Chapter 58
A team member following Yinzuo is called Saihantu. Compared with the sons of other unruly and competitive tribal leaders, he has a gentler temperament, but at the same time he is not that strong and his martial arts skills are not that high, so he will suffer in this game.
He looked at the Sixth Prince, who was shorter and weaker than himself, and thought that they were probably going to lose this time.
Seeing Yinzuo writing and drawing on the ground, Saihantu said, "Sixth Prince, aren't we leaving yet? They should have gone to the intersection first." With the white smoke, they could get up the mountain as soon as possible.
Yinzuo: "Yes, I will go. Let me think about which way is the best for us to take."
Saihantu also squatted down and said to Yinzuo: "Although this road is not easy to walk, it is the shortest and closest to us."
Yinzuo nodded. He had also been to this mountain and knew something about it.
However, Yinzuo pointed to the road farthest from them and said, "Let's take this one."
Saihantu didn't want to refute Yinzuo's decision, but he hesitated and said, "But this road is the longest up the mountain, we will not be able to catch up."
"Sixth Prince, are you worried that if we choose the first route, everyone will come together and fight? Then why don't we choose this route? It may be a little slower to go up this route, but if we speed up, we may be able to catch up. This route is also easier to travel than the first one."
Yin Zuo shook his head, his finger still pointing at the roughly drawn topographic map, and said, "No, this third route is the fastest. You see, here, although this section of the road is long and winding, we can actually ride horses. We can abandon horses and walk the section above."
"I roughly calculated that if we go up the third road, we can be at least a cup of tea faster than them."
Saihantu touched his head and asked, "Really?" Saihantu was half-believing and half-doubting, but he was not a stubborn person, so he finally decided to do as Yinzuo said.
The place they were in was the outskirts of the hunting grounds. It was not a plain with an unobstructed view. There were trees and mountains, but it was still safe and there were no large prey. The large prey had long been driven to the center of the hunting grounds by the emperor and his hunting team.
The place where Yinzuo was still staying at this time was still quite a distance away from the narrow mountain designated for playing the game. Now that the route had been chosen, they did not delay any longer and rode their horses to the third intersection.
Yinzuo took a long detour and did not pass the intersection of the first and second roads. He did not inquire about the situation of other teams and hid near the third intersection.
It didn't take long for the smoke to rise up. Yinzuo stopped Saihantu who wanted to run away and said, "Wait a moment."
After waiting for a while and not seeing anyone, Yinzuo was sure that no team had chosen this route, so he took Saihantu on horseback into the mountains.
This road is indeed long, and after all, you can't ride that fast in the mountains, but it is much faster than walking on two legs, and it can also save energy. Unfortunately, after riding for a while, you can't ride forward anymore.
Yinzuo led the horse and said to Saihantu, "Let's hide the horse." After walking around for a while and hiding the horse, he returned to the road.
Saihantu said, "I don't know where Harcha, Zebutan and the others are now."
Yinzuo: "Let's hurry up."
Saihantu nodded heavily: "Yes!" He still had a lot of strength left and more confidence. They had already ridden for a long distance, but it didn't take long. Although the remaining distance was also long, it was much smoother than the first distance. They could run up the mountain.
Yinzuo was already out of breath when he ran up the mountain, but the sky blue cloth was still firmly inserted there, which cheered up Yinzuo and Saihantu. Saihantu quickly took off the cloth, put it on his shoulder and said to Yinzuo: "We are here first! Now hurry back and don't let them catch up."
Yinzuo put his hands on his legs, bent over and panted, and said, "No, I'm too tired. Let me rest for a while."
Saihantu was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down: "We can't rest now. Didn't you say that we are only a cup of tea faster than them? If they catch up, our efforts will be in vain."
Yin Zuo shook his head and said, "Do you just want to grab the cloth and run away? Do you want to capture a few people? Win beautifully and make them convinced."
Saihantu:? ?
Winning is good enough. But capturing others... Saihantu was tempted.
Yinzuo: "Do as I say."
First hide the cloth, then hide and rest, listening for any movement.
Saihantu looked very nervous, and Yinzuo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Relax, drink some water, and recover your strength." Saihantu looked at Yinzuo's calm appearance, nodded, and was no longer so nervous.
The waiting time was longer than they thought, more than a cup of tea. Hearing the movement, Yinzuo hurriedly jumped out and adjusted his disguise, then looked at the people who rushed up. Haha, it was the Harcha team.
Yinzuo looked exhausted at this time. He wanted to chase but couldn't. He spoke before Harcha could, "Hurry up, they have taken the cloth and are going over there. Don't let them get away, or we will all lose."
Upon hearing this, Harcha hurriedly ran towards the third road pointed out by Yinzuo, but after running two steps, he stopped and asked, "Why are you so kind as to point the way to me? Are you trying to trick me?"
Yin Zuo panted and said, "What good would it be for me to lie to you? I am counting on you to stop the people and start a fight so that I can take advantage of it."
When Harcha heard that Yinzuo actually had this idea, he instantly became very unhappy. It was so insidious!
But he still took people to chase after him first. The Sixth Prince looked so tired that he could hardly breathe. Could he still have the strength to catch up?
Thinking of this, Harcha ran forward with disdain like a calf.
And Sai Ertu, who was still on the top of the mountain, said to Yin Zuo: "Aren't we here to capture prisoners? Are we just going to let them run away like this?"
Yin Zuo said: "If we start fighting now and let the third team catch up, they will just take advantage of us."
Sure enough, □□ji's team came up again after a while. Yinzuo followed the same method and told □□ji that Harcha had just snatched Bufan and ran away from the third road, and asked him to chase him quickly.
□□Ji was not as impatient as Harcha, and he even asked Yinzuo why Harcha ran from the third road, which was the longest road.
Yinzuo said: "I'm afraid we might run into you and start a fight."
Yinzuo looked at □□ji's clothes and asked, "You all came from the shortest way, right? Did you have a fight?"
"Didn't win? Even if we chase him, we still won't win."
The young boy from the grassland could not bear the provocation: "Who said that?"
Then Saihantu watched as another group of people ran away after the Sixth Prince said a few words.
He couldn't help but ask the Sixth Prince: "What if he doesn't fall for it?"
Yin Zuo: "If you don't want to be fooled, then don't be fooled. It won't be a problem for us if they return the same way. As long as the cloth is in our hands, it's fine."
Then they continued to wait. Cebutan chose the second route, so he was the slowest. Moreover, when he heard Yinzuo say that Harcha had robbed Bufan and ran away on the third route, he did not choose to chase like □□ji did.
Cebutan chose to return along the same route, hoping to see if he could catch up with the enemy on the way down the mountain. However, Cebutan's team was the last one, so Yinzuo would not let them go.
The time to capture the enemy begins.
They all said that Yinzuo was not as tall and strong as them, but Yinzuo had rested for a long time, while one had just climbed up the mountain, and one was prepared for a sneak attack, while the other was not so prepared.
Hahaha, Yinzuo aimed at Cebutan, Saihantu aimed at another Mongolian child, and the guards fought against guards. It didn't take too long for Yinzuo to twist Cebutan's arms, press him to the ground, and tie him up with a straw rope.
Pulling up the dark-faced Tsebutan, Yinzuo smiled proudly: "Okay, you are my prisoner this time."
Saihantu went to find the Bufan they had hidden, and he also smiled with his big white teeth. Zebutan's already dark face twisted even more when he saw the Bufan: "You guys!"
Yinzuo: "Just wait for us to win!" I make you feel every day that I am not as good as you in wrestling and hunting, but now you have become my captive, aren't you?
Yinzuo and Saihantu high-fived to celebrate, feeling so happy!
Before leaving, Yinzuo pointed the dagger at Cebutan's neck again and said, "You are equivalent to being dead now. You can go back down the mountain in two quarters of an hour."
But after dealing with Cebutan, Yinzuo did not leave immediately. Instead, he squatted down again and wrote something on the ground with his fingers. Saihantu glanced at Cebutan and the others who were tied up and said, "Sixth Prince, can we leave now?"
Yinzuo: "No hurry, wait until Harcha and □□ji pass by here, then we can catch up with them on horseback."
Saihantu was already completely excited at this time. Hearing Yinzuo's words, he clapped his hands happily and said, "Yes, we have horses."
Yinzuo said to Saihantu, "They can't catch up with us on horseback, so let's find a way to capture them as well!"
The tied up 'dead man' Zebutan said in surprise: "Did they really take that road?" He thought Yinzuo had been lying to him, and from his tone he seemed to want to capture the other teams as well!
Yes.
However, Saihantu was worried that the horses they hid would be discovered. Yinzuo said, "Then we can only continue to hide and then rob other people's horses and return." He glanced at Cebutan, at least there were still Cebutan and his men's horses to rob.
But the rest went smoothly. They found their hidden horses and caught up with □□ji's team first. Yinzuo was surprised and said, "Halcha and his team are running fast. Why haven't you caught up with them yet?"
If Harcha and □□ji had gathered together, Yinzuo would have to find another way to capture them, but now he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
□□ Ji looked at the cloth bands that Yinzuo and the others were carrying and said angrily, "You lied to us, and you still dare to take this path?!"
How can I capture you if I don’t take this path?
Yinzuo and Harcha walked here slowly, ate and drank their fill, and went up and down the mountain back and forth with a thirsty mouth. □□ji, who had fought with Harcha and his friends on the way up the mountain, was no match for Yinzuo and his friends.
Yinzuo patted his clothes and tied up another group of prisoners.
Yinzuo smiled. It was not easy to beat them normally. Saihantu was also very happy with his victory. He said to Yinzuo, "Sixth Prince, I will be on the same team with you in the future!"
He did the same thing to Harcha's team again and again. Harcha was really strong, but in the end he was also tied up by Yinzuo. Yinzuo said to Harcha complacently: "What do you think? You have fists, and so do we."
"And what you don't have, we also have." Yinzuo pointed to his head.
Harcha was furious: "Cunning, deceitful! I was just fooled!"
Yin Zuo shook his head: "Not only that, we also chose the fastest way up the mountain and reached the top of the mountain before you."
Saihantu also said: "Yes, and the Sixth Prince gave you enough time to get here before catching up with you. This terrain is suitable for cavalry combat."
"It's a pity that you didn't get together. If we only faced your team, Sixth Prince and I wouldn't have to use cavalry suppression. In a fair fight, we have defeated you now." Saihantu, who was not a competitive person, also raised his head proudly at this time.
Yinzuo smiled and said, "It's just a simple math problem."
"Arithmetic is useful! Learning so many things is useful too!" This was Yinzuo's answer to Harcha's doubts before the game.
Halcha frowned and asked, "Which other detachment?"
Saihantu said, "It was Ji who was chasing you, but you ran too fast and he couldn't catch up with you. Hmm? Didn't you suspect that Sixth Prince had lied to you before and hesitated and stopped for a while?"
Yinzuo coughed and said, "Don't hurt other people's feelings. Harcha is a straightforward person."
Yinzuo comforted Harcha, "Don't worry, it's not just your team that was captured. □□Ji and Cebutan are the same!" Although he said these comforting words, the smile on his face was so bright that it was too arrogant!
At this point, Yinzuo's team had definitely won, but they still had to play according to the rules of the game. They had agreed to protect Bufan back to his original place.
Yinzuo mounted his horse and set off. Before leaving, he said to Harcha, "You guys should hurry up as well. By the way, you still need to go back to the intersection where you entered the mountain to find your horses and ride back. Hurry up, we are waiting for you all to arrive to witness our victory!"
Then he whipped the horse and drove away, raising dust all over the faces of Harcha and the others!
That’s right, Harcha and the others had to drag their tired legs down the mountain first, then go back to find their horses, and then return to their previous place to certify their victory to the people who captured them!
As the sun was setting and dusk was approaching, Yinzuo had already arrived. He and Saihantu had even lit a bonfire and were happily roasting meat.
Saihantu also said to Yinzuo, "They are really slow."
Yinzuo agreed: "That's right!"
They ate while waiting. As the winners, they still had some patience and tolerance. After waiting for a long time, they finally saw a team coming back on horseback.
Yinzuo didn't know that Kangxi and his men were also holding a bonfire dinner near their camp. Didn't he remember that one of his sons wanted to eat the prey he had hunted? So he called Yinzuo over, but found that he hadn't returned yet!
Not only himself, but also the sons of several other leaders were lost!
When the Third Prince came, Yinzuo was taking Cebutan's scimitar, Harcha's gems, and □□ji's colored beads to share the fruits of victory with his team members, and even asked them if they were convinced!
The other teams were dejected, but Yinzuo and his men not only protected Bufan here, but also captured all of them. They could not say anything unconvinced, especially Harcha, who saluted Yinzuo with his fist to his chest and said to Yinzuo, "I lost."
After the Third Prince arrived here and learned about the situation, he looked at Yinzuo with a look of surprise. He never expected that his sixth brother would be so successful!
It was fine that there were undercurrents between the eldest prince and the crown prince, but he didn't expect that things were even more lively with his sixth brother.
However..., the Third Prince smiled in gloating delight and said to Yinzuo, who was smug and immersed in victory, "The Emperor is looking for you, go back quickly."
When the Third Prince and his group returned to the camp, it was already completely dark, but the place where Kangxi and his group had held the bonfire dinner was brightly lit by bonfires and candles.
Yinzuo, Cebutan and a group of other boys stood in a row in front of Kangxi. Yinzuo happily called "Emperor Father" with smiling eyes. He couldn't wait to share his victory today with Kangxi, as he had captured so many prisoners!
In the candlelight, Yin Zuo's smiling face was very cute, but with his dirty body and bruises on his face, it was not the same. He was no longer a precious little prince, but a naughty boy who came from nowhere.
Although Yinzuo captured people from the other three teams, and he won each time by taking advantage of the enemy's moments of unguardedness or exhaustion, he was inevitably injured after each fight.
A trifle! A medal of victory!
Kangxi narrowed his eyes. The bruise on his mouth from last time hadn't healed yet, and now he had a new injury: "Fighting again?"
This boy looks like a well-behaved kid, but he is not a well-behaved kid at all!
It’s really worrying!
(End of this chapter)
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