"If so, your grandfathers will take you back to serve our tribe and never let you step out of the tribe again in your life. If not... you die!"
Zheng Quchi's expression froze instantly.
So, if she accepts their offer, she has to stay with them and be their slave for life; if she doesn't, then there's no need to waste food—she can just be buried on the spot in the open.
"How many of you have come? Was that vanguard of barbarian cavalry also with you?"
She changed the subject, partly to find out just how many barbarians had dared to run rampant into the territory of Ye.
Upon hearing this, the barbarian carrying her spurred his horse and slowed it down slightly. He said with a mocking expression, "You've encountered Buhaka? He's not from our tribe. He's a fool who only knows how to act recklessly and is being used without even realizing it."
From what I've heard, you do seem to be quite intelligent.
So they really weren't a group after all. The reason she asked that was because, although they had similar nomadic characteristics, they differed in the details of their clothing and accessories.
He mentioned that Bukhara was being exploited...
Could it be that Gongshu Lan is behind this again?
Or perhaps, it was the Gongshu family.
It's impossible for Gongshu Lan alone to cross the border and contact the people of Julu Kingdom. So, why is she targeting me like this? Is it because she knows I'm a disciple of the Mohist school, or is it to eliminate me from the rift between the Gongshu family and Yuwen Sheng, intentionally sabotaging my work on the city wall repairs...?
"Who wants to take advantage of you?"
"It's none of your business. You still haven't said whether you are Sang Xuanqing or not?"
She immediately agreed: "Of course I am. Look around Fuxian County, who fits your description better than me?"
She's not stupid; she'll just try to survive and there'll always be a chance to escape from them.
"Hahahaha... You're quite something, kid. So cowardly and afraid of death. You look just like a black rat, and your courage is as small as a rat's."
Zheng Quchi's face darkened: "..."
She was certain he was making a personal attack on her and that she had absolute evidence.
“Sang Xuanqing, you’d better be like a sheep, lie still and don’t make any rash moves. Don’t expect anyone to come and save you. Putting aside whether you are that important or not, Julu Kingdom is currently fighting Yuwen Sheng, so he can’t spare any time.”
The barbarian could easily see what she was thinking, but he didn't care. He simply reminded her not to try to kill herself.
One minute she's a mouse, the next she's a sheep. Does he really think she'll just let herself be slaughtered?
"You came all this way just to kidnap me?"
"Ha, you're too arrogant. You're just a piece of cake. Since you've fallen into our trap, might as well take it. As for other things, you have no right to know..."
Zheng Quchi felt that this barbarian was a chatterbox. Whenever she asked a question, he couldn't help but answer. However, he couldn't confide in her and could only force himself to shut up, which was really twisted.
Actually, Zheng Quchi didn't really want to chat with the barbarian, but she was in a really bad mood at the moment, as could be seen from her cold sweat and pale, sickly face.
The jolting on horseback is unbearable, but on top of that, her wound was probably infected, itchy and painful, like hundreds of ants crawling and biting her.
If she didn't talk and distract herself, she worried that she would start groaning in pain.
At this moment, the barbarian cavalryman leading the way suddenly cried out, trying to slow his horse down. He exclaimed urgently, "Something's wrong! Rein in!"
However, because the road was wide and flat, they drove smoothly and relaxed their vigilance. The call to stop came too suddenly and was too late.
A short distance ahead, a large rope net was triggered, and with a "whoosh," it opened up from the mud and swept towards them. Their horses, unable to stop, charged forward, causing them all to be caught in the net, trip, and fall heavily to the ground.
"Damn it, we've been ambushed!"
He immediately took out his small knife and painstakingly cut the net ropes. Because the net was too tight, it restricted their movement, so the cutting speed was very slow, like sharpening a dull knife. Only after cutting a width of a shoulder could they squeeze through.
Once the people were out, things became much easier. They swiftly cut through the ropes and nets, rescuing the horses that had been entangled and fallen to the ground.
As a result, they had to waste a lot of time in the same place. Just as they mounted their horses and were about to continue on their way, they saw the small stones on the ground vibrating and shaking. The powerful vibration was accompanied by a series of powerful hoofbeats like a sudden rainstorm, which sounded behind them. They turned around in surprise.
On the flat land of the loess hills, a bold and fierce army was coming through the dust and mist. The leader was none other than Yuwen Sheng, the legendary warrior who was said to be invincible and had shaken the seven kingdoms.
The barbarian leader exclaimed in shock, "Impossible! Why would he abandon the capture of Sima Moye from Julu Kingdom and instead track him all the way here to rescue you!"
When Zheng Quchi saw Yuwen Sheng chasing after him, and that terrifying figure in the dust and smoke, like a demon god descending, his heart pounded and his hair stood on end.
You ask me? Who should I ask?
But she didn't believe the other party was there to save her.
This is clearly because he hated her so deeply that he went to great lengths to track her down and "arrest" her.
"Quickly, mount the horse!"
Zheng Quchi was dragged onto the horse like a dead dog. She lay back on the horse and looked up, only to see Yuwen Sheng in the distance skillfully reining in his horse and stopping the fierce army in iron armor.
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