"Really?" Xu Yixing's eyes suddenly lit up, flickering, even brighter than the eyes of the wolves on the grassland. "Have you seen Wang Ting Khan? Did you see clearly that it was him?"
Yingba shook his head. "I didn't see it clearly, but I saw the knife. The Eagle Wolf Head Knife!" Yingba's face was filled with excitement, and even the howling wind outside couldn't dampen his excitement. "I was lying on one of the tents just now, and I saw the knife on the ground. There was blood on it. It must be it!"
Xu Yixing frowned, his initial elation instantly extinguished. "It's just a knife. How can you be sure it's the Khan? If it's the Khan, how could he be hiding in this godforsaken place, with no sign of his cavalry?"
This is really bad for Yingba. He always looks at the marks to identify people, and the accuracy is too low.
"Of course I know this, but the tent is heavily guarded, so I dare not destroy it to take a closer look. But that knife is the Khan's favorite thing, he never leaves his side, so this can't be wrong! I think perhaps the Khan was seriously injured and had to take shelter. And even if it wasn't the Khan, it was someone close to him!"
"That's more reliable." Xu Yixing pouted. If it weren't for the Khan, there would be no need to waste time trying to get close. But if he just let them get away, it would be a shame. Those people were so low-key that they didn't dare to show up in public. There must be something fishy going on. It was worth a try!
"Help me find a set of clothes for a Hu woman tomorrow morning, and I'll go take a look at them."
"inappropriate!"
"I'm not taking any risks, I'm just going to take a look. Tomorrow, in broad daylight, I'll disguise myself as a maid milking a mare and go around there. Nothing will happen. Besides, those people are too guilty to show up, and they certainly won't dare to speak out. You can just rest assured."
"If you must go, I'll go with you." Yingba refused to let her go alone, and Xu Yixing had no choice but to agree that they would go together. Anyway, Yingba was already a familiar face to these residents, and with him there, it probably wouldn't attract attention.
Early the next morning, Xu Yixing changed into the Hu clothing that Yingba borrowed from the yurt next door, and put it on herself. It was so loose and thick that she looked much more sturdy after putting it on, and her original thinness was no longer noticeable.
She added a little of the disguise technique that Ying Wu had taught her before, and stuck some things on her face to make her face round, which really made her look like those Hu women.
"Ah Ren, what do you think?"
"Well, it's good." Yingba couldn't say anything else, but he felt that his master was indeed a lot different after this change. In addition, with his hair braided into a thick braid and tied behind his head, he looked capable and refreshing.
"Let's go." Xu Yixing walked out of the tent with her feet turned outward. According to her observation, the Hu girls were much more generous than those from the Central Plains. In addition, their legs had expanded slightly due to riding horses since childhood, so they walked with their feet turned outward.
This was the first time she had walked out of the tent since arriving here. She had only taken a quick glance last time, but now she found that this gathering area was much larger than she had seen. Her tent was small and close to the edge, while the tents closer to the center were larger and more luxurious. It seemed that the hierarchy here was still very clear.
"Those people are in tents two, three, and four in the second circle in the middle. That's where I smelled the blood." Ying Ba pointed in the direction and walked towards the center with a large bundle of tarpaulin in his hand. It looked like he was going to repair the roof of a tent.
Xu Yixing followed beside him, holding two clay pots in his hands and holding one on his head, just like those little girls milking cows.
She passed many neighbors along the way. Some of the more open-minded women would stare at her with beautiful smiles, and some would say hello. Unfortunately, she didn't understand. Only Yingba would respond from time to time, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
When they reached a position closer to the center, Yingba stopped and shouted a few times to the people in a tent. Sure enough, he saw someone from that family coming out and taking his tarpaulin. It seemed that Yingba wanted to help this family repair the tent.
"Ah..." Since Xu Yixing couldn't speak nonsense, he simply pretended to be dumb to avoid trouble.
"Aha, Ah Shan, this is Brother Cangligu. Their tent was damaged by the wind. I'll fix it for them. You go ahead, the horses are all behind!" Yingba pointed in a direction. It was behind the tent of this Brother Gu. It was still some distance away from the tent they wanted to explore, but they could clearly see the movements of those tents. It was really a good place for observation.
"Ah!" Xu Yixing walked over with the jar on his head. He really admired Yingba's friendliness. If he stayed there for a while, maybe he would be able to integrate with those Hu people.
Arriving at Brother Gu's tent, she saw ten horses neatly penned in, males, females, and foals, all happily and happily tucked away from the wind. She randomly picked a docile-looking horse, squatted down, and began milking it, squeezing her eyes and peering through the bars.
The tents Yingba mentioned were indeed problematic. Not only were the door curtains tightly closed, but even the doorways showed no signs of movement. The weather was exceptionally fine today, and the herders were either repairing their huts or collecting manure. Even the children were out and about, a rare sight. The utter lack of life there was indeed suspicious.
Xu Yixing also noticed that there were two or three horses tethered behind their tent, but unlike the horses at Brother Gu's house, those horses were covered in mud and blood, and looked wilted, obviously injured and exhausted.
It’s a pity that the people inside were cautious and removed the saddles and bridles from the horses, so the identity of their owners could not be revealed at all.
After squatting for half a day, Xu Yixing's legs were numb. She changed three or four horses and observed from six or seven angles, but she still couldn't figure out the way. The door over there was still locked and there was no intention of coming out.
"Tsk, what bad luck." She muttered softly and put away the jar in her hand. It took so much effort to squeeze out a jar and a half of mare's milk. Well, she could take it back and nourish herself!
Still holding the empty can back on his head, he held the two breasts in his arms and walked around to the front door of Brother Gu's house. He just saw Yingba lying on it with his butt sticking out, repairing someone's roof. It was really funny.
"Ah!" Xu Yixing signaled, raised his jar, and told Yingba that he was going back.
Yingba turned his head, waved his hand and let him go with a smile. At first glance, they looked like a stupid brother and a dumb sister.
Xu Yixing couldn't help but smile as he thought about it. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by someone behind him: "Jili Gulu Jili Gulu..."
Xu Yixing turned around and saw a man wearing Hu clothing but obviously a Han Chinese calling her and mumbling something. She was a little confused and afraid of being exposed, so she could only stand there blankly.
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