Chapter 72 Miraculous Stones

In less than two months, Shen Huaichen became a guest of honor of the new king of Saha City, the Prince of Zhan.

The War King's name is Aqige, and he is the sworn brother of the Northern Hu Emperor.

He is also the only sworn brother he has now.

Why is he the only sworn brother?

At that time, the Northern Hu emperor, Mulha Khan, was just an insignificant son of the old emperor.

His brothers were all vigorous and brave, each with their own power base.

As for Mula Khan, his troops were neither skilled nor strong, and even when he went to plunder the border of Dayu, he couldn't even get a hot meal.

But this old guy has some tricks up his sleeve. He made Achig and the other four swear an oath to the Wolf God, promising to share life and death with them.

Gradually, all of Mulahan's brothers died unexpectedly.

He died from falling off a horse, from drinking too much alcohol, from choking on meat, and even from dying in a woman's bed...

Murakhan, overwhelmed with grief, took over his brothers' troops, property, and women.

Finally, when the old emperor of the Northern Hu was dying, he discovered that his only son left was Mula Khan.

Then Mula Khan led Aqige and the others in a fierce battle against the old emperor's brothers.

He eventually ascended to the throne of the Northern Hu.

Next...

Murakhan's sworn brothers are starting to run into trouble again.

After two of his sworn brothers died, Achig realized something was wrong.

In less than a year, of the five who had sworn brotherhood with Mullahan, only Achig remained.

It was at this time that Achig decisively requested to be stationed in Saha City to guard the first checkpoint for the Northern Hu.

The Northern Hu emperor, Mulla Khan, immediately agreed with tears in his eyes.

This brother is really good; he understands what he's afraid of and takes the initiative to ask to stay away from the political center.

So the Northern Hu emperor sent Aqige a large amount of jewelry while detaining Aqige's parents in the capital.

They said it was a long and arduous journey, and the elderly would definitely not be able to endure such hardship.

He was Aqige's sworn brother and the emperor of the Northern Hu, so it was only right that he take good care of Aqige's parents.

Achig finally understood: his sworn brother was only someone he could share hardships with, not someone he could share life and death with...

hehe......

Amidst the chorus of praise for the immense kindness of Mulla Khan, Achig led his men to Sakhalin.

On the day he arrived in Sahara, he heard that a strange stone had appeared there.

A strange rock slowly rose from the ground.

It's not the kind that suddenly appears, but rather the kind that grows a little bit each day.

Out of curiosity, he took some people to see it.

Sure enough, an extremely ugly black stone was half buried in the soil and the other half exposed.

Only the exposed half was still covered in some mud.

Achig observed carefully.

The stone wasn't buried like this by someone else.

Achig can tell the difference between a stone that slowly emerges from the ground and one that was buried by someone.

What surprised Achig the most were the two sentences written on the stone in the Northern Hu script.

May Heaven grant you eternal life and prosperity, and may you unite all corners of the world.

"Who discovered it?" Achig asked the onlookers.

"Mr. Du discovered it," a bystander whispered.

"Who is Mr. Du?" Archie continued to ask.

"He's a businessman, a good man," one of the onlookers continued.

Then Achig led his men to Mr. Du, who was doing accounts in an earthen house in Sakha.

Achig looked at the tall, slender man in front of him and became even more curious.

He wasn't particularly tall or imposing, but he probably wasn't a Northern Hu person.

What's even more surprising is the burn scar on the left side of the man's face, which covers half of his face.

"Where are you from, sir?" Achig asked with a smile.

Shen Huaichen glanced at Aqige, then continued calculating the accounts in his hands.

"Our ancestors were from the Central Plains, but later our family fell into decline and we moved to the frontier."

"We've always been in the beef and mutton business," Shen Huaichen said calmly.

Achig looked around and saw only some basic household items.

"Does the gentleman have no family?"

"Yes, one year I took my wife and children to travel in the Central Plains, but we encountered a great flood in Jiangnan and were swept away by the flood." Shen Huaichen continued to make up stories.

Achig...

Floods are indeed prone to occur in the Central Plains during the summer.

Ah, I wish there would be a flood here in Beihu someday, then the aquatic plants would grow even more lush...

"Did this remind you of something sad?"

"The injury on that gentleman's face..." Archie continued to ask.

"Ten years ago, there was a huge fire in Sahara," Shen Huaichen said, still trying to deceive people.

Achig...

Indeed, there was a great fire in Saha City ten years ago, which was secretly set by the Duke of Dingguo of Dayu.

At that time, the Northern Hu wanted to attack Dayu, so they sent a lot of grain to Saha City.

As a result, it was burned down by a few people from Da Yu.

The flames soared into the sky, burning almost half of the city of Sahara to the ground.

Many residents of Saharan lost their lives in the fire, and countless others were injured.

The burning of supplies, coupled with a sudden strong wind, forced the Northern Hu to abandon their original plans.

So it turns out that Mr. Du was injured in that fire!

Thinking of this, Achig suddenly felt a little sorry for the man in front of him.

He went to the Central Plains, but encountered a great flood, which washed his wife away.

After returning, he encountered another fire, which burned his face.

This person... must have been through a lot of hardship!

“Sir, you have suffered!” Archie said sincerely.

Shen Huaichen didn't speak, but gave Aqige a deep look before continuing to do his accounting.

Aqige didn't mind that Shen Huaichen didn't speak.

After looking around the room again, Achig suddenly asked, "Did you find that stone, sir?"

"Hmm!" Shen Huaichen replied succinctly as always.

"How did you find out?" Achig pressed.

“You’ll find it if you keep an eye on it every day,” Shen Huaichen said unhurriedly.

Achig...

"All of you, get out!" Achig said to his guards.

After the guards left, Achig finally stared at Shen Huaichen.

"Sir, did you orchestrate those so-called miraculous stones?"

Shen Huaichen then put down the ledger in his hand.

"You must be Prince Zhan!"

I have long admired your name.

The strange stone miracle you just asked about is nothing special.

It's just a little trick.

Three days later, once the stone was fully exposed above the ground, you removed it.

"When no one's around at night, go dig under that rock and you'll find out what's going on," Shen Huaichen said with a smile.

Achig didn't say anything, turned around and left.

Before leaving, he simply asked someone to keep an eye on Shen Huaichen.