Weicheng is the hometown, and the closer you are to Weicheng, the more timid you are.

Looking at the earthen city in the distance, thinking about the years spent here, even if the indifference was as indifferent as Ning Que, he couldn't help but feel some emotion, his eyes crossed Weicheng, and continued to look south, knowing that there was Minshan, that there was Hebei County, that there was Chang'an City, that there was the Tang Dynasty, and that there was the academy.

That is his and Sangsang's home country, but they can't return, can't enter, or don't want to enter, because neither he nor Sangsang wants to bring the heavy dark clouds above their heads into Datang and bring disasters into Datang.

The black carriage stopped outside Weicheng for a while, and then set off again, heading around the east, going around all the way, avoiding the Seven Cities, and constantly dodging the patrol cavalry of the Northern Battalion.

The Northern Army is stationed on the frontier all the year round, responsible for monitoring and deterring the powerful and ambitious Golden Horde, well-trained, and has fought countless hard battles, whether in terms of ordnance or military quality, it is the strongest force among the four major border armies of the Tang Dynasty, and even stronger than the tens of thousands of iron cavalry under the command of Xiahou back then.

Ning Que was a member of the Northern Expeditionary Army, of course, he knew what kind of difficult situation he would face once he was discovered by the patrolling cavalry, and he did not have the confidence to escape from the cavalry charge of the Northern Battalion.

And he didn't want to fight with his comrades at all, so he became extremely cautious and planned the route accurately according to the military map, and kept walking in the buffer zone between the Tang Army and the Golden Horde's court control area.

As the escape continued, spring deepened. The two people in the black carriage felt colder and colder, and the walls of the carriage were covered with a layer of shallow frost again, which had nothing to do with the approaching night of Atami's gradual freezing, mainly because Sangsang's body was getting colder and colder, and the breath he exhaled was completely like an ice cube.

And the black carriage has been going north.

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The Minshan Mountain, which spans the entire northern continent, is divided into two sections in the north and south by a narrow gorge, and the people of the Central Plains are accustomed to calling it the northern foot and the southern foot of the Minshan Mountain. The people in the wasteland and some people in the Daomen are accustomed to calling the southern foot of Minshan and the northern foot of the Tianqi Mountain Range. It means the mountain range abandoned by Haotian.

At the west entrance of the narrow gorge that separates Minshan from disconnection, there is a Xiongqi city wall that is more than 100 zhang high, named Helan. Therefore, the narrow gorge is also called Helan Mountain.

The location of Helan City is already in the depths of the wasteland, very close to the Golden Horde, but it still belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and it is the farthest piece of land in the Tang Empire, or more accurately, it should be said that it is an enclave.

The distance between this place and Chang'an City is more than 1,000 miles early, and if you want to transport grain and grass from the Tang Dynasty, the road is long, the wear and tear is great, and you need a lot of cavalry to escort you. In order to avoid the threat of being robbed by horse thieves or fake horse thieves, even so, the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Golden Horde still have the ability to cut off this grain route at any time.

After spending so many resources and taking such a big risk, the Tang Empire still struggled and persistently maintained the existence and normal operation of Helan City. The reason why this is so is not because of the psychological malaise of the empire from top to bottom, but because Helan City is very important to the Tang Dynasty.

This Xiongqi walled city hanging far away from the wasteland is a display of the power and spiritual symbol of the Tang Empire in the wasteland, and it is the confidence of the Tang Dynasty's merchant groups to trade in the wasteland, and the most important thing is. This Xiongcheng guards the only passage to the Eastern Wilderness, which is extremely important to the Tang Dynasty's commerce and trade, and is like a sharp and thick knife, inserted between the Tianqi Mountain and the Min Mountain, cutting the Golden Horde and the Left Horde Palace, which is of great strategic significance.

Looking at the towering city wall between the two cliffs in the distance, Sang Sang remembered Chang'an City, but the city wall of Helan City was built between the cliffs and steep peaks, which gave people a more shocking visual impact.

When the cold wind entered the window, she coughed lightly twice, looked at Ning Que and asked, "To the north or to the east?"

From this place to the north, according to the Heavenly Abandoned Mountain, you will go deeper into the wasteland, that cold land is sparsely populated, and then you can reach the Demon Sect Mountain Gate, if you continue to go north, it is a snow field that few people have ever visited.

If a place where no one is a safe place, Ning Que should choose to go north to take Sangsang to the snow field, in that case, no one can find them except the great priest of the Xiling Temple or the high monks of the Hanging Temple.

I don't know why, but Ning Que chose to continue eastward.

The farther east you go, the closer you get to Helan City, the closer the mountain becomes, the white head on the top of the mountain gradually turns into clear snow in the field of vision, and the steep cliff gradually reveals its true face.

Dark clouds enveloped Helan City, white clouds floated on the towering city walls, hundreds of Tang soldiers appeared on the city walls, and even the sound of nooses pulling and crossbow machines being tightened could be heard.

There were thirty or forty heavy carriages under the city wall, but for some unknown reason, the gates of Helan City were closed, and this caravan was not allowed to enter, and the atmosphere above and below the city was very tense.

Ning Que glanced at the dark clouds overhead, naturally knew why Helan City was closed, and thought silently in his heart, it seemed that it was impossible to sneak into the caravan to pass the level.

Under Helan City, the deacons of the merchant group were shrinking in the carriage to avoid the cold, thinking about how to get in touch with the general in the city, and hurriedly entered the city, listening to the sound of the wheels, they couldn't help but look behind them curiously, and when they saw the black carriage, their expressions couldn't help but change suddenly.

Through the edict of the Xiling Temple, as well as the portrait annotations of the imperial courts of various countries, this black carriage is now very famous, and everyone knows that the legendary daughter of the Hades is in this carriage.

There was a panic under Helan City.

The shouts of the merchants and guards came and went, the horses that were tired from the long journey were startled and neighed, and some people saw the opportunity very quickly, ran to the city of Helan and beat the city gate desperately.

The gates of Helan City were wedged deep in the mountains, made of iron and wood, heavy and thick, and the palms of the merchants fell on the gates, like the wings of mosquitoes fanning on stones, and could only make a very faint sound.

Even if the officers and soldiers in the walled city heard this sound, it was impossible to open the door at this time.

When the dark clouds approached Helan City, Helan City closed the city gate and strictly forbade anyone to enter or leave, what they were guarding against was the black carriage, how could they leave a chance for the black carriage to rush into the city.

The black carriage drove past the caravan of merchants, and the frightened coachmen lifted the reins again and again, moved the carriage farther away, and made way for the black carriage, and after a little confusion, the scene was absolutely silent, even dead silence.

Ning Que ignored the merchants and guards who seemed to be facing the enemy, drove the carriage to the front of the mountain, got out of the carriage and walked under the city gate, and looked up at the two city gates like mountain peaks.

On the city wall, the sound of the crossbow machine twisting gradually subsided, several city-defending crossbows adjusted the angle with difficulty, aiming at Ning Que under the city, hundreds of archers and crossbowmen aimed at the black carriage a little farther away, ready to throw at any time, and even heard the sound of burning oil and smashing stones, the Tang army in the city actually used him alone as a siege force to prepare!

In the face of so many well-trained Tang troops defending the city, even if the cavalry and priests of the Golden Horde poured out, it was impossible to attack the city in a short time.

"I'm Ning Que, I want to cross the city. He said, looking up.

His voice was not loud, but it reached the head of the city and reached everyone's ears. Then he continued: "I used to be a member of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and I have made countless military exploits, which can be found in the archives of the military department, I don't want to fight with you, I just want to exchange those military exploits for a pass." ”

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Helan City was extremely important to the Tang Empire, and the supreme military governor was habitually called General Helan within the military, second only to the four royal generals and the few old generals in Chang'an City.

This current general Helan surnamed Khan Mingqing, has been stationed in the bitter cold city for more than ten years, this person has half barbarian blood, but he has won the trust of His Majesty the Emperor Xià to give such a heavy responsibility.

Escorted by more than ten shield bearers, General Han Qing came to the city wall, looked at Ning Que below and said: "Tang Dynasty soldiers, shame on merit and reward! If you want to bring the daughter of the Hades into the city, it is a dream!"

"I'm not going into the city, I'm going to go through the city. ”

"It's not going to work. ”

"Why not?"

"As a Tang general, how can I let you bring this demon girl into my Tang City?"

"In the general's opinion, my wife will bring disaster to the world, so you won't let us live?"

"Not bad. ”

"When the carriage crosses the city, it will go out of the Tang Realm, even if it is a disaster, it will only bring disasters to others, why not? If I go to the Eastern Wilderness, whether I live or die, I accept my fate, but I don't want to be killed in my own country. ”

General Han Qing seemed to be touched by Ning Que's last words, and was silent.

An adjutant general beside him said anxiously: "General, what are you hesitating about? This person is so stupid that he dares to shout and curse under the city, hurry up and drop arrows and stones, and seize the opportunity to kill this person!"

The other lieutenant frowned slightly and said, "Where is Ning Que so easy to kill?"

"No matter how powerful a cultivator is, it is impossible not to kill him. “

"When I say it's not good to kill, it's not that I can't kill it, but in the Tang Realm, no one wants to do it! Don't forget that he is the thirteenth gentleman of the academy, these days watching the dark clouds drifting in, the military headquarters and the Beida camp are quiet and deadly, so they haven't seriously searched for this black carriage, why? I just don't want to take this responsibility! Do you want us to bear it!"

"Are you really going to let him take the daughter of Hades into the city?"

"Of course, it's not okay to enter the city, but this is a cultivator's business, and if you want to kill it, you have to wait for someone from the Tianshu Office and the South Gate to visit. ”

"The daughter of the Hades King will ruin the whole world, this is not the cultivators' own business, it is also the responsibility of all of us!

"Don't be noisy. ”

General Han Qing reprimanded in a cold voice: "Whether it is to kill or release, or to block him outside Helan City, waiting for those cultivators to do it, it is not something that we Helan City can decide. ”

"General, what are you going to do?"

"Of course, please ask Your Majesty. ”

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