Chapter 312 Drawing Lots
The border is shrouded in sandstorms, withered grass, and dried-up water. Life is hard for the people living there, but there is an oasis in front of Cangcheng Pass. If the people could graze their livestock there, their lives could be improved.
Unfortunately, that area was frequently harassed by Turks, causing great suffering to the people.
This gamble is on the lives of the people of the Great Zhou!
The courtiers, who had extremely low trust in Qiuqiu, suddenly became nervous, each one eager to become Qiuqiu's think tank.
"Can she manage on her own? Or should I go up and recite some poems or essays for her?"
"What could she possibly know at such a young age! What could she possibly know! Let this old man go! That's a hundred miles outside Cangcheng Pass!"
"Oh, Chiu Chiu, if you win, I'll build a merit tower for the people of Cangcheng Pass."
Chiu Chiu wasn't nervous at first, but the group of excited old men made her quite nervous.
Cangcheng Pass is of paramount importance, and their feelings are mixed... they don't understand... because they have no idea where Cangcheng Pass is, let alone what the border looks like.
Her empathy is still stuck in the solitary state she was as a baby fish. Her family and friends are those she has drawn into her protective circle, the people she wants to protect.
As for the rest...
Chiu Chiu hasn't experienced it, so she doesn't feel much about it.
She sat on a high chair, swinging her legs, and timidly looked at the people walking back and forth in front of her.
Su Jinze plopped down next to Qiuqiu and nudged her with his elbow. Qiuqiu, caught off guard, lost her balance, her hand supporting her chubby chin slipping, and she tumbled over. If Su Jinze hadn't reacted quickly and caught her, she might have died before even starting her mission.
Those around him looked at Su Jinze with displeasure. Facing their accusing gazes, Su Jinze chuckled dryly, "It's my fault."
Chuchu put her hands on her chubby waist and straightened up again, [Hmph, now I have someone to rely on!]
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Su Jinze was taken aback. What accent did his sister have?
However, he has no time to pay attention to these things right now.
"Chirp, are you nervous?" He poked Chirp's soft flesh to make her happy. "Your brother isn't nervous at all."
"You know what? You can never be nervous. You just need to go all out and leave the rest to your brother."
"Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. There's me, there's our father, there's our grandfather, and there's His Majesty."
You know what I mean, right?
We can just return the skull to them, it's not like he has any special fetishes. Kneeling or not... or maybe Chuchu should struggle a bit?
Su Jinze said a long string of words, and Qiuqiu was dizzy from being hit. She kept circling her fingers on her temples, and her eyes were filled with indescribable emotions as she looked at her brother.
Does he believe me or not?
[I think he seems more nervous. It's okay, let's comfort him!]
Chuchu opened her arms and jumped into Su Jinze's arms. On the surface, she wanted to comfort her older brother's nervous little heart with her warm embrace, but in reality, Little Tuantuan herself fell into her older brother's warm embrace.
Su Jinze expertly picked up his younger sister and patted her back. Fine, so be it! He'd go back to their Turkic homeland and earn back his respect later!
Chuchu held down her brother's hand, looking at him disapprovingly. [No, no, it should be Chuchu patting.]
Helpless, Su Jinze spread his hands and let Qiuqiu pat him.
Little Chiu Chiu is small and has short arms, so she can't hug her brother at all. She gently pats his waist with both hands and says in a trembling little voice, "Chiu Chiu, protect the tiger~ giggle!"
Su Jinze hugged her back, "Okay, brother will let Qiuqiu protect you."
【Don't be afraid, brother, Chuchu is super strong!】
Yan Jiamu stood behind Que Yushi, as indifferent as an iceberg. He appeared devoid of any joy or sorrow, but in reality, he envied Qiuqiu.
He had never seen a child as clingy as Chuchu. Even the Khan's most beloved little princess wouldn't easily show her emotions.
She's like a wolf cub that might roll over and turn belly up at any moment.
Very cute.
But such wolf cubs are the most dangerous on the grasslands, as they can be broken in the leg bones and devoured alive by wolf hunters at any time.
He liked the girl very much and hoped that the goddess Aga could protect her.
The game has been upgraded because stakes have been added to the competition.
The competition turned into a blind selection.
The Zhou and Turkic peoples each put three competition events into a box, which Emperor Jingming then drew. Queyu described this as taking one's destiny into one's own hands.
Emperor Jingming glanced at the still-smiling Qiuqiu and patted her head, saying, "I believe in you."
Chuchu: "Hehe, I believe it too~"
Six slips of paper with different competition items written on them were put into the box in full view of everyone. Even if Emperor Jingming wanted to help Qiuqiu, it was to no avail.
Now it's all up to fate!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Emperor Jingming placed his hand into the wooden box and slowly took out the first slip of paper—"Pitch-pot".
Chiu Chiu isn't even as tall as a person, but there's still Geng Siru.
It's okay.
Queyu glanced at Yan Jiamu from the side and raised his hand to indicate, "Emperor of Great Zhou, please draw the second card."
Emperor Jingming then took out a second slip of paper—"Gomoku".
Que Yu frowned: "What is Gomoku?"
Never heard of it!
The projects Da Zhou wrote were all incredibly simple; they were genuinely worried that Qiu Qiu wouldn't be able to do them. This Gomoku game, however, was suggested by the Crown Prince.
For no other reason than that the inventor of this invention is Chiu Chiu.
She doesn't understand Go, she only knows Gomoku. She's still playing with Geng Siru and the others at Qingyang Academy. This gives her an advantage.
Liu Debao stepped forward and briefly explained the rules, and Yan Jiamu understood how to play after a little thought.
"I'm fine. You can continue drawing."
Emperor Jingming smiled broadly. It seemed that even the heavens were on Qiuqiu's side, as such a simple competition increased their chances of winning!
"How about letting the Queen draw the last option?"
Que Yu glanced at him, stood up with great poise, casually pulled out a piece of paper, and after reading the words on it, her smile widened. "This little kid is in danger."
Emperor Jingming thought to himself, "This woman is wicked. That sly smile of hers can't be anything good!"
He now deeply regretted his earlier feigned politeness! Who knew this woman would actually slap him!
"I wonder what the Queen drew?" Emperor Jingming asked calmly, his expression unchanged.
Lady Que Yu displayed the note in her hand to everyone. Like a venomous tongue flicking out, she spoke in a chilling voice: "Beast Taming!"
The moment those two words were uttered, the crowd erupted in uproar.
"What should we do? Two girls, one of whom is not even two years old..."
"Beast training? Does that mean they'll become food for wild animals?!"
"No! No! Peace is paramount! How can we gamble with the lives of the children of our Great Zhou! I refuse!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
"..."
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Queyu looked at them mockingly: "So you're all a bunch of cowards. I thought you Great Zhou Dynasty were all heroes, but after seeing you today... Emperor of Zhou, if you admit defeat now, there's no need for a competition!"
Emperor Jingming's eyes turned cold. This woman would definitely not let this go!
If they want to save Qiuqiu and Geng Siru's lives, they're going to be in deep trouble today.
"queen……"
"Great!" Chuchu clapped her hands. "We'll bet!"
"Chirp chirp, little beast."
Before Emperor Jingming could speak, Queyu immediately replied, "The Zhou emperor has quite the spirit. Let's begin now."
Before he could speak, Emperor Jingming was speechless.
Gambling, gambling, gambling, you're a desperate gambler, aren't you!
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