The Qiang king stroked his beard and laughed, "No, no, this woman is our country's famous dancer Popona!"
“It turned out to be her!”
Popona, wearing a red navel-baring dress, is performing a flying dance. Her movements are full of power, yet her movements appear light and graceful. As she dances, she exudes an ethereal aura that is unforgettable and makes people think about it madly.
Amidst the heavenly music, Popona stepped on the drum and flew into the air, reaching out to pull off the pendant from the round box above her head.
After the pendant was pulled down, the large box hanging above the stage opened, and countless red petals fell down. Popona twirled among the petals, as light as a wild goose.
"good!"
Everyone applauded!
Zhou Kan smiled and joked with the Qiang king beside him: "This dancer's dancing is so charming. I wonder if she is just as alluring in bed?"
The King of Qiang generously waved his hand and said, "Tonight, I will give her to you. You can taste her for one night and you will know for sure."
Hearing this, Zhou Kan burst into laughter, and the king of Jiang State beside him also smiled somewhat ambiguously.
The flower petals on the stage fell, and two red silk ribbons dropped down. The hotly dressed dancer held the silk ribbons with both hands, and her graceful body flew up to dance with the silk ribbons, her clothes fluttering, like a fairy from heaven.
No one noticed as a fiery red longbow slid down from the red silk ribbons. As it flew, Popona grabbed the bow. With both feet on the stage, she quickly pulled three long arrows from the silk!
Draw the bow, aim, and release the arrow!
Three actions, done in one go!
Three long arrows pierced through the air like a hot knife through butter and shot straight towards the three kings sitting together on the platform.
The Presidential Order realized something was wrong and shouted, "It's Nangong Xian! Quickly protect the Lord!"
However, it was too late now.
When the three kings heard the president's exclamation, they looked up at the same time in unison. Before they could see what was happening, they were hit by an arrow in the chest.
Before dying, the three of them only saw a red shadow following the red ribbon and hiding in the wooden box...
It all happened so quickly and so suddenly. By the time the president sent his guards to fire arrows at the wooden box, it had already been locked from the inside. And the person hiding in the shadows, manipulating the wooden box, had already removed the box containing Nangong Xian from above the wall...
Watching Nangong Xian escape like this, President Ling was so angry that his head was buzzing.
——In the spring of the fifth year of Taiping, General Nangong Xian, the Zhenbei General, disguised himself as a dancer and sneaked into the capital of Qiang State. He assassinated the kings of Qiang, Jiang and Chen States and successfully broke through the siege. This was known in history as "The Execution of the Three Kings"!
With the death of the Three Kingdoms monarch, the remaining 140,000 soldiers of the alliance army were thrown into disarray. They were defeated by Nangong Xian's twelve cavalrymen and the remaining 80,000 soldiers! On the battlefield, the Sun-Chasing Army killed 60,000 enemies, forced 20,000 to surrender, and sent 60,000 fleeing!
This battle is known in history as the "Battle of the Gods"!
In the summer of the fifth year of Taiping, Nangong Xian led his twelve cavalrymen back to Kyoto to be granted titles and honors. The Taiping Emperor was delighted and appointed Nangong Xian as the Great General Protecting the Nation, granting him a residence. He also appointed all twelve of his cavalrymen as generals, granted them residences, and showered them with countless treasures.
That year, Nangong Xian was only twenty-three years old!
On the day of moving into the new house, the emperor personally visited the General's Mansion and wrote the six characters "General's Mansion" on the plaque. That day, the General's Mansion held a lively housewarming dinner.
Late at night, after all her friends and family had left, Nangong Xian was already feeling a bit tipsy. She went back to her room to wash up, and just as she was about to undress, she heard the door open.
Nangong Xian thought it was Ying'er who came in, so she said, "Ying'er, the water temperature is a little high. Go get me some more hot water."
The person behind her didn't say anything, but the footsteps were approaching her, each step heavy.
Nangong Xian turned back warily and saw Dugu Jie, who had left after lunch. Nangong Xian quickly put her clothes back on, which had slipped to her elbows. She turned back and bowed to Dugu Jie, "Your Majesty, what brings you here?"
Dugu Jie didn't say anything. He walked behind Nangong Xian and helped her take off her clothes.
It has been five years since the last time we were this close.
Nangong Xian's delicate body was trembling faintly. She didn't dare to move or speak. Dugu Jie stroked the deep and shallow scars on Nangong Xian's back, his heart aching.
"Xian'er." Dugu Jie hugged her and said, "I miss you very much." He hadn't seen her for five years and he was going crazy missing her.
Nangong Xian's delicate body trembled slightly in his arms.
"Xian'er, the war in the north has ended. The Rongdi bandits won't launch another attack in the next twenty years. Are you willing to stay in Kyoto and accompany me?"
Nangong Xian did plan to stay in Kyoto when he came back this time.
She was willing to stay in Kyoto, but she couldn't openly accompany His Majesty. Although she was His Majesty's minister and the general of the Luo Dynasty, she was also a woman. There was a difference between men and women, so how could she always accompany Dugu Jie?
Knowing how cruel Nangong Xian was, Dugu Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I don't have many years left to live. Doctor Zhou checked my body and it seems I can't hold on any longer..."
As he spoke, Dugu Jie started coughing.
Nangong Xian turned around and looked at him worriedly, only to find that there was blood in the sputum that Dugu Jie coughed up. Nangong Xian was shocked and his face changed drastically. "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Dugu Jie sat down beside Nangong Xian's bed. He panted and said, "My health is getting worse and worse. I almost collapsed last winter. If it weren't for Doctor Zhou guarding me in the palace, I might not have seen you."
Last winter, the Rong and Di tribes in the north were ready to make a move. Dugu Jie was afraid that Nangong Xian would be upset after knowing her physical condition, so he did not let Lingxiao inform Nangong Xian of his serious illness.
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