There are too many girls, which greatly delays my cultivation of immortality.

I saw the leader of the cavalry, covered in armor and holding a long knife. The knife and armor were covered with blood. It was obvious that he had just experienced a fight.

In his other hand, he held a bloody human head.

When he arrived, the man reined in his horse, held down the team, and dismounted, very vigorously.

Boom!

The human head was thrown to the ground in his hand. The blood was covered in sand and dust, and his appearance was no longer distinguishable.

The rest of them all dismounted and half-knelt together to perform the Chu military salute and worship each other.

"The Commander-in-Chief of the Linzhou Army, Zeng Zhidan, has come here to welcome Princess Feixue back to the country according to His Majesty's imperial decree. If you arrive late and frighten the princess, you will be punished by death!"

Zeng Zhidan!

When Nangong Feixue and his party heard this name, they immediately smiled relaxedly, and looked at him with a lot of admiration in their eyes.

Zeng Zhidan's name is well-known throughout the Chu Kingdom. Nine years ago, he entered the realm of true martial arts at the age of 32 and was hailed as a rare true martial arts wizard in a century. In less than eight years, he stepped from the realm of transformation to the realm of heaven, which directly shocked the true martial arts world of Chu State.

The 40-year-old Heavenly Realm Grandmaster is the youngest Heavenly Realm Grandmaster in the history of Zhenwu World.

Zeng Zhidan not only had amazing personal martial arts talents and extremely high attainments, but he was also familiar with military books, and his ability to lead troops into battle was second to none.

At the age of 34, he followed the prince to fight against the Japanese invaders in Yazhou and made great achievements. In just three years, he was promoted from captain of ten to admiral of Yazhou.

After entering the realm of heaven, due to increasingly tense relations with the Qian Kingdom, Emperor Chu transferred him to garrison Linzhou, which is adjacent to the Qian Kingdom. General Feng Zhenbei commanded 13 Linzhou troops.

Nangong Feixue walked up to him, glanced at him gratefully and said, "General Zeng, please get up quickly! All the officers and soldiers should also get up!"

"Thank you princess!"

The shouts shook the valley, majestic and majestic, making Nangong Feixue both happy and at ease.

"This is?" Nangong Feixue pointed to the head on the ground.

Zeng Zhidan said angrily: "Go back to the princess, this is the dog head of Chen Zhifu, the guard of Linqu Pass. This guy doesn't know good and dare to turn the princess away. The general persuaded him to open the door, but he refused to listen, so the general had no choice but to stab him Kill him!"

Nangong Feixue nodded and said: "Okay! You have done a great job in greeting me this time. When I return to Jinling, I will definitely report it to Mother Emperor Ming, and I will definitely reward you heavily!"

Zeng Zhidan bowed his head and said: "Thank you very much, princess! I just did my duty and don't dare to be rewarded!"

Nangong Feixue looked at him a few more times with approval.

Yan Nantian brought the horse and said, "Princess, please get on your horse and enter the customs!"

Nangong Feixue stepped on the horse and walked slowly looking at the gate of Linquguan. Nangong Feiyu, Feiyan brother and sister, Nan Muchun and others, as well as Zeng Zhidan and his lieutenants all mounted their horses and followed closely behind.

A group of infantry soldiers neatly separated the two sides to make way for a thoroughfare. They saluted with attention and allowed them to pass slowly.

Enter the pass gate and cross the tall wall hole. In the square inside, the towers, arrow towers, and fortresses on both sides were covered with bright red bloodstains. The corpses of the defenders were strewn on the ground. Some of the survivors were still twisting and struggling. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Nangong Feixue lowered her head sadly. Unexpectedly, after going through all kinds of hardships and returning to the hometown he cherished so much, the first thing he saw after setting foot on the land of Chu was such a bloody and tragic scene.

"Princess Feixue, let's leave here as soon as possible!" Zeng Zhidan requested.

"With so many soldiers guarding the pass dead, who will guard the pass?" Nangong Feixue asked.

"Princess, don't worry, the general has made proper arrangements. Most of the soldiers guarding the pass have surrendered. The general has retained deputy general Cheng Yuejin to temporarily take over the post of guard, and has left 300 troops in his headquarters. We will report to His Majesty after returning to Beijing before proceeding. Decide.”

"Yeah!" Nangong Feixue nodded, "Very good!"

Zeng Zhidan led more than [-] soldiers to clear the way in front, Nangong Feixue and his party walked in the middle, and two lieutenants and [-] soldiers were behind.

This Linqu Pass is one of the national gates of the Chu State. It was built in front of the majestic and rugged Linqu Mountain. Linqu Mountain borders Quzhou of Qian State to the north and Linzhou of Chu State to the south. It is the national boundary between the two countries in this area.

After entering the customs, there is only a three-foot-wide road leading to Linqu Grand Canyon. After passing through the canyon, you enter the boundary of Linzhou.

The group of people marched toward the canyon in a mighty manner. Looking from top to bottom, it looked like a long snake crawling on the winding road.

After traveling for about a mile, Nangong Feixue reined in his horse and stopped to look back.

Behind him, five hundred soldiers were accompanying him. Farther away, the city walls and gate towers of Linqu Pass were blurred in the drifting smoke.

Loss and resentment appeared on her face, and crystal tears filled her eyes.

She complained in her heart: Ye Qingchen, are you really going to leave me alone? You said you would send me to Aurous Hill, you said you would help me achieve my imperial career, how could you keep your word? If a girl loses her temper, can't you be tolerant? You treat the eldest princess and Miss Shi much better than you treat me!

"Sister Huang, let's go!" Nangong Feiyan urged.

Nangong Feixue closed her eyes, tears falling down uncontrollably.

The team continued to move forward and reached the heart of the canyon in an instant.

Walking at a corner covered by jungle, I suddenly heard Zeng Zhidan, who had just turned the corner in front of me, shout loudly: "Stop!"

The well-trained Linzhou Army immediately grasped their weapons and entered a state of alert.

Nangong Feixue's expression suddenly became tense, and Nan Muchun and others hurriedly gathered around the three highnesses.

The soldiers walking in front gave way to both sides, and they saw Zeng Zhidan flying from the middle. When he arrived in front of Nangong Feixue, he saluted the princess on his horse and said: "Princess, the situation is not good!"

At this time, even Zeng Zhidan, who had experienced many battles, seemed a little panicked, and Nangong Feixue knew that things might be very difficult.

"What's going on?" Nangong Feixue asked pretending to be calm.

"The front... the front suddenly became very... very open for some reason." Zeng Zhidan couldn't hide his nervousness, and there was fear in his eyes, "And... there was also... a Linqu Pass!"

"What?" Nangong Feiyu rode forward and came to Zeng Zhidan and asked, "I have walked this road not long ago. There is only one Linqu Pass, how can there be two?"

Zeng Zhidan nodded in horror and said: "Yes, we just passed by here. This should be a canyon. How could... be like this? Is this a ghost?"

Nangong Feiyu's face turned a little pale, his breathing became rapid, and he murmured: "The secret realm... is a secret realm!"

Hearing this, all the Chu people who had experienced encounters in the secret realm suddenly panicked. Recalling the torture Xue Songtao suffered in the secret realm, the despair and collapse are still vivid in my mind.

The warriors beside Nangong Feixue were immediately frightened and turned pale. Even Nan Munchun, who had the highest level of cultivation, couldn't help but tremble all over.

Nangong Feiyan couldn't help curling her lips and crying.

Although Nangong Feixue had not personally experienced the horror of the secret realm, even when he heard them talk about it later, he still felt frightened. At this time, she could no longer calm down, and the hand holding the horse's rein couldn't help but tremble.

"What secret realm?" Zeng Zhidan asked puzzledly.

Nangong Feiyu shouted hysterically: "It's too late to explain, retreat!"

The soldiers issued orders one after another: "Turn around and retreat!"

The team turned around and moved in the opposite direction neatly, but just after taking a few steps, they realized that something was wrong. Linqu Pass, which was already far away, is now very close. Moreover, only a row of city walls and towering gatehouses were seen at the pass. There were no corpses on the ground, and everything was neat and clean.

The muscles on Nangong Feiyu's face twitched violently several times, as if falling into an endless abyss. He stared and murmured: "At both ends of the canyon passage, there is Linqu Pass in front and Linqu Pass in the back. We are caught between Between the two passes, there is no way out..."