The Young Swordsman of Dalu

Wenfei knew that Nabulu Khan had no good intentions in keeping him here. If Wentao really attacked the Western Regions, Nabulu would use him as a bargaining chip.

Wenfei did not expose Nabulu's conspiracy. He simply settled down in the Western Regions without any qualms. He had read about the Western Regions in history books before, and this was a good opportunity for him to travel around the Western Regions.

However, it was the wrong season; it was winter, and the grassland was nothing but a vast expanse of white.

That day, after having breakfast in Yuchi Liang's tent, Wen Fei suggested going out to experience the customs and culture of the Western Regions. Yuchi Liang wanted to take them personally, but Wen Fei refused. Instead, Yuchi Liang sent a servant to show him and Li Wei around.

Wenfei and his group strolled around the grassland from morning till afternoon, still wanting more.

"The grasslands are so vast. I want to live on these grasslands someday. What a wonderful thing that would be!" Wenfei exclaimed.

"Come on, what's the future? It's hard to say whether we can even leave now," Li Wei said.

"Tomboy, why are you such a spoilsport?" Wenfei said.

"I just want you to come back to reality and think about how we can get out of this," Li Wei said.

"I'm not going out with you next time," Wenfei said angrily.

"It's not like I wanted to come out with you," Li Wei retorted defiantly.

“Going back would be such a disappointment,” Wenfei said.

"Help! Let me go!" a voice reached their ears.

Wenfei and Li Wei ran towards the sound and found several Western Region soldiers groping a girl outside a large tent not far away.

"Stop it!" Wen Fei shouted as he ran over to stop them, with Li Wei following behind.

"Where did you come from, you brat, daring to interfere in my business!" the Western Region soldier threatened.

They continued to treat the girl rudely. Wen Fei, unable to bear it any longer, punched a soldier from the Western Regions. Upon seeing this, the soldier immediately retaliated. Wen Fei, without hesitation, unleashed a series of blows, leaving the soldier dizzy and disoriented. He abandoned the girl and fled.

"Big sister, are you alright?" Li Wei asked with concern.

Seeing that her clothes had been torn by the Western Region soldiers, Wenfei took off his own outer garment and asked Li Wei to drape it over the girl's body.

"Thank you all, I'm fine," the girl said.

“You’re not from the Western Regions. I can tell you speak with a Northern Frontier accent. Are you from the Great Lu Kingdom?” Wen Fei asked.

“Yes, I am from the Northern Frontier City of the Great Lu Kingdom. Are you from the Great Lu Kingdom as well?” the girl said excitedly.

“Yes! Big sister,” Li Wei said.

“Great! I’ve finally found you! Yesterday, my master told me that two young men had come from the Great Lu Kingdom. I was so excited,” the girl said.

"Did you come here specifically to find us? How did you get to this Western Region?" Wenfei asked.

"It's a long story," the girl said.

"What's your name?" Wenfei felt he had guessed correctly.

“Aygul,” the girl said.

"It really is Ayiguli! Just like I thought! My poor brother Sang Ziqi, I've found sister Ayiguli!" Wenfei shouted excitedly.

"Do you know Sang Ziqi?" Ayiguli asked curiously.

"We're more than just acquaintances; we're good friends," Wenfei said.

"That's wonderful." Aygul's eyes filled with tears.

“Sister Ayiguli, how did you come to the Western Regions? Brother Sang misses you day and night,” Wenfei said.

Ayiguli recounted her journey to the Western Regions to Wenfei and the others. Wenfei was furious upon hearing it: "Those wicked bandits! If I ever encounter them again, I will tear them to pieces! Sister Ayiguli, you have suffered so much. If Brother Sang knew we had found you, he would surely be eager to come to the Western Regions to find you."

“When we return to the Great Lu Kingdom, you should come back with us,” Li Wei said.

“I can’t leave. I was sold to my master as a servant. Unless someone can redeem me with money, I can’t leave the grassland,” Ayiguli said.

“This is outrageous! I’m going to find Bulu Khan and ask him to pardon you,” Wenfei said.

“It’s no use. We are slaves, private slaves of the master’s household. The Khan has no right to interfere,” Aygul said.

"There's no reasoning in this place. What kind of hellish place is this?" Wen Fei said angrily.

"How about I go talk to my uncle and ask him for help?" Li Wei said.

“I have to go back now, or they’ll take me back again,” Aygul said.

“I’ll go back with you. I want to see which master is so unreasonable,” Wenfei said.

“I’m going too!” Li Wei said.

Wenfei and the others followed Ayiguli for a long time until they arrived at the outside of a large tent.

“This is my master’s home,” Aygul said.

"Aygul, where have you been slacking off!" A fat man strode menacingly toward Aygul.

Seeing this, Wen Fei immediately stepped in front of Ayiguli. The fat man looked at Wen Fei and said fiercely, "Where did you come from, you bastard? Are you tired of living?"

"I think you're tired of living!" Wenfei shouted.

"How dare you bump into me!" the fat man said, and then attacked Wen Fei.

Wen Fei reached out and grabbed the fat man's hand, pulling hard. After a while, the fat man couldn't hold on any longer and shouted, "Stop! I give up!"

Wen Fei released his grip and said to the fat man, "You should be polite to people. Didn't your parents teach you that?"

"Who's making such a racket outside?" A middle-aged man came out of the main tent.

"Master!" the fat man called out respectfully.

"Who are they?" the middle-aged man asked.

"I don't know, they came with Aygul," the fat man said.

"Aygul, come out! Who are they?" the middle-aged man shouted.

Aygul stepped out from behind Wenfei and said timidly, "They are the Khan's guests."

The middle-aged man looked Wenfei and his companions over carefully and said, "So you are the Khan's guests. Then you are our guests from the grasslands. Come in and have a few drinks."

Li Wei shook his head at Wen Fei, who pretended not to see it and followed the middle-aged man into the main tent. Li Wei quietly returned to Yuchi Liang's main tent.

"Ayiguli, come quickly and fill the glasses of our finest wine from the grasslands for our guests who have come from afar," the middle-aged man said.

Ayiguli carefully carried a jar of wine over, and Wenfei stood up and said, "It's more enjoyable to drink by yourself." As he spoke, he took the jar of wine from Ayiguli's hands.

"Great! That's generous! Let's drink!" the middle-aged man said.

Wenfei ignored him and picked up his wine glass, drinking it all in one gulp.

Setting down his wine glass, Wenfei looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Aygul is my sister, and today I'm taking her away from here."

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Sure, as long as you give me the money, I won't object to whoever you take."

"How much silver?" Wenfei asked.

“Ordinary slaves can’t compare to Ayiguli. She’s a skilled worker. I can do without any other slaves, but I can’t do without Ayiguli. She’s my priceless treasure,” the middle-aged man said.

“I met her today, and I will definitely take her away. To be honest, I don’t have a single coin on me,” Wenfei said.

"You think you can get something for nothing? No way!" the middle-aged man said.

"Then I'll just take it by force!" Wenfei said.

“Don’t think I’m afraid of you just because you’re the Khan’s guest. I, Camil, have never been afraid of anyone,” Camil threatened.

"I'll give it a try today!" Wenfei said, flipping the table over.

Instantly, a group of people came from outside the tent and surrounded Wen Fei.