readsfreenovel Chapter 457: 1 Cliff Pass (2)
Chapter 457: 1 Cliff Pass (2)
The soldier looked surprised and said, "Your Bicheng is east of our Baijuncheng. How did you come through our south gate?"
Chu Xiaomu said: "It's hard to explain in a few words, but it is absolutely true that I am a soldier from Bicheng." After that, he mentioned the names of Zuo Heng and Yang Sui, the officers of the Nan Dui Camp, and Zhou Bo, the commander of the Nanding Army.
The sergeant nodded and said, "I have heard of Zhou Bo's name. His Force has passed the fourth level. He is indeed an extraordinary figure. But I have never heard of Zuo Heng and Yang Sui, whom you are talking about."
Chu Xiaomu thought to himself that they were just two battalion officers without much reputation, so it was normal that you had not heard of them. So he said, "General, please let me pass. I have something important to do back in Bicheng."
The soldier sneered and said, "Go back to Bicheng. Is there still Bicheng now? Your generals have all run away with their tails between their legs!"
Chu Xiaomu couldn't help but feel angry when he heard his disrespectful words to the general. He thought to himself that you'd better let me go. If you force me to use force, you will suffer the consequences.
The soldier thought for a moment and said, "I can't make the decision on your matter. It's up to our General Ma. You just wait aside." It seemed that he didn't intend to make things difficult for him.
Then two soldiers pulled Chu Xiaomu aside, and another soldier passed through, presumably to ask for the general Ma. The two soldiers saw Cheng Huang next to Chu Xiaomu and praised him repeatedly: "Good horse, good horse!"
General Ma's surname is Ma Yan, and his given name is a young general guarding the cliff pass on the front line of Baijun City. Chu Xiaomu has learned this from several soldiers.
About half an hour later, a general in his 32s and 33s with a neutral look on his face came in with several soldiers. Needless to say, this man was Ma Yan, the deputy general of Bai Juncheng who was guarding the first line of the cliff pass.
He took Chu Xiaomu's Bicheng military badge and carefully looked at the words "Nandui" written on the front. He then looked the gray-clothed boy in front of him up and down and asked, "Are you really a soldier of Bicheng Nanding Army? Are you a fake?"
Chu Xiaomu said: "Being a Bicheng soldier doesn't have any great benefits, so what's the point of me pretending to be one?"
Ma Yan nodded and then asked, "You are from the Nanding Army. Have you ever been to Humu Pass?"
"Of course I've been there." Chu Xiaomu then gave a general description of the situation of Humu Pass being built on a cliff.
Ma Yan's eyes widened as he listened. After Chu Xiaomu finished speaking, he asked again, "So what do you think of Humu Pass and my Yixianya Pass? Which one is more powerful?"
Chu Xiaomu looked up at this world-famous fortress again. After entering the pass, the two steep stone walls were only four or five feet apart. The narrower part might even be narrower than that. It twisted and turned into the depths, with only a ray of sunlight on the top. It was truly strange and unique.
I thought to myself, no wonder I didn't see any horse-drawn carriages along the way, and I mostly saw teams of horses carrying merchants. I wondered at the time why they were so stupid, and that they could just find a slightly larger cart and two or three horses to pull the goods carried by ten or twenty horses. It turned out that I was thinking too simply, and the large carts simply couldn't get through this line of cliffs.
He laughed and said, "I don't think it's a question of which one is better. Humu Pass is more dangerous, and Jiangjun's Yixianya Pass is more amazing. They both have their own amazing features."
Ma Yan said, "That makes some sense. People always say that Humu Pass is the most dangerous pass in Cangmu Country, but our brothers at Yixianya Pass are always dissatisfied. According to you, Yixianya Pass is the most dangerous pass in the world, haha, not inferior to Humu Pass."
As he spoke, he turned the general card over and read out: "'Chu Xiaomu', is that your name?"
Chu Xiaomu nodded and said, "It's true. My name is Chu Xiaomu."
Ma Yan had a look of disbelief on his face and asked, "Are you the Chu Xiaomu who brought two thousand wild horses back to Bicheng and captured a leader of the Claw Clan with his bare hands?"
Chu Xiaomu was also incredulous. He didn't expect that those things would be spread to such a faraway city of Baijun. He said, "I did all these. I was just lucky. It's nothing. How did you know about this, General Ma?"
Ma Yan's nonchalant expression immediately turned into awe, and he said, "I heard that the leader of the assassins couldn't even defeat your Zhouzhong army, but you actually captured him. Incredible!" He gave him a thumbs up.
Then he said, "More than three months ago, one of my sergeants heard the news when he asked for leave and returned to the city. He also heard it from several deserters who fled from Bicheng to my city. Brother Chu, you are really amazing. I admire you!"
Ma Yan has always admired the masters of the Force martial arts. He believes that his martial arts are definitely not as good as Zhou Zhongjun of the Southern Ding Army of Bicheng. However, the man in front of him can actually defeat the leader of the assassins who Zhou Zhongjun can't beat. So, he must be much better than himself. If I don't admire you, who can I admire?
Chu Xiaomu had been wasting time with the soldiers for a long time, and he was getting impatient. He thought, "Stop talking to me about this useless stuff. Are you going to let me through or not?" If you don't want to let me through, you have to say something, so I can force my way through.
Ma Yan didn't know that Chu Xiaomu's mind had changed, so he asked again: "Brother Chu, you have been to Humu Pass, have you seen the beast spirit?"
Chu Xiaomu said, "Of course I have seen them." He then described the beast spirits such as the elephant that was like a mountain of flesh, the rhinoceros tiger that could transform between tiger and human form, the golden bear that always held a thick piece of wood, and so on.
The more Ma Yan listened, the more excited he became. Without waiting for Chu Xiaomu to finish, he walked over and pulled his hand, saying, "Come on, let's go to the barracks and sit down, drink and chat."
Chu Xiaomu was very happy, knowing that General Ma was letting him pass.
After passing the stone pass, they had to walk carefully in the gaps of the cliff. Chu Xiaomu looked up at the sky, which was only a thin line, and praised: "The cliff pass is so magical that we won't be afraid even if we encounter tens of thousands of enemy troops."
Mayan laughed and said, "Of course. But guarding the pass is boring. There are no beast spirits nearby."
After walking at least three or four miles, they finally got out of the gap. Then they turned west along the road and came to a neatly built military camp. Then they followed Ma Yan to a large wooden and stone house in the middle of the camp. It was obviously Ma Yan's general barracks.
There is a small tree in front of the house, which is full of small white flowers. Under the tree there is a round stone table and four round stone stools.
Ma Yan asked a soldier to fetch a pot of wine and two small dishes, and said to Chu Xiaomu repeatedly, "Please sit down, please sit down..."
Chu Xiaomu felt very awkward, but he couldn't refuse, so he had to sit down. But in his heart, he wanted to get away as soon as possible, because he still had a long way to go.