Manglit's voice faintly reached Xue Poye's ears, and there was even a trace of panic in that voice. Xue Poye knew very well that Manglit must have experienced many dangers in his life, and ordinary dangers would never be the same.
As for making a determined old man from Beihu panic, there is no doubt that something serious has happened.
Xue Poye stood up and said in a deep voice: "Take your weapons, mount your horse, and get ready to leave."
Xiao Shitou woke up suddenly and rubbed his eyes. Seeing Xue Poye's gloomy expression, he couldn't help but ask: "Master, what's wrong?"
Xue Poye looked around and saw that in addition to the big and powerful bow, there was also a small bow and arrow. He ordered: "Sumayu, Chinatai, pick up the bow and arrow, let's hurry up and respond."
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Sumayu and Chinatai have the unique keen sense of smell of the grassland people. As soon as they heard Xue Poye's instructions, they knew that something was wrong. Without hesitation, they went over. Sumayu took a big bow and a bag of arrows, and China
Tai took a smaller bow and a bag of arrows, hung them on his shoulders, and followed Xue Poye quickly out of the tent.
Xue Poye hung a long bow and quiver on his body and ordered in a low voice: "Xiao Shitou, sit behind me." He was worried that he would face the enemy head-on later, and Xiao Shitou sitting in front might hurt him, but he didn't want to do that now.
He knew that the enemy was man or beast, but Manglite's shouts were getting closer and closer, and he knew that the situation was critical. Although his arm injury was not healed, old man Manglite naturally wanted to help when he was in trouble.
The three horses galloped in the direction of Manglit's voice. The sound was getting closer and closer, and Manglit's voice became clearer and clearer: "Sumayu, go quickly, go quickly, Sumayu...
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It's just that several people clearly heard such shouts, but they couldn't leave old Manglite alone.
The horse was galloping, but for just a moment, the sound of hoofbeats was heard in front of him. A horse was galloping towards him. There were two people sitting on the horse. In front of him was the old man Manglite. The person behind him was hugging him tightly. He should be his wife Ubazan.
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When the old man saw Sumayou and others coming, he seemed very disappointed and angry. He shouted loudly: "Go away quickly, why don't you listen to me!"
Sumayu reined in her horse and said loudly: "Old Manglite, what happened? Why did you let us go?" She suddenly saw Ubazan behind the old man, and saw Ubazan lying softly on the mang.
On Old Man Li Te's back, his head rested on his shoulder, while on her back, there were several feather arrows stuck in it.
Before Sumayu could ask any more questions, he heard a violent sound of horse hoofbeats coming from a short distance away. Judging from the sound, there were at least twenty horses.
Manglite stretched out his hand and said: "Sumayu, give me the bow and arrow, and take Ubazan away. I will stop them. May the God of Immortality bless you, my child."
Sumayu handed over the long bow and quiver, frowned, and asked calmly: "Old Manglite, who is it? Who is here?"
"It's the Golden Winged Khan!" Manglit's face was twisted with anger, he hung up his quiver, ran Ubazan to Sumayu, and said loudly: "They are going to do evil again, my child, I want to express my gratitude to you."
You apologize, my wife betrayed you, you can do whatever you want with her."
"Betray us?" Sumayuyuan opened his eyes wide.
Manglite said in a deep voice: "The Golden Winged Khans are waiting for you to appear. They want to catch you, and my wife, out of fear, reported your whereabouts to them. Now they have chased you, hurry up and leave.
There can be no further delay.”
Sumayu and Chenatai were both startled and looked at Ubazan. At this time, Ubazan had passed out and his back was stained with bright red blood.
The "rumbling" sound of horse hoofs was like an army of thousands of horses, and the sound became louder and louder. Several people even saw the densely packed torches over there, rushing towards this side fiercely.
"Don't say more, none of us can stop them. The terrain here is flat and it is even more difficult to defend." Xue Poye made a decisive decision: "Old Manglite, you can't fight with a small number of enemies. In this area, you are the most powerful person."
People who are familiar with the terrain are the only ones who can bring us hope. Please take us to a place with a barrier. At least there is hope of survival. Otherwise, this group of pursuers will be able to easily kill us on the flat grassland.
Catch them all in one go.”
Mang Lite knew that what Xue Poye said was reasonable, and immediately said: "Follow me." He spurred his horse and turned to run westward. Others urged their horses to follow.
The pursuers had already discovered the traces of this group of people. They were shouting and howling like wolves, and dozens of horsemen were chasing after them in a fan shape.
On the vast grassland, under the gray sky, there was a scene of dozens of horses chasing four horses. People screamed and the horses neighed. Although it was not as good as the thousands of troops during the war, it was still very spectacular.
The horse galloped. Although the old man Manglite was very old, his riding skills were extremely superb. The riding skills of Sumayu and Chenatai were also fully displayed during this galloping. Although Xue Poye's riding skills were not as good as before.
The Central Plains region can be considered first-class, but compared with them, the gap quickly became apparent and fell behind.
"Brother Choushi, be careful of your wounds." Sumayu shouted loudly while running, which made Xue Poye's heart skip a beat. Unexpectedly, this young girl from Beihu, who looked cheerful and wild on the outside, had a tender heart.
The pursuers were approaching, and the sound of horse hooves was thundering. The horses they were riding on were all strong and strong horses, with full endurance and extremely fast speed. They were getting closer and closer to Xue Poye and others. Xue Poye could only hear them shouting in nonsense.
What is it talking about, but I don’t understand the specific meaning.
Two of the pursuers were riding extremely fast. At the front of the team, they saw Xue Poye lagging behind. He bent his bow and set an arrow, and shot a few arrows while galloping.
These barbarians were extremely accurate with their arrows, and with just a muffled groan of "hmm", Xiao Shitou's body was about to fall down.
"Little Shitou!" Xue Poye was shocked and shouted: "What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Shitou's voice was weak: "Master, I...I am not...unlucky. It seems...I seem to have been hit by an arrow...!"
"What?" Xue Poye regretted that his intestines were green. He had put the small stone behind him before to protect him during the battle. Unexpectedly, the battle turned into a retreat. He forgot to put the small stone in front of him.
Xiao Shitou was hit by an arrow. In this case, there were soldiers chasing behind him, and he couldn't stop to check the wound, so he had to grit his teeth and say: "Little Shitou, lie down on the back of the horse, lie down, grit your teeth and hold on."
Xiao Shitou said "hmm" and lay down on the horse, holding the master's skirt tightly with both hands.
Chinatai obviously noticed the situation here. She stopped her horse, bent her bow and arrows, and shot two arrows in a row. The two horsemen behind them screamed and turned over and fell off their horses.
Manglite said loudly: "We are almost there. There is an ancient stone forest ahead, where we can rely on huge rocks as a barrier."
Sure enough, after only running for a moment, a black shadow appeared in front of him, just like countless black giants standing in front of him. If Mangli hadn't reminded him of the stone forest, Xue Poye would have thought it was a wild beast.
Xue Poye's injured arm returned behind, holding Xiao Shitou's arm, and said loudly: "Little Shitou, don't be afraid, the master is here, there is a stone forest in front of you, don't be afraid!"
Xiao Shitou did not answer, but held Xue Poye's shirt tightly.
The pursuers were approaching, and Manglit finally led everyone into the stone forest. This stone forest was like a giant stone formation, with huge boulders standing in a criss-cross pattern, and covering an extremely large area. Even Xue Poye saw this forest at first glance.
, I was also a little surprised. I really didn’t expect that there was such a stone formation on the vast grassland.
"Brother Chou Shi, take care of Little Shitou, Ubazan, Old Manglite, and Chinatai. We will respond to the enemy." Sumayu entered the stone forest, dismounted from his horse, and ordered decisively. At this time, he truly showed the strength of a female warrior.
Calm and decisive.
Xue Poye took down the little stone and placed it carefully on the ground. He saw an arrow deep into his spine, and the little stone's face was extremely ugly, and his breathing was very weak.
Xue Poye hugged Xiao Shitou's little head: "Little Shitou, don't scare the master. We came to the grassland together and we have to go back together. You have to be like a man and be strong." His eyes turned red.
Xiao Shitou opened his eyes slightly, with a smile on his face: "Let's... go back...!" The muscles on his face twitched slightly, obviously the pain in his spine was making him unbearable.
The stone forest was like a maze. Although there were many enemies, they could not gain much upper hand for a while. They got off their horses one after another, holding long bows in their hands.
This is a group of Beihu warriors wearing leather armor and iron helmets. They are all tall and powerful. The coordination of this group of people is extremely tacit. A warrior with feathers in the armor waved his hand, and nearly thirty warriors immediately dispersed.
, entered the stone forest in a fan shape, preparing to encircle and annihilate Sumayu and others.
On Xue Poye's side, Xiao Shitou was hit by an arrow and was no longer considered to have combat effectiveness, and his right arm was injured, so he could only be counted as half of combat effectiveness. Moreover, he had to take care of Ubazan and Xiao Shitou, who had no combat effectiveness at all.
He said that there was only one old man and two girls here who were capable of fighting, and they had to deal with nearly thirty strong warriors from Beihu.
If it weren't for the stone forest labyrinth as a barrier, even if Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou had extraordinary abilities, they would have been completely wiped out.
Xue Poye leaned on the boulder and looked at the dying little stone. He was helpless at this time, his heart was like a knife, and deep self-blame filled his heart. His body was shaking with sadness.
A series of screams came over, and the voices were very clear, and they were not women's screams. This showed that in this round of confrontation, two women and an experienced old man had the upper hand.
After a burst of screams, everything seemed to calm down.
Sumayu finally came back with his bow and arrows. His expression was unusually solemn. He first looked at Xiao Shitou's injuries and comforted him: "Brother Chou Shi, there is no critical injury. You will be fine."
Xue Poye smiled bitterly, shook his head, and asked: "How is the situation? Who are these people?"
Sumayu sat opposite Xue Poye, his beautiful face full of guilt: "Brother Choushi, it was me who caused you trouble. Sumayu apologizes to you."
"Golden Wing Khan?" Xue Poye said slowly: "Why do they want to arrest you? Who...are you?"
Sumayu looked at Xue Poye and said sincerely: "Brother Choushi, Sumayu didn't mean to hide it, I just thought that when you get to the grassland, sooner or later you will know my identity. I... I am Yingtu Shuai's aunt!
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"Yingtu Shuai's aunt?" Xue Poye was shocked.
Sumaya nodded and said, "I am the youngest sister of Yingtu Shuai's father."
"How old is Yingtu Shuai?" Thinking that this young girl was actually Yingtu Shuai's aunt, Xue Poye's face looked as surprised as if she had a big duck egg in her mouth.
Sumayu said: "Although I am Yingtu Shuai's aunt, I am much younger than Yingtu Shuai."
"It should be so." Xue Poye nodded slightly. He couldn't believe that the number one warrior on the grassland, a powerful figure across the grassland, could be a child. Fortunately, Sumayu gave him a negative answer.
At this moment, he thought of many things in his mind, but the most important thing was the words "Assassinate Ying Tu Shuai". Sometimes God is so clever. He was originally worried about how to find traces of Ying Tu Shuai, but he didn't expect that he had not yet arrived.
When I stepped into the grassland, a guide appeared beside me.
His eyes were quite strange. He looked at Sumayu, but he was shocked in his heart: "Am I really going to use this sincere girl to assassinate Yingtu Shuai?"
Thinking of deceiving such a girl who was extremely sincere to him, Xue Poye suddenly felt a sense of guilt in his heart, but this guilt was quickly relieved. After all, only by assassinating Yingtu Shuai could Beihu's anti-Chu forces be severely damaged.
Hu's internal power struggle will be reshuffled, so that the people of Da Chu can be spared the disaster of swordsmanship.
After all, I am a native of Chu in the Central Plains, and I can only consider the interests of Chu. This type of political assassination is a conspiracy in itself, and the factors of exploitation in the middle are unavoidable.
But if all of this is to be accomplished smoothly, he must first escape this pursuit.
"Half a year ago, King Khan of Guli passed away. Commander Leopard Tu rebelled and led the Kele tribe. He wanted to occupy the royal court, reopen the alliance, and establish himself as King Khan. However, it was his conspiracy that led Commander Yingtu to join forces with Tiger.
Tu Shuai and Lang Tu Shuai worked together to disintegrate, and Bao Tu Shuai himself was killed." Sumayu stared at Xue Poye. At this moment of death, Sumayu felt that he should no longer hide Xue Poye, but should hide more from Xue Poye.
Frankly: "As soon as Commander Leopard Tu died, the remaining soldiers of the Kelei tribe surrendered to the Khan, and the Na army was reorganized."
Xue Poye frowned. Of course he understood the meaning and asked: "Is there a relationship between Golden Wing Khan and Leopard Tu Shuai?"
"They are the close bodyguards of Commander Leopard Tutu. They are the most elite cavalry warriors of the Keli tribe. They are skilled in bow and horse and strong in body. They are the warriors responsible for protecting Commander Leopard Tutu." Sumayu said with anger on his face:
"It's just that the master they protected has died, and their ghosts are still lingering on the grassland, claiming to avenge their master and kill Commander Yingtu. Commander Yingtu sent people to encircle and suppress them several times, although most of them were killed.
of the Golden Winged Khan, but a small number of them still escaped the encirclement and suppression."
Xue Poye understood the key: "You mean, these people want to catch you as a condition for blackmailing Yingtu Shuai?"
"They have no ability to truly pose a threat to Commander Yingtu, and they have no chance to truly assassinate Commander Yingtu. They can only use this despicable method to realize their conspiracy." Sumayu said bitterly: "When we were in the Central Plains, I
I and Chinatai encountered assassins several times, but we never knew each other's origins. Now that I think about it, it must be the Golden Winged Khans who learned about the whereabouts of me and Chinatai, and sent people to chase them to the Central Plains. This...
This is really hateful. They want to catch me, and then use me as a condition to exchange rude conditions with Commander Yingtu, and even force Commander Yingtu to hand over his power. If Commander Yingtu agrees, he will definitely suffer huge losses.
, if I don’t agree, I will be accused of being unkind, so no matter what, even if I die, I cannot fall into their hands.”
Her voice was extremely resolute, and there was a determination on her face as if she was ready to die. Xue Poye saw it in his eyes, admired him in his heart, and said with a bitter smile: "Sumayu, the ancient crossing of Han River is blocked by bandits, and the Kirin Valley is blocked by fierce leopards."
You didn't expect that when you came to the grassland, the Golden Winged Khan would stop you again. It seems that you are in a lot of troubles."
Sumayu also smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Brother Choushi, if it weren't for your help along the way, Sumayu might never have seen the grassland again."
At this moment, two figures came over quickly. Xue Poye and Sumayu became alert, but they heard Chinatai's voice saying: "It's us."
Chinatai came over with old man Manglite, and heard Chinatai say: "This stone forest is really strange, I almost can't find you, it's like a maze."
Sumayu asked in a low voice: "How are the Golden Winged Khans? Have they gotten in?"
Chenatai immediately said: "Old Manglite and I shot and killed six or seven of them, and they have already exited the stone forest." She sincerely praised: "Old Manglite's archery skills are really amazing, in this dark night.
, can actually shoot an arrow and hit an arrow."
Old Manglite walked to Ubazan and saw her unconscious. He snorted coldly, pulled out his knife and said in a deep voice: "Sumayu, Ubazan betrayed you. As long as you say a word, my blade will be
Pierce her breast and wash away her sins with her blood."
Sumayu stood up with a serious expression: "Old Manglite, put down your knife. A man's knife should not be aimed at a woman, let alone his wife."
Old Manglite blamed himself: "But...but she betrayed you...!" The old man's face was twisted with anger, and it looked extremely scary in the darkness.
"She has her own reasons for doing this." Sumayu said slowly, with a calm expression: "Although Sumayu is young, I understand Ubazan's intention. She may not be doing it for herself, but for recklessness.
Old man Li Te." She glanced at Ubazan and said slowly: "The Golden Winged Khans are evil beasts on the grassland. When they followed Leopard Tushuai, they did countless things that were worse than beasts.
Now that Leopard Tu Shuai is dead, they are even more unscrupulous and have become a cancer on the grassland. Since they are determined to deal with me this time, they have naturally notified the people of the Guzi tribe that anyone who finds my trace must report it, otherwise the disaster will be aggravated.
In your case, Upazan must have also accepted such threats."
Manglite sat weakly on the ground, shook his head and said: "She has been in a very bad state of mind for a while, but I never asked why. Now it seems that it was the Golden Winged Khan who put a stone on her heart."
"Your Guzi tribe has always been under the banner of the Kelei tribe. For many years, Shi Shi has been oppressed by the Kelei tribe. In the hearts of the people of the Guzi tribe, as time goes by, they have become afraid of the Kelei tribe, and Uba
Of course, Zan is no exception. Although this grassland is owned by the Guzi tribe, the real ruler is the Kelie tribe. The Golden Winged Khans of the Kelie tribe give orders. How dare Ubazan
Disobedience." Sumayu understood the reason and said in a very gentle voice: "Since I am here, Upazan will not report it. Once the Golden Winged Khans know about it, they will definitely kill you. Upazan may not be afraid of death, but
She was afraid that you would be hurt, so she secretly reported my whereabouts. I...can forgive her because she just did what she should do for her lover."
"Sumayu, my child." Manglite said gratefully: "Not only do you have the appearance of a flower, but you have the tenacity of a man, and you also have a heart as broad as the sea. Manglite is grateful for your understanding."
Sumayu said softly: "Old Manglite, please see how Ubazan is doing now? Is it okay?"
Manglit picked up Ubazan and remained silent. After a while, he finally listened and said something to Ubazan. Everyone only heard the soft voice and didn't know what he said. After a while, Manglit put down Ubazan.
Bazan's body and voice were heavy: "Ubazan was taken away by Changshengtian. She can go to heaven because I told her that our beautiful Sumayu has forgiven her."
Everyone felt sad for a while, stood up one after another, and bowed to Upazan's body.
"What is the purpose of the Golden Winged Khans withdrawing?" Sumayu looked up at the night sky, frowning in thought.
Xue Poye checked Xiao Shitou's breath and found that the warmth was still there, but his breathing was not very even. He thought that there would be no Name Guard for a while, but as time went by, he might not be able to hold on anymore. He heard Sumayu raise his head to the sky and commit suicide.
He couldn't speak, so he said in a hoarse voice: "Wait until daybreak!"
"Waiting for daybreak?"
“That’s right.”
Liang, no matter how complicated the layout of the stone forest is, they will still be able to easily distinguish between ourselves and the enemy and determine their location. It will be much easier for them to deal with us at that time."dd