On that day, the snow on the top of the clouds was as heavy as a mat, and the flakes were blown down to the generals' platform.
At the foot of Genting Mountain, horses were treading on the flying snow, and a thin black line was moving quickly in the wind and snow.
"drive"
"drive"
"drive"
"."
The sound of horses' hooves rumbled, snow dust rose up, and weapons and armor clattered as they headed straight to the ninth hill.
A team of more than a dozen soldiers, shouting like a phoenix, rushed to the Ninth Mountain!
Soon, the gate of the military camp on the Ninth Mountain appeared in the distance.
Just looking from a distance, I saw a figure in the wind and snow outside the door.
They were all dressed in brocade robes and had their own manners. At first glance, they looked like people who usually lived a life of luxury. However, now Feixue had lost half of their feet, and their heads and shoulders were covered with a thick layer of snow, but none of them moved.
It's like being punished!
It should be said that these people did it voluntarily.
"General Gao, please, for the sake of our past friendship, be sure to inform me so that I can see the Lord Ninth Prince, otherwise I will be very upset."
A middle-aged man with a moustache, wearing a scarlet gold-woven bird costume, a green jade crown on his head, and a low, earnest look in his eyes, spoke to the man in front of him.
As he spoke, the middle-aged man turned around, his face becoming very ugly, and he shouted at a young man wearing a sky-blue double-breasted gown and a jade belt a few steps behind him, "Come here!"
However, the young man's face was bruised and swollen, and he came forward with his head lowered, looking embarrassed and flushed.
Upon closer inspection, he looked like the young man from a noble family who had his armor removed in public at the entrance of the military camp a few days ago.
The middle-aged man glared at the other man fiercely, "You rebellious son, you really bring shame to our Guo family!"
After cursing, the man then said to General Gao in front of him with a tone of regret, "General Gao, this rebellious boy used to be playful. I wanted him to join the army to temper his character, and then go to the battlefield to fight monsters and bring honor to our Guo family. Who would have thought that this rebellious boy would find an excuse to leave the barracks without permission and go to the brothels to drink with women. If Guo hadn't heard the news that he was disarmed last night, I would still be in the dark."
"I was so angry that I punished him personally. You said that after this happened, I was too embarrassed to see Jiu Zhonglang. But the general was fighting demons outside and made great achievements. We, his subordinates, are dragging him down. This is really unacceptable. Therefore, I must see you and bring this rebellious son to kowtow and apologize."
This person's words were sincere and the ashamed expression on his face made people think that every word he said came from the heart.
This person is the governor of the south of Jinguan City. He belongs to the civil service rank, and his position is similar to that of a county magistrate. He is under the jurisdiction of the Daofusi and cooperates in governing the south city.
As for the General Gao in front of him, he was wearing a white robe and chain mail, looking like a Confucian general. Gao Yu looked at this colleague who he had some friendship with, lowered his eyelids, and said in a light tone,
"Governor Guo, are you sure your son is just having fun? Do you want me to repeat what he said in the brothel?"
As he spoke, Gao Yu glanced at the young man opposite him.
The other party was frightened by this look and trembled.
When the governor surnamed Guo heard this, his face froze and he opened his mouth.
"Go back. If this is really said and reaches the ears of the General of the Central Army, it will not be as simple as kneeling down to apologize. Considering that we are colleagues, calm down, stay away from those things, and serve the general well! Otherwise, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship."
Gao Yu's tone was calm, but there was a chill in the tone towards the end.
Did the other party really think he didn't know about their little thoughts?
Governor Guo's face turned pale for a while, and finally he bowed to Gao Yuchang, "I understand!"
Gao Yu looked at the other seven or eight families. When they saw him looking at them, their panicked faces changed. They forced a smile and wanted to speak, but at this moment, they heard voices and horse neighings coming from the foot of the mountain behind them, and they could not help but look back.
It’s a team of soldiers!
Leading the way was a big man wearing red armor, with dark skin and bright eyes!
Someone recognized that this man was one of the three cavalry generals under the command of the Ninth Mountain General, named Lu Ming.
A cavalry general who is usually low-key and does not show off.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves approached quickly. Gao Yu, who was blocking the gate of the military camp, raised his hand and turned to the soldiers guarding the gate of the military camp and ordered, "Open the box door!"
Immediately, the soldiers guarding the gate raised the fine iron gate with a "boom", and the people at the door quickly made way.
Soon, the team of soldiers rushed into the gate as fast as the wind, rumbling without stopping, stirring up a cloud of flying snow and dust.
"boom"
The gate fell heavily.
The soldiers lined up again and stood guard in front of the gate.
Those figures outside looked at the backs of these soldiers with a hint of envy in their eyes.
The scene yesterday at noon shocked the entire Jinguan City. The corpse of the Shangbaitou Tianguan demon was escorted back to the city by the soldiers of the Ninth Mountain, which caused a great visual impact to those who witnessed it.
The piles of demon corpses, like small hills, are shocking and heart-wrenching!
Hundreds of Tianguan demons were enough to destroy several prefectures. It was terrifying to think about it, but now these demons had turned into corpses and were killed. Soon, the news that the Ninth Mountain General had killed a large number of demons spread like wildfire.
What is even more shocking is that a strong man in the city noticed that there were fragments of the great demon Musashi among the corpses of those demons!
More than one!
This was a heavy blow to many people in the city who had ulterior motives.
This General of the Household was truly incredible. The battle at Tianxiong Pass had just ended, and in the blink of an eye he had slain countless monsters, both in the south and in the north, across thousands of miles.
It’s like having three heads and six arms!
This made some guys who were doing some small tricks during this period feel very uneasy, fearing that their secrets would be exposed and they would hear the rumbling sound of horse hooves at the door one day, and they would be trembling with fear.
Now, the power of the Ninth Mountain is at its peak. The people in the city have great respect for the Ninth Mountain, and those who withdrew are regretting it very much.
If you retreat this time, you will never have another chance.
Think about the corpses of more than a hundred demons on the hill. They are treasure mountains. It is hard to imagine how many strong men can be cultivated with the flesh and blood of these demons. These resources will naturally benefit the soldiers of the Ninth Mountain!
"Everyone, leave now. I've given you a chance. Who can you blame?" Gao Yu looked at the expressions of these people, threw away his cloak, and disappeared on the spot.
At this time, in the Ninth Mountain Military Camp, the small team led by Lu Ming crossed the parade ground and came to the reviewing stand.
"call"
Lu Ming pulled the reins, and the horse under him neighed loudly, raised its front hooves and stopped. Then he jumped off the horse, stepped onto the reviewing platform, and went straight to the tower behind.
As he moved, two figures walked out of the tower one after another. Both of them were wearing red armor. They were Liu Qing and Yun Tiansheng.
Lu Ming quickly stepped forward and joined the two.
"Why did you call me back so urgently? What happened?"
"A mountain suddenly appeared behind the local Zushan Mountain in Taiping County. It was shrouded in fog and could not be entered. I heard that the people there saw a large red bird a few days ago. It suddenly appeared above the mountain and flew into it!"
"According to the descriptions of the eyewitnesses, it is somewhat similar to the divine bird that the general mentioned at General Mountain. Moreover, it appeared on the same day, one before and one after!"
Lu Ming walked quickly with a serious look in his eyes. He asked the two men why they called him back in a hurry, and told them the results of his investigation in Taiping County.
At the beginning, before the general left Jinguan City, an astonishing phenomenon erupted on General Mountain, three hundred miles to the west. A red firebird appeared, shaped like the legendary fire and wind spirit of heaven and earth. After the general resolved the matter on General Mountain, someone from Tianxiong Pass came with a message, and the general left. Before leaving, he told them to continue searching along General Mountain for clues about the firebird.
Later, news came from soldiers in Taiping County, more than 800 miles southeast of the city, that the people there had seen a similar giant bird rushing into the newly appeared mountain!
As for the newly appeared mountain, they had heard about it before when they followed the general's order to investigate the strange phenomena in the sky and the earth. There was an ancestral mountain outside Taiping County. Not long after the snow fell from the sky, the ancestral mountain had strange changes in the sky, similar to the mirage. Behind the ancestral mountain, a mountain that had never been seen before appeared out of thin air!
This is how it all came about!
Therefore, Lu Ming personally led his troops to investigate and block the news. When they arrived, they found that the mirage was very strange, including the fog on the ancestral mountain. When people and animals entered, it would be like being trapped in a wall of ghosts.
Just as he was about to investigate further, he received an urgent message from Yun Tiansheng, asking him to return to the Ninth Mountain as soon as possible.
"Put this aside first!"
"No matter how big the matter is, it is not as big as the general's!"
"Let's go to the mountain first!"
Liu Qing spoke at this time, and then stepped up into the air.
"The general is back?" Lu Ming also followed suit, a hint of excitement showing on his dark face. The general was their backbone.
"Let Tiansheng speak!" Liu Qing frowned.
Lu Ming also frowned, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit strange, and looked at Yun Tiansheng beside him.
Yun Tiansheng seemed calmer. Facing Lu Ming's inquiring gaze, he explained the current situation and finally said,
"The general's whereabouts are unknown now. He is likely to remain in the Shiwanda Mountains."
"Because it has been almost four days since the general disappeared. Assuming that the general broke through the transmission channel halfway during the battle and fell outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains, with the general's magical powers, he should have rushed back by now, but there is still no news, so we can only make the worst plan!"
After listening to this, Lu Ming frowned.
"You mean, we can now confirm through the general's contracted demon that his life is not in danger, but he may be in the Shiwan Mountains?"
"That's right!" Yun Tiansheng nodded.
Lu Ming felt relieved, then his eyes moved and he remembered something.
"Have you two forgotten something?"
Liu Qing and Yun Tiansheng asked almost in unison, "What's the matter?"
"I remember that the general was seriously injured in the battle of demons while trying to stop the great demon Musashi. He was recuperating in Fulong Ridge. Several seniors from the sect assisted the general in his recovery, and one of them from our Ninth Mountain played a key role. He was the old man who followed the general from Qingshan County. Tiansheng, do you remember that the general's soul had not yet recovered, and he used this condensed sculpture to create an avatar, so that you could chant the spell and kill the enemy?"
"This old gentleman obviously had a good cultivation, but he did not hold any position in the army. Later, when the army returned from the battlefield, this old gentleman disappeared in the barracks after passing through the Sichuan Pass."
"I think this old man could be a breakthrough point, we can go find him."
It wasn't that he suddenly remembered it, but the existence of this old gentleman in the military camp was a bit special. Some things seemed strange to him. Even the three closest people under Chen Yuan's command did not know his identity.
After hearing what he said, Liu Qing and Yun Tiansheng looked strange and their eyes showed thoughtfulness.
Yun Tiansheng reacted and thought of someone who might be able to answer this question.
"The old gentleman you mentioned followed the general from Qingshan County at that time."
"The person we meet next will most likely give the answer."
"First of all, let me remind you that this person is someone that even generals need to treat kindly."
"go!"
As he spoke, he quickened his pace and headed straight for the top of the Ninth Mountain, which was covered in wind and snow.
Lu Ming couldn't help but feel surprised and hurried to catch up.
Not long after, the three of them passed through the restricted area, reached the top of the mountain, and went straight to the backyard of the Zhonglang Palace on the Ninth Mountain.
The maids and soldiers passing by made way for the three people and saluted when they saw them.
The three men walked as fast as the wind, crossed the winding corridor bridge, and came to a courtyard behind the Zhonglang Hall.
Before the three of them entered, their ears moved and they could hear the sound of sword energy breaking through the air.
When they passed through the arched door, the three cavalry captains saw a woman in red, holding a Qingfeng sword in the flying snow in the yard. The sword shone brightly. Upon closer inspection, they could see that wherever the sword passed, the tiny snowflakes were cut in half!
That red dress looks particularly cool in the white snow!
The man in red also sensed the person coming, and quickly put away his sword and stood up, looking over with a pair of heroic eyes.
"Captain Lian!"
"This is Liu the Cavalryman, and this is Lu the Cavalryman."
"The three of us are here to greet the old man!"
As he spoke, Yun Tiansheng stepped forward and clasped his fists toward Lian Nishang.
Lian Nishang had also met the other two in Qingshan County and nodded, "Come with me!" (End of this chapter)
