"This time it's not a mirage, it's a real person, right?"
Chen stretched out his hands, rubbed his eye sockets, and opened his eyes wide.
The group of people riding on strange mounts in the distance did not disappear. Instead, after discovering their existence, they came straight towards them.
"Be careful." Zou Yun reminded in a low voice.
Everyone quietly prepared their weapons so that they could attack at the first opportunity if the situation went wrong.
Although the team coming from afar has nearly twenty people, they are not pushovers either. With the help of the mighty and brave Black Cloud, it may not be difficult for them to defeat the larger force with a smaller one.
Thinking of this, everyone felt a little relieved.
As they got closer, they could see clearly that the mounts those people were riding were taller than horses, with slender limbs and hooves as big as plates, and every step they took was very stable on the sand without their hooves sinking into the sand.
Those people with brown hair sat between the two protruding "peaks" on the body of the mount. The reins in their hands and the saddles under them looked not much different from the ones they, the Dayong people, usually used for riding horses.
"This mount looks much more suitable for traveling on sand than a horse." Zou Yun led the horse to Wei Yunlan's side and spoke in a low voice.
Wei Yunlan also nodded.
If she remembered correctly, this animal with two humps was called a "camel", and it grew in deserts and Gobi. The pair of strange-looking "peaks" were where they stored water, and were also the basis for their survival in the desert.
If you want to travel in the northwestern countries, it is necessary to get a few camels.
While I was thinking, the group of people in the distance had come closer. Leading them was a man with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a wide white robe with gold edges. Since most of his face was covered by a beard, it was difficult to tell his age.
It seems that he should be the leader of this team, because the "saddle" under him is much more gorgeous than those of others, with golden embellishments everywhere.
When he got closer, he saw him stretching out an arm and waving vigorously towards Wei Yunlan and his group.
The corners of his mouth were raised slightly, as if he was grinning enthusiastically.
"This person doesn't seem to have any ill intentions." Wang Lu muttered in a low voice.
"We must always be on guard against others and be vigilant at all times," Zou Yun reminded.
Wei Yunlan also glanced at Suihe beside her, and Suihe said hurriedly: "Miss, don't worry, I will follow you every step of the way and will not talk to others casually."
The group of people did not stop and wait.
As the group of brown-haired men approached, they also moved forward towards each other.
The two teams soon met face to face and stopped only six or seven steps apart.
Behind the brown-haired and bearded man opposite, there were two attendants who looked like bodyguards, riding camels, one on the left and one on the right, with the intention of protecting him.
One of the two men turned his head and said something to the bearded man.
The "gibberish" language made Zou Yun, Wang Lu and others beside Wei Yunlan feel a little shocked.
The northwestern countries are far away from them and there are linguistic differences with them!
How should this be communicated?
Wei Yunlan had made some preparations in advance.
Let's not talk about anything else, just the language in Dayong is not completely unified. Take the three states of Tan, Qian, and Yi that the prince now rules, for example. In Qianzhou, there are many ethnic groups whose customs and languages are different from those in other places in Dayong.
That was still within the territory of Dayong.
The northwestern countries are very far away from Dayong. In between them is the Northern Barbarians and a long uninhabited area. It would be strange if they could communicate with each other in language!
Wei Yunlan remembered that the notes left by his great-grandfather had recorded how the late emperor sent people to stabilize the people's hearts and communicate with local tribes after conquering Qianzhou.
As long as you are willing to communicate, language barriers are not a problem and you can get the meaning across almost completely by gestures.
Wei Yunlan thought it through clearly, but just when she wanted to try to step forward to communicate, she saw the bearded man opposite her clamped his feet on the camel's back, drove the camel under him forward, folded his hands and arched towards them.
In a language that had a strange pronunciation but was completely understandable to them, he said, "Hello, strangers!"
Wei Yunlan and the others barely managed to hold back from showing overly surprised expressions.
Although the pronunciation of the bearded man was strange, the language he spoke was not much different from the Dayong language they usually spoke. It was at least 60% similar. If you listen carefully, you can completely understand it!
Do people from the northwestern countries also speak Dayong dialect?
To be on the safe side, Wei Yunlan slowed down his speaking speed and adjusted his pronunciation slightly closer to that of the bearded man.
"Hello."
The bearded man followed Wei Yunlan closely and said politely, "Hello," looking very enthusiastic and humble.
"You look like you're here for the first time. Did you travel a long way? Did you come from far away?"
Zou Yun answered cautiously: "Yes, we have just been traveling for a few days and are looking for a place to stay."
"That's great. The territory ahead is our Mosan country. If this is your first time here, you must come to Mosan country to take a look."
The bearded man invited enthusiastically, "It just so happens that our annual Moon Worship Festival is coming up soon, and every household has prepared a lot of delicious food to celebrate the festival!"
As they were talking, another group of people came running from the north. They were not riding slow-moving camels, but a type of horse that was shorter and more stable than the horses ridden by Wei Yunlan and others.
This group of people also spoke in a "gibberish" language. There were six of them in total. The leader raised his hand that was hanging by his side while speaking. In his hand was a fox with long ears and yellow hair.
When the bearded man saw the fox, his eyes lit up and he stretched out his hands towards the fox.
He took the fox into his arms and explained to Wei Yunlan and the others, "This is my pet. It got lost yesterday, but luckily it didn't run far and my subordinates found it."
Perhaps because of the happy event, the smile on the bearded man's face was a little more intense than before, and his pair of reddish-brown eyes were full of smiles.
He went straight to Wei Yunlan and the others and invited them, "Meeting is destiny. I just happened to meet you and I found my lost pet. This means you have brought me good luck. If you don't mind, why not come with me to my home?"
As he spoke, the man pointed to the building behind him that was hidden in the dust and was barely visible.
"My home is in the country of Mosan. It's in the largest city besides the capital, in Shahe City. It's less than 20 miles away!"
"I just prepared a variety of snacks for the Moon Worship Festival. You guys can try some!"
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