The Xihu grassland is located in the northwest of Northern Qin. It is vast and boundless. The barrier of the mountains makes it a natural barrier to Northern Qin and Western Di. Therefore, the two countries have always maintained basic peace.

Spring came late in Xihu, but the warmth has begun to show. The top of the king's tent in the distance was painted with golden patterns, which looked glittering.

"Have you selected the Huxia grassland this spring?" Shi Sanxi spoke fluently, but tried to be concise.

"Yes." Qiqige introduced, "This land is well maintained. There are many wild sheep flocks that have migrated here, and there are also many rabbits."

Meng En quickly said, "Awagu has no interest in the throne, there is no need to tell him this."

Qiqige rolled his eyes at him and continued talking to Shi San: "Why, are you really going to beat up Altan this time and force old man Batukhesa to abdicate?"

Meng En shouted again: "This won't work! Things are different now than before. You can't become the King of Xihu just by beating my brother. You also need to have the ability to lead the entire tribe."

Shi San said: "I am a mixed race of two races, the old men will not agree."

Qiqi Gehas was surprised and said, "You are even beginning to consider the attitudes of the old men. Do you really want to..."

Shi San said, “No.”

He would not say anything more, but merely trotted his horse.

Meng'en breathed a sigh of relief. Although his brother Altan was strong, he had never beaten Shi San in wrestling since they were young.

He quickly caught up with her: "What happened to Bei Qin? Your falcon hasn't come back in so many years, and we don't know what you are doing."

"Being a slave in Northern Qin." Shi San said.

"Are you really a slave?" Qiqi Gehas said, "With your kung fu, you can't be running back because your master couldn't stand the beatings!"

Meng En laughed out loud: "There is actually someone who can control you!"

Shi San shook his head: "He's dead."

The two of them suddenly fell silent and stopped talking.

Judging from Shi San's expression, this matter was probably not as simple as "death". Qi Qi Ge wanted to ask what happened, but he opened his mouth and didn't ask anything.

Shi San approached the large Xihu tribe where the royal tent was located, but did not go directly to the fence. Instead, he adjusted the direction of his horse and headed northwest.

Qiqi Gehas and Meng En looked at each other and understood what he wanted to do.

I ran far into the boundless blue sky toward the northwest, and gradually the top of a big tree appeared on the distant horizon.

This tree grew on a small hill. Its species was unknown, but it was very large. From a distance, its irregular crown was covered with a layer of tender green, and among the tender green were swaying ribbons of various colors.

Many falcons landed on branches to rest, and when they saw Shi San approaching, they all flew up.

Shi San jumped off his horse a hundred meters away and walked towards the tree. Qi Qi Ge and Meng En also stopped where they were and did not move forward.

Shi San walked to the big tree.

This is a really huge tree, very rare on the grassland. Under the canopy that blocks out the sun, around the roots, are scattered a lot of human bones. Some of these bones are yellow and brittle, about to turn into powder at any moment; some are still very fresh, with human flesh clinging to them.

Shi San knelt on one knee and took out an envelope from his chest. The envelope had been opened and Gu Yue's distinctive handwriting was written on it - From Shi San himself.

He placed the envelope in front of the pile of corpses and pressed it with a stone. Then he put one hand on his chest and fell silent.

Around the Sky Burial Tree, the only sounds left were the cries of falcons and the rustling of the wind.

——From Shi San:

Shi San: You will see this letter, which means I am dead. The plan is not perfect, I believe you are very clear about it and have made preparations.

My intuition tells me that you are not an ordinary indentured laborer. I doubted your identity before, but I finally gave up. You have done a great job as a guard. I have been safe and sound for three years in Beiqin, and you have contributed to it. Thank you, but I can't repay you. I have deposited a portion of my earnings with Zhen Suhang. It was originally reserved for the employees to settle down. You can take the letter to Zhen Suhang to pick it up and share it.

I don't care who you are. After all, I'm dead now. I can't fulfill my promise. I'm really sorry. If it's convenient, take He Gui and the others with you. Helping Gu Xu is just my personal decision. This road is very difficult. We no longer have a contractual relationship, and you don't have to take risks for this. I have put you in danger too many times for my sake. I'm really sorry.

My real name is Gu Yue, not Gu Dashi. Don't burn the wrong paper next time.

Shi San slowly opened his eyes.

He stood up and took another look at the ribbons tied to the tree. Most of them had faded and rotted due to the wind and sun, but Shi San still accurately saw a branch facing southeast - there were two ribbons on it, one red and one black, which he had tied with his own hands that year.

He wanted to leave the envelope under the tree, but after taking two steps, he suddenly changed his mind. He took the envelope back and put it back in his arms.

In the distance, Meng Enqiqige, who had a good look in his eyes, was whispering to someone.

Meng En said, "Isn't that a letter? I guess I'm not mistaken."

Qiqige said: "Could it be that the owner of Awagu is a Beiqin woman? She has the same taste as her father, so she is really a biological child."

Meng En said, "I've seen this. A prince from a small border country who was stranded in the market of the dynasty met a noble lady at a pawnbroker. By chance, he became the lady's personal bodyguard. Over time, they fell in love. But the lady died in a political struggle. The prince returned to his country in anger and led an army of 800,000 to massacre the royal family of the dynasty to avenge the lady."

Qi Qige said: "This is impossible. We Xihu do not have that many troops."

Meng En added: "Even if they did, they couldn't defeat Bei Qin, otherwise they wouldn't have been living on the grassland for so many years."

Qiqige said, "What dog?"

Meng En explained: "Dog means hibernation, a term used in Northern Qin dialect books."

Qiqige said, "Oh. And it is impossible for a small country to send troops to attack the prosperous dynasty just to avenge one person."

Meng En echoed: "That's right, I really don't know what the people are dreaming about now. Don't the people of our small country need to eat? They just start fighting when they say so. The warriors are not cabbages either."

Qi Qi Ge said: "The prince acted foolishly, and the king agreed to it. This is an incredible plot."

Meng En nodded: "That's right, if Batuhesa did something like this, he wouldn't have to live in the king's tent anymore, the old men would beat him like a spinning top."

Qiqige said: "Awagu also asked us to read less storybooks. What does he think?"

Meng En sighed: "It's a touching love, but unfortunately it's a little unrealistic."

The two of them sighed in unison and then shook their heads.

Shi San had already walked closer and noticed that the two men's eyes had completely changed. Sympathy, emotion, a hint of pity, and a little bit of disapproval.

Meng En watched Shi San mount his horse and said, "Awagu, give up. Life is not a storybook."

Shi San:?

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