Chapter 194: Fate cannot be changed? A bizarre encounter in the Flaming Mountain! (-word chapter)
"Captain, I'm willing to go!" Long Xiao was the first to stand up.

"Captain, I'm willing to go too!" Chen Shijie followed closely behind.

"Zhang Lie, the commander of the Fire Camp, requests to join the battle!"

"Tuxingying Commander Xu Quan requests to fight!"

"..."

As soon as Liao Rulong asked, many commanders stood up immediately.

After preparing for so long, these commanders are getting exhausted.

Remember, it is already mid-September.

Starting from July, the entire Pingman battlefield began to rest, but in August, the four powerful armies in the north, the Tiger Dragon Army, the Black Armor Army, the Zhaoyuan Army, and the Danxia Army, had already attacked the northern defense line of the Fire Demon Clan.

The Divine Thunder Army led by Lu Yuanwei in the west had already broken through Yang Qilin's first line of defense a month ago.

The fighting was in full swing on both sides, but the eighteen armies in the east made no progress.

Without battles to fight, there will be no military achievements.

The logistics personnel like Si Nong and Ji Ji Shi can still perform logistics tasks, but these warriors really have nothing.

Aren't you just holding it in?

Now that the attack on Huolong Pass is finally about to begin, everyone is naturally eager to volunteer to join the fight.

Zhao Xing also stood up and asked for a fight.

Although he had made many military achievements by planting the Earth Fire Lotus, it also wasted a lot of time. Besides, who would complain about having many military achievements?
"Good!" Liao Rulong also stood up. "You all have great courage. Why worry about not being able to pass the fire dragon?"

"Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, Xu Quan, Zhang Lie, Gao Jue."

Liao Rulong named five people.

"The five of you go and select your elite troops to form the vanguard camp this time."

"Chen Shijie will be the battalion commander!"

"Each battalion must retain an assistant officer, and the person selected must not be lower than the eighth rank."

"Submit the list before 5 p.m., and we'll set out at 12 p.m.."

"You will pass through the Seven Inch Valley of the Flame Mountain Range, and then lie in ambush nearby."

"When the battle outside the pass begins, we will seize the pass."

"Yes!" The four of them responded immediately.

Liao Rulong called these people together to discuss the matter, and those who participated in the discussion were naturally all members of the vanguard camp.

However, there were still some people who had not been arranged by Liao Rulong. He left at least two deputy generals from the original Dragon Camp, Nine-Section Camp, Five Elements Camp, and Shenji Camp in the original tents.

This vanguard battalion is composed of elites selected from the eight battalions.

After the secret meeting, Chen Shijie called Zhao Xing over.

Because after Zhao Xing was transferred from City No. 92, he became Lao Chen's assistant. He is now the seventh-rank commander of the Nine Sections, instead of the seventh-rank Junshu Ling.

"We're going to have a tough battle this time, and Long Xiao will have to lead his own camp, so there won't be anyone specifically protecting you."

"The mission is quite dangerous. There are many barbarian masters in Huolong Pass. We can't bring many magical weapons with us when we cross the mountain this time. If you don't want to go, I can cross you off the list." Chen Shijie said straight to the point.

"You cultivated the fifth-order earth fire lotus. Even if you stayed in Zhiyou City, you still deserve the credit for the conquest of Fire Dragon Pass this time."

Zhao Xing knew that Chen Shijie was doing this for his own good and did not look down on him.

But how could he back down at this time?
"Don't worry about me." Zhao Xing smiled and said, "Don't just look at me being famous for my farming skills in the past few months. I'm also very good at fighting."

"Among my nine high-level spells, only [Momentary Origin] can be considered a serious farming method. The other eight spells are all for fighting."

Chen Shijie chuckled: "I almost overlooked this."

Yes, Zhao Xing knows nine advanced techniques!
Strictly speaking, the volcano method is not used for farming, but for controlling volcanoes to kill enemies.

It just so happened that the Earth Fire Lotus, a rare object, required a harsh fire environment.

The volcano magic has become a farming spell.

The rest, like 'Teng Snake Transformation', 'Dripping Rain', 'Yin Wind Evil', 'Earth Evil Thunder', 'Thunder Breaking Delusion Finger', 'Thunder Change' and 'Five Elements Mist Hide', can all be used to kill the enemy.

Even though Jingleihou's transformation can be used to cultivate exotic beasts, it also depends on how it is used. If it is used on enemy exotic beasts, it can also be a lethal spell!
"Are you worried about my first time on the battlefield?" Zhao Xing said, "There is absolutely no need to do that. I killed people in Gucheng. We also saw blood when we sneaked into Huolong Pass before."

"Although the scale is a bit bigger this time, you don't have to worry about me."

Chen Shijie didn't hesitate and said immediately, "Okay."

"But for safety's sake, you should bring the mountain cat with you."

"Aotian?" Zhao Xing asked, "Can it work?"

Chen Shijie asked curiously, "Do you look down on mountain cats?"

"Now the mountain cat has reached the perfect level of the Earthly Demon Realm. To be honest, I may not be able to defeat it in an encounter."

"Huh?" Zhao Xing really didn't know. He had always adopted a laissez-faire policy towards mountain cats.

Mr. Zhao is very busy with his own cultivation and has little time to play with cats. He keeps the bobcat as a pet just for fun.

He had seen many powerful exotic beasts in his previous life.

In Master Zhao's mind, the beasts to be used as battle pets must at least be exotic beasts produced during a thousand-year climate change.

For example, Kunpeng and Xuanniao.

I never thought that Chen Shijie would speak so highly of the Bobcats?
Chen Shijie said, "You farm in City No. 92, and Shanmao follows Long Xiao most of the time."

"The mountain cat has been on the battlefield more times than you!"

"And during the months you were farming, what kind of people were the Bobcats' daily training opponents?"

"I, Long Xiao, Yu Ziqi, and even Liao Rulong and Pu Zhong occasionally practice with it to relieve boredom."

Chen Shijie smiled and said, “If you don’t believe me, go fight a mountain cat yourself and see how it works.”

Zhao Xing asked: "Where is it now?"

Chen Shijie said, "I asked Long Xiao to put it on the Zhifa Tower ship and made a cat-version fireproof robe for it. I'm waiting for you to come back and use it."

"I think I've done it almost done now. You can go and ask."

Outside the weaving building.

Che Shihai looked at Zhao Xing's arrival and couldn't help but wink: "Hey, Boss, why are you here?"

"Don't you have ambitions to go far and wide and not care about these sentimental things?"

"You've also fallen in love with the mortal world, have you made an appointment with which Weaver Girl?"

Zhao Xing looked at Che Shihai and said, "Get lost! I'm here for serious business. Stop hanging out with Han Bing. You're talking more and more dirty words."

"Hehe. I understand, I understand." Che Shihai gave a lewd smile and walked away.

Zhao Xing took out a jade token and injected a ray of vital energy into it. Then a ray of light shot out from the jade token and entered the weaving ship.

Soon, a simple figure flew down from the ship.

"Master Tu." Zhao Xing bowed towards the figure.

"Master Zhao." Tu Yao returned the greeting, speaking softly. "Please follow me."

As soon as the two met, a burst of booing came from not far away.

"Master Zhao, you have a good eye. This is Master Huang's favorite student!"

"Miss Tu, Lord Zhao is the youngest talented Si Nong in our Shenwei Army!"

"Ah~"

Zhao Xing glared at Che Shihai fiercely. This bastard was screaming and shouting, he would definitely give him a good beating when he got back.

Tu Yao blushed slightly, and seemed not to be used to this kind of scene: "Master Zhao, please follow me."

Zhao Xing nodded and followed Tu Yao.

The Zhifa Louchuan was specially sent by the military to make robes for each army.

Their duties are somewhat similar to those of the Transport Department, but also different.

Because there is not much demand for custom-made vestments, they are only used at certain times.

Of course, some powerful armies are equipped with weaving ships to follow them, but the Shenwei Army does not have such resources.

Among the five great caves, only the Zaoshi Army and the Huanyou Army have their own exclusive weaving ship.

The rest of the armies, if they have a need, will all be assigned this type of public woven warships.

Generally, only the army under the command of a king would have woven warships and dance and music ships.

Zhao Xing looked at Tu Yao. She was dressed rather simply.

At this time, her long hair was tied up, with only a red hairpin adorning her head.

The robes were also the white cloud-white common dress of the seventh-rank Weaver Girl, with a gold silk ribbon tied around the waist and a green ribbon and silver seal of the seventh-rank hanging on it.

The decoration on the Weaving Boat was not gorgeous. Although there were many Weaver Girls coming and going, he did not feel like he had entered the Pansi Cave. Instead, he felt a dignified and majestic beauty.

After a while, Tu Yao brought Zhao Xing to a spacious room.

"Master Zhao, Master Long has previously ordered a special robe for your battle pet."

"The teacher gave me this task."

"Since it needed to be tailor-made, it was left on the ship. I had planned to send it down today, but I didn't expect Lord Zhao to come early."

Zhao Xing bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Tu. I hope the mountain cat didn't cause you any trouble."

Tu Yao shook her head slightly: "No, it's very well behaved, and it cooperated well when I was making the robes."

"I just don't know what it's called?"

"Ahem, Long Aotian."

"...What a nice name." Tu Yao praised reluctantly.

Yes, that sounds like a name a general could have.

"Meow~"

Hearing the conversation, Bobcat jumped out from behind the door curtain.

It ran to Tu Yao's feet and rubbed against them, looking lazy.

The bobcat's fur is originally gray and black, with a purple stripe on its back running from the forehead to the tail.

But now it has turned into a "red cat", with the eyes, ears, mouth and nose exposed, and the rest of the body is wrapped up, which looks quite festive.

After rubbing Tu Yao, it opened its mouth again, as if waiting for food.

When he looked up, he saw Zhao Xing.

The bobcat was obviously stuck, and the dog took two steps back stealthily.

Zhao Xing snorted, you lewd cat, you are actually enjoying yourself here.

"Lord Zhao, are you satisfied with this set of robes?" Tu Yao asked.

"Satisfied." Zhao Xing cupped his hands, "Thank you, Master Tu."

"Aotian, we should go."

Zhao Xing shouted, and Long Aotian walked away from Tu Yao's feet.

Seeing that Zhao Xing had no intention of sitting down, Tu Yao stood up and sent Zhao Xing and Long Aotian off the boat.

"Master Tu, goodbye."

"Farewell."

Zhao Xing got off the boat without looking back.

"Yaoyao, who is that person? You actually picked him up in person." A weaver girl passed by and asked Tu Yao.

"Zhao Xing is the ninth commander of the Shenwei Army." Tu Yao said, "It is said that these earth fire lotuses were planted by him."

"Ah, it's him?" Zhinu was obviously excited. "I've heard this name many times recently, but I've never seen him. Why don't you invite such a talented young man to sit for a while?"

"That depends on his willingness." Tu Yao shook her head helplessly, "He received the robes and got off the boat."

Under the boat, Che Shihai came running over and asked:

"Boss, why did you come down so quickly? It's too fast!"

"Want to know? Then follow me." Zhao Xing narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Ah? Boss, did you hear me..." Che Shihai subconsciously took a half step back.

Zhao Xing grabbed Che Shihai's neck without saying a word, lifted him up and flew into the air, bringing Shanmao and Che Shihai to the training ground.

"Boss, why are we here at the training ground?" Che Shihai had a bad feeling.

"Don't you want to know why I went to Zhifalou Ship?" Zhao Xing said with a smile, "I'll let you know now."

"Boss, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do in the camp, so I'll leave first..." Che Shihai subconsciously wanted to slip away.

"Aotian, beat him!" Zhao Xing immediately gave the order to Shanmao.

"Swish~" The mountain cat suddenly pounced towards Che Shihai.

"Bang!" Che Shihai had just flown two meters into the sky when he was knocked to the ground by a fiery red shadow.

"Cough cough..." Che Shihai flew out dozens of meters away and fell to the ground, coughing non-stop.

"Stop pretending to be dead, get up." Zhao Xing said.

"Boss, please don't do that." Che Shihai said pitifully, "I know I was wrong."

"Do you know what's wrong?"

"I shouldn't have led people to make trouble."

"The Weaver Girl is a regular official. How can you stir up trouble like a gangster in front of a brothel? You know you are wrong but you still make the same mistake! Mountain Cat, beat him!"

The mountain cat pounced like lightning, and kicked again. Che Shihai was hit back like a ball.

"Do you know what's wrong?"

"Boss, was what I said just now wrong? Then I... don't know?" Che Shihai looked up cautiously.

"Don't know? I'll let you know today! Mountain cat, fight!"

"..."

Che Shihai finally realized that he couldn't escape the beating today.

Zhao Xing said: "I see you haven't had combat training for a while, so I'll use the mountain cat as your sparring partner today."

"Boss, then I will really fight back." Che Shihai climbed up again, with a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes.

"Use all your strength. Don't be afraid of hurting it. You are not strong enough yet."

"Don't have the strength?" Che Shihai's eyes were full of fighting spirit: "It's just a mountain cat. I am a talented military minister trained by the Ten Sun Cave A-level!"

"Boss, you said it yourself!"

Che Shihai's figure became illusory, and a green wind surrounded him, as if he had disappeared.

Then, a cloud layer with a radius of one kilometer appeared above the parade ground.

"Boom!"

The thunder struck the Bobcat.

Land minefield!

In just a moment, the Bobcats were bathed in thunder.

"Meow!"

Aotian Miao was like a nimble dancer, flashing forward in the thunder and dodging all the lightning.

Those who couldn't dodge would be bounced away by the purple light on the mountain cat's back.

"what?!"

Seeing this, Che Shihai was shocked and wanted to retreat immediately.

However, before he could cast the spell, he felt a huge force in his chest.

"Oh!"

The clouds disappeared and Che Shihai was knocked away again.

The bobcat lightly jumped over Che Shihai's chest. When it jumped over, it turned back and swung its tail at Che Shihai, and then slammed Che Shihai, who had just stood up, to the ground again.

"Meow~"

As it jumped over, the bobcat looked back.

It seems to be saying, is this all the genius of Shiyang Cave Heaven is?
"The mountain cat is quite strong." Zhao Xing was secretly surprised when he saw this scene.

Che Shihai is now also at the seventh level of the Earthly Demon Realm. He is not weak.

But facing the Bobcats, they were still powerless.

"The mountain cat is originally a smart species. After Long Xiao and Chen Shijie's multiple feedings, it has already climbed to the perfection of the Earthly Evil Realm. Its talents, [Super Speed] and [Nine Healings], have been further enhanced as it enters the growth period."

"Usually, its sparring partners are geniuses like Long Xiao and Chen Shijie. Its secret skills, 'Thunderbolt Sky Claw' and 'Wind Control Nine-fold Step', have undergone transformation. With the blessing of its natural speed, they are comparable to high-level martial arts."

Long Xiao is very fond of Bobcat, and now Bobcat's strength is beyond Zhao Xing's expectations.

It is difficult to cultivate alien species, but if they are cultivated, their combat effectiveness is also amazing!
At that moment, Zhao Xing estimated that the mountain cat's speed had exceeded the limit of 'the speed of a roar'.

The talent [Super Speed] allows the mountain cat to reach an astonishing speed. With the blessing of this talent, the martial arts displayed by the mountain cat are incredibly powerful.

"With the mountain cat in close combat, my safety will be further protected when I enter the Flame Mountain. Lao Chen and Long Xiao are really thoughtful."

Submit the list at 5 p.m. and set off at 15:30 p.m.

A team of three thousand people crossed over from the Seven Inch Valley, which was a hundred miles away from Huolong Pass.

The Flame Mountain Range in the east is shaped like a dragon, hence the name Huolong Pass.

Apart from Huolong Pass, the place named "Seven-Inch Valley" by Liao Rulong is a relatively narrow section of the mountain range.

When the three thousand people arrived twenty miles away from the Seven Inch Valley, the sky had already begun to brighten.

When they reached ten miles away, the sky was completely illuminated by the flaming mountain range.

"The Flame Mountain Range that never goes out." Zhao Xing looked at the mountain range in the distance, which looked like a fire dragon coiled on the ground. "Legend has it that the Flame Mountain Range was created by a fire dragon king that was raised by the gods in ancient times. After being punished to be sent down to the human world, it landed in the territory of the Fire Demon Clan."

"The totem of the Fire Demon Clan is also a fire dragon, but this evil dragon refused to obey discipline and continued to wreak havoc on the world after being punished, thus becoming a demon dragon."

"He was eventually killed by divine punishment, and his body turned into the Flame Mountain Range."

The Flaming Mountains are rarely patrolled, for they are brutal to their enemies and their own people alike.

Only after passing the Fire Dragon Pass will there be large-scale patrols.

Of course, it is wartime now, and there may be some sixth or seventh rank Fire Demon warriors patrolling in the Flame Mountain.

So the three thousand people entered the mountain quietly in batches, and they only had to walk.

"Zizi~"

Without warning, a meter-high flame burst out from the cracks in the rock.

The flames formed lines, like flowers blooming in the valley.

Just as the flames were about to burst higher, a military boot suddenly stepped into the gap.

"Whoosh~" the flame suddenly disappeared.

The military boots moved away and the flames burst out again.

However, another military boot followed suit.

“Hu~” “Zizi~”

The sound of burning flames continued to be heard in the valley. In this forbidden place on earth, an army was advancing.

Zhao Xing stood on a rock, looking at the road ahead, waiting for the army to pass.

"Meow!" Aotian Meow suddenly roared.

Zhao Xing looked down and saw that it was the one who took advantage of Long Xiao's military boots to move away from the gap, and couldn't help but move over and lick the flames with its tongue.

"What a poor kid." Zhao Xing pushed Shanmao away, "Why do you want to eat everything?"

After a while, a figure jumped over from a distance and appeared in front of Zhao Xing. It was Long Xiao: "How is the rear team? Is there any problem?"

Zhao Xing shook his head: "No, even if there are patrollers, they should not find us so quickly. We just entered the mountain."

Long Xiao said: "Be careful, the rest of the soldiers can't fight in this place, and only the seventh-rank commanders can fight."

"The flag battle formation cannot be deployed here."

"It will be very troublesome if we run into the Mountain Patrol."

Zhao Xing said: "Normally there is only one sixth-rank patrol officer every hundred kilometers. I have always been very lucky."

Long Xiao nodded: "This damn place is too hot. Even if I use all my strength, it will only last for a quarter of an hour at most."

Zhao Xing said: "It's not just because of the heat. The fire veins of the Flame Mountain Range are already close to the level of the Way of the True Lord Lihuo."

"In history, there was a minister of agriculture who tried to extinguish the Flaming Mountain, but ultimately failed." "So terrifying?" Long Xiao asked in surprise.

"But it's big enough to even out the power. We're wearing robes made of Earth Fire Lotus, which itself is part of the Flame Mountain Range. This fifth-tier wonder, born in the Flame Mountain Range, has a unique bonus effect."

"Okay, let's stop chatting and save our energy. If you're thirsty, we can't get water here." Zhao Xing said.

The 3,000-man army moved relatively slowly. They were in the Flame Mountains, and the Seven-Inch Valley was fifty kilometers long. After an hour in the mountains, they had only walked one-tenth of the way.

"Ah!" Suddenly an eighth-grade warrior screamed, which made Zhao Xing stop.

"what happened?"

"Someone got burned."

"Where's the military doctor?!" Zhao Xing shouted, "Come and take a look."

"He can't be saved." A sixth-rank military doctor ran over and pronounced the eighth-rank warrior's death sentence, "The fire poison attacked his heart in an instant."

"What's going on?" Zhao Xing looked at the teammate next to this man.

"While he was climbing, he happened to encounter a very tiny flame, which flew into his mouth."

Zhao Xing sighed, this was purely a matter of luck.

The robes made of the Earth Fire Lotus are just enough to protect people from passing through, and they are only enough to cover the threshold for passage.

The underground fire gushes out, and sometimes its power suddenly increases. If it hits the fragile part of the robe directly, it will still be unable to resist.

Zhao Xing was wearing a fifth-grade, top-quality Earth Fire Lotus robe, but this eighth-grade warrior was only wearing a fifth-grade, lower-quality one. There was no other way. Even if he and Dong He worked their asses off, they could not possibly come up with all the fifth-grade, top-quality materials.

Only high-ranking officers were destined to wear better vestments.

"You can't survive. I'll send you off now so you'll suffer less." The military doctor squatted down, pulled out a needle, and looked at the warrior.

The latter was speechless and just nodded.

"Chi~"

The needle pierced the victim's neck, ending his life instantly.

The military doctor stood up and said, "Commander Zhao, tell the brothers to be careful."

Zhao Xing nodded silently.

The camp walked another ten kilometers in boredom.

Despite every possible caution, casualties still occurred during the process.

The teams consisting of 3,000 people encountered accidents of varying degrees while they were traveling.

By the time the journey was halfway through, thirty-five people had died.

Among them was even a seventh-rank warrior.

Once you get injured in the Flaming Mountains, you basically die.

There is no way to save him. Unbuttoning the robes means death.

When they were halfway through the journey, the rear brigade that Zhao Xing was in charge of had a total of 500 people, and only one person died.

But several people under the command of other commanders died.

Sudden--

The unexpected happened again.

Zhao Xing ran over and saw Chen Shijie standing in front of a crack with a livid face and clenched fists.

"what happened?"

"Someone in the vanguard camp accidentally stepped on a fragile area. After the landslide, the entire team of ten was swept into the heavy fire vein." Long Xiao whispered, "This is the 21st person who died in Lao Chen's team."

Zhao Xing frowned. Isn’t Lao Chen’s luck too bad?
"Has he always had such bad luck?"

Long Xiao thought about it carefully, then nodded: "I had two life-and-death crises ten years ago, both times I was with Lao Chen. But he has been blessed with good fortune three times, so he shouldn't be in this situation now."

Zhao Xing's heart skipped a beat.

Fate and luck are separate. If Lao Chen has a bad fate, then the increase in his luck from the ninth rank to the seventh rank will not change the problem much.

What's more, he is now in charge of the command of 3,000 people, and this sixth-rank battalion commander is only temporary and is not truly granted a sixth-rank official position.

If Chen Shijie was the kind of person with a weak destiny and bad luck, he would not be able to shoulder the fate of three thousand people now, which would be a greater burden for him!
Therefore, the generals who command hundreds of thousands of troops are basically people with great luck and fortune.

As the saying goes, the more dangerous you are, the worse your luck will be.

Zhao Xing's luck is currently at level three. If he runs to the Golden Feather Royal Court, he would be courting death and putting himself in danger. His luck would fluctuate and would be temporarily reduced to level one.

They are now in the Flaming Mountain. For Chen Shijie, it is very likely that his luck has now dropped to a dangerous situation.

It would be great if Lao Chen had a panel so he could detect it intuitively, but unfortunately he doesn’t.

Thinking of Lao Chen's fate in the Pingman War, Zhao Xing immediately pulled Chen Shijie back from the crack in the ground.

"What are you staring at?"

Chen Shijie looked at his hands, somewhat bewildered: "Do you think they are because of me..."

"Don't let your imagination run wild!" Zhao Xing shouted, "We are crossing the Flame Mountains. It's normal for a few people to die in an accident."

"But the team I lead has the most accidents." Chen Shijie murmured to himself, "Isn't my luck enough to support a sixth-rank official position?"

He had a bad fate when he was young. His aunt said that he had killed his parents. Later, he met Yang An who was recruited into the army and served as a soldier. It took him five years to gather his energy.

After many life-and-death battles, his luck with the court increased, and he gradually became a seventh-rank official, but was demoted to Gucheng.

It was not until I met Zhao Xing that the journey became smoother.

Chen Shijie thought that he would never encounter this kind of metaphysical problem again, but he didn't expect that the feeling of panic in his heart when he crossed the Flaming Mountain today would appear again.

Zhao Xing actually thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say it at the moment.

"Old Chen, remember one sentence."

"what?"

"I control my own life!"

"The more you are confused and believe in the illusory fate, the more likely you are to get into trouble." Zhao Xing said, "Luck and luck, a person's spirit and energy will affect their luck. You are the commander now, so you must cheer up!"

Seeing that Chen Shijie's confidence was wavering, Zhao Xing said, "Old Chen, if you don't believe me, Shanmao, Long Xiao and I will walk ahead with you."

"Order Deputy Commander Liu to take over my position and lead the rear team, and transfer Long Xiao and me to your side."

Zhao Xing himself is of the third level of destiny, Long Xiao will become a Marquis of Shenxiao in the future, so his destiny will not be too bad. Shan Mao has taken a lot of spiritual energy and has become a 'spiritual species'.

It is not appropriate to change the coach temporarily. Now Zhao Xing decides to use his own luck, the Bobcats' luck and Long Xiao's luck to shoulder the responsibility together with Chen Shijie.

"Okay." Chen Shijie immediately changed the deployment and asked Zhao Xing and Long Xiao to come to him.

In a valley in the vast Flaming Mountain, Pang Guangyao was meditating in the flaming valley.

He has only one horn on his head, which is because he is not a pure fire demon, but a hybrid of human and fire demon.

Pang Guangyao was originally a descendant of a large family under the Golden Feather Royal Court.

He is at the sixth level of Tiangang realm and has lived for one hundred and ninety-eight years.

In the early days of the Dingxin period, he lived well in his family, but since Emperor Jingdi's policies changed.

As a half-blood, he did not have a good life among the Fire Demons, and his family gradually declined.

Working at Huolong Pass was originally a lucrative position, but Pang Guangyao was assigned to the hard job of patrolling the mountains, and he was assigned to this job for fifteen years without moving a single step.

He wanted to revitalize his family and regain a seat in the tribal council of the Golden Feather King's Court.

But if I stay here, I can't see any hope at all.

"Unless I can break through to the fifth level, I will have to stay here for the rest of my life." Pang Guangyao finished his practice and sighed in his heart.

But at this moment, the token on his body trembled.

"Hmm? The mechanism was triggered?"

Pang Guangyao looked at the token in great surprise.

"The ground crack collapsed. Was it man-made or a natural change in the Flame Mountain Range?"

Out of habit, he immediately stood up to investigate.

But it was halfway through the flight.

Pang Guangyao suddenly changed his mind.

At this time, Zhao Xing happened to come to Chen Shijie.

Somehow, Pang Guangyao felt a strange feeling in his heart.

“Why should I check?”

"The Fire Lotus in the Lava Cave was stolen, but Yue Haisheng is not the only one involved."

"I just drank a glass of wine while guarding the gate, and I was punished to come here and stay for fifteen years!"

"Is the royal court so unfair? Even if there really are enemies crossing the mountain, what does it have to do with me?"

"If you follow such a fool to guard the pass, even if it is a strong pass, it will be lost sooner or later."

Pang Guangyao's resentment that had accumulated over the years suddenly erupted at this moment.

He roared to the sky, dropped his feet and stamped his chest, and the surrounding rocks shook.

After a moment, he recalled what happened a few days ago.

A minotaur had secretly visited him before.

Brought him a letter.

The content was that if he was willing to submit to the Great Zhou, he could obtain a sixth-rank official position in the Great Zhou, and could also serve in a powerful army, and would not be part of the group with those assimilated barbarian troops.

This means that he will be regarded as a true Great Zhou general, rather than a lesser Zhou citizen.

The identity of the person in the letter is very important.

And his son is also outside the Great Wall.

When Pang Guangyao thought of these words at this moment, his mind became active.

"I'm almost two hundred years old. If I can't break through to the fifth level, it will be difficult for me to live for long."

"Why not join the Great Zhou?"

Pang Guangyao thought about it and continued to move forward.

He hadn't made up his mind yet, so he decided to go and see if anyone had really broken into the Flaming Mountain.

Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie went together, accompanied by Long Xiao and Long Aotian.

The rest of the journey was indeed much smoother.

There were no more casualties.

Chen Shijie also recovered as before. He gave orders in an orderly manner and organized the army to advance.

Just when Zhao Xing thought that Lao Chen's fate was secured by him.

suddenly--

"Meow!"

The bobcat suddenly arched its body, its hair stood up, and roared in one direction.

"Ok?"

Zhao Xing and others immediately looked in the direction the mountain cat was heading.

I saw a cave in the cliff of the valley ahead.

The surroundings were filled with flames, except for the ten meters around the cave entrance which was clean and without any flames.

In the shadow of the cave entrance, a figure in a fiery red Taoist robe just walked out.

He made eye contact with Zhao Xing and others.

"What? This..." The man in the fiery red Taoist robe was stunned, "Why are there so many people in Huoyan Mountain!"

"No! Run away!"

"Shh!"

The man in the fiery red Taoist robe immediately jumped up and ran away.

In just a moment, he decided to run away.

Because he saw thousands of people, and Chen Shijie, Zhao Xing, Long Xiao and others, gave him a very dangerous feeling.

He is a mountain patroller, not a mountain guarder.

If you encounter this situation, of course you should run away immediately!

"Kill him quickly!"

Zhao Xing was the first to react.

If this person reports the news, their undercover mission will fail.

"Whoosh~"

The mountain cat rushed out before Zhao Xing could speak.

Long Xiao followed closely behind, stepping on the big sword and chasing after the man in the fiery red Taoist robe.

"What? A sword cultivator? And an alien species?!"

The man in the fiery red Taoist robe was quite frightened.

He is only in the early stage of Tiangang realm.

His strength is just average, and being a mountain patroller isn't an easy job.

Why would such a powerful person be sent here?

"Why am I so unlucky?!"

"I may not encounter enemy troops even if I patrol the mountains for ten years, but I have only been in office for less than a year and I have encountered so many of them?"

"run!"

"Running back is a great achievement!"

The man gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his body speed increased dramatically.

He was so focused on running that he didn't even dare to look back.

"Why is Old Chen so unlucky?" Zhao Xing looked at this sudden scene and began to doubt his life.

"Liao Rulong sent his team back and forth seven times, but never encountered them once. But he brought his troops here once, and not only did they lose people, but they also encountered the Mountain Patrol?"

"Is his fate so unbreakable?"

Zhao Xing was also desperately chasing after him.

As for Chen Shijie, he did not move and ordered the army to stay where they were.

Because the others couldn't catch up either.

After chasing for ten miles, the distance was finally shortened.

The Bobcat was a little faster, but Long Xiao was far behind.

But the man in Taoist robe in front seemed to be very good at escaping.

After ten miles, I still haven't caught up.

We are about to catch up.

Zhao Xing suddenly discovered that another figure appeared in front of him.

The aura of this fiery red figure is even more powerful.

He is not just entering the Tiangang realm, but has reached the perfection of the sixth level!
"Hiss, this is really weird."

"Another one?"

"Old Chen has never had such bad luck in the past two months. He has even made a lot of contributions in the past two months."

"No, his luck has actually always been a bit abnormal, but when Long Xiao and I followed him, we were always inconspicuous." Zhao Xing recalled the scene when he lurked in Huolong Pass.

"If I hadn't followed him, he would have been exposed when he faced the Hidden Vein Gate."

"After that, he disguised himself as Sangma or Luoba, and it wouldn't be that easy for him to get through. He might even die there."

Zhao Xing originally gave Lao Chen some strategies and personally went to accompany him, just to see if he could change his predetermined fate.

Now it seems that fate is really unpredictable!
"I just don't believe this!"

"Die!"

Zhao Xing stretched out his hand and pointed, and all the energy in his body was drained at this moment.

The flames in the sky and earth ahead were suddenly dispersed, and the entire world seemed to be pressing down on it.

At this moment, Zhao Xing wanted so much to change Chen Shijie's fate that his Teng Snake Transformation actually reached a higher level.

Breakthrough to the high level six!

Together with the Beginning of Autumn solar term order, he also broke through to the sixth level of the knowledge realm!
Teng Snake Transformation, start!

The golden light suddenly crossed a distance of a thousand meters and caught up with the man in the fiery red Taoist robe.

"what--"

The man in the fiery red Taoist robe screamed and fell from mid-air.

He asked for help from another patrolman, Pang Guangyao, who was coming over.

"Pang, Pang, save me!"

Pang Guangyao was shocked when he saw the mountain patroller with strange scales growing on his face and scratches on his skin.

In a flash, he made the decision.

"Shh!"

Pang Guangyao suddenly rushed down and went straight to the man in Taoist robes.

"Oh!"

Under the other party's hopeful gaze, Pang Guangyao smashed his head with one punch.

The strong energy swept through his whole body, and even his bones were turned into crushed debris.

"General of the Celestial Empire, wait a minute!"

Pang Guangyao shouted at Long Xiao and Zhao Xing.

"I am one of my own!"

shuh~
The mountain cat appeared in front of Pang Guangyao and waved its claws.

"What?!" Pang Guangyao subconsciously blocked with his hands, but he immediately felt a sharp pain in his arms.

"Huh?" When Long Xiao saw this scene, he instantly retracted the golden sword.

"Aotian stop!"

Zhao Xing and Long Xiao shouted "Yanmao" together.

"Meow?" The mountain cat looked back in confusion, meaning that this person would not be killed?
He has horns on his head!
Everything happened too fast.

In a flash, the situation changed.

Chen Shijie was stunned. He quickly flew to Zhao Xing's side and slowly approached him.

Long Xiao and Shanmao were in front and stopped a hundred meters away from Pang Guangyao.

Pang Guangyao put his hands behind his back to hide his slightly trembling hands.

Seeing the other party stop, he said: "I wonder which general is called Xia Jing? Is he a member of the Xuanjia Army?"

"Oh?" Zhao Xing understood something when he heard the other party call out Xia Jing's name.

Is this the spy Xia Jing mentioned?

No, if he was a spy, how could he not recognize the emblem of the Black Armor Army, and how could he not recognize Xia Jing.

Xia Jing had been to Huolong Pass once.

So is this person planning to surrender to Xia Jing?

In a flash, Zhao Xing figured out the key.

Xia Jing is a good brother, why should we distinguish between you and me? If you vote for him, you are voting for me. In an emergency, we should take the initiative and trick him first!

"That's right!" Zhao Xing immediately stood up and walked to the front, "This prince, it's Xia Jing."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me directly!"

Pang Guangyao saw that Zhao Xing had an extraordinary bearing. A seventh-rank official could kill the mountain patrol envoy so cleanly and efficiently. Both in appearance and ability, he met the characteristics of a prince.

Without any doubt, he immediately bowed his head and said, "I, the guilty general Pang Guangyao, pay my respects to the prince."

　I gave up. I had finished writing it a long time ago, but the writer's assistant crashed and I couldn't publish it. After I exited, I couldn't log back in. I just fixed it now.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)