Crossing the grassland, the rough general, please set me free

When Yan Lie received the news and rushed over, there was already a group of people standing in the tent. Geshu looked at him deeply.

The military doctor was already bandaging Qin Yue's wound.

His eyes swept over Helian Zhen who was kneeling on the ground, his fists tightened slightly, anger surging in his heart.

At this moment, Helian Zhen was also looking at him, with a sinister smile in his eyes.

Yan Lie walked straight past her and came to Qin Yue's side, anxiously asking the military doctor, "How is the master?"

"Fortunately, the wound did not hit any internal organs, and the patient received timely treatment, so he is not in danger of death."

Hearing that there was no danger to his life, Yan Lie breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qin Yue.

"Master Qin, what happened?"

Qin Yue thought of the woman saying that she was sent by Yan Lie, and sneered, "Khan, this woman said she was sent by you."

"what?"

Yan Lie turned to look at Helian Zhen in disbelief, a cold light flashing in his deep eyes, and continued,

"My lord, Helian Zhen committed a crime before and was imprisoned in the menial labor camp. I really don't know how she ended up here. But don't worry, my lord. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation."

Qin Yue stared at Yan Lie intently.

"An explanation? If I hadn't practiced martial arts for a while, I'm afraid the Khan would have seen my corpse. I really can't understand why they would kill me when I have no grudges against the Balin tribe."

"Yes, Great Khan, we came here with good intentions to discuss cooperation with you, but an assassin appeared. I really don't know what your intentions are. I will definitely report this matter to the court."

The speaker was Li Chongguang. He had always looked down on the Balin tribe, but it was because his brother Bumtai was kind to him. If the cooperation between Qi and the Balin tribe failed, everything in the future would still belong to Bumtai.

Yan Lie understood that these people from the Central Plains were doubting him.

"Master Li, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to say that we arranged the assassin? If it was really arranged by our army, do you think you still have a chance to speak now?"

Turning his head, he looked at Qin Yue again.

"Master Qin, you should get some rest tonight. I will investigate this matter thoroughly overnight. If you are worried, you can send Master Li to join us in the trial."

"This matter concerns my life. You are conducting the trial here. I also want to hear what is going on."

"Okay, then I'll listen to Master Qin."

Yan Lie walked up to Helian Zhen and asked in a deep voice, "Why did you want to assassinate Lord Qin?"

"You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you. Why all that nonsense?"

Seeing her fearless look, Yan Lie was stunned. This was completely unlike her usual self, and a bad feeling welled up in his heart.

"Khan, I asked the same question before you came, but she is so stubborn. In my opinion, it is better to torture her directly. She will not confess unless she suffers a little. Khan has probably never seen the punishments in our Qi State, so why not let everyone present see it today." Qin Yue's leisurely voice came from the felt couch.

After hearing this, Helian Zhen's whole body tensed up. She knew very well that there were only a few kinds of punishment on the grassland. She wanted to be whipped, pretend that she couldn't bear it, and then confess.

But she knew nothing about the punishments in the Central Plains.

This time Yan Lie did not stop him, but simply said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Qin."

Helian Zhen looked at Yan Lie's indifferent expression and became more and more angry, but soon calmed down.

Qin Yue winked at the guard beside him, who understood, drew a dagger from his waist and slowly walked over.

"What are you doing? What kind of punishment is this?" Helian Zhen felt a little panicked when she saw the guard holding a dagger.

The courage to face death just now disappeared immediately.

"Haha, in my Qi State, assassinating an imperial official will result in the punishment of cutting off the nose." Li Chongguang explained.

"Noose punishment? What noose punishment?" Helian Zhen felt a chill in her heart when she heard the name.

"The so-called punishment of cutting off the nose of the criminal is called 'yi'."

Li Chongguang's words made the people from the Bahrain tribe present gasp.

"What, cut off the nose? I don't want it? I don't want it?" Helian Zhen didn't expect that Cao Yuan had tattooed his face, while Zhong Yuan just cut off his nose directly, which was a completely different development from what she had originally thought.

She couldn't help but want to step back, but the people on both sides had already held her tightly, pinching her chin and lifting it high.

On the other side, Yan Lie didn't seem to have any intention of stopping it. It turned out that this man had a very cruel heart.

Tears fell from my eyes,

If we have to die, let's die together.

He struggled desperately, and just as the dagger was about to get close to his nose, Helian Zhen shouted,

"I confess, I confess? No. I confess everything, please let me go."

"Humph, I thought you were so courageous." Qin Yue snorted coldly.

Yan Lie's bad premonition became stronger. Today's Helian Zhen was completely different from the one he knew.

The executioner looked at Qin Yue, and after getting his consent, he put away his dagger and stood aside.

Helian Zhen clutched her chest, knelt on the ground, and glared at Yan Lie fiercely. "Master Qin, Yan Lie ordered me to do all this. He said that if I succeeded in the assassination, he would release me from the labor camp and let me atone for my sins."

"Helian Zhen, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I instruct you to do this?" Although Yan Lie was mentally prepared, he did not expect it to be like this.

Did she understand what she was saying? If the Qi envoys took these words to heart, the Balin tribe, which had just stabilized, would be plunged into war again.

Seeing that he was anxious and angry, Helian Zhen felt even more proud and thought that she had finally won back a game.

Qin Yue had been an official for many years and had seen everything in the officialdom. Although he had doubts in his heart, he would not be led astray by these few words.

"Then tell me why he ordered you to assassinate me."

"I don't know. He just said it wasn't my business to know and that I just had to do what he told me to do."

After saying that, Helian Zhen turned around and looked at Yan Lie again.

"Great Khan, please say something! I did all this for you. You can't just abandon me now."

Yan Lie was about to speak when he heard a female voice.

"Helian Zhen, you fart."

Lin Shu walked into the tent with the support of Dunzhu.

"Shu'er, why are you here? Didn't I tell you to wait for me at home?"

Yan Lie quickly walked up to her and held her little hand.

Lin Shu sneered and looked at Helian Zhen, "If I hadn't come, wouldn't I have missed her wonderful performance?"

"Queen Consort, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Tears welled up in Helian Zhen's eyes, but there was no trace of fear or nervousness, but rather a hint of pride.

"It's okay. I'll make sure you understand why you died soon."

After saying that, Lin Shu didn't look at her anymore. He walked in front of Qin Yue and nodded slightly.

"Hello, Lord Qin. I am Yan Lie's wife, Lin Shu."