Li Ye had too many questions in his mind. He simply sat down cross-legged and asked, "How did they know that the gold box was in my hand?"
"The queen of Bahna, she is also a member of the Saints' Order!"
Li Ye was stunned, "The queen is over forty years old, but she is still a saint?"
"It seems you really don't know about the Saintess Society. Saintess is a title given to princesses from various countries by Zoroastrianism. Almost all princesses from countries that believe in Zoroastrianism will become saintesses for a term of five years. The queen of Bahna is Princess Cao.
I was once a saint, and I succeeded my eldest sister as a saint when I was nine, and my term ended when I was fourteen."
"Then what?"
"Saints have great power and are respected by all people. After many saints retired, they were unwilling to be mediocre. They united to form the Society of Saints, which received strong support from secular kings. It was very powerful from the beginning. At one time
It surpassed the Mute Society and became the largest force in Zoroastrianism. It is a little weaker now, but it is still rich and powerful and rivals the Mute Society."
Li Ye took off the dagger and handed it to her with the leather sheath, "This dagger is for you!"
Aling took the dagger and looked at it for a moment and said, "They asked me to negotiate with you. Are you willing to pay 10,000 taels of gold for this dagger?"
Li Ye shook his head, "I'll give you the dagger. What you do with it is your business."
A Ling stared at Li Ye with her beautiful eyes, and said quietly for a long time: "You are compensating me, and then you slap your butt and walk away without any debt in your heart, right?"
Li Ye sighed and said, "Do you think other men would do this?"
"You are different!"
Aling's eyes flashed with brilliance. She couldn't restrain her inner excitement and said, "If you slapped your butt at Jinshan Castle and left, leaving me alone, I really wouldn't be able to remember you. But why did you leave Alibaba?"
You have given me all the wealth you have accumulated throughout your life, how can I forget you?"
Aling threw herself into Li Ye's arms, hugged his waist tightly again, and said emotionally: "You are my first man and my only man. You have given me so much wealth. I have only been able to do it in the past two years."
I live a straight life so that no one dares to bully me. You don’t know how grateful I am to you.”
Li Ye gently stroked her hair and said softly: "I can't marry you. There's only so much I can do."
Aling looked up at him and whispered: "You are the eagle flying high on the Jinshan Mountain. It is my honor to be your woman. I never expect to fly side by side with you."
Li Ye looked at her with endless expectation in his eyes. He couldn't bear it anymore and lowered his head to kiss her.
For a whole afternoon, the two of them stayed in the room, as if a volcano that had accumulated for thousands of years erupted at this moment, and the fiery magma melted them. They forgot time and everything, and there were only two of them in the world.
It finally got dark, and the two of them lay down exhausted. Li Ye held her in his arms, kissed her face, and said softly: "Come to Chang'an with me!"
Aling hugged his neck and said coquettishly: "I want to go with you too! Anyway, I don't care. If you leave me a room in your house in Chang'an, I will definitely come to you."
Li Ye smiled and nodded, "Come to me tomorrow!"
Aling's eyes were filled with sadness, "I will leave for Samarkand early tomorrow morning. They will send the gold box to the Great Guangming Temple in Samarkand. There will be a grand sacrifice there, and all the saints will go there."
At this time, Li Ye grunted, and Aling covered her mouth and said with a smile: "My husband is hungry. Let's eat first. Tonight is our wedding night!"
The two got dressed. Aling asked the maids to bring food and wine. The two drank and ate together. Aling handed the ruby to Li Ye, "This is mine. You can keep it for me. I can't take it with me."
If they see me, not only will my life be in danger, but they will never let you go."
Indeed, if they had not seen these ten gems, the gems they replaced would have been of extremely high quality. After all, they were the private collections of generations of chiefs of the Xue tribe. But after seeing the gems in Aling's hands, they would know that the world
How could something so beautiful exist.
"I will keep it for you. If you don't come, I will give it to another woman."
Aling punched him twice on the shoulder, "How dare you! That's my gem."
Li Ye chuckled, put away the gem and asked again: "This is the Caliphate stone. Are they not afraid of the black people knowing it?"
"Then you don't understand. It was originally a sacred object of Zoroastrianism in Persia. It was later given to the emperor of the Sassanid Dynasty to inlay a crown, representing the ten states of the dynasty. So its return to the Order of Saints is of course a big event.
, together with this sword of light."
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, "When can you leave the Saints' Society?"
Aling sighed and said: "My aunt passed away last year. She never married. She was a lifelong saint of the Saint Women's Society. She represented Ge Luolu in the Saint Women's Society. After she passed away, I will represent Ge Luolu.
In a few years, when the new Princess Geluolu grows up and becomes a saint, I can leave. Although I am your woman, I am also the princess of Geluolu. This is my responsibility. I beg your husband to understand."
Li Ye took her into his arms and said: "You gave me your body, and I may not take it too seriously, but if you gave me your heart, then you are my woman. One day, I will definitely
Take you to meet my parents."
Ah Ling was really moved, she put her arms around Li Ye's neck and whispered in his ear: "The spring night is too short, what are you waiting for, husband?"
Before dawn the next day, A Ling left quietly. Li Ye returned to the inn alone, feeling lost. He sat on the table and stared at the three items that A Ling gave him.
A receipt from the Baoji Counter Shop shows that the Holy Maiden Society has deposited 10,000 taels of gold in Chang'an. The token is half a dinar gold coin next to it, and there is a password called the God of Light.
This was the sincerity given by the Saintess Guild in exchange for his nameless dagger. Of course the Saintess Guild would not engage in loss-making business. The 10,000 taels of gold were also exchanged for the gold box. Aling handed the gold to him.
It is regarded as her dowry and is temporarily stored with Li Ye.
There was also a blue lapis lazuli bracelet, given to her by Aling's mother, and Aling gave it to Li Ye as a token.
Li Ye gave a wry smile. This female prisoner of Jinshan Fort, after going all over the place, finally became his woman. This may be destiny!
A lot of things really happen in one thought. Aling told him a lot of things last night.
The people of Geluolu attach great importance to wealth. If he had not given her Absi's wealth and let her return to Geluolu alone, her fate would have been tragic. A woman without her own property, even a princess, would be reduced to
If she is a vassal, she will be looked down upon, and her father will remarry her soon. The status of a woman without a dowry in her husband's family can be imagined.
It was her own compassion that allowed her to obtain Arbus's hundreds of thousands of properties, and also made her completely free.
It was precisely for this reason that Ah Ling could not forget herself. She even secretly went to Lingwu to inquire about him.
However, from Aling, Li Ye also learned a lot about Geluolu. Geluolu is not a unified tribe. To be precise, Geluolu is composed of three independent tribes, so it has always been called the three tribes.
The surname is Ge Luolu.
The first one is the Mouci tribe, which lives in the south of Jinshan Mountain and the north of Zheluoman Mountain. Last year, it was the tribe that prepared to annex the Xue tribe.
The second tribe of Geluolu is the Pogu tribe where Aling lives. They live in the north and west of Jinshan, and the royal tent is located in Xuanchi.
The third tribe of Geluolu is called the Tashili tribe. They live in the Chu River Basin. They are the Tuqishi people who annexed the city of Ashbulai. They were also the Geluolu people who sent troops to participate in the Talas War in history.
The relationship between the three Geluolu people is quite complicated. Sometimes they help each other and feel like a family, but when it comes to mutual interests, they will become like black eyes, hating each other and being hostile to each other.
Generally speaking, the Pogo tribe and the Tashi tribe have a relatively good relationship, mainly because the two tribes have accepted Zoroastrianism, while the Mousang tribe still believes in shamanism. The difference in belief has caused them to be separated from each other.
At this time, Zhou Yicheng appeared in the courtyard, "Master Li, Dayun Temple has sent you an invitation!"
Li Ye was startled. He walked out of the room and took the invitation. He took a look and saw that it was actually the Holy Maiden Society inviting him to Samarkand to attend the ceremony of sacrificing sacred objects.
Li Ye didn't know whether to cry or laugh. The sacred objects offered by the saints were still hanging around his neck!
