After her transformation and rebirth, she manipulates the innocent and ruthless to overthrow the wor

Chapter 310 Huyan Kule

Xiao Ran was speechless and could only stare at him.

“The Khan’s camp is just ahead,” he said. “You should see where we Western Xia people are superior to you Han people.”

Xiao Ran glanced away, seemingly uninterested in what he was saying.

The man shouted, and the horse galloped forward. He leaped over and sat down next to Xiao Ran, tearing the gag out of her mouth.

The cart wasn't big, and with another person sitting on it, it felt a bit cramped; Xiao Ran could almost touch his body.

"My name is Huyanqi, the Khan's youngest son. What is your name?"

Xiao Ran didn't want to talk to him.

“I know even if you don’t tell me.” His expression was inscrutable: “Xiao Ran, General Xiao Mu’s eldest daughter.”

“This isn’t the first time we’ve met.” He looked up at the horizon.

Xiao Ran recalled the incident of falling off the cliff at the Summer Palace, and it seemed he remembered it too.

“Three years ago, the Jing Kingdom was not at war with you.” She realized her voice was a little hoarse as she spoke: “Then why did you go to the Central Plains?”

Are you going to the Central Plains to kill her?

Hu Yan paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you know about the border trade?"

That was a policy left over from the previous dynasty of Jing State, and it has been in use ever since. However, it was abandoned two years ago when the Western Xia State suddenly turned against them.

"At that time, Populus euphratica County was the hub of this region, where people from both countries traded goods and lived in harmony..."

He looked at Xiao Ran with a calm gaze: "But all of this changed after Nangong Yan ascended the throne."

"At that time, the officials of Huyang County suddenly raised prices, which disrupted the balance. The people of Xixia gradually could not afford your country's goods. Some nomadic families even sold their own children at a low price just to exchange for some rice and flour."

His gaze was serene, the setting sun illuminating the lines of his mask.

"...Then why did you kill me?"

Hu Yan said, "I didn't kill you for the sake of killing you; it's because you've interfered with my plan."

Xiao Ran was startled, and scenes from her past life suddenly flashed into her mind.

The struggle between Liuyun Village and the Emperor's Imperial Guard.

Blood flowed for miles.

"So it was you," she said.

"It's me." Hu Yandan suddenly burst into laughter, "Unfortunately, you prevented a good show from happening."

He said, "I should have killed you back then."

"It's not too late to kill him now," Xiao Ran scoffed.

“You know I won’t kill you,” Hu Yan said calmly. “Xiao Ran, I know you’ve always been smart.”

"Don't worry, your father is fine." He sighed, "You still have some use to me."

The two of them remained silent.

As the sun began to set, Hu Yan lay down, his breathing steady. A mask covered his face, and Xiao Ran couldn't tell if he was awake or asleep.

……

East side of the Lanshui River.

Zhao Yong rode on horseback, while Duan Rong dismounted and paced anxiously back and forth.

Until a wisp of fire rose on the horizon, and thick smoke billowed like a thousand piles of snow, Zhao Yong gave a command, and a thousand horses galloped across the Lan River.

The gate of the Western Xia camp was empty, with only two or three people guarding it. Duan Rong was pleasantly surprised, as Ran Meimei had indeed been right; they had all gone to the granary.

"Call your Khan out!" he shouted.

Zhao Yong, being a cautious person, immediately sensed something was amiss. Just as he was about to tell Duan Rong to tone it down, the door was suddenly opened wide.

A person walked out from inside.

Huyan Kule – Khan of the Western Xia Dynasty.

He opened his arms wide: "Hello, my friends from afar."

Duan Rong chuckled. Sure enough, there was only one person left. Now was the perfect opportunity! He turned around, picked up his bow, and drew arrows from the quiver hanging beside his horse.

Just as he was about to draw his bow and shoot an arrow, Zhao Yong hurriedly stopped him.

"Be careful of fraud!"

"There's no chance anymore!" Duan Rong broke free. "He's all alone here now, that's our best chance!"