Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 315 Important items
Fan Mu said: "Oh, does this important thing have something to do with our Khotan?"

Xiao Yang said: "It has nothing to do with Khotan. Please rest assured, Prime Minister. Although Princess Huaiyu is an old acquaintance with me, she is now the Princess of Khotan. I will never bother her again."

Chanmu squeezed out a rare smile on his usually deep face and said: "It turns out that the young master knows something in his mind, so I'm relieved." After a pause, he asked again, "Could it be that the thing that the young master is looking for is the legendary one?" King Zhou Mu’s treasure?”

Xiao Yang didn't answer, but asked: "There is one thing that I have always wanted to ask Prime Minister Zuo. Is it because Yutian is willing to risk taking me out of customs because Princess Huaiyu promised you some conditions?"

Mu Mu asked back: "My lord is very smart, don't you think of it now? So many businessmen died in front of Yumen Pass, why?"

Xiao Yang suddenly realized and said in silence: "Did Princess Huaiyu secretly bring silkworm seeds to Khotan?"

Su Mu said: "That's right. She did it for the son."

Xiao Yang was speechless for a while, and just lowered his head silently.

Su Mu didn't talk any more, and ordered people to bring A Fei and Xiao Xiaosheng, and hand them to Xiao Yang face to face, saying: "These two people are at the disposal of the young master."

Only Xiao Yang's horse was left behind, leading the crowd away.

Smiling happily, he said, "It's all right now. Hey, what are you still doing? Why don't you hurry up and untie me, sir."

Xiao Yang pulled out his sword and cut off the rope on Xiaoxiaosheng's wrist.When he went to untie Ah Fei again, he was very stubborn and turned away, saying angrily: "I don't want you to save me."

Xiao Xiaosheng giggled and said, "Sir, I can save you, right?"

Grabbing the long sword from Xiao Yang's hand, he stepped forward to untie Ah Fei.

Ah Fei sat down on the sand, stroking the sore spot on his wrist while glaring at Xiao Yang hatefully.

Xiao Xiaosheng said: "Hey, the people of Khotan only left one horse and one bag of water, which is not enough for the three of us. What should we do?"

Xiao Yang once traveled west with Fan Mu and knew that he was a shrewd and sinister man. He always felt that he was too quick to let him go this time. He felt something was wrong in his heart and wanted to follow Yu Tian and his party to see what happened. After hearing this, he said: " I left the dry food here. There is water here. Why don't you, sir, and A Fei stay here first and wait for the Loulan caravan behind? I have something else to do and I have to go on my way first."

Xiao Xiaosheng was very stubborn, and shook his head again and again: "No, you can't leave the two of us alone. Didn't you hear people say that the desert is very dangerous, and it is often only one step away from death. I don't trust you Going on the road alone, and I am very worried that A Fei and I are waiting here. We are old and injured, and unarmed, can you bear it?"

While talking, he grabbed the water bag beside the saddle in his hand to prevent Xiao Yang from fleeing first when he got on the horse.

Without water, it would be difficult to move in the desert.

Xiao Yang said: "Mr. Xiao, I really have something to do, please..." Suddenly Xiao Xiaosheng's eyes widened, he stared blankly behind him, and immediately turned his head instinctively——

I saw a large piece of cloud and mist suddenly gushing out from the yellow desert, transpiring and rolling, the scenery was spectacular and bizarre.First, a large expanse of turbulent sea water appeared, and then tall mountains and rivers appeared on the sea surface.

There are various buildings on the mountain, looming and scattered, and there is a prosperous scene in the vast mist.

Xiao Xiaosheng was dumbfounded and said after a while: "What a powerful illusion!"

Ah Fei said disapprovingly: "What kind of illusion? This is a mirage. It is the most common thing in the desert."

He smiled and said, "A mirage?"

Ah Fei said: "Well, it's a fake mirage. But mirages usually appear when the summer is hot, and it's spring at this time, a lot of time earlier."

Xiao Yang's eyes were very sharp, and he vaguely saw a knight wearing a yellow cloak galloping past the mountains, rivers and seas in the mirage, and when he was about to leave the illusion of clouds and mist, he waved his right hand, as if a white light flashed along with the blood band .Just as he was about to see it clearly, the figure suddenly disappeared again.

He didn't have time to think about it any more, and said briefly, "I'll be back when I go."

Turning on the horse, laughing and yelling loudly regardless of his back, he galloped in the direction of Mirage.

After walking for a moment, the mirage gradually became lighter and lighter until it completely disappeared.Xiao Yang boarded the sand dunes, and saw Khotan Sumu and his party staying a few miles ahead from a distance, thought for a moment, and immediately chased after him.

When the Khotan warriors saw Xiao Yang galloping alone from a distance, they showed vigilance. Several of them drew their weapons, and two of them drew out their bows and arrows, and strung the arrows to prevent him from approaching.Xiao Yang saw that the other party was very hostile and seemed to be on the verge of breaking out. He immediately raised his right hand, indicating that there was no malice, and said loudly: "I saw a bloody light appearing in the mirage, and I was worried about something, so I came to take a look."

Sugi waved his hand and called, "Let him come over."

Bushido: "Please dismount, my lord."

Xiao Yang got off his horse and walked to Suangi's side, but saw three corpses lying on the sand with their backs facing the sky, one of them was Suangi's confidant servant Ai Di, and the other two were black-armored warriors.The death conditions of the three people were horrific, their eyes were wide open, their teeth were bared, their faces were as black as ink, and there was a bowl-sized hole in their chest, bloody and bloody, as if they had been injured by the sharp claws of ferocious beasts.

Xiao Yang was taken aback and asked, "What happened? Who killed them?" Han Mu shook his head and asked, "Where is Xiaoxiaoshengren?"

Xiao Yang hesitated for a while, and replied: "He has returned to the Central Plains."

Xun Mu said: "Young Master, do you believe in the magic that Mr. Xiao said?"

Xiao Yang was confused when he heard him suddenly change his tone of reverence and mystery, and said: "I answered the question of the Prime Minister yesterday." Suddenly he came to his senses, and asked in a voice: "Could it be that Prince Changmai's military advisor killed him?" Eddie and the three of them?"

Fangmu didn't answer, he just turned around and said: "Bury the three of them on the spot, and we will continue on our way."

Xiao Yang already understood what happened: Although Su Mu released Chang Mai last night, it was only for outsiders like him, because Prince Chang Mai was missing, and the Loulan caravan would definitely send people to look for him.

Changmai left the camp in Khotan, and Sumu sent his confidant Aidi to hunt him down. The original purpose was to secretly detain Changmai as a hostage and use it as an important pawn in the future.

After Ai Di led people to recapture Chang Mai, he went on the road first to avoid Xiao Yang's eyes and ears, but he was attacked here, and Chang Mai was rescued.All three of the deceased were not weak in martial arts, and because they were escorting important criminals, they kept a high degree of vigilance all the way, but they were attacked at the same time without even drawing their weapons. It is really unimaginable.

Sugi repeatedly asked about Xiaoxiaosheng's spells, but it was because Xiaoxiaosheng once mentioned that Prince Changmai's military adviser was priceless and could use spells. He suspected that the three of Aidi had been enchanted by magic first, so that they could have such an incredible Death.

Seeing that Xiao Yang had guessed the truth, Su Mu didn't want to spend any more time talking, he just said: "Farewell, young master, take care." He led the crowd to leave on horseback.

(End of this chapter)