Man walked closer to take a look, and his wives and concubines all made way for him. Touman's eyes shone with a bright light. His rough hands stroked the horse's soft hair as if he was cherishing a woman's white body. He said lovingly,"Good horse, good horse!"
However, he immediately felt that something was wrong. He said to the merchant beside him with a flattering smile,"This horse is different from the horses of the grasslands, and it shouldn't be a horse produced in the southern barbarians. Where did you get it?"
The merchant flattered him and said,"Chanyu's knowledge is indeed extraordinary. This horse is from Wuche City."”
"Five Carriage City? Although I don't know much about you southern barbarians, when did this Five Carriage City appear?”
"Haha!" The merchant smiled and said,""Five Carriage City is a city built by Great Qin's Seventh Young Master, Anxijun Ying Tianyu, with 3,000 soldiers and 20,000 immigrants at the border of Longxi. After he built the city, he reached a trade agreement with the Da Yue Clan in the west. This horse was brought back from the Western Regions by his caravan. Later, it fell into the hands of a villain."
"How is the scale of trading?"
"The carriages and horses are like dragons. Every month, more than ten merchant groups pass through Five Carriage City to head to the Western Regions.”
"In that case, this Ying Tianyu is also an extraordinary figure. How old is he this year?”
"Seven years old!"
"Ah?" Touman thought he had heard wrongly. After he confirmed with the merchant again, he found out that the so-called An Xijun was really only seven years old.
At this moment, a sense of greed unconsciously rose in Touman's heart. A seven-year-old child, a population of more than 20,000, and countless goods from the caravan.
"Chanyu!"
"What's wrong?" Touman came back to his senses and realized that the merchant was staring at him.
"This horse…" The merchant asked softly.
"I'll buy this horse. Go get the gold with my minister later!”Touman laughed loudly. He was in a good mood as he turned around and returned to the tent.
However, Toman did not notice that when he turned around, the merchant lowered his head. The flattering expression on his face disappeared in an instant and was replaced by a sinister sneer.
At night, in the Shaman's tent, Toman was waiting anxiously. The old shaman was dancing around the altar calmly.
Moonlight poured down from the ventilation hole at the top of the tent, shining on the still water in the groove in the center of the altar. When the moon in the water was about to be full, the old Shaman stopped his actions and knelt down. His face was incomparably devout as he prayed for something.
The moon was already in the water. The old Shaman's body shone with a layer of green light, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the clean water. The old Shaman seemed to have used up all his strength and collapsed to the ground.
Touman quickly went forward to support him and asked,""What was the result?"
Old Sa's face was filled with fear. His wrinkled face was already bent, and he did not look like a human. He grabbed Touman's hand tightly and said weakly,""Chanyu, you... You can't... He absolutely could not provoke that southerner. He…He was a demon from hell. Provoking him would bring endless trouble. The decline of our Great Xiongnu will be inevitable, and there will even be the end of our downfall.”
Touman frowned. This was the first time he had seen the old Shaman like this. "In that case, all the more reason for me to destroy him. While he was still a child!”
Touman said firmly. He stood up and ordered the servant beside him,"Take good care of the old Shaman. I still have to discuss the specifics of this operation.”
"Yes, sir!"
"Chanyu…Chanyu…!" In the tent, only the old Shaman's pleading voice was left.
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Ying Tianyu, who was known as the evil ghost, had no idea that the Xiongnu tribe, thousands of miles away, had already targeted him.
He was standing on the newly built city wall of Five Carriage City, testing Gongshu Yi's newly built ballista.
"Put another wild deer." Ying Tianyu waved his hand, and the guards under the city wall released a wild deer that had just been hunted from the cage. The wild deer was freed and ran out with all its might.
"Mount the crossbows!" Ying Tianyu commanded his subordinates to install the newly built crossbow bolts into the racks. The crossbow bolt was one meter long, and the arrowhead was wrapped in iron sheet. It looked quite sharp.
"Release!"
The bowstring of the ballista snapped.
Ying Tianyu frowned. The power and range of this ballista were not bad, but it was too weak. It broke after only 20 rounds.
"Mr. Gongshu, is there any way to increase the lifespan of this crossbow?”
Gongshu Yi had been accompanying Ying Tianyu since morning, and it was already afternoon. Facing the tireless Ying Tianyu, who was as excited as a child who had just gotten a new toy, he smiled bitterly and said,""Young Master, according to my understanding, there should be a ferocious beast called the black spotted tiger nearby. Their flexibility and toughness were quite good, making them excellent materials for making ballistae. It should be able to increase the lifespan of the ballista.”
"A black spotted tiger?"
To the north of Five Carriage City, across the Yellow River, across vast plains and hills, there were a thousand Qin soldiers marching through the mountains. Out of the 1,000 Qin soldiers, 100 cavalrymen were in the front. In addition, there were 900 infantrymen escorting provisions, wood, crossbows, and other supplies, following behind the cavalrymen.
"Young Master, the habits of the black spotted tiger are different from ordinary tigers. They live in groups.”In front of the team, beside Ying Tianyu, Gongshu Yi was introducing the habits of the black spotted tiger to him.
"Living in groups?" Ying Tianyu rode on the pony and asked curiously,""There are tigers living in groups?"
"This is recorded in the secret manual of the Gongshu family. This is quite special. More importantly, it is very likely that a black-spotted tiger king will appear in a group of black-spotted tigers.”Speaking of the tiger king, Gongshu Yi was a little worried.
Gongshu Yi was the young sect master of the Gongshu family and the grandson of Gongshu Chou. He was loyal to Ying Tianyu in his personal capacity and had nothing to do with the Gongshu family. Apart from the necessary tools, he also brought along a dozen or so disciples who were proficient in the art of traps.
Ying Tianyu thought of the giant figure he saw during the barbecue and felt a sense of foreboding. Although the system had rated him as an illustrious person, which meant that he was at the level of an expert among humans.
However, even if humans and beasts were at the same level, were their strengths similar? Ying Tianyu wasn't sure about this.
Their team had already walked for several hours, and the soldiers were already showing signs of fatigue. Ying Tianyu needed a stronghold for this operation, so he chose to build a simple camp on that highland. He looked down at the surrounding scenery and monitored the movements.
At night, after several hours of construction, the camp was completed. A simple fence had been erected around it. The soldiers patrolled the surroundings with weapons in hand. Occasionally, one or two cavalrymen would finish their patrol and enter the stronghold to report the situation to the Hundred People Leader. Then, it was delivered to Ying Tianyu's hands.
In the tent, Ying Tianyu put down the report in his hand. The report roughly stated that the patrolling soldiers had found three water points in the surroundings that could provide water for the soldiers. Also, the two scouts sent to investigate the den of the black-spotted tigers had not returned yet.
The tent was warm like spring, and a medium-sized copper furnace was erected in the middle. There were carvings of ferocious beasts around it, and the lid on it was hollow. At this moment, it was still emitting curling smoke.
"Zilong, have you settled the provisions and horses in the camp?”
"Young Master's orders have been completed. The granary had been thickened, and the stable was almost finished. In addition, the soldiers had already finished cooking and eating the hot food.”As the leader of the personal guards, he was in charge of all the specific matters in the military camp.
"Yes!" Ying Tianyu nodded," There might be rain in the mountains these two days. I'm afraid we'll have to wait for two days before we can take action. However, scouting the black spotted tiger's nest was still of utmost importance. Right now, the two sentry cavalry have not returned. Send someone to receive them.”
"This subordinate understands." Zhao Yun bowed and accepted the order.
At this moment, Little Crane, Little Fox, and Little Butterfly each carried a large plate and walked in. On the plate were wild boar meat, wild vegetables, and a plate of fruits.
The lacquer plate was very big, and its diameter was longer than their bodies. They put it on Ying Tianyu's table with some difficulty and said to Ying Tianyu,""Young Master, dinner is ready.”
Ying Tianyu picked up a pair of long chopsticks, picked up a piece of wild boar meat, and put it into his mouth. Little crane and the other two stood at the side, looking at Ying Tianyu with anticipation.
After chewing and swallowing, Ying Tianyu said to little crane and the others,""En! Your culinary skills have improved a little over the past few days. Not bad, continue to work hard!”
Hearing Ying Tianyu's praise, the expectant expressions on the faces of little crane and the other two instantly turned into joy." Thank you, Young Master. We will work hard."”
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