Sunset Loulan

Huyan Jie had been through hundreds of battles. He was very loyal to Shanshan, so how could he not know the purpose of Ban Chao's visit. It made no difference to him whether it was the Chinese or the Huns, who sent messengers to Shanshan just to fight. The Hun and the big man were both powerful countries, and the small number of people in Shanshen had to choose between the two. Although Hu Yanjie could see through this point, but no matter how strong a person was, they were limited. There was nothing he could do about it.

He hated the Huns as much as he hated the big men, but the two countries could not meet with each other as soon as they had crossed swords with each other, so he had to show the Han people that he was not alone in this world. However, he hadn't thought that Ban Chao would be so alert that he wouldn't even respond. Helpless, he could only treat them with courtesy. After accepting the materials, he brought Ban Chao and Guo Xun to meet up with the king. The rest of his followers, including Chen Mu, were arranged to rest at the inn.

The king of Shansan also wanted to rebuild relations with the Han Dynasty, so he treated them with some hospitality. For three days he treated them all to a banquet, but during which he never mentioned the alliance. Even when Guo and Ban Chao took the initiative to talk about it, the king changed the subject. After a long time, Ban Chao could not help but wonder, what in the world is going on in the king's gourd? Was there some unforeseen event?

Two days later, the feast was over, and the etiquette wasn't very thoughtful. Two days ago, someone had delivered some daily necessities like rice, oil, and salt to Chen Min and his men. In these two days, they didn't even send a servant to the inn. Ban Chao felt that something was amiss. He discussed the matter with Guo Qian, who said, "We are the ones bothering you, and the King of Shan Shan is also busy with his daily affairs. As time goes by, he naturally neglected etiquette."

"I feel like they're trying to kick him out." Ban Chao was anxious, but he still felt that things were not that simple. He decided to meet the king again with Guo Yi, explaining the need for an alliance. In the end, the king simply used his illness as a reason to avoid meeting him.

The two of them stood at the foot of the steps, looking rather awkward. Guo Fei shouted angrily, "Such a small, arrogant man! He doesn't even put the kingdom of heaven in his eyes. I will surely play a song for the emperor when we get back, and lead the army to wipe out the mountain!"

Before he could finish his sentence, someone in front of the hall said with a smile, "We will deal with them as we can. Master Guo, just based on what you said just now, I can hang your head on the wall as an example to the masses!"

Guo Qin was surprised, she turned around and saw that the one who spoke was Huan Yanjie. She snorted, and said: "It's just death, if I die, you will destroy your country!" "Your head is right here. If you have the ability, come and get it."

It was not that Guo Fei was bold, but as a burly man's ambassador, he looked down on Shanshan.

Huyan Jie hugged her shoulders and sneered, "You dare to invade my country, I will definitely take your head!" With that, he flicked his sleeves and left. She pointed at the direction Huyan Jie had left and cursed, "How dare you, how dare you! I can't do anything to you! How dare you!"

Ban Chao pulled him to one side and said in a low voice, "Although Shanshan is small, it is necessary to go to the west. Although we big men are strong, it is not convenient for us to go to the west, so we have to consider this matter carefully. We can't let them fall to the side of the Huns. "Please do not be angry, we have truly angered him. You and I are both alone, and we are both in danger. We can't even keep our lives."

"I don't believe he would dare to do anything to me, unless King Shishan doesn't want to do it."

"Master Guo's words are very true. The Huns and the big men must choose their side. He really does not dare to offend our country. I am afraid that he might have the support of the Huns. Then you and I will be in danger."

Guo Xun frowned. "You mean …"

Ban Chao saw that no one was paying attention to him, he lowered his voice and said, "During the feast two days ago, the King of Shanshan treated us very courteously, but in terms of the alliance, we were indecisive. With enough time, you and I will be able to persuade him, but today, Huyan Jie's words are not kind, I think that there are Hunters' envoys coming to visit …"

Guo Yi was shocked. "What should we do then? If what you say is true, then we are dead for sure. There is no time to lose, it is better to leave Shanshan as soon as possible. "

Ban Chao saw the fear on Guo Fei's face and guessed that this person was a bully who feared the strong and feared the weak. Now that he had traveled thousands of miles to get here, how could he just leave? He looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let me go back and discuss this with my brothers before I make my decision."

After saying that, they arrived at the entrance of the inn. Ben Chao was afraid of Guo Xun's mischievous actions, so he said, "Master Guo, you should go back to the inn to rest first. I'll go and have a word with the brothers. "

Guo Xun was not a fool. Although he did not know whether what Ban Chao said was true or not, but from Hu Yanjie's attitude, everything seemed to be going as he had expected. The Huns had also sent messengers to Shan Shan Shan. At this moment, he did not want to contribute anything. He could only hope that he could return to the inn first and pack his luggage, preparing to escape at any time. Ban Chao told him to go back first.

"Then what are you going to do?"

Ban Chao smiled. "We have to get to the bottom of this. "I'll take care of everything, please rest assured, Mr. Guo."

Guo nodded in agreement and hurried back to the inn to pack. Ban Chao tried to find out what was going on. It was just after lunch now, and even fewer people came to receive them. In order to avoid alerting them, Ban Chao could not openly ask people, so he could only walk around the inn, wait for a quiet place, and take one or two of the unpopular servants with him to inquire about the situation. Unknowingly, he arrived at the back street of the inn. He saw four children playing in the snow. He looked at them and saw two brothers from the Chen family. In addition to them, there was a well-dressed young master who looked to be eleven or twelve years old.

Ban Chao thought to himself, "Children don't know how to lie. Maybe they can get something out of it." He walked up to them and smiled. "Yo'er, Little Shuang'er, what are you doing?"

Chen Yu was angry at him for forcing her father to become an official, but when she saw him coming, she ignored him. Chen Yin, on the other hand, was straightforward, saying loudly: "Play, what else can we do?"

Ban Chao laughed, "Then what are you playing at? Can you count me in? "

The well-dressed young master laughed heartily. "You've already grown a lot of beard, and you're still playing with us kids. How hilarious."

Ban Chao saw that this young master was rather spoiled and guessed that he must be the son of a big official. He smiled and asked, "How should I address this young master?"

Chen Ying quickly said, "This person has a great background, he said he's His Highness the Prince, what's his name …"

Ban Chao thought to himself: The customs of Shanshan Country are indeed different from those of the Eastern Lands. Perhaps because of the sparse population, even the noble young masters of the royal palace would often play with the children of the common people. It was just that with such a prestigious status as a prince, he actually didn't have any bodyguards by his side, which made Ban Chao feel incredulous.

How could he have known that the prince was so stuffy in the palace that he had also grown tired of being surrounded by people every day, and had thus sneaked out of the palace?

The little girl looked at Chen Shuang and giggled, "You are called Ah Bu De, why is your memory so bad?"

Chen Ying scratched his head and said, "How can I remember such a long name?"

"Idiot, hur hur." There were also two dimples. Although Chen Shuang and Chen Yu were young, they both blushed and their hearts beat faster. It was because of this girl's brilliant smile that even a naughty child would be tempted by her.