Chapter 53: A Historically Destined Encounter

Under the huge broken city gate, there was a lot of dust, and from time to time there would be some stones that lingered in the cracks, shaken by the light wind, and fell heavily from the sky, making a heavy sound.

Xiang Yu stood under the city gate that he had shattered, and shook his head violently, shaking off all the dust that had fallen all over his head.

Then, he glanced at the open space after Arthur and the three escaped with the Return Order, stretched his brows, and let out a sigh of relief, they used the Return Order to open the dimensional gap and escaped, and he couldn't pursue anymore, so he could only do this...... In any case, the real war is coming soon!

Then, Xiang Yu turned his head and looked at the silver-haired man holding an ancient book and the cherry red-haired woman holding a giant sword standing aside.

"You are Han Xin's brother-in-law...... Xiang Yu asked.

"In Xia Zhang Liang, I have seen the King of Chu." Zhang Liang looked at Xiang Yu, who was domineering, and bowed calmly.

"Mulan." Hua Mulan, who was standing quietly, also simply reported her name, and in the face of Xiang Yu's domineering, she still looked calm.

"The first female swordsman of Tang Caoguo, she is really heroic......" Xiang Yu looked at Hua Mulan, who had a restrained breath but sharp eyes, her eyes were complicated, and she said in a deep voice.

And when Hua Mulan heard Xiang Yu say her identity, her eyes couldn't help but flicker, however, Xiang Yu didn't go deeper into this issue, turned her eyes, and said to the two.

"Han Xin told me about you, you are Han Xin's friends, that is, my Xiang Yu's friends."

"Brother Xin......" Zhang Liang heard Xiang Yu say Han Xin, and then he remembered and asked anxiously, "By the way, where is Brother Xin now, is he okay?" ”

"Han Xin is recuperating from his injuries in Longshun City now, and his condition is quite stable...... Xiang Yu said.

"Recuperate? Brother Shin is injured? Hearing that Han Xin was recuperating from his injuries, Zhang Liang's gaze changed suddenly, and a little worry overflowed his brows.

He actually knew that he had long thought that Han Xin would definitely encounter an enemy ambush on the way back to the border city alone, but at that time, sensing Mulan's crisis, he couldn't care about it, he could only hope that Han Xin could solve it by himself, and then rushed to find Mulan, and at this moment, when he heard the news of Han Xin's injury, he still felt a deep guilt in his heart.

"Well, on the way back to the border city, he encountered Bai Qi's interception ......" Xiang Yu sighed softly, and then said, "Bai Qi's strength is one of the best in the entire Qin and Chu, and his people are ruthless and decisive. To be honest, in such a serious situation this time, Han Xin can still come back alive from his hands, which is indeed a blessing in misfortune. ”

Zhang Liang frowned slightly, his face was silent, and he felt very sorry for his brother-in-law, every time he was killed, Han Xin would rush out at the most critical moment to save him from fire and water, but when Han Xin was in distress, he couldn't help anything...... But as Xiang Yu said, the current situation is also a blessing in misfortune, fortunately, Han Xin survived this catastrophe safely.

"Alright, the battle at the front gate is still going on, it's time to wrap it up...... Are you coming along? Xiang Yu looked up at the smoke floating in the front city in the distance, and then turned back to Zhang Liang and said to Mulan.

After saying that, Xiang Yu didn't wait, and walked straight towards the front city gate.

Zhang Liang raised his gaze, thought for a moment, and then moved his gaze to Hua Mulan beside him, obviously, he was asking for Mulan's opinion.

Hua Mulan naturally looked at Zhang Liang, and after thinking for a while, she started and walked forward, so Zhang Liang also followed Xiang Yu's direction in the void and flew away slowly.

"King Chu, I have something unclear and want to ask you." As she walked, Mulan asked Xiang Yu, who was walking in the front.

"There's something you want to ask, but it's okay to ask." Xiang Yu said briskly.

"When I came to Lingcheng before, I repeatedly observed the surrounding landforms, and found that within a hundred miles, the back gate of Lingcheng was the only intersection through this pass, and you had been in the border city before, so it stands to reason that after you arrived at Lingcheng, you should also enter through the front gate and rush to the back gate - but you just appeared directly outside the back gate...... This ......"

"Well, you observed correctly, the city gate of Lingcheng is indeed the only way to pass through this pass within a hundred miles, because Lingcheng is a strategic focus of the Qin Chu Inner Kingdom, so there can be no other way around it...... But it's also because Lingcheng is such an important strategic priority, so I can't let it have only one way to go, just in case......"

Xiang Yu said, with a serious face, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, "Three years ago, before going to the border town to guard the border, I dug a secret passage under the mausoleum city......

"Before Ying Zheng named me the king, I have always been the general of the Lingcheng, when I left, considering all the variables that may occur in the future, I left a secret passage here - Lingcheng is the military pass of Qin and Chu, and the battleground of the soldiers since ancient times, as the commander of the army, of course I have to be fully prepared."

Hearing Xiang Yu's explanation, the doubts between Hua Mulan and Zhang Liang's brows gradually disappeared.

And Xiang Yu, who had been walking in front, sighed lightly without anyone noticing, he really didn't expect that one day, this tunnel would be used in such a situation......

At this moment, a light purple halo suddenly emerged in the void around Xiang Yu, condensing into a layer of transparent shield.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan both subconsciously became cautious, staring directly at the strange shield, of course they could see that the shield was not caused by Xiang Yu's own energy. So extra shock, who could directly exert energy on Xiang Yu without being deterred by Xiang Yu's domineering in this situation without warning!

Xiang Yu looked at the shield that suddenly appeared around him, and raised his hand to signal Zhang Lianghua Mulan behind him not to be nervous, it seemed that he was very calm.

Immediately afterwards, the space bounded by Xiang Yu's shield began to shake, the light and darkness, shape and color in the space were distorted and blended, and Zhang Lianghua Mulan, who was standing behind, could no longer see Xiang Yu's appearance at all.

Suddenly, the space maintained by that layer of shield was torn apart by an inexplicable force, and in the strange and deep dimensional crack, another stream of identical purple light emerged - the dimensional crack healed, the space returned to stability, and a figure standing still in the same light purple shield appeared next to Xiang Yu, in front of Zhang Lianghua Mulan.

The man tapped the shield with his hand, and then the light purple shield around him and Xiang Yu immediately dissolved into a crystal light and flowed back into his body.

Zhang Liang looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him, he had light purple hair, his hair was like a fluff, his eyebrows were shallow and flat, but his pupils were always with a faint light, his breath was low-key and introverted, but his temperament was beyond the ordinary.

With just a glance, Zhang Liang felt a hint of approachability and profundity for this man who suddenly appeared. This is the first person he has met since leaving Fengqi Mountain who can give him such a feeling—and there may not be a second one.

And the point that Hua Mulan saw was obviously different from Zhang Liang, what she observed at the first time was not what the person was like, judging from Xiang Yu's demeanor before, this person should not be an enemy, so there was no need to worry about it, so the first thing she noticed was the power used by that person - opening the dimensional crack and instantly appearing next to Xiang Yu - this is clearly the power of space leaping!

The only known space crossing power in this world is the Returning Order, but the ultimate goal of using the Returning Command must be each Origin Spiritual Land, but this person obviously did not use the Returning Order...... In this case...... A shock that could not be concealed appeared in Mulan's eyes.

"You're here......" Xiang Yu looked at the man who suddenly appeared next to him, frowned slightly, and asked, "How is it......?"

"I went to five cities in succession, and finally went to Xianyang Palace to confront Yingzheng - everything is true." Liu Bang frowned and said in a condensed voice.

"Ying Zheng ......" Xiang Yu stared at him, unconsciously clenched his fists, and a deep anger surged between his seven orifices.

"I have declared war on him in the name of the border city forces...... Liu Bang continued to say in a deep voice, "We have all seen the current situation in the country...... But I suspect that these situations may be more complicated than we see......"

"Hmm...... After settling down the situation in Lingcheng, we will discuss it in the evening......" Xiang Yu looked at Liu Bang's eyes and motioned for him to stop talking.

At this time, Liu Bang, who was in a hurry, realized that there were two other people beside him. It seems that he really focused too much on thinking about the situation, and even ignored that there were others around Xiang Yu.

"I'll introduce you to two friends first—they're both friends of Han Shin." Xiang Yu said to Liu Bang, and then moved his gaze to Zhang Liang and Hua Mulan behind him.

"This is Mulan......" Xiang Yu spread his finger and pointed to the woman with long cherry red hair and said to Liu Bang.

"Hello." Looking at the woman holding a giant sword in front of him and her sharp breath, Liu Bang couldn't help but flash his eyes, especially after hearing Xiang Yu's introduction - although Xiang Yu didn't go into detail about anything, but with that name - "Mulan" - Liu Bang instantly felt a little shocked.

"And this brother, he is Han Xin's brother-in-law......" Xiang Yu said and pointed to Zhang Liang on the side.

The silver hair was messy but not messy, and his eyes were deep but not hairy - Liu Bang's eyes suddenly froze when he fell on the man, especially when he saw the ancient book of words and spirits that the man was always holding in his hand, he was even more sincerely excited.

"Mr. Zhang Liang." Without waiting for Xiang Yu's introduction, Liu Bang had already greeted Zhang Liang who was standing in front of him, and between his words, he actually bowed to Zhang Liang.

"You know him?" Xiang Yu on the side was surprised.

And Zhang Liang himself looked at the man in front of him with a little doubt.

"I've been looking up for a long ......time," Liu Bang smiled and said softly. At this moment, a complex emotion based on excitement, emotion, and joy flowed in his gaze.

"This is my best friend for many years, and he is also the other protector of Qin and Chu, who is equal to my power - Liu Bang, the king of Han." Xiang Yu didn't say much, and continued to introduce Liu Bang beside him to Zhang Lianghua Mulan.

"I've seen King Han." Zhang Liang naturally returned the same salute to Liu Bang, and Hua Mulan also nodded slightly.

"Don't be polite...... Liu Bang said to the two, but his eyes flashed with incomprehensible gentleness, always looking at Zhang Liang in front of him.