Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining's tense emotions could finally relax. After following the tribesmen to the camp, they found that the camp had been cleaned up by people led by Uncle Arhan.

The most important thing is that there is a winding river not far from the camp!

Although the weather is cold and the river is covered with ice, people coming out of the desert will not care about this. Everyone ignored the fact that this was a battlefield just now and cheered as they went to cut ice to get water. Some people just cut a large piece of ice and put it in a small iron pot they carried with them to heat.

Soon, simple tents of different sizes were set up around the camp.

Qin Yining was also assigned a tent, and left Lu Heng in the care of Halbala and Chaganbala, then went to cut ice and borrowed an iron pot that was already in the military camp to boil water and plan to wash up.

Because she is the hero who killed Anari, she has played a commanding role in the desert these days. The tribesmen respect her very much. So when they saw her wanting to boil water, everyone came to help her regardless of their fatigue. The firewood originally stored in the general camp was brought to her for use.

Qin Yining walked in the desert for half a month, and finally took a hot bath and washed the dirty clothes thoroughly.

By the time everything was done, Qin Yining's hair was half dry. She carefully dried her hair with a towel, simply pulled her hair into a bun, put on her hat and got out of her tent, came to Lu Heng's tent, and asked softly:

"Has Mr. Lu rested?"

The curtain of the tent was quickly opened, and a warm and moist air rushed out.

Harbala stuck his head out, nodded at Qin Yining with a smile, and said in bad Zhou dialect: "You are here."

Qin Yining smiled and nodded.

Seeing Harbala move sideways to get out of the way, Qin Yining ducked into the tent.

There was also a wooden basin placed in the tent, and the scrubbing water had not yet been poured out. The three men were already fully dressed.

Lu Heng changed into clean clothes and leaned on the bed made of hay and wooden boards with slightly lowered eyes. His wet hair hung on his shoulders, dripping with water.

Qin Yining frowned and quickly went to get a handkerchief to help him up: "You are not well yet, why are you so careless? Just lie down when your hair is wet. Aren't you afraid of getting more serious?"

She hesitated for a moment, then started to wipe his hair.

Lu Heng's heart was pounding.

In fact, he had just cleaned himself. He was so weak that he really had no strength. After putting on his clothes, he didn't even have the strength to lift his arms, so he thought of taking a rest before wiping his hair.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yining was willing to do it for him!

"Thank you." Lu Heng's hoarse voice was unable to say any unnecessary words, and his voice was also very weak.

"You're welcome. We finally managed to get out of the desert, and things are getting better. If you don't take care of yourself, no matter how serious your illness becomes, wouldn't it be worth it?"

Qin Yining changed a dry cloth and wiped his hair carefully again. When it was half dry, he took off his hat and a tasseled silver comb pinned to the side of his bun. He used his fingers to comb it. His hair was smoothed down and then carefully combed strand by strand.

The comb gently slid across his scalp. Lu Heng closed his eyes and felt her gentle strength. His scalp and back were numb, and even his eyelids began to feel heavy.

very nice. She could care about him, and even though she knew clearly that Qin Yining had no romantic feelings for him, Lu Heng was still full of satisfaction.

"Don't worry, I will be fine. We can even conquer the desert twice, which shows that our lives are tough." Lu Heng said softly.

Qin Yining took care of his hair, took a hair tie to tie his hair into a bunch, pinned the silver comb to the side of his bun, and put on his hat.

"Yes, we all have a hard life, we will be fine for sure. When the conditions are met, I will get some good things to replenish your body. It would be great if Bingtang is here. With her here, you will definitely get sick quickly. It will heal.”

Thinking of the situation that day and not knowing whether Bingtang and Jiyun were still alive, the smile on Qin Yining's face faded.

Lu Heng could tell what she was thinking at a glance, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, the prince loves you so much. If something like that happened that day, he would not sit idly by and ignore it. He would definitely rush over to save people immediately. Yes, none of your subordinates are simple people, and nothing will happen to them."

Qin Yining thought of Pang Xiao's temperament and felt very warm in her heart. She nodded with a smile and said, "You are right. It will be fine. We will all be fine."

Helping him lie down and wrapping the cotton-padded jacket around him as a quilt, Qin Yining said: "You have a good rest. We will discuss what to do next tomorrow. I don't speak Tatar, and Uncle Arhan can only understand it." Simple Dazhou dialect, it will be easier to communicate if you are here."

Lu Heng chuckled lightly, with warmth in his brows and eyes, "Okay, I'll get better as soon as possible. You've worked really hard these days."

Qin Yining smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing. As long as everyone can live safely, everything is not a big deal."

"Yes, no matter how big the matter is, it is not as big as life and death. Princess--\u003e\u003e

, you are an excellent woman. "

Qin Yining blushed at the praise and said with a smile: "If I were good, I wouldn't bother so many people. It's okay. You can go to sleep."

Lu Heng looked at her pretty face, which had lost a lot of weight under the wind and sand these days, and couldn't help but feel heartbroken. But he couldn't show this kind of distress yet.

Judging from her tone, it turns out that she still cares about those dead Minuo tribe members?

While taking a shower just now, Lu Heng had already heard from Halbala and Chaganbala that nearly two hundred tribesmen had died in the encounter with the pursuers today. Moreover, when this camp was taken away, several tribesmen lost their lives, and several others were seriously injured, and they may not be able to be saved.

Lu Heng's heart was not without any disturbance. But he also understood that after just crossing the desert and being thirsty and hungry, it was already an extremely impressive victory for the Minuo tribe to defeat the guarding troops arranged by Si Qin.

After all, these people are cavalry and professionally trained soldiers.

The people in the Mino tribe were not professional soldiers. They were just ordinary herdsmen in the past. There were even dozens of women among them.

The Mino tribe is really an excellent and powerful tribe. No wonder it could develop so powerfully in the past and become a large tribe of more than 40,000 people.

The reason why Anari persecuted the Minuo tribe so much was probably because the Minuo tribe was too powerful and she felt threatened.

Lu Heng wanted to comfort Qin Yining, but he was too tired at this time. His eyelids were as heavy as lead, and even his mind, which had always been flexible, became dull.

The corners of his mouth moved, and he finally said: "I don't blame you." He fell asleep in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that he was asleep, Qin Yining used her hand to test the temperature of his forehead. Seeing that he still had a low fever, he couldn't help but feel worried. He stayed with Lu Heng until midnight before going back to his tent to rest.

The next day, Uncle Arhan brought the captains of each team in the team to the central tent to discuss countermeasures with Qin Yining, Chagan Bala, Harbala and Lu Heng, who was wearing a ball.

Lu Heng got up early and ate a bowl of soft and sticky porridge. He also took the last remaining medicine and felt much better.

When Qin Yining saw that he was indeed here, he smiled and said, "You are really a trustworthy friend. As expected, you promised me that I would not fall asleep, so I didn't fall asleep."

Lu Heng smiled and said, "I got enough sleep yesterday."

Uncle Arhan smiled and patted Lu Heng on the shoulder, and said in Tatar: "Brother Lu, it seems that your health is really much better. It's not in vain that the princess has taken care of you along the way. If you have any problems, , I think the princess is also going to be seriously ill."

Uncle Arhan was a rough man, he didn't realize there was anything wrong with his words, he just told the truth.

However, many of the young people present admired Qin Yining, and many of them saw that Lu Heng liked Qin Yining, and they couldn't help but cast their gazes on the two of them.

Lu Heng's heart was pounding, as if he was carrying a rabbit, and his face was a little red, "Uncle Arhan, don't talk nonsense."

Arhan looked at Qin Yining, thought about her identity, and then looked at Lu Heng's red face. He couldn't help but sigh, and patted his shoulder again. Everything was gone.

Qin Yining couldn't understand what they said. She had learned some Tatar these days, but she could only understand simple words. If they were connected together and they spoke too fast, she still didn't know what they were saying. What.

Seeing Lu Heng's face turn red, Qin Yining asked worriedly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?" She used to test the temperature of his forehead.

Lu Heng smiled and said: "It's okay." He felt bitter and sweet at the same time, it was extremely contradictory.

He turned to everyone and said in Tatar: "This time we were able to protect the tribesmen out of the desert. We are all heroes. I knew that the Tatars were a strong and everlasting nation, and now it seems that the rumors are indeed true. It’s admirable. We, the Mino tribe, are the leaders among the Tatars. Following everyone on this journey, I am really moved and shocked.”

Uncle Arhan felt excited when he heard this.

The rest of the people also had happy and proud looks on their faces.

They are all hot-blooded men with a tenacious and unyielding heart. They can persevere through all kinds of hardships and receive praise from foreigners. They don't know that their surging emotions are actually called national honor.

Although Qin Yining didn't know what Lu Heng said, looking at everyone's expressions, he knew that Lu Heng's words spoke to everyone's hearts. I couldn't help but admire Lu Heng's ability in my heart.

He is really a very talented leader, with the ability to convince people. It is no wonder that he was able to leave the protection of his family at a young age and start from scratch. Only when he developed to a height that no one can match outside, he Tell everyone that he is from the Lu family.

Lu Heng continued: "Although we won the victory, I know that those people in Siqin will often travel back and forth between these garrison locations. We cannot stay here for a long time, and we should pack up and leave today. Because we don't know where the garrison is. When was the last time we contacted each other? If we meet the contact person and are exposed, it will cause unnecessary trouble."