Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 350 Corpse in the Desert
Na Zhuang is an ordinary Xiongnu herdsman. Their tribe is just a small settlement with only a few hundred people, located on the edge of the desert.

However, a while ago, an incomparable nobleman came to their tribe—the future princess Lan Shuliu of the Xiongnu.

After Shanyu Wangting was destroyed by the Qin army for the second time, Mao Dun worried that the remaining members of Shanyu Wangting would be harmed again, so he temporarily dispersed all the remnants of Shanyu Wangting to various small tribes around the Wangting.

Lan Shuliu was assigned to Na Zhuang's tribe together with his maid, and settled down temporarily, and took them back after the royal court was rebuilt.

When Lan Shuliu first arrived in the tribe, Na Zhuang admitted that even though he was already the father of two children, he was a little itchy.

It is really the pearl on the prairie, so beautiful that no one can resist Lan Shuliu's charm.

However, he also knew his identity, and the distance between him and the high-ranking princess-to-be was not 01:30. Even the most honorable person left behind in the tribe was cautious when speaking to Lan Shuliu.

Although he heard some gossip about what happened to the princess, he didn't believe it.

No one would have the heart to trample on such a beautiful woman.

Just after breakfast, a stout woman rushed into Na Zhuang's tent. Na Zhuang knew that she was the oldest wife of the tribe chief, named Tu Yuan.

Tuyuan brought a very bad news. There was a gap in the tribe's livestock pen early this morning, and more than ten cattle and sheep were missing.

More than a dozen cattle and sheep are a fortune in this dry season this year.

Everyone in the tribe searched the surrounding pastures but found no trace of cattle and sheep, and the only way left was the northern desert.

So Tu Yuan came to find Na Zhuang, who made most of the young and strong men of the tribe go out with Shan Yu, and Na Zhuang was the only young man left behind in this small tribe.

Although he was very reluctant, if Na Zhuang wanted to continue to stay in this tribe, he had to obey Tu Yuan's orders.

You must know that it is the legendary desert that swallowed countless lives, and Na Zhuang didn't dare to go too deep, so he planned to walk around the periphery of the desert and then return to Tuyuan.

Having made up his mind, Na Zhuang mounted his horse and headed towards the desert.

Walking along the edge of the desert facing the tribe, Na Zhuang found no traces, but found some footprints of livestock before leaving.

Looking at the direction of the footprints, it actually extended all the way to the desert.

Surprisingly, there hasn't been a trace of wind from yesterday to now, so the traces of the footprints in the sand have not dissipated.

After thinking about it for a while, some cattle and sheep should not go too far. Follow the footprints to retrieve these cattle and sheep, and then return to the tribe. There should be no accidents.

As long as these cattle and sheep can be retrieved, they will have to reward themselves with something more or less.

Gritting his teeth, Na Zhuang walked towards the desert following the footprints of the cattle and sheep.

After walking for about half an hour, but still did not find the lost cattle and sheep, Na Zhuang felt a little nervous at this moment, and if he went any further, he might really get lost in the desert.

There has always been a legend in the desert that once you go too far into the desert, the undead who died tragically in the desert in the past will be alarmed. They will confuse the shepherd who strayed into the desert and make him circle in a circle forever. Back to the original place but unable to get out of the desert.

As for identifying the direction in the desert, it is too difficult for us Huns...

Just when Na Zhuang was about to return, he suddenly found a "corpse" lying on the ground not far ahead.

Na Zhuang, who was about to return, immediately stopped his pace when he saw the "corpse" and continued to walk towards the location of the "corpse".

Naturally, Na Zhuang did not intend to move this "corpse" back, but since this person died in the desert, he would naturally carry some of his wealth with him. They can eat food, but they can exchange livestock with the nobles of the tribe.

Among other things, the leader's wife, Tuyuan, was very fond of some gold, silver and jewelry objects, and she always wore a string of necklaces strung together around her neck.

Approaching this "corpse", although the corpse was lying prostrate on the sand, Na Zhuang found that the clothes of this corpse were not the same as those of other tribes.

And it should look like he just died, and his whole body is still intact.

Turning him over, Na Zhuang suddenly found that the palm of the corpse moved suddenly.

"It's still alive!" Na Zhuang thought in surprise.

The reason why Na Zhuang was surprised was that he was not on a business trip because the man was still alive, but after turning over, Na Zhuang confirmed that this was not a Hun, but a living Qin.

Na Zhuang had just heard from passing Hun cavalry two days ago that the Hun army had retreated to the grassland from the south.

The reason for returning to the grassland was because I heard that a daring Qin army fled to Mobei, and not only set fire to the holy mountain Langjuxu Mountain, but also destroyed Longting!
Shan Yu planned to intercept this Qin army in the desert and make these Qin people pay for their actions.

Thinking about the Qin man he found in the desert again, he never imagined that this must be a fish that escaped into the desert under the pursuit of Shan Yu, although it is not clear why this man was able to walk to the edge of the desert.

However, Na Zhuang knew that it was time for him to stand up.

As long as this Qin man is brought back to the tribe and dedicated to Shan Yu, maybe he will be promoted to a nobleman of the tribe and enjoy a lot of cattle and sheep.

Thinking of his better life in the future, the most urgent thing is not to let this Qin man die, because a dead Qin man is worthless.

"Water...water...water..." Na Zhuang, who was leaning on the ground, heard some very weak murmurs coming from the mouth of the Qin man.

Na Zhuang immediately took off the water bag on his horse and placed it on Ziying's mouth.

Ziying, who was in a daze, suddenly felt the feeling of clear water, and naturally drank it in big gulps, but after taking two sips, he felt that he was roughly taken away again.

"I told you to finish drinking, what should I drink!" Na Zhuang secretly said.

As he spoke, he threw Ziying, who was still like mud, sideways onto his horse.

Just as he was about to leave, he found a long sword lying where Ziying was lying on his stomach.

After seeing it, Na Zhuang naturally put the long sword on his body immediately. The Xiongnu's smelting level is relatively backward, and the weapons of the Central Plains have always been a sought-after commodity on the grassland.

The horse Na Zhuang was riding was just a thin old horse, and there was no room for Ziying to ride on it.

After taking a look, Na Zhuang had no choice but to go back to the tribe cursing.

(End of this chapter)