Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 332 What Is Home For?

Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard this.Xu Sha was even more stunned, struggling to be at a loss.Only Gan Qi was not surprised, and replied: "Yes." He bowed to Xi Dun, and retreated respectfully.

Xu Sha stammered and asked, "Father, why...why is this?"

Xi Dun said: "You should get married if you are a boy, and you should marry a girl. Xu Sha, you are not young anymore, it is time to choose a good marriage for you. Your brother married the princess of the Central Plains, and you can't be too bad. Looking at the Western Regions, you can Only Loulan can compete with us in Khotan, and Princess Fuqu is the only beloved daughter of Wentian and Queen Amanda, so she is worthy of you."

Xu Sha said: "But..."

Xi Dun said: "You have a kind heart, and you always hope that the father will stop fighting and stop fighting. Isn't that good?" Xu Sha said: "That's good, but..."

It was hard to figure out for a moment what confidential information Loulan merchant Gan Qi had said, which made his father, who was bent on conquering the Western Regions, suddenly become a completely different person.

Xi Dun didn't have the heart to entangle this matter any longer, and waved his hand: "It won't be too late to discuss this matter when Loulan has a response. Prime Minister Zuo, come here."

Chan Mu said: "Yes, what are your orders, Your Majesty?"

Xi Dun said: "I ask you, is You Long really immortal?"

Xunmu said: "That day when I was on an envoy to the Central Plains and returned to the country, I met You Long by chance in the desert. I saw that he was following a horse thief, and was worried that he would ruin a big event, so I wanted to talk to him. When he turned and left completely unprepared, He ordered the black-armored warrior to fire a crossbow. His steed was incomparable, and his feet were extremely fast. He was more than ten feet away in an instant, but I was sure that a crossbow hit his waist, but he seemed to be all right. Come back. I heard that he caught up with the horse thief and shot and killed the leader Chi Muzhan in one fell swoop, scaring away the group of thieves..."

Xi Dun interrupted the conversation impatiently, and said: "I have heard all these stories from you. I just want to ask you, is You Long really immortal?"

Seeing the gloomy eyes of the king, Sugi hesitated for a moment, and had to answer, "Of course not."

Xi Dun said: "No matter how strong You Long is in martial arts, he is just a commoner, but he can have such a reputation in the Western Regions!"

"Not only is it awe-inspiring to the merchants and people, but even the king of a country regards him as a guest of honour, and he can safely entrust military power to him."

"If this person is not eliminated, he will become a serious trouble in the future. Since Mr. Zuo was in the desert at that time and was sure that he had been hit by an arrow, why didn't he immediately send a black-armored warrior to pursue him?"

Mu Muxin said: "It's one thing to use crossbow arrows to assassinate Youlong, but it's another thing to openly send warriors to chase and kill you!"

"Don't say that those black-armored warriors who admire You Long are unwilling, how can I have the courage to issue such an order?"

"If things are revealed, not only am I an enemy of the entire Western Regions, but I will definitely be pushed out by the king as a scapegoat."

Although I thought so in my heart, I didn't dare to say it clearly, so I could only say: "At that time, I thought that You Long was seriously injured, and he would be easily taken care of by the horse thief. Who would have thought... it was because of my ineffectiveness, I beg your majesty to make amends. .”

Xi Dun said: "Well, Prime Minister Zuo, you should choose capable people and concentrate on this matter. No matter whether it is dead or alive, you must bring You Long back to see me."

Ximu said: "I obey." Not daring to keep any more in the account, he bowed and retreated.

At the side, Xu Sha saw his father showing his true nature again, his bronzed face was as gloomy as the mysterious forest in the depths of Kunlun Mountains.

The person in front of him was his flesh-and-blood father. Even so, it was difficult for him to figure out what kind of person he was and what was going on in his heart.

The Loulan soldiers in the Moshan Palace were always in high tension. Everyone thought that today was the last time they saw the sunrise in their lives.However, until the middle of the day, the enemy did not come to attack the city.

The tired soldiers finally relaxed and fell asleep.

Aowen stood on the top of the wall holding his knife, quietly staring at the Moshan soldiers who were rushing to dig trenches.

Da Lun scratched his head and asked in puzzlement, "What kind of medicine is sold in King Xidun's gourd?"

Ao Wen said: "He knows we can't escape, he probably wants to trap us completely, so as to negotiate terms with the king."

Da Lun said: "Then what are we waiting for? Just rush out and fight them to the death, you will die."

Ao Wen shook his head and said: "What kind of person is Xi Dun, he must have been prepared for it, rushing out rashly is equivalent to death. We will stay here and wait and see what happens. Anyway, there is food and drink here, so we won't die of hunger for a while."

He really could hold his breath, he really brought wine and meat, sat on the top of the wall and munched, he didn't care about the powerful enemies outside.The Loulan soldiers had long thought of dying, and seeing the prince so calm, they followed his example and drank freely.

After five days like this, the soldiers suddenly came to report that three people were coming to the gate of the palace.Aowen boarded the wall, and the three people were actually his own people, one was Weixiang, the former head of the palace guard who had a good personal relationship with him, the other was the businessman Gan Qi, who was also the confidant of Aowen's grandfather Ahu, and the other was Aowen. It's my confidant Xiaolun.

Aowen was amazed, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to open the door, and seeing the three people travel and dusty, each looked tired, they had come from a long distance, and asked, "Why did Xi Dun let you come here?"

Wei Xiang said: "Loulan and Khotan have reached a peace negotiation. Your Royal Highness, we are here to take you back to China."

Aowen was very surprised, he couldn't understand what happened for a while, and asked: "Gan Qi, why are you here?"

Gan Qi laughed and said, "I happened to accompany my master on business in Mount Mo, and stayed in the camp all the time. Master heard that you broke into the palace of Mount Mo and forced the King of Handprint to commit suicide. So send me to take a look."

Surprised and delighted, Aowen asked: "My grandfather is also in Yingpan City?" Gan Qi said: "Yes. But the current situation makes it inconvenient for the master to show up, so it's better not to see him. Prince, let's go now."

Ao Wenshang was dubious and asked, "Xidun is really willing to let me go this time? What conditions did the king agree to?"

Wei Xiang said: "Grand Minister Su Lu is in the Khotan army, if the prince wants to know, you can ask him in person."

Aowen summoned his men and went out of the palace together.The Loulan soldiers thought they would die this time, but when they heard that the peace talks between the two countries had been concluded and they would no longer have to fight each other, they were all overjoyed.

When they came to the Khotan army tent, soldiers and horses were around, Xi Dun was standing outside the tent with Loulan Prime Minister Su Lu, when he saw Ao Wen and his party, he immediately waved and called: "Ao Wen, come here."

Aowen hesitated for a moment, then walked over boldly, and asked: "Why, is King Xidun still unwilling?" His tone was very rude.

Xi Dun was not angry, pointed at the prince next to him and said, "This is the second son of the king, Xu Sha." Xu Sha nodded immediately, and greeted: "Prince Aowen."

Ao Wen ignored them, and asked: "Su Lu, what condition did His Majesty agree to them?" Su Lu said: "This..."

Xi Dun smiled and said: "This is not a condition, but a great good thing. Xu Sha will marry your cousin, Princess Fuqu."

(End of this chapter)