Inside the tent, Jian Shuo, looking somewhat surprised, accepted the map and list handed to him by Chu Qian.

That's all??

After glancing at the silk scroll and the list in his hand, Jian Shuo looked at Chu Qian with a hint of respect.

Chu Qian thought for a moment, then said, "Oh, and please prepare a horse and some food for me!"

"Minister Taihang, are you planning to travel to the Xianbei alone?"

Dong Zhuo looked at Chu Qian with some disbelief.

"Indeed! My mission is not yet complete, so naturally I must continue onward!"

Chu Qian nodded, then turned to look in the direction of Luoyang, a determined glint in his eyes.

"Okay! No problem!"

Jian Shuo nodded, looking at the sky outside which was already dark, and said, "However, it is already late. It is not too late for Minister Taihang to set off tomorrow!"

"good!"

That night, Jian Shuo and Dong Zhuo prepared a lavish banquet to entertain Chu Qian.

After more than a month of travel on the grasslands, Chu Qian had largely shed the restraint and formality of a traditional scholar, and now displayed a bold and unrestrained spirit while eating meat and drinking wine.

This greatly increased Dong Zhuo's goodwill towards scholars, even though he had never been fond of them.

"General? Are you there?"

After eating and drinking his fill, Dong Zhuo returned to his tent and soon heard the voices of his personal guards outside.

"Come in!"

As soon as Dong Zhuo finished speaking, one of his personal guards led two young and beautiful Xiongnu women in. The two women still had traces of tears on their faces, and they were trembling uncontrollably with their heads down.

"Hehe~, General, I've picked out two of the prettiest ones for you and brought them over, what do you think...?"

The guard chuckled and led two women to Dong Zhuo's side.

Upon seeing this, Dong Zhuo's expression changed, then his eyes widened as he looked at his personal guards and hissed, "You bastard, when did I ever order you to send me women...?"

The guard looked at Dong Zhuo with some surprise. "Uh... General, every time you conquered a Xiongnu tribe before, didn't you always do it like this...?"

"That's bullshit, don't talk nonsense...!"

Before the guard could finish speaking, Dong Zhuo grabbed him by the collar and dragged him over.

Then Dong Zhuo glared at him fiercely and lowered his voice again, saying:

"Are you fucking trying to kill me??"

"General... what makes you say that...?"

Seeing that Dong Zhuo seemed genuinely angry, the guards couldn't help but feel a little scared, and their speech became somewhat stammering.

Seeing the fear on his men's faces, Dong Zhuo's expression softened. He then released his grip and whispered:

"It was fine before, since we were all brothers, but now we have a eunuch named Jian and an envoy sent by His Majesty by our side!"

If this gets to His Majesty's ears, what will he think of our Liangzhou army?

If General Duan finds out that we've damaged the Liangzhou army's image in His Majesty's eyes, not only you, but I too will not escape General Duan's punishment!

"General, you are right. I was confused for a moment! I almost made a terrible mistake. Please forgive me!"

Upon hearing Dong Zhuo's words, the guards finally realized what was happening, and their faces turned deathly pale.

"Good to know! When you brought them here, no one noticed, right?"

As he spoke, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but look outside.

The guard quickly shook his head, "No...no, apart from us brothers, no one else knows!"

"Phew, that's good! Quickly send them back!!"

Dong Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling at ease.

"promise!!"

"etc....!"

Just as the guards were leading the woman away, Dong Zhuo called out to him again.

"Does the general have any further instructions?"

Dong Zhuo said coldly, "Go back and tell the brothers that none of them are allowed to touch these women! If anything happens, don't blame me for cutting off their genitals and feeding them to the dogs..."

"I understand...! Please rest assured, General!"

Hearing Dong Zhuo's cold voice, the guard felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but shiver.

"Alright, let's go back now!!"

"This humble servant takes his leave!!"

Then the guard led the two women away from Dong Zhuo's tent and quietly sent them back.

Under Dong Zhuo's control, the soldiers of Liangzhou Army all kept to their duties and did not do anything out of line, which greatly surprised Chu Qian and Jian Shuo, who were already prepared.

The next morning, Dong Zhuo and Jian Shuo gathered a group of soldiers from Liangzhou and came to the outside of the tribe to see Chu Qian off.

Chu Qian, seated on horseback, bowed respectfully to Jian Shuo and Dong Zhuo, and said with a smile, "Jian Changshi, Dong General! Thank you both for saving my life! When I return to the Han Dynasty, I will certainly have a good drink with you both again..."

"Haha~, good...! It's a deal, we'll drink until we drop!" Dong Zhuo returned the greeting to Chu Qian with a hearty laugh.

Jian Shuo stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Minister Taihang, this journey is still seven or eight hundred li to the Xianbei. Take care on your journey. I'll be waiting for you in Luoyang..."

"Haha~, then it's a deal! Time is of the essence! We'll have to part ways here!"

Chu Qian also let out a hearty laugh, then turned his horse around and galloped off towards the northeastern Xianbei territory.

Watching Chu Qian's figure recede into the distance, Dong Zhuo and Jian Shuo exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

Then Dong Zhuo turned around and looked solemnly at the soldiers behind him.

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