We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

On this day, the sun shone through the clouds on the grassland, and the breeze blew gently.

In the Xianbei tribe, Hong Gang no longer pretended to be sick. He walked into Tuoba Tianlong's tent with firm steps.

Tuoba Tianlong was sitting on a tiger-skin chair, holding a sheepskin book in his hand, frowning slightly, as if thinking about something important.

Hong Gang walked into the tent with an excited look on his face, and said loudly: "Chief, I'm cured!"

Tuoba Tianlong heard the voice and raised his head suddenly, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

He looked at Hong Gang carefully, and saw that Hong Gang's eyes were bright, his face was ruddy, and he was in high spirits. The previous sick look had long disappeared.

Tuoba Tianlong put down the parchment book in his hand, stood up, strode to Hong Gang, held his shoulders tightly with both hands, and smiled with relief on his face, saying: "Great! I am so happy to see you so energetic!"

Hong Gang's face was full of gratitude, and he looked at Tuoba Tianlong firmly, saying: "Thank you for your concern during this period of time, I can't wait to contribute to the tribe!"

Tuoba Tianlong laughed, patted Hong Gang on the back, and said: "Great! Our tribe needs a warrior like you!"

Hong Gang laughed heartily and said: "Chief, this is all thanks to Mr. Liusong! Everything is Mr. Liusong's medical skills. He gave me some pills, which can cure diseases and strengthen the body even if there is no disease. After I took them, my body recovered quickly."

Tuoba Tianlong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to say: "There is such a magical pill?"

His eyes were full of expectation and joy.

Hong Gang nodded heavily, his expression was very serious, "Chief, it's true! Mr. Liusong's medical skills are indeed superb. I have personally experienced the wonders of this pill."

As he said, he carefully took out a delicate small cloth bag from his arms, held it in both hands and handed it to Tuoba Tianlong.

Tuoba Tianlong took the cloth bag, and his face showed an admiring expression, "Hong Gang, you have this heart, it is really a blessing for the tribe."

Hong Gang bowed his head slightly and said modestly: "Chief, this is what I should do. If it weren't for the chief's constant care, I wouldn't be here today."

Tuoba Tianlong opened the cloth bag, took out a pill, put it in his palm and looked at it carefully, with curiosity and thinking in his eyes.

"This pill smells so fragrant." Tuoba Tianlong murmured to himself.

Hong Gang explained on the side: "Chief, the taste of this pill is also very unique. After taking it, I felt full of strength." His face was full of affirmation of the effect of the pill.

Tuoba Tianlong put the pill back into the bag and patted Hong Gang on the shoulder, "Hong Gang, you brought such a treasure to this leader, this leader will never forget your contribution."

Hong Gang looked at Tuoba Tianlong eagerly and said earnestly: "Leader, you might as well try one now."

Tuoba Tianlong smiled heartily and responded without hesitation: "Okay!"

He took a pill out of the bag and put it in his mouth.

Tuoba Tianlong chewed it carefully, with a hint of surprise on his face, and then a satisfied look emerged, praising: "Well, this taste is so good."

Hong Gang was delighted to see Tuoba Tianlong satisfied, and his smile became brighter. He said excitedly: "As long as the leader likes it, I hope this pill can be of great benefit to the leader."

Tuoba Tianlong patted Hong Gang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Hong Gang, you are thoughtful."

After receiving Tuoba Tianlong's praise, Hong Gang said respectfully: "Leader, then I will withdraw first."

Tuoba Tianlong nodded slightly, and Hong Gang slowly left the tent.

But as soon as he went out, he could no longer suppress the smile on his face, and his excitement was beyond words.

His eyes flashed with cunning and expectation, and he was secretly proud in his heart: "As long as Tuoba Tianlong eats all the pills, he will slowly be poisoned. Humph, then my plan can be realized, and this Xianbei tribe will eventually be mine!"

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and his steps became lighter, as if he had seen the glorious scene after his success.

Hong Gang was walking excitedly on the way back to his tent, and suddenly, his steps stopped, and his thoughts drifted back to the day when he had a secret conversation with An Qingli.

Hong Gang and An Qingli met in a hidden corner.

An Qingli lowered his voice and said gloomily: "Hong Gang, if we want to replace Tuoba Tianlong, we have to think of a foolproof plan." Hong Gang frowned, thinking, and responded: "This is not easy, Tuoba Tianlong is very defensive." An Qingli's eyes flashed a trace of viciousness, and he approached Hong Gang and said: "I have an idea, we can bribe Mr. Liusong and let him poison Tuoba Tianlong, so that Tuoba Tianlong can be killed without any effort." Hong Gang was a little hesitant at first, with entanglement in his eyes, but soon, greed and ambition prevailed, his eyes became firm, the corners of his mouth rose, and he said: "This is indeed a good way." At this time, Hong Gang, who came back from his memories, had a smug smile on his face again, quickened his pace and walked forward, thinking in his heart: "Soon, this Xianbei tribe will be mine." Hong Gang quickened his pace back to his tent, sat on the couch, and continued to recall the conspiracy with An Qingli in his mind. An Qingli smiled sinisterly, revealing his yellow teeth: "Once Tuoba Tianlong dies, the tribe will be leaderless. With your prestige and my operation, the position of leader must belong to you!"

After hearing this, Hong Gang's heartbeat quickened, his face flushed with excitement, and his hands clenched into fists: "Okay! After the matter is done, I will not treat you unfairly."

"Of course, we are grasshoppers on the same rope." An Qingli's eyes flickered, revealing calculations, "But this matter must not be leaked at all, otherwise both of us will die without a burial place."

Hong Gang took a deep breath and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Thinking about it, Hong Gang's mouth corners rose, his eyes were full of longing for the future: "Tuoba Tianlong, your death is not far away, this Xianbei tribe will soon welcome a new master."

Hong Gang was immersed in his own thoughts, and An Qingli's flattering and sinister face kept appearing in his mind.

On the other side, Xi Yu and Tuoba Yu continued to hurry on their way.

Tuoba Yu frowned, with a look of anxiety and worry, and her eyes were always fixed on the front, muttering in her heart: "Don't encounter anything else along the way, just get to the destination as soon as possible."

Xi Yu glanced at Tuoba Yu from time to time, and easily saw her thoughts.

He showed a barely perceptible smile, thinking to himself that her thoughts were written on her face.

But he said nothing, but silently sped up the horse's speed.

The sun shone on them, and Tuoba Yu's forehead was covered with sweat, but she didn't bother to wipe it, and held the reins tightly with both hands.

Xi Yu's eyes flashed with pity, but he still chose to remain silent, letting the horse's hooves raise bursts of dust.

They galloped all the way and finally came to an inn. However, a striking "out of business" sign at the door of the inn made Xi Yu frown, with a puzzled look on his face.

Tuoba Yu looked at the sign, turned to Xi Yu and said, "Don't think about it, let's go to another place." Her face was a little tired and helpless.

Xi Yu crossed his arms and said depressedly, "It's really strange. This place is beautiful and I thought it was a good place. I didn't expect that this inn would be closed. It seems that we can only leave."

After that, he sighed and was reluctant.

Tuoba Yu patted Xi Yu's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't sigh, maybe there are better inns waiting for us ahead."

Xi Yu still frowned, looking at the closed door of the inn, and said unwillingly, "After all the running around, I finally got here, but it's like this, it's really annoying."

Tuoba Yu shook his head gently and advised, "Don't be angry, maybe the store owner has some difficulties. Let's set off quickly and find the next place to rest."

Her eyes revealed a trace of urgency, just wanting to continue on the road quickly

Xiyu gritted his teeth, kicked the stone under his feet fiercely, and said, "Okay, then I'll listen to you and keep going. I hope the next place won't let us down again." After that, he got on the horse with a face full of resentment.

At this moment, a man suddenly walked out of the inn.

He was burly, with a stubble on his face, and his eyes were alert. He asked in a rough voice: "What are you two doing here?"

Xiyu quickly got off the horse, with a polite smile on his face, and said with a bow: "Brother, the two of us have been running all the way. We wanted to rest in this inn, but we saw this sign of closing. I wonder if you can help us?"

The man looked up and down at Xiyu and Tuoba Yu, frowned slightly, and said: "This store is closed and can't accommodate you."

Xiyu hurriedly explained: "Brother, we are really tired, and there are no other inns nearby. Can you make some concessions?" His eyes were full of expectations.

The man was silent for a long time. Xiyu and Tuoba Yu looked at him nervously, their hearts in their throats. Finally, the man seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Forget it. You look really pitiful. Just stay here."

Xiyu and Tuoba Yu were overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

The man took them into the inn and arranged the room. Seeing that the man's face was still ugly, Xiyu couldn't help asking, "Brother, I see that you look bad. Why is this good inn closed?"

When the man heard this, his eyes were wide open and he said angrily, "I told you to stay out of my business! Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"

Xiyu was startled by the man's sudden anger and quickly smiled and said, "Brother, don't be angry. I'm just curious and asked casually. If I offend you, please forgive me."

The man snorted coldly, turned his head away, and ignored Xiyu.

Seeing this, Tuoba Yu gently pulled Xiyu's sleeve and whispered, "Don't ask. Now that we have settled down, let's not annoy them anymore."

Xiyu nodded and said no more. But he couldn't help but wonder in his heart: This man is so angry, there must be something hidden behind the closure.

At night, Xiyu and Tuoba Yu had a simple meal and prepared to go back to their room to rest.

When passing by the man's room, he heard a faint sigh from inside.

Xiyu's doubts became more and more intense, but he couldn't ask any more questions. He could only return to the room with a lot of questions in his heart, and discussed with Tuoba Yu that it would be better to leave early tomorrow morning to avoid any more trouble.

Late at night, Xiyu got up to go to the toilet, and when he passed by the man's room, he heard the man sigh heavily again.

He couldn't help but slow down his pace, and then heard the man muttering to himself again.

"Alas, I have checked the date a long time ago, and I had planned to die today. But tomorrow is a good day, so I'd better die tomorrow." The man's voice was full of despair and helplessness, as if the candle of life was shaking in the wind.

Xi Yu was shocked and couldn't help but approach the door, wanting to hear what happened.

Just listen to the man continue to say: "I made some money today, and I will leave it to my biological brother. In this world, he is the one I worry about the most." At this point, the man's voice was choked with sobs. .

Xi Yu frowned, his face full of shock and sympathy. He hesitated again and again, and finally raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door.

The man was stunned and asked in a trembling voice: "Who?"

Xi Yu took a deep breath and said, "Brother, it's me, the guest staying here. Brother, don't let your mind wander. There is nothing in this world that you can't handle." His tone was sincere and urgent, his brows furrowed. , face full of worry.

The man was silent for a moment and replied in a hoarse voice: "Don't worry about me, this is my life."

Xi Yu hurriedly said: "Brother, your life is yours, how can you give up so easily. Tell me what happened, maybe there will be a turning point."

His eyes were fixed on the door, and his hands were clenched into fists unconsciously.

The room fell into silence again, and Xi Yu's heart was hanging.

The man finally opened the door slowly. His eyes were empty, his face was ashen, and his voice was low and decisive: "I have already thought about it, and I will hang myself tomorrow. Forget it, since you heard it tonight, why not come in and accompany me? have a drink."

Xi Yu looked at the man's appearance and felt heartbroken. He opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. He just nodded heavily and said, "Okay, I'll accompany you." Then he stepped into the room.

The man turned around and walked to the table, picked up the wine bottle, and poured two glasses of wine on his own, his hands shaking constantly.

Xi Yu sat quietly aside, his eyes always falling on the man, with concern and unbearable expression on his face.

Xi Yu looked at the man's lost expression and knew that he couldn't get anything out of him at this moment.

He secretly made up his mind, so he forced a smile on his face and said to the man: "Okay, brother, let's have a good drink tonight."

There was a hint of slyness in his eyes, but it was quickly covered up by deliberate enthusiasm.

The man picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. The wine flowed down the corner of his mouth, but he didn't care.

Xi Yu also quickly picked up the wine glass and drank with the man, constantly saying: "Brother, drink, drink."

His eyes were fixed on the wine glass in the man's hand, thinking about when he could get him drunk.

After a few glasses of wine, the man's cheeks turned red and his eyes became blurred. Seeing this, Xi Yu sped up his invitation to drink, and kept saying: "Brother, this wine is really good, let's drink more." He was smiling all over his face, but his eyes were always paying attention to the man's condition.

The man was already a bit drunk at this time, and his speech began to be slurred: "Drink, keep drinking!"

Xi Yu was secretly happy, filled the man's glass with wine again, and said, "Brother, you are so generous, I admire you!"

The man shook his head and said with a big tongue, "What does this mean? I...I feel miserable!"

Xi Yu quickly answered: "Brother, just tell me what you are suffering from. It will make you feel better."

The man took another sip of wine, his eyes were red, and he said with a strong drunkenness: "Brother, let me tell you, my mother-in-law... ran away with someone else!"

His voice trembled and tears welled up in his eyes.

Xi Yu pretended to be surprised and quickly comforted him: "Brother, this...how could this happen?"

The man slammed the table and shouted loudly: "I don't know! I'm so good to her, but she treats me like this. I'm such a loser. I can't even keep my own woman. How can I live anymore?" Ah!" His face turned red and his expression was painful and twisted.

Xi Yu gently patted the man's shoulder and said, "Brother, don't talk about yourself like that. This is not your fault."

The man held his head in his hands and began to cry: "I can't live anymore, I really can't live anymore..."

Xi Yu hurriedly poured the man another glass of wine and said, "Brother, please don't be so pessimistic. Maybe my sister-in-law is just confused for a while, and maybe she will change her mind in the future."

The man raised his head, looked at Xi Yu with tearful eyes, and said with a wry smile: "Changing your mind? It's impossible. She left so decisively, without even looking back."

Xi Yu frowned and said, "Brother, you can't give up on yourself like this. Think about it, is it worth it for such a heartless woman?"

The man stared blankly at the wine glass and murmured to himself: "It's not worth it, but I feel so uncomfortable. I can't swallow this breath."

Xi Yu took the opportunity to say: "Brother, you can't choose to die. If you really die, wouldn't it just be what the couple wanted? You have to live well and show your life to them!"

The man was silent for a moment, seeming to be thinking about Xi Yu's words, then he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, slamming the glass to the ground and shouting: "Yes, I can't die like this, I want to fight for my breath!"

At this moment, the man was completely drunk, lying on the table, still mumbling something vaguely.

Xi Yu shook his head helplessly, stood up, helped the man to the bed, and covered him with a quilt.

Looking at the man's sleeping face, Xi Yu sighed softly and said to himself: "I hope you can figure it out when you wake up and live a good life."

Then, Xi Yu walked out of the room quietly, closed the door, and returned to his room.

Lying in bed, Xiyu couldn't fall asleep for a long time. The man's painful and desperate expression kept appearing in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions.

The next morning, the sun shone into the room through the window, and Xiyu woke up early.

He thought of the man last night, and still felt a little worried, so he got up and prepared to go and see. (End of this chapter)