303. Officers and Soldiers are hereTranslator: 洋葱头
Li Chengru said, “Not only Xiao Baoshan, but also the young tribal leader, and Wang Wen, and Wang Wu. I don’t know who they sent to kill the tribe. If it is just the ordinary soldiers, then they should be able to deal with them.”
However, Li Chengkun suddenly frowned again. “Seventh Prince, I remembered one thing. When we left, I thought they had discovered our place to hoard troops, so I sent someone to tell Xiao Baoshan to guard the place where the troops are. What if Xiao Baoshan isn’t around when State Preceptor sends people to kill the tribe?”
Li Chengru’s brows immediately twisted up.
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In the prison camp.
Xiao Baoshan has been thinking deeply these days.
It had been a long time but still nothing happened in the prison camp, only complete silent. It was unlikely that the Sixth King and the Seventh King were suddenly summoned to Beijing because of hoarding troops.
What could it be then?
Xiao Baoshan still felt that there was an invisible line, which could connect all the doubts.
So he kept thinking about it.
One day, when he was about to have lunch in prison, Little Black came over to ask Xiao Baoshan have a meal together.
Seeing that Xiao Baoshan looked depressed, Little Black wanted to make him happy.
There was a piece of tofu in the meal that day. Little Black asked Xiao Baoshan, “General Xiao, do you like tofu? I like to eat tofu the most.”
Xiao Baoshan said, “Well, I can eat anything.”
Xiao Baoshan always liked to take care of people. When he heard that Little Black liked to eat tofu, he gave the tofu in his bowl to Little Black.
Little Black felt embarrassed. He originally wanted to make Xiao Baoshan happy, but it turned out to be asking for food from Xiao Baoshan.
Little Black added, “I’m a rural citizen. When I was a child, a salesman in the village often came to sell tofu. I could buy ten pieces of tofu with one copper plate. I didn’t have money then, so I begged my mother to buy it for me. My mother didn’t have money either, so we could only eat it once every two months…”
When Xiao Baoshan heard this, he suddenly raised his head, “A salesman?”
“Yes, a salesman. It’s the kind of person that carries something to sell. Some sell food, some sell gadgets, and some sell pots and bowls.”
When Xiao Baoshan heard this, he seemed to have grasped something. His thoughts kept moving while his body was still.
“General Xiao, what’s wrong… with you?”
Xiao Baoshan still sat unmoved.
The thoughts in his mind were like thousands of lines. These lines were originally scattered and entangled, but they were slowly connected together and finally stretched in one direction.
He suddenly grasped the key point: Salesman!
A while ago, a guy came to the tribe and he specifically sold children’s toys.
That salesman must have been spying on them. He must have went to the tribe to inquire information.
What would he inquire?
The Seventh King’s camel team?
Unlikely, he left before the camel team came back.
What secrets does the tribe have?
Only Little Xun.
In the few days that the man came, Little Xun followed Baocheng and Baoyang and played around the salesman, so he was targeting Little Xun?
But why were the Sixth King and the Seventh King summoned back to the capital city?
To look one way and row another?
Xiao Baoshan’s final conclusion was that the tribe is in danger!
He immediately put down his chopsticks and told Little Black, “Call over ten powerful soldiers or so to go to the tribe with me!”
Although Little Black didn’t know what had happened, he didn’t dare to delay Xiao Baoshan‘s request when he saw how anxious Baoshan was. He immediately followed Xiao Baoshan’s orders and picked more than ten soldiers to leave with Baoshan.
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In the tribe.
From time to time, Ye Xiaoxian looked towards Baoning City.
Xiao Baoshan had been gone for more than ten days and had yet to come back.
But then again, she thought about it. Ten days was nothing. He even had been away for one month before the New Year.
She then calmed down to work on her own business.
She made beef jerky every day, went shopping with Squire Liu, checked the accounts, and occasionally guided the life-support team to cook the meals.
Jin Xiaoyu also helped.
She always felt uneasy in the past few days.
She was much more sensitive to danger than Little Ye. She had been wandering and making a life on her own since young, and she also had run an inn. She had seen people from all status had seen them talking about schemes and intrigues.
Ever since she heard that the Sixth King and the Seventh King had entered the capital city, Qian Qi had been transferred and Xiao Baoshan had also gone to Baoning City, she felt that something was wrong.
Like Xiao Baoshan, she had alll sorts of conjectures but she was always confused.
She would also ask Little Xun if he had encountered strange people recently or if any strangers had entered the tribe.
Little Xun said there was none.
In Little Xun’s mind, a salesman is not a stranger. After all, there are salesmen everywhere, and evertime that man came, he would stay there for three or four days, and after the first day, he will not be considered a stranger anymore.
Until that day, Jin Xiaoyu found that Little Xun was playing with a wooden toy. She quickly asked Little Xun, “Where did you get this thing from?”
“I bought it from a salesman.”
“A salesman? Where did this guy come from? And when did he come?” Jin Xiaoyu asked. She had been with the camel team for the past few days.
Little Xun said, “He came from outside and carried two baskets.”
“What dialect did he say? Did he say the Zhongyuan dialect?”
“Yes, he is from the Zhongyuan Area. He says the dialect very well. There is even no need to use body gestures.”
Jin Xiaoyu couldn’t help but be alert. “Did he talk to you or ask you anything?”
“No, he was just selling things. Auntie Hongmei saw these little toys and bought one for each of us.”
Jin Xiaoyu stared at the toy in Little Xun’s hand and suddenly realized the danger was about to come.
Little Xun couldn’t stay here anymore.
No matter if the salesman
was against Little Xun, she couldn’t let Little Xun get into trouble or let the tribe get into trouble.
She immediately pulled Little Xun over, “Little Xun, it’s too late. You have to go with me.”
“Where?” asked Little Xun.
“I don’t know yet. Anyway, we’ll leave here first.”
“…” Little Xun naturally listened to Jin Xiaoyu. He didn’t think too much and said, “Then I’ll go and tell Baocheng first.”
“Let me say goodbye to Little Ye!”
Jin Xiaoyu felt that there were too many people in the tribe, so she couldn’t say goodbye one by one. Besides, saying goodbye was too mushy, so she decided to tell Little Ye and let her pass it to others.
Who knew that after they went out, they couldn’t find Little Ye.
When she saw Li Hongmei, she hurriedly asked, “Where’s little Ye?”
“Little Ye? She seemed to have gone to the market. She wanted to buy a few more bulls.”
“Bulls?”
Jin Xiaoyu was hesitant whether she should go to Little Ye or tell Li Hongmei directly.
Forget it, just tell Little Ye. It’s not too far.
However, before she left, she was still a little worried so she brought Little Xun to Tarico’s place.
The date for the next trip to the desert had yet to be set. Tarico had just come back from fishing and was basking in the fishnet.
Seeing Jin Xiaoyu bringing Little Xun over, Tarico was surprised and happy, “Why are you two here?”
Since his confession last time, Jin Xiaoyu had always been indifferent to Tarico.
Tarico no longer chased after her, but still treated her well.
“Tarico, I will keep Little Xun here first. I have to hurry to the market now. By the way, I need to borrow your horse.”
Tarico had three or four horses. He pointed to the black one, “Ride that one with a saddle.”
Jin Xiaoyu asked again, “Tarico, can you give this horse to me?”
“Where are you going?” Tarico felt that something was wrong with Jin Xiaoyu.
“Get out and hide for a while. I’ll come back after some days,” Jin Xiaoyu said, “It’s hard to explain in a few words. If you really want to know, you can ask Little Ye. I’ll go find Little Ye now.”
Tarico though it was the same telling him. Why did she have to find Little Ye?
Jin Xiaoyu took over the horse and said, “Tarico, you’re a good person.”
When Tarico heard this, he stopped asking.
He pulled Little Xun aside and said, “Them come back early. We’ll wait for you here.”
Jin Xiaoyu got on the horse adroitly. Then she turned around and smiled brightly at Tarico.
His heart suddenly became drunk again.
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Jin Xiaoyu rushed to the market.
Fortunately, the market was not big, so she found Ye Xiaoxian soon after she arrived.
“Little Ye!” Jin Xiaoyu called her.
Ye Xiaoxian just finished talking with the bull seller. When she saw Jin Xiaoyu arrive, she couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you here too?”
Jin Xiaoyu got off the horse and quickly pulled Little Ye to a quiet place.
“What is it?” Ye Xiaoxian asked, “Why is it so urgent?”
“I’m taking Little Xun away!”
Jin Xiaoyu told Little Ye her guess and said, “I can’t drag you guys down. No matter if the salesman is a scout or not, I have to take him away.”
“Where are you going then?” Ye Xiaoxian asked.
“Well, there’s always a place for us to live as the world is boundless. We won’t starve to death,” Jin Xiaoyu smiled, “After I leave, if the tribe asks, you just tell them that I have to leave and don’t have time to say goodbye to everyone.”
“Then why did you only tell me?” Ye Xiaoxian asked.
“You are different.”
“What’s different?” Ye Xiaoxian asked jokingly.
“We’re in a good relationship. If I don’t make a farewell to you, I will regret it. Alright, let’s not talk about it anymore. How did you get here? Do you want me to take you back?”
Ye Xiaoxian also rode a horse. But she was not so good at riding, so she said, “You can go back first. I ride too slowly. You’ll be impatient.”
“Alright!” Jin Xiaoyu didn’t waste her words and rode on her horse.
……
Just as they were about to get back to Tarico, Jin Xiaoyu suddenly saw Mcginon running over and shouting, “Tarico, something bad is happening! There are a lot of soldiers outside, surrounding the tribe!”
Jin Xiaoyu was shocked.
She kept saying that it was terrible.
Tarico also ran out with Little Xun. He asked, “What, what did you just say? Soldiers? ”
Mcginon was in such a hurry that he said, “There are so many soldiers surrounding the tribe on Little Ye’s side. It looks like they are going to kill people. You are the tribal leader; you should go and take a look.”