Zheng Zhicheng was whipped on the cheek, but he couldn't get angry. With a sullen face, and the fingers of both hands turned white, he returned to a house in Beilu Academy and smashed all the furnishings in the house to pieces, but it was hard to vent.
His anger.
"You dare to ruin my face, this little bitch, I have to deal with her! Have they entered Beilu Mountain now?"
Zheng Zhicheng cursed viciously.
His more than ten male and female attendants were kneeling inside and outside the house, all of them silent.
"Master, the young one is chasing me on horseback, but Princess Wu and his entourage are riding fast horses, and the villain's horses are too weak to catch up. The young man is chasing halfway, and is about to give up and come back, but sees them suddenly change direction.
, did not enter the deep mountains at the northern foot, but went to the post road in the southwest. After seeing the direction clearly, I did not dare to neglect and came back immediately to report to the young master!"
A man said quickly.
"Southwest Post Road?...She didn't go hunting in Beilu Mountain?!"
Zheng Zhicheng was stunned for a moment, his anger subsided, and a cold light appeared in his eyes, "Bring me the map!"
Several maids quickly spread a paper map on the table.
"Southwest Post Road!"
Zheng Zhicheng traced his fingers along the map, "Walk along the southwest post road and pass through several small cities. She has lived in the prosperous royal city for a long time and will not be interested in these small and broken cities. If you continue walking, the end of the post road is Wuhan.
The Zhenyuan Pass of the country. This is an important pass in the northern border of the Wu State, and it is at war with the Ning State. Where is she going and what is she doing?! Is it the secret mission of the king to send her to Zhenyuan Pass? "
Zheng Zhicheng frowned and thought, "Who is guarding Zhenyuan Pass now?"
"Young Master, the current guard of Zhenyuan Pass is Ma Rushan, the eldest son of the Ma family. He is a third-grade general and leads five thousand troops and horses to guard Zhenyuan Pass."
"good!."
Zheng Zhicheng said fiercely, showing a gloomy smile, "Send a message to Ma Rushan Feige, saying that his brother Ma Ruyuan died in the hands of Ye Chen, who was on his way to Zhenyuan Pass with the little princess. He will definitely
To avenge his brother, I sent troops to intercept them. The sweat horse is the best horse in the Wu Kingdom. If no one intercepts it, I really can't catch them. As long as Ma Rushan can hold them back for a day or two, I can catch up.
They! Prepare your horses and go to Zhenyuan Pass!"
"Yes, sir!"
.......
Princess Wu and Ye Chen, in the cold weather, Wei Xuanyu galloped along the post road.
Yan Han and Wei Xuanyu followed the princess as guards.
Ye Chen was exploring the way ahead.
"Why are there so many victims!?"
Ye Chen's horse galloped all the way, which was shocking.
In the past few days, the closer they got to the border of Wu Kingdom, the more ragged victims they encountered. They were skinny and skinny, often dragging their families with them. Simple donkey carts and ox carts carried families of all ages to the country.
Walk within the country.
Occasionally, you can still see wealthy families, large groups of servants carrying swords and guns, and horse-drawn carriages carrying their family property for long distances.
You can even see some demoralized deserters with improper clothing and armor mixed among the victims.
Ye Chen has long heard about the wars in Wu Kingdom and surrounding countries. However, Beilu Academy is in the hinterland of Wu Kingdom and Yejia Village is located in a corner of a barren mountain. There has been no military disaster. He has never felt such a strong atmosphere of war.
The four of them rode BMWs and rushed towards Zhenyuan Pass, attracting the surprised and suspicious looks of many hungry victims. However, the swords and swords carried by the four of them prevented them from thinking anything wrong.
"Every time there is a war on the border, many victims flee. This time when the four countries besieged Wu State, the disaster was particularly serious."
Princess Wu looked sad when she saw the hordes of victims.
She rode her horse and saw deserters mixed in among the victims. She became more and more angry and shouted angrily, "The country of Wu is under siege by the enemy and is in danger. You don't want to sacrifice your life for the country, but you are deserting! I will beat you to death!"
The riding crop in Princess Wu's hand whipped towards several deserters among the victims.
A whip from the horse whip instantly whipped a deserter to death.
Ye Chen couldn't bear to see it, and turned his head to look into the distance. Although it was pitiful, even if the deserter was killed on the spot, there would be nothing to say.
"Princess? Princess, have mercy on me! We suffered a defeat at the front. General Ma led his army and failed in the expedition. The villain was scattered by the enemy, so he was forced to flee." The deserter rolled on the ground, bowed down to Princess Wu, and shouted
Spare your life.
"What, Zhenyuan Pass was lost?"
Little Princess Wu was shocked.
"It hasn't been lost yet, but it's almost done. General Ma Rushan was eager to win, and left a thousand soldiers to defend the city. He personally led 4,000 troops and horses to fight out of Zhenyuan Pass and fight the Ningguo army. However, he encountered an ambush and returned with a heavy defeat.
Only a thousand remnants of the thousand-strong army fled back to Zhenyuan Pass. Now Zhenyuan Pass has less than 2,000 soldiers, and its morale has been depleted. How many days can it be held? The villain followed the general on the expedition, and luckily escaped with his life, but he was unable to see the situation.
Wonderful, I mingled among the victims and became a deserter. Princess, please spare my life."
The deserter fell to his knees and cried loudly.
"Ma Rushan, this bastard, deserves to die! His father asked him to defend Zhenyuan Pass, who asked him to go out to fight without permission! Ma Rushan is only at the seventh level of the body refining stage, and his military force is not strong. His ability to lead troops is even better than that of his father.
General Bai Huguo was 10,000 times worse off, but he went out without knowing what he could do. The five thousand troops and horses at Zhenyuan Pass were the best elite troops in the Wu Kingdom. His father only allowed him to lead the army for his father's sake. Now everyone
Destroyed in the hands of this trash."
Princess Wu's fingers trembled with anger and she almost fainted.
'Ma Rushan probably wants to imitate his father.'
Ye Chen murmured in his heart.
Yan Han and Wei Xuanyu looked at each other. They were just warriors and not generals. However, they also knew that important border towns could be defended but not attacked. The four kingdoms were besieging Wu State, so defending to the death was the prudent strategy. Sending troops rashly would lead to defeat faster.
"Princess Lingxiang, Zhenyuan Pass has been defeated, but Ma Rushan still has two thousand soldiers. The city of Zhenyuan Pass is strong and can be maintained for a while. We should leave Zhenyuan Pass as soon as possible and find reinforcements. The princess is here
The longer the delay, the more dangerous the military state will be."
Wei Xuanyu comforted her softly.
"Let's go!"
Little Princess Wu nodded.
The group of people headed towards Zhenyuan Pass.
There were still dozens of miles away from Zhenyuan Pass. "Boom!", a group of dozens of elite cavalry rushed towards them.
Princess Wu and the others were startled and stopped.
"Hush!"
The cavalry stopped.
The leader was a young military general wearing armor. He was quite brave, but he had just suffered a defeat and his expression was gloomy. He glanced at Princess Wu, but he showed no expression and did not greet her.
The young general waved his saber in his hand, pointed it at Ye Chen and Yan Han, and asked, "Which one of you two is Ye Chen?"
"Ma Rushan, you won't be polite when you see this princess! What do you want to do!"
Little Princess Wu raised her eyebrows and shouted.
"Don't be offended, Princess Lingxiang. Zheng Zhicheng sent me a letter from Feige, saying that my brother Ma Ruyuan died in the hands of Ye Chen, a civilian student from Beilu Academy. Ye Chen was escorting the princess to Zhenyuan Pass! I want to see this Ye
Who is Chen? He dares to kill a child of my Ma family. I don’t want to do anything, I just want his life to pay tribute to my younger brother. Doesn’t the princess want to protect this little commoner?"
Ma Rushan sneered.
"Ye Chen killed Ma Ruyuan? Is this the case?"
Princess Wu was stunned and looked towards Yan Han and Wei Xuanyu.
"Princess, Junior Brother Ye Chen and Junior Brother Ma had a dispute, but it was all a trivial matter. Junior Brother Ma died in the mouth of a gray wolf deep in the mountains in the north during the graduation examination. This is known to everyone. Zheng Zhicheng probably wants to make Ma Rushan
Delay our group!"
Wei Xuanyu reported softly.
Yan Han opened his mouth and said slowly, "No one has seen how Ma Ruyuan died. Zheng Zhicheng has never seen it personally. He is just talking nonsense."
"But my brother is dead! No matter how he died, an explanation must be given, otherwise how can the Ma family maintain their face!"
Ma Rushan sneered.
"Hmph, after a defeat and losing three thousand soldiers and horses, what dignity do you have?! If you lose Zhenyuan Pass, my father will definitely punish you with death and destroy your whole family!"
Princess Wu mocked.
Ma Rushan's expression suddenly changed.
Ye Chen didn't want to get entangled, so he took a few steps forward on his horse and said, "I am Ye Chen! It seems that you must kill me today, so there is no need to waste time. Come on. I just passed the sixth level of the body refining stage not long ago.
I passed the graduation examination of Beilu Academy, and I am practicing the intermediate sword technique of "Tiger Leap Sword Technique". I would like to experience your martial arts!"
"Okay, I'm Ma Rushan, a seventh-level warrior in the body refining stage! I won't bully you, I'll kill you with one hand!"
Ma Rushan laughed wildly, held a machete in one hand, slapped the horse's back, and galloped towards Ye Chen.
"How shameless!"
Princess Wu, Yan Han, and Wei Xuanyu all showed dissatisfaction on their faces. A seventh-level warrior in the late stage of body refining, against a sixth-level body refining warrior, there is a natural difference between having Qi Jin and not having Qi Jin.
The difference. Even if it is just one hand, it is bullying.
"Seventh floor...!"
Ye Chen clamped his horse's back and accelerated forward, pressing the handle of the golden sword with his right hand, with a trace of secret ridicule hidden under his eyes.
"Drink! Slash with all your strength!"
Ma Rushan swung the horse-zanting sword horizontally, and a sharp and domineering sword energy burst out from the horse-zanting sword. If it hit, it would be enough to cut a man and a horse in two.
"Arc Moon Slash!"
Ye Chen rushed into a distance of ten feet and suddenly slashed out. A semi-circular arc-shaped sword light, faintly filled with heavy sword energy, struck Ma Rushan.
"Clang!"
Jinming interweaves.
"Five sword energy! The eighth level of warrior body refining?"
Astonishment appeared on Ma Rushan's face.
Two figures of fast horses passed each other almost instantly.
Ma Rushan stopped slowly and looked at the clear knife marks on the armor on his chest in disbelief. There were also knife marks on the horse. "Pfft", Ma Rushan sprayed out a handful of blood mist, and the man and the horse collapsed.