Qiu Yan and her three companions walked on, not meeting up with Qin Susu and the others first, but instead going to find Yuwen Xian.
At this moment, Yuwen Xian was assisting his subordinates in herding the frolicking cattle and sheep.
Their cattle and sheep roam everywhere.
"Who the hell did this, you coward, show yourself!"
Yuwen Xian drove the cattle along, cursing and swearing the whole way.
Turning his head, he saw Qiu Yan and the others. He frowned and wondered, "What are they doing here? Why didn't the Chanyu come?"
He jogged a few steps and waved to Qiu Yan and the others.
"Call your men over to help herd the cattle."
Qiu Yan... She stopped in her tracks. The three men behind her exchanged glances, imagining how they would help chase after the cattle and sheep, and couldn't help but chuckle to themselves.
"General Yuwen, I've come to take my leave," Qiu Yan said bluntly.
"Farewell?" Yuwen Xian raised an eyebrow and strode up to Qiu Yan.
"You're leaving? Does the Chanyu know?"
"I know, the Chanyu understands my longing for home and has granted me permission to return." Qiu Yan's expression softened.
"General Yuwen, the Chanyu has asked me to convey a message that you must see him immediately. He says you must depart for the Western Rong tonight!"
"What?" Yuwen Xian obviously didn't believe it; he had just returned.
"impossible!"
Qiu Yan: "Why is it impossible?"
General Yuwen, I know you have just conquered many small states of the Western Rong, but do you know that most of the Western Qin's forces have already gone to the Western Rong, preparing to seduce them like a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
"Western Qin?" Yuwen Xian became increasingly skeptical.
"Yes, it's Western Qin." Qiu Yan's words were certain, and even when she was lying, her eyes remained calm.
"If you don't believe me, then you can only watch as the cities you've worked so hard to conquer are taken over by Western Qin! Are you willing to accept that?"
"They won't get away with it!" Yuwen Xian said, looking at the livestock running around.
He felt that Qiu Yan was lying, but he had no evidence.
"So, you're saying this sneak attack was carried out by the Western Qin?"
Qiu Yan nodded: "General Yuwen is indeed intelligent."
Yuwen Xian: "How would you, a woman, know this?"
Qiu Yan did not reply, but said, "General Yuwen, as far as I know, the Central Plains have a lot of gunpowder. If you lead your troops to attack now, you will surely not return."
"Gunpowder?" Qiu Yan's words instantly caught Yuwen Xian's attention.
Upon hearing this word, Yuwen Xian's gloomy expression turned solemn.
He had not personally experienced gunpowder, but he had heard their spies mention it.
"You have some too?" Yuwen Xian asked first.
Ling Ba replied, "No, we are just ordinary people."
"Hmph, you're just boosting the enemy's morale!" Yuwen Xian sneered. "What commoners? You're clearly just the remnants of the defeated Western Qin army!"
"They're just fireworks and firecrackers, nothing to worry about!"
"Is it nothing to fear?" Ling Ba sighed softly. "We have already witnessed the power of gunpowder. Anyone hit by it has no chance of survival!"
"It's just a firecracker, how can it decide the outcome?" Yuwen Xian scoffed, but inwardly he was filled with doubt.
He knew, of course, that these were no ordinary firecrackers.
Previously, his strong fighting spirit meant he wouldn't have given this small firecracker a second thought.
But at this moment, looking at the destroyed cattle and sheep pens burning fiercely in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
If this gunpowder were thrown onto their yurts, it would set fire to their camps, with unimaginable consequences.
If Western Qin gains power, it will likely turn its attention to them.
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