Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 53 I am innocent

Dugu tribe.

The moonlight was dim, but the Dugu tribe’s camp was like a ball of fire, illuminating the darkness.

Inside the big tent, the elders of the Dugu tribe danced around a golden man, performing the ancient sacrificial dance of the grassland.

The air was filled with a strange mixture of various exotic spices and the smell of yarrow.

There was a thick plush blanket covering the saint's seat, but there was no one there at the moment.

Dugu Ru stood by the campfire outside the big tent, waiting for the result of the prayer in the tent.

"Saint, are you really——"

The guest from afar was interrupted by Dugu Ru before he could finish his words.

Today is different from the past. Dugu Ru is no longer the little girl who knows nothing, and the Dugu tribe is no longer the small tribe that needs to rely on the Po Liuhan tribe.

The person who spoke closed his mouth at the right time and waited, although he didn't know what Dugu Bu was fortune-telling about.
The noise in the big tent finally stopped. The chief elder of the Dugu tribe came out and walked straight towards Dugu Ru. Facing the other party's earnest gaze, he still shook his head.

"What's going on? It's been the first time and there's still no result?"

Dugu Ru was a little impatient and suggested:

"How about trying fortune-telling?"

The Great Elder's expression froze. It wasn't that he wasn't proficient in this technique, but that he had already calculated it.

"I cast three hexagrams, and each one was different."

Duguru had a playful smile on his face and said:

"Could it be that he popped out from a crack in the rock?"

The Great Elder was helpless, but the guest could no longer wait.

"Saint, what do you think of what I told you?"

Dugu Ru looked at the envoy from Huaishuo Town and said sarcastically:
"Po Liu Han Kongque wants me to provide information about Li Shuang and his retainers and staff?"

"That's right!"

"Why should he!"

When Dugu Ru said this, the messenger's face turned ashen.

"I currently command three thousand cavalrymen, a tribe with a population of thirty thousand and over two hundred thousand head of livestock. Every day, many talented individuals from the northern border come to seek refuge. And what does he have?"

Today is not what it used to be.

In the past, Dugu Ru was a great wizard with an indescribable sense of mystery.

But now, this sense of mystery is accompanied by a bit of frightening power.

"Po Liu Han Kongque only has 10,000 men under his command, and there are also those townspeople in Huaishuo Town who are superficially on good terms with him, but actually at odds with him. He wants me to be his spy, but is he worthy?"

The messenger listened to Dugu Ru's sarcasm and subconsciously threatened:
"But Saint, don't forget that your sister and half of her clan are still in our hands."

The naked threat did not scare Dugu Ru, she laughed.

A cold light flashed in the night.

The scimitar was sheathed, as if nothing had happened, but the person who was alive just now had fallen down.

The messenger had never expected that the seemingly gentle girl in front of him had such refined and swift swordsmanship.

Dugu Ru looked at the body of the messenger without saying a word, and the chief elder beside her couldn't help but worry.

"This means we've completely broken off relations with Po Liu Han Kong Que. I'm worried that your sister and our people are having a hard time over there."

In the long night, the Great Elder could not see Dugu Ru's face clearly. He only listened to her for a long time before she spoke. There was a hint of sadness in her voice, but it was extremely firm.

"In troubled times, so many heroes have fallen. As women, it's already difficult for us to survive. All I can do now is trust her!"

There was a hint of sadness in her words, but Dugu Ru quickly got rid of this emotion.

"Since the divination has no result, let's choose a result and let all the people in the tribe know that Li Shuang is an ally worthy of our reliance."

The Great Elder hesitated. Of course, it wasn't because he hadn't done this before, but rather because he had doubts about Dugu Ru's decision.

"Saint, why did you choose him? We don't have other options. In Hebei..."

If the Great Elder had any deeper meaning, Dugu Ru answered simply, without even considering it.

"He's good-looking, and I like him, isn't that okay?" "I'm just afraid Li Shuang doesn't want to be our ally, but wants to swallow us up in one gulp."

In the night wind, a long robe concealed the graceful figure of the girl. She walked slowly towards the big tent, and there was even a hint of anticipation in her voice.

"That depends on whether he has good teeth."
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There were quite a lot of people gathered in the small room at this moment.

The leader was Fei Mu, the auxiliary general under Li Chong.

"General, we can't go on like this. Li Shuang and those guys are already riding on our heads."

Fei Mu looked embarrassed.

"What's the point of you telling me this? Li Shuang is the Grand Commander's adopted son, the sworn brother of General Pingbei, and a descendant of the Longxi Li family. What can we, the unappreciated Xianbei people, do?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the room exploded like a boiling pot.

"What Longxi Li family? They're just a bunch of bandits with unknown origins."

"He acts tyrannically and doesn't take us seriously at all."

"Prince Guangyang was such a talented person, but he was murdered by him and had no choice but to leave Hengzhou and live in misfortune at home."

……

Facing the overwhelming public opinion, Fei Mu still said the same thing.

"It's useless to tell me. Even if you are dissatisfied, can you still touch the Grand Commander's adopted son?"

At this time, someone in the crowd sneered:

"If the open way doesn't work, then try the secret way!"

"what for?"

"To defeat the Six Garrisons rebels in Shuozhou, we must mobilize the troops from Pingcheng and Mayi. Then we can set up a trap to annihilate Li Shuang and his men."

Fei Mu looked nervous and subconsciously glanced at the screen beside him.

"You're crazy! If the Grand Commander knows about this..."

"General, why don't you understand? Without Li Shuang and his men, the Grand Commander-in-Chief will only have us to rely on."

"But don't forget, the Grand Commander also has the Imperial Guards from Luoyang City under his command."

"The Luoyang Imperial Guards under the Grand Commander have suffered several defeats and have lost their spirit. The Grand Commander only has a thousand of his Li family's troops around him. What use are they?"

Fei Mu was silent, then looked at the others, only to see that they were also silent.

"You all mean this too?"

Everyone nodded and no one objected.

"But Shedigan and the others are not easy to mess with."

"Li Shuang is gone, what's the use of having only these dogs left? When the time comes, we will have everything we say!"

Fei Mu nodded.

"In this case, we must act with caution and make detailed plans, and never let anyone know."

"I'll wait to understand."

After everyone had made their plans, they left one by one.

The room felt much emptier, but Fei Mu didn't feel relaxed at all. Instead, his heart was in his throat.

He quickly walked over to the screen and moved it away.

Behind the screen, there is a small room.