The ropes that spanned the crack were re-secured to the large trees at both ends of the crack.
Of the twelve people in the group, except Tang Hai and Wang Lu who stayed on the mountain, the other ten had all crossed to the other side of the rift.
Standing at the highest point and looking eastward, beyond the endless wild forests below, there is a plain that stretches as far as the eye can see.
"That's the Northern Barbarians."
This was the first time that everyone saw the territory of the Northern Barbarians with their own eyes.
It turned out that the vast but barren land under their feet was the soil that nourished the barbarians with whom they had a blood feud.
Just as the group was heading down the mountain, in the Northern Barbarian territory, the team inspecting the various tribes had already set out from the Huyan tribe. After passing through the powerful Tuoba tribe, they continued northward towards the Helian tribe.
"We can enter the Helian tribe before dark."
Princess Changning lowered her voice and said to Yu Qi who was sitting next to her: "You should prepare first. Once you enter the Helian tribe, find the right opportunity to leave the team."
In Princess Changning's opinion, the most appropriate time to leave is after entering the territory of the Helian tribe, arriving at the royal court of the Helian tribe, and before receiving the reception from the leader of the Helian tribe.
Yu Qi nodded slightly.
Along the way, she was observing the routes and environment around her.
This area is vast and sparsely populated, especially the distance between the two tribes, where there is almost no one to be seen. If you leave the team rashly, you will be too conspicuous in the grassland.
Just as Princess Changning said, the best time to leave is to enter the Helian tribe and reach the Helian royal court.
"Princess, after I leave..."
"Don't worry about me."
Princess Changning smiled and said, "No matter what, he doesn't dare to take my life."
That's true.
However, the Chanyu of the Northern Barbarians would not take Princess Changning's life, but he would let her suffer torture and spend every day in pain and humiliation.
"Yu Qi, we all have our own missions."
Changning's gaze fell on Yu Qi's face, his tone filled with helplessness and warning.
They all have to fulfill their missions, and for the sake of these missions, they have to abandon useless softness and sympathy.
Yu Qi lowered her eyes and stared at her toes, "Princess, I know."
"After entering the Helian tribe, I will find a chance to leave. Princess, you only need to report the missing maids on a daily basis, and I will prepare the rest."
It's nothing more than faking death and escaping. Yu Qi has already done these things with ease.
As the two were talking, the curtain made of crystal beads was opened from the outside.
The sound of "ding-ding-dang-dang" interrupted the conversation between the two.
Xianglian came in with a frown on her face, sighed, and said to Princess Changning with a worried look on her face, "Princess, the Chanyu has ordered you to change into court clothes and wait in the main carriage in front."
Princess Changning lifted the carriage curtain and looked out.
There was a lot of weeds outside and it was still some distance away from the Helian tribe.
"You are calling me over at this time?"
It wasn't that surprising. After all, it was not uncommon for the Chanyu to suddenly call her over on a whim in the past.
Just put on court dress...
It's not an important occasion, why do this?
"It's the eldest prince of the Helian tribe." Xianglian's face was filled with depression. The Chanyu asked the princess to change into court clothes at this time. It was obvious that he wanted to humiliate the princess in front of him and show his confidence that he could still suppress Dayong.
Knowing that what was about to happen was a humiliation.
But Princess Changning couldn't refuse.
"Forget it, come and take a look at how I change my clothes." Princess Changning relaxed her brows, spread her arms, and let Xianglian and Yuqi help her take off her casual clothes and change into a complicated and cumbersome palace dress.
"Is Princess Changning not ready yet? Prince Helian's team has arrived. Hurry up and don't let the Chanyu wait!" A man rode a horse in front of the team and urged them from outside through the wall of the carriage.
The attitude is not respectful.
In fact, in the entire Huyan tribe palace, few people treated Changning politely.
In their view, Changning, a princess of Dayong, was just a "toy" in their Chanyu's harem, and was not even as good as other concubines.
After all, in the Northern Barbarians, women from Dayong were equivalent to livestock, the lowest form of existence.
Princess Changning changed into her court dress and put on her pearl hairpin. Xianglian and Yuqi had just opened the curtain for her when they saw the man on horseback coming over to urge her. He glanced at the long hem of Princess Changning's dress that was dragging on the ground, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't bother going up and down."
Then he ordered the soldier driving the carriage, "Hurry to the main carriage."
The so-called "main vehicle" is the one that houses the Northern Barbarian Chanyu. It is a magnificent carriage pulled by eight Ferghana horses and looks like a small moving palace.
From afar, one could see the tents where the Helian people lived, as well as herds of cattle and sheep.
The team slowed down, and the carriage that Princess Changning was riding in was parked directly next to the main carriage. The two horses pulling the carriage were driving side by side with the eight horses in the main carriage, and the fences in front of the carriages were also close to each other.
In this way, Princess Changning can walk directly to the main car without getting off the car.
The guard who led her over glanced at Xianglian and Yuqi who were holding up the carriage curtain for her and dragging her skirt, and said casually, "You two should follow in and serve."
"Yes." Fearing that Yu Qi might make a mistake, Xiang Lian hurriedly grabbed her sleeve and pulled her along to lower her head and responded.
Sitting in the main car were the gray-haired Northern Barbarian Chanyu, several of his trusted followers, a middle-aged man in a navy blue jacket, and a flamboyant young man in a dark red robe.
When they saw Princess Changning, the people who were talking fell silent for a moment, but the Chanyu didn't even raise his eyelids and continued to explain what he was talking about.
Princess Changning was just left aside.
After a few words, the Chanyu cleared his throat and looked up, as if he had caught up with her presence. He raised his hand and waved casually, pointing at the teapot on the table and said, "Come and fill the teapot for this king, Prince Helian, and the others."
Changning has not taken any action yet.
Xianglian and Yuqi behind her changed their expressions slightly.
Pouring tea for the Chanyu is fine, after all, the Chanyu is the princess's "husband", but what about pouring tea for these ministers?
The princess is the princess of Dayong and the concubine of the Northern Barbarian Chanyu, not a slave who serves others.
Wait until the princess fills the teacup in front of the Northern Barbarian Chanyu.
Xianglian hurried forward, bowed, and took the teapot: "I am here to pour tea for the eldest prince and the masters."
As soon as he finished speaking, a hand covered the mouth of the cup in front of Xianglian.
The owner of the hand was the young man in a flamboyant red robe who sat below the Chanyu. He sighed and said in amazement, "I thought the women of Dayong were all obedient, but I didn't expect the maids around the princess to be so ignorant of the rules. They are not as good as the ones sent to our Helian tribe some time ago."
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