Seeing the sandstorm coming in the distance, Hong Chen turned over and dismounted, took out Xiaochou and quickly made a hole in the ground. Lei Feifeng took advantage of this moment to take a few pieces of thick cloth and cover Xue Lifei's body, mouth and nose, and tied it tightly with a rope.
It was an experience I heard from Bayitian before leaving, and it came in handy at this time.
Hong Chen and Lei Feifeng lay down in the pit, and Xue Lifei also lay down. When the sandstorm came close, it had changed from scattered golden yellow to thick brown black, crashing hard. If people leave,
In a sandstorm, even if you are not blown away, your head will be smashed by oncoming stones, or your mouth and nose will be filled with sand. The master and the apprentice hid in a pit, with thick cloth as protection when flying in the snow.
Safe and sound.
The sandstorm came and went quickly. After the wind stopped, the master and the apprentice shook off the sand on their bodies, fed Xue Lifei some water and fodder, and then set off again. After marching day and night for a day, they finally left.
After arriving in the Gobi desert, we arrived in an oasis.
The tired Xueli Fei needed a rest and had eaten up the few bags of hay he had brought with him when he came out. So after spending the night in the oasis, Master and Disciple Hong Chen rode Xue Li Fei to the nearest tribe. That tribe and Bai Fei
Like the Tooth Tribe, it is a
The hospitable little tribe was very warm to the passers-by. Both Hong Chen and Lei Feifeng had enough to eat and drink. There was also a horse breeder in the tribe who knew Xue Lifei and knew that it was a famous horse of the White Ya tribe. He loved it very much and specially carried it.
Five large bags of good fodder were delivered.
When leaving, Hong Chen wanted to leave money for them, but the people there refused and packed a lot of extra food for the master and apprentice. The leader stared at the wolf fang pendant around Hong Chen's neck and said with a smile: "Although you are a foreigner
, but have formed a wolf-fang alliance with the people on the grassland, and they are also brothers on the grassland. Everyone has a time to travel. Today you are a guest and we are the host. Maybe tomorrow we are the guests and you are the host. Today
If the host treats his guests well, tomorrow’s host will naturally treat his guests well.”
Two days later, Hong Chen encountered another snowstorm. Although his hooves were wide and his legs were long, he was not afraid of traveling on the snowy road, but his speed was not as fast as in normal weather. So Hong Chen had to abandon the closer route.
Route in uninhabited areas, borrow roads from other tribes.
There were friendly tribes, but naturally there were also hostile ones. Halfway through the journey, a group of cavalry surrounded Hong Chen. A tall prairie man, riding on a horse taller than Xueli Fei, held up a scimitar and demanded that Hong Chen
They turned around and went back without passing their pasture. Hong Chen asked and found out that they were patrollers from a nearby tribe, so he showed them the Eagle and Wolf Order sent by White Fang Khan.
The Eagle and Wolf Order really worked. The patrols allowed Hong Chen to take the passage, but followed Hong Chen closely and monitored him closely. It was not until Hong Chen left their pasture that the patrols revealed that in the winter five years ago, they
The tribe's pasture was set on fire, and most of the fodder was burned.
Many cattle and sheep were destroyed and many cattle and sheep were starved to death. The tribe also fought a war with another nearby tribe that was listed as a suspect. Both sides suffered hundreds of casualties. Since then, every autumn and winter, they have intensified their war.
Patrol the pasture to prevent intentional damage.
Hong Chen has also learned a lot about Qiang Prefecture. In the entire Qiang Prefecture, there are thousands of large and small tribes. Small tribes may only have dozens of people, and large tribes may have tens of thousands of people. Although various tribes migrate from time to time,
They all move according to certain areas and routes. King Daqiang is the leader of a state respected by all tribes. He lives with his subordinates in the royal city in the west of Qiangzhou. He is responsible for coordinating the scope of activities of various ministries, arranging material exchanges between tribes, resolving conflicts among ministries, etc.
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But not all tribes obey the management of the Great Qiang King. At the same time, many tribes have frictions due to conflicts in the distribution of resources such as grazing areas. Therefore, the more you go to places with dense tribes and prosperous cities, the more tribes you encounter.
The more chaos and xenophobia there is. In the last seven hundred miles
During the journey, Hong Chen could no longer find the tribe that had received him without reservation at the beginning. In order to replenish supplies in time, he could only go to the town as much as possible. When the silver coins were spent, he sold some people from the White Fang tribe and gave them to him.
Only then did he save up for the next travel expenses.
After stopping and walking all the way, when we arrived at Tianlang City, a full twenty-seven days had passed since we set off from the White Fang Tribe. We had to ride on a horse like Xueli Fei, and we had overcome a lot of bad weather. If we had taken the
For ordinary horses, it is estimated that it would take at least thirty-seven days to reach Tianlang City.
According to the calendar of the Dayu Kingdom, it is now late October, almost November. Tianlang City is close to Beidi, and it is colder than the Eastern Grassland, but Hong Chen and the two are dressed in wolf skin and cashmere, so they are not afraid. Hong Chen looks towards
The guards of Tianlang City showed the Eagle Wolf Order, entered the city, and then went straight to the Tianlang Palace where the Khan family lived.
According to Hong Chen's plan, as long as he arrived at Tianlang Palace and explained his purpose, he would be able to meet Bai Lone Wolf and fulfill Ji Cha's wish. But when Hong Chen walked to the gate of Tianlang Palace, he told the guards that he was here to see Bai Lone Wolf.
When the things were given to him, the guards' expressions changed suddenly. A large circle of people pulled out their scimitars and surrounded Hong Chen and Lei Feifeng.
"Do you have any misunderstandings?" Hong Chen just thought that they thought they were from the Yu country and came to Bai Lone Wolf to compete, so he took out the Eagle Wolf Token from the inner pocket of the wolf skin vest, and pinched the neck with his other hand.
He showed the wolf fang pendant to the guards and said, "I am a good friend of the grassland people, not an enemy."
"Are you a friend of White Lone Wolf?"
a guard asked.
Hong Chen thought that Bai Lone Wolf and Ji Cha were brothers, and since he and Ji Cha were friends, he could also be considered Bai Lone Wolf's friend, so he nodded and said, "Yes."
The guards did not withdraw their knives, but shouted coldly: "Follow us honestly. If you want to resist, I will chop you to death!"
Hong Chen didn't know what was going on, and when he wanted to ask, the guards brought their knives closer, each with a fierce look in their eyes. Hong Chen knew that if a fight broke out, there would only be more trouble later, so he temporarily obeyed the guards' instructions.
Require.
Xue Lifei was detained in the stable outside Tianlang Palace. A guard wanted Hong Chen to hand over Xiaochou, who was hanging around his waist. Of course, Hong Chen refused to hand over the weapon and frowned: "I won't draw the sword."
." The guard sneered: "What kind of knife can a person who wants to go to jail draw?"
As soon as Hong Chen heard the word "imprisonment", he realized that the matter was far more serious than he thought. How could he still follow the guards? Pulling Lei Feifeng, he rushed out from among the guards, took the road to the stable, and rode on
Xue Lifei walked out.
The city guards received a signal from the Sirius Palace guards and surrounded them from all directions. Hong Chen rode on a horse and brandished a long sword. Anyone who stood in the way would have their weapons cut off. He also relied on the speed of his horse to quickly break through the siege and let
Lei Feifeng sat in front of him,
He held the reins with his left hand and swung the sword with his right hand behind his back, blocking the arrows fired from behind. When he arrived at the city gate, the sword energy on the long sword condensed, and Hong Chen slashed out a sword that was many feet long and smashed it into pieces.
He opened the closed city gate and escaped from Tianlang City.
Unable to stop when he arrived outside the city, Hong Chen hurried towards the south, making many twists and turns. After spending half a day and a night, he estimated that he had completely thrown off the pursuers behind him, and then he found a hotel in the desert market to rest.
When he had the opportunity to talk to the hotel owner, Hong Chen asked casually: "On my way here, I heard that something happened to the White Lone Wolf in Tianlang City. Boss, are you well-informed? Do you know anything?"
The boss asked: "Are you from the east?"
Hong Chen nodded: "Exactly."
The boss said: "It's not surprising. The White Lone Wolf thing happened only three days ago, and it hasn't reached you yet."
Hong Chen raised his eyebrows: "So, what happened to Bai Lone Wolf?"
"As we all know, Bai Lone Lang is the adopted son of Tianlang Khan. He is the most promising young man in Tianlang City and one of the best young warriors in the entire Qiang Province." The boss shook his head and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity.
Lone Wolf is just like his name, he is an unfed white-eyed wolf. He is indeed powerful in martial arts, but his ambition is even greater! Not satisfied with being named a general, he actually assassinated the Sirius Khan with the intention of seeking power and usurping the throne!"