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After Xue Poye's breath adjustment, the blood breath gradually became smoother. Although the right arm bone was slightly cracked, it was much better after treatment and bandaging. The effect of the leaf medicine was very good. After applying it, the pain was greatly reduced. A sense of coolness.

"I still want you to find a great wizard to treat me." Xue Poye smiled and said, "How could you die so easily?"

Seeing Xue Poye's gentle smile, Su Mayou knew that he was fine, so she felt relieved. The little stone had already snatched it, with red eyes, and crying: "Master, you... how are you doing?" Is it? The damn beast, we have killed it."

"I'm fine, don't worry about it." Xue Poye took a deep breath and felt that his breathing was smooth. It seemed that it was just a flesh injury. The arm bone would be healed and healed. He looked around and said, "This fierce I'm afraid the bandits have noticed the leopard's cry just now, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time, everyone pack up and leave here."

Several people knew that what Xue Poye said was reasonable, so they helped Xue Poye up and got on the horse.

Although the terrain of the Qilin Valley is complicated, Sumayou and Chinatai are quite familiar with this area. They are moving forward in the dense and deep valley. Considering Xue Poye's injury, they are not quick.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, and it was not too far from the exit of the big valley, because of the warning of fierce leopards, the few people were cautious along the way, beware of sudden danger.

Xue Poye felt a dull pain in his arm along the way. He suppressed the pain and kept silent. He didn't know how long he had walked. Suddenly, Chi Natai said in surprise: "We have walked out of the big valley, and the Guzi River is in front of us."

Sure enough, there was a sound of slippery running water, and Xue Poye lifted his spirits, only to realize that he had walked out of the dense forest, and the Qilin Mountains suddenly became lower, which meant that he came out of a large valley. Not far ahead, there was a long winding river, It flows from east to west.

A gust of fresh wind was blowing in front of them, which made people feel comfortable in every pore. Both Chinatai and Sumayou cheered. Seeing the familiar grassland made them happy and encouraged after encountering hardships along the way.

"Brother Choushi, after crossing the Guzi River, it is the grassland, which is the territory of the Guzi tribe." Sumayou couldn't hide the smile on his face: "When we get there, we can rest for a night, and your wounds can be washed easily. Take a moment. On the bank of the Guzi River, old man Manglite should be grazing here."

Xue Poye nodded with a smile, and finally reached the grassland smoothly, and he was slightly relieved, but the night fell, and the entire prairie was shrouded in night, but the vast scene of the prairie could not be seen for a while.

"This is the grassland?" Xiao Shitou blinked and asked, "Sister, why can't you see the lights?"

"Xiaoshi, this has not yet entered the real grassland. This is the Guzi River, the second mother river of our grassland people." Sumayou urged the horses while pointing out: "Sometimes there will be cavalry patrolling here, but the pasture Not here, but here to graze, afraid of wild beasts in the big valley coming out to eat cattle and sheep."

"Hu people are afraid of wild animals?"

"It's not that I'm afraid of wild beasts, it's just grazing here. The wild beasts in the big valley may touch them in the middle of the night." Su Mayou explained: "It will take more warriors to guard it, so it's better to migrate inside. Many years ago, Guzi The Ministry used to graze here, and the wild beasts ate a lot of cattle and sheep, and injured people, so they all moved north. However, besides herding, we Hu people also like to go hunting in the valley. The old man Te likes to go hunting in the big valley, his arrow skills are very good, when he was young, he could kill a big bear with one arrow, but now he is old, he lives by the Guzi River and grazes, and occasionally goes into the big valley.”

"Old man Manglit is not afraid of wild beasts coming to eat his cattle and sheep?" Little Stone asked with a blink of an eye, he was full of curiosity about many things.

"Eat his cattle and sheep?" Sumayou laughed and said, "Old Mang Lite is not afraid, his arrow skills are enough to protect his cattle and sheep."

While the few people were talking, they had already arrived at the Guzi River. Sumayou led the others to find the intersection and cross the river, and stepped onto the border of the Beihu Grassland. In the darkness, Xue Poye had already seen the land of the grassland. The tender grass has already drilled out of the ground, and it won't be long before the prairie, which has passed through the severe winter, will be covered with a green veil again.

On the vast prairie, the old Manglit's tent is like a star in the vast night sky, with a faint fire light, perched quietly on the prairie. In the circle outside the tent, there are dozens of cattle and sheep, and two A fine horse, and a rope tied between the two poles outside the tent, on which were hung animal skins and bacon.

The old Manglit has no children, but lives by the Guzi River with his wife Ubazan. Although he is over [-] years old, the old man is still in good health. A meal can eat a lamb calf.

The people of the Guzi tribe have lived by the Guzi River for generations. Although the Eldorenau River is the largest and widest mother river in the entire Beihu, for the people of the Guzi tribe, the status of the Eldorenau River is It will definitely not be higher than the Guzi River. The Guzi River is the real mother river of the Hu people of the Guzi tribe.

Although the Guzi Tribe has migrated to the north and has a long distance from the Guzi River, the love and nostalgia of the old man Manglite for the Guzi River are reflected in his actions. He did not migrate with his tribe, but stayed in the On the banks of the Guzi River.

Just like usual, the old Manglitt was drinking kumiss in his tent after finishing his day's work. He was holding the roe deer meat from the big valley, adding seasonings to it, and roasting it on the fire. with.

Ubazan was grooming and grooming.

Such days are quiet and leisurely. For the two old people, it is the most beautiful thing to spend the rest of their lives in such a comfortable life.

"Munglit old man, Manglit old man...!" A soft shout suddenly came from outside the tent.

Mang Lite immediately put down the barbecue in his hand, picked up the machete beside him, strode out of the tent, and shouted: "Who is calling Mang Lite? Mang Lite is here." His voice was loud, strong and tall The body is very suitable.

"Haha, Manglit old man, don't you know us?" A cheerful laugh came from the side.

Manglit old man turned his head to look, and saw three fine horses parked outside the tent in the dark night, two horses in front each sat a beautiful girl from Beihu, and behind the two horses was a Although the gray horse was not comparable to the strong Beihu horse, it was still a good horse. There were two people sitting on it, and a little boy was sitting in the arms of an ugly guy with disheveled hair.

As soon as Mang Lite saw that the two girls were Beihu girls, his hearty laughter immediately rang out: "Haha..., I thought what kind of guests came to my tent in the middle of the night. It turns out that they are the most beautiful two girls on Beihu. Flowers, the two bravest female warriors, Sumayou and Chinatai of our grassland!" He put the scimitar in his arms, opened his hands, and came forward: "There is delicious kumiss in the tent, There is a fresh roast that I would like to share with you, my flowers."

He stepped forward and hugged Sumayou and Chinatai off the horse one by one, just like a loving grandfather, the smile on his face was as warm as the spring breeze.

Manglit came to Xue Poye's horse, put one hand on his chest, and saluted politely: "The eagle comes from afar, and the warrior comes from the south. Manglit welcomes guests from afar to visit the grassland." He said It is a very accurate Chu dialect. This ancient Zihe River is the front line of communication between the Great Chu Kingdom and Beihu. Mang Lite often deals with Chu people, so he is quite proficient in Chu dialect.

Xue Poye hurriedly got off his horse, made a salute like the old man Mang Lite, and respectfully said: "The guests from the southern country thank the old man Mang Lite for his warm welcome, and wish to become a reliable friend of Mang Lite."

Mang Lite laughed loudly, and took Xue Poye's hand: "Come, come, my friend, the kumiss is still hot, I can kill a fat milk for you." He said loudly: "Ubazan, My wife, the arrival of the distinguished guests, can't you come out to greet them?"

Ubazan finally came out, but at the moment when he saw Sumayou and Chinatai, the corners of his eyebrows twitched, his face darkened, but soon he forced a smile on his face, bent down and said, "Welcome, distinguished guests. .”

Sumayou and China took Ubazan's hand from left to right, and said in a slow voice, "Grandma Ubazan, you are still so young, we meet again." It seemed very cordial.

At that moment, Mang Lite invited a few people to pay for it. Knowing that Xue Poye was injured by a fierce leopard because of saving Sumayou, he immediately took out the wound medicine and called for clean water. Sumayou and Chinatai helped Xue Poye take care of him. The wound was cleaned overnight and re-bandaged.

Manglit old man went out, pulled out the fattest one from the fence, and killed it to entertain the guests.

Xiaoshi looked at a big bow hanging in the tent, stuck out his tongue and said, "Master, look at this bow, it's bigger than yours."

Xue Poye took a good look at it, and it was a big black bow, and said with a smile: "That is a strong bow of three hundred stones, not everyone can pull it, this bow I captured from the bandits , but a bow of one hundred shi, which is just enough to make do with it.”

Sumayou asked curiously, "Brother Choushi also knows how to bow and arrow?"

Xue Poye was about to say, "Brother Wulachi taught me." Suddenly thinking that he is not Xue Poye, but Choushi, he shook his head and smiled, "I have practiced it, but I don't know how to use bow and arrow. There are so many, it is easier said than done to understand.”

Ubazan carefully poured kumiss for everyone, with a panicked voice, as if he was afraid of Sumayou and the others: "The guests are invited to taste the kumiss we made."

Xue Poye picked up the bowl and took a sip. A milky aroma permeated his mouth, but in the milky aroma, there was a strong aroma of wine. He said with emotion: "This is the pure kumiss, and the grassland people really It's wisdom."

Everyone laughed for a while. Seeing Ubazan's distraught look, Sumayou asked worriedly, "Grandma Ubazan, are you feeling unwell? Why is your face so ugly?"

Ubazan was taken aback, then quickly shook his head and said, "No...no...!"

Sumayou went up to hold Ubazan's hand, and said softly: "Grandma Ubazan, if you want anything, you can tell me, Sumayou will relieve your troubles and make you happy."

Ubazan shook his head, did not speak, and sat aside with a gloomy expression.

Sumayou sighed and returned to the fire.

She and Ubazan talked in Hu, so Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou couldn't understand them. They just looked at Ubazan's expression. The terrified look obviously hides something, so he is naturally not easy to ask, he thought to himself: "Could it be because Xiaoshitou and I are from Dachu, so she doesn't welcome us?" I just feel that the possibility of this reason is extremely low of.

After washing and peeling the fat sheep, Mang Lite came in with the meat, and laughed loudly: "This is a fat sheep. It tastes delicious. I hope my friends will like it." Divided a piece, said: "Grill meat on the fire, if you like my barbecue, you can give it to me, and I will roast it for you to taste."

Everyone laughed and said: "Old man Mang Lite's barbecue skills must be the best." They all gave the meat to Mang Lite, and Mang Lite came to barbecue.

Manglit readily agreed, and seemed very satisfied with everyone's trust. Except for Ubazan, everyone sat by the fire and watched Manglit barbecue with great interest. Manglit explained the process patiently while grilling. , Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou watched and listened very carefully. If they learn how to barbecue on the grassland, they will be lucky in the future.

When it was baked, everyone tasted it, it was really crispy and delicious, and they all praised Mang Lite's skill.

Mang Lite laughed loudly, took a big sip of kumiss, and asked Su Mayo, "Su Mayo, the flowers of the prairie, you have been to Great Chu for two months, have you learned a lot?"

Su Mayou said sternly: "Old man Manglite, the prosperity of the Central Plains is more lively than we imagined. They have a lot of money and products that we can't match. Their national power is far higher than our Beihu. "

Mang Lite was very approving and said: "Yes, Sumayou, the powerful Chu, they have products that we can't match. Many years ago, they relied on their strong national power, and their emperor led troops to our grassland. Come on, we prairie people unite as one and beat them back, sometimes, a strong country may not be able to win a battle." Turning to Xue Poye with a smile: "My friends, I am not laughing at you, I just I remember the previous war. At that time, the water of the Guzi River was stained red with blood. We Hu people and you Chu people had countless corpses floating on the Guzi River. It was a very tragic thing, so we don’t want to Fighting, I hope to be friends with you Chu people."

Xue Poye stretched out his hand and held it with the old Manglit, with a spring-like smile on his "ugly" face: "Old Manglit, as long as we think of peace in our hearts, there will be a day of peace."

Mang Lite nodded in agreement. Several people were eating barbecue and drinking kumiss. After a while, the kumiss was gone. Mang Lite was in high spirits. His tent hadn’t been this lively for a long time, so he turned his head and said: " Ubazan, my wife, can you bring us some more mellow kumiss?" Suddenly, Ubazan was no longer in the tent, and no one noticed when she went out.

Mang Lite stood up and said with a smile: "My wife is too timid. She was not like this when she was young. She killed a grassland wolf when she was young." Patting Xue Poye's uninjured shoulder, said : "My friend, I'm going to get the wine."

After Mang Lite got out of the tent, Xue Poye asked in a low voice, "Sumayou, what's wrong with Granny Ubazan? Is there something wrong? I see she's been restless."

Sumayou also showed doubts: "Yeah, I also think she is a little bit out of her mind, but I asked her what happened, but she didn't tell me, um, it's okay, Granny Ubazan is a very good woman." people."

Little Shitou suddenly said: "I seem to have heard the sound of horseshoes just now."

"What?" Xue Poye looked at Xiaoshi and frowned, "Sound of hooves? What sound of hooves?"

Xiaoshi took a big bite of a piece of barbecue, ate it with relish, and said vaguely: "When Granny Ubazan went out just now, I saw it, but I didn't know what she was doing. Then I listened carefully and heard There was a very light sound of hooves, and I thought Grandma Ubazan might have gone riding a horse in the middle of the night."

Xue Poye smiled wryly and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who knows how to ride a horse in the middle of the night, let alone Granny Wubazan is so old, she can't play like this if she wants to play."

Chinatai frowned slightly, got up and said, "I'll go out and have a look." Just as he was about to leave the tent, the old Manglit walked in frowning, holding two bags of kumiss in his hand, and muttered, "Ubazan wants to What are you doing? In the middle of the night, where is she going on horseback? Don’t encounter prairie wolves.” She seemed very worried.

Chi Natai hurriedly stepped forward to take the wine bag, and said, "Old Mang Lite, I'll go out and look for it, nothing will happen."

Mang Lite waved his hand and said with a hearty smile: "It's nothing, she will come back soon. She's getting old, and wild beasts won't like to eat her meat." poured kumiss.

The wind on the prairie is different from the wind in the Central Plains. Even with the same wind force, because of the openness of the prairie, strong winds can rage at will, and the whistling sound of the wind is like a ghost crying at night.

Grassland people are not afraid of this kind of wind, but Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou, who have just arrived, although they are not timid, still panic when they hear this wind that sounds like a ghost crying.

When he was full of wine and food, Ubazan hadn't come back yet.

Mang Lite was really anxious now, so he rode out to look for it. Xue Poye and others wanted to search together, but Mang Lite refused. If you don't respect him, if you ask the guests to help you find it, then his face will be greatly lost. Everyone knows his intentions, so they can only let him go and sit quietly in the tent and wait.

When Mang Lite went there, he went there for more than half an hour and didn't come back. The little stone was on Xue Poye's lap, and he fell asleep in a daze.

"Brother Choushi, why don't you rest first, you are injured and need to recuperate." Seeing that Mang Lite hadn't come back for a long time, Su Mayou finally said, "We'll leave as soon as the sun breaks."

"Yes, Big Brother Choushi...!" Chinatai was about to speak, but Xue Poye suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Listen!"

Chinatai and Sumayou turned their ears sideways and listened carefully, but they heard nothing. Sumayou couldn't help asking: "Brother Choushi, what do you want us to hear?"

"Horse hooves, shouts...!" Xue Poye frowned. He had practiced the ecstasy method, and his five senses were much stronger than ordinary people. Su Mayo and Chinatai didn't hear the sound, he But I heard it vaguely.

In the whistling wind outside the tent, Xue Poye seemed to hear the old man Manglit shouting, and the shouting came along with the wind, quite vaguely, as if it was far away.

"... Mayu... go... go... Suma... go...!"

The voice was intermittent, but Xue Poye heard the most important meaning from the voice in the wind.

"Go!"