Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 435

Chapter 435 Conquer Heaven

Kunlun, known as the “Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Mountains”, has been known as the “Divine Mountain” since ancient times.

Legend has it that this is the place where immortals reside. The immortal lord is the Queen Mother of the West. In the Biography of Mu Tianzi, there is the legend that “King Mu crosses the Redwater with eight steeds and the Jade Lake of Kunlun will be the Queen Mother of the Jade Lake”.

People always like to hold fantasies and fictions about the unknown. However, “Frozen into the clouds, birds do not cross” was indeed a fact in front of Pang Fei.

Pang Fei, who was dressed in extremely thick fur, struggled to support his knees. He clumsily sat down on a protruding piece of frozen soil and looked up. His eyes were pierced by a snow-white and reflected sunlight, causing him to feel a little pain.

The endless snowy region was endless, and it was far away from the boundless horizon. Snowy mountains towering into the clouds bordered the sky.

Starting from Dafeichuan, they crossed the Qinghai Lake and stealthily traveled for nearly a hundred li through dense forests. This journey was very smooth. However, Pang Fei and the 500 Snow Condor Army felt as if they had reached hell on earth when they stepped onto the Kunlun Snow Mountain.

Difficult breathing, cold weather, endless storms, and unexpected arrivals and avalanches were all merciless killers lying in ambush beside them.

“Whoosh …” Pang Fei lowered his head and gasped for breath, feeling a little dizzy and exhausted. Sweat trickled down his forehead. He hurriedly waved his hand to wipe it away, fearing that the sweat would fall between his neck and collar and condense into bone-piercing icicles.

“Pang … General Pang!” A Snow Condor Army soldier supported his saber and staggered over with great difficulty. Panting heavily, he said, “Zhou … Zhou Yuan can’t do it anymore!”

Pang Fei was shocked and hurriedly got up.

A group of soldiers gathered together. Everyone half knelt in the snow and raised their knees to form a “bed” that was isolated from the snow. The Snow Condor Army soldier named Zhou Yuan was lying on his back on the bed, his eyes staring straight at the horizon, his lips twitching mechanically.

Pang Fei squeezed in, held his hand, and put his ears close to his mouth.

“Pang, General Pang, I can’t …” Zhou Yuan’s throat was like a bellows as he squeezed out a few words. “I’m useless. I was the one who dragged down the brothers. You should have buried me long ago and accelerated.”

“Nonsense! We are brothers who live and die together. No one will leave anyone behind!” Pang Fei held his hand tightly and shouted, “Hold on! You’ll be fine! Even if you carry it, we’ll carry you out of the Kunlun Snow Mountain!”

“No, no!” Zhou Yuan was immediately anxious. He raised his head and opened his eyes wide as he panted heavily, “I can’t do it anymore, just leave me here!” … Please, please apologize to Major Marshal on my behalf! I… I failed to complete my mission, so I quit halfway! ”

Huge clenched his hand tightly, speechless, his teeth clenching to the bone.

His eyes finally turned red.

This was already the fourth time today.

The surrounding Snow Condor soldiers wept silently.

“General Pang, before I die, I have something I want to ask you …” Zhou Yuan used his last bit of strength and turned his neck to look around with difficulty. “Brothers, please, go a little further …”

The soldiers stood up silently, carefully placing Zhou Yuan on the snow and slowly walking away.

“You can ask!” Pang Fei put his ear to his mouth.

“When we were about to leave, we heard some news that … said that Major Marshal had passed away … but, did this happen?” Zhou Yuan asked.

Pang Fei gritted his teeth tightly, and tears finally rolled down his face. As he stared at Zhou Yuan’s fading face and slack eyes, he couldn’t bear to deceive him anymore … So, he nodded his head gently.

‘”Really, really?” Zhou Yuan actually smiled. He smiled calmly and comfortably. He slowly closed his eyes, let go of his hand, and his neck fell down. He muttered, “Zhou Yuan, you can continue to follow Major Marshal when you reach the ground …”

“Zhou Yuan!!!”

…

The north wind howled like a knife.

Pang Fei gathered the remaining three hundred soldiers of the Snow Condor Army together. He climbed onto a piece of frozen soil high up and gasped for breath for a long time before shouting desperately, “Brothers!”

“Yes!”

“Have you all heard some rumors that something happened to Major Marshal?” Pang Fei said loudly.

Everyone was silent.

“Are you all suspecting that this mission is meaningless? Are we courting death for nothing?”

‘No!-‘ a neat, clanging roar.

“Good answer!!!” Pang Fei shouted, “We are the most elite army of the Great Tang. We are the steel masters that Major Marshal brought out with all his effort!–Military orders are military orders! Executing them, completing them is our mission!”

“Yes!”

Pang Fei, who was dizzy, had no choice but to hold his saber and breathe for a long time before he could barely regain his senses. He waved his hand and pointed forward, saying, “Crossing the Great Snowy Mountain is Golmud!”-The Tibetans call it the ‘Summit of the World’! That means that it is insurmountable, invincible!-Brothers, are you convinced?! ”

“Not convinced!!”

“Since we are not convinced, we must let the Tibetans know that we, the Snow Condor Army under Major Marshal, are omnipotent and invincible Divine Weapons!! Since we are not convinced, today, we will surpass him and conquer him!”

“Conquer it!!-”

“Bang–”

Pang Fei unsheathed his saber and pointed at the mountain that was covered in snow and ice. He shouted, “Carry the explosive bags of our fallen brothers and don’t drop a single one of them-the entire army, head towards the top of the world!!”

The peak of the world, Kunlun Snow Mountain;

Immortals live, birds do not cross.

Today, they welcomed a group of Iron Bone Snow Condors that had sworn to break through the sky and conquer them!

…

Two hundred and sixty kilometers northwest of Dafei Chuan, there was a grand canyon that stretched for more than forty kilometers. It was as if a mountain had been split into two halves by the Sky Descending Divine Axe. In the middle was a passage that was several kilometers wide. Above his head was a mountain that towered into the clouds and mist.

This valley had a beautiful and fantastic name-Illusory Moon Valley.

Legend has it that whenever it rains in summer, a strange rainbow and clouds will appear between the valleys. The clouds are full of multicolored light, just like the heavenly immortal realm. There were also people who said that they had seen the fairies of the Moon Palace dancing in the clouds, and the immortal voices of the deities and buddhas were wonderful.

The name of Illusory Moon Valley came from this.

Qin Mubai stood on the top of a hill at the side of Illusory Moon Valley with his hands behind his back, his clothes fluttering as he watched the sea of clouds rolling and the sound of the wind howling.

It was indeed an immortal scenery, but Qin Mubai’s face was tense and his expression was cold. His eyebrows were slightly heavy and his expression was solemn. He was not relaxed at all.

At this time, an inconspicuous but rather strong-footed cloth-clothed little boy ran over from the hillside behind him. He slowed down dozens of steps behind Qin Mubai and steadily walked over until he cupped his hands behind his back and bowed, “Master, I’m back.”

Qin Mubai turned around and smiled, “Thank you, Qin Shi. How is it going?”

Qin Shi didn’t bother to wipe the sweat off his face. He panted and said, “It’s done!”-Master Lu personally escorted 70 carts of Five-fingered Divine Lightning to Illusory Moon Valley. Because of the Snow Condor Army’s order issued by Major Marshal, no one had been able to cross-examine him smoothly. He could arrive here by tomorrow night at the latest. ”

“Seventy cars, how many jin?” Qin Mubai asked.

“About 80,000 jin.” Qin Shi said.

Qin Mubai couldn’t help but frown, “Too little! At least 200,000 jin is enough for me.”

Qin Shi’s expression turned ugly as he said, “Master, this is all the possessions of the Iron Valley. All of the five-fingered divine lightning that he had accumulated over the past few years has been shipped over. There is not a single penny left!” Great Carpenter Lu didn’t dare to neglect me after hearing my news. He knew that his master was definitely going to do something big. As a result, they also brought along 200 Firegods who had just been trained. Firearms, lightning bullets, armor, and other items should all be properly assembled. ”

Qin Mubai nodded and took a few steps forward. He raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off Qin Shi’s face.

Qin Shi’s face was filled with panic as he was flattered.

Qin Shi whispered, “Master … now, everyone thinks that you have …”

“Yes, I know.” Qin Mubai nodded, turned around and walked to the edge of the cliff. He looked into the distance at the misty sea of clouds and said, “This time, I really owe too much …”

Qin Shi cautiously said, “When this lowly person passed through Lanzhou, he almost couldn’t hold back from running into Lanzhou City and telling the three matriarchs the truth …”

Qin Mubai’s face couldn’t help but twitch and didn’t say anything.

“Master, I still have something to say” Qin Shi was a little scared when he saw that Qin Mubai didn’t say anything, but he still couldn’t help it.

“From Xiangyang to Lanzhou, you’ve been with me for a few years. You haven’t said anything more than a day ago.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Tell me!”

“When this lowly person heard the news of Du Fa’s death, he felt that the heavens were already in bed. He almost pulled out his saber and wiped his neck and followed Master.” As Qin Shi spoke, he choked up, “This lowly person was just a dog slave that Master casually picked up. What about the flesh and blood relatives of Master’s mother, sister, wife, and children?”

Qin Mubai’s eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze became blurry and deep. He let out a long sigh and said, “Qin Shi, you really want to scold me, don’t you?”

“This lowly person doesn’t dare …”

“Scold me! Actually, I really hope that someone will scold me in person!”

“This lowly person doesn’t dare!!” Qin Shi knelt down in panic and kowtowed with his head.

Qin Mubai turned around a few steps and bent down. He helped Qin Shi up, patted the dirt on his forehead and wiped away his tears of sweat. He said softly, “It’s because I owe too much that I have no choice. Do you understand?”

“This lowly person doesn’t understand …”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, “It’s precisely because you don’t understand that I’m telling you. I wonder if there really is a deity or buddha in the Illusory Moon Immortal Realm. If there is, I wonder if my father has already become an immortal or a buddha after ascending to heaven.”

“This lowly person … seems to understand a bit.” Qin Shi opened his eyes wide and nodded. “Master wants to avenge Old Master!”

“Forget it!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Alright, let’s not talk anymore. Let’s go down the mountain and find a place to wait for Lu Youhai’s convoy. When the time comes, bring him to see me. Remember, only he is allowed to see me.”

“Yes! … This lowly person will take the lead and open up the path for the master so that he can prepare to drink and eat!” With that, Qin Shi ran away.

“Wait, come back.” Qin Mubai called out.

“Master, what other instructions do you have?”

Qin Mubai took a few steps forward and smiled, “Don’t worry, Mistress Lan Zhou. I have already made arrangements. The Wu Dong Clan and Princess Gaoyang are both pregnant. Do I dare to make a mistake?”

“That’s good!” Qin Shi immediately grinned happily, revealing two rows of big teeth. After laughing, he was stunned again and said in confusion, “This is the matter of master’s own family. How did master tell me about this dog slave?”

“You’re not a dog slave, so don’t call me master.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “I’m telling you, it’s because you’ve treated the Qin Family as your own home and my family as your own relatives. Actually, you’ve already been a member of the Qin Family since the day your surname was Qin.”

Qin Shi shouted, “Master, I’m going down the mountain first!” He turned around and ran away. As he ran, he wiped his face.

Qin Mubai looked at Qin Shi’s skinny back and sighed. “Qin Mubai, you owe more” he said to himself.