"No, that's right!" Shibi Khan blinked happily. He no longer had the strength to move his body, but his mind was still sharp. "Don't care who has betrayed you or helped you. As long as it can benefit you.
If you want to achieve your goal, just do it!”
"I will definitely do it!" Ashina Lifu gritted his teeth, "Brother, take a rest first, take a rest first. We still have plenty of time!"
"No!" Shibi Khan smiled bitterly and opened his mouth, revealing his red teeth. Ashina asked Lifu to bring a bowl of water and tried to help Shibi rinse his mouth, but Shibi shook his head and refused. "It's useless. I
Swallow your own blood. I still have something to say, do you know why I don't let you retreat directly to Yin Mountain, but you have to go around to Zihe first, and then to Yin Mountain?"
"The Purple River is narrow and easy to cross. If we go directly to the west, the Yellow River will block our retreat!" Ashina Tilifu thought for a while and gave a well-reasoned answer.
"No, no!" Shi Bi began to shake his head again, very eagerly, "I am not trying to make it easier for you to cross the river. Qi Lifu, I just want you to lead the garrison at Loufan Gate to Dingxiang. That young man is very
, very, very anxious to perform meritorious service. When you retreat, he will definitely come to chase you. Do not fight, and do not force Liu Wuzhou to cut off the rear for you. Liu Wuzhou does not have the guts to help you. If the guarding general pursues you, do not fight back, even if
No matter how vulnerable he is, don't try to fight back. Take him to the grassland, lead him to Dingxiang, and let him join Luo Yi, Li Zhongjian and others. Let them join forces, safe, haha, safe meeting!"
"Yes!" Zilifu's eyes widened and he agreed, but there was hesitation and confusion in his eyes.
Shi Bi opened his mouth and spit out a series of sneers from behind his red teeth, like a thousand-year-old ghost who had just eaten human flesh. "The heroes of the Central Plains will not be convinced by each other. Just like our brothers, as long as they are alive, they will respect each other."
Fight. Hehe, hehe, if you bring them together, they will have to fight over who has the most credit. If they don’t fight, they might do something unexpected!"
This idea was too wishful thinking, and Ashina Tilifu didn't believe it at all, but he didn't want to disappoint his elder brother again, so he agreed perfunctorily. Crossing the Purple River was far less laborious than crossing the Yellow River. Since he had to go north first, there was no need to
It was necessary to worry about whether the people from the Central Plains would react as expected by his elder brother. Shi Bi saw the doubt on Ashina Lifu's face, so he closed his eyes and rested his mind without saying anything. After a while, he struggled to turn his head.
He turned his head and asked the great shaman Tushu: "Shaman, are your people ready?"
"Ready! We are preparing the most exquisite jade tablets and the freshest blood plasma!" The sad face of the great shaman immediately became sacred, and his voice sounded full of temptation.
"Let's get started! I'm too tired!" Shibi sighed and waved his hand tiredly.
The great shaman Tushe took off the skull string from his waist and banged it lightly a few times. Accompanied by the clear sound of metal collision and the dry sound of skulls breaking, eight old shamans with the same reputation as Tushe walked in.
They first bowed to Shibi Khan on the sick bed, then poured out pieces of gorgeous jade tablets full of runes from the black leather bags on their shoulders, and placed them in the middle of the golden tent one by one, forming a strange circle.
polygonal shape.
"Mohedu!" Go kill my mount and get the heart!" Shibi's eyes suddenly became hot and he ordered in an extremely unfamiliar tone.
Ashina Mohe was startled and did not dare to disobey, so he quickly ran out of the golden tent. After a shrill neigh, he ran back with a still squirming heart in his hands. Picture of the Great Shaman
The first one grabbed the horse's heart and placed it squarely in the center of the mysterious pattern. Then he ordered the disciples to pick up the copper basins and pour basin after basin of blood onto the jade tablet.
I don’t know what kind of witchcraft the shamans used. After the hot blood came into contact with the jade tablet, it did not spread out immediately. Instead, it quickly seeped into the inside of the jade tablet and into the ground. Ashina Mohedu saw with his own eyes dozens of basins of blood being wiped out by little
The shamans carried the gold tent into the tent and dumped it on the ground, but did not see a drop of blood flowing to the periphery of the pattern made of jade tablets.
Tushe took the lead, and the nine great shamans sang in unison. They sang an ancient language with a tone like the autumn wind in the wilderness. The little shamans held bone bells and gathered around the great shaman, singing to the rhythm of the spell.
Dance like crazy.
They used all their energy to feel the power from the Immortal Heaven. They believed that this power could bring them glory and fulfill all their wishes. The great shaman made a few gestures, and suddenly, a blue flame glowed on the jade tablet.
It jumped up, first as big as a flower bud, and then exploded quickly, transforming into a flock of birds. The birds flew away instantly, and the jade plate began to turn green, like a spring field. There were blue rabbits, wild donkeys, bison, and roe deer.
, stags appear alternately on the grassland, walking slowly, their steps are as graceful as dancing.
Ashina Qilifu, Ashina Mohe Duo, Ashina Wo Yougu, Ashina Nishitu and others all had their mouths opened. They forgot to breathe and scream. The feeling of fear and admiration
It completely controlled them, making them dare not doubt whether what they saw was an illusion or reality.
The white deer ran past, and a group of majestic wolves appeared from the end of the field. The leader of the wolf king suddenly stopped and looked around. "Ouch - Ouch - - Ouch" a shrill wolf howl spread through the mouths of the little shamans
came out, and the smell of blood filled the entire golden tent. Those were the ancestors of the Turks! They are the descendants of the gray wolf and the white deer. Ashina Lifu and others' teeth chattered, and their bodies trembled, trembled, trembled, and slowly
Kneel down slowly, kneel down, and worship the dancing flame in the center of the jade tablet.
"The soul of the fierce horse. The blood of the wolf king, God of Immortality, have you heard my call!" The great shaman Tushe extended his voice and prayed in the ancient language.
The flames became more and more intense, and the pack of wolves wandered on the jade tablet, baring their teeth and claws. "Ouch - Ouch - Ouch!" the little shamans jumped and howled, with their eyes closed tightly and sweating profusely. Some people soon
Without strength, he staggered and was about to fall.
The flames crackled, and the wolves walked around wildly for several times. As if they didn't find what they were looking for, they turned around and tried to leave. The great shaman Tushu was startled and stretched out his arms to reach above the flames.
Then he grabbed the dagger with his other arm and stabbed his own blood vessel with all his strength.
The knife was held by someone halfway. Shibi Khan, who was still dying before, climbed off the bed at some point, as energetic as if he had recovered. He took the knife from the great shaman Tushe and held it in his right hand.
Then he stretched his bony left arm to the jade tablet and cut the blood vessels in his wrist with a knife.
"Teng!" The flames on the jade tablet burned brightly, and the wolves were rolling and having fun in the green field. The little shamans outside became active again, howling and singing. The nine big shamans sat upright and sang in unison.
Said: "The soul of the fierce horse, the blood of the wolf king, God of Immortality, have you heard my call?!"
The wolves in the flames slowly stopped. The leading male wolf raised his eyes and looked curiously at the crowd in the golden tent. Shi Bi leaned down and handed his bloody wrist to it. The wolf king opened his mouth.
, biting into Shibi’s veins.
The copper bells jingled and the bone vessels exploded. Almost everyone felt the sharpness of the wolf's fangs and felt the blood being sucked out of their bodies uncontrollably and flowing into the Wolf King's belly.
Shi Bi finally couldn't stand anymore and slowly knelt down. He still put his wrist on the jade tablet and let life flow from his body. The great shaman Tushu closed his eyes and sang in a low tone. "
The soul of the fierce horse, the blood of the wolf king, God of Immortality, have you heard my call..."
All the great shamans said in unison, "We are the descendants of the wolf."
We are the masters of deserts and grasslands
We use life as a sacrifice
We cast a blood curse.
Curse those Central Plains people who once took away Rouge Mountain
Let their hometowns be forever at war.
Let their fields grow with wormwood
Let their wells flow with jealousy and lies
Curse those unfaithful Central Plains people
Let their heroes always be enemies of each other
Even if biological brothers hug each other
There is also a knife coated with poison hidden behind his back
Let them kill each other
Let their father and son hate each other
Let them bleed dry in the fight
Let them not know how to cherish each other for generations...
As if hearing the chants of the shamans, tens of thousands of stars fell alternately in the night sky, like falling cherry blossoms, straight towards the outside of the Great Wall. On the Gobi Desert outside the Great Wall, more than twenty horses ran across the wilderness like lightning. In front of them.
Xie Yingdeng, the chief inspector of the Wagang military sentry, galloped straight towards Dingxiang. Shangguanbi's voice came from behind him, full of concern and anxiety, "General Xie, General Xie, what are you going to do? Answer me, you wait.
Wait for me! Did you hear me?"
"I have something I forgot to tell Zhongjian. I'm too late. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time!" Xie Yingden galloped on his horse. His newly recovered body was as weak as a withered leaf in the wind. Suddenly, he heard the howl of wolves in the night sky and raised his head.
I saw tens of thousands of meteors streaking across the sky above my head. For a moment, it was like the Milky Way bursting into flames.
The war horse was frightened and neighed. Xie Yingden opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked up at the night sky. The horse's hooves slowed down unknowingly. Shangguan Bi approached from the darkness, his face as rosy as a spring flower.
"What's wrong?" She approached Xie Yingden and asked in a low voice.
"I don't know!" Xie Yingden replied blankly, "Look at the sky..."
The two of them raised their heads shoulder to shoulder and were silent for a while. After a long time, Shangguan Bi regained his composure and whispered: "It's the stars that have shifted. The shaman in the tribe said that the shifting of the stars heralds changes in the Immortal Heaven."
I have an idea, but I don’t know whether this time is bad or good? Since I was a child, I have never seen so many stars shift at the same time. General Xie, have you seen it before?"
"I haven't seen it either!" Xie Yingden replied quietly, not daring to get too close to the other person. The smell blown by the night wind was very familiar. During the more than 20 days of coma, the only thing he remembered was this kind of smell all the time.
A girly body fragrance that doesn't appear in her nostrils.
"Then, can you, can you..." Shangguan Bi gritted her teeth gently, "Can you accompany me to watch the stars again, just like you did just now!" After saying that, she turned her head suddenly, regardless of her shyness.
, stare closely into Xie Yingden’s eyes,
"Me?" Xie Yingden slowly turned the reins of his mount. In that moment, he didn't know whether he should go west or east at the next moment!"
"The soul of the fierce horse. The blood of the wolf king, God of Immortality, have you heard my call..." In the golden tent of the Turks, the blood of Shibi Khan had dried up, and the great shaman Tushe knelt
Next to his body, continue to pray.
"...Let their heroes always be enemies of each other
Even if biological brothers hug each other
There is also a knife coated with poison hidden behind his back
Let them kill each other
Let their father and son hate each other
Let them bleed dry in the fight
Let them not know how to cherish each other from generation to generation
Don’t know how to repent…”
Indulging in the singing, Shibi's body slowly fell to the ground. With a "click!", all the jade tablets shattered into powder at the same time, and the flames soared through the tent, echoing the meteors in the sky. A pack of wolves wandered in the night sky, looking everywhere.
Dissipate and look for your next prey.
On a summer night in the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, stars rained from the north, and wolves howled across the wilderness.
end of volume
Drunkard's Note: The story of Homeland ends here. This book has an open ending, and there are three in total, which will be presented one after another as the epilogue. Readers are asked to choose the one they like as the final ending.
Note 1: Burke, Yehu, and Meilu are all Turkic official positions.
Ashina Tlifu, later became Chuluo Khan. Ashina Mohedu became Jieli Khan, and Shibi's son Ashina Shibobi became Tuli Khan.
Note 2: Zihe. A seasonal river located at the junction of Dingxiang and Mayi. It flows westward into the Yellow River.
