The guard captain took a few steps forward and said with a stern face: "We are soldiers, how can we do anything casual."
"Hongyang City is under martial law. Without customs clearance documents, no one is allowed to enter or leave the city. Remember, Anyone! Even if you are the Duke’s son!”
With Ning Tianchen here, everyone is not worried about this.
Not waiting for Ning Tianchen to speak, Chen Huayu and Oscar volunteered: "Boss (Tianchen), we know what to do, leave it to us."
After that, The two got out of the car.
Needless to say, Ning Tianchen could guess what the two would do next, and he shook his head and sighed helplessly.
These two people are destined to be taught a lesson for their recklessness.
Ning Rongrong blinked and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Tianchen, did you give them the documents?"
Ning Tianchen shook his head.
With a puff, Yudie couldn't help laughing and said: "Then what do they understand? Go down and get beaten?"
"Maybe they have other methods." Zhu Zhuqing, who has always been taciturn, added with a chuckle.
The two people outside the car walked towards the guard captain with smiles on their faces.
The guard captain did not know the origin of their group. Seeing the two approaching, he instinctively took a step back.
At the same time, the city guards who were on guard beside him took a step forward with spears, narrowing the encirclement.
The Oscars quickly raised their hands, with smiles still on their faces, "Oh, don't get me wrong, we don't mean any harm."
Seeing that the other party made no further move, Oscar continued: "We are coming from Tiandou City, and our trip is to do some business in the southern part of the empire. It is getting late today, and we want to enter Hongyang City to rest for a night, that's all "
As he spoke, Oscar winked at Chen Huayu, who understood and took out a bag of gold soul coins from the soul guide with a smile.
"Brothers, this is your drink money as a tribute to you. Please be accommodating. We are just passing by and have no other intentions."
The guard captain looked sharply, waved the spear in his hand, and shouted sternly Said: "The enemy country works carefully and takes them down!"
The two were stunned at first, not understanding why the other party's brain circuit was so strange.
You know, the guards in other cities are eager to charge huge city entry fees to enrich their pockets. How can the guards in Hongyang City be so incorruptible?
But even so, just bribing the guards, how can it be equated with the enemy's meticulous work?
However, what they don’t know is that the current guards of Hongyang City have been replaced by veterans who have been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and there is also a supervising team watching not far away. How can the guard captain accept their orders? bribe.
Furthermore, this is wartime, and bribing sergeants with money, regardless of the amount, is considered an imperial spy. If you accept the money, you will be treated as an accomplice. Who dares to reach out easily?
On the carriage, Ning Tianchen was not surprised to see this situation.
"Tianchen, do you have the customs clearance documents?" Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but ask more, "If not, we will inevitably conflict with these soldiers."
Outside the car, Oscar said quickly: " You have misunderstood, we are from Tiandou City, not from the Empire."
The guard captain looked murderous and did not listen to his words!
Just as the soldiers' spears were about to reach their necks, Ning Tianchen opened the curtain and threw the customs clearance document to the guard captain.
The guard captain saw the words on the document clearly and quickly shouted: "Let us go!"
The soldiers obeyed the orders, put away their spears in a uniform manner, and stood in front of them.
The guard captain glanced at the carriage and immediately arranged for a soldier to return the document to Ning Tianchen.
Without any words, under his instruction, the city gate slowly opened, allowing Ning Tianchen and others to pass.
“Finally saved.” Oscar breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He didn’t understand why Ning Tianchen always had miraculous effects when bribing others with money, but why it didn’t work for him.
"Get in the car." Ning Rongrong urged.
The carriage drove into the city, and the city gate behind it closed again.
In the carriage, Chen Huayu asked with embarrassment: "Boss, did we bribe too little just now, so why didn't it work?"
"Do you think everyone is a loser? "The one who spoke was Yudie, who sneered and said: "The guards here are all soldiers who have fought on the battlefield, and they are not ordinary guards."
Feng Xiaotian added. : "The army has strict discipline and generally does not accept bribes. Even if it accepts bribes, it is done with the same intention from top to bottom. You just gave dozens of gold soul coins. If the guard captain accepts them, the upper management will take care of them and divide them among the soldiers. One point, and he didn’t even have a gold soul coin in his hand.”
"So, you should understand that he will not break the discipline of the army just for this little money."
Of course, if the amount is large enough, that is not necessarily the case.
You know, many civilians choose to join the army. In addition to killing enemies on the battlefield to gain military merit, the main purpose is to plunder money from the enemy's land after defeating the enemy.
The two empires of Tiandou and Xingluo are constantly in conflict. In addition to conflicts at the national level, the civilians of the two countries living in the border areas are in conflict almost all the time.
In the final analysis, it is because the armies of the two countries will choose to plunder the other's territory after defeating the enemy. If such bad habits do not change, there will never be peace on the border.
After a pause, Ning Tianchen said angrily: "The target of bribery depends on the person. Not everyone can be bribed. You two have only learned a superficial knowledge. Please read more and learn more in the future."
The two smiled awkwardly, sat in the corner of the carriage, and said no more.
Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of a building in the city.
From the outside, it looks more like a chamber of commerce headquarters. If you look closely, you will see that the door of the building is closed.
After getting out of the car, Ning Tianchen scanned the street.
This building is located at the intersection of two blocks. Standing next to the upstairs window, you can have a panoramic view of the conditions of both streets.
Such a building is undoubtedly an excellent place to collect intelligence.
Ning Tianchen was certain that this was the Qibao Glazed Sect's stronghold in Hongyang City.
Take out the key from the soul guide, open the lock, take off the heavy chain, and everyone enters.
“The musty smell is really strong.” Ning Rongrong covered her nose with a handkerchief, not liking the smell here.
Ning Tianchen patted her shoulder lightly and said: "This is the south of the empire, where there are many cloudy and rainy days, not to mention that no one has lived here for a while."
After a pause, he arranged: "Everyone, first After cleaning this place, we may have to live here for many days in the future."
Chen Huayu was puzzled, "Boss, shouldn't we go directly to that secret place?"
Yudie. Glaring at him, "The information we know is from a few years ago. There are evil soul masters near that secret realm. It has been so long, and it is still unknown whether those evil soul masters have stayed there."
"Now that we have a stable place to live, we can gather information tomorrow."
Ning Tianchen took over the conversation, "There is a practical problem now. Martial law is implemented in Hongyang City. Even if we hold the pass documents, we cannot enter and leave the city multiple times."
After all, the troops stationed here, they They don't know the senior military officials and have no acquaintances. There is a high probability that the other party will not condone their mischief.
And the work of collecting intelligence can easily arouse suspicion. If he is really regarded as a spy of the Star Luo Empire, he will definitely be in a lot of trouble. Ning Rongrong sneezed and then suggested: "Let's stay here tonight and leave the city tomorrow morning. Let's find a safe place outside the city as a temporary base and then go explore the secret realm."
“That’s fine.” Everyone agreed with her suggestion.
...
It was getting late, and after cleaning up the room, under Ning Tianchen’s arrangement, everyone went into their own rooms to rest.
In the room, Ning Tianchen sat cross-legged on the bed.
He is not resting, but practicing.
During this period, affairs were complicated and the time spent on cultivation was reduced a lot, so much so that his soul power had just broken through level seventy-six, and he still had a long way to go before breaking through to the title Douluo level.
Late at night, he suddenly ended his cultivation state and opened his eyes. The bloody Shura mark on his forehead shone with scarlet light.
The light falls on every part of the room, as if you are in a sea of blood.
After a moment of pause, a majestic voice sounded in his mind.
“The second test of Shura, pass through the obstacles and enter the Infinite Cave. The interior of the Infinite Cave is extremely dangerous. You need to survive there and solve the puzzles left in it. The time limit is half a year. The test is completed. , the reward is to increase the life of all soul rings by 10,000 years, and increase the Shura affinity by 10%. "
"Failed the assessment, died!"
After the voice in his head ended, Ning Tianchen immediately rushed out of the room.
At the same time, Ning Rongrong, who received the second test of the God of Light, also rushed out of the room.
The two looked at each other and knew each other's situation with just one glance.
After a pause, Ning Tianchen led Ning Rongrong into the room and analyzed the content of the assessment.
Ning Tianchen spoke first and expressed his opinion, "This assessment is divided into three parts."
"First, we need to break through the defense line of the evil soul master and enter the Infinite Cave."
"Second, we need to survive in the Infinite Cave for a period of time. I think this Infinite Cave should It’s the secret realm we need to go to on this trip.”
“The third part is also the most confusing to me. I don’t know what kind of mystery needs to be solved.”
Ning Rongrong agreed with him. view.
Complete these three parts within half a year, which is a bit tight on time. Especially the third part of the decryption, they have no clue at all.
"Perhaps, when we enter it, we will know what kind of puzzle we need to solve." Ning Tianchen added.
He also felt a little unsure.
The time for the Shenqi test is too tight, and the price of failure is too high.
After a moment of silence, Ning Rongrong slowly said: "Brother Tianchen, since that secret realm is called the Infernal Cave, it must be a cave terrain, right? However, I asked my father who escaped from it The disciple said that it was a canyon, not a cave."
Ning Tianchen thought for a moment and said, "There are two possibilities. One is that the disciple encountered some kind of terrifying existence. It caused him mental problems and even forgot his original experience. ”
"Second, the place where the man entered was not the ruins themselves. It cannot be ruled out that it was the entrance to the Infinite Cave."
"No matter which way it is, this trip will be extremely dangerous for us. We know too little about the situation in the Infernal Cave, and the risks involved are uncontrollable."
Ning Rongrong opened her mouth wide and her face became solemn.
After a long time, she said: "Brother Tianchen, this trip is too dangerous, why don't we let everyone go back. This is our assessment, and we should not put everyone in danger."
Ning Tianchen shook his head, "This time, we must be selfish! The more people we have to decipher the third part, the greater the possibility of solving it. Just the two of us, half a year will most likely not be enough."
"Of course, this may also be an opportunity for everyone. Being able to be selected by the gods for the test is very special. Maybe everyone can also get the test."
Ning Rongrong's eyes It flickers on and off.
For others, this is indeed an excellent experience, and they can even get a divine test. However, due to the special nature and confidentiality of the divine examination, it is impossible for the two of them to tell anyone else about the situation.
Ning Rongrong felt really bad for letting everyone enter such a dangerous place without knowing it.
Ning Tianchen took her into his arms and said softly: "When we entered the depths of the arctic ice field, the dangers we faced were uncontrollable. At that time, we didn't give up!"< br>
"I think that even if everyone knows the dangers ahead, they will choose to go with us. Perhaps for everyone, this is the only opportunity to be exposed to the divine test, and we need to help everyone get the test"
After some persuasion, Ning Rongrong's mentality gradually changed.
She leaned in Ning Tianchen's arms, feeling the long-lost warmth.
The next morning.
When Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong walked out of the room together, they happened to bump into Chen Huayu!
"Oh~ Boss, what are you doing?" Chen Huayu deliberately prolonged his tone.
For a moment, other people's eyes came to pay attention.
Ning Rongrong blushed with embarrassment and hid behind Ning Tianchen, not daring to look directly at the crowd.
Ning Tianchen coughed lightly, "Ahem, what are you thinking about? We are discussing cultivation matters!"
"What kind of cultivation is it?" Oscar said coquettishly. With a twitching brow, he asked.
Yudie hid her face and chuckled: "We are not children. If you have any shame, just admit it openly."
Ning Tianchen didn't know how to answer the question.
As for what happened last night, I am afraid only the parties involved know.
Feng Xiaotian smiled lightly and changed the subject, "Hurry up and clean up, we still have a mission. In addition, when you leave the city, you can ask people in the city about the situation, so you won't be blinded. .”
Ning Tianchen’s eyes lit up.
The Infinite Cave must have existed for a long time. The locals have lived here for generations, and there is a high probability that there will be legends about the Infinite Cave.
......
There are very few pedestrians on the street. Because of the war, there are many guards patrolling the city.
Ning Tianchen and his party are from out of town. The locals are wary of them. It is not easy to find someone to ask about the situation.
"How about we separate?" Oscar suggested.
"No."
Ning Tianchen and Feng Xiaotian responded at the same time.
"There are many guards around us who are paying attention to us. If we separate and wander around, we will be in big trouble."
The two empires are at war, and they had better not give us anything. The soldiers of the empire added to the chaos. (End of this chapter)