"Gone? What do you mean missing?" Yang Shu asked loudly in the handsome manor, "How come an entire tribe disappeared? So there is no news about Awan at all?"
Zong Rui comforted him: "Didn't Hou Liang say that the situation is complicated? He must have found Miss Awan's whereabouts, otherwise how could he dare to call you over? Don't be impatient and wait patiently."
But no one else's advice would work on this kind of thing. What Ah Wan encountered was not an ordinary thing. Yang Shu felt extremely uncomfortable just thinking about the consequences.
He was just such a little sister, whom he carefully protected under his wings, but when he was not careful, she was kidnapped by the enemy!
The hatred between Su Tu and him was caused by blood. I couldn't even imagine what he would do to Ah Wan!
Yang Shu here was so angry that he couldn't sit still. It wasn't until Zong Xu finished taking care of the military affairs and came to talk to him in person that he managed to suppress his emotions.
After he returned to his clan and returned to Beijing, Zong Xu never interacted with him again in order to avoid suspicion.
Since he has come to the northwest this time, the teacher and the student will definitely take the opportunity to talk things over.
Mingwei was in a bad mood and was in a daze in the corridor.
Ji Xiaowu came over and sat next to her.
"Cousin, aren't you blaming yourself too?"
After a while, Mingwei said "Yes": "You know what happened that day. Ah Wan went there on my behalf. If she hadn't stepped forward, I would have been the one who was kidnapped."
Ji Xiaowu looked at her sympathetically: "I understand. But we have already arrived in the northwest. There is no point in being anxious at this time. Let's wait for the news and see what Mr. Hou says."
Mingwei nodded.
After sitting for a while, she said: "Actually, my impression of Ah Wan was not very good at first. This girl seems to have a violent spirit in her heart, which she hides very well, but occasionally leaks out. She has a bad temper and always
She was arrogant, so I deliberately made her angry. Later, as we got along slowly, I discovered that she was actually very good. Although her life experience was so miserable, she never vented her anger on others. She lived so hard,
Let yourself be a meaningful person. Love the people you cherish, and don’t look down on yourself even if your status is low.”
She closed her eyes and continued: "Cousin, you know, I'm very scared? If...if she ends up like that, I will never be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life."
Ji Xiaowu was not good at comforting people, so he could only say clumsily: "Things haven't reached that point yet! Mr. Hou must have something hidden when he heard such words. Maybe she was lucky enough to have escaped?"
After saying this, Ji Xiaowu felt that he had said something stupid.
If Ah Wan escapes, will she not come back? She is not a weak woman, and she will try her best to come back even though she is separated by an entire grassland.
There were five of them in the group, and they all felt the same way.
Ah Xuan has not spoken since he came to the northwest.
Duofu was bored for a long time and said to her: "Miss, I believe good people will be rewarded."
Mingwei teased her: "There was a day when you said Awan was a good person."
Duofu said sternly: "I know it in my heart. Some people's words are unpleasant, but they don't do bad things. You said that to see whether a person is good or bad, don't look at what she says, but what she does."
Mingwei's eyes were gentle, and he smiled and touched her head: "Thank you for growing up."
Duofu smiled shyly.
…
They waited at Liangchuan Pass for three days and finally waited for Hou Liang to return.
This old boy is dusty and wears a worn-out sheepskin jacket. His hair has not been washed for an unknown amount of time and is all caked in lumps. There is also an indescribable smell permeating his body. He is no different from the herdsmen who have been grazing on the grassland for many years.
Ah Xuan was shocked: "Mr. Hou, you only left a month earlier than us, how come it's like this?"
Hou Liang rolled his eyes, poured himself a bowl of tea first, and said: "I traveled day and night, without wasting any time, and rushed to the northwest. Although it was only a month early, I had already been on the grassland for more than two months.
It’s a month.”
"It's hard work." Axuan pulled him to sit down.
Normally, they would have disliked his stinky body and would have kicked him to take a shower, but today, no one cared about this.
"What do you mean by what you said before? What's the inside story here?" Yang Shu asked him.
Hou Liang wiped the water stains from his mouth and said: "When I arrived in the northwest, I immediately looked for General Zong. As a result, General Zong said that the spies in the army reported that there was no one in Beihai, and the Snow Wolf tribe seemed to have moved. Your Highness, you also
I know that it is common for their herdsmen to migrate. From this information alone, it is impossible to judge whether it is a normal migration or something happened. I had no choice but to pretend to be a herdsman and go to the grassland to find out the news..."
Hou Liang really suffered a lot on this errand.
Since he followed Mingwei, his life has been easy, he has a good reputation when he goes out, he has money, everyone calls him Master Hou, and he lives like a human being.
This time, in order to look more realistic, he learned to herd animals. For someone who is used to holding pens, it was really difficult to pick up a sheep whip. He was bumping on the horse every day, and his bones were falling apart. Fortunately, he had fallen apart in the past two days.
He has been trained by Mingwei and his riding skills are quite good...
"Let's get to the point!" Yang Shu said impatiently, "Where's Ah Wan!"
"Yes, yes." Hou Liang continued, "I have been hanging out with these herdsmen for a few months, and I finally got some information. I heard that the Snow Wolf tribe had a conflict with the Kelan people in the west last year, and they fought several times.
Of course, the Snow Wolf Tribe won the battle and robbed a lot of wealth and women and children and went back... This spring, they fought again. It is said that several small countries in Kelan joined forces to deal with the Snow Wolf Tribe.
They fought back, and later, when they went to Beihai, they didn't see them anymore."
Yang Shu suddenly stood up: "You mean, the Snow Wolf Tribe was wiped out by the tribe?"
"No, no, no," Hou Liang quickly denied, "They said that it was not like the Snow Wolf Tribe was wiped out by the clan, but rather that they moved to the west while fighting."
Yang Shu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What about Ah Wan? Is there any news?"
Hou Liang showed hesitation: "There is some news, but I'm not sure about it..."
"Speak quickly!" Yang Shu couldn't wait to grab him and pour out the news in his head.
This Hou Liang is usually very clever in doing things, but why is he procrastinating at this time?
Soon, he knew why Hou Liang was like this, and he was also surprised by the news.
"The herdsmen said that there was news from the Snow Wolf tribe that their Khan King was going to marry a concubine. For this matter, several small tribes nearby also plundered a group of cattle and sheep and sent them as gifts. I thought it was
Su Tu wanted to get married, but who knew that when I inquired about it, they said that the new princess of the Khan King did not seem to be a girl from the grassland tribe, but was brought back from outside. I asked more about the origin, and they had no idea. "
After Hou Liang finished speaking, he hesitated: "Your Highness, this is just very vague news, it may not be Miss Awan."
Yang Shu frowned and said nothing for a long time.