The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 380 Continue the pursuit

The moment the food box is opened, the aroma of noodles overflows.

The words that King Rui wanted to say to refuse were stuck in his throat.

The noodle soup base is carefully cooked chicken soup.

This was because the chef at the time cooked a lot of food and froze it in the freezer to save trouble, which saved Ye Xinran a lot of trouble.

There were dots of butter floating on top of the soup, and a few green leaves in the bowl, forming a sharp contrast with the snow-white noodles below.

In order to supplement nutrition, Ye Xinran also put a poached egg on each bowl of noodles.

Ye Xinran handed one bowl to King Rui and the other to Xiao Huaian.

"I haven't cooked for a long time. Try it and see if it suits your taste."

Xiao Huaian took the bowl and immediately asked, "You haven't eaten yet, right? Eat a few bites first and give me the rest."

"no need!"

Ye Xinran refused, "We'll have noodles tonight, these are prepared for you and the prince."

Only then did Xiao Huaian start eating with peace of mind.

The noodles are very smooth and paired with the thick chicken soup, which stimulates the taste buds and makes you feel extremely comfortable.

Prince Rui was sure that this bowl of noodles was not much better than what he had eaten in the capital.

Even judging from the ingredients alone, it is even simpler.

But he just felt that this was the most delicious noodles he had ever eaten in these years.

Maybe this is how people are. The more difficult the conditions, the easier it is to feel the happiness brought by food.

The two men quickly devoured the two large bowls of noodles, and even the soup was drunk up cleanly without a drop left.

"When I came just now, you seemed to be discussing military affairs? In that case, I won't disturb you."

Ye Xinran cleaned up the dishes and stood up to leave.

King Rui raised his hand and said, "No problem. Now that you are here, just sit down and listen. If you have any good ideas, you can also help us with some advice."

In fact, what King Rui really wants to say is that you have such great ability, maybe you can help us.

But facing a weak woman, he was still embarrassed to say such words.

"I want to take my brothers with me."

Xiao Huaian rinsed his mouth and continued what he had just been interrupted.

"They have been with me for a long time, and we have a tacit understanding with each other."

"Okay! Is there anyone else besides them?"

King Rui asked.

"I think Zhao Yun, one of your subordinates, can do the job. He is good at martial arts and can be used at critical moments."

"Okay, then let's take Zhao Yun. There is also Zhao Kuo, who is a man of few words but very good at martial arts. Let's take him along as well."

"it is good!"

Xiao Huaian agreed.

“You must be careful after you go in. If you encounter danger, don’t hold on. Send us a signal immediately.

I will lead my men to camp ten miles outside the front camp. Once you give the signal, I will immediately send people to help you."

“What if the signal can’t be seen?”

Ye Xinran was also a little worried.

"Don't worry, our Kongming lanterns are still very useful." Xiao Huaian comforted her.

"I have something better, you guys use this!"

Ye Xinran said as she took out a small ball from her sleeve.

This ball is actually a flare, made in their laboratory.

It is very convenient to use. Just open the outer cover and the signal source inside will rise into the air and explode.

It has bright colors and loud sounds, and can be detected from 50 kilometers away.

"When the time comes, just open this and throw it hard!"

Ye Xinran carefully taught Xiao Huaian how to use it.

Xiao Huaian lowered his head and smiled slightly. After Ye Xinran finished speaking, he nodded seriously and said, "I have learned it all. This is really convenient.

But I hope that when I release it, it is not to ask for help, but to inform everyone that we have succeeded. "

"Anyway, we'll wait for your news."

King Rui patted him on the shoulder.

Before dawn, Xiao Huaian selected some people and headed directly to the base camp of the Kosi tribe.

They tried their best to avoid the sight of the barbarians along the way, and finally reached the interior of the base camp before dark the next day.

Although it is called the base camp, it is actually not much better than the outside world.

A few people changed their clothes and hid in the dark alley. They found that except for the fully armed barbarian soldiers, most of the civilians on the roadside were in tattered clothes.

The bodies of homeless people who died of starvation were lying on the streets with no one to pick them up. A haggard woman sat on the roadside, pulling open her collar to reveal her shrunken body to every passerby, shouting, "Uncle, please give me some food."

The air was filled with a foul smell mixed with blood and decay, which made people feel nauseous.

In the very middle of the camp, there is a gorgeous aristocratic tent.

There are heavily-armored guards patrolling outside. If anyone tries to get close, a guard will immediately go up and check the person from head to toe.

"Sarang must be inside this tent." Chuyi said softly.

Xiao Huaian nodded.

It's not easy to catch him with such tight guarding.

……

In the tent, a middle-aged man of medium build was standing at the entrance holding a bowl of medicine soup.

When the soldiers in the tent saw him, they all shouted respectfully, "Great Wizard!"

The great wizard ignored them and walked into the innermost part of the tent with the medicine bowl in hand.

At the innermost part is a separated bedroom.

From time to time, coughing sounds could be heard from inside.

As if hearing some noise outside, the coughing inside suddenly stopped.

A girl with braided hair ran out and said, "Great wizard, you are here. Let me serve the medicine!"

The man handed the medicine bowl to the girl and asked softly, "How is the leader today?"

The maid shook her head, "It's still the same."

The great wizard walked into the bedroom and saw a thick felt blanket spread inside. The felt blanket led all the way to the bed in the middle, where a tall "skeleton frame" was sitting.

When the skeleton heard the great wizard coming in, he slowly raised his head and revealed a very ugly smile.

"Great wizard, you are here."

His face was pale, with blue veins faintly visible on his forehead, but his eyes were frighteningly bright, as if he wanted to devour the person standing in front of him with his eyes.

This man was none other than Sagrul's youngest son, Salang.

He had been sickly since childhood and was not liked by Sagrul at all.

As an authoritarian, Sugru requires his sons to be strong.

Before he was five years old, Sagrul had made demands on Salang just as he had made demands on Sarig.

But Salang's frail body could not withstand any hardship. When wrestling with other children of the same age, he was always the weakest one. Even taking a cold shower could cause him to be unconscious for three days and three nights and he almost lost his life.

From then on, Sagrul completely gave up on Sarang.

He was not allowed to participate in any activities in the tribe, and he was rarely allowed to show up.

So Saran has always hated his father.

He hated his father for giving the best cattle and sheep in the tribe to Saryan, and now he wanted to pass the position of leader to Saryan.

God has eyes!

Now that Sagrulu got into trouble, he can finally legitimately inherit the position of leader.

The great wizard held the medicine bowl respectfully, not daring to look him in the eye.

Because the great wizard knew that Salan was a very scary person. Although he was physically weak, he was good at attacking people's minds. He always suspected that Salan was behind the accident of Sagru.

He was afraid that Salan would see what he was thinking.

"What's the difference between today's medicine and yesterday's?"

Saran asked lazily.

"Reporting to the leader, there is no difference. The leader's illness needs to be slowly treated, and this medicine will have to be taken for a while!"

"waste!"

Saran suddenly threw the crystal stone on the bedside at him.

The crystal stone hit the bottom of the bowl, and with a clang, the bowl was smashed into pieces!

The great wizard was so frightened that he trembled and said quickly: "Chief, calm down. Your health is more important."

"I've been taking this medicine for so long, but there's no improvement! Didn't the great wizard say that you are the goddess's messenger on earth, and that you can drive away all the filth in the world?

Why hasn’t the disease been driven away from me yet? Is it because the goddess is not satisfied with me as her successor? "

The great wizard fell to his knees with a thud.

“Chief, please don’t think like that. All the leaders of the Kosi tribe have been selected by the goddess before they can finally ascend to this position.

It’s just that the goddess will test the person she chooses, making him endure pain that others cannot bear. Only those who persevere can finally gain the goddess’s approval.”

"So you're testing me!"

Salan lowered his eyelids and said lazily, "Then I'll trouble the great wizard to make the medicine for me again later."

"This is what I should do!"

The Great Wizard leaned over and answered.

"Have you finished counting all the warehouses in the city? How much food do we have left now?" Salan asked again.

"My Lord," the great wizard replied tremblingly, "All the food added together is less than ten thousand catties!"

"Less than ten thousand jin?"

Although Salang rarely went out before, he always cared about the big and small things in the tribe.

"Didn't any of the food we got from the Liang people get back to our camp?"

"I mentioned this to the old leader. He thought the walls of Xueyue City were solid and more suitable for storing food, so all the food obtained from Daliang was stored there."

"Useless things!"

Salang shouted again, "Since you want to store the food, why don't you strengthen the guard? Let the Liang army attack easily. Even if they want to rush to help, it will be too late!"

"The leader is wise. If the leader could have participated in the decision-making earlier, I believe the current situation would be much better!"

The great wizard praised reluctantly.

He was originally the most respected great wizard of Sugrulu.

In front of Sugru, one never has to be servile when speaking.

But now the world has changed, the master has changed, and the great wizard feels that his good days are coming to an end.

"Don't worry, leader. After this winter, the Liang people will definitely contact us and send us food!"

"fart!"

Salang shouted angrily, “If the Liang people could deliver food to us, the last batch of food should be lying in our warehouse now, instead of being burned to ashes.

In order to burn that batch of grain, my father even gave his life.

This is the retribution for our easy trust in the Liang people!

If you want to get something from someone else, don’t just wait there obediently, but take the initiative to grab it, take the initiative to grab it, understand?"

When the prince of the Liang Dynasty cooperated with the leader, no one in the entire tribe disagreed.

Even Sarang never said a word of denial.

Now that something has happened, they blame Sagrul for trusting the Liang people.

The great wizard firmly believed that what Sarug did was right.

Even if we have to blame someone, we should blame the garrison at Xixia Mountain.

And as far as he knew, Salang was very close to the leader of the Xixiashan garrison.

It's hard to explain exactly what's going on.

Facing Salang's accusations,

The great wizard looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, trying his best to appear respectful. In fact, he didn't listen to much of Salan's words.

After Salan had vented his anger, the great wizard quietly retreated.

He used the excuse of going back to make medicine and hurried towards his tent.

The leaders of several tribes, big and small, in the tribe were sitting in their tents, waiting for news from him.

……

He walked very fast and almost jogged back in the end.

Although the weather was cold, the great wizard had hot sweat on his forehead. After entering the door, he couldn't help but raise his sleeves and wipe it vigorously.

"Master, you are back!"

Several female slaves came up to undress him, but the great wizard waved his hand impatiently, "Get out, get out! No one is allowed to come in without my order!"

"Yes!"

The female slaves turned pale with fear and ran out in a flash.

They walked barefoot on the snow, shivering with cold, but dared not leave the door of the tent.

Because their food and clothes were provided by the great wizard, and the great wizard could easily take their heads with just a word.

……

The great wizard in the tent had already walked into the innermost room. Just as he closed the door, he heard an abrupt voice: "Great wizard, you are finally back! How is it?"

The great wizard was caught off guard and trembled with fear, and a layer of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

The room was very dark. The person sitting inside had closed the windows tightly, allowing only a tiny bit of light to shine in.

After the great wizard got used to the darkness, he could see the four people sitting in the room.

One of the old men was the leader of the Lidu tribe. He had long been dissatisfied with Sagrul because the Lidu tribe had continued to grow and develop over the years.

"Great wizard, please speak up. What exactly does Salang mean? Do you want to continue fighting with the Liang people?"

"beat!"

Relying on his body's memory, the great wizard touched the wine jug on the table and poured himself a glass of cold wine with trembling hands. Only after drinking it did he calm down.

"Salang is even more ferocious than Saguru. Saguru emphasizes internal and external cooperation, letting the Liang people kill each other, and we reap the benefits.

But from what Salang said, the Liang people are not trustworthy, and he has no intention of continuing to cooperate with them!"

"If we don't cooperate with the Liang people, where will we get so much food?"

"We couldn't even defend Xueyue City. Why does Salang think we can defeat Liang on our own?"

“I think he just wants to use people from our Lidu tribe to lead the charge.

He is afraid that our Lidu tribe will become increasingly powerful, so he wants to use Liang State to weaken us, making it easier for him to control the situation!

Humph! I have seen through this thought a long time ago!"

The old man said indignantly.