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Chapter 30: Courage and Recklessness

When Gao Jin returned to the caravan camp, it was already late. When Narentoya finished her stories, Gao Jin also picked up his experiences at Shenmu Castle and told her. In the end, both of them were a little drunk, so he stood up and said goodbye.

"Erlang, I'm back." As soon as he entered the camp, Gao Jin saw Mulan. He didn't know how long she had been waiting there. He wanted to speak, but he only turned to Mulan and said, "I'll cook tea for you, relieve the wine and sleep."

Looking at Mulan's back, Gao Jin was moved. He was stunned for a moment, and then followed him strode. Outside the tent where the guys were sleeping, the charcoal fire was still very strong on the earthen stove made of stones. The brick tea cooked in the iron pot was added with horses, and it had a fragrance.

After taking the wooden bowl handed by Mulan, Gao Jin knew that this milk tea was called "Sutai egg" and was made by the Mongolians. After crushing brick tea, add water and salt to cook it together, it can relieve wine and nourish the stomach, but only those nobles can drink it.

"Miss Naren asked you to come..." Mulan hesitated a little, not knowing whether she should ask. Looking at her appearance, Gao Jin smiled.

"She thanked me for saving her dad, so she just invited me to have a drink." Gao Jin had no idea about Narentoya. The two had different identities, so it was just right to be friends.

Mulan felt relieved. She knew that Gao Jin would never lie to her. After taking the empty wooden bowl, she stood up and said, "Erlang, hurry up and go to bed, I will clean up here."

...

The next morning, after Gao Jin got up, he still summoned his friends, sorted out the camp, and prepared to set off, but he didn't expect Urtai to come again, saying that Narentoya would see him off.

"Erlang, good skills!" "I didn't embarrass you!"

After Urtai left, some people teased Gao Jin. In their eyes, the noble girl from the Golden Tribe of Python was interested in Gao Jin, which was very respectful. Moreover, Gao Jin listened to the meaning of several of them, and it seemed that his father had some romantic affairs on the grassland.

"What's the matter? You're not going to get out." Seeing a few old brothers pulling him up, Gao Chong started to scold him, but when he fell into Gao Jin's eyes, he felt that his father was a little angry and embarrassed.

"Xiaojin, you can't touch this Narentoya!" Gao rushed to Gaojin with a solemn look. Mongolian women have always been direct and don't value chastity much. He and a group of old brothers have also touched those Mongolian women who came to their doors. However, Narentoya is a noble daughter of the Python Jin tribe and is destined to marry Dataiji from the Tumote tribe in the future, but she can't touch it.

"Dad, don't worry, I know." Gao Jin looked at his father's face and promised that although he liked Narentoya, he was not at that point, and he knew the quality of it.

The caravan set out again, and sure enough, not far from the camp of the Python Jinmen, Gao Jin saw Narentoya riding a horse waiting in front of him, so he rushed forward and said, "Miss Naren, thank you for sending me off."

"I don't have many friends, can you stay for one more day?" Narentoya stared at Gao Jin, with a feeling of sorrow in her eyes, making Gao Jin feel uncomfortable.

"Miss Naren, I have been away from home for a long time. I really miss my hometown. Let's talk about it next time I come here."

"Then I wish you a good journey. But next time I come here, remember to bring me some stories. Life here is boring, you know." Seeing Gao Jin's embarrassment, Narentoya smiled, with the previous sorrow in her eyes.

Gao Jin looked at Narentoya who changed her face in an instant, and was stunned, then said, "Next time I will pack all the novels in Shenmu Castle and bring them here, which is definitely enough for you to enjoy."

"Okay, then that's the matter." Narentoya responded, then looked back at Urtai, "Urtai, bring the horse over."

Gao Jin looked at him and saw Urtai leading a white horse with snow-white fur and frosty hair coming to him.

Narentoya looked at Gao Jin who was a little dazed and said with a smile, "I used to hear Eji tell stories. The heroes of you Han people all ride white horses, and this white horse is given to you."

Gao Jin knew the value of this divine white horse. Even in Camel City, some of them were willing to buy it for a lot of money. "Then thank you Miss Naren." Gao Jin was not pretentious, and he accepted the white horse.

"Remember to come to see me next time."

After giving up the white horse, Narentoya walked neatly and gracefully, making Gao Jin like this bright and cheerful Mongolian girl even more. When he led the white horse back to the caravan, he was teased by his uncles and uncles.

"It's true that I'm not so lucky!" "You don't even urinate, just your face..."

"A horse is a good horse, it's just too eye-catching." Old Chen ignored the teasing of the old brothers. After arriving at Gao Jin, he looked at the white horse carefully for several times before saying.

Gao Jin knew that Lao Chen, like his father, stayed in the army for the longest time. The white horse that Narentoya gave him was, of course, but in the army, whoever rides such a white horse to fight is equivalent to a living target.

"It doesn't matter if you are eye-catching, it's not in the army." Gao Chong arrived at some point. He looked at the white horse and was envious in his eyes. He had had the years of flying eagles when he was young, so he naturally liked such a divine white horse.

After changing to the white horse, Gao Jin tried his foot strength. The white horse ran very fast, much faster than his original war horse, especially when sprinting, the speed was more than 10%.

After returning all the way south and crossing the Ulanmulun River, the caravan was faster than when they came, but not much faster. After all, when they arrived in the Kuye River area, horse thieves began to appear here one after another.

Gao Jin now knows that from Guan Wall to Ulan Mulun River, it is actually a huge buffer zone. Most of the Mongolian tribes stationed in the pastoral area are of the size of Aji tribes, and two thousand people are the majority. There are so many horse thieves in this area. Those large horse thieves not only plunder the caravans, but also plunder the Mongolian tribes with insufficient strength.

The caravan made a lot of money this time, but the salt goods were exchanged for cash and other goods were exchanged for fur. The scale was not much when they returned, but the more than thirty good horses were a bit eye-catching. Therefore, the caravan did not move too fast, so they still had to leave enough physical strength for the horses to fight.

When passing by Maoshui Palm, the caravan stayed outside the camp of Aji's army. Su De was well-informed and secretly came to the caravan camp while the night was dark and met Gao Chong. Gao Jin saw his father taking Su Can as a banner next to him, which made Su De stunned. Only then did he realize that his father looked like a majestic and heroic man, he never thought he had such a cunning side.

"Brother Su, let it be patient for a while, and when Su Nang Taiji's major event arrives, the seat of Aji's ministry will be yours sooner or later."

"Since that's the case, please give everything to Brother Gao."

Su De was also surprised to think that Gao Chong had actually gotten into the Su Nang tribe. Although the position of the Tumot tribe has been determined, the subordinate and strength of the Su Nang Taiji are not bad. If he can climb Su Nang Taiji, he will naturally be more confident in dealing with the old thief.

"Dad, let's trade with Su Nang's department. Those salt goods are the big deal. If Su De is in power, he will probably be..."

Gao Jin could see that Su De was not a good match. He was willing to use the salt cave and the caravan to share the profits, and it would be okay to suffer losses. It was just that he could not monopolize the benefits at the moment. He really became the leader of the Aji tribe. No matter how nice it sounds, it was fake in the end.

"Let's talk about the future, let's take the opportunity to strengthen ourselves." Gao Chong was in a good mood and said to Gao Jin, "I have an old friend in Shenmu Castle. The caravan has been taken care of by him over the years. If Su De is not honest, he will have his own way to deal with him."

In this world, things cannot escape the word "interest". Gao Jin looked at his father's confident expression and thoughtful.

...

A few days later, the dusty Gao family caravan stopped in the wilderness more than a hundred miles away from the wall. Gao Jin rode on the white horse, looking at the riding shadows looming in the distance, his face a little solemn.

About two days ago, Gao Jin and Lao Chen discovered that there were horse thieves peeping near the caravan. The closer they were to the wall, the more frequent the horse thieves approached the caravan to observe.

"We're targeted."

In front of the burning bonfire, Gao Chong whispered. Gao Jin looked around and saw that his uncles and uncles were not very good-looking like his father. He was no longer a novice who had just left the wall. Naturally, he knew that the horse thieves who had been staring at them were very cautious in the past two days. The horse thieves who came to investigate were very good. He wanted to fight with Lao Chen several times to see if he could catch a living. The other party was about to leave and did not give him a chance to fight.

"Now there are two days left to close the wall. Where do you think they will do it?"

Gao Chong took the branch and roughly drew the topographic map of the wall on the ground. Although Gao Jin drew a detailed map, he had not conducted on-site surveys near the wall and was still blank, so he had to come by himself.

No one answered. Although the next journey was still along the Koye River, there were many hilly lands on the banks of the river. Some of the horse thieves were hiding places. It was too difficult to guess where they were taking action.

"Dad, it's useless to make a random guess. Why don't I go out alone tomorrow to see if I can lead those horse thieves to attack, and then catch a living person and ask about the situation."

Gao Jin said in a deep voice that he had been acting with Lao Chen these two days, and the horse thieves who came to investigate did not fight with them at all. Maybe they had a single order, and maybe they could lead them to take action.

"No, it's too dangerous."

Old Chen spoke. He was a scout in the army back then, so he naturally knew that before the two armies fought, when scouts and small groups of rangers on both sides were fighting, it would be very dangerous if they were left alone. It would be light for a lifetime.

"Dad, my white horse is fast enough. It's really dangerous. I can escape back." Looking at the silent father, Gao Jin felt that he had a chance, so he spoke.

"Xiaojin, remember to act carefully and protect yourself first." Gao Chong finally looked up, and his decision also made Gao Jin's uncles and uncles around him nervous. Everyone saw Gao Jin's excellence, and no one wanted him to take risks.

"Xiao Jin is my son. Can't he do what I can do?" In the caravan, Gao Chong charges in front of every battle. Although he loves Gao Jin, he also knows that his son wants to become a great man and cannot be afraid of danger.

"Thank you, dad, I will be careful." Gao Jin looked at the uncles and uncles around him who were intimidated by his father's aura and laughed loudly, "Thank you for your concern. If you really lose to the thief, your nephew will naturally run away."
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