The prince's personal bodyguard

Chapter 156 The Three Princes of Dongqi

"Oh? There is such a thing. Tell them to stay away from those flowers!" Mu Yunxiao, who was standing by, heard this and quickly asked Changli to pass on the order. Although his soldiers would not trample or destroy things at will, there might be some who were curious, so if they lost their lives, it would not be worth it.

When Bai Qichen saw Zhongli following him, he thought he was of the same mind as him and did not ask any further questions.

After hearing this, Bai Xinyin couldn't help but feel curious. She walked closer to the flowers and observed them carefully. These flowers bloomed very colorfully and exuded waves of charming fragrance.

Bai Xinyin thought: Is there something special about these flowers? Why did they make the soldiers who picked them drunk to death?

"Girl, please don't pick them. I'm not trying to trick you." Seeing Bai Xinyin was very close to the flowers, Zhongli hurriedly tried to dissuade her.

"Okay." Seeing that he meant well, Bai Xinyin was not in a hurry to know. She put her thoughts aside and walked forward.

After passing the flower fields, a gurgling stream comes into view. The water is clear and transparent, like a mirror, making people want to scoop up a handful to taste it.

At this moment, someone picked up a kettle and prepared to scoop water. Zhongli quickly stopped them: "Don't drink this water. Once you drink it, you will have hallucinations, and in serious cases, it may even cause death!" Everyone was shocked after hearing this. Although they didn't know whether it was true or not, they believed it was true rather than not. Mu Yunxiao immediately ordered everyone not to drink the water in the stream. Fortunately, the Mu family army has always been strict in discipline. After hearing the order, no one dared to touch the stream again, and they all bypassed it and continued to move forward.

Not long after they walked, they came to an open area covered with green grass. Zhongli lowered his voice and reminded: "The sycamore trees ahead are the habitat of the phoenix, everyone must be careful." Mu Yunxiao raised his hand to signal the team to stop, and everyone stopped immediately. Faced with such an unknown situation, it would be better to rest on the spot first.

So, everyone looked for a suitable place nearby to rest. After running around for several days, everyone was exhausted. Bai Xinyin found a big rock, lay down on it without saying a word, and soon fell asleep. Seeing this, Mu Yunxiao was filled with pity and sat quietly beside her to protect her.

"That group of people is coming again." Bai Xinyin, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly woke up and said.

"Don't worry, they were going to come here anyway." Mu Yunxiao comforted calmly, as if he had known that something like this would happen.

"But we are short of manpower now. If we meet them directly, it might be dangerous?" Bai Xinyin said worriedly.

"Ninth sister is right!" the third prince also echoed.

"Everyone, get up and hide in the sycamore forest ahead!" Mu Yunxiao gave the order without delay.

However, just as everyone was preparing to act, a flare flew through the air with a "whoosh".

"It's us from Wei who have arrived." Zhongli lowered his voice and said to Mu Yunxiao, but there was no joy on his face.

Bai Qichen was delighted when he saw this scene, but he quickly hid his joy. He turned around and whispered a few words to a guard, and then the guard slowly fell behind the team.

Of course, none of this escaped Mu Yunxiao's sharp eyes.

These people immediately entered the Wutong forest. There happened to be a high ground. Mu Yuanxiao looked at the terrain and told everyone to find a place to hide their tracks.

After Bai Xinyin and Mu Yunxiao looked at each other, they found a higher place to observe the place secretly.

Sure enough, soon, Wei Wuji and Dugu Feng's troops also arrived here. Thanks to Bai Qichen's scouts' guidance, these people did not pick flowers or drink stream water at random. They were very cautious along the way and lived in peace.

But Mu Yunxiao always felt something was wrong. He looked at Wei Wuji and others in the distance and thought to himself. Bai Xinyin was silently observing the movements around her. She kept looking around, as if she was looking for something.

When Wei Wuji and his men stopped to rest, Bai Xinyin suddenly leaned down, put her ear to the ground and listened carefully. After a moment, she frowned and said softly: "Yunxiao, that's not right. In addition to this group of people, there should be another group. It's too far away for me to hear clearly, but the number is larger than this group of people."

Mu Yunxiao was shocked when he heard this, and quickly climbed up the tree and looked into the distance.

After a while, he nodded solemnly and said, "Ayin is right. There is indeed another group of people coming from the east. Judging from the sound of their footsteps, there should be no less than 5,000 people."

Mu Yuanxiao's eyes became more profound. He knew that the situation might be more complicated than they imagined. He turned to look at Bai Xinyin, and the two exchanged glances and decided to stay put and continue to observe the development of the situation.

"Could those coming from the east be troops from Dongqi?" Bai Xinyin thought he was just daydreaming, but he just said it out loud.

Mu Yunxiao couldn't help but think of the letter he received from Xue Yi, the secret guard of Dongqi, a few days ago. The letter mentioned that she would go out for an operation in the next few days. However, since the operation was highly confidential to Ji Liubai, the third prince of Dongqi, Xue Yi didn't dare to take the risk of writing to inform her. Could it be that they were also here to find the phoenix?

Yes, this possibility is not completely impossible.

"Maybe Ayin is right. Then, Phoenix Valley is really going to get lively." Mu Yunxiao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile, as if he was full of anticipation for what might happen next.

After a while, Dugu Feng and his men suddenly became quiet and all looked towards the east.

Dust was flying in the east, and it seemed that a large number of people were rushing towards this side.

In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the group of people had arrived in front of Dugu Feng and Wei Wuji's troops.

The two sides lined up to confront each other. There was some surprise in the eyes of Ji Liubai, the third prince of Dongqi, and his adviser Zhang Tianshi.

"I don't know why the King of the Xiongnu is here. Thank you for your courtesy. What's your intention in stopping my army?" The third prince of Dongqi bowed first and spoke first.

Haha, he questioned so reasonably on someone else's territory. He is probably the only person in the world who is so thick-skinned. Xue Yi almost couldn't hold back her laughter behind Ji Liubai.

"This desert is where the Xiongnu and the Wei Kingdom meet. It has belonged to the Xiongnu for many years. Is it a bit redundant for the Third Prince of Dongqi to ask this? Or is it an overstep?"

It's not just a bit redundant or a bit excessive, it's a lot of excessiveness, okay?

"Oh, well, I'm not very clear about the border between your two countries. Since it's the border between Xiongnu and Wei, it doesn't necessarily belong to Wei. We are just passing by, so the Xiongnu king shouldn't care so much, right?" The third prince of Dongqi argued with reason, and he was quite good at making specious arguments.

"If it belongs to Wei State, it is the territory of Wei State. I wonder why the third prince came here and brought troops into Wei State's territory for no reason. Isn't he afraid that it will cause disputes between the two countries?" Wei Wuji rode over from behind Dugu Feng.

"You? Wei Wuji? Are you meeting with Dugu Feng in private here without the knowledge of the King of Wei? Are you planning treason? I'm going to tell your king!" Ji Liubai was not careful for a moment and thought to himself, where did this Wei Wuji come from? He just wanted to slap me in the face, so he might as well just lie.

"It's absolute nonsense!" Wei Wuji was a Confucian general who had never dealt with such a unreasonable person. He was so angry that his face turned red and he went up to beat him up.

"General Wei has been ordered to complete a mission with us Huns, so there is no need for you, Third Prince, to worry about it. Please go back!" The Huns King did not want to get entangled with the unreasonable Third Prince to avoid unnecessary trouble. He stopped Wei Wuji with his eyes and sent Ji Liubai back with a few words.

Go back? He had brought his people here from afar, and they were about to see the Phoenix. How could Ji Liubai be willing to do that?