Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

After walking westward for nearly an hour, perhaps because his eyes had adjusted to the darkness or the weather had changed, Gu Yue gradually began to see his surroundings clearly.

This is a stretch of rolling hills. Looking back, the city wall of Ganzhou is already very far away, with only a dim shadow left. Stars appear in the sky, dimly illuminating the surroundings.

After crossing the hill, a small village appeared in front of us.

There were faint wolf howls all around, but they were all very far away. Shi San reined in his horse and stopped, turning back to look at Gu Yue: "The village..."

Gu Yue recalled that on the map, there seemed to be several villages outside Ganzhou City. Most of these villages were under the jurisdiction of Northern Qin, but people from the two countries lived together, like a primitive tribe.

"Let's just rest for a while outside."

Gu Yue thought it would be a bad idea to enter the village in the middle of the night, especially as it was a turbulent time, so he wanted to avoid being mistaken for a robber.

The two men stopped in front of the village entrance, spread out the quilt they had brought with them, and sat on the ground.

With the help of torches and the faint starlight, I could vaguely see a wooden gate at the entrance of the village. On both sides of the gate stood two decorations similar to street lamps, with round white tops.

"What is this?" Gu Yue was curious and took the torch and walked closer.

A skull head was inserted on top of the primitive road decoration made of four wooden sticks.

Gu Yue's hand shook and the torch fell to the ground.

He forced himself to remain calm, bent down to pick up the torch, and took a closer look despite his fear. The skeleton was very small, not like that of an adult...

Could this be some cannibal group that loves to eat children?

Shi San also came over.

"Monkey." He took a look and explained.

"Oh oh..." The tension in Gu Yue's heart relaxed.

Sure enough, I saw that the small skull had a complete set of teeth.

"%...￥*@#?"

Suddenly, an old voice was heard in front of me.

When Gu Yue looked up, he saw an old man in thin linen clothes standing at the village gate. His eyes were sharp, like two cold stars, staring at him.

What are you talking about? I don't understand!

He glanced at Shi San. This was Shi San's territory, so he stepped forward and said something to the old man.

I'm not used to hearing Shi San talking so much.

The old man nodded, and when he spoke again, he changed to awkward Chinese: "You go into the village first. Staying here will attract wolves."

Gu Yue clasped his fists: "Thank you very much."

The old man didn't seem to be talkative and walked towards the village in silence.

There are not many proper buildings in this village, most of them are tents. The village is surrounded by a circle of high wooden stake fences, a bit like the military camp outside Ganzhou City, and it feels quite safe.

The old man took them to a yard.

This courtyard is in the style of Ganzhou area, with two rooms. There is a man in the courtyard, sitting on a small stool, slaughtering something, which seems to be a sheep.

"What time is it now?" Gu Yue asked Shi San in a low voice.

"It's almost dawn." Shi San replied.

He looked up at the sky, and it was indeed faintly white in the east. He felt a little confused, probably because he was sleepy.

The man was puzzled when he saw the old man bringing people back. The old man said something to him, and the man nodded, his face softened, and said to the two men: "Are you two going to Ganzhou? I heard that Ganzhou City is blocked and fighting has broken out. It's very dangerous."

This man spoke Chinese better than his father: "I am Tumeng. You are so lucky that you didn't encounter any wolves along the way?"

"I'm Gu Dashi, and this is Shi San." Gu Yue said, "We heard wolves howling on the road, but we didn't see any."

"Let's talk inside. Please come in." Tumen pointed to the house.

Gu Yue and Shi San entered the house.

There was actually a girl in the room, with her hair in a bun and a pretty face, not like a Han Chinese.

"Guests?" she said.

Gu Yue bowed politely: "Hello, sorry to bother you."

I don't know if she understood, but she nodded and went out.

Tumeng came into the house with a pot of water and two bowls, and poured water for Gu Yue and the others. He had also wiped off the sheep's blood on his body, and he looked much more energetic.

"I think this Shi San brother doesn't look like a Han Chinese. Is he also of Western Hu descent?" Tumeng said with a smile, "No wonder he speaks Western Hu language so well."

Shi San nodded.

So they were speaking Xihu language? Gu Yue was a little confused: "Isn't this Xidi territory? Why are you all Xihu people?"

Tumeng said: "Originally, Xihu and Xidi were both Xidi people, but they separated several decades ago. However, the people below are not so alienated, and many of them live together, and people from both sides also intermarry. My family moved here from the south."

"Why is this?" Gu Yue asked.

"I came here with my father, but I'm not sure why." Tumeng smiled innocently.

Gu Yue asked him, "Why would the Western Di suddenly send troops to attack Ganzhou? Northern Qin has been strong for more than a year or two, and there has been no turmoil recently."

Tumeng slapped his thigh and said, "You don't know. Xidi has always had two leaders, the Left King and the Right King. The two kings rule together. Any decision must be discussed together and implemented only after reaching a consensus. Xidi and Northern Qin have been at peace for so many years, all because of the decision of the Right King. He has troops in his hands, and the Left King dare not act rashly."

"Then why did they suddenly attack Northern Qin this time?" Gu Yue asked.

"According to the news from several tribes in the south, it was the decision made by the Left King, and since the Right King did not oppose it, everyone obeyed." Tumeng replied.

"So that's it."

"It is said that the two leaders of this generation have always had a bad relationship. Everyone speculates that the Right King was killed, which gave the Left King an opportunity." Tumeng said, "But we, the common people, don't know much about the affairs of the royal court."

"Is King Zuo's military force very strong?" Gu Yue was a little worried.

After Gu Xu solves the gold mine issue, will he go to the border to fight?

Since he has already led the matter to the Crown Prince, I think Gu Xu will make more use of it...

To find out the truth of the case of Prince Shen, it is probably necessary to make a breakthrough from Qin Zhaoyue. Gu Yue thought that Gu Xu would not easily fall out with Qin Zhaoyue.

But is it possible for a straightforward person like him to think of using Qin Zhaoyue's strategy?

Tumon replied: "Of course they can't defeat the Right King, but I heard that the Right King's army did not follow the Left King into battle. I don't think it will be a sure thing this time."

Tumeng's wife arrived at the door at some point, speaking awkward Chinese, and said, "Let Bei Qin give you a beating, and you'll behave yourself! Why are you fighting for no reason?"

Tumeng also said: "That's right. It is said that in order to collect grain, several tribes forced people to seize grain. What is the purpose of such a fight?"

Gu Yue thought that Mu You must have promised King Zuo some conditions that were difficult to refuse.