The morning sun shines inside and outside Yanmen Pass, and the Ning army guarding the pass rushed to the top of the city, staring at the mighty herd of cattle rushing towards Yanmen Pass in the distance, and there are hundreds of thousands of them with naked eyes. The smoke and dust billowed outside the pass, and it seemed that even the ground under his feet was trembling slightly.

But when they saw a black line behind the herd, they couldn't help becoming a little nervous, and they all clenched their spears tightly.

Because they saw a huge wolf-headed flag in the middle of that black line. They have been at the border for a long time, of course they know that the wolf-headed flag is the totem of the Dihu people.

Although the Dihu cavalry behind the cattle seemed to be no more than a few thousand, they still aroused the instinctive vigilance of the guards at Yanmen Pass, worrying that these Dihu cavalry would suddenly attack Yanmen Pass.

Seeing that the cows and the Dihu people were getting closer, many defenders asked the general if they would light a beacon to warn them.

The guard of Yanmen Pass is named Qin Shao, the nephew of Qin Yang, the governor of Youzhou, and a general who has been at the border for a long time, and has dealt with Dihu people a lot.

Based on his understanding of the Dihu people, they are not so arrogant that they dare to attack Yanmen Pass with only a few thousand people, and the Dihu people have always regarded cattle and sheep as wealth. Dihu people may not have the courage to sacrifice so many cattle.

Therefore, Qin Shao ordered the defenders not to act rashly, to close the door tightly, not to hold on, and to wait and see what happened.

Just as he expected, when the cows and the Dihu people were less than a hundred steps away from Yanmen Pass, they stopped suddenly, and only one person and one horse galloped towards Yanmen Pass with their Ning Dynasty banner.

Qin Shao had excellent eyesight, and felt that the person on the horse looked familiar. After a closer look, this person turned out to be Luo Zhao, the head of the caravan guard who left their Yanmen Gate more than a month ago. This person was also the relative of King Xiao Jie of Qi. Bing, because of this relationship, he deliberately personally sent them out of Yanmen Pass in a polite manner. After all, although he was at the border, he could still hear some news and rumors from the capital. His Royal Highness King Qi is the crown prince, and he doesn't want to offend the soldiers around King Qi at this time, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for himself.

And he still remembered that when Luo Zhao told him that the King of Qi sent them to buy some cattle from the Dihu people, he wondered if there were cattle for sale in the border market, and why he had to go to the Dihu people's lair thousands of miles away purchase.

It wasn't until now that he saw the herds of cattle all over the mountains and plains that Luo Zhao was talking about, there were hundreds of thousands of cattle.

However, even though he recognized Luo Zhao, out of caution, Qin Shao ordered the defenders to use hanging baskets to pull Luo Zhao up to the top of the wall and ask him first, lest there be any problems at Yanmen Pass, and he, the chief general, will be to blame .

Not long after, the defenders pulled Luo Zhao to the gate and brought him in front of him. Qin Shao didn't dare to neglect, and hurried forward, patted Luo Zhao's shoulder affectionately, and half-jokingly said: "Brother Luo, you are back!" , if I don’t come back again, I don’t even know how to explain to His Royal Highness King Qi.”

Luo Zhao also smiled and said, "Thank you, General Qin, for your concern. Now that I have a strong army in Daning, the Dihu people dare not do anything to us."

Qin Shao looked at the herd of cattle under the gate, and then at the Dihu soldiers behind the herd of cattle. He laughed and said, "It seems that the Dihu people are also afraid that something will happen to you, and they actually sent troops to escort you all the way to the outside of Yanmen Pass."

Luo Zhao smiled, but said nothing more.

In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he did not tell Qin Shao that the general of the Dihu army outside Yanmen Pass is the young prince Heliantuo of Yida Khan.

Ironically, the reason why Heliantuo personally escorted them all the way back to Yanmen Pass was not because he was worried that the other Dihu people would be unfavorable to them, but because he was worried that they would be intercepted and killed by other Han people on the way.

However, it was precisely because of the little prince Helian Tuo and the Rong family of Yan family who came forward to make peace, that Yida Khan agreed to sell them 30 cows so happily, and allowed them to pay with gold, silver and tea bricks. Then force them to exchange salt and iron.

Because of this, the group of them was full of gratitude to Rong Shi and Heliantuo's mother and son, but the only thing that gave them a headache was Yida Khan's youngest daughter, Ayili, who was also Yunxi.

Ever since she knew that they were sent by His Royal Highness Qi Wang, she pestered them all day and night to force them to tell her about His Royal Highness Qi Wang's glorious deeds.

At first they wondered why a Princess Dihu would be so curious about a man from the Ning Dynasty whom they had never met before. Knowing that later, Helian Tuo couldn't stand it anymore, and told them that Dihu people, both men and women, naturally worshiped the strong. Blindfolded and shooting arrows in the Palace of Qinzheng was a shock to heaven and man, so Dihu had to bow his head to Ning Chao for half a year.

But the Dihu people did not hate Xiao Jie because of this. On the contrary, they regarded Xiao Jie as a god who came down to earth, and even believed that his hands must have been kissed and blessed by Changshengtian to possess such superb unparalleled archery skills. It has attracted countless Dihu girls to yearn for Xiao Jie, whom they have never met before, and regard them as the lover of their dreams, even Yida Khan's favorite little princess is no exception.

What's more, the milk tea invented by Xiao Jie has become popular in the entire Mobei Grassland, and has become the daily drink of Dihu people from Khan nobles to civilian slaves, and Yun Xi has a special liking for milk tea. The inventor was even more curious. She knew very well how there is such a man in this world who can shoot arrows blindfolded and also invent such a unique flavor of milk tea.

This time, Heliantuo wanted to escort the caravan and cattle to Yanmen Pass, and Yun Xi insisted on following him. The reason was that he had stayed in Dihu Royal Court since he was a child, and he hadn't had a chance to see the world outside the royal court.

Heliantuo didn't dare to agree at first, but Yunxi actually went directly to Yida Khan, acting like a baby in every possible way, and finally persuaded Yida Khan to ask Heliantuo to take his sister to Yanmen Pass to see the world, but he must To ensure Yunxi's safety, there is nothing he can do to make the little prince Heliantuo.

Fortunately, coming all the way from Dihu Wangting, except for being a little excited, Yun Xi was generally quite peaceful, and nothing happened. However, in addition to inquiring about His Highness King Qi, he also began to inquire about some customs and habits of the Central Plains, such as yours. What clothes people in the Central Plains usually wear, what food they eat, etc. Although Luo Zhao didn’t know why she asked this question, he answered them all honestly. Just seeing the cunning in her eyes, Luo Zhao always had an instinctive feeling in his heart. Feeling a little uneasy.

But fortunately, they have successfully arrived at Yanmen Pass now, as long as they drive the cattle into the pass, they can wave goodbye to the brothers and sisters, and it has nothing to do with Princess Dihu.

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