After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

How could he have thought that someone would come looking for him?

The chief didn't reply for a while. Yan Changqing immediately realized something and his eyes became colder.

"General, great general!"

The chief's wife stumbled in, holding a bundle in her arms and pulling a tall and strong man with a beard in her hand.

She knew what Yan Changqing was looking for, and pushed the bundle forward with both hands.

Fortunately, she was careful at the time and thought that although the clothes were damaged, the fabric was luxurious and might be able to be exchanged for some silver coins, so she kept them.

Fang Ting took it, checked it through the wrapping paper, then put it on the table and opened it.

Yan Changqing's pupils suddenly shrank.

These are all Qin Yaoguang's clothes.

She had so many clothes that even he couldn't say he had seen them all.

Not only were they made in the Princess's mansion during the change of seasons and during festivals, but there were also rewards from the palace, those made by the Imperial Clothing Bureau for the royal family as per custom, and those made by shopkeepers and local officials to show their filial piety and curry favor.

Some of the new dresses she made were already old by the second year before she even had time to wear them.

He had also never seen the piece of clothing before him, but he recognized the fabric used to make it.

That was the Snow Feather Flowing Cloud Brocade, a tribute gift from the Empress Dowager. An embroiderer could only weave one piece in a year. It was extremely precious.

Only two horses were obtained in total, the Empress Dowager kept one and gave one to Qin Yaoguang.

At this time and place, it will only be worn by Qin Yaoguang.

The mottled bloodstains on the Liuyun brocade stung Yan Changqing's eyes.

Yan Changqing touched her former clothes slowly with trembling hands.

The exquisite fabric was stained with dust and had lost its luster. The bloodstains had seeped into the fabric, as if silently telling its past experience.

"General."

Fang Ting reminded him gently, fearing that he would have a mental breakdown immediately.

No matter who it is, after learning the news of the lady's death and then seeing her blood-stained clothes, it would be difficult to control your emotions, right?

However, Yan Changqing surprised him.

Yan Changqing's voice was cold, but he remained rational: "What happened here? Did you see her being abducted?"

Burigude translated his words, and the people in the tribe shook their heads.

"Where's her son? Did you see him?"

Everyone shook their heads again.

The air in the room relaxed for a moment, but instantly became tense again because of the murderous aura emanating from Yan Changqing.

"If she didn't, why curse her to be dead?!"

His eyes were as sharp as a blade in the cold winter, and the pressure they brought was so strong that everyone in the tribe couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

The chief didn't dare to say anything, he just thought in his heart: In this situation, even if she is alive, how long can she live?

But he dared not argue.

The chief's wife quickly came up with a plan. She pushed the bearded man in front of Yan Changqing, pointed at him and said, "He knows!"

Burigude quickly translated, and Yan Changqing nodded slightly: "You go ahead."

After getting permission, the bearded man, who was honest and straightforward and didn't know how to hide anything, told the whole story of what happened that day.

Including the fact that the chief accepted Bater's betrothal gift and wanted to marry the eldest princess to him, so he kept her under house arrest until he fell asleep after drinking the water she handed to him.

Burigude didn't want to translate this passage at all, but he had no choice.

Even if he doesn't tell you, there is still a guide.

Burigude gritted his teeth and had to explain the whole cause and effect.

"You mean, he fell asleep afterwards?"

Yan Changqing keenly discovered the abnormality.

The bearded man nodded: "I'm so sleepy, and there's nothing to do. Where can a woman with a child go?"

After all, he didn't think there was such a possibility at all.

He slept so soundly that he did not wake up even when the Tibetans attacked him. In the chaos of war, he was buried by the falling debris and survived.

The chief questioned him afterwards and he answered honestly, and no one noticed that his sleepiness was abnormal.

"Where are your companions on guard?"

The bearded man had a sad expression on his face: "He's dead."

Died in that night raid.

No one knew that he died in his sleep.

No wonder, because there is no evidence after death, no one knew that they were asleep at the same time, so no one suspected anything.

Yan Changqing glanced at Fang Ting and felt a lot more relaxed.

It seems that the lady is not just sitting there waiting to die.

The Golden Phoenix Holding a Flower Ruyi Hairpin was given to Qin Yaoguang by Yan Changqing himself, so he naturally knew the medicinal properties of the pill contained in it.

He deduced in his mind what had happened that day: the lady knew the chief's plan and decided to leave this place.

With Yan Yuanan there for most of the day, the two of them must have been fully prepared and would not act rashly. From her action of knocking the guard unconscious, it can be seen that she had a plan.

This reassured him a lot.

Next, he lingered for a long time, carefully examining all traces inside and outside the house.

This house was destroyed during the Tibetans' night raid, and the traces of Qin Yaoguang's life left behind were destroyed again during the repair.

However, Yan Changqing still made a discovery - it was obvious that no one had forced their way in and taken the person away.

He also asked the guide to interrogate everyone in the tribe in detail, not only about Qin Yaoguang, but also about everything that happened that night.

When the Tibetans attacked at night, people were sleeping.

When Bater suddenly appeared, the tribe was being massacred unilaterally, and only the chief organized a dozen people to resist.

"General."

Zhao Yuchuan walked in hurriedly, looking a little hesitant: "General, two or three herdsmen mentioned that they saw a Tibetan soldier suddenly fall off his horse, and then..."

He thought for a moment, but couldn't think of a suitable word to describe it, so he had to repeat it as it was: "It was as if I suddenly fell asleep."

After saying this, he himself felt it was ridiculous.

What soldier would fall asleep in the midst of war?

It was even more ridiculous to tell this to the general.

He showed a guilty look on his face and wanted to run away, but Yan Changqing stopped him and asked him in detail.

"Yes, that's what they said," Zhao Yuchuan said as he recalled, "He fell off his horse suddenly. When they rushed over, he didn't react and was killed directly."

"The herders said that it was the Eternal Heaven that was blessing their tribe."

The corners of Yan Changqing's lips relaxed, revealing a rare smile: "You did a good job."

Where is the Eternal Heaven?

It was just that the lady was kind-hearted. Even though she was treated like this in the tribe, she did not forget to drug the other party to help him before escaping.

But where is she now?

I came too late.

As the questioning deepened, more and more details emerged.

There were still people missing in the tribe, and the herdsmen all assumed that they were abducted by the Tubo as trophies.

But in Yan Changqing's opinion, the disappearance of the chief's daughter Saihan is not included.

Someone said that after the sun went down, he saw Saihan leading two camels with several water bags on them. He thought it was strange and asked a few more questions. Saihan's reaction at the time was a little flustered.

Yan Changqing called the chief and Burigude over and said, "Do you know what mistake you made?"