at the last moment, a shadow flashed in the darkness, and out of nowhere, another arrow came out, and it actually shot down the arrow shot at Bai Song.

There were too many people around, and Bai Song couldn't see who was secretly helping at all.

But by the campfire, Gupa saw a man!

The man stood at the mouth of the tent not far away, holding a bow, but his complexion was very bad, and he looked as if he had not recovered from a serious injury.

Seeing this person, Gupa glared angrily, and wanted to shoot another arrow, but looking at the princess's position again, there was no chance, so he could only throw his bow and arrow on the ground in anger, and then shouted: "Catch the traitor!" ”

In the next second, Bai Song had already rushed to the edge of the bonfire, and Ajibado jumped down from his horse and raised the token in his hand: "The patriarch's token is here, when I joined the army for my father, my father has passed the patriarch's token to me, and I, Ajibaduo, am already the next patriarch!" Gupa, you don't have a patriarch token in your hand, and you dare to hold a patriarch succession ceremony without authorization? ”

"Baduo, you have taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty, what qualifications do you have to serve as the patriarch of Aji?"

"Nonsense! What evidence do you have? ”

"What evidence is there? Two months ago, our 3,000 brothers infiltrated the Datang Army to rescue you, but you colluded with the Datang Army and designed an ambush in the Datang Barracks, causing all 3,000 men of our clan to die in the Datang Barracks! This is my own experience, and there are several brothers who have escaped with me, and they can all testify! ”

The whole royal court was in chaos, and everyone was talking.

It was the legend of Gupa and a few soldiers who returned from the front that made many people in the tribe disappointed in the princess.

But there are also a large number of people who are skeptical about this, after all, it is only the other party's words, and it is obviously too hasty to conclude that the princess is collaborating with the enemy.

It's just that there is no one in the clan to lead, the clan is scattered, and Gupa unites some people, and no one dares to fight rashly.

So the voices against the princess have been drowned out by the rest of the clan.

Now that the princess is back, the suppressed voices have come together, and they are not in a hurry to stand in line, they just need to hear the story from the princess's mouth.

Referring to the fiasco two months ago, Agibado felt a lot of guilt in his heart, and lowered his head unbearably.

"Humph! How? Speechless? Because of you, you killed our three thousand men, what qualifications do you have to be the patriarch? ”

"Rescuing the princess is voluntary for us Turkic men."

An abrupt voice appeared, and a person familiar to Bai Song walked into the crowd, his abdomen still wrapped in gauze.

Bai Song didn't know what they were talking about, but he remembered this person.

Seeing this person, Bai Song's pupils shrank, this is the Turkic who fled after being broken by himself.

When he saw this person, he was very close to Shu Wang.

This person is here, which means that Shu Wang is also there.

Bai Song looked around anxiously, trying to see a little comfortable shadow from the crowd.

It's a pity that there was no plot that Bai Song expected.

The Turks were still arguing with each other, and Gupa pointed the finger at Bai Song and sneered at Baduo: "If you don't take refuge in the Tang Dynasty, then how can the Han people around you explain?" ”

There are so many questions to explain that Agibado can't explain at all.

Agibaduo's face was calm, and he suddenly stopped talking, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his head and pointed at Gupa: "Don't you want the position of the patriarch?" So why bother! Explanations are all superfluous, so let's have a fair duel under the witness of Moon Lake! ”

Duel!

The entire royal court was in an uproar in an instant.

The Turks admired the strong, and duels were the best way for the Turks to compete for power in ancient times.

It's just that as the Aji clan who believe in the moon god, it is very rare to fight for the patriarch in a duel.

But that doesn't mean the Aji don't approve of this approach.

Duels are sacred, and any outcome that comes from a duel must be accepted unconditionally.

Resolving disputes and bringing the clansmen together is nothing more direct than a duel.

It's just that the princess is a young girl.

And Gupa is a well-known warrior in the clan.

What's the point of such a duel? Isn't this about the princess going to die?

If this duel had been proposed by Gupa, no clan would have agreed with it, because the premise of the duel was fairness, and this obviously unfair duel would have become a disgrace.

However, the demands of the duel were made by the weak, and the Turks believed that only the weak who occupied the truth could defeat the strong.

And between the princess and the warrior...... ...... between a woman and a man

The disparity in strength is too great, and when they hear such words, everyone is a little confused.

Gupa was also stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Hahaha...... Your Royal Highness, you wouldn't be joking, would you? Duel with me, do you really want to die? ”

"Are you scared?"

Gupa's face changed: "Are you serious? ”

"The Turks are the best at riding and shooting, so let's fight it out on horseback! It is believed that the moon god will make a choice and know who is suitable to lead the Aji. ”

Gupa shouted at the crowd, "Did you hear that? This is the princess's request, and I accept the princess's challenge! ”

The scene was boiling, and many people wanted to rush in, but they were stopped by others.

Bai Song didn't know why, he didn't know what was going on, but he saw that many people gradually calmed down after being crowded, and the crowd around the bonfire dispersed little by little.

After a while, a large open space appeared on the edge of the Moon Lake and the bonfire.

Baduo returned to Bai Song's side, and Bai Song hurriedly asked, "What is this for?" ”

Bado said in a deep voice: "I want to duel him!" ”

"Duel?!" Bai Song chuckled in his heart, and his face changed.

"Rest assured, I'm confident."

When Bai Song heard this, he suddenly thought of the crossbow, with this thing, the duel must be much simpler, but there is no need to worry.

Thinking about it, Bai Song took out the crossbow and handed it to Baduo.

Unexpectedly, Baduo refused, and then said to Bai Song seriously: "This is a fair and sacred duel, I want to rely on my own ability to defeat the opponent, this bow belongs to you, not to me, I have my own way." ”

"What are you kidding?!" Bai Song was shocked and angry, "Without a crossbow, how can you fight with people?" ”

Bado ignored it, stubbornly took the bow and arrow from one of his people, and prepared to mount his horse.

Looking at Baduo's firm eyes, Bai Song didn't want to shake her confidence anymore, and pulled her again: "It's okay not to use a crossbow, but this little black can help you." ”

Bai Song pulled Xiao Hei in front of Baduo.

Baduo and Xiao Hei have also been together for a long time, and this horse also has some feelings for Baduo, and rubbed his eyes half-squinted on Baduo's face.

Baduo touched Xiao Hei's mane, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This is a good horse that is unique in ten thousand, with it, I will never lose." ”

As he spoke, Baduo turned over to the back of the little black horse, turned back to Bai Song and smiled: "Thank you for your horse!" ”

"Drive!"

In the clearing, the dueling two people stopped ten feet apart, and the crowd held torches to form a huge circle of fire, surrounding the two in the middle.

The huge bonfire in the center was still burning, and the cold night was scorching.

The Turks shouted slogans with great vigour, adding a lot of sacred color to the ancient ritual, and everyone was so nervous that they could not hear a single voice of discussion.

Baduo held his chest up, like a warrior holding the patriarch's token, and shouted loudly: "Tonight, under the witness of the moon god, I, Agi Baduo, and Ajigupa will duel at the Moon Lake, and the winner will inherit the position of the patriarch, please be blessed by the moon god!" ”

After speaking, Baduo carried the token around his neck, held a bow in one hand and a rope in the other, and was ready to go.

Gupa, on the other side, was lazy and lazy, and didn't take Baduo seriously at all.

A little girl, even if she learns to ride and shoot since she was a child, she is a girl after all, what can she do?

Baduo saw Gupa's contempt, and was happy in his heart, knowing that it was his chance, he didn't say anything, drove Xiao Hei to speed forward, pulled out an arrow and put it on the bow, and then shot an arrow.

Baduo is a princess, but the princess of the Turkic people is not a daughter like the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and her ruthlessness is extraordinary, and this arrow went straight to Gupa's eyes and shot it extremely accurately.

Gupa didn't move at all, and when the arrow came, a sneer rolled out of the corner of his mouth, and he grabbed it with one hand, and actually grabbed the arrow in the air!