Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Meeting Kunmi Chichi...
Seeing Kunmi's delay in responding, Molang Khan scoffed, "Kunmi is in his prime. Wouldn't he be afraid to compete with an old man like me? Wusun men are no better than this."
These two sentences really put Kunmi on edge. For the sake of his dignity as a man and the dignity of Wusun, he had no choice but to agree.
"How could that be? Since the Khan is interested, I will compete with the Khan." Kunmi seemed to agree readily, but his changeable expression revealed his inner uneasiness.
Jiang Wan also believed that since he was willing to gamble with the grassland, Mo Ling Khan must have come prepared, and who knows what tricks were hidden in this hunting.
While the two kings were signing the agreement and putting their fingerprints on it, Madam You said to Jiang Wan worriedly, "This is so strange! I have a feeling something's going to happen at the hunting ground soon."
Jiang Wan agreed, "Moreng Khan seems determined to win, but this is Wusun territory. Kunmi can pick the strongest Wusun man. What methods did he use to ensure his victory?"
Madam You lowered her voice, "Just in case, I've had a small amount of knockout drug slipped into all the Xiongnu soldiers' food and drinks. They won't make them pass out, but they'll make them dizzy and their eyesight worse. But I still feel uneasy."
The hunting is about to begin, and Molang Khan is already selecting the team members.
Jiang Wan had no time to think.
She quickly asked Mrs. Right, "Can you ride a horse and shoot arrows?"
"My arrows are accurate, but I don't have enough power. I can only shoot prey within fifty meters. If it's a large prey, like a tiger or a wolf, I can't kill it even if it's close." Madam You asked curiously, "Why do you ask this?"
Jiang Wan raised his head, his eyes determined: "Let Kunmi take you with him."
"ah?"
Jiang Wan pushed her, his face solemn: "Trust me, go quickly."
Mrs. You was stunned for a moment, but still chose to believe Jiang Wan.
"What? Why are you, a woman, interfering in hunting?" Kunmi was already very annoyed by the sudden situation and scolded, "Go back and sit down obediently, don't cause me any trouble."
Madam You coquettishly pulled Kunmi's hand and whispered something to him. Kunmi had a thoughtful expression on his face.
"All right," Kunmi said to Molang Khan, "Madam You is worried and insists on going with me. Khan, don't you mind?"
"Kunmi is still henpecked." Molang Khan shook his hair nonchalantly. "Well, since the Right Madam wants to come, then let her follow. The prey she hunts will also be counted towards the total number of prey hunted by the Wusun—if she can catch any."
So a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Wan and Madam You rode on the same horse and entered the hunting ground.
Upon entering the hunting grounds, everyone warmed up by shooting a few rabbits, hedgehogs, and other animals. Madam You didn't shoot arrows, but obediently rode behind Kunmi's horse, cleverly keeping a short distance so she could quietly translate for Jiang Wan.
Coincidentally, Molang Khan also did not shoot arrows.
Jiang Wan carefully pulled at her veil. If she were discovered to be from the Central Plains, she would be thrown to the wolves in a matter of minutes.
Going deeper into the hunting grounds, they could see large animals. Kunmi shot down two deer first, temporarily taking the lead over the Xiongnu. Meanwhile, the knockout drug from the Right Lady was taking effect, and the Xiongnu soldiers kept shaking their heads and rubbing their eyes, their accuracy significantly declining.
Kunmi gloated: "It seems that the Xiongnu heroes didn't get enough rest?"
Molang Khan was unconcerned: "Don't worry, let's see how accurate I am later."
As they were talking, they saw two two-meter-long tigers, about 120 meters away from them, slowly moving through the bushes.
Molang Khan narrowed his eyes and took out an arrow from his quiver.
Jiang Wan kept a close eye on his movements. He first touched the opening of the bag, then went through the arrows one by one from left to right, and took out the third arrow.
He placed the arrow on the string and drew the longbow.
With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow flew through the air, but deviated by a few inches and missed the head, but hit the tiger's butt.
The tiger roared in pain and turned to flee. But after running for only two steps, it suddenly turned a corner, its eyes like copper bells turned red, and it stared fiercely in the direction of Kunmi.
Jiang Wan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately closed his eyes and entered the handicraft system, finding the raw material storage section.
At the same time, the tiger roared and ran towards Kunmi, moving as fast as the wind, much faster than an ordinary tiger.
Kunmi quickly spurred his horse to evade the attack. The Wusun soldiers behind him froze for a moment, but a few who were quick to react quickly drew their bows and shot at the tiger. The tiger dodged left and right, and the three arrows missed its vital points, only making it even more furious.
Seeing the tiger's continued speed, the Wusun soldiers exclaimed, "How can this tiger, weighed down by four arrows, still have such strength?"
In a blink of an eye, the tiger was only seventy meters away from Kunmi.
Kunmi turned pale with fear, and the Wusun soldiers behind him panicked, shouting, "Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!" They hastily drew their bows and shot at the tiger. In their panic, their aim was no match for the Xiongnu who had taken the knockout drug.
Molang Khan laughed heartily and shot another tiger with an arrow. The second tiger reacted in the same way, first running away a few steps, then turning back and charging towards Kunmi.
Jiang Wan opened his eyes only when the front tiger was fifty meters away from Kunmi.
She patted Madam You and said in a hoarse voice, "Give me the arrow."
Although Madam You was puzzled, she heard the urgency in her tone, so she suppressed her doubts and handed the quiver to her.
Jiang Wan drew out an arrow, touched the tip with his right hand, and handed it to Madam You: "Shoot the tiger."
"But I..."
"Just shoot hard, don't be afraid." Jiang Wan said in her ear.
The tiger in front is only twenty meters away.
Hearing chaotic shouts, Kunmi tried to escape on his horse, but was surrounded by a group of soldiers and could not turn back.
Madam You made up her mind, put an arrow on the string, and pulled the bow to its full length.
Fifteen meters.
Because of the close distance, the hair of the tiger in front is clearly visible.
Madam You's fingertips trembled. Although she had learned archery, she had only hunted small prey like hares and hedgehogs. This was her first time facing a tiger up close.
Ten meters.
The tiger in front had an arrow shot by Molang Khan and three arrows shot by the Wusun guards stuck in its body. Regardless of its bleeding butt, it jumped up and pounced on Kunmi, opening its bloody mouth and preparing to bite her.
With a "whoosh", Madam You's arrow flew out and hit the neck of the tiger in front.
The tiger roared, the blood-red in its eyes fading. It seemed to have just felt the pain of the five arrows piercing its body, and its body fell in front of Kunmi's horse, startling it so much that it raised its front hooves.
Madam You did not dare to relax. She took the second arrow from Jiang Wan's hand and shot it at Hou Hu.
After being shot, both tigers fell in a pool of blood, cried a few times, and then stopped breathing.
Kunmi recovered from his shock and ordered the Wusun soldiers to carry the two tigers over.
Then he dismounted and came to Madam You, hugged her, and murmured, "Fortunately, you are here. You saved me. It was you who saved me..."
Jiang Wan stood aside with his head lowered, wiping his sleeve with his right hand.
From the moment Molang Khan touched the quiver, Jiang Wan realized the arrows had been tampered with. Then, seeing the tiger become even more aggressive after being shot, its strength and speed only increasing, she suspected the arrows had been coated with stimulants.
This type of drug can instantly stimulate the potential of animals, but after the effect of the drug wears off, the animal's physical strength will quickly weaken.
Jiang Wan bought a fast-acting sedative in the mall, spending fifty points to apply it on Madam You's arrow.
She still has 92 points left.
Sedatives can offset the effects of stimulant drugs, so Hou Hu died quickly after being shot by Madam You.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the tiger's sudden madness must have been caused by Moliang Khan, and Kunmi was no exception.
But the Wusun were affiliated with the Xiongnu, so Kunmi didn't dare turn against them. He could only hug his right wife tightly, suppressing his inner anger and laughing heartily: "My wife is indeed brave. She shot two tigers for me and the Wusun. Come! Register these two tigers in the Wusun team!"
Then he drank a sip of kumis and said to Molang Khan calmly, "Khan, you must work harder, otherwise this Tekes grassland will belong to us Wusun."
Jiang Wan and Madam You smiled at each other. Madam You was pleased because Kunmi had just addressed her as "Madam," no longer distinguishing between left and right. In other words, at that moment, Kunmi considered her his wife, not a concubine in the harem.
Jiang Wan was laughing at Molang Khan's self-defeating behavior. What happened today would become a thorn in the side of the Xiongnu and Wusun. As long as Kunmi was alive, this thorn would remain.
Because the Right Lady had hunted two tigers, and the Xiongnu team members had taken knockout drugs and were dizzy, the Wusun won this match without a doubt. Molang Khan's face turned pale as if he had eaten a fly, but after all, he had signed the alliance. If he, the great Xiongnu Khan, broke his promise, no other small kingdom in the Western Regions would dare to ally with the Xiongnu.
Kunmi did not fall out with Molang Khan, but that night, Kunmi stayed in the tent of the Right Lady. This was a first for Kunmi; in previous years, when the Wu and Hu peoples met, Kunmi always summoned the Left Lady to sleep with him.
Madam You did not take all the credit for herself. She told Kunmi about Jiang Wan's plan and asked Kunmi to reward her with silver bush.
For such a great achievement, Kunmi naturally rewarded Jiang Wan with three taels of silver without saying a word, and regardless of her identity as a Central Plains person, appointed her as the only supplier of porcelain to the Wusun royal court.
In addition, Madam You also rewarded him with one tael of silver and one thousand taels of silver. After completing his mission, Jiang Wan explained to Madam You that he had no ambitions in the palace and hoped that Madam You would let him go.
Madam You didn't try to persuade him to stay this time. In terms of feelings, Jiang Wan had helped her immensely; logically, someone like Jiang Wan couldn't be forced to stay, or else he might turn against her and bring disaster upon himself.
So Jiang Wan bid farewell to Madam You and left the palace at noon on March 2nd.
When I returned to General Tuke's castle, I saw Fang Hong strolling in the back garden with a plate of grapes.
Jiang Wan plucked a bunch and asked, "Master Fang, why aren't you selling porcelain today?"
"They're all sold out." Fang Hong swallowed a grape. "Yesterday at the Wuhu Alliance, you and Madam You made a splash. Your fame spread throughout the royal city this morning. As soon as people heard it was from the Jiang Wan caravan, they rushed to buy. We brought over 200 pieces of affordable porcelain, and they were all sold out this morning."
She looked at Jiang Wan resentfully: "Boss Jiang, I'm so bored now. Without porcelain for me to study, I might as well go back to Dunhuang."
"Okay, okay," Jiang Wan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "I'll take Guard Li with me to buy some supplies this afternoon, and we'll leave the city tomorrow."
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