The next day, Qi Surong counted the goods one by one, completed the first transaction with Bo Ya, and then asked everyone in the business to return first, leaving only Xiao Liu to take care of him. Elun did not stop them, but sent people to follow them secretly and pay attention to their whereabouts. Then, in the name of discussing matters, he asked Qi Surong to accompany him.
Qingying obviously has not given up on his marriage to Boya. The Datan chief invites Yilun to go on a horse racing safari in the grassland, and creates opportunities for him and Yaluolian to get along with each other from time to time. With such an obvious performance, no matter how slow Elun was, he could see how strong Datan's desire for marriage with Boya was. Combined with the recent trends in various ministries in the Western Region, he was vaguely aware of Qingying's ambitions.
Elun sneered in his heart. Although he also coveted the wealth of the Central Plains, he would never show off his courage. For such a hasty alliance, he would not send out a single soldier without three to five years of preparation.
Qi Surong didn't know what Yi Lun was thinking at the moment. He only knew that the Boya tribe led by Yi Lun in his previous life was the main force of the Western Region Alliance, and Yaluolian became their link, prompting Yi Lun to make a wrong judgment.
At present, it seems that Elun is not enthusiastic about Aloline, and is more polite than loving. Instead, he often makes intimate moves towards her.
Qi Surong tried her best to avoid being alone with Yi Lun, but even so, she was still seen as somewhat ambiguous. The first person to attack her was Yaluolian.
"You!" She sat on the horse, pointed her whip at Su Rong, and raised her cold eyebrows, "Come here and compete with me."
"My riding skills are not good, I'm afraid I will disappoint Miss Yaluolian." Qi Surong bowed and replied.
"You can only tell if you are good or not after a comparison." Ya Luolian swung her whip towards the ground, "If you are a man, don't dawdle, come up! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless with the whip."
Qi Surong looked at Yi Lun and saw the man standing with his arms crossed, looking like he was watching a good show. Knowing that he would not help him, he had no choice but to get on his horse and walk to Ya Luo Lian's side.
"Listen." Yalulian leaned over and threatened in a low voice, "Whoever loses in this competition must obey the orders of the other person."
"Sorry, I don't like to make bets with random people."
"You are such a coward! You don't even dare to accept a woman's bet."
"Keeping the bet even though you know you're going to lose seems brave but actually stupid. I'm not a gentleman, and there's no need to put yourself in a disadvantageous position just to save face." Qi Surong replied very openly, which made it hard for people to feel bad.
Elon smiled silently.
"Okay, you're good!" Ya Luolian was so angry that she whipped her whip, "Then no matter what the bet is, let's get started!"
The servant next to him gave an order, and the two horses shot out like arrows, galloping across the vast grassland. Without the restrictions of the bet, Qi Surong didn't care about winning or losing, and enjoyed the refreshing feeling of the warm wind blowing through his ears.
The two of them were one behind the other, no more than four or five meters apart. One is wanton and skillful, the other is heroic, wearing a purple skirt and blue shirt, with flying skirts, turning into a beautiful scenery above the blue sky and green grass.
The onlookers cheered loudly and kept shouting for the two people.
Yaluolian had excellent riding skills and was always in the lead, while Qi Surong was gradually pulled away. Just when the two were about to finish the race, Alolian's horse suddenly neighed and leaped high with its front hooves.
"Ah!" Ya Luolian was frightened, tightly holding on to the reins, trying her best to stabilize her body. But the horse underneath him was running up and down like a madman.
Several knights saw that the situation was not good and immediately rode their horses to rescue.
At this time, Qi Surong rode a horse and ran quickly from behind Yaluolian. Seeing that Yaluolian was about to fall off the horse, she hooked her onto her own horse with a hook.
The horse galloped forward for a while, and finally stopped slowly under Qi Surong's control.
Yaluolian's face turned pale and she lay in front of Qi Surong, panting.
Qi Surong patted her back and comforted her: "It's okay."
Ya Luolian waved her hand away, glared at her, jumped off the horse quickly, ran towards the crazy horse angrily, raised the whip and started whipping: "Damn beast! You have caused me such a big shame tonight. I’ll kill you.”
The horse was controlled by several knights and could not escape. It could only neigh in pain under the whip.
Datan couldn't stop him in time, so he could only frown and look at "Zhuo Fan" uncertainly. The horse suddenly went crazy. I wonder if it was accidental or premeditated? Then he thought that Yaluo Lian had proposed the horse racing, and it seemed impossible for the man to arrange it in advance.
Erasing the doubts in his mind, Datan sent someone to check on the condition of the horses. It turned out that Yalulian used too much force with his whip, causing the horses to suffer from pain and go crazy. For Yalulian, who had been dealing with horses since childhood, this was not a big mistake.
Alolian looked ugly and ran back to the camp without even saying hello.
Elun shook his head secretly. This Yalulian was beautiful, but she was narrow-minded and had a spoiled temper. She was really not suitable to be his wife. He turned his attention to Qi Surong again and saw that she had bright eyebrows and bright eyes, and her temperament was as good as that of a man. Her elegance was not inferior to that of a man and her calmness was different from that of a woman. It was so special and heart-warming. It's a pity that she is a woman from the Central Plains, her identity is unknown, and she is not perfect...
Elun felt jealous of the man who had once possessed her, and her eyes flashed with determination.
The three days set before seemed too long. He should have killed her that night!
"I'm sorry for frightening Yalulian." Elun cupped his fists and said to Datan, "Elun is hosting a banquet tonight to calm Yalulian's shock."
Datan nodded and said with a smile: "No need to apologize. It's just a little girl's pampering. It's good to let her learn a lesson." After a pause, he added, "I wonder what the relationship between the young man named 'Zhuo Fan' and the young patriarch is. , you seem to value 'him' very much?"
"'He' is Yi Lun's friend." Yi Lun replied, "He may stay in Boya in the future and be responsible for handling some business."
"I see." Datan stopped asking further questions and instead made a request, "Elun, my daughter admires you very much. If you can go and talk to her later, she will definitely be very happy."
"How could Elun refuse when Chief Datan opened his mouth? During lunch, Elun went to invite her in person."
"Haha, that's good work." Datan threw his head back and laughed.
The pair of people and horses played on the grassland for another long time before returning happily.
A bonfire was lit in the camp and the aroma of rice filled the air. Elun kept his promise and went to invite Aloline to come out for dinner in person. As expected, Yalulian's anger disappeared and she followed Elon with a smile.
In the evening, another bonfire banquet was held in the inner camp, but the scale was much smaller. It was mainly for the Datan father and daughter and several senior generals.
Qi Surong was dragged to join in the fun again, sitting behind Yi Lun, and was glared at by Yaluolian several times.
She had tried to reduce her presence as much as possible, but Elun's attention from time to time made it impossible for her not to be noticed. Many people felt a little puzzled when they saw this scene. Is the relationship between Young Patriarch Yilun and that man suitable? Is the atmosphere between them too ambiguous
After the dinner, Qi Surong was forcibly dragged into his tent by Yi Lun.
Qi Su tolerated it all night, but finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Young patriarch, what do you want to do? Didn't you agree to conceal your identity for me? But isn't your act so wanton obvious?"
Yi Lun laughed a few times, leaning on the animal skin chair and looking at Qi Surong lazily.
Qi Surong felt uncomfortable looking at him, so he calmed down and said, "It's getting late. Let's forget about today's matters. I'll take my leave."
Yi Lun's ears twitched slightly, and he suddenly took Qi Surong's hand, dragged her into his arms, turned over and held her down.
Qi Surong's expression changed and he shouted: "Young Patriarch, didn't you give me three days to think about it?"
"I regretted it." Elun lowered his head and bit her neck.
Qi Surong's body stiffened and she struggled, "Let go... ugh."
Their lips were blocked and their limbs were pressed so that they could not move. Their clothes were overlapped and their bodies were tightly attached and entangled.
"Bang!" The sound of a tray falling to the ground suddenly sounded, startling the two people kissing in the tent.
Yi Lun and Qi Surong followed the sound and saw Ya Luolian standing by the curtain, looking at them in disbelief and trembling: "You, you actually..."
Yi Lun smiled, turned over and pulled Qi Surong to sit on his lap, raised his eyebrows and said, "I wonder what the purpose of Yaluolian's late night visit is?"
"Elun, you really like men!" Yalulian cursed angrily, "Disgusting, you are so disgusting!"
Elun snorted coldly and said calmly: "Alolian, if you want to be my wife, you have to accept my hobbies, otherwise I won't have the slightest pity for you."
"Who needs your pity! I, Yalulian, will never marry a shameless person like you." Yalulian stamped her foot, turned around and left.
The tent immediately fell into silence.
"You did it on purpose." Qi Surong stared at him.
Elun leaned back on the animal skin chair, noncommittal.
"The play is over, can you let me go?"
"Don't let me go." Elun pressed her down again and said with a deep laugh, "Why don't you just be my woman tonight?"
Qi Surong didn't say a word, just looked at him coldly.
"Okay, I won't touch you for the time being." Elun let go of her, "But after the trouble just now, you have to be careful. Alolian is not a generous person, and I'm afraid he will cause trouble for you in the future."
Qi Surong glanced at him and said, "Even if you don't want to marry Ya Luolian, you don't have to risk your reputation, right?"
"I don't care about this. Besides, you're not a real man." Elun's ambiguous gaze swept over her body.
Qi Surong said no more, turned around and walked out of the tent.
The guards guarding outside the tent all cast strange glances at "him". Alolian's voice just now was quite loud, and they could hear it clearly...
The next day, the news about Elun's preference for men's behavior spread throughout the tribe like the wind. Everyone had different opinions on this, some believed it, some doubted it, and some scorned it. The same thing is that Qi Surong has received several times more attention than before. As soon as he goes out, he will be criticized.
Qi Surong was helpless. Although it was gratifying that Qingying and Boya had no hope of marriage, it was not so good to have the title of "male favorite" inexplicably.
For this reason, Jin Yun did not hesitate to take the risk and used Tut's name to enter Qi Surong's tent again, kissed her hard, and almost reached the last step.
"I can't bear it anymore." Jin Yun's voice was hoarse and his eyes were filled with anger.
"I'm sorry, I..." Qi Surong lowered his head, a trace of guilt flashing in his eyes.
"I don't blame you, it's just that I'm not strong enough." Jin Yun hugged her and comforted, "We will go home safely." Although he said this, he was filled with anger in his heart. He secretly swore that when the matter was resolved, he would never let any man lay a finger on her again!
"Yes." Qi Surong nodded vigorously.
The three-day deadline came quickly, but Qi Surong was not in a hurry because Yaluolian suddenly fell ill.
This illness was not accidental, but was arranged by Qi Surong and Jinyun in advance. Jinyun has been with Tut for nearly two years. In addition to healing wounds and detoxifying, the biggest gain is that he has learned a lot of medical knowledge.
He secretly gave Qi Surong a bag of poison so that she could use it on Datan or Yaluolian. This poison is colorless and odorless and will dissolve when exposed to water. The poisoned person will have symptoms of fever. When Qi Surong was horse racing with Yaluolian that day, he took the opportunity to put poison on her body. Because her skin was sweaty, the poison quickly melted into her skin.
Although the poison was prepared by Tut, unless a blood test was performed to check for poison, it would be difficult to detect abnormalities in a short period of time. Its toxicity is not strong, but it is quite long-lasting and will not subside for about ten days and a half. It is also consistent with the general status of fever.
Due to Ya Luolian's illness, Yi Lun had no time to pay attention to Qi Surong. After all, Qingying is a powerful clan in the Western Region. If something happens to the clan leader's daughter in Boya, the consequences will be disastrous.
The security in the inner camp was increased. Although Elun did not suspect anyone of poisoning, he still felt a little defensive.
Qi Surong and Jinyun's plan was mostly completed, and the only thing left was how to leave Boya. But they also know that the closer to the end, the more cautious they need to be. They didn't dare to make any changes for the time being, and they didn't even meet in private anymore. They just waited for the opportunity quietly.
Soon, a perfect opportunity presented itself.
The Datan chief was very dissatisfied with the repeated setbacks in this trip, and he even disliked Elun. He simply gave up the marriage and directly asked him for an alliance.
Naturally, Yi Lun would not reject it outright, and would only say that he would consider it for a few days.
Datan smiled on the surface, but secretly sent a message to several allies to send people to put pressure.
Elun was very angry at their threats. After several quarrels, Datan left Boya with his daughter and a group of people. Three days later, an army of 3,000 men was stationed three miles away from the Boya border camp.
A fight between the two sides is about to break out. Qingying had no intention of fighting Boya. After all, Boya's strength should not be underestimated. The purpose of sending troops was mainly for demonstration and coercion. But Yi Lun's reputation as a "wolf warrior" in later generations is not for nothing. The warriors of the Boya tribe have never been afraid of death, and they will not accept coercion from others.
On the second day after Qing Ying's army was stationed, Yi Lun led four to five hundred warriors to sneak attack the opponent's military camp at night. With hundreds of people, three thousand soldiers and horses were defeated and fled.
This ignited a war that would affect the future, and the opportunity for Qi Surong and Jin Yun to escape also appeared.