Chen Yulou smiled coldly.
It seems like he is just saying harsh things.
But his old friend who has been with him for many years feels like beating a drum in his heart.
The back of the hand holding the reins was too hard, and veins gradually appeared.
Especially for the group of people who returned from southern Yunnan, at this moment, the words spoken by the chief outside Anlong City that day seemed to echo in their ears.
"If you don't avenge the government soldiers surrounding the building."
"Wouldn't it make the world look down on me, Changsheng Mountain?"
So.
Late the next day.
The Tusi City Gate was broken open, and the fire almost lit up half of the sky.
The Peng family, which encompassed the seven states of Miao territory, was destroyed in the eight hundred years of the Yongshun dynasty.
What caused such a disaster was just greed and trying to rob them of hundreds of horses. In the end, the family was ruined and the chieftain was imprisoned.
Although almost half a year has passed since this incident.
But the rumors did not stop at all.
This time on their way westward, they passed through the northern Guizhou area again. Countless people were still talking about this in the markets, teahouses and taverns.
The land of Qizhou was divided up by Baimadong Anjia, Cili Zhangjia, and Sangzhi Xiangjia.
Especially Anjia, because they were closest to the Peng family, were a blessing in disguise. They were the first to break into Tusi City and occupied the largest and most fertile land.
Originally ranked last among the four.
Now it has become the strongest company.
However, with the lessons learned from the Peng family, the An family was quite smart and did not mess around after taking advantage.
But on the one hand, we have good relations with the two families.
The other side is to recuperate and quickly accumulate strength.
It is foreseeable that as long as he does not take the initiative to commit suicide, Baimadong Anjia will become the strongest existence in the entire southwest of Guizhou within ten years at most.
Everyone was there that day.
Now that they heard this again, how could they not understand?
The boss always walks the talk and never just talks.
Even the eight-hundred-year-old chieftain’s mansion fell apart in an instant.
Not to mention a group of defeated bandits who blocked the road and robbed us?
“Have you heard that?”
“It’s just a bunch of autumn grasshoppers that can’t live for a few days.”
"Stop your murderous aura and wait until you pass here on your way back. You can let go and fight!"
Girl Hong walked out with a nine-section whip in hand, her eyes swept across the group of thieves, her brows were full of heroism, and she shouted softly Make a sound.
“Yes!”
Everyone felt their blood boiling and replied one after another.
For a time, the response was like thunder.
"Let's go!"
Seeing this situation, the red girl looked calm.
Just wave the long whip in your hand.
A banging sound echoed in all directions.
The cold light on Whip's body was like a waterfall, and the demonic energy surged, sweeping away almost all the falling snowflakes around him.
Hearing this, the team didn't delay any longer and quickly set off with the messenger.
Mozi Valley and Xingxing Gorge are actually not too far apart, but Mozi Valley is too dangerous, with steep mountains, criss-crossing ravines, and rugged rocks.
In addition, Black Mountain is in confrontation with Wenshu Mountain and Qilian Mountain.
A long and narrow tunnel is formed.
Not to mention the camel and horse teams, it is extremely difficult for pedestrians to pass.
One more thing.
Wolves and ferocious beasts often appear in Mozigou.
So, except for local herdsmen who occasionally go to Mozigou to look for lost cattle and sheep, it is inaccessible all year round.
Because of this, traders on the Silk Road would rather wait at Yumen Pass or Jiayuguan than cross Mozigou in Heishan.
But things are different now.
Xingxingxia was occupied by defeated troops.
Although it has the word "xia" in its name, it is actually not a canyon, but a pass.
It is located at the junction of Hexi and the Western Regions.
The only way along the Silk Road.
Compared with the narrowness of Mozi Valley, Xingxing Gorge is much wider and can accommodate camel teams to enter and exit easily. However, both sides of the pass are surrounded by dangerous cliffs and overlapping mountains, so it has been known as the Throat of Hexi since ancient times.
I have to say that those defeated soldiers did know how to choose a place.
Blocking the pass is equivalent to cutting off the Silk Road.
Even if several times their number of troops broke into the Xingxing Gorge, they could not withstand the attacks of falling rocks, rolling logs, quicksand and fire.
Not to mention the group of defeated troops, even the artillery was moved to take charge.
It is never an exaggeration to say that one man can stand against a thousand men.
This is why Chen Yulou would rather take a detour.
He may be safe and sound, but where are his men?
Two hundred guys can be turned into cannon fodder in an instant, not to mention Kunlun, Red Girl and Kidnapper.
Even if you win the Xingxing Gorge, you will eventually pay an extremely painful price.
The purpose of this trip is for the Kunlun Shrine and the ancient city of Jingjue, not to throw away human lives halfway.
Less than half an hour.
The team finally entered Mozigou.
The sky and the earth, which seemed to remain the same forever, finally changed colors.
The undulating mountain cliffs look like they have been splashed with ink and are no longer gray sand dunes.
Except mountains, forests and vegetation.
Looking from a distance, the black mountain with its many rocks and peaks is somewhat similar to the countless peaks standing like bamboo shoots they saw behind Pingshan Mountain that day.
It can be seen that this place is indeed inaccessible.
There are almost no traces of human activity, but there are quite a few footprints left by unknown beasts.
Moreover, as soon as he entered Mozigou, Chen Yulou was keenly aware of a strong fishy smell. Occasionally, he could see a few withered bones of cattle and sheep among the rocks.
“Dismount!”
"The road ahead is rugged and difficult, and there is a risk of falling off the horse."
The man who came first to explore the road warned loudly while standing on the stone.
Hearing this, everyone dared to delay. They jumped off their horses one after another, holding on to the reins, and braved the cold wind and snow, and walked forward step by step.
"Yuan Hong."
"Go to the top to see the road."
Chen Yulou glanced at the cliffs on both sides, and then his eyes fell on Yuan Hong.
This way, it has almost no sense of presence.
I spend most of my time practicing Qi with my eyes closed.
In addition to refining mandrill bones, Xuan Dao's foundation-building skills of subduing qi have also not fallen behind.
“Yes, Master!”
After hearing Chen Yulou's order, Yuan Hong immediately jumped up from his horse.
As an ape, what it is best at is mountain climbing. At this moment, it is grabbing a protruding rock on the cliff and gently swaying forward. The next moment, the whole person rushes out. meters away.
A group of waiters looked up with surprise.
The old man who had dealt with it before was okay, but the newcomers who came down the mountain this time had never seen such a scene before, and they kept exclaiming for a while.
In the blink of an eye.
Yuan Hongren has appeared on the top of the cliff.
Looking back, looking past the wind and snow, I could vaguely see the pass in the distance, like a gourd mouth, almost a dead place with no way in or out.
It finally understood why the owner chose to go around.
However, this thought only flashed through my mind and was suppressed by it.
Take a deep breath.
He tightened his collar again.
Then he stepped on the cliff and ran forward quickly. After a while, he arrived at the front of the team.
With it watching from a high place, the team moved much faster.
Mozi Valley is about three or four miles long.
Meandering.
Viewed from a high place, it looks like a big snake twisting forward.
In addition, the Montenegro Mountains are different from other places.
These thoughts together are like wildfire that cannot be extinguished.
"There is a huge boulder blocking the road ahead, rein in your horse and go around!"
Just as it was thinking wildly, a huge boulder suddenly appeared in the corner of its eye, six or seven feet high, just across the Mozi. In the middle of the ditch, if the cavalry team didn't notice it in advance, it would be very easy for something to happen.
"Okay!"
There is a reminder.
A response quickly came from below.
The originally fast-moving team actually slowed down, and their faces facing the wind and snow became a little more wary. Seeing this situation, Yuan Hong couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
No more thinking about moving forward.
The horse team went around the boulders blocking the road in sequence. Once they passed, the road ahead of the originally narrow Mozi Valley suddenly opened up a lot.
The eyes of the guys who were exploring the road couldn’t help but light up.
They were not just on the road, they also brought a lot of supplies with them. The journey of just one or two miles took more than half an hour. As you can imagine, the road was rugged.
As long as this is the road ahead.
It won't take so much effort.
The leading man took off his water bottle and took a sip. He was about to tell the horse team to speed up their pace a little, and crossed over in one go. Then he thought of something and subconsciously raised his head.
After all, it can make those herdsmen avoid it like a tiger and kill the ghost place that they don’t want to come to.
There must be a reason for it.
So he decided to ask Yuan Hong for his opinion first.
After all, climb high and see far.
It’s just...
He just raised his eyes and a strange look appeared on his face.
"What's wrong?"
The people on the side saw that he looked wrong and couldn't help but ask.
"It's not me, it's Mr. Yuan..."
The waiter frowned and raised his finger.
Only then did several people react and looked in the direction of his finger.
I saw Yuan Hong on the top of the cliff, he had stopped at some point, and he was leaning over and looking down at something.
A few people have good eyesight.
Even if there is wind and snow, you can still see the outline.
On the dark cliff, a huge painting appeared.
In the painting, there are countless hunters with bows and arrows, riding on horseback, surrounding a few strong long-antlered deer with their tails raised and their antlers raised. In addition, there are riders leading the way around the outside. The bow was waiting, obviously to prevent the horned deer from making a desperate counterattack.
Although it has experienced thousands of years of sand erosion.
However, the cliff carvings on the rock wall are still lifelike, but the original coloring has peeled off a lot, but even so, instead of weakening its vividness, it has added a bit more vicissitudes and realm.
"Then... what is it?"
"Cliff stone carvings?"
"It looks like it must be thousands of years old. This style is at least only found in the nomadic era."
A few guys were full of amazement.
How could they have imagined that in such a remote and rugged ravine, there would be ancient people leaving cliff carvings here.
"What's going on?"
"Why aren't those in front still moving?"
Seeing that they who were leading the way stopped in place, which greatly slowed down the team's progress, there was a sudden burst from behind. Dissatisfaction.
This damn place is cramped and suffocating.
Now the team suddenly stopped, and an uneasy feeling spread unconsciously among everyone.
"Shopkeeper, let me go and take a look."
Miss Hong frowned slightly and stood up to go to the front to check.
"Let's go together."
"Yuan Hong is not the kind of person who acts randomly. He must have encountered some unexpected situation."
Chen Yulou shook his head.
In fact, I already had a guess in my mind.
It was for this reason that Yuan Hong was specially asked to go up the mountain.
Otherwise, if you really want to lead the way, who can compare with Luofu, who is deep in the sky and high in the sky.
“Yes.”
Since the shopkeeper spoke in person.
How could the red girl refuse?
Leaving the horse to the boy next to him, the group of people drove lightly and easily, passing through the horse team, and after a while they appeared at the front of the team.
"What's going on?"
"Did you know that it's easy to get into trouble if you are crowded in such a long and narrow valley..."
He glanced ahead.
There was no danger as expected.
A few people still stood there as if they had not heard anything. Miss Hong couldn't help but frown.
This kind of wind-eroded rock looks solid, but is actually the most fragile.
You can tell from the mountains of fallen rocks along the way.
Ten thousand steps back.
Mozigou and Xingxingxia are less than a few miles apart.
Once the opponent is alerted, first block the exit, and then occupy the high cliffs on both sides. At that time, it will be a turtle in a urn, and no matter how many lives are left, it will not be enough to fill it.
These people are all old people on the mountain.
Walking around the world for many years.
It stands to reason that this should not be the case.
"The boss...the red boss."
It wasn't until a light scolding came from behind that several people suddenly woke up, with a look of panic on their faces.
"What's going on?"
Chen Yulou waved his hand to indicate that nothing happened.
"The boss is Mr. Yuan..."
After his explanation, several people discovered the mosaic rock paintings on the steep cliff.
“No, there’s more!”
Yang Fang’s eyes were sharp and he suddenly reached out and pointed to the other side.
On the cliff opposite the hunting map, a simple-looking pagoda appeared. Countless ascetic monks sat cross-legged, closing their eyes and chanting sutras in front of the pagoda.
"Here too."
Huamaguai, who was a few steps behind, couldn't help but think deeply when he saw this situation. He gently wiped away the wind sand accumulated on the rocks beside him with his fingers, and several stone carvings were actually revealed from the wind sand.
“The dust in the northern desert is clear.”
“During the Wanli Year of the Ming Dynasty...Guo Shi’s ancient book?!”
Hua Maguai, word for word, translated the words carved on the cliff stone read out.
After a while, three or four stone carvings have been discovered, but none of them are as good as this line of ancient characters on the cliff.
The era and characters are clearly recorded.
Although the origin of this person is unclear, if he can reach here, he is most likely the guard of Yumen Pass or Jiayu Pass.
And simple four words.
But it is his wish that is clearly revealed.
The vast yellow sand in the Northern Desert stretches for thousands of miles, and it is extremely difficult to clear it.
Hundreds of years later, when they first set foot on this land, they were shocked and speechless, let alone the ancients of that era.
"Pre-Qin, Northern Qi, and Ming Dynasty."
"The span of these stone carvings is really long."
Yang Fang has excellent eyesight. After observing for a moment, he said accurately Find out the age of each rock painting.
“Everyone, three hundred years ago, the Ming Dynasty guarding one side of the gate had such ambitions.”
"Today our means are a hundred times better than his."
"It's just a desert, shouldn't it be a problem?"
From beginning to end, Chen Yulou was the calmest and decided to go around Mozigou. While on the road, he thought about the possibility of encountering the Black Mountain Stone Carvings?
I didn’t expect that.
In the end, it gave him such a big surprise.
It is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for both him and the depleted team.
A few simple words.
Everyone felt their blood was boiling, but they were not even a little tired and confused. Their eyes were burning, and their faces were filled with anticipation.
Countless colleagues fight against each other.
But how many people have the opportunity to go to the Western Regions to fight?
This is not just about gaining glory, but also a reputation that people in the world can only hope to achieve!
Just like when I passed Jiayuguan before and looked at the ancient city, what everyone thought of was the high-spirited young general who attacked the Huns from the north two thousand years ago.
They may not be able to leave a mark in history in this life.
But if you can leave a big name in the world of fighting, you will be able to brag about this trip when you get old.
Feel the rekindled fighting spirit and momentum of everyone in the team.
Yang Fang and Partridge Whistle on the side couldn't help but be amazed.
No wonder he was able to command tens of thousands of green forest bandits in Changsheng Mountain at the age of ten. With this eloquence alone, they probably would never be able to learn it in their lifetime.
Especially Yang Fang.
At this moment, he only felt that his blood was boiling, and he had the urge to join Changsheng Mountain and die for them.
“We will reach the West Sea in a few days.”
"Although it's not the North Sea, it's enough to experience drinking from the Mahan Sea!" (End of Chapter)