Zuogudu Hou didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, but it had nothing to do with those who followed the Chanyu. In any case, they were "getting a taste of the sweetness".
He touched his chin and said with a wicked smile: "Of course it's the tricks of our Zuo Guli King!"
The Chanyu's younger brother, the Zuoguli King of the Huyan tribe, was notoriously cruel.
The most famous thing about him is his "kennel". The "dogs" in it are not real animals, but women and children from Dayong that he has collected.
These women and children lived in kennels, all wearing collars and naked, crawling on the ground like dogs.
Sometimes when he was in the mood, King Zuo Guli would watch dog fights.
That is to say, let these people fight each other, and the loser will be skinned and fed to the real northern wolfhound.
"Since our distinguished guest has such a refined taste, how can our Helian tribe not follow his lead?"
Prince Helian smiled and said, "I will give the order now. Tonight, I will show you a dog fight that is different from the past."
…
"Fighting dog?"
In the spacious but somewhat crude palace, Princess Changning's voice suddenly rose and her eyes widened in horror.
"Your Highness, please keep your voice down." Xianglian was so frightened that she quickly reached out to cover Princess Changning's mouth, and then quickly let go, "Princess, I'm sorry for offending you just now."
"It's okay." Now is not the time to be so particular about etiquette.
Princess Changning looked outside the palace for a few times. Fortunately, the palace assigned to her for temporary residence was only occupied by her, and the palace maids guarding outside were still some distance away.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, he hurriedly grabbed Xianglian's sleeve and asked, "What's going on? Why do you want to fight a dog for no reason?"
"It was all Prince Helian's idea..." Xianglian had just gone to the palace physician who was accompanying Shanyu to ask about the medicinal materials used in the princess's medicines over the past few days.
The things that were brought out from the Huyan tribe have been consumed a lot in the past few days.
The princess was already weak after her miscarriage, and she had been traveling for days. If she stopped taking the medicine, she would not be able to hold on.
But just like when he was in the Huyanbu Palace before, every time he went to ask for medicine, he would be deliberately delayed for a few days.
Xianglian didn't get the medicine, but she did hear about the dinner.
"The Dayong woman that the Second Prince Helian loves was ordered by Princess Helian to bring other Dayong women to perform for the Chanyu at the dinner. The Chanyu's confidants said that they were tired of watching the singing and dancing performed by Dayong women and wanted to see something interesting... The First Prince ordered those women to imitate the people imprisoned by Prince Zuo Guli, wearing collars and dancing like fighting dogs."
"It was also a fight between two people, and the loser..." Xianglian's voice couldn't help trembling as she spoke.
"What about the loser?" Princess Changning asked nervously.
"The loser will be treated like the people kept in the kennel of the Zuoguli King. His skin will be peeled off and his flesh cut off to be fed to the wolfhounds in the Chanyu's entourage."
Princess Changning's frail body couldn't help but tremble.
In other words, no matter what, half of the dozens of Dayong women will die tragically tonight.
And those who were lucky enough to survive, after experiencing such a cruel scene, could only live like the walking corpses.
It is not difficult to see the purpose of Prince Helian's action.
It was just to use the second prince's beloved to stimulate him. Whether he tried his best to resist and rescue his lover before the banquet began, or made a scene at the banquet and disturbed the Chanyu and the guests of Huyan tribe, it would make him lose his impression in the eyes of King Helian and Chanyu. In serious cases, after just this one time, he would never have the chance to be the king of the tribe again.
A crude, but effective strategy.
It's just that they were fighting among brothers, so why should those poor women of Dayong be sacrificed?
"Think of a way, we have to think of a way..."
Princess Changning poked her palms hard with her fingertips, using the pain to force herself to concentrate and think about ways to solve the problem.
But she is still in trouble herself, how can she save those poor women?
"Princess, there is nothing we can do." Xianglian sighed, holding Princess Changning's clenched fist with both hands, and then she opened her palm and looked at the bloodstain on her palm. Her eyes became more sour.
"Princess, I should have not told you this earlier. I know you want to save them from the dire situation, but in this situation, even if you sacrifice yourself, it will probably be of no use..."
Princess Changning understood that what Xianglian said was the reality.
But she couldn't bear to watch her compatriots being humiliated and endure inhuman torture before death.
"As the princess of Dayong, I should protect the people of Dayong."
"Even if we cannot protect their lives, we should at least protect their last bit of dignity." There was a gleam of determination in Princess Changning's eyes.
The voice carried a rare touch of cruelty and endless sadness.
She finally sighed and said, "I can't save them, but I can send them on their journey in a dignified manner."
Xianglian was so frightened that her hands, which were covering the back of Princess Changning's hands, trembled violently. She raised her head in astonishment and asked with trembling lips, "Your Highness, what do you want to do?"
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"Fighting Dog..."
First entered the Northern Barbarian territory.
This was the first time Wei Yunlan and others heard this term.
It is not difficult to understand from the literal meaning. At first, Wei Yunlan thought that it was a fight between the famous ferocious wolfhounds of the Northern Barbarians.
Then, from the vulgar words of those northern barbarians, I finally understood what they meant by "fighting dogs".
"hateful."
In an instant, the murderous intent in everyone could no longer be suppressed.
They treat people as "dogs" and torture and kill them at will.
The northern barbarians are truly inhumane and extremely hateful.
Mixed in the crowd at the royal court of the Helian tribe, Wei Yunlan and his group were all furious.
Following the gap between the tent cloths, Wei Yunlan looked towards the north, at the palace in the city which was far less magnificent than the imperial palace in the capital. He calculated what he had at hand and made a decision.
Then he calmly called out, "Zou Yun."
"Miss Wei?" Zou Yun's eyes were also bloodshot, and when he spoke, his tone seemed to contain a hint of gritted teeth that he had not had time to retract.
"I know you have a mission to accomplish. You can't act rashly without receiving orders from above. We will split up and have Xue Tong drop Sui He and me off in a hidden place."
"Azhi, let her stay with you for a while. Please let me take care of her."
"Miss Wei? Are you going to save someone?"
There was shock in Zou Yun's eyes, but not much doubt.
In the past few months, she has never seen Wei Yunlan fight an "unprepared battle". Since Wei Yunlan dared to have this idea, he must have a corresponding solution.
In her surprised and expectant eyes, Wei Yunlan nodded solemnly.
"I'm not absolutely sure whether I can save them."
"But we can't let them die in humiliation like this. I'm going to disrupt this dinner party!"
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