She felt at the time that the guide was a little suspicious.

Qingbai asked someone to keep an eye on it.

But we didn't get any evidence against the other party, and after asking the locals, we were confirmed that there was no problem with the route, but we encountered a sandstorm the next day.

Sandstorms are natural disasters that everyone shudders at, so why would there be sand bandits trying to get into them?

Looking back now, everything seemed strange.

He set up this trap to take advantage of her because she was unfamiliar with the place.

Trapped in the oasis, people are safe, but they have completely cut off contact with the outside world, which makes Qin Yaoguang extremely anxious.

After the sandstorm, she never saw Qing Bai again. Are she and the Qingyi Guards safe?

How is Su Bai, who was left behind, doing now? Are there any casualties among the female guard camp?

What worries her the most is that since the other party has set up this trap, it must be more than just to make her disappear.

In the face of a natural disaster like a sandstorm, even if we send out sand bandits, there is no guarantee that we can abduct her.

So, the purpose of the person behind this is to take her life?

She discussed this with Yan Yuanan and believed that this was just the other party's first step. There must be a follow-up plan and they would use her disappearance or death to achieve their goals.

She couldn't get out, didn't know the situation, and couldn't deal with it.

Leaving is inevitable.

But now, looking at Yan Yuanan's expression, you can tell that things have changed.

"Mother, I just went to return something on the pretext of returning something, and I heard the soldier in charge of patrolling report to the chief that a suspicious army was found during the patrol. There were no flags or numbers, but judging from their clothing and weapons, they were suspected to be Tibetan soldiers."

The oasis tribe has been living in peace for a long time and has no sense of vigilance.

In addition, knowing that they were not from the grassland, they could not speak their language and could not understand it, and Yan Yuanan was just a child, he did not care.

What they don’t know is that Yan Yuanan has a learning ability that can be described as a cheat.

In just seven days, he was able to basically understand their daily conversations. With reasonable guesses, he knew the entire content of the conversation.

"Tibet?"

Qin Yaoguang sat up straight: "If the force that disrupted my meeting with Suojibu was Tubo, then everything makes sense."

Tubo is the largest local power and is of course familiar with weather changes.

Not caring about her life or death, destroying Suojibu and surrendering to Dajing are all in the interests of Tubo.

Yan Yuanan shook his head: "Mother, I think it's not just Tubo."

"That is?"

Yan Yuanan lowered his eyes: "Too little information, no way to analyze it."

He looked up at Qin Yaoguang with a firm gaze: "Mother, we must leave before we are discovered by the Tibetan soldiers and return to Yumen, or reunite with the rest of the delegation."

"Okay, I'll go and tell you right away."

In addition to being afraid of being put in a passive position after being discovered, Qin Yaoguang was also worried about bringing disaster to this small tribe.

Two or three people from the tribe who went out to trade understood Chinese. One of them was the young man Burigude who rescued them. He was one of the chief's sons.

"Atuma, you want to leave?"

Burigude looked at her in surprise and asked in awkward Chinese: "Are we treating you badly here? Or is someone bullying you?"

Qin Yaoguang waved her hands hastily to deny: "I don't belong here. I want to go back to find my relatives."

"Since you don't remember anything, just stay here."

Burigude said sincerely: "You have seen it all. Everyone likes you very much. And your son, we will accept him as well."

Qin Yaoguang insisted, so he had to take them to find the chief.

After hearing their intention, the chief hesitated and said, "But I have already promised Bater to marry you to him."

Qin Yaoguang didn't understand what he said. Burigude asked in shock, "Father, what did you say? Didn't you promise me that she would be mine?"

Yan Yuanan tightly grasped the hem of his clothes and forced himself to control his expression.

For now, the fact that he could understand their language could not be revealed.

The chief spread his hands and said, "Bater can provide 500 cattle and sheep and 100 war horses as a betrothal gift. Do you have any?"

"But I am your son!"

Burigude pointed at Qin Yaoguang and shouted, "I rescued her, she is my woman! Who is Bater? Do you dare to believe his promise?"

The chief snorted coldly: "No matter what, he is my brother. With his betrothal gift, we will have a better winter."

Watching them arguing, Qin Yaoguang was confused and had no idea what was going on.

Yan Yuanan stood beside her and tugged at her arm covertly.

Qin Yaoguang came to his senses and said loudly: "Chief, I ask to leave!"

Burigude glanced at her, then glared at the chief and said, "Did you hear that? She has no intention of staying here at all. Bater, forget it!"

The chief's face suddenly turned livid: "Keep an eye on her! And that brat too."

After this quarrel, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

The cozy and comfortable atmosphere of the oasis is gone forever.

Although he said he was sending them back to the house, Qin Yaoguang keenly sensed Burigude's cautious attitude, and it seemed more like he was escorting them.

When I returned to the temporary house, there were two more people guarding the door.

Yan Yuanan made a gesture towards Qin Yaoguang, and then he walked out pretending he knew nothing, but was stopped.

"Are we under house arrest?" Qin Yaoguang asked.

"I'm afraid so."

Yan Yuanan stood by the high window, stood on tiptoe to look out, and turned back to say, "There are also people guarding the back of the house."

"Why? What did they just say?"

Yan Yuanan whispered the key points of the argument he had just heard. After Qin Yaoguang finished listening, her bright face turned cold as ice.

In Dajing, she often felt that women were like duckweed, helpless against their will.

I didn't expect that here, women are no different from cargo.

A woman's beauty is merely a bargaining chip that determines how much wealth she can get, nothing more.

"We still don't know who that Bater is," Yan Yuanan said, "Mother, it's too dangerous. We must leave immediately."

Qin Yaoguang nodded and took out the golden phoenix holding a flower Ruyi hairpin from her bosom.

This hairpin was a gift from Yan Changqing to her that day. She put it on before leaving just in case.

When the bandits appeared, she took off the hairpin and put it into the cloth pocket sewn on her inner garment.

Right now, it comes in handy.

Against the backdrop of the simple surroundings, the exquisite and luxurious Ruyi hairpin is like Qin Yaoguang herself, too beautiful to fit in, but the crude clothing still cannot detract from her beauty in the slightest.

Gently stroking the hairpin, her eyes were filled with reminiscence.

Thinking of the person who gave the Ruyi hairpin to him, and before she left, Nanny Deng stayed up late to sew an extra cloth pocket for all her underwear, and gave her instructions tirelessly.

"Master, I can't go with you. You must be well. Be careful with everything. Put all your valuables in this cloth bag. It's better to rely on yourself for everything."

Thanks to her listening to Nanny Deng, she still holds the trump card.

In addition to the Ruyi hairpin, she also had a few gold leaves and some silver for emergencies.

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