The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 272: Letting the Wolf In (Part )

Last time, we talked about Li Yi and his companions going to the border of the grassland to check. They deliberately lit a fire to create smoke and attracted the black wolf. He also said that he wanted to eat the black wolf as a snack. Why did Li Yi do this? Let's read on.

Steward Zhou looked at the black wolf on the ground and asked, "Sir, are you really going to eat it tonight?"

Gu Ting immediately dissuaded him, "Brother Li Yi, you can't eat this! It comes from deep in the grassland. If you eat it, aren't you afraid of contracting the plague?"

"That's right. Then let's not eat the internal organs, Butler Zhou. Let's only eat the wolf legs!" Butler Zhou nodded and reached out to tear off the four wolf legs.

Seeing this, Gu Ting muttered, "You still say we are barbaric, but you are not barbaric?"

Li Yi walked up to Gu Ting and said with a smile: "We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, with Chinese blood, but we like comfort and you like freedom. There is no difference except for living habits. Don't mind these little things." As he said that, Li Yi put one hand on Gu Ting's shoulder and hugged him and walked back, saying: "Brother Gu Ting, the wolf leg will be roasted later, would you like to try it too?"

Gu Ting turned around and looked at the corpses of several black magic wolves and said, "No, we can't just leave these corpses here. We have to deal with them, otherwise it will attract more black magic wolves!"

Li Yi turned around and said with a smile: "Oh, if you hadn't said it, I almost forgot about it. This is easy to handle! Yu Jiu, burn them all!"

Yu Jiu nodded in agreement, then collected the corpses and burned them together. Li Yi pulled Gu Ting back, and the latter looked back from time to time, fearing that Yu Jiu would burn the entire grassland.

Li Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Gu Ting, Gu Zhou and I are good brothers, and so are you! I won't harm you, we will be a family sooner or later."

"A family? What do you mean, brother Li Yi?"

"What? Can't you see that your eldest brother is interested in my sister?"

Gu Ting suddenly realized, "Oh, I was wondering why my brother always went to ask Mai Nur about this and that. So this is what's going on."

Li Yi and Gu Ting rode side by side. Gu Ting asked, "Brother Li Yi, you said that we will be a family sooner or later. Is it possible that Mai Nur is also interested in my brother?"

Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "It's hard to say. You know your brother. He usually considers things very carefully, but when it comes to my sister, he is no different from a wooden lump. He is so stupid!

I have counseled him and taught him that he should be gentle and considerate to girls, but he should not cater to them blindly and should know how to make choices. But he still doesn't understand. Let's put it this way. If my sister tells him to go east, he will definitely not go west! How can this work! Don't you think so? "

Gu Ting nodded and said, "Brother Li Yi is right. My brother turned stupid the moment he saw Sister Mai Nur!"

The two of them walked back, talking and laughing, but Gu Ting didn't know that when he and Li Yi walked away, Yu Jiu took back the flames and did not turn the body of the black wolf into ashes. Manager Zhou gave two of the bloody wolf legs to Yu Jiu and tied them to the horse's back. The two smiled at each other and rode back.

When the group returned to the camp, Gu Ting and Li Yi went to see Gu Zhou together and told him about what they had gained from the border trip. Gu Zhou first praised Gu Ting for his bravery and calmness, and then asked him to tie Li Yi's horse alone at the camp gate where there were people watching. Gu Ting took the order and left.

Only Gu Zhou and Li Yi were left in the tent. Gu Zhou shook his head and said, "Brother Li Yi, you shouldn't have provoked the Black Demon Wolves! Although they are beasts, they are the pets of the Eternal Night Demon and have special spiritual powers. You killed five Black Demon Wolves. I'm afraid that will attract more revenge from them!"

Li Yi sighed and said, "Brother, you are frightened. Do you plan to wander around with your people for the rest of your life? How long has your father's team been in Tianshan? It must have been five or six months, right?

There is no news coming back. What is going on in the deep grassland? Are they successful? Is the disaster on the grassland over? You don't know anything. Shouldn't you send someone to investigate?"

Gu Zhou shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. When the disaster is over, the Zoroastrian priests will find the tribes and lead us back to the grassland."

Li Yi stood up and said, "Do you still believe in Zoroastrianism now? Gu Zhou, you know that the Zoroastrian priests took the elites of your Qiang and Di tribes to die!

Those Zoroastrian priests have been using special means to deceive you. They said that livestock will go crazy if they eat the Evernight Flower, and that eating those livestock or touching the Evernight Flower will infect you with the plague. I have confirmed it all today! And that high priest, he is definitely not a good person. How can a good person practice evil skills?"

Gu Zhou suddenly stood up and pointed at Li Yi and shouted: "Li Yi! I treat you as a friend, as a brother, why do you want to slander our beliefs? If you dare to slander our high priest again, and dare to slander Zoroastrianism again, we will no longer be brothers!"

Li Yi looked at the angry Gu Zhou, shook his head and said, "Okay, then I won't say anything. We are going back to Wei."

Gu Zhou stared at Li Yi blankly and asked, "Are you going to take them with you?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "I don't care whether they leave or not, but I must take Yuehua away. I can't leave my sister to a fool, that will only hurt her!" After saying that, he turned and walked out.

Gu Zhou stretched out his hand to stop Li Yi and said, "Mai Nur is from the grassland, she is not one of you Wei people, she belongs to the grassland, she should stay! No, she must stay!"

Li Yi stared at Gu Zhou and asked, "Will I stay and wander around with you, and then wait for death? Gu Zhou, you can't be the chief, at least you can't be the chief now. Your father left the hope of the tribe to you, so that you can lead them to rebuild their homeland and overcome the disaster, not to let you lead them to flee everywhere and finally go to destruction!"

Gu Zhou did not back down. He drew out his scimitar, pointed it at Li Yi and said, "If you insist on taking Mai Nur away, don't blame me for being rude!"

Li Yi said coldly: "Hmph, save your energy. Your sword can't threaten me at all! You should save some strength to protect your people!"

Gu Zhou said angrily: "No matter what, I will not let you take Mai Nur away. I want to marry her! Let her be my wife!"

Li Yi chuckled and said, "Humph, you don't deserve it!" Li Yi walked out, and the angry Gu Zhou swung his knife at Li Yi! But Li Yi dodged sideways, caught the blade with his right hand, and then squeezed it hard, and the scimitar broke into three sections and fell to the ground.

Li Yi said: "You are as fragile as this knife now! How can a weak person like you protect your people and my sister? You should give way to the young people. Even the child named Wei Lue I brought with me is stronger than you!

He is only ten years old, at least he knows who killed his father, at least he knows to avenge his father, but you are still working for the murderer of your father. "After Li Yi finished speaking, he walked out of the tent, and Gu Zhou just stood there in a daze...

Li Yi found Yuehua and asked directly: "I am leaving now, do you want to come with me or stay here?"

Yuehua was surprised and asked, "Where are you going, brother?"

Li Yi looked in the direction of the big tent and sighed, "Gu Zhou is too weak to be a good tribe leader. If this tribe continues like this, it will be killed by the black wolf sooner or later, or swallowed up by other tribes, so there is no point in staying here. I plan to return to Guazhou and make a long-term plan, so what do you choose?"

Yuehua looked at Li Yi in a dilemma. She wanted to stay in the grassland, but she didn't want to stay here; she didn't like Gu Zhou, but she liked life on the grassland; although she was not used to sleeping on the mats here, she didn't want to go back to Wei with Li Yi.

Li Yi saw Yuehua's hesitation and said, "Since you haven't made up your mind, just stay here for now." After saying that, Li Yi turned around and left, even ignoring Yuehua's call.

Li Yi found Baozhu Faluo and Wei Lue and asked them the same question: whether they should go with him or stay here. Everyone except Wei Lue had to stay.

Baozhu Faluo's idea was that the Gu tribe were all young people now, and they didn't know or understand many things and rules. They simply couldn't gain a foothold in the grassland, and if he stayed, he might be able to help them a lot.

Wei Lue didn't understand his mother's thoughts. In his opinion, his mother had given up on revenge and only wanted to return to the grassland to live a peaceful life.

Li Yi respected the choices of Baozhu Faluo and others, and persuaded Wei Lue to stay with his mother. He and Wei Lue reached a gentleman's agreement:

Wei Lue stayed here to find out the news of the Tianhuo tribe, because it was not certain whether the Tianhuo tribe participated in the Zoroastrianism's actions. If the Tianhuo tribe went, then his revenge would definitely not be taken. If not, he would try to find out the scope of the Tianhuo tribe's activities. Li Yi told Wei Lue that he would be back soon, and if he could determine the location of the Tianhuo tribe, he would take Wei Lue to take revenge.

Gu Zhou did not show up when Li Yi and his companions left, but he asked people to prepare food and sent a sheepskin map. Yuehua, Baozhu Faluo and others watched Li Yi's convoy disappear. Yuehua shed two lines of tears. This was not how she imagined she would part with Li Yi. There was no farewell, no farewell, and everything seemed particularly dull.

Yuehua even doubted that this was not true. Li Yi had clearly promised her that he would help her rebuild her home, but Li Yi did not fulfill his promise and just left like that? She did not believe that all this was true. In her heart, Li Yi was not the kind of person who would give up halfway, but Li Yi was indeed gone.

Yuehua hid in a deserted place and cried. Gu Zhou finally found her and wanted to comfort her, but he couldn't say anything when he saw Yuehua's tearful face. Yuehua stopped crying and said to Gu Zhou coldly, "Don't mess with me. I don't like you and I won't like you. I stayed here because I like life on the grassland, so please don't misunderstand. It's impossible for us to be together."

Yuehua's words were indeed a big blow to Gu Zhou. He thought Yuehua stayed because of him, but reality slapped him hard in the face...

Two flowers bloom, each with its own beauty. Let's turn our attention to Li Yi. Li Yi and his group, who had already walked far away, stopped. Steward Zhou saluted Li Yi and said, "Is your plan going well, young master?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "It's going pretty well. At least 70% of it is within expectations. Wei Lue surprised me the most. I didn't expect this kid to be so persistent."

Xiao Ziyi asked, "Now that we are out, what is your plan of inviting the wolf into the house?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Wait patiently for a few days, and then I will ask Xiao Xia and Aunt Yun to help me!"

Langya asked, "Sir, where are we going now?"

Li Yi opened the sheepskin map and said, "Let's go to the border. I want to see who is commanding these black demon wolves."

Li Yi looked at the map that Gu Zhou gave him. Although he didn't recognize the words on it, he could still understand the general idea based on his memories of his previous life.

This is a geomancy map, which marks the hydrological and geomorphological features of the northwestern grasslands. The northwestern region is divided by four mountain ranges. The Altai Mountains in the northeast are the dividing line between the Di and Xiongnu peoples; the Tianshan Mountains in the middle are the dividing line between the Di and Qiang peoples; and the Kunlun Mountains and the Altun Mountains in the south are the dividing line between the Qiang and Yi peoples.

The Junggar Basin was the pasture of the Di people, the Tarim Basin was the pasture of the Qiang people, and Dunhuang City was located at the easternmost end of the northwest grassland. Li Yi closed the map, which he had memorized, and then handed a letter and the map to Zhang Biao, saying, "This task is now handed over to you, and you must be quick! Otherwise, the plan will be ruined!"

Zhang Biao took the order and rode west on horseback, while Li Yi and his party headed north to lie in ambush in the border area.

Three days later, the Gu tribe continued to migrate southward. Because the border was pushed forward more than ten miles to the south, they had to maintain a relatively safe distance. Baozhu Falui had been integrated into the Gu tribe. In this new tribe with serious polarization between the old and the new, she became the backbone, passing on her experience to the young people and leading them to herd and work.

In sharp contrast to this were her son Wei Lue, as well as Wei Zhen and Yuehua. Wei Lue and Wei Zhen could not play with the other children. Others were riding horses, shooting arrows, wrestling, fighting, and collecting manure for firewood, but they were not interested in these things at all. So they could only go and play with Yuehua, who was as lonely as they were. Yuehua just stared at the sky with the two children in a daze.