Bai Shan did not sleep very peacefully. He vaguely seemed to hear the sound of someone moving outside, and there was also a rumble of kicking sounds in his ears. This sound was very familiar, and it made him feel nervous even in his sleep...

He was confused for a while, and when he thought it was the sound of horse hooves, he opened his eyes and sat up.

His eyes slowly adapted to the darkness, and there was a shallow firelight reflected on the tent. Bai Erlang and Yin or Liu Huan were still sleeping soundly, but Daji and a general of the Yin family who shared the tent with them were

No more.

He gently lifted the quilt and stood up. As soon as he came out of the tent, he saw several people standing not far away.

Mr. Zhuang and Man Bao were both standing with their cloaks on. When they heard the noise, they looked back and smiled together, "Are you awake too?"

Man Bao's hair was still hanging down, and he was only wearing a cloak. He obviously got up directly.

Man Bao: "Why don't you wear more clothes? Be careful of catching a cold."

Daji went to get Bai Shan's cloak. He walked to Man Bao's side, looked up at the hillside, and asked, "Is someone coming?"

As soon as he finished speaking, they saw firelights lighting up in the night, and several people saw about twenty riders parked in the distance.

Bai Shan narrowed his eyes and asked Nie Canjun, "Are these the only ones?"

Nie Canjun said: "We have sent scouts to investigate. The opponent may still be hiding somewhere else, but the distance must not be close, otherwise we will definitely find it."

There is no shelter here and everything is empty, which has disadvantages and advantages.

The disadvantage is that it is difficult for them to hide, but the advantage is also the same. If the opponent wants to attack at night or something, it is also difficult to hide.

Daji took out a dark cloak and put it on Bai Shan. A scout sent to communicate with the other party came back quickly to report, "Sir, they said they were herdsmen nearby. There were lost children in the tribe, so they came out to look for them late at night.

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The scout paused for a moment and then continued: "I have already explained our identity. They said they disturbed the adults and wanted to come forward in person to apologize and also ask for a bowl of hot water."

Everyone looked at each other and Man Bao said: "Let them come up."

Nie Canjun ordered one person and said: "Take people into the tent and watch them. It's okay if they are asleep. If they wake up and make a fuss, kill them directly."

The soldiers followed the order and left, and the scouts also got up and left to ask for help.

Man Bao touched his messy hair. Bai Shan took a look at it and gave her his hair tie. She picked it up and tied it up.

After receiving the scout's reply, more than twenty riders rushed over. All the guards in the camp were awake. Even the two passers-by took a look outside. However, seeing that Zhou Man and the others were in regular clothes, they retracted and continued to lie down.

He was standing there, but his eyes were squinted, but his ears were perked, just waiting for something wrong to happen and then running away.

The man in his twenties rushed forward. Man Bao felt a surge of fierceness coming towards her. She raised her lips. How dare you pretend to be a herdsman with such a gangster spirit?

The three leaders dismounted, while the others were still on their horses. The three people came forward and glanced at Zhou Man, who was standing in the middle. Then they passed her and focused on Mr. Zhuang who was standing aside. He put his right hand in front of his heart and bent down slightly.

He saluted, "Sir, I have disturbed you, please forgive me."

Mr. Zhuang glanced at Man Bao and smiled and said: "Young man, you're welcome, but it's late at night and there's no ready hot water. I've already ordered someone to boil it."

Mr. Zhuang turned sideways, pointed to a big fire not far away and said, "It's very shabby when we go out. The children are still sleeping in the tent. If you don't mind, why don't you sit here and have a rest?"

The three of them smiled and agreed, turned around and waved their hands, and their men dismounted and walked over together, instead surrounding them and heading towards the fire.

Nie Canjun lowered his eyes and shook his hand slightly to stop the soldiers and guards who were about to surround him.

Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at each other and followed Mr. Zhuang in front. When they arrived at the fire, they did not sit on the main seat. They still asked Mr. Zhuang to sit on the main seat and Man Bao on the deputy seat.

Nie Canjun sat down one behind Zhou Man, and asked the three people who were following him to sit opposite. These small stools were from the carriage, and there were not many extra ones, so there were not many people who could sit on them.

They didn't care, they just sat cross-legged on the grass, but the three leaders did sit on the stools.

They swept across their tent calmly, and just met the eyes of Bai Erlang who was awakened and stuck his head out to see the situation.

At this time, Bai Erlang didn't fully open his eyes. He just frowned and cracked his eyes. He glanced at them without looking into his head. He just saw the blazing red fire, so he shrank back and sat up in a daze.

Liu Huan and Yin You said: "I don't know who couldn't sleep and got up to light the fire. Let's continue sleeping."

After saying that, he lay down, hugged the quilt, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

After Liu Huan heard what he said, he also slid down and pulled the quilt up to his neck.

Yin You was about to lie down, but thought something was wrong. He tried to open his eyes and looked around the tent, and asked, "Where is Bai Shan?"

The two people who were not asleep murmured: "Who knows?"

"Let's go change. Do you want to change too?"

Yin didn't mean that, so he lay down, and then he vaguely heard Mr. Zhuang's voice. He was surprised, how could Mr. Zhuang get up so late?

The thought just passed by, his breathing slowed down quickly, and he fell asleep...

As soon as Bai Erlang retracted, he withdrew his gaze and asked Mr. Zhuang with a smile: "What kind of official is your Excellency? Where are you going to get promoted?"

Mr. Zhuang smiled and said: "No talent, just a small official in Honglu Temple. This time I was ordered to go to the Anxi Protectorate."

"I didn't expect to go so far, but Anxi is a good thing. Are you going to study in Anxi from now on?"

Mr. Zhuang smiled and nodded, "It's a good place. We, the subjects, naturally listen to your majesty. We will naturally stay here if your majesty orders us to do so."

A person next to me couldn't help but ask: "Second brother, where is the Anxi Protectorate?"

The second brother glanced at the other person and said nothing.

Mr. Zhuang smiled and said: "Anxi is Gaochang, in the Qiuci area."

They understood what he said and couldn't help but be startled, that was far enough.

The second brother wanted to ask more questions, but Mr. Zhuang already smiled and asked slowly: "I heard from the scout that you lost your child?"

Several people almost forgot the reasons they were looking for. After hearing this, they immediately nodded and said with a sad look: "Yeah, I don't know where I ran away."

Mr. Zhuang asked seriously: "How many children were lost in total? How old are they? Did they run away by themselves, or did they run into a flower girl?"

Even though he knew it was fake, Man Bao still couldn't help but ask, "Are there still flowers on the grassland?"

Mr. Zhuang glanced at her and said, "Why not? There are florists everywhere, so you have to be careful and don't let anyone kidnap you."

After teaching his disciples, he looked at them with concern.

They could only come up with the excuse they had prepared in advance, "They are all children around ten years old, five in total. They disappeared while grazing. The cattle and sheep are still there, but the people are missing. The family is worried, and the tribe is still the first."
Chapter completed!