Chapter 5 Deer Hunting (Eight Shang) Unexpectedly, the elm head in front of him suddenly became enlightened. Tao Kuo's hairless face was as ashamed as the sunset in the sky, his eyes were shining, and they were looking at each other with indescribable tenderness and sweetness.
Suddenly, I heard a voice shouting: "That boy, even if you please my mother-in-law, you can't kill my daughter as a gift!"
Li Xu's heart suddenly shuddered, and he suddenly turned around and saw a dozen strange strong men in scarlet cloaks surrounding him in the shape of a half fan. They all cut off the path between himself and Tao Kuo.
Stick, he can be considered a person who has experienced battles. When he saw the formation, he knew that the strong men had bad intentions. He immediately threw the black eagle's body onto the horse's back. He picked up the horse's reins with his left hand, took off his silk and covered Tao Kuo behind him.
His right hand turned over his wrist and rested tightly on the handle of the scimitar.
"What evidence do you have for your big eagle?" Tao Kuo Tuosi didn't believe that someone was brave enough to dare to attack him near Su Chuobu. He poked his head out from behind Li Xu and asked angrily.
"You're blind, look at that anklet!"
"Are there any wild eagles with anklets?" The strong men yelled and cursed, all eager to try, ready to chop Li Xu and Tao Kuo off their horses.
Li Xu quickly turned his head on horseback, and out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of the golden ring on the carved foot. It was made of pure gold, with delicate and tight patterns. Between the layers of gold filament patterns, there were faint carvings.
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Now the trouble is big. The flat-haired beast must be the favorite of the scarlet cloaks. No wonder it just stole the Asilan family's lamb and was not in a hurry to fly away. Li Xu secretly thought in his mind, and was thinking about how to apologize to the other party.
, and heard Tao Kuo Tuosi behind him retort loudly: "What if it's your domestic eagle? If you hadn't allowed the black eagle to snatch my lamb, how could Fu Li shoot it! Since it was you who were rude first,
How can you blame us for not being able to tell whether it is domesticated or wild?"
The strong men in scarlet cloaks are used to running rampant on the grassland. Their black eagles have snatched other people's lambs. They have always just played with them. The so-called scolding and chasing are originally just pretending. They never thought that there would be Li in this remote place.
A fool like Xu shot down the black eagle with one arrow without any hesitation.
When Tao Kuo's words exposed their shortcomings, they immediately became angry and someone shouted: "What's the point of talking to these savages? Just chop them down and pay for the black eagle's life!" After saying that, the horse's head tilted forward.
, rushed straight towards Li Xu
After only three or five steps, a cold arrow suddenly flew from the side, and went straight from the horse's eye to the horse's head. The war horse immediately lost its breath, fell to the ground with a "plop", and threw the red cloak on the horse's back forward.
More than three feet away, he knocked down several feet of weeds, twitched, and couldn't move anymore. The other strong men in red cloaks were shocked, and they all took the reins. Both the enemy and us looked sideways at the same time, only to see a warrior from the Xi clan with more than a dozen people.
The shepherd, running wildly and aggressively
"Asilan, why did you come after me!" Tao Kuo took off his silk and raised his scimitar high, shouting at the warrior who came to help.
"Pada was frightened by their beasts. I was busy taking care of her just now!" Aslan looked at the red cloaks with hatred and put another feather arrow on the bow arm. A dozen shepherds held it and bent it.
Knives and lassoes followed him menacingly. As soon as Aslan Yu's arrow left the string, he would swarm up and tear the opponent to pieces.
"Where did the savage come from and dared to attack the Turkic Wolf Rider!" The leader in the red cloak angrily announced his home. Although the expression on his face was fierce, the mount moved back a few steps unknowingly. They had already seen this before.
The power of one arrow has just been achieved by Aslan. At this moment, the opponent has many people and he has few. No one wants to lose his life in a daze.
"Where did the beast dare to run wild in the pasture of Su Chuobu!" Aslan, with a livid face, yelled back at the black eagle that just flew down from the air and just passed by the feet of his wife Pade, who was about to give birth.
After being frightened, he immediately had a stomachache and couldn't stand up. He was busy taking care of his wife, so he couldn't bend his bow to chase the black eagle for revenge. Now that Li Xu got into trouble for shooting the eagle, even if the owner of the eagle is the King of Heaven, I...
He also has to stand up and fight with his friends
Both sides spoke Turkic, with few words, but their tone was very blunt. Seeing that the conflict was about to break out, a fierce sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance. Someone galloped and shouted loudly: "Stop it all!
If you have anything to say, please speak slowly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the horse's head was already approaching the scarlet cloak. A dozen strong men in the scarlet cloak immediately jumped off the horse, made way for a passage, and bowed down respectfully to respond: "Yes, I respectfully respect Lord Queyu's orders!"
"Queyu?" Li Xu and Aslan looked at each other in confusion. From the respectful attitude of the red cloaks, they guessed that the visitor's status was not low, but the Su Chuan tribe did not have many contacts with the Turks. Did Queyu have an official title or a title?
They couldn't figure out the person's name at all.
"Why are you conflicting with others? Have you forgotten my instructions?" In a moment, the newcomers had rushed further into the crowd, and there were more than forty riders chasing after them.
"Woo--Woo-Woo--" The herdsman of Su Chuo tribe who was in charge of vigilance blew the horn in the distance. A team of more than fifty people was approaching. Regardless of whether the intention was good or evil, the tribe must be prepared accordingly.
The sound of horns one after another surprised the visitor. He looked around, then looked at the attires of Li Xu and A Silan, bowed and saluted, and asked: "The person standing on horseback in front of me is a white swan."
Are they the descendants of White Swan? Ashina Choyu came to greet the descendants of White Swan on the order of the Great Khan!"
"Su Chui Asilan, Fu Li, Su Chui Tao Kuo took off his silk clothes and met Lord Queyu!" Aslan put away her horned bow, put her hand on her shoulder and bowed down to return the salute. The entire Pei tribe was a vassal of the Turks, although it was unclear.
The identity of the visitor and the resounding name of the Ashina family are unknown to everyone on the grassland.
That is the surname of the Turkic royal family, which means the first child of the female wolf. For hundreds of years, the elders of the wolves have been respected by this surname for generations on the grasslands.
"It turns out he is a good brother of the Su Chuan tribe, the leader of the swans!" Ashina Choyu clasped his hands and laughed, "These subordinates of mine lacked education and bumped into my brothers. Please don't take offense, brother Aslan!"
Youdao didn't stretch out your hand to hit the smiling person, and besides, the person was a descendant of the Turkic royal family who came to the Xi tribe as an envoy with good intentions? Aslan smiled helplessly and replied: "They frightened my wife by releasing eagles. I have seen it."
It passed without causing any big trouble!"
"You beasts, why did I tell you to come before I left!" After hearing Aslan's reply, Queyu immediately picked up the riding crop and whipped it at the leader in the red cloak.
The red-cloaked leader, who was still aggressive just now, was immediately reduced by half, and received several whips in succession before he had the courage to explain: "Report to your lord, he, they, he shot your black eagle to death!"
"Ah?!" Ashina Queyu screamed and turned to look at Aslan and Li Xu behind Li Xu's horse. He saw a pair of low-hanging wings. They were his precious wings. Every time
He remembers every feather
The eagle is the hero of the sky. It builds its nest on the cliff. If you want to raise an eagle, you must take it out of the nest when it has just hatched. On the way to retrieve the eagle, you must pay attention to the stone wall under your feet, and beware of the female or male eagles from passing by.
Attacked in mid-air, it often takes more than a dozen lives to obtain a young eagle. The young eagle has a stubborn temper and will not eat anything other than fresh flesh and meat. It will die if it is abused. I don’t know how much effort and training it will take to raise it safely.
The manpower and material resources it consumes to detect the enemy's movements and obey the master's orders, the value of a well-trained black eagle has far exceeded the same weight of gold. Therefore, if they see a black eagle stealing someone else's lamb, the Turkic wolf riders will definitely
They will not seriously seek justice for the owner of the lamb, but secretly hope to use this behavior to maintain the wild nature of the eagle.
"It stole the Aslan family's sheep and scared the pregnant Pade. I thought it was a wild thing, so I shot it down with an arrow!" Li Xu picked up the black eagle's body from behind and released it.
On the ground, he apologized to Ashina Queyu.
From the other party's temperament and dress, he deduced that he was of high status in the Ashina family. More than forty guards brought by the other party had slowly approached and formed a long cavalry formation not far away.
There was a conflict between the two sides before the warriors who led the camp arrived, and the herdsmen of the Suchu tribe would definitely suffer a big loss.
"It caused trouble first, otherwise Fu Li wouldn't have fought back!" Tao Kuo took off his clothes and walked out from behind Li Xu, standing side by side with him. The horse he was riding was much taller than the others' mounts, and they were hundreds of steps away.
In a blink of an eye, if this person wants to fight Fu Li because he is sad about the death of Black Eagle, Fu Li will suffer a big loss in terms of mounts. The little girl doesn't want to care about any Turkic family, she just thinks about how to fight against the powerful enemy side by side with her sweetheart.
"You shot it down with just one arrow?" After being stunned for a long time, Ashina Queyu raised his head and asked with a sigh. This trip has an important mission. Naturally, he would not let a black eagle and Su Chuo tribe go.
Diao'er, who was harmed but had been trained to dodge bows and arrows, was actually shot down by an unknown boy with black hair and black eyes who looked very Han Chinese. This result was unacceptable to him no matter what.
Li Xu nodded, not knowing why the other party asked this question. The flat-haired beast was flying so low at that time. Not only himself, Aslan, Tao Kuo, and even several bow-wielding servants of Aslan's family were all flying.
Maybe it was killed with one arrow
"This kid caught up from the side, and it was an arrow without any explanation!" The leader of the red cloak, who was beaten by Que Yu with a bruised nose and face, pointed at Li Xu, and framed him with malicious intent.
Ashina Queyu's eyebrows jumped suddenly, he turned around and glanced at the leader, ordered him to shut up, led the horse's reins and took a few steps forward, and asked Li Xu kindly: "What kind of bow are you using? Can you lend it to me?"
Shall I take a look?"
"Of course!" Li Xu generously took off the bow pouch from behind the saddle and handed it over with both hands. He could clearly see the grief and indignation on Ashina Queyu's face when he heard the news of Black Eagle's death.
Even when angry, this person can still remain polite, and his efforts in self-cultivation are really admirable. According to Xu Dayan, it is best not to make an enemy of such a person who can keep a cool head at all times, otherwise, he will definitely be killed.
You have to be very careful to deal with it
Ashina Choyu repeatedly looked at the arms of the bow, adjusted the bowstring, and pulled it half-full several times. He finally understood the reason why the black eagle was killed today. The huge eagle's wings were spread as long as a horse's back. When the wings flapped, the wind force was extremely strong.
It is so strong that the feather arrows shot by ordinary animal husbandry bows are swayed by the wind and have long been tilted. Even if they are lucky enough to hit the body of the sculpture, the remaining force cannot penetrate the thick feathers. But this one in the hand is the Great Sui Dynasty Quan Sheng.
Only those with great physical strength could exert their full power. Once the bow could be fully loaded and the arrows could fly as fast as lightning and stone fire, there were only seven bows in the entire Turkic royal court, one of which was given to others.
The craftsman broke it while making a copy of the sample, and no one has been able to repair it to this day.
Thinking of this, Ashina Queyu still pocketed the bow and asked tentatively: "Little brother, can you transfer this bow?"
In one sentence, everyone present was so shocked that they pressed their hands on the hilt of the knife. For men on the grassland, the bow on their shoulders, the knife in their hands, and the mount on their crotch all represented their dignity. Weapons and war horses can be given as gifts to friends.
Giving gifts to each other. If a stranger asks for each other's weapons or mounts, it is equivalent to telling the other party that he wants to duel with him.
"Your mount is very handsome. I wonder if you can sell it to me?" Li Xu Qingqing's knife was in hand and he asked calmly.
Ashina Choyu's horse screamed a few times and raised its front hooves high. As a good horse that had fought in battle, it instinctively felt the pressure coming from the scimitar on the opposite side. It was the coldness coming from the bottom of the glacial lake.
Forced by the young man's anger, it surged like a storm
"Huh?" Ashina was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that his slip of the tongue caused the misunderstanding between the two parties. He drove his mount back a few steps to avoid Li Xu's sharp edge, and explained with a smile: "Don't worry, little brother.
I was just feeling itchy for a moment and asked casually. I didn’t mean to provoke you. Why don’t you back off!”
The second half of the sentence was addressed to the guards around him and the cavalry not far away. After a drink, the red cloaks who surged up to protect the Lord and the Turkic wolf cavalry outside stopped at the same time. Their movements were as neat as if they were being attacked by the same person.
An invisible arm suddenly pulled me
This is a state that can only be achieved by soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles. Although the herdsmen of the Su Chuan tribe have been rigorously trained by Xu Dayan and the Xi clan leader, they are far from reaching this level. Li Xu looked back at the faces of the herdsmen and knew that in
He was already at a disadvantage just now, shook his head, and replied deliberately and ungratefully: "You feel itchy when you see my bow, and I feel itchy when I see your horse. Why don't you trade my bow for your horse?"
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"Coax!" A burst of laughter broke out among the Turkic wolf riders. They had never seen such a ignorant boy. He actually took the initiative to ask Lord Queyu to exchange his bow for a horse. The entire Turkic royal court could suppress Queyu in terms of riding and shooting.
There were no more than five people. Although the black-haired boy in front of him was the first to shoot eagles, the beard on his face was still soft. He was clearly a newborn calf. I don’t know how sharp the tiger’s teeth are.
"Do you know where this horse came from?" The young man who didn't see him dared to push him forward. Ashina Queyu couldn't help but get a little angry. He handed the bow back to Li Xu and asked loudly.
Li Xu smiled and shook his head. As long as he squeezed out Queyu, he would gain his own prestige. As for the thoroughbred of the other party's horse, to be honest, he didn't see it at all and didn't care much.
"This is the result of the cross between the fine breeds obtained by the Turkic royal family from the Persian royal family thousands of miles away in exchange for a thousand slaves and the Tuohuchen wild horses brought as tribute from the Khitans.
Take advantage!" Queyu sneered and said with a bit of arrogance.
"Boy, I heard you!" The red cloaks cheered loudly, their voices full of disdain.
"Then do you know the origin of the bow in my hand?" Li Xu was aroused by the contemptuous look in his eyes and asked, holding up the riding bow returned by Queyu.
"Tell me about it!" Ashina Keyu shrank his shoulders back and made a look of listening. This funny action made the Turks behind him burst into laughter.
"This is a riding bow that the shopkeeper of the Shanggu Inn in the Sui Dynasty paid for a meal. It was adjusted by Li Xu, a vendor in the Sui Dynasty. It is not worth a lot of money to shoot rabbits and sparrows, but it is a sign of a man's dignity.
, A thousand pieces of gold is not easy!" Li Xu smiled lightly, neither humble nor arrogant.
The first half of his sentence was extremely humorous, and even Aslan and the others couldn't help but smile. The second half was extremely solemn, especially the sentence "A lot of money is not easy," which was so resounding that it instantly confused the royal family.
All the good varieties were compared.
The Turkic royal family has dignity, and the Sui hawkers also have dignity to live forever. There is no distinction between these two kinds of dignity.
Ashina Queyu couldn't stop laughing. He looked up and down again at the young man in front of him who was wearing Xiren clothes and with his hair disheveled. He called himself a Sui vendor. This man was eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a broad back.
He can be considered a strong man among people. Although he is young, his speech and behavior are full of masculinity. His eyes are clear and deep, and he will never flinch no matter who he meets.
This guy is no ordinary hawker! Ashina Choyu suddenly thought of a legendary figure in his mind, smiled, and replied: "Exchanging your bow for my horse is not an insult. It's just a matter of separating the good bow from the horse."