"General Long, I have something I want to tell you."
Xiaomanzi caught up, looking like he was about to speak but hesitated.
"Say, these are our own people, it doesn't matter."
Long Chen smiled.
Xiao Manzi said: "We actually have someone who is about the same age as me, who also escaped from the grassland to the mountains. He is a prince."
Long Chen was shocked and asked: "How do you know?"
Xiaomanzi said: "I have seen the wolf pattern on his chest. He is the son of a wolf."
Long Chen felt happy, but felt something was wrong, and asked: "Why are you telling me this?"
How did Xiaomanzi know that he was looking for Wolf Son Tuzhi? Could it be a trap?
Little Manzi said: "The general is going to Yanmen Pass to fight with the Dan tribe. We actually have enmity with the Dan tribe. The prince also hates the Dan tribe. I thought maybe I could help the general." ??
"The general has helped us so much, and I want to give something in return."
Xiaomanzi actually didn't have many complicated thoughts, it was Long Chen who was overly worried.
"Is he still in the mountains?"
"She should still be there. His mother-in-law was about to give birth when we left."
"Take me to see it."
"good."
Long Chen asked Zhang Qian to continue leading the troops forward, and Bai Tingting went with Long Chen.
Zhang Qian objected: "As the commander-in-chief of the army, you left the army just for a word that you don't know is true or false. What if you encounter danger?"
"How about this? You lead the troops and continue on your way, while Tingting and I go to find out."
Long Chen shook his head and said: "If that person is really the Hungarian prince Tuzhi, I may be able to completely eliminate the threat in the north. I must go there."
"You lead the troops and move on. Tingting and I will go. This is a military order."
Long Chen moved out the military order, Zhang Qian had no choice but to agree.
Gongsun Linglong said: "I'm going too! Take me with you!"
Dugu Jiali complained: "What are you going to do? Sleep with adults?"
Gongsun Linglong despises Said: "I'm not you. I have a strange scent that warms my bed."
Long Chen was afraid that they would quarrel, so he said, "Come with me."
The army continued to advance. Long Chen, Bai Tingting, and Gongsun Linglong rode towards the Ningyuan Mountains in the east, with Xiaomanzi leading the way.
"Are you a Hun?"
Long Chen and Xiao Manzi walked side by side.
"Yes, thirteen years ago, the Dan tribe rebelled, and many of our Huns were killed. My mother-in-law, who was a noble, was also killed. I wandered here, and it was my grandfather who took me in."
Talking about the past, Xiaomanzi felt a little sad.
No wonder I saw the aristocratic temperament in Xiao Manzi, who turned out to be a noble queen.
"Did Wang Zituzhi go to the mountains with you?"
"No, I arrived first and he arrived later."
"Did you talk?"
"As I said, we often hunt together, but he and I are different. I think it's good to be in the mountains, with my grandfather and sister Qingqing accompanying me. He is different, he always wants revenge."
At this point, Xiaomanzi was sad again. Liu Laohei died, leaving Liu Qingqing alone.
Ahead, Liu Qingqing was waiting on the road.
"General, we suddenly remembered that there is another person in the mountains. Xiaomanzi said that he is a prince and may be useful to you."
Long Chen helped them too much, and Liu Qingqing also wanted to find a way to repay him.
"If it is really a prince, you have done me a great favor."
Liu Qingqing said happily: "Really? That's great, let's go."
The mountain road is difficult to walk, and the snow melted in early spring, making the walk even more difficult. It took several hours to walk on the mountain road for more than ten miles.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a wooden house built of pine wood, with a yard in front and various animal skins and bacon hanging under the eaves.
"General, this is our home.
"
Returning here, Liu Qingqing and Xiao Manzi were both a little happy.
"Where is the prince?"
Bai Tingting asked.
Long Chen said: "There's no rush, let the old man be laid to rest first."
The deceased is the most important, so there is no rush at this moment. .??.
Long Chen helped dig a big pit, put the coffin into the pit, filled it with soil, and set up a monument for Liu Laohei.
Liu Qingqing and Xiao Manzi kowtowed to the tombstone.
By this time, the sun had already set in the west, and it was dark and early in the mountains.
"Is Tuzhi's home far from here?"
Long Chen asked.
Xiaomanzi said: "It's not far, I'll take you there, but the road is difficult, you can only walk, not ride a horse."
Long Chen said: "That's okay, let's walk there."
Liu Qingqing stayed at home, Xiao Manzi led the way, and Long Chen and the others followed to Tu Zhi's house.
At night, you can hear the howls of wolves and the sounds of pheasants and wild animals in the mountains.
After passing a hilltop, I saw a small wooden house with smoke rising from the chimney.
"That's Tuzhi's home."
Standing halfway up the mountain, you can see it clearly.
When the four people walked to the door of the wooden house, two big black dogs suddenly jumped out from both sides, barking at Long Chen.
Xiao Manzi comforted and scolded: "What are you calling, shut up!"
In the room, a tall man with a low nose bridge and thick bags under his eyes walked out, wearing animal skins.
"who are you?"
The man looked at Long Chen warily.
If it weren't for Xiaomanzi's presence, the men would have fought with swords.
"Langzi, this is General Long from the capital. He is not a bad person."
Wolfzi is a nickname for men.
The man yelled and asked, "Barbarian, what do you mean by bringing them here?"
man blocking At the door, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Long Chen walked forward slowly and said: "I am General Long Chengen of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I am leading the troops to Yanmen Pass. I heard that you are the Hungarian prince Tuzhi. If you are, I can help you avenge your country!
"
The man was stunned, his face full of distrust, and the murderous intent in his eyes did not diminish at all.
"Are you spies of the Dan clan? Barbarian, you betrayed me!"
The man scolded, and the big black dog kept barking at Long Chen.
Gongsun Linglong was angry and cursed: "If we were spies, we would have killed you long ago. What nonsense are we talking to you about?"
Xiaomanzi tried his best to explain: "Langzi, they are the generals from the capital. They brought tens of thousands of people to fight in the north. I won't lie to you. We all have enmity with the Dan tribe."
Long Chen took out a token, threw it to the man, and said, "Take a look. If you are willing to cooperate, just come. If you are not willing, forget it."
Bai Tingting said coldly: "We are your only chance for revenge."
The man slowly knelt down, picked up the token, looked at it carefully, and asked suspiciously: "Why do you want to help me?"
Long Chen said bluntly: "I am helping myself. Yeluhong of the Dan tribe has repeatedly harassed him. I must deal with him."
"When the Huns were here, your father Huxie Chanyu had a good relationship with our Zhou Dynasty."
"So, I want you to restore the country and rebuild the alliance between the two countries."
Xiao Manzi advised: "Wolf, they are not bad people."
The man slowly let down his guard and threw the token back to Long Chen.
"We can talk."
The man was sitting under the eaves and had no intention of letting Long Chen and others into the house.
Gongsun Linglong was very irritated and said: "Now you are asking for something from us. You don't even let us in. What a nonsense!"
Bai Tingting also felt unhappy and didn't want to pay attention to the man.
Long Chen didn't care, he was here to discuss cooperation, not just a visit.
