Chapter 52: Arrival
Loulan Pass is known as the first pass in the southwest. With Yumen, Jiayu two passes and called the three Xiongguan in the west, easy to defend and difficult to attack, is the throat between Jingguo and Liangguo. These three levels were originally owned by Jingguo, but hundreds of years ago, Sun Chuanao, who was called a genius by Liang Guo for a thousand years, broke three levels in a row and included these three levels in the territory of Liang Kingdom.
Later, during the period of Emperor Xianwu, Emperor Xian asked Emperor Wu for three passes many times, but to no avail. It wasn't until Jingliang's marriage three years ago that Jingguo took back the Yumen pass.
Because of the change of ownership of Yumen Pass, the soldiers in Yumen Pass also returned to Loulan Pass and Jiayu Pass, as well as the people and materials who came back with the troops. This makes Loulan Pass particularly lively.
Although Jingliang and Jingliang are still close to each other on the surface, everyone knows the undercurrent in the secret. Liangguo has always been martial, and Loulan Pass is located on the front line, so unlike those passes and towns that Xu Ming and Guan Chunuan have passed through along the way, in Loulan Pass, you can completely feel the solemn and bloody atmosphere from the battlefield.
"What a majestic Loulan Pass!" Standing in front of Loulan Pass, Xu Ming could even taste the smell of blood in the air.
There is also an army stationed in front of the pass, the soldiers are all wearing black helmets and black armor, they are practicing, and the shouts of killing are deafening, and they can be heard clearly from afar. It is said that this is the most famous "flying army" under Feng Guang, the general of Yumen Pass.
"According to legend, Sun Chuanao took the West Three Passes, Yumen took half a month, Jiayu took half a month, and Loulan only took one night. Chu Feng looked at the majestic pass in front of him, and when he talked about the deeds of his predecessors, he was a little excited for some reason. Thinking about it, the boy has the dream of being a marquis in his heart. Later, someone wrote a poem to praise: "Ming Xingchi sealed the sword, and Cijun took Loulan overnight." β
"Can Loulan Pass be captured so easily?" Xu Ming looked at the towering city wall in front of him, a little incredulous.
Chu Feng continued: "In fact, among the three western passes, Loulan Pass is the most difficult level to break. Back then, Sun Chuanao was able to succeed in attacking Loulan Pass at night, but it was actually because the Guan had already buried the internal response. β
"So the most majestic levels are often conquered from within. β
I don't know when, Mu Yun's business has expanded to the territory of Liangguo, and there is an inn in Loulan Pass.
"Xiao Er, when did you open this inn? I remember that there is an inn that is not only in the territory of Jingguo?" Xu Ming took a group of people to live in in line with the principle of being cheap and not taking advantage of it.
The shopkeeper saw the purple limited edition VIP card in Xu Ming's hand, and smiled very brightly: "This master, you are coincidental, our inn only opened this month." β
"If we are mistaken, Muyun Tuohai has now taken over most of the affairs of the Muyun family, what's the matter, now that you are starting to explore foreign markets?"
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed: "This master is friends with the young owner, you don't know anything, how do you know about the little one." β
"That's right, let's go down!" Xu Ming waved his hand and let Xiao Er retreat.
"By the way, this master, the young owner has just been in Longxi these days, do you want to help you spread the word?" asked the shopkeeper carefully when he went down.
Xu Ming shook his head: "No need, I'll leave in a few days, don't bother Brother Muyun." β
The shopkeeper nodded and retreated.
"I didn't expect Brother Xu to have a friendship with the young head of the Muyun family. Chu Feng was a little surprised, he didn't understand how a core disciple of a major sect could have a relationship with a chamber of commerce.
"It was also by mistake that I got acquainted with Muyun Tuohai. Xu Ming didn't say much, and Chu Feng didn't ask.
When entering Loulan Pass, except for Xu Ming and Guan Chunuan, everyone else used fake names. To be on the safe side, they decided to stay in Loulan for two days, and then find an opportunity to avoid the guards who were inspecting, cross Loulan, and go to Jingguo.
Early the next morning, Xu Ming was woken up by a noisy conversation outside the window, mixed with exclamationsβhe had forgotten the soundproof formation again.
Xu Ming held back his anger, pushed open the window fiercely and shouted outside: "What's the noise, don't let people sleep!"
The downstairs instantly fell silent, and everyone raised their heads to look at Xu Ming. For a while, Xu Ming also noticed a trace of embarrassment. He stretched out his head and looked at the people standing in front of the notice board downstairs, this group of people, both mortals and monks, raised their heads and looked directly at Xu Ming.
"What's wrong?" Xu Ming saw Guan Chunuan in the crowd and carefully transmitted the message to her.
"Feng Guang is dead, and Loulan Pass is closed. β
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"It's outrageous, why do we lock down the city wherever we go?" Xu Ming knocked on the table a little depressedly.
The five of them sat around the table, all silent.
"Now it's not just Loulan Pass, the whole of Longxi is blocked, and it's being investigated everywhere to find the murderer of Feng Guang. Chu Feng sighed: "I guess I'm going to find out about us soon." β
They belong to the foreign population and will of course be prioritized for investigation. Although this matter has nothing to do with them, if Chu Feng is exposed in Loulan Pass, within a few days, the people of Qingyang Sect will probably be killed.
"Then how else can we go to Jingguo?" Li Yu'an asked as he looked at Chu Feng.
Chu Feng shook his head: "I don't know, but now we should be thinking about how to avoid the search, after all, our fake identity can be found out as soon as we check it." β
Fell into collective silence again.
"You say, could the murderers who killed Feng Guang be the two people we met a few days ago?" Xu Ming whispered to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng nodded silently: "I think it's those two." Feng Guang is the guard general of Yumen Pass, with the rank of second-rank left general, and he has the strength of the peak of the gods. If you want to assassinate him in the barracks, without two or three powers returning to the virtual realm at the same time, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. And those who have such strength and such motivation are only the Outer Heaven and the Bright Moon Tower. β
"Feng Guang is an official of the imperial court, and Mingyuelou belongs to the royal family of Liangguo, could it be that Mingyuelou sent someone to assassinate Feng Guang, and the imperial court doesn't know?" Xu Ming asked Chu Feng suspiciously, after all, he was from Jingguo, and he came through here, and he didn't know much about the situation in Liangguo.
Chu Feng patiently explained to Xu Ming: "Although Mingyue Tower is subordinate to the royal family of Liangguo, they are not simply subordinate, but like an employment relationship, some decisions of Mingyue Tower, the royal family only has the right to know and does not have the right to veto. Besides, the Liangguo court is the Liangguo court, and the Liangguo royal family is the Liangguo royal family, which is different. β
Xu Ming nodded slightly. He asked again: "Do you want to go back immediately after completing the mission that day?"
"That's right. "Chu Feng is definitely here.
"That Feng Longxi has a fart, shouldn't people have gone back a long time ago!"
"What are you muttering?" Guan Chunuan looked at the two of them who kept frowning, and said, "Huh": "You can't be ......"
"I'll go to your uncle's!" Xu Ming stretched out his hand to cover Guan Chunuan's mouth.
Li Yihuan's eyes suddenly lit up next to him.
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"Brother Ma, what do you say is going on, why is Feng Guang dead, the Bright Moon Order has not disappeared yet, it is still guiding another position. On a hill outside Loulan Pass, stubble was leaning against a crooked-necked tree, smoking a cigarette while looking at a small bell with a faint silver glow. The moon pattern on the bell is clearly visible.
Brother Ma stood aside, looking at the magnificent city wall not far away, he had always been unfazed, and he also sighed at this time: "I don't know, I haven't met it either." β
"Look, this means that we need to go into Loulan again. Stubble threw the cigarette butt casually, spit out a puff of smoke, and touched his chin comfortably, "But it's not so easy to enter Loulan now." β
"Are you sure Feng Guang is dead?" Brother Ma suddenly turned his head to look at the stubble.
"It's dead!" Hu Stubble looked at Brother Ma and doubted himself, feeling very innocent: "You were next to you at the time, we watched him breathe with our own eyes, and then his soul dispersed." β
Brother Ma nodded: "Then it may be that there are two bright moon orders on this bell." β
"Can there be two Bright Moon Orders on one item?" Hu Stubble looked at Brother Ma in surprise, "Impossible, could it be that this bell can still belong to Feng Guang and another person at the same time?"
"Maybe. Brother Ma's tone changed back to calm, "Xiao Wu, get ready, enter the customs tonight." β