Chapter 423 Chapter 426
Shen Mu knew that this group of brave Khitan Harriers were not coming towards them, so he cheered up and let out an ear-splitting long laugh, first to show off his power, then his eyes flashed and he said: "I call you Khitan brothers, you Calling me a barbarian, we are no longer friends, let alone answer your questions."

Yinguan's eyes were fierce, and he looked at the three of them with scorching eyes. He didn't respond to Shen Mu's words, and finally stared at Ba Fenghan, and shouted sharply: "Are you a Turkic?"

Ba Fenghan's gaze became as sharp as an arrow, met the gaze of Silver Crown General, and said coldly in Turkic dialect: "I only talk to my friends."

Yin Guanjiang's expression changed slightly, he stared closely at Ba Fenghan's mount behind the three of them, and said, "Is that Taklamakan?"

Both Shen Mu and Xu Ziling were very honored, it can be seen that Ba Fenghan's reputation outside the Great Wall was great, the Khitan generals actually recognized Ba Fenghan's identity from his horse.

Ba Fenghan said with a long smile, "You have a bit of eyesight, so Ba Fenghan is. My two brothers are Shen Mu and Xu Ziling. Whether you are an enemy or a friend, you can decide with one word, don't waste your words."

Yin Guanjiang was shaken all over, suddenly turned his horse's head and left, the voice came back from a distance: "I am A Baojia, the right winger will go straight to Kun, everyone will meet later."

Seeing the Harrier Army go away like a whirlwind, Shen Mu laughed and said: "It seems that our three names add up to a lot of money, and we can scare away more than a hundred Khitans without doing anything."

Ba Fenghan sneered: "The good show is yet to come. Huang Zhikun is only willing to retreat because he has important business and doesn't want to cause trouble. In such a plain place, once we do something, we have to deal with them. I'm afraid we will pay a heavy price cost."

The three of them sat down by the lake in a comfortable and freehand manner, and the horses leisurely feasted on the fertile green grassland, spending the beautiful and spectacular dusk of the prairie together.

Xu Ziling said: "Why did Huang Zhikun recognize you as a Turk? You are wearing a Han costume now, and there is no obvious difference from us."

Ba Fenghan explained: "Some habits cannot be changed, such as the treatment of my hair mane, so he saw right away that I am a Turkic; the Shiwei people are the most recognizable because their hair is loose; the Korean people like to wear white clothes. , Huihe people love tattoos. Every ethnic group has their own customs.”

When Shen Mu and Xu Ziling thought of Fu Junmao's white clothes, they felt a wave of emotion in their hearts.

Shen Mu said: "The other day you interrogated Xu Kaishan on how to train horses, what conclusion did you draw?"

Ba Fenghan said: "It's hard to say. I guess he is from Mengwu Shiwei. The clans in the prairie call them Meng people. This clan is the most brave among the Shiwei people. They hold wrestling festivals and horse races every year." The festival attracts many people to participate. Some people say that they are the most likely to rule the prairie in the future.”

Xu Ziling said in amazement, "Aren't you Turks?"

Ba Fenghan sighed: "The truth will only be known in the future. I just want to explain that Mengwu Shiwei is the family with the greatest potential in Shiwei. There are many masters. Among them are the two brothers Belegunatei and Bugunatai. , rule the roost of Zhun Erguna River. It is said that I have never met a general who can walk ten times under their hands."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Old Ba, you shouldn't let them go."

Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "They are all the people my younger brother likes, and they will meet one day."

Shen Mu said: "Speaking of which, according to your guess, is the Wolf Bandit related to Xu Kaishan and Du Xing?"

Ba Fenghan shook his head and said, "I'm really not sure. I hope that Maggie can provide us with an answer when we go to Yanyuanji next to Yuerhai tomorrow."

Yanyuan Collection cannot be called a city, county or village. It is just a collection of nomadic peoples trading around the east coast of the Great Lakes. It is centered on a vast open space surrounded by nearly a hundred irregular villages. The distributed camp tents are of various colors and colorful, which is a spectacle.

When the three arrived, the open space was full of people, noisy and lively. Looking at their costumes, they were mainly Khitan, Mo, Turkic, and Huihe.

The three of them rode on a small hill and looked into the distance, Ba Fenghan said: "We are a bit lucky, when we meet with them for a deal, this situation will last for more than ten days, and people keep coming and leaving. This is an important moment for many people. Not only can they be exchanged for goods and goods that they lack, but they can even be exchanged for women."

Shen Mu was watching a group of ox carts entering the outer periphery of Yanyuan Collection, and behind them was a group of magnificent sheep team composed of hundreds of sheep, shouting endlessly, and he was startled when he heard the words: "What? How could there be such a barbaric thing ?”

Ba Fenghan shrugged his shoulders and said, "For you Han people, Beyond the Great Wall is a barren land. Not only tribes live in trees, but also hide in caves, or mix soil with blood of cattle and sheep to build houses. Some of these customs are familiar to you. It would be unimaginable, and you would regard it as a violation of ethics, such as brothers sharing a wife, or treating guests with a wife. The younger brother has picked out some things that are more acceptable to you, and some of them are so absurd that you will not believe it."

The two were dumbfounded.

Ba Fenghan said: "Under normal circumstances, women's transactions are limited to within the same clan, but when there are slaves brought back from the war, they will be brought here to exchange horses, cattle, sheep, minks and other more useful things. Now you two should understand why my younger brother traveled so far to the Central Plains because he admired your culture. During the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty, the royal families and tribal chiefs of the countries outside the Great Wall all learned your language."

Shen Mu really wanted to ask whether Bader taught him Chinese, but finally resisted asking, nodded and said, "It is absolutely safe to trade stolen goods here."

Ba Fenghan said: "Maggie has a rule. If you want to discuss business with him, you must come here. As for his own base area, no one has ever known it. According to my guess, it should be scattered all over the place. He has a large number of people under him. Craftsman, you can process the stolen goods, even if you sell them back to the customs and buy them for the owner, you will not be able to recognize the goods as your own."

Xu Ziling sighed: "No wonder his business of picking up stolen goods is so big."

Ba Fenghan said: "He has to do this, because horse thieves are the public enemy of grassland tribes. The reason why everyone gives me some face wherever I go is because I am the nemesis of horse thieves."

Shen Mu said with a smile: "You really know how to choose people to kill. You can not only eliminate evil, but also practice swords. You really kill two birds with one stone."

Ba Fenghan said happily: "It should kill four birds with one stone. Every time I go to a place, I will provide the service of killing horse thieves to the tribes in that place, and they will pay with the most valuable local specialties to maintain my little brother's livelihood. The most important thing is that they provide the most detailed information on horse thieves. Generally, horse thieves commit crimes across tribes, so it is difficult for the victim tribe to pursue revenge. Instead, I ride alone without any scruples. So I can not only win reputation, but also find people To test the sword, and at the same time get rewards and all kinds of unexpected information."

Xu Ziling said in a deep voice: "Should we kill Ma Ji and cut off the horse thief's shortcut to get rid of the dirt?"

Ba Fenghan replied: "When a rooster dies and a rooster crows, it doesn't make much sense to kill Ma Ji. When we see Ma Ji later, let's play hard and soft. When he feels his life is threatened, he may be willing to betray the wolf thief. He's just another kind of thief." He galloped down Qiupo, laughed and said, "You should be prepared in your heart. It's easy to get in, but hard to get out! Brothers!"

There are not only ordinary herdsmen, but also chiefs, local tyrants, and bullies who come here to do business, but everyone follows the rules and bargains, and there is no bullying.

There are no other Han people in Xuji, which makes the two of them extraordinarily attractive, except that they haven't been questioned yet.

The goods traded are everything, in addition to all kinds of livestock, cowhide, sheepskin, deerskin, local wine, utensils, etc., there are also silks and ceramics from the Middle Earth, which are eye-opening for the two of them.

Shen Mu avoided an unfriendly look, leaned into Xu Ziling's ear and said, "The real big deal should be done in the tents, do you think Cui Wang will be in one of the tents? Hey! What are you thinking, have you sensed Shi Zhixuan?" ?”

Xu Ziling smiled wryly, "I lost Shi Zhixuan, and I don't feel anything anymore."

Shen Mu was about to speak, when suddenly someone yelled loudly in front of him, the two of them jumped in fright, and followed the sound.

The speaker is a tall man on a horse, with long hair and shawl, wearing a round cap made of wolfskin, a jacket with cowhide elbows, no beard, and short sleeves, a copper belt around his waist, and leggings and boots. He is as big as a copper bell. His eyes scrutinized the two of them.

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, they knew he was from Shiwei, but they didn't know which clan he came from.According to Ba Fenghan's advice, people in Shiwei always take off their hats when they meet friends or want to show their friendship.The gentleman in front of him doesn't take off his hat, and his eyes are fierce, so it can't be a good way to come.

The surrounding area was crowded with people and noisy, so even though the big man Shi Wei drank like thunder, he didn't attract attention.

The big man Shi Wei pointed at their horses and yelled in full force, only regretting that the two of them could not understand a word of Shi Wei's words.

Shen Mu nudged Xu Ziling lightly with his elbow and said with a smile: "Have you ever seen a person who wants to buy a horse so fierce? If a tiger doesn't show its power, it will be regarded as a sick cat." Then he shouted in Turkic dialect: "Don't sell it! Get out of here .”

Turkic dialect is indeed a popular language outside the Great Wall, Shi Wei immediately understood it, his eyes became fiercer, and unexpectedly, he drew his waist knife like that, rode his horse forward, and slashed at Shen Mu's face.

The wind of the knife is whistling, full of power.

Frightened everywhere, everyone scrambled to avoid it.

Shen Mu thought to himself that if buying a horse is not successful, you will be able to sell a knife, what kind of reasoning is this.

The saber movement was as fast as lightning, but it fell very slowly in his eyes, so he pinched his fingers as a saber, lifted it to his left shoulder and slashed out, hitting the blade's edge.

The big man in Shi Wei—groaned, and even the man and the horse were shaken away by him, with an unbelievable look in his eyes, the knife was hanging on the side of the horse's belly, and the two of them were sure that his right hand holding the knife was sore and numb that he couldn't lift it up, this was still Shen Mu Show mercy.

The big man Shi Wei continued to retreat, his eyes shot out flames of hatred, glared at the two of them angrily, then pulled the rein of his horse, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

The two looked at each other.

Xu Ziling exhaled and said, "It seems a bit inappropriate."

At this time Ba Fenghan heard the sound and came over, saw that the expressions of the two were different, after asking what happened, he didn't take it to heart, and said: "Follow me!"

The three got on their horses, left the marketplace, and galloped towards a group of tents by the Yuer Sea.

Looking in from the height of the hill before entering the collection, the tents of various ethnic groups seem to be crowded together. When you are in it, you know that the tents are actually distributed according to their respective divisions.Keep an unmistakable distance between each group of tents.

The real big deal was going on inside the tent, outside the tent gathered guards from all ethnic groups who were responsible for protecting the important people in the tent, when the three of them passed by, they aroused their vigilance, and they all paid attention to the three of them.

Ba Fenghan said in a low voice: "Don't look at them, lest you get into trouble."

Shen Mu wondered, "Will a glance cause disputes?"

Ba Fenghan said: "Who told you that you and Yang Guang are both Han people? The years when Lao Yang sat in the dragon court made the relationship between the Han people and the grassland tribes extremely bad. If you didn't see that you two looked like two people, there would be someone Get in the way."

Xu Ziling said with a smile: "They must be looking at you as a Turk, so they dare not act rashly!"

The three of them rushed to the camp of Majina's group, and more than a dozen armed Turkic men rushed out from between the tents, blocking the way, and one of them shouted in Turkic dialect, "Who is that coming?"

Ba Fenghan got off his horse calmly, and the two followed. The former smiled and said, "My two Han friends are big guests from the middle of the earth. I want to talk about a big business with Ma Ji. Please let me know."

The big Turkic man looked at the three of them with twinkling eyes. Seeing that the three of them looked relaxed, dignified, and composed, he knew that they were not idlers, so he restrained his arrogance a little, and said: "Mr. Ma has no time to see guests today. If you want to see him, come tomorrow morning." .”

Ba Feng smiled coldly and said: "You still don't seem to know what happened? We are willing to follow the etiquette to ask for a meeting, to give Ma Ji face, go see Ma Ji quickly, and say that I, Ba Fenghan, have come."

As soon as the word Ba Fenghan came out, it was like a thunderbolt, and all the Turkic Han people changed their faces.From the nearest group of camps, more than 20 armed men of another race poured out, seeming to be competing to watch the excitement, and also seemed to support Maji's side.

Ba Fenghan's eyes became as sharp as a knife's edge, and he shouted: "Maji! Do you want me to force Ba Fenghan to come in, or come to see you peacefully."

The sound spread far away, and people rushed out of the five camps on Maji's side at the same time, and joined the Turkic fighters blocking the way. The number quickly increased to more than 50 people. Race of warriors.

A soft voice came from the main tent and said: "It turns out that Brother Ba is here, and the other two should be Young Marshal and Brother Xu Ziling. It is Ma Ji's honor to come so far. Please enter the account." It is Chinese with a correct accent.

Although the three of them were not afraid, they still whispered that something was wrong.

Ma Ji didn't need to leave the account, as it was known that Shen Mu and Xu Ziling were accompanying him, so it could be seen that he had received the news early and was waiting for it.

Ba Fenghan laughed, led the horse and walked towards the main tent.

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, and at the same time remembered Ba Fenghan's words "It's easy to get into the collection, but it's hard to get out".

Surrounded by more than 50 serious-looking and murderous soldiers, the three led their horses and walked boldly towards the main tent sixty steps away.

Xu Ziling whispered in Ba Fenghan's ear: "Have you ever heard someone say that Ma Ji understands Chinese?"

Ba Fenghan's expression changed, he shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice, "I've never heard of it."

Xu Ziling said indifferently: "If what I expected is correct, the one who spoke just now was Dun Yugu."

His words were like Jiao Lei rising from the ground, causing the two people's minds to be struck by thunder and illuminate their minds like lightning. The reason why they came to Yan Yuan Ji was because Xu Kaishan said that the silenced Gemiko was Maggie's subordinates have betrayed the news about the wolf thief.So when they suddenly lost sight of the wolf robbers on an evening journey southeast of Yanyuanji, they naturally thought of coming to Yanyuanji to find Maji for news and try their luck.They didn't think much about it then, because Magee wasn't on their radar.

When Xu Ziling said these two words, the two suddenly came to their senses.They have been caught in the enemy's tricks through carelessness, and they have to admit that their opponents are indeed clever.

From Yuyang to here, everything that happened is basically a series of conspiracies, and when one plan fails, another plan is used.

The enemy headed by Du Xing and Xu Kaishan began to act since they went to the brothel to find the master of arrows to ask for a bow, and their whereabouts were exposed. Gang members, but them.

The showy lady who is proficient in astronomy and poison use tried her best to poison everyone in a closed environment. It was only because Shen Mu and Xu Ziling were invulnerable to all kinds of poisons that they fell short, losing their wives and losing their troops.

— Another plan can’t be counted.

Du Xing originally planned to kill the two with all his strength in Shanhaiguan, but due to the appearance of Ba Fenghan and Shi Feixuan, Du Xing was in chaos, so he had to change his tactics and let Xu Kaishan lead them to chase the wolf robbers to the outside of the Great Wall.

The wolf thief has been leading them to the vicinity of Yanyuanji, and then disappeared, forcing them to come here to find Ma Ji, and this is simply a trap and conspiracy to put them in danger.

All kinds of thoughts flitted through Ba Fenghan and Shen Mu's minds at lightning speed.

At the most critical juncture, Xu Ziling can always show extraordinary wisdom and magical intuition.

There are still twenty steps away from the main tent.

Xu Ziling pierced into the ears of the two of them in a concentrated voice, saying: "It's better to strike first!"

Ba Fenghan stood still, looked up to the sky and smiled, and said in Turkic language: "Dun Yugu, get out of here quickly."

All the Han people around were stunned, and then the "clang clang" sounded incessantly, everyone pulled out the most popular sabers outside the Great Wall, first stepped back a little, and pointed the blade at the three of them.

From the reactions of these people, Xu Ziling's opinion was confirmed exactly.

Without waiting for Dun Yugu to answer, the three of them got on their horses at the same time, life and death, this is the battle for an inch of shade.

If the enemy is allowed to calmly form a line to wait, next year today will be their death day.

It's not easy to deal with Dun Yugu alone, not to mention the other party's deliberate plans, this time they must come here in full force, and even Bi Xuan may hide in the tent, so it's not a joke.If they hold grudges over this, Ren Jun and Uncle Li will definitely die.Only if they survived, Du Xing would not dare to kill him.

"Pong"!
One person broke through the roof of the main tent, soaring up to more than four feet into the sky, shouted like thunder: "The sweat is alive! Do it!" Of course, he said in Turkic dialect.

The body shape of this person is a bit like Yin Xianhe, skinny as a stick, tall as a white crane, but slightly more beautiful than Yin Xianhe.Wearing a snow-white toga, the sleeves of his upper garment flutter freely with the long wind of the prairie in the high altitude. His majestic appearance reveals a delicate delicacy of wisdom, and he does not seem to be more than 30 years old in any way.But the three of them felt that he was the prick of desire, otherwise who would have such awe.

A master is a master, as if fake.

Dun Yugu suddenly changed from ascending to descending, and volleyed towards the three of them.Like a vulture eagle gliding down from a high place to grab the favorite food on the grassland, his eyes are full of affection, and a confident and proud smile escapes from the corner of his mouth.

The Dead Moon Bow came to Ba Fenghan's hand.

(End of this chapter)

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