Chapter 344 Infiltrating the Turkic Khaganate
Yun Xiaofeng was tied up like a dumpling and thrown back at the gate of Cangcheng Pass. By the time Yun Juange found him, Qiuqiu and the others had already left the pass and headed towards the heart of the Turkic lands.
Jin Fengnian acquired two sets of Turkic clothing. Along the way, there were quite a few mixed-race people born of Turks and Han Chinese, and their appearances were not particularly striking.
Chuchu casually wrapped herself in a set of Turkic riding clothes, and even with her little face tense, she still had a somewhat heroic feel to her.
The Turkic man was tall and strong, and he gestured with his little hands, feeling like a dwarf. His round eyes were fixed on others.
The Cloud Eagle tribe launched a war, and several surrounding tribes joined in. The Khan, whose throne was illegitimate, became the one on the defensive, constantly under pressure, and was said to have fled the royal court.
Jin Fengnian only realized he had been a bit impulsive after arriving in the Turkic Khaganate. "You two dared to cause trouble in the Turkic Khaganate without even a detailed plan?"
He frowned, feeling he had discovered some terrible secret: "Which of you two has offended the Emperor? Isn't this sending you to your deaths?"
Prince Ning: "I came in a hurry... Um, my royal brother told me to do everything according to Qiuqiu's wishes."
Two intense gazes fell upon Qiuqiu. "What's your plan?"
Chiu Chiu remained silent; what plans could a little baby like her possibly have?
The three of them only discovered the strangeness of the place when they were walking on the Turkic road!
"I'm hungry, I need food!"
Then they discovered that there was no place to buy food.
A kind old woman saw that Qiuqiu was about to cry and gave her a dry piece of naan bread, saying, "Child, eat it."
Chuchu almost knocked out Little White's teeth with one bite, "So hard~"
The old woman rubbed her rough, withered hands together a couple of times, looking somewhat helpless, but this was the best food she could offer.
Jin Fengnian noticed the old woman's predicament and immediately explained, "Grandma, the child's teeth are soft. Could you add some water so I can soak the cakes until they're soft for my little sister to eat?"
The three followed the old woman across a barren plain before arriving at her "home." The old woman's home consisted of several tattered tents surrounded by a fence.
The sound of the old woman returning home attracted the attention of the people inside, who, before seeing her, stretched out a long knife.
Chiu Chiu shrank her neck in fright, and her double chin popped out.
[They lured the piglets home, slaughtered them, and ate them!]
Prince Ning: "Could it be that we've been set up by a honey trap?"
Jin Fengnian shook his head at them, somewhat helplessly, and explained in a low voice, "It's just a means of self-preservation."
Turkic women had a very low social status, and women like the old woman, who were of mixed Han descent, had an even lower status. If they were lucky, they would be bought by a Turkic man and barely survive; if they were unlucky, they would be kidnapped and enslaved, where they were truly devastated and could neither live nor die.
The old woman called out loudly, "Ayi, Grandma's back!"
The long sword was sheathed, revealing a pretty little face. The tall girl looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, holding the long sword in her hand and carrying a tattered basket on her back, containing several worn-out arrows.
When Ayi saw the three people behind the old woman, her expression changed: "Who are you? Grandma, you've brought people back again. There's no room in the house anymore, no room at all."
The old woman, her body hunched over, scooped some water from the earthenware pot with a wooden bowl, muttering, "They're all unfortunate people. If your grandfather were still alive, he would have saved them all."
"They're just asking for a drink of water, it's no big deal."
Ayi pursed her lips and said nothing more. She stepped forward, snatched the earthenware pot, and ran off with the words, "I'm going to fetch water."
Prince Ning asked the old woman, "Grandma, have we disturbed you?"
The old woman waved her hand: "Ayi is just stubborn but soft-hearted. You're from Da Zhou, aren't you?"
The three of them: "..."
How do I overcome the feeling of the game ending before it even begins?
Before they could even argue, the old woman said with a smile, "I can tell at a glance whether you're from the Great Zhou or not. You three have such distinguished bearing that you're not ordinary people, and I can roughly guess why you've come to the Turkic Khaganate. This old woman won't ask any more questions, I just hope you three can do me a favor."
Chirp: "Yes!"
She complimented my elegance!
The old woman lifted the tent flap to reveal what was inside, and the group of people were stunned.
Jin Fengnian: "This is..."
“Urns.” The old woman said calmly; it was hard to imagine that she lived among a group of urns.
"These are all spies that your Great Zhou sent to the Turks over the years. They are all good people and have saved many lives."
The old woman's husband was one of them; his dying wish was to return to his homeland for one last look. After her husband's death, the old woman began to take in some Han Chinese who had wandered into other places.
Some were spies whose identities were discovered and thrown into the wolf pack, while others were pitiful people who had been kidnapped.
The old woman took out many undelivered letters; the paper was yellowed, indicating that they were quite old.
"After the death of Naga Khan, his personal token was lost, and all the tribes are searching for it. Finding the token will allow them to mobilize the Turkic Khan's personal troops."
Prince Ning did not understand; the Turks did not seem to obey "tokens." They believed more in the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and the capable rise to the top.
The old woman noticed their confusion: "The Khan's personal guards protect the sacred land of the Goddess. It is said that the Goddess can open the path to the heavens."
Chiu Chiu painstakingly rubbed the biscuit with her little teeth, her already distorted face scrunching up even more upon hearing this. Even so, she still managed to take a bite and then complain.
【Tongtian Road? Going to the West? 】
"Hehe, looking for him... um!"
The old woman was hard of hearing and didn't hear what Qiuqiu was saying, so she nodded randomly, "Yes, yes, yes, it's about finding the goddess."
While they were talking past each other, Ayi returned with water. She burst in, lifting the curtain, "Grandma, don't talk nonsense! There's no such thing as a goddess in the world!"
"None of the people who were looking for the goddess have returned. Brother Awang, Sister Suwen, and Yan Jiamu are all dead! Dead!"
Chuchu: "Huh?"
"In my house, I'd be alive!"
Ayi: "You recognize this accent..."
Chuchu gave Ayi an encouraging look: "Speak up, tell everyone that we really have people in the Turkic region!"
"You know Uncle Su Lun!"
Chiu Chiu: "Hey, this is all messed up..."
"It's even more like it!" Ayi exclaimed excitedly. "Uncle Su Lun once said that the next person who speaks with a local accent will lead everyone home!"
Jin Fengnian squeezed between the two, carefully separating Ayi, "Although we don't know that Uncle Su Lun, Yan Jiamu is not dead."
"Not dead?"
"Yes, it's in the capital."
"Impossible! I saw Yan Jiamu get caught up in the death trap with my own eyes. Without personal guards to open the gate, the goddess will punish everyone!"
The repeated mention of the goddess reminded Qiuqiu of the Hundred Flowers Clan, who also had a goddess, and even called her a saint.
Or should I pretend to be him?
She cleared her throat and raised her hands: "Ah!"
No, that's not enough momentum! Let's try again!
Before anyone else could understand what Qiuqiu meant, Jin Fengnian had already picked Qiuqiu up and placed her on the table, saying, "Let's begin, little fortune teller."
Chiu Chiu pretended not to hear, still holding up her chubby little hand as if enveloped in holy light, "A divine gift~ Goddess!"
"May blessings descend upon you~ Chu chu!"
"I am~ Chu chu~"
Jin Fengnian's lips twitched: Why did they change the words here? He almost couldn't hold it in.
But will this work?
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