[Shadow Guardian] The Wind Rises from the Wild West

Chapter 18

The bonfire carnival on the grassland went on all night.In the early morning of the next day, all the tribes collected their troops and left one after another.

The agreement between the two parties has been very clear, and various details have been determined.Where the Yanming Pass will open, when and what kind of goods will be traded, whether there is a limit for each, whether to use gold and silver to buy or have to barter, which tribe and when it is the turn to trade, all the details are finalized one by one.

So this confrontation, hijacking, coercion, negotiation, and reaching an agreement were all successfully completed.It only took a day before and after.

When Huerte left with the leaders of the various ministries, his face was bright and polite, but he secretly had small thoughts in his heart.Let's make a deal with the southerners first. After ten or eight years, our department will be strong, dominate the grassland, and then go back to eat the fat sheep of the Central Plains.

Hong Han was ready to go as a team, and when he said goodbye to several tribal leaders, he embraced them vigorously, as affectionate as brothers.Turning around, he thought, first establish a good relationship with the north, and work hard to govern for ten or eight years, Xiyan Kingdom will surely become strong and dominate the princes, and then go back to the north to fight wolves.

Everyone has their own ulterior motives. On the surface, they call themselves brothers and sisters, and the covenant is friendly, so don't talk about it.

Dawu also came to ask Yun to say goodbye.He liked this young man very much, he fumbled for a long time from the inside of the wolfskin waistcoat, and took out a wolf tooth pendant.It is said that this is the shaman's token, and if he takes this to the grassland in the future, all the tribes will be friendly and courteous to him.

Yun sincerely thanked the old man, but unfortunately he has nothing to give to Da Wu.

The big witch laughed and didn't care, and said: "There is a saying in the grassland, a child who can cry for a horse has a soft heart. I will often come to the grassland to play in the future!"

Yun also wanted to invite Dawu to the Central Plains, but he was only a shadow guard and had no fixed place to stay, so he couldn't say that.

At this time, Honghan came over, hooked Yun's shoulder, and said very generously: "The great witch can often come to Yancheng as a guest! I am very honored!"

The old man laughed loudly, "There are not many words you say that are true!"

Hong Han resigned, "I'm Uncle Xi Yan, who promises everything, and I'm sincere!"

"Bullshit. Your kid will be sincere..." The big witch looked at the boy in black, "It's as unreliable as he would lie." He shook his hand, leaned on a crooked cane, and walked barefoot deep into the grassland. gone.

Yun took his new horse - it was given by the fourth prince Huerte.Although Huerte was allowed to point a dagger at him and was captured in the chaos, he was not a stingy person. He laughed and grieved at the banquet, and even asked someone to lead a good horse to give to the young man. warriors.

Different from Xiaoli, this is a very energetic gray horse, always holding its head proudly, like a prince.Yun felt that the name Prince was inappropriate, but he didn't think about what he should call it for a while—even after so many things and being persuaded by so many people, he still stubbornly decided to name the horse.

He packed his own things on the gray horse one by one, except for the mat, bit, grain bag, and water bag, he also had his own copper mace, quiver, and a small leather bag.The other guards did not have this small bag, and Yun has been carrying it since he left Qishan.

Hong Han was a little curious, wanting to see what was in that bag.The moment he reached out his hand, he saw Yun's eyes.

Yun's eyes are always very clear and clean, so clean that it is completely impossible to guess what he is thinking, and sometimes he can see the bottom at a glance, and his thoughts are as simple as they are transparent.

"You don't want me to watch it?" Hong Han reluctantly withdrew his hand.After Majiabao, he already knew that Ying could not refuse his master, otherwise he would suffer backlash. He began to learn to ask the young man what he wanted, instead of giving orders overbearingly like before.

"Please..." Yun tentatively said, "Can I ask you not to watch it?"

"Of course!" Hong Han patted the boy's head instead, "As I said, I won't force you to do things you don't want to."

"Yeah." Yun thought of something, lowered his eyes and said, "You can open it again when I'm not around."

Does this mean that he is allowed to peek?Hong Han let out a deep laugh from his chest.Of course he is not such an impatient person!

Yanming Pass is not far away, two hundred miles away, and it takes less than a day to gallop on horseback.However, Hong Han was not in a hurry anymore, he slowed down the horse's hooves, kicked and stomped, and let the team move forward slowly.

The news that he crossed the grassland, captured the fourth prince alive, and reached an agreement with the various tribes in Monan, would probably spread back to Xiyan soon.He is not in a hurry, he wants to wait for the news to spread in Xiyan and ferment in Yancheng to see what can grow.The guard of Yanming Pass is his man, a brother who lived and died together in Xihuang, that's why he rest assured that he will leave the transaction with the barbarians at Yanming Pass, and walk back leisurely.

Such a leisurely walk is conducive to the recovery of the wound.

Although the battle was fast and the loss was not large, everyone was injured to some extent.Leading troops is like making a fuss, and it also pays attention to one piece and one relaxation. Honghan can't make fuss, but leading troops is almost born in his bones.

The grassland in summer is very beautiful.The sky is so high that you can touch it, and the ground is so wide that you can roll around at will.

While walking like this, Jikan suddenly began to sing.

His voice was not pleasant, it was just a roar.

However, in such a vast world, no matter how ugly the song is, it can be tolerated, and it is very pleasant.

When he roared, Jing Qujiang also roared at the top of his voice.All of a sudden, everyone was up and down.Some purposely squeezed their voices so that they pierced through the sky, some roared like a gong, some roared like a drum, and some whined like wolves.

Yun followed behind Honghan, closely followed by a horse's body distance to the left rear, walking slowly with trust in the rein.

It's the most out-of-key song, he thought.

This is the best song I've ever heard in my life, he thought.

When Hong Han turned around, he saw the young man with a smile on his face.At this moment, my heart trembled slightly as if being brushed by a soft feather.

Hong Han rode his horse up a grassy slope, and took down the bow and arrow from his back.

Eagles are flying in the sky.It was just a tiny black spot on the blue background.

Yun followed him.He knew that Hong Han used a bow with a hard iron body and a yak tendon string. With the full strength of the string, he could shoot the arrow eight hundred feet.However, he looked at the black dots in the blue sky, how could the eagle fly more than [-] feet high?He couldn't help asking: "Can you shoot?"

Hong Han drew his bow fully and replied, "Of course I can't shoot it."

Yun was a little confused, "You still have to shoot if you can't shoot?"

Hong Han smiled, still slanting his mouth, looking full of anger. "If you can't shoot, you have to shoot."

Yun understands a little bit.

The arrow pierced the sky and flew straight towards the blue sky.The eagle stands still and floats on a very high place.The arrow flew to nowhere.

Yun also took off the bow, nocked the arrow, drew it fully, looked at the end of the extremely high sky, and let go of the string.He didn't know where the arrow flew.

Just because I can't shoot, I shoot.

A few days later, Yanming Pass suddenly jumped into view, inlaid among the rolling hills far away.

At this time, the setting sun is like blood, and the border is like iron.

The soldiers went out to greet each other.With 200 people, Honghan crossed Chile River and finally returned to Xiyan Kingdom.

***

It was Yun who first discovered the assassin. "Master, someone is here." He whispered beside Hong Han.

Hong Hanzheng, Yanming Gate Guard and others studied the map, and nodded when they saw Yun's determined eyes.Afterwards, the black-clothed boy's figure flashed, he climbed up the eaves from the window and disappeared.

Jing Qujiang also wanted to go out, but Ji Kan put his shoulders on the shiny iron armor. "Come on, you don't want to show your ugliness."

"Sent by Yancheng?" Yanming Gatekeeper asked.

Honghan nodded, "It's more than once, I sent people in the imperial city before." Back in the territory of Xiyan Kingdom, what awaits him is not the safe and beautiful state leader who can rest easy, but to be ready to welcome everyone. A kind of open gun and hidden arrow.He knew this well, and the other party seemed to be impatient.

This time, Hong Han guessed wrong.

As soon as Yun jumped onto the roof, he was sure that this person came from Tiandu.

That person was also dressed in black, and the way he covered his face was the unique way of people in the Imperial City of Tiandu, but it was not the shadow guard of the emperor, but the dark guard.There is only one shadow guard of the emperor, and he is honored as shadow.There are many hidden guards, and many tasks that need to go out of Beijing to stay away are carried out by the dark guards.

The hidden guard was still in the posture of removing the roof tiles, and was very surprised.He had just reached the roof when he was discovered.With just one glance, he was sure that the boy in black was the one he was looking for.

Out of the mentality of attacking first, the dark guard made the first move, regretted it after only one move was correct, took advantage of the momentum of slipping back and fell down the eaves, borrowed a little strength from the wall, and ran away nimbly like a cat.

He rubbed his hands while running, the opponent's internal strength was terrifyingly deep, he was worthy of being the future shadow guard of the Son of Heaven.Fortunately, his qinggong is the best among the dark guards, if he can't beat him, he can still escape.

Running and running, he realized something was wrong.The boy in black followed behind him not too far away.Whether it is flying over the wall, crossing the roofs of civilian houses, or climbing the earthen wall of the city gate, there is no way to get rid of it.

With a soft sound of "heck", the dark guard suddenly turned faster and stepped on a piece of tile.The young man followed unhurriedly, the tiles under his feet were not damaged at all, and he seemed to be able to do a job with ease.

The dark guard gave up, stopped, and squatted on a wall, panting for breath.

Yun also stopped, not approaching, but looked indifferently from a little distance.

Seeing that he didn't come to kill him, the dark guard had some ideas in his mind, and decided to play tricks: "Are you okay, my lord?"