The thing that is most abundant on the grassland is fighting, between humans and animals, and between humans.

This time, the hunters became the prey, and they felt the anxiety of being prey and the fear of death.

Everyone in the caravan stared blankly at the extremely brave Yunzhou cavalry.

Is this a dream?

In the dream, the general came to rescue everyone!

Is this a dream?

The dream reflects everyone’s deepest desire before death. Even if they die, they want to die on the homeland of the Great Zhou.

But why is this dream so real?

There was a lingering smell of blood at the tip of my nose, the sound of galloping horses and the screams of the Tartars were in my ears, and the flag of the General who Conquers the Enemy was fluttering in front of me!

“I’m Ma Nantian, a humble servant, and I’m here to meet the great general!” Ma Nantian, holding the child, knelt on his knees and banged his head heavily on the ground!

His voice was hoarse and choked, just like a child who had been away from home for a long time, suffered a lot of grievances outside, and finally met an adult who could support him, and wanted to cry out all his grievances and sadness in an instant!

"Zhang Dali from Zhangjia Village, pays homage to the general!"

"Li Panxiang of Dongjiao Village pays homage to the general!"

……

Everyone in the caravan gave their names and knelt down to kowtow.

Some people had already burst into tears and were unable to speak at all. They could only hum and kowtow harder to express their excitement with their actions!

Gu Nanxi saw the broken caravan flag at a glance. There were horseshoe marks all over the flag, but the mark of Wuzhou City was so glaring and conspicuous.

It turned out to be a caravan from Wuzhou.

The market in Fuming Town had been held for so long, and there were caravans coming from the Western Regions and caravans coming from the Central Plains, but there were no caravans coming from the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

No one asked why, but everyone knew why.

Gu Nanxi got off the horse, walked to Ma Nantian, stretched out his hands, and helped him up: "Thank you for your hard work. It must not have been easy along the way."

Some pains, if no one asks about them, adults will just keep them in their hearts and digest them alone.

Once someone asks, especially if this person is the person you respect and admire the most, the defense line that you have built up with great difficulty in your heart will collapse in an instant!

Ma Nantian only felt his heart was sour, bitter and swollen.

He didn't know what he was saying, he just wanted to vent all the grievances he had along the way: "It's difficult! It's really difficult! The clan spent half of their wealth to establish connections. Even so, we still went a long way west."

Others followed suit and complained: "The Ma family's wives all gave birth on the road!"

"We can't sleep well every night. We are not afraid of wolves, tigers and leopards on the grassland, but we are afraid of encountering the Tartars!"

"Whenever I feel like I can't hold on any longer, I will remember that before I set out, my parents told me to visit Huaishuo Town when I arrive in Yunzhou. My grandfather served in the army in Huaishuo Town,"

Everyone in the caravan was talking at once, and their words were like the weeds on the grassland, there was no end to them.

Gu Nanxi sat on the ground, listening to them talking with a smile.

After the Yunzhou Iron Cavalry cleaned up the battlefield, they did not come to disturb them. Most of them were scattered around to keep watch, while a small number began to help the wounded in the caravan with simple wound bandaging.

The golden sunlight shines on the earth.

When Ma Nantian met Gu Nanxi's smiling eyes, he felt as if he had taken a panacea. The pain in his wounds disappeared, his body was no longer tired, and he was full of energy!

He always couldn't help talking about Wuzhou, his expectations for the Zhou court, and the secret celebrations of the Han people after learning that the general had conquered the grassland.

"General." Ma Nantian's eyes were red and swollen because he cried so hard.

Gu Nanxi could feel his strong anticipation through the narrow slits of his eyes.

"General..." Ma Nantian didn't say anything in the end.

That’s great. Yunzhou has a great general. That’s great.

After everyone had finished talking until their mouths were dry, Gu Nanxi finally asked, "Are you planning to go to Fuming Town?"

Ma Nantian nodded repeatedly.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Nanxi said, "I am going to Yuyi Town this time. Because I want to see the situation on the grassland, I am traveling light and only brought thirty cavalrymen. Boss Li, you take fifteen cavalrymen to escort everyone back to Fuming Town."

Gu Nanxi looked at Ma Nantian and the other members of the caravan again, her eyes full of regret: "I have official duties to attend to, so I can't go back with you this time. You guys stay in Yunzhou for a while, and I'll go drink with you all when I return to Fuming Town."

The caravan members quickly said, "Sir, please go about your business and don't worry about us."

"Sir, your safety is the most important. Let General Li accompany you."

"That's right, we are not far from Fuming Town and we can get there by ourselves!"

Gu Nanxi naturally refused: "No need to say more, just listen to me! It is the early spring season, and the grasslands are in a period of transition from harvest to harvest. It is inevitable that some people will take risks. You have finally come here, and I must ensure that you return to Yunzhou in one piece!"

Return to Yunzhou?

Everyone in the caravan looked dazed for a moment. Why did the word "hui" sound so exciting?

The caravan members were reluctant to refuse, so they agreed.

When Gu Nanxi got on his horse again and was preparing to speed up his journey with the other fifteen riders, Ma Nantian suddenly stopped Gu Nanxi, holding the child in his arms.

"Sir, this is my Dalang's posthumous child. He was born on the way south and has not been named yet. Please have mercy on me and give this poor little grandson of mine a name!"

Gu Nanxi had her back to the sun, which cast a golden halo over her entire body, making her look like a god descending to earth.

Ma Nantian couldn't help but swallow his saliva, his heart was beating rapidly, almost jumping out of his chest.

He knew that his behavior was very presumptuous. How could he, a commoner from Wuzhou, ask a border commander for a name?

But he just wanted a hope, a hope that would allow his descendants to persevere.

They will eventually return to Wuzhou, where their families and friends are, but in such a purgatory, people need a goal to survive!

Just as Ma Nantian lowered his head in disappointment, a heavenly voice came from above his head.

"Ma Danggui. This child's name is Ma Danggui."

After saying this, Gu Nanxi did not waste any more time and rode away on his horse, leaving everyone with a dashing and neat back.

Ma Nantian murmured the name Danggui and suddenly burst into laughter. As he laughed, two lines of tears came out like two rivers and he couldn't stop them!

"The general understands us! He told us to return home! And he told us to return home right away!"

The other members of the caravan also let go of the huge rock that was pressing on the deepest part of their hearts and hugged each other and cried.

Boss Li looked at the scene in front of him and let out a long sigh.

Song Zhizhou’s guess was indeed correct!

We are all a family, and this family naturally cannot leave out the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun!

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