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Chapter 121 The Road to Becoming an Emperor 06
　　◎A challenge for the position of Khan◎
　　Qin Jue smiled and said, "Come up first."
　　Jiang Ting used her hands for leverage and climbed up swiftly.
　　She looked back at the tunnel, which led to a basement with some things stored inside. The situation was urgent just now, and she didn't have time to see clearly what was inside.
　　Qin Jue walked to the window and looked out, then closed the doors and windows, came back, lit a candle, poured a glass of water, handed it to Jiang Ting, and said, "Sit down and talk slowly."
　　Jiang Ting drank the warm water in the cup in big gulps. Feeling that it was not enough, she poured herself two more cups and drank them. Then she wiped her mouth and said, "Didn't you pretend to be Agula and go to the battlefield, or come to the royal court as a slave? Why are you here?"
　　She looked around the room. Although it was not luxurious, the decoration was not bad. In Beirong, people who could live in a stone house had a high status.
　　It seems that Qin Jue is doing much better in Beirong than in He’s army.
　　Those slaves captured from other tribes or Daying could only be crowded together with dozens of people in a tattered felt tent behind the royal court.
　　Qin Jue smiled faintly and said, "I have to thank you for this."
　　Jiang Ting was startled: "Me? What does it have to do with me?"
　　Qin Jue nodded and said, "Do you still remember what you taught me and Xie Ning about how to deal with the mutton smell and how to make mutton delicious?"
　　Jiang Ting couldn't help laughing when she heard this and asked, "Do the sheep here also smell like mutton?"
　　“Somewhat.”
　　"Then did you teach them how to make roasted whole lamb?"
　　"Well, there are also grilled lamb skewers, lamb stewed noodles, lamb sandwiches, lamb offal soup, etc...."
　　"So this group of Beirong people were conquered?"
　　"Well, I am their royal chef now."
　　The two looked at each other and burst out laughing.
　　They hadn't seen each other for half a year, but after these few words, they felt no strangeness, as if they had returned to the days when they were in the He family army's fire camp.
　　Jiang Ting blinked, retracted her gaze, looked at the cup in her hand and said, "How have you been doing in Beirong in the past six months?"
　　She knew that her question was in vain. Looking at Qin Jue's expression and remembering that he had entered the royal court as a slave when he first arrived in Beirong, she couldn't imagine what he had been through.
　　He didn't look much different, except that there was some sadness between his eyebrows and eyes, making him less youthful.
　　"Very well. Did you receive the letter I sent back?"
　　He looked at Jiang Ting. Jiang Ting knew what he wanted to ask and replied, "Got it. Your sister and her family have also been rescued and settled in Xingzhou."
　　Qin Jue was reassured when he heard this and said with a smile, "Well, I always trust you to do things."
　　The reason why he was willing to come to Beirong in the first place was, on the one hand, that he really had nowhere to go, and on the other hand, it was also a deal he made with Jiang Ting. She helped him rescue his sister's family, and he helped her come to Beirong as a spy.