Chapter 58: Deliberate Indulgence
The moon on the grassland was not as dark as imagined.
A bright moon hung in the sky, and its cold moonlight was scattered all over the ground.
In the tent, although Wen Wan was lying down, her ears were perked up.
"Any movement?"
Wen Wan turned around and asked Shen Yu who was sleeping on the other floor.
There were two mats on the floor in a tent, with only a pillow in the middle to protect them from intruders.
Shen Yu closed his eyes and answered weakly.
"have."
Wen Wan: "Hmm? So you're still lying there? Don't you want to go out and take a look?"
Shen Yu: "...birds, fish, insects, and you, all make quite a lot of noise."
Wen Wan understood what he meant by sarcasm.
"No, then no, can't you just talk properly?"
Shen Yu opened his eyes, "In one hour, you have asked me this question ten times!"
"Really?" Wen Wan didn't care.
Shen Yu said "hmm", "Auntie, go to bed quickly, you still have to travel tomorrow."
Wen Wan: "Didn't you tell me not to sleep too hard?"
Shen Yu sighed, "I take back what I said, you sleep well, I'll take care of everything."
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment, looking a little worried. "No, what if you fall asleep? It's better for both of us to stay awake."
Shen Yu: “…As you wish!”
He had already made up his mind to stay awake until dawn, but within a moment, he heard steady breathing sounds coming from the bed next door.
Well, the person who keeps saying that he wants to stay awake falls asleep in a moment.
It turns out that he is the only one who is serious.
After Wen Wan fell asleep, Shen Yu got up quietly, opened the curtain and walked out.
"You're going to stay here all night?"
Shen Yu looked down at the person huddled in the corner.
Ever since Wen Wan entered the tent, Wen En followed quietly and hid in the corner behind the tent.
Winn wrapped the blanket tighter around him, "None of your business."
Shen Yu laughed angrily, "Are you worried about what I might do to her?"
Wen En met his gaze without blinking, and sneered, "People's hearts are hidden in their belly. Who knows if it's a human or a ghost under this skin?"
If any of his soldiers were to be beaten, he would twist them up and whip them a few times.
Chen Yu said in a deep voice, "That's right. What's under your human skin? You can fool her, but you can't fool me. Even this surname is impossible to know unless you are extremely familiar with nomadic hunters."
Wen En looked surprised, but quickly calmed down. "Like I said, I heard it from the herder who sold the sheep."
"Impossible." Chen Yu sneered: "Since you used this surname to stop Azhuoxin from asking further questions, then you must know the taboo of this surname."
Wen En was surprised when he heard this, "You know that too?"
Chen Yu: "The surname Lian represents a curse among nomadic tribes. People from other families don't want to be associated with Lian people, so they know the least about this surname. If you use the surname Lian, it will be the least likely to be exposed, and it will be the easiest to fool Azhuo Xin."
After hearing his analysis, Winn didn't move for a long time.
"You can see so much in a simple gesture. Captain Zhou, are you really just a small captain?"
When their eyes met, a strange collision of light suddenly arose between the two men.
Shen Yu retracted his gaze, "I don't care who you were before, you'd better behave yourself. If you dare to do anything that threatens our safety, I will make you... live a life worse than death!"
The aura of a first-class general would have made ordinary people silent.
But Wen En just smiled coldly, "Do you think I'm afraid of death? Don't worry, I'm not interested in the lives of you. But you, stay away from her."
Shen Yu: "Are you qualified to teach me how to do things?"
Winn dusted himself off and stood up, leaning forward without showing any fear. "You try!"
Shen Yu: “…”
In his lifetime, he was threatened by a little wolf cub.
A sharp flash of light flashed in his eyes, and then his gaze passed Winn and fell on the shadow behind the bushes not far away.
He hesitated for a moment and suddenly laughed.
"There's no point in getting into a verbal fight. You're on your own."
After finishing speaking, Shen Yu returned to the tent.
The night wind is getting colder.
Winn shuddered and shrank back into his corner.
He was just about to close his eyes for a while when he suddenly heard a rustling sound.
Like... a snake?
He was startled and immediately stood up and walked in that direction.
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As soon as the sun rose, Wen Wan flipped over and sat up.
She wiped her saliva and patted her cheeks to wake herself up.
"Oh my god, why did I fall asleep? Nothing happened last night, right?"
She looked at Shen Yu who was sleeping on the floor next to her.
Shen Yu didn't answer her question immediately. He paused and said, "It should be okay."
"Should?" Wen Wan felt that there was something else behind his words.
Shen Yu: "I have never left the tent. Like you, I know nothing about what is happening around me."
"Oh." Wen Wan stretched and got up, "Then I'll go out and take a look."
Shen Yu hesitated for a moment, "Let's go together."
Wen Wan had no objection and walked out of the tent with him.
In the open space between the tents, the bonfire has burned out, and people around are gradually starting to get busy for the new day.
She looked around but couldn't find Winn. She asked several people and they all said they hadn't seen him.
"Where has this kid gone again?" Wen Wan muttered softly, not realizing the seriousness of the matter at this time.
It was not until she walked around and found that Azhuoxin and others were also missing that she became panicked.
She suddenly remembered something.
She walked quickly towards Shen Yu and asked, "Let me ask you, among the nomadic tribes, are there any special customs regarding weddings and funerals?"
Shen Yu was startled, his eyes full of approval.
She was as smart as ever to have thought of this so quickly.
"If there's anything special... among hunter-gatherer tribes, there's an unwritten rule regarding the order in which family members marry."
"According to the order of seniority, the oldest brothers and sisters must get married before the younger brothers and sisters can talk about marriage."
After hearing this, Wen Wan's face turned pale.
She gritted her teeth and asked again, "Don't tell me that there are also homosexuals among the nomadic hunters!"
Shen Yu's expression remained unchanged. "Most people don't, but... I have heard that people of status in some large families would keep a few male favorites to show off their status."
Wenwan's heart completely sank to the bottom.
When she raised her eyes again, she glared at Shen Yu hatefully, “So, you’ve already seen that Azhuoxin doesn’t want me at all, he wants Wen En!”
Shen Yu hesitated for a moment and chose to remain silent.
Wen Wan smiled sadly, turned around and ran, mounted a horse, and rushed out with a fierce swing of the reins.
"Zhou Chai! If anything happens to Wen En, our deal will be void and we'll have nothing to do with each other from now on!"
Shen Yu didn't expect that she would ride away without caring about anything.
He never expected that she would say such cruel words to him for a slave she picked up.
He was stunned for a moment, then spat.
“Nonsense!”
Did she think she could find Winn like a headless fly in the vast prairie?
What's more, she was a woman who knew no martial arts at all, and even a wild wolf could bite her neck off with one bite.
Shen Yu thought of that scene, cursed irritably, then jumped on his horse and chased after him.
Wenwan's riding skills are naturally no match for Shen Yu's.
It took him half a cup of tea to catch up with her.
"Stop!" Shen Yu growled.
Wen Wan was angry and didn't respond to him at all.
Shen Yu had no choice but to jump over and roll off the horse while holding her.
The two rolled all the way down the slope before they finally stopped.
Wen Wan bit his wrist.
Shen Yu gasped in pain, pinching her cheek before pushing her away, "You were born in the year of the dog in your previous life! You have such good teeth."
Wen Wan was panting and got up to run again.
Shen Yu was so annoyed that his temples were throbbing, and he wanted to reach out and pull her.
Wen Wan shook off his hand and her eyes became cold and indifferent.
"Captain Zhou, you knew that Winn was in danger last night, right?"
Everyone in this team is his people, his eyes.
They were already wary of Azhuoxin. Given his style of doing things, people would definitely keep an eye on Azhuoxin and his group.
It was impossible for Winn to be taken away quietly unless someone deliberately let him go.
Shen Yu frowned, "Yes, we found it."
Wen Wan's eyes were red. "Why don't you care? Is it because he means nothing to you and you don't want to expose yourself for him? So even if he was taken away, you didn't care?"
"Haha, that's right. People are all profit-driven. The fact that I'm still standing here is because I should be thankful that I'm still of some use to you."
Shen Yu's brows knitted tighter and tighter, "Xiao Wan..."
"Don't call me that, Captain Zhou!" Wen Wan said coldly, "We are not related, we are just partners. Captain Zhou, please call me Miss Wen from now on."
Shen Yu's face was gloomy. "Yes, I really don't want to meddle in his affairs. I brought these brothers out here, so I can't leave someone here with unknown origins. You dare to say that you haven't noticed that Wen En's experience is definitely not that of an ordinary slave?"
Wen Wan's face turned pale.
Shen Yu continued, "Xiao Wan, I'm not a good person to begin with."
A general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. He is a first-class general. He earned his position on the battlefield and is definitely not a soft-hearted person.
From his point of view, a shady person who could bring danger to his brothers at any time is not worth exposing, let alone saving.
only……
"I understand." Wen Wan curled her lips in dismay, "You're right."
Shen Yu: "You can understand the most..."
Before he could finish his words, Wen Wan strode forward, and before he could react, the dagger was already at his neck.
He was careless and lost the battle. He really didn't expect that she would attack him.
He never had any defenses against her.
Wen Wan: "You said so much, just to tell me that different positions lead to different choices. Now, we don't have many positions, and I... choose to hold you hostage and let your people help me save Wen En."
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