Cheng Huaijin snapped out of his reverie and said, “Father, Xin Xin, I think we should talk to the leaders of the Sand Ko, oh no, the Sand Gang, and their wife openly and honestly. We should send the letter back to the Sand Gang members, and they will come on their own. This will also avoid some unnecessary friction.”

The ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom nodded to Cheng Huaijin, then looked at Gu Xin: "What about Xin Xin? What do you think of this?"

Gu Xin's eyes darted around, and she snapped her fingers: "If that's the case, it would be better to just let Mo Fei go back and ask for help. I'll tell Mo Fei about the current situation in Da Zhou and let him go back and tell his parents. Whether they agree or not, they'll definitely come. Although I injured Mo Fei and poisoned him, he first kidnapped the envoy from Liusha Kingdom. I am a princess of Liusha Kingdom, so this is just reciprocating."

"Hahahaha..." The King of the Flowing Sand Kingdom laughed, "Your little brain works pretty fast, you get it right away. That's right, letting Mo Fei go back is the best thing to do. Just like Xin Xin said, whether they want to work for us or not, they will come."

Cheng Huaijin asked with some concern, "Aren't you afraid of letting a tiger return to the mountain?"

Gu Xin looked disgusted: "Brother Xiao Jin, Mo Fei isn't a tiger, so you can't say we're letting a tiger return to the mountains. He's not a dragon either, at most he's a snake. He still needs to cultivate to become a dragon so he can fight tigers!"

Cheng Huaijin: "...I remember Xinxin was born in the Year of the Tiger."

Gu Xin nodded: "Yes, yes! My parents and sister used to call me Little Tiger. They raised me to grow me into a big tiger."

And so, the three of them reached an agreement on the matter.

It was getting late, so they didn't go looking for Mo Fei right away. Instead, they planned to go to the dungeon after the King of Liusha finished his council meeting with his ministers the next morning.

...

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, the weather was exceptionally fine. Gu Xin was doing her morning exercise in the garden when she heard the cry of an eagle in the sky. Looking up, she saw Uncle Jun's Ali.

She stopped and headed towards the residence of the ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom.

When the ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom returned from the council meeting, he saw Gu Xin trying to curry favor with Ali, but Ali ignored her completely.

The ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom walked over with a smile: "If you don't feed it, it won't pay any attention to you!"

Gu Xin scratched her head, feeling somewhat frustrated.

In the past, she didn't need to fawn over any animals she encountered. If she wanted to eat a rabbit, the rabbit would automatically come to her door. If she wanted to eat a wild boar, it would just run into her yard wall.

It seems that only the animals of the Great Zhou like her; those on this side of the desert don't!

Gu Xin tried giving Ali a piece of dried meat.

Ali proudly raised her head, pecked at the food, then turned her head away and went to eat by herself.

Gu Xin: "...Uncle Jun, it really only pays attention to you when it has food. Once it's eaten, it won't talk to you anymore."

The ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom laughed heartily, reached out to untie the letter tube, and then ordered the person who was in charge of looking after Ali to prepare food.

Gu Xin complained, "I tried to get the mailbox, and it even pecked at me! That's too much! I must raise an eagle that's bigger and stronger than it!"

As if understanding Gu Xin's words, Ali turned to look at Gu Xin, then flapped its wings and flew off to eat meat.

Gu Xin: "...Uncle Jun, Ali's look just now was one of contempt, wasn't it! It must have been contempt!"

The ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom didn't answer her, but asked in surprise, "Girl, it's your birthday in a couple of days?"

Gu Xin was taken aback, then smiled nonchalantly: "My great-grandmother said that birthdays are no fun, and she hates them the most because they make her a year older. I don't like them either."