"Father, I want to go to Kunhuang Island..."

In the Palace, the Fourth Princess who dressed up neatly ran to Qinming Hall. Before the manager eunuch reported to Emperor Jingxiao, she had grabbed Prince Chen and walked in front of the desk.

Today Emperor Jingxiao enjoyed somewhat rare energy. With brush in his hand, he was writing something. Hearing a clear voice, he raised his head.

"Oh, it is Jiyan..."

Emperor Jingxiao looked at her and then shifted his eyes. After a casual glance at Prince Chen who was smirking, he frowned and turned anxious. However, he was so fond of Fourth Princess that he didn't want to blow up in her presence.

The Fourth Princess even had no mood to salute. She directly hustled to say,

"Father, I want to accompany you to Kunhuang Island. Please bring me and Brother!"

Several days ago, the squads of the Eastern Depot acted earlier. At the same time, people in the Palace were also making preparations anxiously and quickly. When it came to the booming time, Emperor Jingxiao would leave for Wei Sea.

He left the Palace only to find the sea treasure in order to cover a royal scandal. Therefore, Emperor Jingxiao was determined to take no concubines. Even the officials together with him were repeatedly picked up, with caution and caution.

Being disturbed by the Fourth Princess, he felt feeble. Headache flooded him in waves, so he sulked seriously,

"Ridiculous! It is not decent for a girl to show up outsides. You just stay at the Palace and have a good rest together with your Mother. I have something to deal with. Be quick to take your Brother away."

Then he took a second askance glance at Prince Chen, feeling anxious again.

The Fourth Princess didn't mind his idea, but bypass the desk and walk up to him. Pulling his sleeve, she just fawned,

"Father, do you say a girl should stay at the Palace? The close guard of Commander-in-chief in the Eastern Depot is also a girl. Why could she go to Kunhuang Island?"

Emperor Jingxiao clapped the desk several times, complaining impatiently,

"You are comparing with a eunuch! How ridiculous! Is it interesting?"

As they argued, Prince Chen suddenly snatched the elliptical gold medal with ornamental engraving on the desk, continually waving,

"What a beautiful palm-leaf fan! Ha-ha, Fourth Sister, let me fan you!"

A figure flashed outside, as fast as a meteor. With a jade plate held in his hands, Yu Xuanji went into the Palace.

Seeing the dim-witted Prince Chen waving the Warrior Token happily, he was stunned inwardly.

The gold medal was a kind of Warrior Token, equally an official writ. People who held it could move and order hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Capital Army and Frontier Army of Da Yi.

"Your Highness, please put it down quickly!

Before finishing his words, he had already run to Prince Chen and started to grab the Warrior Token.

Prince Chen was quick to walk backward and hide the hand with the Warrior Token in the back. He stared at Yu Xuanji nervously, shaking head without a break,

"No, no. It is my palm-leaf fan! I won’t give you!"

The Fourth Princess often heard her Mother anxiously talk about Yu Xuanji. Of course, this cold handsome man left no great impression on her.

She came forward and protected Prince Chen in her back, looking him up and down. Then she argued indignantly,

"He just holds the medal for fun. You needn't be so serious! I will look at him! After he is done with it, I will send it back in person."

Staring at the double round beaming Jindan Pills, Emperor Jingxiao became much greedy. He waved sleeves crazily,

"Out! Go out! You children go out! Just a Warrior Token! Now that Prince Chen likes it, he can play it temporarily. Are you afraid that a fool can lead troops?"

Laughing at ease and comfort, he grabbed the plate and poured the Jindan Pills into his mouth.

The Fourth Princess sighed seriously, saluting,

"Father, now that you have taken medicine, please have a good rest. We leave now."

After swallowing Jindan Pills, Emperor Jingxiao closed his eyes with satisfaction, slowly breathing,

"Okay, you can leave now."

Beside the desk, Yu Xuanji stared at Prince Chen who happily left there with the Warrior Token, nervously flickering his eyelashes.

...

It had just sprinkled and the loess lane was a little muddy. A long team with horses slowly went forwards. As the water chestnut stepped and stamped, the clear sounds of copper bells occurred continually, which attracted the passers-by to stop to look on.

Members of the team were just disguised Ji Yaoguang and her subordinates.

Since they set apart from the team led by Lang Huan, Ji Yaoguang had let out sea hawks to bring letters to her members in the Qianmao Bay. She ordered them to secretly send a minor fleet with 20 Persian dancers and 100 jars of wine, sail upstream along the Andaman Sea to the Amber River, and wait there.

Two pirate teams gathered in the appointed place successfully. The fleet sailed across the river, while Ji Yaoguang smoothly led members and dancers to go to the commercial lane in the southeastern borderline of Bo Ku.

After walking and resting all the way, in this late evening, they finally went close to the place where Bo Ku Army was stationed in Qingche City.

Ji Yaoguang disguised as the master of the team. On a white horse, she raised her head and looked at the sky, with one arm held up in high.

The team immediately stopped.

She went off and turned head backward,

"Let them off."

A man dressed as retinue jumped off the horse. When he stood on the land, he was just as tall as a five or six child.

Dwarf as he was, the man was flexible. He scurried flexibly between two festooned carriages in the rear of the team, speaking a series of Persian words.

The girls lifted skirts and went off one after another. On the road, they stood in a row.

He had clearly told them, at the time the person who was the most obedient and got the most soldiers of Bo Ku drunk, was the most likely to be free. And she would not suffer the trouble of drifting there and here.

The festooned carriages stopped on the narrow loess lane was so evident. Moreover, there were so many young girls dressed bright and beautiful in scantily clad brocade.

Immediately, a lot of people surrounded them, chirping and whispering in Chinese and all kinds of local dialects.

Ji Yaoguang smiled smartly, clapping her hands loudly,

"Villagers, we team comes from the southeastern commercial lane and it is our first time to reach Qingche City. Please take care, thanks! Here are Persian dancers in the purest blood. They are all young and beautiful, being able to serve people comfortably."

"After a while, they will play a dance for you. As long as you pay a good price, you can take the girl you like. You, you, and you! Come out!"

She casually pointed to three girls. After witnessing her behavior, the retinue took them out of the row and spoke a series of Persian words to them.

In the team, there were people playing stringed instruments. Three girls danced in a circle, flickering their waists and waving delicate arms.

In the crowd, most of the spectators were common people and nobody had seen young foreign girls before.

Despite their tempting dances, the scantily clad garments they wore which could only cover breasts and thighs, had already lured countless men excited and greedy.

After a while, both the dance and the song had reached the climax. In the surroundings, there was huge applause as loud as the thunder.

In the gate tower, the General of Bo Ku Army had already wistfully looked up for those beautiful dancers.

He couldn't wait to crook his finger to call in a soldier and whisper to him. Then he snickered and looked at him running off.

After a dance, Ji Yaoguang bowed to salute the crowd,

"Villagers! Is there anyone willing to take one girl? We can negotiate the price and have a good bargain."

All calmed down. Gradually, people left one after another.

Ji Yaoguang pretended to be amazed and begged them to stay one by one,

"Wait! Don't leave! The price is negotiable! Please have a good look! I have other qualified goods to sell..."

Only one person responded to her, and shook his head,

"Now we are at war, and the rich had already escaped from Qingche City. There are only common citizens left and we even don’t have enough food. How can we spare money for foreign girls? You have chosen the wrong place."

Seeing the spectators all runoff, the retinue went close to Ji Yaoguang. With his mouth close to her ear, he whispered,

"Master, we haven't attracted the objects. How can we do?"

Ji Yaoguang turned serious,

"Wait a minute. In the world, how can people easily make great achievements?"

Behind them, a clear sound of scraping metal attracted them to turn around. Then they saw four or five soldiers of Bo Ku surrounding the foreign dancers, behaving indecently.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

The objects were attracted! Ji Yaoguang hugged herself with secret joy, but she had to show some necessary acts.

The instant she saw a soldier was going to touch a girl's bare flat belly, she strode to push him off.

Except for an expressionless soldier, other soldiers all glared at her. They said something incomprehensible in Bo Ku language. It could be easily speculated from the fierce tone that they were angry with her.

Members of the team suddenly gathered to protect Ji Yaoguang.

The distinctive soldier was still calm. Without looking back, he said a word in Bo Ku language. Immediately, his partner soldiers became much quieter.

Then the soldier repeatedly observed Ji Yaoguang's dress. After he speculated that "he" was the team leader, he bowed respectfully and said in Chinese,

"Dear Sir, our General took a fancy to your dancers. He ordered them to serve in his camp."

Ji Yaoguang widened her eye round, looking unbelievable,

"Really? Did he take a fancy of my girls? Does he want to buy all of them"

The soldier just nodded and said nothing.

Ji Yaoguang held hands to celebrate with her members. Then she took some steps forward, squinting and smiling. With three fingers picked together, she rubbed them in front of the soldier,

"May I ask how much the respected guest would offer? They are so valuable! Our team paid a lot to teach them."

The expression on the soldier's face didn't change too much. He cast a sidelong glance at flattering Ji Yaoguang and coldly moved his eyebrows, forcing a Chinese,

"Don’t worry. You will not suffer losses. You follow me and take girls to our camp. The instant you get the reward, you leave there!"

"OK, OK..."

Ji Yaoguang nodded and bowed flatteringly. Then she rolled eye and asked tentatively,

"Respected guest, to tell you the truth, we have many other rare goods. You might as well let my members carry those goods together with us. If the most respected guest likes, I will offer the most reasonable price."

The soldier raised his eyebrows, turning to overlook the whole team,

"Anything else?"

Ji Yaoguang bowed lower and held one arm up,

"This way, please."

When the soldier was led to a wooden cart, Ji Yaoguang lifted the cover cloth, holding all kinds of beaming ruby and sapphire things,

"Look at this. It is authentically made in Xianluo. You can see the quality! And that was an ivory snuff bottle ornamented with opals. You can see the exquisite craft! Here is a box tied in people making songs, we call it Music Box. We also have good betel nuts, tobaccos, wine..."

The soldier stared at those goods in appreciation and amazement. While putting down one thing, he immediately took another up. His partners also felt fresh, joining to have a look. And they were also stunned.

When the time was up, Ji Yaoguang smiled and asked the soldier who could speak Chinese,

"Respected guest, what do you think? The most respected guest in the camp must be interested in my goods. Please let my members carry them together with us!"

The soldier sneered and dropped the sapphire in his hand. He raised mouth disdainfully,

"Just so? It's not like our General hasn't seen it before. You want to try the bargain, it's okay. Let two persons carry one cart together with us."

Hearing that, Ji Yaoguang was anxious.

She held an ulterior motive to get into the camp of Bo Ku. How would she get sufficient assistance if she only took two men?"

Ji Yaoguang had a fast thought and made an ignorant grin,

"Respected guest, don't be unconvinced, please. Your General indeed saw a large number of treasures. However, I have one valuable treasure and I dare wager that your General has never seen it."

"Oh?"

The soldier was amazed for a while. Suddenly he sneered,

"You don't boast! We have met those profiteers, who palm off shoddy goods as best quality goods, and bid up prices!"

All of a sudden, Ji Yaoguang turned to be never flattered,

"It is said that there is a valuable treasure called 'Never Spill' being handed down from ancient times. Now it is in our hands. This time we come here to sell it out. And I just want to know whether respected guests afford it."

The soldier didn't realize that Ji Yaoguang was trying to prod him into action. So he just scratched his head blankly,

"What is 'Never Spill'?"

Ji Yaoguang raised her thumb and rubbed the tip of her nose, shaking heads and mystifying him deliberately,

"Be blank? 'Never Spill' is a vessel. Whether we pour one or more pots of wine into the vessel, the liquor will never spill. Besides, while pouring the wine, there are fluttering butterflies on the bottom. It is such an aesthetic scene."

The soldier was astonished, "Really? Is there such a rare treasure? Let me see."

With hands held behind her back, Ji Yaoguang sneered disdainfully,

"Just review your position! If you want to see, lead us to acquaint with the General. When he sees it, you can also enjoy the treasure together with him."

The soldier turned around, speaking to his partners with Bo Ku language. Those people nodded one after another. Then they went ahead to clear the way.

Ji Yaoguang smiled and turned to hold her horse, quietly looking at her members in cunning eyes.