The sky is high and silent, the moonlight casts a cool, silver glow that gleams like a silver unicorn. The night wind blows across the skin beneath the thin shirt, and it feels as cold as snow.

Sultan Gu held the shivering Yao Ying in his arms, and his nimble figure leaped and dodged between the towering shadows of the palace. The leopard followed behind them, extending its claws with light and graceful movements.

Gradually, there were noisy voices coming from the distance, and a few sharp arrows whizzed through the air. A cold whistling sound was close at hand.

Yao Ying felt nervous and her fingers couldn't help but clench Sultan's robe.

Without saying a word, he held her in his arms, raised his sword with his arm, cut off the arrows that were flying at him, jumped off the wall, and landed next to a bush of date trees.

In the courtyard across the wall, someone shouted at the person who shot the arrow: "Look carefully! That's the Regent!"

The guards who shot the arrows were trembling with fear, and suddenly they became a mess and shouted everywhere.

The strong arms around her shoulders were retracted, Yaoying was put down, her bare feet landed on the cold mud, and a chill rose up her spine.

There was a suppressed groan behind him.

Yaoying's eyelids twitched and she turned around to look.

Sultan Gu took a step back, holding his chest, his robe brushed against the branches of the date trees, and silvery-white flowers fell.

"Are you hurt?"

Yao Ying was startled and reached out to help Sultan Gu. Just when he was holding her and fighting against Haidu Aling, Haidu Aling shook out a dagger from his sleeve. He was afraid that she would be stabbed by the dagger, so he suddenly turned his body to block the attack, and he might have suffered internal injuries at that time.

Sultan Kumar staggered slightly.

Yao Ying rushed forward and held his arm. She thought he might not understand the Chinese she spoke in a hurry, so she asked again in Hu language: "Are you injured?"

Sultan Gu steadied himself, lifted his eyelids, and glanced at her indifferently. His face, covered with scars, was ugly and wicked, and his pair of ruthless deep blue eyes were like the vast and brilliant starry sky, cold and indifferent, with no sadness or joy.

Yao Ying suddenly realized that the person standing in front of her was not a person, but a knife with a cold glow.

A ruthless and desireless knife designed only for killing.

The two looked into each other's eyes.

Yaoying frowned and looked up at Sultan Gu. There was no fear or disgust on her face, only sincere concern and gratitude. The moonlight fell into her clear and slender eyes, and there was a gleam of light in her eyes, rippling with autumn water, gentle and charming.

Sultan's eyes were as still and serene as a pond, without any ripples.

After staring at each other for a moment, Yao Ying continued to ask softly, "General Su, where are you injured?"

There were footsteps like raindrops at the gate, and Ashina Bisha, dressed in military uniform, rushed over with his guards and rushed into the courtyard.

The guards saw the arrow on the ground, then looked at the Sultan's ferocious face, looked at each other, and shrank back, not daring to move forward.

Bisuo stepped over the ground full of arrows and ran forward anxiously. His eyes fell on Yao Ying's hand holding Sultan Gu, and his brows were furrowed.

"The palace guards were not strong enough and frightened the princess." He smiled at Yaoying and turned to signal the two guards, "Send the princess back to rest."

Yao Ying looked around.

The corridor was densely packed with guards, all of whom were fully armed. There were seven or eight people carrying longbows alone. Tanmaraka did not usually live in the palace, so the palace security was not so strict. These people were obviously prepared to meet the enemy.

Bisu knew that Haidu Aling would break into the palace, so she brought so many people to rescue her.

Yao Ying was thoughtful, and when she saw that Sultan Gu was able to stand steadily, she said, "Thank you, General Su."

Sultan Kumar said nothing, and there was no expression on his terrifying face.

Yao Ying withdrew her hand, turned and left.

"Princess, wait!"

Bi Suo caught up and looked down at Yao Ying.

Yaoying woke up in the middle of the night. She was not wearing an outer robe, but a thin inner garment. The material was brought from the Central Plains. It was as thin as a cicada's wing, light and transparent. The moonlight shone down gently, and her slender figure was looming. The gauze revealed her slender and soft waist. Her collar was half open during the struggle just now, revealing her crystal white shoulders, which were smoother and more powdery than mutton fat, and there was a faint fragrance lingering around.

The guards in the yard had wandering eyes, all looking at her secretly.

Bi Su looked at Yao Ying's snow-white shoulders and frowned even more tightly.

Yaoying realized her own prank, smiled, and straightened her clothes, moving naturally and without any shyness. She jumped off the bed barefoot and hid, which was a quick reaction, but unfortunately she was still caught in the jar of Haidu Aling. He treated her as prey and had already figured out her habit of escaping.

Bi Suo originally thought that Yao Ying would be embarrassed or scared to tears, but she actually smiled with surprise in her eyes.

"Princess, you are shaking."

He took off his white robe, put it on Yaoying's shoulders, held her shoulders, and said softly, "Princess, don't be afraid. I will stay here all night."

The guards stared at him in astonishment: The general is truly a dashing man, and he still remembers to show his kindness even at this moment!

Yao Ying was shivering from the cold, and she didn't bother to be polite with Bi Suo. She held her shawl tightly around her shoulders and said, "Thank you very much."

Bisa watched her walk away with a gentle look in her eyes, until her graceful figure disappeared by the courtyard gate. She turned to look at Sultan Gu with a slight smile on her lips.

"Prince Regent, thank you for saving Princess Wen Zhao. I was really worried that she would be kidnapped by Haidu A Ling."

He seemed very scared, patted his chest and said loudly.

Sultan Gu said nothing, sheathed his sword, and looked up at the courtyard.

Everyone was frightened by his look and knelt down tremblingly.

Bi Su also knelt on one knee and said respectfully: "Prince Regent, we captured eight people, killed five, two committed suicide, and we didn't let any escape!"

He led his troops to ambush near Li Yaoying's residence and rushed over when he heard the noise.

Sultan nodded, the corner of his black robe swept past everyone's eyes, and his tall and straight figure walked into the corridor and blended into the night.

The leopard followed, wagging its tail.

After a while, the footsteps disappeared.

Like a Shura ghost, coming and going without a trace.

The guards who had just shot arrows at the Sultan in panic looked at each other, trembling like sieves: "Is the Regent angry? He won't punish us, will he?"

They really didn't mean to do that. When they saw a figure holding the princess, they thought it was Haidu Aling! Who could have thought that the elusive Regent would suddenly appear?

Regent, please don't chop off their heads!

Bi Suo stood up and kicked the guards: "Be more alert next time! What if you accidentally hurt the Regent? All of you, go to the punishment hall and receive ten strokes of the canon!"

People dare not ask for mercy, and the only option is to kowtow. Being beaten with ten sticks is better than having your head cut off!

The guards asked Bi Suo: "General, who should we send to the Buddhist temple to report to the king?"

It was the king who ordered them to be on guard. Now that they have captured someone, they should report to the king first.

Bisu shook his head: "No need to send anyone to the Buddhist temple... The Regent will report to the king personally."

…

Yaoying returned to the yard.

Xie Qing and Xie Chong rushed over immediately. Together with the guards, they subdued Haidu Aling's men and were about to go out to look for her.

Yaoying went back to her room to put on her shoes first - the avenues leading to the palace were mostly dirt roads and mud, and her soles were almost worn out from walking barefoot all the way.

Xie Chong said angrily, "I didn't expect Haidu A Ling to still not give up. The princess lives in the royal palace, and he actually dared to come and put himself in danger."

Yao Ying changed into a thick padded robe and said, "Buddhists rarely live in the palace, so the palace is not strictly guarded."

When Haidu Aling showed up at the debate conference, she knew that the other party had ill intentions, so she stayed at home and did not step out of the palace. After the Northern Rong delegation left, she waited for two more days before daring to leave the palace. Unexpectedly, this time Haidu Aling was more patient than before and waited until tonight to take action.

Yaoying thought of Abu, the white falcon that Haidu Aling had personally tamed. He liked the feeling of conquering his prey and would not let her go easily.

"We have to find a way to get the news back to the Central Plains as soon as possible..." Yao Ying murmured, "I don't know if my brother's injury has healed... He has an impatient temper and won't listen to anyone's advice..."

She missed Li Zhongqian, but was also afraid that Li Zhongqian would meet Shanghai's A Ling and the tragedy would repeat itself.

Yaoying was blown by the cold wind in the middle of the night. Her face turned pale, her lips turned pale blue, and her body trembled slightly.

Xie Chong and the others looked at each other, not wanting to scare her, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Princess. The King of Qin will be safe and sound! Princess, you were frightened tonight, so go to bed early. If Haidu A Ling dares to come again, we will chop off his hands."

Yaoying put away her melancholy, smiled at everyone, sent them out, and sat alone in the dark room, gently rubbing her feet that were scarred by sand and gravel, thinking quietly.

This time, Xie Qing didn't dare let Yao Ying out of her sight. She sat cross-legged in the corner of the room, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The next day, Ashina Bisu came to visit Yaoying and repeatedly assured her that the palace had been guarded more strictly, and Haidu Aling's subordinates were either killed or captured, and he would never dare to break into the palace at night again.

Yao Ying thanked him for leading the troops to help last night and asked directly: "General, did you know that Haidu Aling would come?"

Bisha was stunned.

Yaoying looked at him calmly with eyes full of smiles.

Bi Suo looked at her for a while, then stopped joking and nodded: "Yes, the Regent King knows that Haidu Aling is still lurking in the Holy City, and ordered us to strengthen our vigilance to prevent Haidu Aling from kidnapping the princess."

Yao Ying was stunned.

She thought the person who arranged the ambush last night was Bisha, but it turned out to be Sultan Gu?

As expected of a regent who was in charge of military affairs and frightened several noble families, he was extremely cautious and secretly guarded against Haidu Aling.

Bi Su scratched her head and said, "Princess, I didn't hide this from you on purpose. I was afraid of scaring you, so I didn't warn you in advance. The Regent doesn't know whether Haidu Aling will come, nor does he know when he will come. If I had told you in advance, you would have been unable to sleep or eat, and would have been worried day and night."

Yao Ying smiled nonchalantly and shook her head: "I won't be angry about this..."

She changed the subject, "But I hope the general will not hide it from me in the future. The person Haidu Aling wants to kidnap is me, and I am the best bait. If the general had told me earlier, I could have cooperated with the general from inside and outside, and maybe we could have caught Haidu Aling."

Bi Su's face was shaken and she remained silent for a long time.

Yaoying smiled at him with beautiful eyes.

Bi Su avoided her gaze and asked, "Princess, have you ever thought that we can kill Haidu Aling from the inside and outside, then the princess won't have to worry about the future."

Yao Ying smiled faintly and looked up at the clear blue sky: "The royal court and Beirong have signed an alliance. Haidu Aling is the prince of Beirong. If the royal court kills Haidu Aling now, Beirong will definitely find an excuse to start a war. General, don't worry. I am protected by the royal court and can distinguish the priorities. Haidu Aling must die outside the royal court, or leave no trouble behind so that Beirong can't find any handle, or when the two armies are facing each other."

"Haidu Aling would not go on a diplomatic mission to the Northern Rong without a reason. The Regent must have noticed something, so he didn't kill him last night."

Bi Su turned around and looked at Yao Ying, a strange look flashed across his handsome face.

The princess was right. It was not appropriate for the royal court to go to war with the Northern Rong now. The central army was loyal to Tanmarajiva, but the left army, right army, front army, and rear army were controlled by the nobles. They had just experienced several major battles, and people were restless. It was also the farming season, and there was a shortage of soldiers.

The grand ceremony after the war was held not only to celebrate the victory, but also to appease the people, intimidate the ministers, and stabilize the government.

The reason why he did not inform Li Yaoying in advance last night was that he was afraid that the princess of Wei would disrupt their plan out of fear and drag the entire royal court into the quagmire.

Bi Suo sighed, clasped her fists towards Yao Ying, and said seriously: "Princess, I'm sorry."

He knew that Haidu Aling was determined to get the princess, but he couldn't kill that man to let the princess sleep in peace. How could he have the face to call himself the princess's friend?

Yao Ying stood up and stood in the corridor. He returned the greeting to Bi Suo and said, "General, I am under the protection of Buddha and have formed an alliance with him. I can only be safe when the royal court is stable. I will not ignore the overall situation, nor will I be so arrogant as to ask your country to kill the Prince of Beirong for me."

The alliance with Gaochang was for future planning, which would benefit both her and the royal court. She was not naive enough to think that Tanmarajiva would order the killing of Haidu Aling for someone who had nothing to do with her.

Moreover, Haidu Aling is a top-notch master of Beirong. How can he be so easy to kill?

Tanmaraka saved her and sent guards to protect her and guard against Haidu Aling, for which she was already very grateful.

Bi Su stared at Yao Ying, her eyes flickering. She changed her previous frivolous and casual attitude, straightened her body, and said, "Princess, you don't have to be so polite. The princess saved the king, which means she saved the entire royal court. Although I can't kill Haidu Aling now, if I meet him on the battlefield in the future, I will definitely kill him!"

Yao Ying smiled and said, "We can't kill Haidu Aling now... but we can't just let him return to Beirong in peace."

Bi Suo raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Don't worry, Princess. Haidu Alingye broke into the palace. We can't catch him. We have no evidence, but his people are in our hands. The Regent King ordered that those people be sent to Beirong. Wakhan Khan will definitely be furious."

Yao Ying nodded.

This is indeed a solution. Wakhan Khan is more trustworthy than Haidu Aling, and he has already regarded Tanmaraga as his nemesis, so he dare not go to war with the royal court.

But there is a better, more vicious way.

Yao Ying signaled her guards to take out the herbs she had prepared last night: "I was saved by the Regent last night. I want to thank him in person."

Bi Su's eyes sparkled, and she smiled and said, "The Regent Prince's whereabouts are unknown, and I don't know where he is."

Yao Ying also smiled and said, "Then please pass on a message for me, General."

Bi Su looked hesitant. Before she could say anything, a guard rushed into the courtyard, "Haidu Aling is here!"

Everyone was shocked, and the bodyguards hurriedly grabbed their weapons and took defensive actions.

Bi Su's face changed, and she comforted Yao Ying: "Princess, don't be afraid. Haidu A Ling is alone and dare not do anything rash."

After saying that, he turned and ran out.

Yao Ying calmed herself down and went to a secluded attic on the second floor to wait for news.

After a while, the guards returned and told Yao Ying that Haidu Aling was now in the palace.

After his defeat last night, he did not flee, but found a place to rest for the night. This morning, he showed up in front of the posthouse in a swaggering manner, saying that he encountered robbers on the way back to Beirong and all his personal soldiers were killed. He asked the royal court to send him a horse and dry food, and then send someone to escort him back to the tent.

Xie Chong rubbed his hands together and said, "This guy is really bold. Isn't he afraid that we will kill him?"

Yao Ying frowned.

Haidu A Linghun was a coward. He did this to retreat. He was afraid that Sultan Gu would hunt him down without his personal guards. He simply revealed his identity as an envoy and asked the royal court to send him back to Beirong. In this way, he was not afraid of the royal court secretly killing him. He could deny to death what happened in the palace last night.

Sure enough, the guards came over to tell him that Haidu Aling was an envoy from the Northern Rong. The ministers in the court did not want to cause trouble, so they prepared a horse for him.

The guard said, "Princess, Prince Haidu Aling said he wanted to see you before he left. Please say a few words. General Ashina said you can go or not."

Xie Chong and the others jumped up, their faces flushed, "Don't even think about it!"

Yao Ying pondered for a moment and stood up.

Let’s meet him. Haidu Aling can’t do anything to her now. She wants to know Haidu Aling’s real purpose.

Haidu Aling changed his clothes, with his hair in a bun and a shawl, and a colorful half-sleeve robe. He leaned against the pillar, his long legs slightly bent, and his shoulders and back muscles bulged.

The ministers stood aside and watched as Bisha led the royal guards to confront Haidu Aling, with swords flashing and spears like a forest.

The momentum of the entire courtyard was concentrated on one person, Haidu Aling.

When he saw Yao Ying, he raised his lip and walked towards her: "Princess, you are really capable and resourceful. The high and mighty Buddha made an exception for you, and now even the Sultan Gudu has come to your rescue."

Yao Ying looked calm: "Is this what the prince wants to say to me?"

Haidu Aling's light yellow eyes stared at her face steadily. She was bright and charming, with plump skin and fair skin. When she smiled, she was as radiant as spring flowers. Her bright and slender eyes unconsciously revealed a bit of soul-stirring tenderness when the corners of her eyes slightly raised. However, she was cold as ice to him and never showed her gentle and charming side in front of him.

"I don't understand." He narrowed his eyes slightly, "I am the strongest and bravest warrior in Beirong. Why do you reject me again and again?"

In Beirong, the most beautiful women belong to the strongest men. Why was Princess Wen Zhao unwilling to submit to him?

Haidu Aling sneered.

"Last night, that ugly bastard Sultan came to rescue you, and you clung to him so tightly... Am I worse than that ugly bastard?"

Yao Ying said calmly: "A person's beauty or ugliness does not lie in his appearance. General Su fought for his country and protected the stability of the area. He was fair and impartial in rewards and punishments. I admire the general. Although the prince is handsome and romantic, in my opinion, he is just an ordinary person."

Haidu Aling grinned, his eyes gloomy: "My adoptive father fell in love with a woman and went to ask for her hand in marriage, but the chief of the tribe looked down on him and rejected him. My adoptive father was not discouraged. One month later, he led his men to raid the tribe, killing all the men in the tribe. He also killed the woman's father and eight brothers in front of her."

"That woman is my adoptive mother. She married my adoptive father and gave birth to ten children for him. She respected and loved my adoptive father. He was her heaven."

In Beirong, if a man wants to marry a woman, he must do whatever it takes to kill anyone who stands in his way, even if they are the woman's brothers.

Beirong women only submit to brave men. They are born to open their legs to be possessed by men and to bear children for them.

"The most beautiful woman in the world should belong to me." Haidu A Ling's eyes flashed with a light golden light, "Princess, you can't escape from my palm."

He didn't care whether Li Yaoying belonged to Tanmaraka or Sultan Gu now, or whether both of them had become her slaves. Beirong men didn't care about women's chastity. They plundered land, conquered foreign races, and possessed beautiful women.

Princess Wen Zhao does not belong to him now, but she will fall into his hands sooner or later.

Yao Ying said nothing, but Bi Suo beside her suddenly became furious and rushed over with a knife in hand.

Suddenly, a cold and fishy wind blew past, and a black shadow fell from the sky, with a pair of black sharp claws grabbing straight towards Haidu Aling's face.

Haidu Aling was caught off guard and instinctively raised his arm to block, but he was still a step too slow. The hook-like eagle claws scratched his face, and blood immediately flowed.

Two cold cries were heard, and a huge eagle flew past everyone's eyes, spreading its wings and flying high into the sky.

Everyone was stunned.

Several guards responded with excitement: "That's the king's eagle!"

Before he finished speaking, the gate of the courtyard opened and several monks in robes and blue-shirted soldiers walked in. Leading them was Tanmarajiva's personal guard Yuanjue.

He stood in front of the corridor, looking at Haidu Aling who had an angry face, and said loudly: "Princess Wen Zhao is the king's daughter of Modanga, under the king's protection. Please be careful with your words, prince. If you offend me again, I will not forgive you!"

The courtyard suddenly became quiet. No crows or sparrows made a sound, and you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone held their breath, looking horrified.

Bi Sa's face was full of disbelief and turned pale.

Yao Ying was also stunned for a while.

Sultan Kublai said this to Haidu Aling last night in order to force Haidu Aling to retreat. There was no one else present at the time, so this statement would not be spread.

Now that Yuan Jue said this in public, and in front of the Northern Rong envoy Haidu Aling, wasn't it tantamount to acknowledging her identity?

She said that she wanted to emulate Madana, which was nothing, as people would just think that she was crazy about Dammaraka.

When Tanmarajiva himself publicly admitted this statement, the meaning became different!

Yao Ying's blood froze and his head was buzzing.

In the strange and heavy silence, Haidu Aling, a Beirong man, was the first to react. His pupils shrank as he looked at Yao Ying and sneered, "Princess, you have some tricks!"

Having finished speaking, he walked away.

At this time, no one cared what Haidu Aling said.

Everyone in the yard, ministers, guards, waiters, monks, Bi Sa... everyone twisted their necks to look at Yao Ying, their movements stiff and their eyes filled with shock.

Hundreds of gazes rushed over at once, like knives, with whistling cold winds, making Yao Ying dizzy.

She forced herself to calm herself down and looked towards Yuan Jue.

Yuan Jue looked at her and said word by word: "From today on, the princess will move into the Buddhist temple and study Buddhism with the monks in the temple."

Yaoying's heart was trembling. She felt as if the gazes falling on her had turned into visible knives, cutting her painfully.