After a few brief words, Zhang Liang and Han Xin did not stay any longer, left Julu Canyon, and walked straight towards the direction of Neiguo along a path different from Mulan.

Zhang Liang originally came down the mountain to the world, and after saying goodbye to Mulan, there was nothing else to do, so he also embarked on the road with Han Xin.

The road was calm and calm, and the journey between the two was also smooth. Han Xin is okay, he is on a mission and just wants to hurry up his trip, but Zhang Liangliang has more or less doubts in his heart, feeling that the journey is too quiet, and he has never even met a single figure after walking for a few miles.

About an hour later, the two of them had already left the Julu Canyon far away, and saw a huge mountain a hundred meters in front of them, abruptly standing among the dwarf mountains and ravines, which was particularly tall and conspicuous.

This mountain is called Yuanzi Mountain, it is only two or three miles away from the border Longshun City and Huyao City, it is a landmark landscape between the border city of Qinchu and the inner country, and it is also the most smooth and fastest way to pass through the border to the inner country.

Yuanzi Mountain is rich in life, deep in roots, dense vegetation on the mountain, flowers and plants, because of the rich vitality of this mountain, the vegetation belt on the edge of the mountain has also become vibrant, verdant.

On both sides of the wide avenue, hundreds of meters long are dense forests and fragrant flowers. Not only the environment is quiet, but also quiet and peaceful, suddenly there is a forest wind blowing, bringing up the fragrance of flowers and plants in the mountains, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Zhang Liang stepped on the void and flew slowly, Han Xin walked on the ground, walking forward step by step, and the two of them followed the direction of the road and slowly approached Yuanzi Mountain, which marked the border city to the pass of the inner country.

But just when a gust of forest wind was slowly blowing, Zhang Liang's eyebrows were slightly condensed, and he stopped his figure quietly, and at the same time stretched out his hand to gently support Han Xin.

Han Xin felt that Zhang Liang gently touched his shoulder and knew that something was wrong, so he subconsciously stopped his pace. Then he looked coldly at the wide avenue in front of him and the secluded dense forest on both sides, and unconsciously became cautious.

"Brother Xin, to tell you the truth, this way, is it really just to go to Merlin City?" Zhang Liang suddenly asked softly with a complicated gaze.

"yes...... On the orders of the King of Chu, I will go to Julu Canyon to hunt a Crimson Heart, and then go to Merlin City to bring the Crimson Heart to the 'Divine Craftsman' Mozi......" Han Xin frowned and said softly.

"And what about after you've been to Merlin City?" Zhang Liang asked.

“…… Go back to the country to find my unmarried wife Wang Zhaojun......" Han Xin said softly, and then his eyebrows froze, and he asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang Liang did not speak immediately, but stared slightly, and the powerful soul consciousness spread in the void, through the wind forest, through the fragrance of flowers, through all the natural life around him, covering the dense jungle on both sides of the road.

When his soul consciousness poured into the depths of the jungle, he immediately touched a sharp murderous aura, no! Not just a trace, but dozens or hundreds of sharp murderous aura, like hundreds of sharp swords lurking in the cover of jungle leaves, may stab out like thunder at any time, killing people.

Zhang Liang suddenly opened his eyes, didn't say anything, just stared at Han Xin's gaze, and whispered with a serious expression: "Go!" ”

Han Xin was immediately startled, and was about to ask Zhang Liang in a low voice what was wrong, but before he could say anything, he saw that Zhang Liang had turned around and stepped into the void and flew away.

So Han Xin didn't dare to hesitate, out of the trust in Zhang Liang in his heart, he immediately followed Zhang Liang and retreated.

When Zhang Liang and Han Xin retreated, in the dense jungle under Yuanzi Mountain, the layers of murderous aura that were ready to attack gradually subsided.

No one could hear it, and a deep voice echoed in the depths of the forest that was out of sight.

"General...... They retreated ......"

"I see it...... It's strange, no wonder they found out? ”

"No, it won't! We're so hidden that we can't find us unless we go deep into the woods. ”

"Then I don't know...... But...... No matter if they go, looking at the appearance of those two people, it will be difficult to deal with, if they really want to go to the inner country through this road, we will inevitably have to fight to stop them. ”

"That's right, Captain, those two people are not ordinary people, and I know the man with long red hair and a spear...... He is the vanguard general under the banner of King Chu, Han Xin! ”

"What? Han Shin? It's so dangerous! We were ordered to control the passage from the border city to the inner kingdom, and in addition to robbing and killing ordinary people, the most important thing was to intercept the people of the king of Chu and the king of Han from entering the inner kingdom...... Han Shin - If they do rush over, we don't know how many people will die......"

"Captain, do you think we should report the situation to Marshal Bai Qi......"

"You don't need to do that...... They didn't come over after all, so don't bother the marshal...... If, if they turn back, we'll report it again......"

"Got the captain's ......"

"Hmm...... It's an eventful time...... This road is far less guarded than before, and maybe one day there will be people who we can't stop when our entire army is wiped out......"

"Captain, there's an urgent report!" At this moment, another person's anxious voice interjected.

"What's the matter, say it slowly!" The captain asked in a low voice, but his eyes looked at Zhang Liang and Han Xin, who were drifting away on the road, for fear that they would suddenly turn around.

"Captain, the more than 100 brothers we hid on another path are all broken!"

"What? Who did it? ”

"A woman with cherry red hair and a giant sword in her hand......"

——A few miles east of Yuanzi Mountain, on a secluded road leading to the inner country, a masked armored soldier lying on the ground with a low mourning voice, and Mulan stood quietly at the end of the road of the armored soldier in this place.

Hua Mulan shook off the blood on the giant sword with her light hand, tied Cangxiao back behind her back, and then took a step and walked in the direction of the inner country.

——After Zhang Liang and Han Xin retreated a few hundred meters, they slowly paused.

"Ah Liang, what the hell is going on, can I say it now......" Han Xin looked at Zhang Liang who was flying in the air, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"That road is secretly blocked...... Zhang Liang looked at the doubts in Han Xin's eyes and explained, "Just now, in the jungles on both sides of Yuanzi Mountain, there are hundreds of armor soldiers hidden, they are armed with iron crossbows, waiting for the opportunity to ambush, if we go through it hard, even us, it will be very dangerous." ”

"What? You say someone is in ambush and ready to ambush us? Han Xin was surprised.

"It shouldn't be against us, but at all those who want to pass that way...... Zhang Liang said in contemplation, "If it's against us, when we retreat, they should seize the opportunity to rush us, instead of staying in the jungle all the time and calming down the murderous ......."

"—I'm afraid they're just trying to block the road."

"Road closures? Block the road from the border city to the inner country? Han Xin's expression instantly became shocked, "Who is so bold?" Dare to go to the border city to the important official road between the inner country? This is a great rebellion! ”

"I don't know about this...... Zhang Liang shook his head and said with a puzzled look, "By the way, you have been staying in the border city all these years, have there been any incidents where other people have passed through this main road and been robbed and killed by secret bandits?" ”

"No......" Han Xin thought for a while and said, "There won't be, the border city calendar is strict, not to mention the soldiers, even ordinary people, you can't just think about going to the inner country...... In normal times, only the monthly march sent by the imperial court to carry military rations would pass through this road - but nothing ever happened! ”

"In that case, the real situation is unknown...... Zhang Liang said.

"No, such a serious matter as the secret sealing of the official road must not be ignored, I want to go back to investigate the situation!" Han Xin's eyes lit up and he said.

"Don't you go...... Not to mention whether you will encounter danger if you return like this, just by your actions, you will definitely startle the snake......" Zhang Liang stretched out his hand to stop Han Xin and said, "I feel that this matter is definitely not simple, and the power behind it is definitely not small...... Otherwise, they would never dare to secretly seal the most important passage between the border city and the inner country. ”

"So what do we do now? I'm going to send Crimson Heart to Merlin City, and we won't be able to get through it if we don't face those ambushes who are secretly blocking the road! Han Xin asked.

"There must be a lot of deviant ways to go to Merlin City, don't insist on ......this," Zhang Liang stopped and said, "In short, we can't easily test it now, let's take Crimson Heart to Merlin City first, and then discuss the future." ”

"I don't think it's a matter of a day or two for them to secretly block this road......"

"Okay...... Take the Crimson Heart to Merlin City first......" Han Xin thought about it and felt that what Zhang Liang said was right, there might be another hidden meaning in this matter, so he couldn't startle the snake, so he should complete his task first and then make plans......

——Qinchu Border City, Longshun City——

"Then again, why didn't you see Han Xin...... Where did he go? Liu Bang took a sip of tea and asked.

"I let him go back to China...... He had a marriage contract with the Frost Princess of the Beiyi Ice Clan, but he couldn't get married because of my responsibility to guard the border city......" Xiang Yu sighed lightly and said in a deep voice, "Come to think of it, I shouldn't have let him come to this city with me to guard this city three years ago, and it has been embarrassing for their lovers in the past three years......"

"The list of generals who guarded the border city back then was all hand-picked by His Majesty, so why should you blame yourself...... Liu Bang thought for a while and said slowly, "Besides, with Han Chongyan's heart, he will definitely put the country first." ”

"That being said, Han Xin's fiancée is not an ordinary person - that's the frost princess of the Beiyi Ice Clan." Xiang Yu said in a deep voice, "In the spirit of respect for the Beiyi Ice Clan, we really shouldn't do this...... It's just that the defense of the border city was really empty back then, and powerful people were needed, so it was not easy for me to report this matter to Yingzheng for a while......"

"But now that three years have passed, and the defense of the border city has become solid and mature, so I specially approved Han Xin to return to the inner country, just by the way, to bring a piece of Crimson Heart for me to give Mozi in Merlin City......"

"Hmm......" Liu Bang nodded, and said again, "But then again, you transferred Han Xin back to the Mainland, have you ever written to Your Majesty about this matter?" ”

"Not yet...... But I have already asked Han Xin to bring back the letter with my royal seal, Ying Zheng read the letter, and must be able to understand the truth, as the lord of a country, he will not embarrass Han Xin......" Xiang Yu paused and said.

"That's what I said—but you have to respect our emperor, so where can you put your majesty's face?" Liu Bang stared at Xiang Yu and said.

Being asked by Liu Bang, Xiang Yu did feel that what he had done was a little inappropriate, but Han Xin had been away from the city for several days, and he couldn't call it back now......

Xiang Yu frowned and glanced at Liu Bang, but found that Liu Bang was also staring at him, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, I know this matter is not appropriate, let's slowly ask him for guilt in the future......"

At the same time, Xiang Yu glanced at Liu Bang again, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, okay, you have something to say...... Coming all the way to Longshun City, shouldn't it really be just nonsense......"

When Liu Bang heard this, his eyes moved, and his eyes gradually became serious, "Well, there is indeed something ...... I am here for you."

Liu Bang said, took out a dark purple little thing from his arms, the thing moved in Liu Bang's hand, and then opened a pair of wings!

It was a small bat, very beautiful, with a smooth body surface and almost no fluff, it fluttered in Liu Bang's hand, and then flew up, and after a few slow flutters in the air, it finally landed on Xiang Yu's hand.

Xiang Yu stared at the bat, and the more he looked at it, the wider his eyes opened, and his expression became serious and shocked.

The little bat had some strange pattern on its wings, symmetrical on both sides, and when it opened its wings straight, the strange pattern actually formed some kind of strange symbol, no! It's not a symbol, it's a word—

"Mi"

- Qin Chu Neiguo, Juqi Mountain.

After leaving the main road leading to the inner country of Yuanzi Mountain, Zhang Liang and Han Xin found a winding remote path between the mountains, forests and wilderness, and entered the inner country of Qin and Chu.

Because the path is very remote, there are many towns and villages far away along the way, but it doesn't matter, they themselves enter the inner country not to play, but to have a mission, they have to go to Merlin City to find Mozi.

So they walked a few hundred meters, and then came to a remote mountain in the country.

The name of the mountain is huge, it is a mountain located in the periphery of Qinchu Inner Country, it is not an independent mountain, but stretches several peaks around it to gather, the whole mountain appearance is very peculiar, it can be said that it is a strange place in Qinchu country, but because the geographical location is too remote, so it is inaccessible.

However, there is another reason why there are few people on Juqi Mountain, that is, this mountain is too steep, and even the mountain road has a slope of sixty or seventy degrees - so even if Han Xin walks on it, he must use his best strength to control the demon blue energy in his body to stabilize his steps, so that he can walk up step by step.

In contrast, Zhang Liang was much more relaxed, as a demon mage, he never landed on his feet, but stood up and walked in the void.

I saw Zhang Liang holding an ancient book in his hand, a windbreaker hunting, and his figure floating lightly beside Han Xin, who was on a difficult hike, slowly ascending with him.

"Is Merlin City on this hill?" Zhang Liang flew lightly and asked.

"Hmm...... Almost, halfway up the mountain. Han Xin focused on his steps up the mountain and said breathlessly, "I heard that this city was built by the god craftsman Mozi himself several years ago, and the appearance of the city is very different from ordinary cities. ”

"Divine Craftsman Mozi......" Zhang Liang muttered the name softly, and said, "It is rumored that he is recognized by Qin Chu as the first person in the Organ Technique. There are remnants of ancient artifacts in the world, and the artifacts have the power of ordinary blades that cannot be matched, so they are sought after and contested by the world, and Mozi, who is rumored to be able to create weapons comparable to divine weapons, is rumored to be the 'arsenal of gods living in the world', and is known as the 'divine craftsman'......"

"That's right, and Mozi is kind-hearted and virtuous, and his reputation is so good that even our King of Chu admires him." Han Xin said while looking at the steep mountain road under his feet.

"Then again, Brother Xin, why did the King of Chu want you to bring a crimson heart to Mozi?" Zhang Liang asked.

"This ...... It's because about a month ago, Mozi released the news that he needed a piece of Crimson Heart as a material for the development of the mechanism, but the Crimson Stone Statue is a rare wild monster, and the Crimson Heart is also a cherished thing, how can it be so good...... Even if the average person has, he is definitely not willing to take it out......"

"But for us, this matter is not so difficult, after all, outside Longshun City, in addition to the Ancient Land, it is also adjacent to a medium-sized wild area such as Julu Canyon, and one or two crimson stone statues can always be found inside. And the king of Chu had received Mozi's kindness in his early years, and he must have wanted to help him in this matter, so he ordered me to hunt a crimson heart and give it to Mozi. ”

"That's right...... Then you said before, after going to Merlin City, didn't you still have to go back to the inner country to meet your Frost Princess? Zhang Liangfu asked.

"That's right, after finding Mozi...... I'll be free......" Han Xin said, actually showing a happy smile, "I got engaged to Zhaojun three years ago, but suddenly received a holy order to guard the border city. ”

"The king's life is difficult, the family and the country are difficult, I have to let go of my personal feelings, as the vanguard of the king of Chu, I will go to guard Longshun City. Because of this, I am thousands of miles away from Zhaojun, and I miss it deeply, and I have lived every day like a year for three years, and I can't bear to let Zhaojun wait for me so alone. ”

So I asked the king of Chu for a transfer, and the king of Chu agreed. After I send Mozi the Crimson Heart this time, I can return to the inner country and reunite with Zhaojun. The mountain road under his feet became steeper and steeper, and Han Xin was interested in talking so long together, so that his face was flushed and he kept panting.

"But...... Now that someone in Yuanzi Mountain secretly intercepted the road, I have to find a way to inform the king of Chu...... I'm afraid that going back to Zhaojun will have to delay for some time......" Thinking of this, Han Xin's face became serious again.

"Don't worry...... Anyway, you can already go back to the mainland, and you are not afraid of delaying these few days......" Zhang Liang said softly.

The two chatted all the way, and continued to move forward, and after half an hour, the mountain road finally came to an end, and Han Xin finally sat down on the ground as if he was relieved, and at this time, in front of the two of them, an iron-walled city with a mountain appeared.