Looking at the Stars in the Grassland Chasing Love

The first three days of the Mu Li Festival are grand sacrificial activities.

On the first day, Tuobazhen had to represent Xijue to worship the gods, on the second day to worship the ancestors, and on the third day to pray for good weather and a good harvest of cattle and sheep in the coming year.Then came the celebration, which ended after ten days, and everyone returned to the tribe to prepare for the difficult winter.

A Suya repeatedly told him not to be too tired, and personally prepared a lot of anti-fetal drugs and supplements.

Tuobazhen's condition has stabilized at this time, and he feels that he can handle it, but his stomach is getting bigger, so he has to rely on heavy clothes to cover it up.

He agreed with Yan Zixing to let him meet his daughter after the sacrifice on the third day.

As a foreign minister, Yan Zixing was inconvenient to participate in the sacrificial ceremony two days ago, but he changed his appearance and sneaked into the people of Xijue, and saw Helena, the eldest daughter of Tuobazhen, following behind in her costume , worshiping heaven and earth with his father.

It was the first time for Helena to participate in the grand ceremony of Xijue, and it felt very novel.

She has grown a lot taller recently, and her appearance is more and more similar to Tuobazhen. Wearing the traditional costume of Princess Xijue, she can't see the blood of Ming people at all.

Yan Zixing looked at his daughter from afar, seeing her rosy complexion and healthy body, he couldn't help feeling relieved.But seeing her following Tuobazhen decently, worshiping the gods and ancestors of Xijue, I couldn't help feeling a little bitter in my heart.

She is obviously his daughter, a descendant of his Beitang family, but she wants to be a Xijue on this grassland.

At this moment, Yan Zixing really felt the huge gap between the two countries and nations.

Can they really get over it?

Although the father did not object to his relationship with Tuoba, the father has always been proud of the Ming Dynasty, would he really agree with him to stay on the grassland and let the descendants of the Beitang family be the people of the grassland?

The father said that Tuobazhen would give birth to a son for him before making a plan... Now that I think about it, is it because he wants the descendants of the Beitang family to be the overlord of the grassland?

Yan Zixing couldn't help but secretly smiled bitterly.

With Tuoba's ruthless heart, would he willingly give birth to another son for him?If he still had feelings for him, they would have had a good time in the Ming Dynasty, would they have conceived early?

Thinking of this, Yan Zixing's heart suddenly moved.

Although Tuobazhen was covered with a black cloak, the tight and neat Xijue costume still outlined his figure. When he worshiped the heaven and the earth, the cloak shook, revealing his slightly thick and swollen waist.

The Xijue people all knelt on the ground piously, how could they dare to peep at their own King Khan boldly?But Yan Zixing mixed in the crowd, staring at Tuobazhen and Helena all the time.

He has profound internal strength and excellent eyesight. Although he is far away, he can still see Tuoba Zhen's clumsy figure clearly.

Not only did he feel that Tuobazhen's kowtow seemed to be strenuous, but when he turned around to offer wine, he also saw the protruding belly from the open cloak.

Even if other people saw it, they wouldn't think too much about it. Xijue people were tall and strong, with thick backs and protruding belly, but Yan Zixing just thought of that incident, so he had a little more doubt.

Suspicious in his heart, he endured for two days, and finally reached the last day of sacrifice.

Yan Zixing is an angel of the Ming Dynasty, and Tuobazhen invites him to participate in the next year's blessing.

He is young and handsome, tall and heroic, with a long sword on his waist and long boots on his feet. He stands tall and stands out in the crowd. He has an exotic demeanor different from that of the Xijue people.

Tuoba Zhen was still dressed in full dress, looking at the heroic Yan Zixing, he unconsciously showed admiration, Yan Zixing looked at him and smiled slightly, put his right hand on his chest, bent down and performed a Xijue salute , Tuoba really returned him half a salute, and made a gesture of "please".

Yan Zixing didn't dare to walk in front of him, so he walked side by side with him through the crowd who bowed and saluted on both sides.

In order to show affection, Tuoba Zhen personally took his hand.

Yan Zixing seemed a little flattered, his eyes flickered, and he said, "Khan, isn't this inappropriate?"

Tuoba Zhen laughed, and said loudly: "The angels of the Ming Kingdom will also pray for us in Xijue for a good harvest in the coming year. It is our honor. The people of Xijue thank you, the guest who came from afar."

The important officials behind him and the people on both sides said in unison: "Thank you, the guest who came from afar."

People in Xijue knew that the Ming Dynasty would send 30 shi of grain, so their gratitude and welcome to Yan Zixing came from the bottom of their hearts.

Yan Zixing and Tuoba Zhen walked side by side towards the altar, seeing that everyone was far away, they whispered: "Are you tired these days? You look a little tired."

Tuoba really said as if nothing had happened: "You think too much, how can this matter make me tired."

Yan Zixing glanced at his stomach, and said, "Khan, why do you seem a little fat?"

Tuobazhen tightened his hand slightly, glanced at him, and said: "Illusion!"

Yan Zixing chuckled and wanted to speak, but Tuobazhen interrupted: "The altar is here." He let go of his hand and walked up to the altar first.

Yan Zixing rubbed his nose, and slowly stood under the altar. After listening to Tuoba Zhen finish his prayers in Xijue language, he picked up a wine glass, and then stepped up to the altar.

Tuoba really handed him the cup in his hand, and took another cup himself.

The two stood side by side on the stage, Tuoba Zhen said: "Please respect the angels of Ming Kingdom first."

"Don't dare." Yan Zixing took a deep look at him and said, "Let's go with Da Khan."

Tuoba really nodded.He was originally polite, after all, he was praying for a good harvest in the coming year of Xijue, and as the Great Khan of Xijue, he could not be left behind.

Facing the Xijue people below, the two raised the wine glasses in their hands at the same time, and poured the grain wine into the sky at the same time as the master of ceremonies sang and wished.

Yan Zixing suddenly had an illusion, as if the two were having a wedding, this cup was the wedding wine that the two paid respects to heaven and earth according to the custom of the Western Jue, and below were the guests who came to watch the ceremony.

Weddings in Xijue are different from those in Central Plains.

When a couple gets married, all they need to do is invite a group of relatives and friends to set up an altar on the vast grassland, and the two of them will worship the heaven and the earth together.After worshiping at the hall, the two will raise a glass of wine respectively, pray for blessings to many relatives and friends, and then sprinkle the wine into the world, as evidenced by the world and everyone.

All of this is very similar to the current scene.

Maybe it's a tacit understanding, Tuoba really seems to have this feeling.

After putting down his wine glass, he glanced at Yan Zixing, but he didn't expect to collide with Yan Zixing's eyes if he felt emotion.

At that moment, the two seemed to understand each other's deepest thoughts.

Yan Zixing's eyes lit up, bursting out a ray of light as bright as the sun, but Tuoba Zhen's eyes flashed, and he turned his head in a panic.

At this moment, Yan Zixing suddenly sensed something and looked down at the Xijue people below.

At this moment, the ceremony was over, and the people below had already stood up under Tuoba Zhen's signal just now.The altar is not low, and you can clearly see the dense crowd in front of you.

Yan Zixing felt his heart skip a beat, and a light burst out from the crowd.

Abrupt mutation.

Before his brain could react, his body had already moved.

"Be careful!"

At that moment, Yan Zixing's mind went blank, and he rushed towards Tuobazhen.

Tuoba really didn't quite understand what happened, but Yan Zixing suddenly rushed over and hugged him tightly, and the huge impact made him fall backwards.

The moment he fell, he saw that sharp and chilling flash, and then only heard a pop, Yan Zixing grunted, and rolled around on the ground holding him.

The vigilance that Tuoba Zhen cultivated for many years was instantly restored.

He hugged Yan Zixing almost subconsciously, trying to block him, and shouted loudly: "There is an assassin——"

But he couldn't move Yan Zixing.

Yan Zixing firmly protected him, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't move! Their target is you!"

A few more sharp arrows pierced the sky and shot over.

There was only a square table on the altar, without any cover, Yan Zixing kicked down the long table used for sacrifice, and pushed Tuobazhen behind.

Qin Ziye jumped onto the altar with several Xijue warriors and drew out his scimitars to surround them. The assassins took advantage of the chaos and fled. King Youxian reacted quickly, yelled loudly, and led his men to chase after him.

Tuobazhen waited for a while, but no longer heard the sound of arrows, said: "Let go of me, I'm fine."

Yan Zixing's strength suddenly relaxed, he raised his head, and showed a strange smile to Tuobazhen: "It's too bad...the arrow seems to be poisonous..." After speaking, he slowly lay on Tuobazhen's body.

Tuobazhen's face changed drastically, and only then did he feel that the palm of his hand holding Yan Zixing was wet.

"Yan Zixing, are you okay? You... What's wrong with you? Wake up!"

Tuoba was really horrified to find that Yan Zixing's face was pale, and his long eyelashes were gently closed.

He sat up, hugged Yan Zixing's limp body and shouted loudly, but Yan Zixing didn't move, as if he was asleep.

Yan Zixing seemed to have returned to his childhood, in the courtyard of Lingyingu's house.

He was lying on a deck chair under a big tree, wearing a summer jacket, muttering: "Hot, mosquito."

Daddy held a fan, fanned him and drove away mosquitoes, coaxed him, and sang the nursery rhyme his father made for him.

One star, two stars, three stars lead home;

Four stars, five stars, six stars according to my heart;

Seven stars, eight stars, nine stars adorn the sky.

Looking at the stars, looking at the stars, the stars are all over the sky with me.

I returned home with the stars, and my mother praised me for being so smart.

He closed his eyes in peace, grabbed his father's sleeve, listened to the slow and soft nursery rhyme, and closed his eyes happily.

So comfortable... I really want to sleep all the time...

But there was another voice crying in my ear: "Daddy! Get up, Daddy—you don't want Helena yet? Get up, Daddy... woo woo woo..."

Yan Zixing's heart suddenly rose.

Helena!His Helena!

Daddy sweet little flower, what's wrong with you?Who bullied you?

Yan Zixing was in a hurry, wishing to open his eyes immediately to see how Helena was doing. After struggling for an unknown amount of time, he finally woke up slowly.

Oil lamps were burning in the big tent, and the candles were flickering, making the night dim.

Ling Cheng stood by his side, dozing off, but when Yan Zixing moved, he woke up.

He jumped up and rushed to the bedside, seeing Yan Zixing opened his eyes, he couldn't help shouting in surprise, "Master, are you awake?"

Yan Zixing said hoarsely, "What time is it?" He wanted to sit up.

Ling Cheng hurriedly supported him, and said, "It's about three o'clock. Don't get up, the poison on the arrow is very overbearing, Master Asuya helped you pull it out with great difficulty, you should lie down and don't move."

"Master Azuya?"

"Yes, without him, none of the Xijue imperial physicians can do anything."

Yan Zixing frowned slightly, and said, "Water."

Ling Cheng took a bowl of water that was warm on the stove, Yan Zixing gulped it down, and said, "More."

Ling Cheng said: "Master, there is medicinal porridge, would you like a bowl?"

Yan Zixing said, "Bring it quickly." He was feeling very hungry.

After eating two bowls of porridge in a row, he finally recovered and felt much more comfortable.He leaned on the couch, remembering that the sacrifice was held in the morning, and it was already three o'clock now.

"I've been unconscious for ten hours?"

Ling Cheng smiled wryly: "It's more than that. Master, you have been unconscious for three days and three nights."

"What?" Yan Zixing was shocked.

It's been so long, no wonder he's so hungry.

He has never been seriously ill since he was a child.The heaviest time was four years ago in the Urim Basin, he braved a big storm to pick winter lotuses on the mountain, and came back with a broken leg. He was not relieved until he saw Tuoba Zhen gave birth safely, and he cried loudly. I slept for three days and three nights.

But that time he was very tired, not because of injury, but this time, he was unconscious for so long?

"What happened these days? Tell me about it."

Ling Cheng slowly told what happened in the past few days.

Yan Zixing was poisoned, and Tuoba Zhen's pupils shrank immediately, and his mind went blank.

He had never been so flustered before, and when he recovered, he immediately called a doctor to treat him, and angrily asked the left and right kings to arrest the assassin, and ordered Qin Ziye to investigate the royal court.

Because Tuobazhen's king's tent was relatively close at that time, he asked Yan Zixing to move to his king's tent without thinking about it, and he has stayed here since then.

The Xijue imperial doctor said that the poison on the arrow was very overbearing, Tuoba really looked ugly, Ling Hu and Ling Cheng rushed over after hearing the words, and saw that Tuoba really was furious at the imperial doctor.

Ling Hu reacted quickly, saying that they brought some antidote pills, wondering if they would work?

Tuobazhen quickly asked them to take it for Yan Zixing, and found the extremely precious snow lotus and ganoderma lucidum from Xijue to detoxify Yan Zixing.

The imperial physicians were helpless against Yan Zixing’s poison, and they relieved the poison for a while, but the poison was very powerful. Later, it was Tuobazhen’s teacher, the mysterious Master Asuya, who used acupuncture to help Yan Zixing force the poison , and also said that Zixing had a deep inner strength, and after a day and a night of tossing, he slowly forced out most of the poison.

But Yan Zixing was still in a coma for another day, Tuoba was really anxious, this morning he suddenly had Ling Hu, Ling Cheng and others kicked out.

The two dare not go far.Ling Cheng was so light-hearted, he quietly lurked around, and saw the little princess Helena being brought into the king's tent.

The surrounding area was heavily guarded, and Ling Cheng was discovered not long after, and he was sent back. It wasn't until evening that Tuoba Zhen called him in again to take care of Yan Zixing.

As for Ling Hu, in the afternoon, he went outside to join the hidden guards lurking in the valley.

They must not let the matter of the assassins go away.

Ling Cheng only knew so much, but Yan Zixing analyzed some things from his words.

First of all, when he was injured, Tuoba was really anxious.

This made him secretly happy. He heard that Tuobazhen stayed here with him all the time and did not leave the Wang Tent until this evening. It can be seen that he is not as ruthless as he has always shown.

Secondly, Helena has been here. It must be that Tuoba really saw that he was still awake for a long time after being forced to poison him, so he asked people to bring his daughter. Then the crying he heard in a coma must not be a dream, it is really Helena. Lian Na was calling him.

Yan Zixing was both happy and worried. At this time, he looked around, only to realize that it was not his tent. This place was more spacious and gorgeous. It should be Tuobazhen's big tent.

"Where does the Great Khan live now?"

Ling Cheng didn't expect his master to ask this first, and said, "This subordinate has been staying here to take care of you, and I don't know where Da Khan is going."

Yan Zixing said: "Pay more attention to the matter of Da Khan these few days. And the assassin, tell me any news. I have someone to serve me here, you don't have to stay here all day to serve me."

"But..." Ling became difficult.

This time, Yan Zixing brought him and Ling Hu as his two personal servants. Ling Hu is not in the court now, so what if he doesn't stay by the master's side?Tuobazhen kicked him out of the big tent in the morning, he was so worried that he couldn't sit still, Linghu comforted him, firmly said that Xijue Khan would not harm his master, and asked him to wait patiently before giving up.

Could it be that there is something hidden that he doesn't know about?

Ling Cheng couldn't help but calm down when he thought that his little princess was now the eldest princess of Xijue, so he didn't act rashly.

Sure enough, the first thing the master did after waking up was not to ask about the assassin, but to ask where Xijue Dahan lived... This question is really thought-provoking.

Yan Zixing said: "It's not necessary. Didn't Da Khan give me two maids? Tomorrow you will call them to serve me. Do whatever you have to do, and inquire about the Eldest Princess in the next few days."

"Yes."

After talking for a while, Yan Zixing felt a little tired, and said, "I'll sleep a little longer."

The poison was really overbearing, Yan Zixing just got up and ate something, and after talking for a while, his body became weak and weak.

Ling Cheng helped him to lie down, and babbled: "Master, although most of the poison in your body has been forced out, but the remaining poison is not cleared, the Xijue imperial physician said that it still needs to be recuperated, and it won't be cured in a month. "

"It will take so long?" Yan Zixing's heart skipped a beat.

When he came to Xijue this time, he also brought a lot of elixir in private, not to mention other things, it is Tianmen's Dahuandan, Jiujin Wan, etc., which are the most holy detoxification and great tonic medicines in the world.Linghu fed him these two kinds.

Ling Chengdao: "This is because we brought the medicine ourselves. Besides, the master is in good health and has deep inner strength, so the imperial doctor dared to say that. Otherwise, ordinary people would not be able to bear the severe poison at that time, and even if they were saved, they would have to die Mostly."

"how do you know?"

Ling Cheng said: "At that time, the imperial doctor said it in front of Da Khan, and all the subordinates heard it."

Yan Zixing paused, and ordered: "Don't tell Da Khan about the elixir we brought ourselves."

Ling Cheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry. At that time, Ling Hu only said that he had brought two detoxification pills, and he took them both."

Yan Zixing nodded and closed his eyes.

When he woke up the next morning, Ling Guo actually called the maids to serve him.

Yan Zixing washed up briefly, and had breakfast. The imperial physician came to change his dressing and check his pulse. Zuo Xianwang Tuobaxiu also came to visit him.

Yan Zixing said: "I heard that Master Asuya helped me remove the poison that day? I haven't thanked you in person for saving my life."

Tuobaxiu said: "He is Da Khan's teacher, and he seldom shows up. Fortunately, Lord Asuya is here, otherwise we, Xijue, cannot escape the blame. Lord Yan saved us Da Khan this time, we are too grateful, Ah Master Suya also said that this is a matter of duty, you don't have to be polite."

Yan Zixing leaned weakly on the couch, and said, "I wonder if the matter of the assassin has been investigated?"

Tuobaxiu's eyes sharpened, but he was somewhat similar to Tuobazhen, and he said viciously: "The assassin has already been caught, but it's a pity that they all turned into corpses. This must be done by those guys from Dongjue! Don't worry, my lord. Xijue will definitely give you an explanation."

Yan Zixing frowned and said, "Dongjue people are so bold, how dare they do something during the Mu ceremony?"

Tuobaxiu said: "Our Great Khan has always acted prudently. If it weren't for the day of the Muli Festival, it would be difficult for them to find opportunities."

Yan Zixing said, "Then why didn't they do it two days ago? Have you found evidence?"

Tuobaxiu said: "Master Yan doesn't know. We Xijue and Dongjue belong to the same clan, and we worship the same gods and ancestors. If they did something in the sacrifice two days ago, they would be doing something wrong to the gods and ancestors." That's disrespectful, so I waited until the third day. As for the evidence... well, we'll definitely find it!"

Yan Zixing said, "Is Da Khan alright? The situation that day was extremely dangerous."

Tuobaxiu said fearfully: "No. Fortunately, Master Yan is here... Master Yan sacrificed his life to save you this time, we Xijue are very grateful, and Da Khan personally guarded you for three whole days. If there are not too many things now, We Dahan will definitely come to thank you in person.”

Yan Zixing said at the right time, "I'm afraid it's wrong to live in the king's tent of the Great Khan. Why don't we move back to the original place?"

Tuobaxiu hurriedly said: "The imperial doctor said, you can't easily move now, you should stay here to rest and recuperate. The Great Khan has already issued an order, if you need anything, just ask, you don't need to move back."

Yan Zixing felt relieved, chatted with him for a while, and then showed tiredness.

Tuobaxiu resigned knowingly.

Yan Zixing waited for a whole day. King Zuo Xian came in the morning and King You Xian came in the afternoon, but Tuoba Zhen never showed up.

On the second day, Tuoba Zhen still didn't show up.

After a few days like this, Yan Zixing finally couldn't wait any longer. King Zuo Xian came to visit again this day, so he couldn't help asking: "I don't know what Da Khan is up to lately? I haven't seen Da Khan since I was injured. "

King Zuoxian was a little embarrassed, and it was still the excuse he made a few days ago: "Khan is busy investigating the assassin's affairs, so he has not been able to spare time."

Yan Zixing's face darkened, and he said calmly: "King Zuoxian kept thanking me for saving Da Khan's life, and said that Da Khan had guarded here for three days, but now it seems..."

King Zuo Xian also felt a little sorry, he was a real person, he didn't know how to beat around the bush, so he had to tell the truth: "My lord, I'm telling you the truth. We Khan are not feeling well recently, we got cold, so we can't visit you. "

Yan Zixing was startled, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Da Khan was injured that day?"

King Zuo Xian hurriedly said: "That's not true. However, the weather has been cold recently, and it snowed heavily a few days ago. Da Khan stayed here for three days, and then he was busy with the assassin's business, so he got tired and sick. "

Yan Zixing didn't expect Tuobazhen to be ill, he immediately became worried and asked, "Is it serious? What did the imperial doctor say?"

Zuo Xianwang said: "Master A Suya said that Da Khan would be fine after taking a few medicines and resting for a few days. Da Khan was afraid of the wind and cold, so he didn't come to visit. Please don't be offended."

Yan Zixing said worriedly, "Why don't I go and see Da Khan?"

King Zuo Xian hurriedly said: "No, no, no. Lord Yan, you are still poisoned, and it's freezing outside, what if you get seriously injured? You'd better rest in the big tent."

In fact, Yan Zixing's arrow wound that day was not serious. He saw a flash of light and reacted very quickly. When he threw Tuobazhen down, he could have avoided the arrow. A sentence he said: "I can't bear to let the child not be caught by the wolf!"

Tuoba is really a wolf on the prairie, if he wants to be tricked, he must pay a price.

So Yan Zixing changed his mind temporarily, deliberately took a slow shot, and let the arrow hit his shoulder, avoiding the vital part.

Because of the cold weather in the grassland in the early winter, he was wearing heavy clothes, and he was wearing a soft armor, so when the arrow shot in, it had a lot of momentum, the sound was quite loud, and a lot of blood flowed, but in fact it didn't penetrate much. , It's just that he didn't expect that the arrowhead was poisonous, so he was seriously injured.

At this time, most of the poison was forced out, and he was still a little weak, but his inner strength was deep. In the past few days, the Xijue royal court sent all kinds of precious tonics like water, and at the same time, he was assisted by the Great Returning Pill from Tianmen. He recovered quickly and was able to get out of bed and walk a few steps, but he was still pretending to be weak for some purpose.

He really wanted to see Tuobazhen, but Tuobaxiu tried his best to comfort him and told him to have a good rest, and said: "Master Asuya said that Da Khan needs to have a good rest these days, so let us not disturb. So me and You King Xian and others didn't dare to visit. The most important thing for Lord Yan now is to heal his injuries quickly, if you let Da Khan know that Your Excellency has worked so hard for him, it's my fault for talking too much."

So, Yan Zixing had no choice but to give up temporarily.

Ling Cheng had already found out that Tuoba really lived in the big tent next to Wang's tent, not far from Yan Zixing's place, so it must not take much effort to walk such a few steps.

Yan Zixing made up his mind, and in the evening, after dinner, he put on a thick cloak and went to visit Tuobazhen regardless of everyone's dissuasion.