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第 35 章（第1页）
Chapter36—TheDeadPrincess
Thestorytravelledfasterthananymessengercould，theYounispalacehadburheKhanwasdead。Theprincesswhohadbeenchosenasabridehaddisappearedintheflames。Nobodyhadbeenfoundbutamongthetribes，thatwasenough。XianSuyuanresumeddead。Khasarreceivedthenewsinsilence，hestoodoutsidetheKharuncamp，staringtowardthedistantmountainswhilethemessengerrepeatedwhatlittleheknew。
"TheYounissaynoonecouldhavesurvived。"Khasarsjawtightened。
"Didtheyfindherbody?"
"No。"
"Thenshesnotfirmeddead。"
Themessengerloweredhiseyes。
"Prihepalacewasdestroyed。Everyonebelieves—"
"Iaskediftheyfoundher。"
Themessengerhesitated。
"No。"
Khasarsaidnothingmore，nearby，Tarkanstoodbehtheshadowofatent，listening。Hehadnotsleptproperlysincehearingaboutthefire。HewaobelieveSuyuanwasalivebuttherewasnothiforhimtoholdontoexceptuaintyanduaintywassometimesworsethangrief。herofthemkhat，farbeyondtheborder，Suyuanwasslowlyopeninghereyes。
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Severaldayslater，Suyuanfinallymaoleaveherbed，shelastedexactlythirtysteps。Ohirty-first，shestoppedbesideawoodenfendstaredatitasthoughithadpersonallyoffendedher。Ayao，whohadbeenfollowingbehindher，immediatelyburstoutlaughing。
"Youlookangryatthefence。"
"Imnot。"
"Youvebeenstaringatitforhalfaminute。"
"Iwasthinking。"
"Aboutthefence?"
Suyuangaveheratiredlook。
Ayaogrinned。Forthefirsttimesihepalaceburherewassomethingalmostnormalbetweenthem。
TheborderbarrackswerenothingliketheKhanspalace。Therewerenosilkcurtainsorenormoushalls。Theplacewasbuiltforsoldiers，notfort—woodenbuildings，stesheds，horsepens，watchtowers，traininggrounds，androwsoftentsstretgtowardthehills。
Suyuanhadbeenforbiddenfromwanderingtoofarsonaturally，shehadalreadystartedwandering。Shewaoseewhereshehadbeenbrought。Shewaoknowthepeoplewhohadrescuedherandperhaps，mostimportantly，shewaoknowwhatkindofmanGeneralSuXieZhengreallywas。Everywhereshewent，soldiersnoticedher。Somebowedawkwardlywhileotherspretendednottostare。
Hersilver-whitehairmadeherimpossibletooverlookbutSuyuanighem。Shestoppedhetrainingyardandwatchedthesoldierspractigwithwoodenons。Oneyoungsoldiermissedhisopposstrikeandstumbled。"Again!"shoutedtheinstructorandthesoldiergroaned。Suyuanalmostsmiled。
Then—
