Chapter 8 (2/2)

By the tiht, it was like her bones had already scattered The bread that had originally been hard to s suddenly became delicious, and the

She’d gone fro the sun at the start of suht down at noon Lotus was privately grateful for the si If she had still been wearing the layers of clothing that comprised Korean court dress, she probably would’ve died froo

Lotus was re with her little brother He’d been playing around, refusing to cos due to the heat and humidity Her little brother had been so scared by that experience that he’d never gone back to the springs after that Her little brother had just been a kid then, and only a big boy even at the very end Lotus could still not believe that her little brother was gone just like that, and her father and older brothers were also never to be seen again

And Shan Xi and Hai Shou, were they really gone as well?

Lotus crouched down on the horse and galloped forward unconsciously Her tears flowed down her cheeks and dripped onto the sand At this moment, it didn’t seeo to find her faain?

The tall, skinnyon Lotus

They ran like this for five days before all the men suddenly cheered, despite the fact that the desolate landscape continued to greet their eyes They waved their whips and sped up The men behind Lotus spurred past her horse and cracked their whips as they went by,her horse speed up in a frenzy as well Lotus alrip on the reins, lowered her head and kept her body glued to the horse’s back The wind howled as it rushed past her ears

She slowly srass, and the scent of sweet floafted through the air There was also the fragrance of alloped even faster, leaving Lotus in the dust The tall, skinny man followed beside her at a stately pace

After reen suddenly appeared in front of therassy plain and all sorts of brightly colorful floere dispersed a leisurely as they grazed Several shepherding dogs either lifted their heads alertly or lazily crouched on the side There was even a large lake in the distance as the jade green color of the waters gave it the appearance of a grassy plain Water fowl paddled around on the surface of the water There were rows of tents next to the water, both large and s out of their tops, slowly rising towards the blue sky andwhite clouds

Lotus had only ever seen this kind of scene in paintings She rubbed her eyes, almost unable to believe that this was real Cows and sheep in the distance moo’ed and baa’ed as a flock of birds passed lowly overhead This truly illustrated the lines of “flocks of birds by the desert’s edge, herds of sheep gathered by the water shore” Lotus felt an involuntary surge of coood could possibly be awaiting her, she still couldn’t help but sht in front of her

The tall, skinny man was a bit surprised to see Lotus so” He shook the reins after saying that, ht for the tents Lotus recollected herself and spurred her horse to follow

They arrived at a tent in the center of the plain not too long thereafter There were two guards at the door The lance at Lotus, “You wait here first” He entered the tent hihted and looked around curiously This looked like a place where the Mongols resided, with the sounds of soldiers practicing coe army?

After a short while, the guard yelled at Lotus, “Go in!” before roughly escorting her inside

The tent was exceedingly large, alold and jade vied with each other in exceedingly exquisite designs There were ts of guards standing upright, with the tall, skinny ht armour and no helmet set himself above all the others at the end of the procession When he saw Lotus enter, he swept a cold glance up and down her body, appearing a bit threatening at times

Lotus didn’t kneel or bow She only , not saying a single word

The general suddenly sht; you have a certain way of doing sos I am General Sorin Ti way”

Lotus hts spun rapidly

The Mongols had already been expelled fro Empire to the Gobi Desert by nohat history called Northern Yuan) Although the Khan Kun Timur still held the banner of the Yuan Empire, in reality, all the sons and descendants of the faenerals that possessedthe entirety of Mongol into multiple portions Sorin Timur1” was one of the local despots with military poho ruled the Gobi Desert Why had he spent soso many people to capture her?

With a shts she’d seen, if she was used to the climate and other such shallow questions He called out after a short bit, “Co to her quarters” Two maids answered the call and walked up Lotus couldn’t help but think of Shan Xi again Her heart ached, but she could only retreat with a smile

Lotus followed the h it was small, it was exquisite and clean After a few days in the desert, her hair and face had become completely matted and stiff thanks to all the dust and sand Lotus showered and changed When she saw that the Han clothing laid out on the table was the pale blue that she liked, her heart grew even more confused and she pondered silently

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