Lu Xing and Chu Chu went first, Lei Ying led more than a hundred light cavalry to Kua'e Pass, while Liu Danyang and Xiao Yu moved with the army. Lan Wu left with fifty cavalry to mobilize troops in the three counties.

One hundred and twenty steps outside Kua'e Pass, just outside the range of the bow and arrow.

Lu Xing and Chu Chu rode horses to the gate of Kua'e Pass and shouted: "Tell Zhang Jiugong to open the gate, I want to enter the pass."

The soldiers quickly sent orders. Some soldiers saw the army moving from a distance and even prepared hay to light the smoke.

After a while, Zhang Jiugong came to the dangerous wall and shouted down: "Of course it is okay for the prince to enter the pass, but with His Majesty's order, if Lu Xing wants to enter the pass again, only he is allowed to enter, and the rest of the North are not allowed to enter.

Centaur and horse.”

Chu Chu's face changed and he said: "The prince must not enter alone. God knows what the emperor of Zhou has planned. If you don't enter the pass, you will be held hostage."

On the city wall, Zhang Jiugong heard this from a distance, and his expression changed. Chu Chu, the second-in-command of Xuejin City, was really wise and brave. He could even guess His Majesty's thoughts. His Majesty indeed asked him to take down Lu Xing.

I need to give an explanation to King Dongran.

Lu Xing nodded, raised his head and said: "Zhang Jiugong——, I want to bring troops and horses into the pass——, according to the rules, as the prince of the North, I have the right to bring a thousand soldiers and horses into the pass!"

"You want to lead troops and horses into the pass? How do I know what the prince's intention is? Besides, you haven't been crowned. You are not considered the prince of the North!" Zhang Jiugong knew very well that Lu Xing had been in Longhu Mountain for three years and had been there a few months ago.

There is news that Sun Qi is going to be crowned. Anyway, today, except for His Majesty's order, he will not consider anything else.

Seeing that it was difficult to convince Zhang Jiugong at the moment, Lu Xing discussed with Chu Chu: "I might as well go in first, and you can lead the black cavalry outside to put pressure on Zhang Jiugong to protect me."

Chu Chu looked hesitant and shouted loudly again: "How about this, only I and the Crown Prince will enter together today?"

Zhang Jiugong shook his head again and shouted: "There is an order from His Majesty, Chu Chu, is it possible that you want to resist the order?"

"Third uncle, forget it," Lu Xing said in a low voice, "It might as well be like this, just let me go in. If there is any danger, I will clear the way and lead the sword to sound. Thirty thousand black riders are enough to break the barrier."

"That's the only way." Chu Chu nodded, suddenly thought of something, and added: "The prince might as well bring the two people who came to seek refuge with him. They are not from the North. The prince can take him with him. No matter what, they are just two errands."

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Lu Xing thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

After a while, some soldiers brought Feng Liangping and Jin Dafu to Guanxia.

Chu Chu raised his head and shouted loudly: "These two people are not from the North. They will enter the pass with the prince."

On the city wall, Zhang Jiugong squinted at Feng Liangping and Jin Dafu below, but he couldn't tell the difference, just like two ordinary people.

"Okay, but we need to verify our identities. Do you two have anything to prove?"

Jin Dafu's face was filled with joy. He was suddenly able to travel with the Northern Crown Prince. This second honor made him excited. He felt that following Feng Liangping all the way, he had finally gained something.

He quickly handed over a document to the soldiers in front of him and said: "I have a customs clearance document, I have a customs clearance document!"

When the soldiers verified that it was true, Zhang Jiugong could no longer stop him, so he opened the city gate to let him go.

Before leaving, Chu Chuzhenqi circulated and shouted: "Zhang Jiugong, from today onwards I will be staying in Kua'e Pass. Please listen carefully. I have dispatched 30,000 black cavalry to go south. If the prince sends a signal, let me know

If he is in danger, I will lead 30,000 black cavalry to level the five passes of your plain! I will only say this once, you'd better not take it like a joke!"

Zhang Jiugong's expression changed suddenly. Thirty thousand black cavalry were approaching? This was more frightening than Chu Chu staying at Kua'e Pass. He had no choice but to ask his subordinates to report the situation here to His Majesty.

At this moment, under the pass, Jin Dafu was driving, Feng Liangping and Lu Xing were sitting in the carriage.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"Go to Jiacheng, hurry up." Lu Xing said calmly.

"Okay, Your Majesty, take your seat." Jin Dafu suddenly waved his riding crop, clearly showing off his true abilities as a Vajra realm martial artist.

In the carriage, Feng Liangping sat tremblingly in the corner, trying his best to see Lu Xing. At this moment, he was a little flustered. Seeing that Lu Xing closed his eyes to rest and paid no attention to his thoughts, Feng Liangping did not take the initiative to find fault.

I took a book in my bag to read.

After walking for about an hour, the two of them had their first conversation.

Lu Xing asked: "What book are you reading?"

"Strange novels." Feng Liangping replied, swallowing his saliva nervously.

"Give me a copy too. This place is eighty miles away from Jiacheng. It will be evening when we get to Jiacheng." Lu Xing said, spreading his hand and asking for it.

"Okay," Feng Liangping handed it over respectfully.

After that, there was no more words. Near dusk, the three men's carriages arrived outside Jia City. Feng Liangping dealt with the soldiers guarding the city, and Lu Xing did not lose his face.

A simple yard.

The courtyard is empty, winter is approaching and the vegetables have been harvested.

In the room, an oil lamp was lit in front of the case. A woman in plain clothes was leaning in front of the case. The brush in her hand fell down, the ink on the inkstone had dried, and the rice paper was full of words.

Wei Ying reached out to turn off the light, and the firelight shone directly on her face, which was dirty as if it had been smeared with mud.

She folded the rice paper and put it into the envelope, holding the letter in her right hand. She walked back and forth in front of the case, and it took a long time to find the place where the letter belonged.

"I didn't ask Lu Xing's address, but where should I send it to Xuejin City?"

"By the way, since he is the King of the North, he should have a palace. How about filling it in?"

Wei Ying made up her mind, bent down and wrote "Northern Palace" with the remaining ink stains.

"Okay, you should be able to receive it now."

Wei Ying took the letter and took it back as soon as she stepped out of the threshold. "Isn't it a little late now? Maybe the inn has been closed. Besides, I only have these scraps of money on me. I heard that sending letters is quite expensive, so I won't

Do you know if the cost is enough?”

"By the way, I wonder if those red-armored soldiers have left? If I were caught by them..." Wei Ying shook her head like a rattle, not daring to think about it further, "Why don't you slow down and wait for two more days."

"Hey -" Wei Ying sighed and sat on the edge of the bed. She swallowed slightly and her tears fell down.

"That man named Ran Wang is too bad. Those red-armored soldiers are not good people. They took advantage of Lu Xing's absence to do all kinds of bad things."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Wei Ying wiped away her tears with her sleeves, clasped her hands and pinched her clothes with her fingers, "Xin Yi is really stupid, he just ran away if he couldn't beat him."

"Why have I shed so many tears these past few days? I shouldn't. Wei Ying is self-reliant." Wei Ying stood up, twisted her nose, and clenched her left hand in the air. "When the storm is over, I will collect their bodies again."

"Dong, dong dong..." It was almost night, and there was a knock on the door.

Wei Ying looked around and heard a series of knocks on the door, and she was sure it was her yard.

"Who could it be? Could it be Aunt Song next door? No, his children are very noisy. It's so late, she should be coaxing them."

"Could it be that they were the little gangsters from the past few days? They only stayed away for a few days after the red armor came. It can't really be them, right?"

With her eyes wandering in the yard, Wei Ying bent down and picked up the hoe, "Would you like to ask Uncle Zhang next door for help? He is a blacksmith with a straightforward temper. He may be able to help me subdue those little gangsters."

"Dong, dong dong dong." The knocking on the door became more and more urgent, as if he would break in if he didn't open the door again.

Wei Ying frowned, holding a hoe in one hand, and said cheeringly: "Forget it, at worst, I will yell at you for being disrespectful. I even delivered food to Uncle Zhang and Aunt Song's house this morning. They are all real people from the neighborhood. They should be

I won’t leave it alone.”

"Who is it? It's late at night, did you know that you are knocking on the widow's door? If you knock again, I will call someone!" Wei Ying shouted at the top of her voice.

The knocking on the door really stopped, and Wei Ying was just thankful. Unexpectedly, she saw that a black figure climbed over the wall and entered. She was so frightened that she wanted to scream, but a pair of big hands blocked her mouth.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Wei Ying struggled desperately, but couldn't hit the person behind her with her hoe, so she used her heel to hit his toes.

"Dang, clang..." Suddenly there was a sound of hammering coming from next door, and the sound became louder and louder, seeming to have disturbed the neighbors.

Another aunt's scolding voice came: "Who is it? Zhang Dati, you are ironing at night, are you sick? My child will go to school tomorrow, can you try knocking on another one?"

Zhang Datie seemed unwilling to be outdone. The clanging sound of the iron never stopped, and his hoarse voice came out: "Knock, just knock, what? It's going to kill someone -"

"You are the one who killed someone, your whole family is dead!" Aunt Song yelled, and the sound sounded like she was robbing someone.

The more Lu Xing listened, the more frightened he became. The sound of hammering made his heart tremble, and the aunt's curses seemed to have been pulled at his ears, which made his mind stagnate.

"It has to be Uncle Zhang and Aunt Song, it has to be you, otherwise my innocence will be at stake." Wei Ying sighed in her heart. Seeing that the thief behind her made no move, she pushed him away.

The two of them pulled away slightly, and Wei Ying could see the little thief's face clearly. She put her hand on her mouth and exclaimed in a suppressed voice: "It's you, Lu Xing, are you back?"

As soon as these words came out, the yelling and cursing from the two families next door subsided for a while. Uncle Zhang stopped working. It seemed that he could hear the sound of Aunt Song swatting mosquitoes with her fan.

Lu Xing came back to his senses, his mind a little dazed, and said: "It's good that you're fine. I was afraid that King Ran would find your residence. It's really lucky to see you safe and sound now."

Wei Ying's nose felt sour. The person she had been thinking about finally came to her. She softened her steps and fell into Lu Xing's arms. All the tears that had not been shed just now fell.

"You, do you know what happened these past few days? Another group of red-armored soldiers came..."

"They are all random people, and the county officials and city guards dare not take care of them. Xin Yi is gone, and Zhao Nanxuan is gone..."

"Even Li Rui... I don't know her whereabouts. Young Master, you should have taken her with you from the beginning."

"It's impossible to say, she also died in a military accident."

Lu Xing held Wei Ying in his arms and said with relief, "Li Rui is fine. She doesn't live in Zhaonanxuan. I had someone send her to Beidi in advance before I left Jiacheng."

"It's okay. I came back this time to take you away from this place of right and wrong. Don't cry anymore."
Chapter completed!