Bai Xue looked at Xiao Heng in surprise. There were waves of pine trees on the mountain, and the breeze was blowing. The sea of clouds seemed to be swaying gently. Xiao Heng stood on the top, and the wind made his robe rustle, but he did not look embarrassed at all. Instead, he stood even straighter like a pine tree.
In fact, both the men and women in Miaojiang are very good-looking, but for some reason Bai Xue feels that even the most handsome man in the village will pale in comparison when standing next to Xiao Heng.
How can someone be so good-looking
She laughed softly, then couldn't help sighing.
What a pity.
She is so beautiful and so different.
As a saint, she was taught from childhood to sacrifice everything for the village, and she was also accustomed to everyone's harsh criticism and picky attitude towards her.
For example, the leader of Lijiang Village always said that she was a bit coquettish and not a good person.
But Xiao Heng said, you don't have to care about me, I should take care of myself.
From childhood to adulthood, she had never heard a man speak like this.
Seeing that Xiao Heng really didn't look at her anymore, she lowered her eyes and said nothing more. She flipped down from the fence and said softly, "Come in with me. The elders are waiting for you inside."
Xiao Heng stopped and nodded, and waited until the bell on her feet made a crisp sound, then he followed her into the wooden house without looking away.
The wind was very strong up there, and maybe because of that, there were so many large stones piled around the wooden house, and all kinds of curtains and tents had been rolled up. He walked to a house, and when he walked in, he couldn't help but praise the good craftsmanship in his heart.
He was accustomed to northern architecture and had seen the structure and prosperity of the Mu Palace, but he did not expect that this remote Miao village could build such exquisitely beautiful houses.
This house has walls only on three sides. After entering, you will be facing a waterfall rushing down from the mountain wall. It turns out that this house was built against the mountain wall. Sitting here and drinking tea, you can see the clear spring outside when you raise your eyes. The water rushing down from the mountain wall seems to splash on your face.
He really couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of nature.
Seeing his admiring expression, Bai Xue smiled softly: "This is called Jiu Die Spring, it is the sacred pool of our Hei Hua Village."
As soon as Xiao Heng came in, he felt a little colder. Knowing that this was because of the Jiu Die Spring, he nodded and praised, "It's really amazing that such a house can be built here."
At first, the elders were discussing how to give the eldest grandson of the emperor a warning so that he would not look down on them. However, who would have thought that the eldest grandson of the emperor would have such a temper? They could not help but look at each other, and their expressions eased a little.
A woman in her fifties coughed and said to Xiao Heng: "Your Highness is of noble status, but you are willing to take risks here. Aren't you afraid that we will harm your Highness?"
Xiao Heng looked at me with a clear mind, and asked as a matter of course: "Then elders, have you really thought about killing me and then triggering a counterattack by the imperial army?"
His identity is not that of an ordinary general. Even if he is an ordinary general, if he is lured to the mountain by a Miao village and then killed, any official who still wants to continue leading the troops will not sit idly by, let alone someone of his identity.
He understood this principle, and the Miao people must have understood it as well. They asked this question only to put pressure on him.
The elders were speechless for a moment. After a while, the old woman continued to speak: "Then Your Highness, do you know why we invited you to the mountain this time?"
The wind blew in, making the wind chimes on the table ring. Xiao Heng watched Bai Xue reach out to make tea, and said lightly: "Heihua Village is the only Miao village that sent the most young men among the dozens of Miao villages this time, right? As far as I know, there are not many young and strong men in your village. From this, it can be seen that your Heihua Village must be at odds with Lijiang Village."
Lijiang Village is the most powerful village among dozens of Miao villages in the surrounding area. It can be seen that people from other Miao villages follow Lijiang Village's lead. It is precisely because of this that Heihua Village is in such a mess this time.
He did not try to be polite but directly brought up the point. Everyone's expression became a little subtle and they felt a little embarrassed.
But at this moment, it was not the time to save face and suffer in vain, so an elder beside the black woman said, "Your Highness is right. Since Your Highness is honest, we will not keep you in suspense. Your Highness, we are willing to serve the court, as long as Your Highness can agree to protect the safety of our Black Flower Village."
When it comes to conditions, everyone naturally wants to get more benefits for themselves.
They are no exception. They said so much just now because they wanted to gain as much advantage as possible.
Xiao Heng raised his eyes and glanced at them: "If that's all, deal."
"No!" Black Granny shook her head decisively, her dark and dry eyes staring at Xiao Heng, and added expressionlessly: "Not only that, Your Highness must also know that our Black Flower Village is not as good as Lijiang Village now, but we used to be able to compete with Lijiang Village. Our presence can not only convince some wavering villages, but more importantly, our Great Witch is no worse than Lijiang Village! Your Highness must know very well what this means. Therefore, I don't believe in the conditions you said and the things you promised us. We Miao people pay attention to love and hate, so Your Highness, we have to add a little more to this deal."
Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows: "Please speak."
"We need His Highness to bring our Saint back to the capital and make her His Highness's concubine." Black Granny kept staring at Xiao Heng and spoke word by word, "We saved His Highness's counselor. Your Highness should also be able to see that we are capable of using poison and detoxifying, and our abilities are far more than that. If Your Highness agrees, with our help, Your Highness will be able to take down these villages quickly. Moreover, we can also help Your Highness pacify the other Miao villages in Yongchang Prefecture."
After she finished speaking, she glanced proudly at Bai Xue, who was as elegant and beautiful as a white crane, and said meaningfully: "Our Saint is beautiful and noble. She must be more beautiful than any of you Han women."
Is there any man in the world who doesn’t love beauty
For Xiao Heng, this condition was basically an advantage.
It's a good thing for both of us, and she believes Xiao Heng will agree.
But Xiao Heng put down the cup: "If this is the condition, then I'm sorry I can't agree to it."
Bai Xue paused while pouring the tea, lowered her eyes and said nothing.
The elders were all surprised.
Black Granny frowned even more: "Your Highness, did you not hear clearly what I just said?"