Song Qingshu asked the herdsmen outside the tents, but they all watched him warily, their expressions guarded.
Left with no choice, he found the people who had brought Yalixian and him here earlier. After hesitating for a long while, they finally stammered out the whole story.
Usun had returned from the desert first. Seeing that he had come back alone, the Tieyan Tribe members had all asked about Su Pu, Aman, and the others. He had simply said that they had been killed by demons in the desert.
Everyone had been grief-stricken and furious, but seeing that the Mongols had also been wiped out, they had found it difficult to say anything. Unexpectedly, Su Pu and Aman returned not long afterward as well.
Only after Che'erku questioned them did he learn of what they had encountered on the road. He also learned that Usun had deliberately gotten him drunk that night, impersonated him, and tried to violate Yalixian. Che'erku had always had a fiery temper, so upon hearing this, he drew his curved saber and charged into Usun's tent to settle the score.
Naturally, Su Pu did not stand by and watch. Besides, even if Suluk did not act for his brother, he would act for his son. Before long, they gathered a large group and marched mightily toward Usun's tent to kill him.
Though Usun's cultivation was high, he had invested most of his attribute points into being a mage and was not particularly skilled in close combat. Surrounded by warriors who had ambushed him at close range, he could use his mental power to control a few of them, but the attacks of the others would immediately interrupt him. He was quickly subdued.
Che'erku forced him to explain what wicked intentions he had harbored back then. Enraged, he