To the north of the northern border, across the vast wasteland, you can see a dozen tents here and there. They are small tribes formed by the nomadic Hu people who came here.
In front of a shabby little tent, a couple was kneeling on the ground in fear, kowtowing and apologizing to their tribesmen.
They have rough and dark skin, and can only make "ah ah" sounds from their mouths. They are a deaf-mute couple.
ã±—Next to them stood a pretty woman. Unlike the rough dark skin of the others, this woman's skin was as white as snow and she was very beautiful, but her face was full of arrogance and rebellion.
She looked at the people around her with disgust in her eyes. There was some black dust on her hands and face, and there was oil stains at the corners of her mouth that had not been wiped clean.
The old patriarch came over with his cane, sighed when he saw the situation, and gestured for the couple to get up first.
The couple shook their heads, expressing their fear, and one of them pulled the woman's skirt, as if they wanted her to kneel down.
The woman rudely kicked the couple's hands away and shouted angrily: "Don't touch me, it's so dirty!"
The faces of the tribesmen around him became even uglier.
The old patriarch also roared: "Asuna! How could you treat your father and mother like this!"
The other tribesmen couldn't stand it either.
"I shouldn't have picked her up and raised her in the first place. This Chunchun is such an ungrateful person!"
"Father Aji and Aunt Chunqi have provided her with good food and drink over the years. How has she repaid them? Every day she either steals their food or kills their sheep. She is simply a debt collector!"
It's no wonder that the tribesmen are angry. The truth is that this woman named Asuna has gone too far. Almost every family in the tribe has been robbed by her.
Not only did she steal other people's livestock, but she also instigated the young men in the tribe to fight for her.
The tribesmen realized that they could no longer tolerate the reality and were determined to drive Asuna away.
Originally, Aji and Chunqi knelt down to beg for mercy, and the tribesmen softened their hearts again, thinking that if Asuna was willing to admit her mistakes, it would not be impossible to keep her. However, Asuna's current attitude directly made the tribesmen determined that this scourge must be driven away!
"Asuna, please go away. We can't keep you here!"
"The grassland is so big, you can go anywhere you want." said the old patriarch.
Asuna snorted coldly, "Just leave, this is a shabby place, the smell of sheep on you guys has made me want to vomit!"
After the woman had said this, she was about to lead the horse, but was stopped.
"The horses are the tribe's property, you can't take them away!"
Asuna's eyes widened: "Why? This horse was raised by Chunyi!"
The woman who stopped her snorted coldly, "You also said that this belongs to Grandma Chunqi. She and Grandpa Aji will not go with you. What rights do you have to take away her property?"
Asuna looked around at everyone with hatred, her eyes fell on Grandma Chunqi and Grandpa Ji: "Will you give me this horse?"
Grandma Chunqi heard it but couldn't say it out loud, so she could only try her best to gesture. She also advised Asuna to apologize, hoping that the tribesmen would forgive their child.
Asuna became even angrier when she saw this, and gritted her teeth in hatred: "Okay! You are so unkind! Just wait, I will make you regret it sooner or later!"
Having said that, she dropped the reins, turned around and walked away.
Father Aji and Mother Chunqi wanted to chase after Chuan, but were stopped by the tribesmen.
"Why are you still chasing after such an ungrateful person? Just consider it as if you have raised her for nothing!"
"Haven't you two paid enough for her over the years? Don't keep a child like this. She's born a bad seed. Keeping her will only bring disaster to everyone!"
Asuna left as soon as she said she would. She walked for a long time. When night was about to fall, she heard the cry of wolves on the grassland. She shuddered violently and finally showed a look of fear.
She hurriedly took out a bone flute and kept blowing it, muttering: "Brother... Big Brother..."
"Come and pick me up soon, I can't stand it anymore, I don't want to stay in this crappy place anymore..."
The howling of wolves was getting closer. Asuna saw a group of wolves from afar. She froze all over and dared not move.
Suddenly, the wolves seemed to smell the danger floating in the wind and turned around and ran away.
Asuna just breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and saw a strange Nuo mask.
She screamed in fright and fell to the ground. When she came to her senses, she immediately showed a look of surprise and rushed over to hug the man's legs.
"Brother, are you finally here to pick me up?!"
The Nuo masked man looked at her calmly, his voice without any fluctuation: "You should go back to Dayong."
Asuna's eyes showed excitement, "Really? I can really be myself again? That's great, I'm really fed up with this shabby grassland!"
"Brother, when I return to Dayong, can I live in a big house? Will there be servants and maids for me to use as I please?"
"Brother, you said I was a princess. Isn't the princess of Dayong not much worse than a princess?"
The man ignored her and just looked at the scratch on her face, frowning. He raised his hand to touch the scar, his eyes cold and terrifying.
"I told you that your body cannot be hurt, why didn't you protect it well?"
Asuna shuddered, pursed her lips and said aggrievedly: "I don't want to do this either, but life here is too hard."
"Why do you insist on me staying here, brother? I can live a good life if I go back to Dayong!"
"Brother, the money and property you left me before your death is not enough. It's too little. Those merchants on the grassland are more evil than each other! And that mute couple are dirty and stingy."
Asuna kept mumbling.
The man turned a deaf ear to her and just looked at her coldly: "If this body is hurt again, I will kill you."
Asuna fell silent suddenly. She looked at the man fearfully and nodded hesitantly, "I know..."
"Brother, can you take me away from here now?"
"Someone will escort you away. Before you leave, you must first visit the Hu people's royal court."
"Ah? Why?"
The man did not explain to her. He raised his hand, and a group of Hu cavalry rode over from a distance.
The Nuo masked man simply said: "Send her to the court of the king."
Leaving these words behind, the man turned and left. In a few steps, his figure disappeared.
It was not the first time that Asuna witnessed her brother's supernatural powers, and she still couldn't help but admire and be fascinated by him. Her eyes fell on the group of cavalrymen and saw that they had all dismounted and respectfully saluted in the direction her brother left.
Suddenly, she felt a sense of pride.
Asuna raised her chin arrogantly: "You are all my brother's subordinates?"
The leading cavalryman said, "We are all the most devout followers of the Lord God's Messenger."
Asuna nodded: "In that case, you must listen to me in the future, otherwise, I will tell my brother and let him punish you severely!"
The cavalryman frowned, but nodded in agreement.
Asuna showed a smug look on her face, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
"Before the king's court, I want you to do something for me first."
"What is it?"
"There is a tribe twenty miles to the west. Those untouchables have repeatedly offended me. I want you to slaughter them for me!"
Asuna smiled grimly: "I won't spare any of them! I'll let them know what will happen if they offend me!"
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