As night fell, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan were invited to the VIP seats at the bonfire party. The tribesmen curiously looked at Leng Ruoli, Jun Mohan, and the others, as they had never seen such handsome men and beautiful women. When Jun Mohan and Leng Ruoli appeared, their eyes were captivated.
Darikachi, seated at the head, to prevent them from feeling awkward being stared at so openly, quickly spoke up, "Tonight is the bonfire party to celebrate my daughter Bameis's fifteenth birthday. The six people seated to my left are distinguished guests invited by my daughter Bameis. You must all entertain them well and not scare them away."
As Darikachi finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
After the laughter subsided, they all responded in unison, "Yes, Khan!"
Then, they all found their seats.
Following that, a group of young, attractive women, each holding a small stool, slowly walked out from behind the crowd and began to dance around the bonfire.
Bameis introduced this as their tribe's most beautiful stool-shaking dance, performed only when important guests visited the tribe.
The people of this tribe greatly enjoyed this dance, especially the young men who joined the dancers, dancing with the girls. The atmosphere was incredibly lively, with only Leng Ruoli, Jun Mohan, and the other four showing little interest.
Bameis, however, kept her attention on Jun Mohan. Noticing his lack of interest in their stool-shaking dance, she immediately instructed someone to bring the roasted whole sheep to the central area of the mat. She walked to the roasted sheep, took the dagger from her waist, and cut off roasted lamb legs for Jun Mohan, Chu Mingxuan, and the others, then had servants place the roasted lamb legs on their plates.
After Bameis distributed the roasted lamb legs to Jun Mohan, the servants took the dagger from her and began serving roasted lamb to everyone.
Next, Bameis gave her father, Abu, a meaningful glance. Receiving his daughter's signal, Darikachi immediately had a servant bring a bottle of the best sheep milk wine and, holding Bameis, approached Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan to offer a toast.
"Tonight, I am truly grateful to the six of you for attending my daughter Bameis's birthday bonfire party. Come, Bameis and I, Darikachi, toast you all."
With that, Darikachi and Bameis, father and daughter, drank their cups of sheep milk wine in one go.
However, after drinking, Darikachi's narrow eyes leered at Leng Ruoli. This action instantly made Gu Bayar, seated among the crowd, jealous, clenching her fists in anger.
Bameis, on the other hand, gazed at Jun Mohan with affectionate eyes, unable not to take her gaze off him because of his exceptional handsomeness. Tonight, she yearned to consummate the union with Jun Mohan, imagining how mighty he would be.
But this father and daughter pair failed to notice the chill emanating from Jun Mohan, mistaking it for the dropping temperature as the night deepened.
Just as Jun Mohan was about to pick up the wine prepared for them on the table and throw it at the father and daughter, two tribal cavalrymen suddenly arrived, escorting two men, and knelt before Darikachi and Bameis.
"Khan, we found the Third Prince of Beichen, Murong Lichen, and his subordinate while patrolling the grassland," said one of the cavalrymen.
Upon hearing this, Darikachi and Bameis, who were about to toast Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan again, immediately turned around. They looked at Murong Lichen, who was bound by the guards before them, and sneered dismissively.
"What? Murong Lichen, you've sneaked back now. Do you regret refusing to marry my daughter Bameis some time ago?" Darikachi asked mockingly.
"No, I do not regret refusing the marriage with Bameis," Murong Lichen replied with firm conviction.
"You..."
Murong Lichen's words enraged the Darikachi father and daughter on the spot.
Only Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan frowned upon seeing Murong Lichen's appearance.
Ever since Murong Lichen attended the wedding banquet of the Cold King and his consort, he had left the Cold King's manor in a hurry with his subordinates without saying goodbye, and no one knew where he went. They never expected to see him here months later.
When Murong Lichen looked up and saw Leng Ruoli, Jun Mohan, and the other six behind Darikachi and Bameis, he was also slightly stunned. He hadn't expected to encounter his second senior brother and his wife here, but they could only pretend not to know each other.
"Murong Lichen, more than a month ago, you refused to marry me. Now, I don't fancy you either. I already have someone I like. What are you trying to do by sneaking into our tribe tonight?" Bameis asked.
"I wasn't doing anything, just passing by and got hungry, so I came in to find something to eat," Murong Lichen lied.
"You came here just to find something to eat? Who are you trying to fool? Murong Lichen, don't think we can't guess what you're here for," Darikachi said, smiling sinisterly at Murong Lichen.
Hearing this, Murong Lichen closed his eyes and remained silent. Although he wasn't injured, his disheveled appearance was truly pathetic.
In fact, he had come here tonight to search for his mother's遗物 (yíwù -遺物, relics/belongings), but he was discovered and captured by these barbarians.
If Darikachi handed them over to the cruel and ruthless Murong Qiansong siblings, all his previous efforts would have been in vain.
Darikachi did not want to expose Murong Lichen's purpose publicly. He only ordered the cavalry to quickly escort him away and keep an eye on him.
Afterwards, Darikachi and Bameis continued to entertain the guests with food and drink, and the atmosphere quickly became lively again.
"Jun Mohan, how did Murong Lichen end up here?" Leng Ruoli asked in a low voice, her face full of confusion.
"I'm not sure either. I haven't been in contact with him for months. I didn't expect him to return to Beichen Kingdom," Jun Mohan sighed.
"Then what should we do?" Leng Ruoli asked again, her brow furrowing slightly.
"Let's act according to the situation. The affairs of the Beichen Kingdom's royal family are very complicated, and it's not good for us to interfere. We can only wait and see," Jun Mohan replied.
After that, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan could no longer bear to watch the performances at the bonfire party. Midway through, Bameis invited Jun Mohan to dance, but he refused on the spot.
Bameis felt her face was lost, and she was somewhat angry. She instructed her servants to escort Leng Ruoli and the other five back to their pre-arranged accommodations to rest. Afterward, Bameis announced the end of her birthday bonfire party.
When Leng Ruoli and the other five returned to the yurt, they immediately began discussing how to rescue Murong Lichen.
Leng Ruoli suggested that she and Jun Mohan would first scout out the location where Murong Lichen was being held, and then create a diversion to rescue him.