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

"I heard from the Turan tribe that Bumtai brought a woman from the Central Plains back home, but no one knew what happened. The woman jumped into the river. Both the Turan tribe and Bumtai sent people out to search for her along the river."

When Yan Lie heard about jumping into the river, his heart was gripped tightly. The pain was so severe that he fell off the cushion.

"General!" Dunzhu on the side hurried over to support him.

This kind of thing is indeed something a little woman can do.

It must be Bumtai who forced her to do this.

"Bumutai, I'm going to kill you!"

Yan Lie staggered to his feet, his eyes red, picked up his saber, and was about to rush out.

His subordinate Ibugele was quick to stop him.

"Yan Lie, you can't go. The Balin tribe is now in disarray. You can't let anything happen to them again. One day, I will kill them with you and avenge our fallen people."

"I don't believe Shu'er is dead. I want to go find her."

Even if he only found a body, he could not accept the fact that the light that suddenly appeared in his life had just disappeared.

"General, the gods will surely bless the young lady and turn danger into safety."

Dunzhu wiped her tears. Although she had spent a short time with the girl, she never regarded herself as a servant. She treated her like a friend she had known for a long time. In her heart, she regarded the girl as her own relative.

After hearing what Ibugele said, Yan Lie felt torn and tormented.

He should have taken her away without caring about anything. He had fought for the Balin tribe for many years, and he had repaid Balin Khan's kindness. But now, he couldn't even protect the woman he loved.

"Look everyone, Balin Khan is back!"

The tribesmen around shouted with joy.

Balin Khan looked at his tribesmen in front of him with a look of heartache and guilt. Behind him were the people from the Chaha tribe who were transporting supplies.

"I'm sorry for making you suffer. Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will lead everyone back home and make sure those who bullied us get what they deserve."

Seeing that their leader had returned, the tribesmen regained confidence in their future lives.

Concubine Yun Xihe followed behind Balin Khan with red eyes.

She regretted it now. If it wasn't for helping Helian Zhen, she wouldn't have sent Balinhan and Yan Lie away. With them in charge, the outcome might not be as bad as it is now.

What on earth did she do???

Yan Lie looked at the sad-looking Balin Khan in front of him, sighed, and stepped forward to salute.

"Khan, I have something I want to talk to you alone."

"Yan Lie, follow me."

The two came to a small hill where no one was, and Yan Lie got straight to the point.

"Great Khan, for now, we can only rebuild the Balin tribe, send people to search for the lost tribesmen, and wait for the opportunity to take revenge."

Balin Khan nodded after hearing this. The Balin tribe originally had a population of more than 8,000 people, but now there are less than 3,000 people left overnight.

"You're right. The most important thing for us now is to rest and recuperate."

"There's one more thing. I'd like to ask Balin Khan to retract his decision. I will not marry Helian Zhen. I want to wait until the Balin tribe is rebuilt, then I'll go find Shu'er."

On his way back, Balin Khan had heard about the Central Plains woman being abducted. Overnight, the Balin tribe had undergone a huge change. Now his daughter was nowhere to be found, and he had no intention of dwelling on these matters. The most useful person at hand was Yan Lie. If he was forced to leave again, the Balin tribe would be finished. He just said lightly,

"I'm old, and some things are beyond my power. You young people should decide yourselves. I can't interfere. But there's one thing I hope you can find Zhen'er. I can't let anything happen to her, otherwise I won't be able to face the Queen Mother even after I die."

Seeing that Balin Khan had given in, Yan Lie felt a little relieved. Although they were not father and son, they had been together for so many years and there was always affection between them. If possible, he would not want to leave him.

"Don't worry, Khan. I will definitely find the princess back."

Balin Khan didn't say anything, just patted Yan Lie on the shoulder and left.

Yan Lie looked at the receding figure. In his mind, this figure had once been so high-spirited, resolute and vigorous, but now it seemed to have aged by several decades. . .

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Inside the Turan tribe's tent.

"Khan, our people followed the river but didn't find the Central Plains woman, not even her body." Altai's guards reported the situation to Altai with their heads down.

"Oh, what a pity for such a woman." Altai looked disappointed and regretful.

"Khan, do we need to send more people to search?" the guard continued.

Altai thought about it and found that he had been searching for a whole day and night but still couldn't find any trace of the animal. He thought that the animal must have drowned or been taken away by wolves. He didn't want to waste his manpower and resources. He just helped Bumtai look for the animal and felt that he had done his duty.

"Forget it, there's no need to look for him. He's probably in grave danger."

I wanted to try my luck. If my own people found me first, I would not tell Bumtai and just play by myself for a while.

Even if he found out, I was his uncle and the game was over. What could he do to me? The worst that could happen was that I could send her a few more female slaves as compensation.

It's a pity that things don't go as planned.

On the other side, Bumtai listened to the news from people around him, but still couldn't find it.

Feeling irritated, he threw the milk tea cup in his hand.

"You are all useless. We have been searching for so many days and we can't find the person or the body. What use are you?"

The people kneeling below didn't dare to breathe.

This was the first time they had seen Bumtai get so angry since they had followed him.

Finally, it was Natu'a who spoke first and broke the deadlock.

"Grand Prince, we can send more people to Miss Lin's side to continue the search. But as for the coalition forces, I heard that the other tribes have been arguing over the issue of territorial division in recent days, and some matters still need to wait for you to return and make a decision. In your absence, I'm afraid some people will be ready to make moves. And our people have learned that Balin Khan and Yan Lie have returned. We must also make plans early."

Bumtai slammed the table hard and shouted angrily,

"They dare. Haha, the Balin tribe is now without men and weapons. No matter how powerful Yan Lie is, he is nothing to be feared. Natu'a, pack up and let's go back. Let others continue with the work here."

When Natu'a heard that the eldest prince was leaving, he was relieved. It was true that Temuqile alone could not control the coalition forces.

Bumtai stood up and left the tent to say goodbye to his grandfather.

Natu'a was also very quick and decisive, and he immediately sent someone to clean up the mess. He was afraid that Bumutai might have other ideas and change his mind.

. . . . . . . . .

In the Tiehe tribe,

Lin Shu smelled the strong medicinal smell in the bowl. He knew it must be very bitter even if he didn't drink it.

Frowning, he asked Zhuoma,

“Do you have to drink it?”

Zhuoma nodded. "Yes, you must drink it. Your cold is very serious. You will get better faster if you take the medicine as soon as possible."

Lin Shu looked at Zhuoma, who was concerned, and nodded.

He picked up the medicine bowl and drank it in one gulp.

"Sister, are you in there?"

Monk's voice came from outside the curtain...