Zhenbei Pass, the majestic Xiongguan standing in the northeast border of the Great Xia Kingdom, is like a giant dragon standing proudly.

The towering walls stood like sword blades, straight and sturdy, guarding the security of the northern border of the Great Xia Kingdom. The beacon towers on the city walls were lit high, and the blazing flames reflected the night sky like the fall of stars. The soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom guarded their posts in it, firm and heroic.

Zhenbei Pass is adjacent to the dark forest at the junction of the three countries of Great Xia, Great Yan and Great Jin.

The Dark Forest was the only way for the Great Xia Kingdom to reach the remaining two countries. Because in the northwest of the Great Xia Kingdom, there is a towering natural barrier - the Wuliang Mountain Range.

The Infinite Mountains are a mysterious and magnificent mountain range, its stretch and winding, seemingly endless, shrouded in clouds and mist, exudes an aura of mystery. It is like a giant dragon lying in the sky, towering into the clouds, with peaks and peaks, which makes people feel awe and amazement.

The existence of the Wuliang Mountain Range separates the Great Xia Kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms of the Eastern Wilderness, from the Great Yan Kingdom, which is located to the northwest, and acts as a natural barrier between the two countries.

As a result, the two countries can only reach each other's borders through the Dark Forest. This undoubtedly increased the difficulty and danger of traveling to the other country, but it also kept the Great Xia Kingdom away from the spread of war.

However, there was no natural barrier between the Great Yan Kingdom and the Great Jin Kingdom, so at the border junction between the two countries, there were many wars and fires all year round, and the people were displaced and suffered unspeakable suffering.

At the same time, as the middle ground between the two major immortal cultivation sects of Xuantian Sect and the Hundred Beast Sect in the Great Xia Kingdom, Zhenbei Pass is also an important strategic place to guard against the forces of these two factions. Therefore, this pass on the northeastern border is not only the most important barrier of the Great Xia Kingdom, but also the gateway of the Great Xia Kingdom.

It can be said that nearly one-third of the army of the Great Xia Kingdom was gathered in this pass, with about 100,000 soldiers and horses.

In view of the strategic position of Zhenbei Pass, Xiang Yunling, the general guarding the city of this border pass, is one of Her Majesty's cronies and the younger brother of the general Xiang Yunpeng.

Xiang Yunling was burly, with infinite strength, and his body was full of traces of brave battle. He is open-minded, loyal and courageous, and is a true border hero.

On the battlefield, he always took the lead in the charge, took the lead, was brave and fearless, and won the respect of the border soldiers. Of course, over the years, under the leadership of Her Majesty Nangong Ying, the Great Xia Kingdom has not had a war for many years.

Xiang Yunling is deeply trusted by Her Majesty Nangong Ying, and like his brother Xiang Yunpeng, he is Nangong Ying's right-hand man. At present, his cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Spirit Realm.

Today, I received a flying pigeon message from my brother Xiang Yunpeng, saying that important people were going to pass through here, so Xiang Yunling waited outside the city gate with a group of cronies for a long time.

Soon after, in the southwest direction of Zhenbei Pass, the rumbling of horses' hooves sounded, and even in the middle of the night, the dust in the distance could still be faintly seen in the distance.

"Phew! Commander Jiang, we're almost there. ”

"In front of it is the Xiongguan of the Great Xia Kingdom - Zhenbei Pass."

In the ranks of the army, a general wearing silver armor and a fluttering red cloak pointed to Xiongguan not far away and whispered to the young soldiers beside him.

"You've worked hard along the way, Commander Yang." The young soldier, who was also on horseback, smiled and thanked him.

"Commander Jiang is polite! We are simply following Her Majesty's orders. The general waved his hand in response, and then said, "Commander Jiang, please move on!" ”

"Hmm!"

The young soldier nodded slightly, then drew his whip and drove his horse forward, galloping towards the Xiongguan in front of him.

"Drive! ...... driving"

As a result, thousands of cavalry soldiers rode their war horses and galloped towards Beiguan, the town of Xiongguan in the Great Xia Kingdom......

This general was none other than Yang Youwei of the Great Xia Kingdom. At the beginning, Jiang Fantuo's request for Nangong Yu, the little prince, hoped to be able to blend into the army of the Great Xia Kingdom in order to avoid the detection of the spies arranged by Xuantian Sect in Wu'an City, so as to leave Wu'an City safely.

In Jiang Fan's next plan, at present, the entire Great Xia Kingdom has been unable to find a powerful spirit grass that can restore the power of Ji Yue's Yuan Shen. Therefore, in order to help Master Ji Yue recover his Genshin power as soon as possible, they could only go to the Dark Forest.

Of course, this is also a plan that Ji Yue has prepared for a long time. Ji Yue once said that the Dark Forest is the place with the strongest aura in the entire Eastern Wilderness. The demon beasts there can not only help Jiang Fan cultivate, but also help her recover part of her Yuan Shen strength.

In addition, the black sword in Jiang Fan's hand came from the dark forest, a place full of demon beasts. He was also very curious about this black sword, and he wanted to go to the dark forest to find out for himself.

However, later in Ziyang City, Jiang Fan inadvertently rescued Qin Xue from Feng Tianhu. Then, because of the mortal enmity with the Feng family and Xuantianzong, and in order to help Master Ji Yue obtain the spirit grass, he came to the imperial capital Wu'an City to participate in the Tianjiao Conference.

This series of events caused Jiang Fan's master and apprentice to delay until now before they decided to go to the Dark Forest.

What Jiang Fan didn't expect was that when Her Majesty learned the news that Jiang Fan was going to the Dark Forest, she not only sent Yang Youwei, the right-hand man of the great general Xiang Yunpeng, to lead him, but also ordered him to lead thousands of elite cavalry to escort Jiang Fan all the way to Zhenbei Pass on the border.

It was for this reason that Jiang Fan was also counted down by Master Ji Yue throughout the trip. Although the champion of the Tianjiao List is undoubtedly infinitely glorious, Her Majesty the Queen sent thousands of elites so aggressively, just to escort Jiang Fan alone, that he really didn't know how to explain it.

When Ji Yue taunted Jiang Fan and hinted that Her Majesty was interested in him, Jiang Fan was speechless and didn't know what suitable reason to explain. Of course, no matter what kind of reason Jiang Fan came up with, Master Ji Yue would continue to taunt him.

Since the lingering night between him and Qin Xue, Jiang Fan felt that the friendship between himself and his master had undergone a subtle change. For this subtle change, Jiang Fan didn't dare to ask or guess.

At the same time, because Jiang Fan won the championship of the Tianjiao List, this news had already been widely spread among the Great Xia National Army. Therefore, in the eyes of Commander Yang Youwei, this young man deserves to be called Commander Jiang by him.

Everyone knows that as long as you can enter the top three of the Tianjiao list, you will have the opportunity to obtain the leadership position granted by Her Majesty herself. However, Jiang Fan rejected this beauty because he wanted to experience in the dark forest, but this did not affect his prestige in the Great Xia Army.

Along the way, not only Yang Youwei kept calling Jiang Fan Jiang Commander, but other soldiers also called him the same. Gradually, Jiang Fan no longer refuted.

"They're coming!"

Under the city gate, the burly Xiang Yunling, wearing heavy armor and holding a sword, stood at the front of the crowd, smiling and pointing out to his subordinates.

"Phew!"

As Yang Youwei quickly reined in the horsewhip, the war horse raised its front hooves and stopped in front of Xiang Yunling.

"The last general, Yang Youwei, has seen General Xiang!"

Yang Youwei, who was on the horse, hurriedly jumped off the horse and knelt down on one knee to salute Xiang Yunling. As Xiang Yunpeng's confidant, he expressed his respect for the general's younger brother.

"Commander Yang doesn't have to be polite!" Xiang Yunling waved his hand casually.

"General Xie Xiang!" After Yang Youwei hugged his fists and thanked him, he slowly got up.

Then, Xiang Yunling stepped forward quickly, looked at Jiang Fan, who had just come off the horse, and said, "Presumably, this young man is the Jiang Fan brother who won the championship of this year's Tianjiao List as a loose cultivator, right?" ”

"Jiang Fan, I've seen General Xiang!" Jiang Fan hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.

On the way, Jiang Fan knew something about this General Xiang through Yang Youwei's mouth, and his eyes were full of respect at this moment.

How can such a man who protects his family and the country not make everyone admire!

"Hah!" Xiang Yunling smiled heartily, and then praised Jiang Fan: "Brother Jiang Fan, you have ruthlessly extinguished the arrogance of the Xuantian Sect and the Hundred Beast Sect this time, and this general really admires you!" ”

"General Xiang, it's over!" Jiang Fan smiled softly, and then said: "A brave soldier like General Xiang guarding the frontier really makes me admire!" ”

"Haha!" Xiang Yunling smiled heartily, and it could be seen that he admired Jiang Fan very much.

"Brother Jiang Fan, please follow me!" Then, Xiang Yunling stepped forward to lead Jiang Fan.

"Then there is General Law!" Jiang Fan returned the salute with a fist.

Yang Youwei on the side saw that the two met for the first time and fell in love like this, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Fortunately, along the way, I got along very well with Commander Jiang, and Commander Jiang's future must be limitless!" ”

In this way, under the leadership of Xiang Yunling and other soldiers defending the city, everyone slowly entered the city.

Passing through the gate of Zhenbei Pass, it is as if you have entered another world. On both sides of the wide street, old buildings stand along the street, and the stone street has survived the baptism of time and is still as smooth as a mirror.

Even though it was late at night, the streets were still bustling with vendors shouting and shouting. However, these vendors mainly sell medicinal herbs and weapons, as there is a constant flow of animal hunters who are in high demand for these items.

The busyness of the night is just the tip of the iceberg, and you can imagine how bustling and vibrant the pass will be during the day.

When the beast hunting team saw Jiang Fan and the others, although they showed a surprised look, they returned to normal after a while, after all, as a strategic border pass, the appearance of soldiers was very common.

Under the leadership of Xiang Yunling, Jiang Fan and the others had already come to the tower of the north gate of Zhenbei Pass. Jiang Fan stood on the city tower, looking out beyond the city, a vast dark forest in the distance unfolded in front of his eyes.

The Dark Forest is the junction of the three kingdoms of Great Xia, Great Yan and Great Jin, and has long been regarded as a mysterious and dangerous area. It is rumored that there are all kinds of rare treasures and dangerous monsters hidden here.

Therefore, Zhenbei Pass has also become the first line of defense against foreign enemies and demon beasts.

"Brother Jiang Fan, do you really plan to enter this dark forest?" Xiang Yunling asked with some curiosity.

As if worried that Jiang Fan didn't understand the danger, Xiang Yunling continued: "This forest is shrouded in mist all year round, and many terrifying demon beasts have gathered. Even the beast hunting team, which licked blood on the tip of the knife all year round, did not dare to go deep easily, and only dared to hunt some low-level demon beasts on the outskirts of the forest. ”

"General Xiang, since I rushed here from the imperial capital, I naturally want to go in and have some training. I understand the general's concern. Jiang Fan replied.

Although he had a good conversation with General Xiang, Jiang Fan knew that he could not tell Xiang Yunling the truth.

"Haha! Since this is the case, then please ask Brother Jiang Fan to go to the barracks for a while, let me entertain me for one night, and set off again tomorrow morning. I don't know what the Jiang Fan brothers think? Xiang Yunling invited with a smile.

It can be seen that Xiang Yunling likes this young man who has won glory for the country very much.

"General Xiang, I'm afraid I'll have to resign. I still have some important things to do, so I'm not going to stay. Jiang Fan declined slightly apologetically.

"Oh? Brother Jiang Fan means that they are about to leave? Xiang Yunling asked with some surprise.

Then, Yang Youwei stepped forward and persuaded: "General, please listen to me." Commander Jiang fought with Mu Shan, the leader of the Xuantian Sect, at the Tianjiao Conference and severely injured him, which caused Mu Shan to become a waste. In order to avoid the persecution of Xuantian Sect, Commander Jiang decided to go to the dark forest to cultivate as soon as possible and avoid the pursuit of Xuantian Sect. ”

"This is also the reason why Her Majesty ordered me to escort Commander Jiang all the way here." Yang Youwei added.

"Oh? How could there be such a thing? Xiang Yunling couldn't help but look at Jiang Fan with admiration.

For Mu Shan, the leader of the Xuantian Sect, as Xiang Yunling, who was guarding between the Xuantian Sect and the Hundred Beast Sect, he still knew something about it.

Xiang Yunling is not a reckless man, and after understanding the ins and outs of the matter, he no longer persuaded Jiang Fan to stay.

"Brother Jiang Fan, I can only send you here, please bear with me." Outside the city gate, Xiang Yunling said with a smile.

"General Xiang is out!" Jiang Fan responded with a fist clenched.

There may be scouts from the Great Yan Kingdom and the Great Jin Kingdom outside the Zhenbei Pass, and if the army goes out of the pass with great momentum, it will inevitably attract the attention of the other two countries, which may bring unnecessary misunderstandings.

Therefore, Jiang Fan did not intend for Xiang Yunling and the others to escort him to the Dark Forest. Besides, Zhenbei Pass is already very close to the Dark Forest.

According to Xiang Yunling's previous introduction, starting from Zhenbei Pass, and traveling another thirty miles north, you can reach the outermost part of the dark forest.

"General Xiang, Commander Yang, all the soldiers, we will have a meeting later!" After Jiang Fan saluted everyone with his fists, he quickly got on his horse and galloped towards the mysterious and dangerous forest......

"Commander Jiang, take care all the way!" Behind him, there was the loud goodbye of the soldiers.

"Brother Jiang Fan, you will definitely become a dragon and phoenix among people in the future!" Looking at Jiang Fan's distant back, Xiang Yunling couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"General Xiang, it's time for me to go back and report to Her Majesty, Her Majesty is still waiting for news from me." After bidding farewell to Jiang Fan, Yang Youwei also said goodbye to Xiang Yunling.

"Good! Say hello to my brother for me! Xiang Yunling smiled heartily.

In this way, thousands of cavalry galloped out from Zhenbei Pass and marched in the direction of the imperial capital Wu'an City.

However, less than an hour after Jiang Fan left, dozens of black shadows climbed the towering city wall.

The shadows quickly subdued the soldiers on the towers, and then quickly disappeared in the night.

When Xiang Yunling found out about this, he immediately sensed the seriousness of the matter, and just as he was about to gather troops and horses to leave the pass, the shadow guard from the imperial capital also rushed to Zhenbei Pass.

At the same time, there is also a secret team that has also left the imperial capital and is about to arrive here...... Chapter 68 Zhenbei Pass