Yao Yuantai smashed his fist on the case, shaking the teapot, and said, "No, you must not let Liu Yu compete with him!" Mrs. Xiao trembled in shock, but forced it as if nothing happened, and said: "Then what should I do, let him act outside the camp? Morale will inevitably be lowered because of this." Yao Yuan Tai said, "Tell a group of archers to shoot him back!" and walked out of the tent.

However, the next day, what happened next did not turn out as he expected. He heard from the soldiers that the Jerocho had stepped back more than two hundred steps outside the camp gate, and ordinary bows and arrows could no longer shoot him. However, Jerodun's provocative words had already spread throughout the camp.

Constantly some soldiers in the army could not bear the vicious humiliation of Yeluxuan, and they went out of the camp to challenge him, but none of them came back alive. Yao Yuantai ordered the camp gate to be sealed and no soldiers were allowed to go out, but the morale of the camp was declining day by day.

He received the Malay report that the army of Jerusherus had advanced more than five miles, and was only two or three miles away from his own camp, and it would take only a quarter of an hour for his horse to arrive. Mrs. Xiao said: "It seems that Yelu Shilu wants to use Yelu Xuan's fist to hit your morale, and then fight again to determine the victory." ”

At this moment, Yao Yuantai's mood was already a little impatient, and he said, "Mrs. Xiao, instead of helping me analyze the battle situation here, you might as well go back to Yelu Shilu's big camp bell and help me find out the situation in his army." Mrs. Xiao slowly put the tea bowl in her hand back on the table, and at the same time, the expression on her face changed countless times, and finally said, "Third Prince, you know. I came out this time in the name of visiting my parents, and I couldn't have gone back so soon. ”

Yao Yantai said: "Okay, then I hope you can stay in your tent safely, and don't think of any bad ideas." Mrs. Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Third Prince, as the commander of the first army, you should be more steady, some words will hurt people if you say them rashly." ”

Yao Yuan Tai said: "I'm just afraid that after some things are done, it will hurt people even more!" Mrs. Xiao shook her head, with a regretful look on her face, and said: "Third Prince, you treat your friends like this, I'm afraid that it will make your friends feel cold." But don't worry, I'll always be in my tent, and even if Jerusher's army kills me, I won't take a single step. ”

She kept her word, and she couldn't walk for days after entering the tent. Although the weather was getting colder and colder, her heart was always restless. As long as it was daytime, she refused to go to the bed to rest, but walked around in the tent, only to feel that the time was too long.

It was dark again, and soldiers came in through the curtains outside. Mrs. Xiao thought that someone had brought food again, so she glanced at the table, only to see that the roast beef delivered at noon was still entrenched in the basin like a bunch of hills, and she did not move at all. She raised her hand and said, "You don't need to send food, take it back!"

The soldier who opened the curtain and stood aside in a muffled voice, and Madame Xiao saw that he did not have any food in his hand. And behind him, a teenager followed into the tent and said with a smile: "Sister Xiao, you shouldn't get along with your stomach if you're in a bad mood, these roast beef are pretty good, I just ate them at noon, you should taste more." ”

He went to the fire, took the iron tongs and stirred the coals, and the flames burst out of the hearth, and said, "It's too cold here, and you should be careful of the cold." ”

Mrs. Xiao saw that it was Liu Yu, and said with a smile: "Yo, the eagle on the grassland, you don't fly in the blue sky, how did you appear in my little tent?" Liu Yu smiled and said: "Sister Xiao, you are laughing, my beard is not yet opened, what can I soar." I've been drinking with the soldiers these days, and I don't bother to come up to see you. ”

Mrs. Xiao said with a smile: "I sent so many cattle and sheep to Wuyun Castle to eat for you before, but the third prince still doesn't accept my affection, and Lu Shengyan and those people even ran away quietly, it's really not interesting! You are the only one, remember to come to see me." Liu Yu said: "Well, I have always been thinking about you, and I remember that you helped me." ”

Mrs. Xiao said: "Yes, you also promised me that even if I lose Princess Liu's martial arts competition, you will not retaliate against me." Liu Yu said: "I was a little arrogant at the time, and I hope that Sister Xiao will not mind too much." Mrs. Xiao smiled and said, "You have drunk a lot of wine these days, but you haven't become a bad person, it's really not easy!"

Liu Yu said: "My father said, 'How much ability, how big words'. I don't understand anything, I shouldn't have been talking nonsense in the first place. Mrs. Xiao said: "You don't talk nonsense yourself, but since you are very close to those soldiers, you should know what is being said in the barracks." ”

Liu Yu sighed and said, "Well, they are all saying that the third prince can't even deal with a small martial arts teacher of the Yelu clan, and I'm afraid this battle can't be fought." Mrs. Xiao silently paced the ground several times, and finally decided to burrow into her bed. In the warm quilt, she regained her desire to speak, "So what do you think about this matter?"

Liu Yu said: "I want to fight with Yeluxuan!" Mrs. Xiao grabbed the quilt with ten fingers, hugged it to her chest, and said: "That Yeluxuan's martial arts are not weak, and even the third prince himself does not dare to say that it is his opponent." If you really want to fight him, aren't you afraid of losing the reputation of the steppe eagle?"

Liu Yu said: "If I can't beat him, I'm not an eagle at all, so it's better to go as soon as possible." After Mrs. Xiao heard this, she grabbed the ten fingers of the quilt and loosened it slightly, leaned back on the couch, and said, "You are a Han man, and you really can't work for the third prince." If you wish, I can provide you with two horses, three sacks of dry food, and five sacks of water, enough to get you out of the steppe and back to the Central Plains. As for Princess Liuge's martial arts competition, you don't have to think about it anymore. ”

Liu Yu said: "Sister Xiao, I may make you unhappy if I say it, since I came to you, I have already calculated it in my heart." Please also help me talk to the Sixth Master, and ask him to allow me to have a competition with Yeluxuan. Mrs. Xiao's eyes widened when she heard this, and she said, "No, no, no, you shouldn't tell me that! You know, I live in this tent, and it's not much better than a captive." The third prince regards me more tightly than a spy, how can he believe my words?"

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "No, Sister Xiao." I'm sure you'll help me get through this joint in order to help Jerusher. Mrs. Xiao jumped directly out of bed and said, "Help Yelu Shilu, are you mistaken? I have walked so far to come here in order to deliver the news to the third prince. ”

Liu Yu raised his head, looked at Mrs. Xiao with firm eyes, and said, "Sister Xiao, I am relatively stupid, and there are some complicated things that I can't see through. But there is one thing I understand, in your mind, Abaoji is the most important! Even if you are only for Abaoji, you will stand on the side of Yelu Shilu, who has a much greater chance of winning. ”

Mrs. Xiao's eyes flickered, and she said, "What if I'm not for Abaoji?" Liu Yu said: "If it's not for Abaoji, then we won't meet in the Central Plains, and you can marry Yelu Shilu to enjoy Qingfu." The reason why you go to so many places is for your children. ”

Madam Xiao lowered her head and sighed heavily, "Okay, I'll try to talk to the third prince." But brother, I can't understand you now, obviously whether you win or lose this game, it won't benefit you, it will only benefit Yelu Shilu. Why do you have to hold on, can you tell me what you really think?" )