Liu Tan lowered his eyes and looked at it, his expression slightly changing.
The man was holding a small golden crown in his hand. There was nothing special about the crown, but when Liu Tan saw him, he naturally thought of someone.
He asked directly, "Is Wu Shilu here?"
Li Ling translated it directly. The man was obviously unhappy and said something. Liu Tan didn't understand, but he saw Li Ling said it with a sneer, which seemed to arouse the other party's anger.
Liu Tan simply said, "If it's Wu Shilu, then it's definitely worth seeing."
- Zhou Huang, who was standing next to him, was almost scared to death. He wanted to stop Liu Tan but felt that it was not appropriate for him to get involved in this situation. He could only open and close his mouth anxiously.
The Hun man got a positive answer, but still reluctantly bowed to Liu Tan and said something.
Li Ling frowned and said, "He said Wu Shilu invited Your Highness to a roasted whole lamb tonight."
Liu Tan smiled and said, "That's great. Tell your Chanyu that I will be there on time."
The Hun nodded and turned away decisively.
After he left, Zhou Huang said nervously, "Your Highness, how can you go? It's too dangerous for you to be here at Wu Shilu. You should go back first."
Zhou Huang's reason was simple: Liu Tan had defeated Wu Shilu before, so Wu Shilu must have hated him. How could he possibly be so kind as to treat him to a roasted whole lamb? Even if he did, he might have poisoned the lamb!
Liu Tan smiled and said, "Of course I have to meet him. I haven't even met Wu Shilu yet. I have to remember the enemy's appearance clearly."
Zhou Huang stared at Liu Tan with his mouth wide open. In his mind, the Huns were all terrible and should be avoided. Wu Shilu, as the Huns' Chanyu, was the most terrible one. Recently, the Han Dynasty's policy towards the Huns was mainly focused on maintaining stability. Under such circumstances, no one would have thought that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory actually regarded Wu Shilu as his opponent.
Since he was going to keep an appointment in the evening, Liu Tan naturally had to go to rest first.
When Li Ling passed by Zhou Huang, he reached out and lifted up Zhou Huang's chin, making him shut up and smile. He patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Your Highness must have his reasons for wanting to see Wu Shilu."
Li Ling was young and full of vigor. He felt that what Liu Tan did was particularly refreshing and what he said made him feel particularly good. He was happier than those so-called famous generals in Chang'an.
He followed Liu Tan excitedly thinking that after tonight, he would also have met the Xiongnu Chanyu.
Liu Tan turned to Li Ling and said, "Go find out how many people Wu Shilu brought with him."
He always seeks stability in doing things. If Wu Shilu brings too many people, he will also bring a lot of people with him tonight.
The purpose of meeting was to prove himself, and he was also curious about what Wu Shilu looked like, but it did not mean that he would put himself in danger.
After hearing this, Li Ling immediately made arrangements and brought back Wu Shilu's information after a while.
Liu Tan glanced at it, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Wu Shilu... also raised a wolf?"
Li Ling didn't care: "It is said that he brought it here."
Liu Tan sneered, "You're bringing the wolf leader to see me. Do you expect me to be scared by them?"
Li Ling curled his lips and said, "This is the only trick a barbarian can come up with. However, we still need to be on guard. Your Highness, should we bring more people with us?"
Liu Tan said thoughtfully, "No need, it's just a wolf."
Li Ling admired him more and more as he watched him calmly and composed. When he heard that he was going to meet Wu Shilu, he was very excited, but His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory, who was younger than him, was very calm.
The venue for the dinner was chosen by Liu Tan, but it was organized by the Xiongnu.
When Liu Tan walked over, he saw from a distance a man standing with his hands behind his back.
He slowly walked over and took a look - the man couldn't help but be surprised: "It's you."
The man smiled slightly and said, "Nice to meet you again, Your Highness the King of the Northern Territory. I am Wu Shilu."
Liu Tan looked at him for a long moment before he slowly smiled and said, "I never thought the Chanyu would actually hide his identity and come to Shuofang City. I apologize for not hosting him well enough."
Wu Shilu smiled at Liu Tan with his brown eyes and said, "Your Highness, the King of the Northern Territory, please don't be angry. I'm just too curious about your Highness and worried that you'd refuse me if I went there in person. So I turned into an interpreter. Your Highness... didn't disappoint me."
Liu Tan laughed and shook his head, "I am a little disappointed. If I had known the Chanyu's identity, I would have definitely kept him here and performed my duties as a good host."
Before Wu Shilu could say anything, Liu Tan heard a low growl. He lowered his eyes and found that it was the wolf beside Wu Shilu that was crouching down, baring its teeth and growling threateningly while slowly moving towards Liu Tan.
Li Ling's face changed, and he subconsciously wanted to draw his sword. However, as soon as his hand grasped the hilt, he felt a heat on the back of his hand. He looked down and found that Liu Tan's hand was covering his hand, and he pressed the sword back into his sheath.
Liu Tan looked up at Wu Shilu and asked with a smile, "What do you mean, Chanyu?"
Wu Shilu said with some embarrassment, "I rescued this wolf some time ago. I kept it by my side because I thought it was obedient. I didn't expect it to be so wild and difficult to tame, and it frightened Your Highness."
Liu Tan lowered his eyes. "I'm not frightened, but it seems the Chanyu can't control this wolf."
Wu Shilu said softly, "It's just a beast. No matter how smart it is, it can't understand human language."
Liu Tan nodded seriously: "Yes."
Wu Shilu felt as if he had punched cotton, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please."
If Liu Tan wanted to get through, he had to pass by the wolf, and at this time the wolf still maintained its pre-attack posture, as if ready to attack at any time.
Liu Tan chuckled and said, "Okay."
After saying that, he raised his foot and walked forward. Wu Shilu couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Not only him, but everyone present was a little surprised. The wolf seemed to be angered by Liu Tan's behavior, and it jumped forward with its hind paws. Its fangs looked very ferocious in the moonlight.
Wu Shilu's hands, which were behind his back, immediately rested on the knife at his waist. He stared at Liu Tan closely and decided that he would save him as long as Liu Tan asked for help.
No, maybe there is no need to ask for help. As long as this young prince can show a gentle smile to him like the young Kunmi who faced the little Wusun, he will go to save him.
However, he was disappointed. The young prince was looking at him from beginning to end, with a calm expression on his face, as if he was not facing the threat of illness.
Just when Wu Shilu couldn't help but speak, a white shadow suddenly jumped out. The wolf that had just approached made a muffled sound, screamed, and was slapped away.
As soon as the wolf landed on the ground, the white shadow quickly rushed over, grabbed the wolf with its two front paws and threw it to the ground, slapped it twice, and then sat on the wolf.
This change happened so quickly that by the time everyone reacted, the wolf didn't even whimper. One could only vaguely see blood flowing from the corner of its mouth and its body occasionally twitching. It was obvious that it was not going to survive.
Everyone looked at the black and white ball sitting on the wolf in shock. For a moment, they could hardly believe that the king of the grassland was dead just like that?
The Huns had never seen an iron-eating beast and were extremely shocked at this moment.
Facing Wu Shilu's complicated gaze, Liu Tan raised his chin slightly and said, "You may not have seen this before. This is an iron-eating beast. I just raised it not long ago, and it is a little disobedient. I believe the Chanyu should understand."
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