Chapter 99 I love you (1)
Zhao Zimu talked to Tata elegantly in the dark. Tata stepped back involuntarily. His intuition told him that this person was very dangerous, but some kind of curiosity and desire in his heart forced him to get closer to her.
Not far away, Tata subordinates looked at him worriedly and stared closely at Zhao Zimu as if they would rush over to kill her if something went wrong. Tata secretly glanced at his subordinates not far away. The restlessness in his heart became calm. He looked at Zhao Zimu with oppression and said, “Help me? Help me with what? What do I have that needed your help?”
Zhao Zimu looked ruminatingly at Tata and said, “Your Highness, I have no malice. I just want to tell you that the madness of these horses is temporarily. Believe me, these horses would return to normal within a quarter of an hour. As long as Your Highness tells khan this information or try to persuade khan from killing these horses, the Xiongnu soldiers would definitely be grateful to you.”
Zhao Zimu believed that as long as Tata was not too stupid, he would understand her meaning. Given that Tata did what she wanted, even if Muke didn’t want to acknowledge him, the other Xiongnu generals would be grateful to him. Like that, he would get some people’s heart.
After saying all of this, Zhao Zimu flashed to the Xiongnu soldiers and disappeared. Tata stared blankly at the disappearing figure. He couldn’t help but take a step forward. Finally, he stood in that place for a while before walking towards Muke.
Tata knew that even if the information that Zhao Zimu gave him was wrong, the other Xiongnu would only think that he cherished the horses too much if he begged Muke to not kill the horses and would not blame him in their hearts. The same goes for Muke. If Muke finds fault with him for this reason, he will lose the hearts of some Xiongnu because they also couldn’t bear to kill these horses that might go to battle with them in the future.
If the news that Zhao Zimu gave him was correct, then he made a great contribution and he would be appreciated by all the Xiongnu. He would get popularity without any effort. Why shouldn’t he do it?
Zhao Zimu hid in the dark and watched this scene while smiling. People who turned a blind eye to the tribe’s disaster or even gloat about it must be extremely selfish in their hearts. Therefore, Zhao Zimu guessed that even if Tata knew that she had bad intentions, he would still use this information she provided to benefit himself. It was a good thing for Great Liang to have such a person on the grassland who was extremely selfish and has an unusual identity.
Zhao Zimu left the camp of the Xiongnu court and rode the horse to a place. Of course, her horse didn’t go mad and she had left some horses that hadn’t gone mad for the imperial soldiers. So, she had no worries.
Zhao Zimu had already asked Lin Qing to wait for Yue Yi on the road and to go join Zhang Xin together. So, as long as they waited for her to go back, they could leave the grassland together.
Unexpectedly, when Zhao Zimu rode the horse halfway, she found a group of people on horses looking in her direction. Her heartbeat quickened and she quickly approached them.
Sure enough, when she got close to them, Zhao Zimu saw someone she had anticipated. Her expression turned dark. She jumped off the horse and walked towards him. Her voice couldn’t help from sounding angry, “Didn’t I let you leave first? Do you not know how dangerous it is to stay here? Don’t you want your life anymore?”
Zhao Zimu had never showed her anger so openly to Lin Qing before. This person was careless about his own safety. Zhao Zimu must let him remember the lesson.
However, Lin Qing was even more angry than her. He didn’t show any mercy when he said, “Then, why did you stay there for? Do you think that because you have high martial arts, you have nothing to worry about? Do those horses that had gone mad recognize you? If you were discovered accidentally by those Xiongnu, do you still think that you can rush back amidst thousands people and horses?!”
Looking at Lin Qing’s angry red eyes and shaking hand that was pointing at her, Zhao Zimu’s anger dissipated instantly. Shee slowly approached him and whispered, “Don’t be angry anymore. I promise that this will never happen again, alright?”
Lin Qing was still looking at her with red eyes. He swept up and down her body. Suddenly his eyelids trembled, looked at her hand and coldly said, “What is wrong with your hand?”
Zhao Zimu immediately put her right hand behind her back. Lin Qing grabbed and pulled it out. Suddenly, his eyes were as if they were frozen. He slowly raised his head and laughed mockingly at himself, “Don’t you feel bad about your own hand? You don’t even take your own life seriously, but can’t you think about it for me?!”
“Lin Qing…,” Zhao Zimu was stumped for words. She could only pull him up on the horseback and comforted him, “Shall we go back first and then talk about these? Let’s leave here first.”
Lin Qing turned sideways and looked at Zhao Zimu. Then, he looked in front of him and stubbornly waited for her. Zhao Zimu had no other way and could only sit in front of him. Lin Qing controlled the two horses and rushed into the direction of Zhang Xin.
The dumbstruck soldiers and Yue Yi’s group followed. An imperial soldier adorned in ragged clothes and full of wounds couldn’t help form approaching Yue Wu and ask, “Sir Wu, Lord Qiansui and sir Zhao…”
Yue Wu turned his head and smiled very ‘kindly’ at him, “Don’t ask about things that doesn’t concern you, otherwise be careful that I kick you back to the Xiongnu camp.”
The heart of that imperial soldier immediately shook. After shutting up and retreating, the surrounding imperial soldiers also looked solemn. Everyone looked at the distant figures and immediately followed up on horseback.
It was undeniable that the beating of their hearts was like the galloping of the horses, running fast and rolling up billowing with dust.
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