Chapter 385: Finally meeting Yelu Xuan.

When Tuoba Xiong led his army to the place, it was deserted. Only a series of disorderly horse hoof prints were left, spreading into the distance and gradually disappearing on the horizon.

What if there is anything else left?

Qu Han's body on the ground was still bleeding.
A generation of commander of the left army of Western Hu, a disciple of the grandmaster, died here quietly, even with the support of a large army. Even though his opponent was the grandmaster and a ninth-grade archer, it was dramatic enough.

He did it for fame!

He also has ambitions!

But he never understood the rules of Xihu.
What Xihu wants is not personal force, just one grandmaster is enough. What Xihu wants is a general who can command an army on horseback, a civil official who can govern the country on foot, or a heroic ruler with great ambitions.

In short, he is not a ninth-grade warrior who can kill a grandmaster.

Qu Han lost his life for the huge reputation that was visible but intangible, but Tuoba Xiong understood his junior brother and knew his past.

Perhaps, no matter how Qu Han changed, he never forgot the tribe from which he came.

"You said I didn't know how to survive in Xihu."

"In fact, you just don't really understand Xihu."

Tuoba Xiong looked at the soldiers behind him who were already furious. He did not intend to suppress them at this moment, as that would only make things worse.

With the entire left army completely under his control, he had plenty of time to do all this.

"The whole army marches quickly, rushes to attack and kills the powerful enemy!"

"Whoever can cut off the assassin's head will be rewarded with 100 gold coins, 10 cattle and sheep, and promoted three levels!"

The army has already taken action, splitting into two groups and chasing after the horseshoe prints in the familiar way, while the army's spies have also spread out in all directions, densely covering the entire Western Hu land.

The information provided by Tuoba Xiong is time-sensitive.

He and Qu Han led the army to intercept Yan Xiaoyi and the other person, and then the two of them took a long detour to avoid being hunted down. It would definitely take several days to reach the location on the note.

No one can guarantee that things will develop as expected.

According to common sense, the two assassins should have hurried on their journey to prevent any accidents.

Tuoba Xiong watched the cavalry chasing forward, but his head turned to one side - in the distance, there were several huge rocks lying casually on the ground, surrounded by wind and sand.

With the corners of his mouth slightly raised, Tuoba Xiong picked up his riding clothes and walked forward.

Yan Xiaoyi, who was hiding behind a huge rock dozens of feet away, was also stunned when Tuoba Xiong turned his head.

He did not feel strange that Tuoba Xiong did not reveal the whereabouts of the two men. He was just surprised that their whereabouts were discovered.

He also marched for many years.

He is very experienced in handling and tracking some traces.

After letting the horse gallop away, he shot an arrow between himself and the boulder. Then he used his body skills to take advantage of the tail of the arrow with Ku He and hid behind the boulder without leaving any footprints.

Has even this been found to be flawed?

"We were not discovered by him, but our tracks were exposed by the creatures of this land." Ku He smiled slightly with a calm face, as if he could always remain calm and maintain keen observation.

Following the direction of Ku He's finger, Yan Xiaoyi saw several scorpions moving around in the sand.
Did I startle these little creatures? Xihu is really different from the outside world.

"Now that we don't have horses, I'm afraid it will take longer to get to the place on the note."

The freed horses went in another direction. Perhaps this was the basis for Tuoba Xiong to judge that the two should stay where they were, but Yan Xiaoyi didn't want to care about it at this moment.

Now he was an assassin, just a pure archer, not a general of an army, "Do you want to change the route and find a horse first?"

"Let's go!"

Ku He's lips were a little cracked, and his condition was even worse.

The inconvenience for the two is a great convenience for the enemy.

He had to finish the job before his condition got worse!
Three days later.

Yelu Xuan's luck was not good. His two disciples led tens of thousands of troops to snipe and stop Ku He for nearly seven days. No news came back in the past few days, whether it was success or failure. Naturally, he only knew that Qu Han had died now.

Along with the news came Yan Xiaoyi and Ku He.

It was really amazing. When these tens of thousands of troops could not find any trace of the two assassins, they all subconsciously kept their lips shut. It was not known whether it was an order from their leader or they just couldn't get over it.

They were unwilling to admit the fact that just two people from the Central Plains could have left them behind.

"You are truly my good disciple!"

It was already very late when Yelu Xuan received the news, and he could not change anything. "I enjoyed the hatred from Qu Han, and I also expected him to come and seek revenge on me, but I didn't expect that he was just a coward. I accepted him as my apprentice, and I thought his potential was more than that. I didn't expect that Qu Han's cultivation has stagnated for so many years. There is no progress. I am really disappointed!"

Tuoba Xiong remained silent, listening to Yelu Xuan's evaluation of Qu Han, which was also his own evaluation, and fell into deep thought.

"As a fellow imperial teacher, I can understand that you are considering the future of Xihu. However, when it comes to teaching disciples, we are all not as good as the one from Dongyi City." Ku He's eyes were hidden under the hood, with only a pair of lips showing, opening and closing.

"I don't think I did anything wrong. This approach is best for the people of Xihu."

Yelu Xuan also had unspeakable past experiences. Faced with such a situation, he was just puzzled, "The situation between the countries is like this, why would Li An let you come to 'assassinate' me?"

The word assassination seems ridiculous in front of the Grand Master.

No matter whether it is the Grandmaster Battle in Mount Dadong or any other battle, the Grandmaster will not be ambushed.

People only make mistakes when they are relaxed, but when the master is on guard, he can only use strategies to set traps and wait for others to fall into the trap.

"You mean why Da Qi didn't try to win you over, but chose to kill you at this time?"

Ku He gave the answer, "Li An doesn't know what choice you will make, but there is one thing you should understand: as long as I appear here, no matter whether the assassination is successful or not, you will never be able to lead your army to attack Da Qi again."

The Western Hu were more prosperous at this time than at any time before because power was too concentrated.

At the same time, he is more fragile than ever before, because his every move depends on Yelu Xuan alone.

Ku He could understand his consideration for Xihu, just as his presence here now was important to Da Qi. Li An understood both Yelu Xuan and his own thoughts clearly, and it turned out that the grand masters had the same thoughts.

"After my death, the Western Hu will naturally vanish into thin air and be annexed by the Northern Qi. There will be no question of sending troops then."

Yelu Xuan glanced at Tuoba Xiong who was hanging his head and not saying anything, then turned his head to Ku He and said, "If you die, Northern Qi will definitely take revenge on Western Hu for provoking Li An. Si Gu Jian is too narrow-minded, he will only guard his Dongyi City and beg for peace from others."

(End of this chapter)