The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 114 Xiao Linta's Dirty Trick
On the morning of the second day, a dozen nomadic cavalrymen came from the northwest.

They were wearing tattered sheepskin coats with dried blood stains on them, and their heads were half bald with a few braids.

His face was so dirty that you couldn't tell what it originally looked like. His skin was cracked by the cold wind and was covered with dead skin.

This group of people are from the Uliji tribe.

Leading the way were the young patriarch Amo and the high priest.

As for the other general, Etulu, he stayed in the tribe to look after the house.

The two of them brought people to Wuya Village to file a complaint with Xiao Simo.

"Uu uh uh~"

The group slowly stopped by a small river.

After riding the horse for such a long time, the high priest could no longer bear it at his age. He breathed a sigh of relief and dismounted.

He said to the crowd, "This place is not far from Wuya Village. We can arrive in no more than two hours."

"Rest for a while first, tidy up your appearance, and then go and see the envoy."

"Okay." Amo nodded gently.

The others also led their war horses into the river to drink water.

He took out the hardened dried meat from the horse's back and started eating it.

But at this moment, a soldier suddenly shouted: "There seems to be someone over there."

Looking in the direction of his finger, Amo found three cavalrymen standing on a small hill a few hundred meters away, observing him.

Looking at everyone's nervous expressions, the high priest asked them to relax.

"This place is not far from Wuya Village."

"They should be Khitan scouts."

The main force of the Dongdu army is still in Wuya Village. Any commander will set up scouts at least twenty miles away from the camp to prevent any sneak attacks by the enemy.

"Then should we go and greet them and identify ourselves?" Amo said with a frown.

Although his father's words were law in the tribe, he obviously did not have that prestige as he had not yet inherited the position of leader.

Even some matters have the final say over by the high priest.

"If they come to ask, just reveal your identity. If they don't ask, we don't need to say anything more." The high priest shook his head slightly and said.

Sure enough, after observing for a while, the three scouts quickly left.

Amo and his group also felt relieved and rested for a while before continuing to head towards Wuya Village.

But they didn't know that these three scouts were not Khitans, but pure Han people.

Just to cover up his tracks, Li Xiao specially asked the scouts who were responsible for reconnaissance and vigilance to temporarily exchange clothes with the guards under Xiao Yanyan.

As Amo and his group continued to move forward, they felt more and more that something was wrong.

Finally, when they reached a hill, they found that a group of cavalry had been waiting there for a long time.

Between the grassland and hills, these cavalrymen lined up in a row, stretching across the sky and earth, completely blocking the way ahead.

The high priest and Amo's expressions changed almost at the same time, and they subconsciously pulled the reins.

"Xuxu~"

The war horses stopped, and more than a dozen people stood there in a daze, their faces filled with fear and confusion.

The horses pawed their hooves restlessly, their neighing sounding particularly harsh in the silent wilderness.

They had never imagined that someone had set up a trap here, waiting for them to rush in.

"Oh no, we've been ambushed." said the high priest in horror.

Judging from the scene before me, the other party is definitely an enemy, not a friend.

Most of these people were wearing khaki sheepskin coats and mottled leather armor, exuding a repressive atmosphere under the glaring sunlight.

The leader was a young man with a tall stature and a stern face. He sat upright on a black horse, like an unshakable mountain.

He held a lance in his hand, the tip of the spear swaying gently in the breeze, flashing a cold light, as if silently announcing their purpose.

But when the high priest saw the man's appearance clearly with his old eyes, his face suddenly changed and he shouted in horror.

"It's Li Xiao, he is Li Xiao."

The old man's voice became sharp, as if he had seen some terrifying demon.

Then, a terrified voice shouted, "Run, run quickly."

"Everyone run separately."

"As long as one person can escape, go to Wuya Village and tell Lord Xiao what happened here immediately."

With that, more than a dozen people fled in all directions.

On the other side, Li Xiao slowly raised his arm and pointed his lance at Amo and his group.

With this action, the entire cavalry team surged forward rapidly, and a strong sense of oppression rushed over the entire grassland.

At the same time, Li Xiao's cavalry appeared behind Amo and others and even on both sides.

At this moment, although the grassland was vast, they felt as if they were in a huge cage, surrounded by cold iron walls and with nowhere to escape.

In the end, a small number of the dozen or so people from the Uliji tribe were shot and killed, and most of them were captured.

The high priest and Amo were the special targets, and before they could run far, their horses were shot and wounded.

He was eventually captured in a miserable state.

"Kneel down~"

"Be honest~"

Four soldiers tied them up and brought them to Li Xiao.

The high priest was old and no longer able to struggle, but the young and energetic Amo was very dishonest. In the end, the soldiers punched him in the stomach several times and he finally quieted down.

"Li Xiao~"

The high priest was forced to kneel on the ground, looking forward with his head raised.

A young man on a warhorse was approaching slowly.

Behind him, there was a very beautiful woman with picturesque eyebrows, skin as white as snow, and a cold temperament. The high priest immediately thought of the identity of this woman.

Princess of the Liao Dynasty, Xiao Yanyan.

"Hehe, they say you, Li Xiao, became the deputy governor because you licked women's butt cracks. Now it seems that the rumors are true."

The high priest sneered and snorted in an old voice.

Xiao Yanyan was immediately displeased when she heard this. She glared with her beautiful eyes and scolded him with a frosty expression, "Old man, are you looking for death?"

To be honest, Li Xiao has never licked her.

Instead, she squatted down and ate.

But when such a thing was said by an old man, it seemed like an insult to her and Li Xiao.

But Li Xiao did not show any emotional fluctuation. He still sat upright on his warhorse, looking down at the two of them from above.

A faint voice said, "Although I am not familiar with Wuliji."

"But at least we were comrades who once fought side by side, and now it has come to this."

"It's really not what I, Li Xiao, want."

As soon as Li Xiao finished speaking, Amo spat at Li Xiao fiercely.

"Bah~"

Unfortunately, the distance was too far and I didn’t spray it.

"You despicable little man, stop being so hypocritical. It makes me feel sick."

Amo shouted angrily and struggled violently, almost making it impossible for the two strong men to hold him down.

Afterwards, of course, he was beaten again.

Li Xiao sneered, "Wuliji's death had nothing to do with my men. We didn't kill him."

"Besides, as long as you listen to me obediently, I can spare your lives."

"Wishful thinking." Amo said angrily.

"It's my bad luck that I fell into your hands today."

"Whether you want to kill me or chop me up, I, Amo, will never frown."

This guy doesn't look very smart and is too reckless.

Li Xiao had no interest in continuing to talk nonsense with them, and directly ordered: "Use all means to make them speak."

"Xiao Linta must be handed over."

"As ordered!"

Zhou Dali and Qian Sanbiao nodded heavily and said.

Afterwards, they had the Wuliji people taken to the side for interrogation.

Li Xiao's meaning was very clear. Even if he had to be tortured into confessing, he would drag Xiao Linta into the water.

Anyway, it was Xiao Linta who used the dirty trick first, so Li Xiao didn't care whether his methods were dirty or not.

Even if it is a false accusation without evidence, he must be dragged down and everyone will be punished together.

Some people are not afraid of death, but that is only on the battlefield, where death is the end of it.

However, once they fall into the hands of the enemy, basically no one can withstand all kinds of torture.

Not all of these Uliji people are tough.

There were even a few people who were beaten to their knees and beg for mercy after just a few whippings.

However, it was not until one person spoke that Li Xiao realized that this time he did not need to frame Xiao Linta without evidence.

"Tell me everything honestly, and I will not only spare your life, but also reward you with ten sheep."

Li Xiao and Xiao Yanyan sat on a piece of grass covered with sheepskin, looking at the man kneeling in front of them.

He was the guard of the high priest and knew about the deal between the high priest and Xiao Linta.

"By the way, call that idiot son of Uliji and let him listen."

After a brief exchange, Li Xiao already understood that the guy was a reckless, brainless idiot.

Just like his father, he was used by Xiao Linta.

"Kneel down~"

As Amo was brought over, the man began to narrate what had happened.

"A few days ago, a Khitan man found the high priest and said he was a subordinate of Governor Xiao."

"I want to make a deal with the high priest."

"Let the high priest find a way to persuade Wuliji to become enemies with the Han people."

……

"Finally, after discussion, the high priest agreed to Commander Xiao's request, but on the condition that Etulu would replace Chief Wuliji as the commander of a thousand households."

Hearing this, Amo, who was tied up beside him, was stunned for a moment.

How could they not understand that this was actually a conspiracy jointly arranged by the high priest and Xiao Linta?

The purpose was to cause a war between the Uliji tribe and the Han people so that they could reap the benefits.

"Who killed my father?"

"And why did Etulu replace my father as the captain?" Amo asked with bloodshot eyes, staring at the guard viciously.

Facing Amo, who looked like he was about to eat a human, the guard's face turned pale and he said nervously, "Chief Wuliji~"

"That was the arrow shot by Etulu on the battlefield~"

"And Etulu is actually the son of the high priest."

Upon hearing these two explosive news, Amo was stunned.

His eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "What?"

(End of this chapter)