The merchant ship continued to sail northwest, not stopping much along the way except for brief supplies and rest in coastal towns.
Finally, after seven days of sailing, the merchant ship arrived at Qincheng in Liangzhou. Two hundred miles further northwest from Qincheng is the source of the Han River, the Ala Snow Mountain.
After arriving in Qincheng, there were only 800 miles left to Wuling Pass. The remaining journey could only be done by land. Luo Chen and others got off the boat, changed to horses, and continued running towards the north.
The further north he went, Luo Chen found that the land became more desolate. From time to time he saw the sky full of yellow sand, and the towns and villages he encountered on the way became fewer and fewer.
Finally, after two days of traveling, Luo Chen and others arrived in front of Wuling Pass.
Wulingguan is a city made of piled stones. It is tall and heavy, and there are traces of wind erosion on the city wall.
As the most important border pass in the northwest of Daqian, Wuling Pass leads to the grassland from the north and leads to the countries in the Western Regions from the west.
Therefore, there are many and complicated people coming and going in Wuling Pass, including not only Daqian people, but also people from various countries in the Western Regions and grassland people. This also makes Wuling Pass's trade extremely developed, and all kinds of commodities from various countries are available.
Luo Chen stood in front of Wuling Pass and looked at the high city walls. Flags were flying on the walls and there were many soldiers and armors. Luo Chen even saw a dozen God-breaking crossbows on one wall.
The God-Breaking Crossbow is a kind of divine crossbow that can kill third-rate warriors. It is extremely powerful and flies extremely fast. If more than a dozen God-Breaking Crossbows fire in a salvo, even a second-rate early stage warrior will be punished on the spot if he is not careful.
However, the God-breaking Crossbow also has great limitations. It is large in size, has a slow rate of fire, and is complex to operate. Each launch requires five people to operate it at the same time.
Therefore, God-breaking crossbows are usually mounted on city walls and are mostly used to defend the city.
It was noon at this time, and the arrival of Luo Chen and others soon aroused exclamations and commotion from the people who were queuing up to enter the city.
The reason is mainly because of the strength of Luo Chen and others and their mounts. Their thirteen martial artists are eye-catching wherever they go, not to mention that the black scale horses and black cloud horses under them are really too powerful. It's impactful.
These people at the border have seen a lot of good horses, but this is the first time they have seen horses with black scales and black clouds that are several heads taller than ordinary horses, especially the three black scale horses in front. It's unheard of.
Luo Chen walked along and even saw some businessmen staring at the three black-scaled horses.
Luo Chen didn't pay attention to these malicious looks. If anyone really dared to take advantage of Black Scale Horse, he would let them know what regret was.
Luo Chen led the people past the people queuing up to enter the city and walked directly to the city gate. He ignored the rules of queuing to enter the city. The rules were for ordinary people to abide by. He led a large group of martial artists, I don't believe that any soldiers would dare to come up and block the way.
What's more, Luo Chen came here this time to ask for an explanation. He didn't want to keep a low profile. He just wanted to tell some people that he had offended someone he shouldn't have.
Sure enough, when Luo Chen and others walked to the gate of the city, two soldiers were about to come over, but they were stopped by an older officer. Luo Chen and others entered Wuling Pass unimpeded.
After seeing Luo Chen and others entering the city gate, a soldier looked at the officer: "Commander, why didn't you stop them for inspection?"
"Hmph! This group of people are all first-class warriors. They are almost half the number of first-class warriors in our General's Mansion. Moreover, the horse under the lead of the young man is also a ferocious beast."
The officer knocked the soldier on the head: "What a beast! In the entire Wuling Pass, only the general has a beast to mount.
These people are either from wealthy families or from great martial arts sects. Do you dare to stop such people? I'm afraid that by then you will not die on the battlefield, but you will die inexplicably at the gate of the city."
The two soldiers looked at each other, swallowed, and said nothing.
"Okay, you two stay here and keep an eye on it. So many warriors came to Wuling Pass today. I'm going to report to the General's Mansion."
The officer said, climbed on the horse next to him and entered Wuling Pass.
After Luo Chen and others entered Wuling Pass, as soon as they left the city gate, a man in green clothes and a small hat ran over from the crowd nearby: "I have seen Master Luo!"
"Oh? You know me?"
"I know you! I'm a clerk from Shopkeeper Zhao's firm. I came here to greet the visitors of Ziwu Villa on the orders of my shopkeeper."
"How did your shopkeeper know that we were at Wulingguan today?" Luo Chen asked doubtfully.
"Back to Master Luo, my shopkeeper doesn't know either. He just guessed that people from Ziwu Villa will arrive in the next few days, but he didn't know the specific day, so he asked me to wait at the gate of the city for the past few days."
"Well, Shopkeeper Zhao is interested. Where is he now?"
"My shopkeeper is waiting at Yuelai Inn."
"Okay, take us there."
"Yes! Master Luo, please come this way."
After saying that, the man quickly led the way.
Luo Chen walked on the street and looked at the people coming and going on the street. There were foreigners in strange clothes and warriors carrying weapons everywhere.
The shops on the street are also full of exotic customs. Persian mansions, jewelry stores, warehouses, weapons shops and other shops line the street. The most popular among them are Western Region wine shops, where many hotly dressed Western girls shuttle around, performing songs and dances for the guests.
liquor.
Li Yuxi looked at the hot-dressed Hu Ji in the wine shop and said with a blushing face: "Why are these women so shameless that they expose their breasts in public?"
"Haha! You don't understand this! Girls from the Western Region are so bold and enthusiastic. This is also their dressing custom." Li Ge laughed.
"Hmph! A bunch of bad guys. Luo Chen, close your eyes quickly and don't look at them!"
Li Yuxi said, reaching out to cover Luo Chen's eyes.
Luo Chen avoided Li Yuxi's extended hand and rolled his eyes: "How can you see the road if you close your eyes!"
After saying that, Li Yuxi ignored the gritted teeth and continued to move forward.
Yuelai Inn, in a room in an independent courtyard.
"Zhao met Mr. Luo, but he didn't expect that Mr. Luo would come here in person. This time Zhao messed up the matter and caused Mr. Luo to run all the way away in person. Please forgive me, Mr. Luo."
Shopkeeper Zhao bowed deeply to Luo Chen.
Luo Chen hurriedly helped Shopkeeper Zhao up: "Shopkeeper Zhao filtered it out. I can't blame you for this matter. Please tell Shopkeeper Zhao what happened in detail."
"Yes, Master Luo!"
Then, shopkeeper Zhao told what happened, which was basically the same as asking someone to bring the news back.
After listening, Luo Chen said: "So, this deputy general is interested in our two BMWs, and then wants to take all the horses for himself?"
Shopkeeper Zhao nodded:
"Yes! As far as I know, although the situation in Wulingguan is tense at present, it has not yet reached the point where civilian horses need to be requisitioned. The general's office has not issued any corresponding notices. This deputy general should be good at making decisions."
"Who is this deputy general? How strong is he?" Luo Chen asked with a frown.