The entire troop of cavalry followed the young general's action and stopped their warhorses.
The thunderous hoofbeats stopped in an instant.
Their movements were uniform and domineering.
Then, the smoke and dust that rose high in the air slowly drifted down.
It was like a dance that came to an abrupt stop.
They were truly a rare elite troop!
Of course, it also accentuated the young general's prestige.
Jiang Wang's eyes lit up. "Little Guangshu!"
Although it was his first time seeing this child in real life and his appearance was different from the one in the Great Illusionary Realm, Jiang Wang still recognized him at a glance.
That kind of innate spiritual aura, he really couldn't think of anyone else.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a voice transmission rang in his ears through gritted teeth. "Don't add the word 'little'!"
Jiang Wang smiled slightly. "This is the first time we meet. Please take care of me, General Zuo."
The young general sitting high on the horse nodded arrogantly and said, "Brother Jiang, we meet again!"
Jiang Wang stared at him with great interest and said, "Those that we met in the Great Illusionary Realm don't count."
Zuo Guangshu snorted softly and waved his hand. A horseman led a divine steed with aqua blue hair over.
He raised his chin and said with the demeanor of a general, "Get on the horse and talk."
The horseman leading the horse reminded softly, "This horse is also the young duke's mount and was brought here specially for you. It has a bad temper. Why don't you move gently? "
The horse's hair was smooth and its body was tall and long. Its mane was like a waterfall, and the aqua blue hair all over its body seemed to be covered with a layer of waves.
Its eyes were vigilant and threatening. It seemed that its temper wasn't very good.
Jiang Wang casually pulled the reins, flipped over, and landed conveniently on the horse's back.
The horse moved its nose and raised its hooves, wanting to teach this rude stranger a lesson.
But then, a terrifying force came crashing down.
The horse's hooves were only raised half an inch before they landed heavily on the ground. It was like an old tree that had taken root and didn't move at all.
That snorting sound was only halfway through before it stopped.
The horse's head drooped slightly, and the light in its eyes became gentle. It was extremely obedient.
Jiang Wang reached out to stroke the horse's aqua blue mane. He heard Zuo Guangshu say, "This is the first time you've seen me, but it's not the first time I've seen you. While you were risking your life on the river-viewing platform, I was leisurely watching the show below the platform! "
He made the failure to enter the Yellow River sound so fresh and refined!
Jiang Wang chuckled softly. Following Zuo Guangshu, he turned his horse around. He didn't ask why Zuo Guangshu didn't come out to greet him at that time. He only said, "Presumably, my heroic appearance has left a deep impression on you!"
Zuo Guangshu subconsciously wanted to refute, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he felt that Jiang Wang was right, so he snorted.
He held the reins in his hand and kicked his boots lightly. The divine chariot beneath him leaped high into the air and sped off.
Jiang Wang rode his horse alongside him.
An entire troop of flame-robed cavalry turned around and followed closely behind.
The north and south gates of Linshan City were already wide open, and the main streets of the city had long since been cleared.
This elite cavalry troop passed through the border city with the sound of hooves like drums.
They whistled as they came and whistled as they left.
"Who was that just now? The heir to the Duke actually came out to greet him personally? "The guards of Linshan City couldn't help but discuss.
"Didn't you hear his surname was Jiang?"
"What's wrong with surnamed Jiang?"
"The Mountain and Sea Territory will be opened in February. Tell me, who in the younger generation can be welcomed by the heir to the Duke outside the city? Who else in the world has the surname Jiang?"
"The head of the Yellow River!"
"The number one Inner Mansion in history that Yu Beidou mentioned?"
"What Yu Beidou said? He really did have an immortal battle record. With the cultivation of the Inner Mansion, he consecutively killed four great demons!"
"Now he's already in the Outer Mansion!"
"I wonder how he compares to Lord Dou Zhao now?"
"Tsk, are you crazy? How can someone who just entered the Outer Mansion compare to Lord Dou? "
"He might be able to fight, right? Didn't he already defeat Chen Ye? "
"Who is Chen Ye?"
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The voices of the people's discussion naturally always stayed behind the strong.
Sometimes it was a kind of decoration, sometimes it was a kind of mud.
Jiang Wang and Zuo Guangshu rode side by side. The man was like an immortal, and the horse was like a dragon.
Galloping side by side on the land of Grand Chu, they felt indescribably carefree.
Not only were they good opponents in the Great Illusionary Realm, but they also had similar interests and chatted happily.
Having a name that wouldn't be easily said was an invisible bond.
It made them feel closer to each other.
Jiang Wang held the reins and asked in the whistling wind, "Where are we going now?"
"First to Huaichang," Zuo Guangshu said. "Normally, the preparation time for entering the Mountain and Sea Territory is two months. If you were here last year, there would be plenty of time. It's a bit late now, so we need to hurry. Huaichang is where the Zuo family's fief is. My family has made a lot of preparations there and has enough conditions to help us adapt to the Mountain and Sea Territory in advance. "
Jiang Wang smiled bitterly. "I also wanted to come last year …"
At that time, he had a clear goal to enter the Mountain and Sea Territory. However, as soon as he left the Yun Country, he was accused of being a demon. Then, he was hunted all over the world. Trouble came one after another. It was really an unexpected disaster.
He thought that he had already missed the Mountain and Sea Territory and had failed to keep his promise with Zuo Guangshu. However, the strange case in Linzi ended early, and he needed to leave. Zuo Guangshu also said that the Mountain and Sea Territory would open in the second month of the Dao calendar. That was why he went to Chu again.
Hearing Jiang Wang's words, Zuo Guangshu thought of the other's thrilling experience a while ago. His hand holding the reins paused. He still looked forward, but his voice suddenly became much softer. "I don't mean to blame you …"
Duke Zuo's two mounts had extremely beautiful fur. Especially when they rode side by side, it was like the blue sky, the blue sea, and the mortal world. It was really pleasing to the eye and made people sigh in admiration.
They were even more handsome than Lord Jiang's Flaming Reflection.
Jiang Wang drove the horse and turned to look at him. He saw that the young general was galloping, but his figure was steady and unshakable. His elegant demeanor showed that he was a descendant of a famous family. His expression was especially proud. He looked forward with some "indifference", but his voice was very weak.
"What are you looking at!" Zuo Guangshu suddenly said fiercely.
Jiang Wang smiled. "You're older than I thought."
"…" Zuo Guangshu immediately put on his helmet and said in a dissatisfied tone, "I'm already 16 years old!"
"Hahaha …" Jiang Wang laughed.
"What are you laughing at!"
Of course, Jiang Wang couldn't say that he had a very young sister. Her catchphrase was, "I'm already 6 years old! I'm already 7 years old! "
Only children liked to talk like that.
He just said, "Actually, after seeing you in person, I've always wanted to ask you a question."
Zuo Guangshu proudly raised his chin. "What question?"
Jiang Wang asked curiously, "Why do you still have a childish voice when you're already 16 years old?"
The cavalry that followed closely behind him were really well-trained. Not a single one of them laughed.
Zuo Guangshu: …
Zuo Guangshu decided to hurry on. At least for today, he didn't want to talk to this poor man.
"Hey." Jiang Wang shouted.
"General Zuo!"
"Zuo Guangshu!"
"Little Guangshu?"
"Don't add the word 'little'!" Zuo Guangshu gnashed his teeth.
Jiang Wang nodded sincerely and then asked, "Isn't it inappropriate for us to gallop freely in the territory? We're about to enter the city. Do we need to slow down and let someone report to the city guard? To avoid any misunderstandings. "
Lord Jiang was used to traveling extensively, so he still followed the rules. He wouldn't act unscrupulously just because the Zuo family was a famous family in Great Chu.
After all, this was a serious question.
Zuo Guangshu had the self-awareness of being the host, so he couldn't not answer. He raised his chin and said, "When the Zuo family travels, the places along the way will be prepared. There's no need to say more! "
Jiang Wang was speechless for a moment.
The prestige of the Young Duke of Great Chu was indeed much higher than that of a certain young man in Da Qi.
In the Kingdom of Qi, Jiang Wang would never have dared to imagine the grandeur of the Kingdom of Qi, where the streets of the city were cleared and the people avoided the roads.
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The troops and horses didn't rest and didn't stop to pass through the city.
On the morning of the third day, the horses had already stepped into Huaichang Prefecture.
If Zuo Guangshu didn't come to pick him up, Jiang Wang wouldn't be so fast.
It wasn't that he wasn't fast enough, but that he didn't have so much freedom in the Chu territory.
The Zuo family of Great Chu was a family with three thousand years of history. Together with the Qu family, the Dou family, and the Wu family, they were the oldest families in Chu. They had a deep foundation and a noble bloodline.
Although the later generations like the Zhongli family and the Xiang family weren't necessarily inferior to the Zuo family in terms of strength, they were inevitably inferior to the Zuo family.
As the fief of the Zuo family, Huaichang Prefecture was very prosperous after thousands of years of operation.
The Zuo family's influence here was deeply rooted in every inch of the soil.
Jiang Wang was naturally very interested in the childhood memories of the two brothers, Zuo Guanglie and Zuo Guangshu.
However, he didn't even have time to rest in the Zuo family's mansion before Zuo Guangshu disbanded the cavalry and took him directly to Mount Luo …
They had to start work as soon as they arrived in Chu. It seemed that time was really tight.
Zuo Guangshu didn't mention it in the letter before.
Otherwise, Jiang Wang would have to bring it forward by one or two days … Forget it, he was so happy in Yun Nation, so he probably wouldn't bring it forward.
"They really don't waste any time!" Jiang Wang sighed as they traveled in the lush Mount Luo.
Huge stones paved the mountain path. The fragrance of flowers floated in the air and the sound of birds chirping rose and fell one after another.
If one didn't feel the urgency of time, they should be able to appreciate the beauty of this mountain.
Zuo Guangshu strode forward. "Because if we want to adapt to the environment of the Mountain Sea Realm in advance, we might not have an extra 15 minutes."
"So, you specially came to the border town to welcome me not to show me your endless admiration, but to save time?" Jiang Wang couldn't help but ask.
"You just realized?" Zuo Guangshu rolled his eyes.
He specially brought a team of elite cavalry to the border town to welcome Jiang Wang. Of course, it was to give Big Brother Jiang some extravagance.
Of course, he wouldn't admit it.
"Yes, this eye roll is very standard and complete," Jiang Wang commented. This offset his sigh at the child for not being "sensible" enough.
But then again, Zuo Guangshu's eyes were really big and bright. Unlike Chung Geng Sheng, every time he rolled his eyes, it seemed like he was doing it secretly. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't notice it at all.
"Think about something more serious!" Zuo Guangshu said unhappily.
What was strange was that the two clearly met for the first time in the Modern World, but there wasn't the slightest bit of distance between them.
It was as if they were supposed to be so close.
It was spring, and there was a particularly lively smell in the air.
This mountain wasn't well-known in the world purely because the Zuo family didn't open it to the public.
As a forbidden area in Huaichang County that no one could enter without the Zuo family's permission, Luo Mountain was naturally not a simple place.
The people of Chu often used whether or not they had an independent Law Development Pavilion as a benchmark to determine whether or not an aristocratic family was powerful.
The Zuo family of Great Chu had three Law Development Pavilions, and the largest one was at Luo Mountain.
This showed the importance of this mountain.
After walking for a while, Jiang Wang couldn't help but say sourly, "If you go to my fief, I will definitely run to the border town to welcome you. And not because I'm in a hurry, but because I welcome you. "
Of course, it was needless to say how close Qingyang Town was to the border town.
The round trip took less than the time it took to eat a meal.
It couldn't be compared to them riding Zuo Guangshu's divine chariot and running for a few days …
Jiang Wang's plagiarism of Qingya Academy's elite disciple, Xu Xiangqian, obviously made Zuo Guangshu not know how to respond.
"Okay, okay, I know." He said sullenly, "But I still treat you as a good friend, that's why I transferred the cavalry to support you!"
"Hey, these things need to be expressed. If you don't say it, how would I know?" Jiang Wang beamed with joy, "Good friend, good brother, right?"
Zuo Guangshu quickened his pace and walked in front, which could be considered a tacit agreement.
Jiang Wang smiled and followed him, "Why don't you introduce this Luo Mountain to me? This is the first time I've come here, so I'm completely at a loss. What kind of flowers, what kind of trees, what kind of history does it have, what kind of powerful people have come here before … you can tell me all about it. "
Jiang Wang wasn't someone who would make friends easily. On the contrary, he was a little "shy" most of the time. It was only in front of Zuo Guangshu that he could find joy in teasing this young man.
It was as if he was looking past time to see his past self — to another possible self.
Big Brother Jiang, who had come from afar, was thirsty for knowledge. Zuo Guangshu could only introduce him casually, but he secretly quickened his pace.
The mountain path forked and turned left, passing through a flowerbed and a suspension bridge.
After enduring the demonic sound for a long time, Zuo Guangshu finally breathed a sigh of relief, "We're here!"
The suspension bridge behind them had long been hidden in the clouds.
What they saw in front of them was a sealed valley.
The mountain path paved with stone slabs extended from the suspension bridge to here and finally stopped in front of a huge stone door.
This was a very thick and heavy stone door. The texture on the door was roughly the same as the stone itself. It was very rough. It had an ancient feeling of dullness.
There were no guards in front of the stone door, but there was a tower on the left and right sides.
"Uncle Scar!" Zuo Guangshu shouted.
There was someone on the tower.
It was definitely an expert.
Because before Zuo Guangshu shouted, Jiang Wang hadn't sensed the presence on the tower.
At this moment, on the left tower, a presence appeared out of nowhere, like a ferocious beast waking up. Jiang Wang immediately sensed danger.
"The person you invited has arrived?" A man with a slanted scar on his face looked down at Jiang Wang from the tower.
It was just a casual glance, but Jiang Wang felt that the man was looking for his weakness.
He stood motionless, but his muscles had quietly tightened. He was ready to fight at any time.
He wasn't worried about any accidents happening in the Zuo family's territory, but it was a kind of fighting instinct.
After cultivating to this level, his body's instinct didn't allow him to relax in the face of danger.
"That's right!" Zuo Guangshu answered confidently.
The man called "Uncle Scar" didn't say much. He didn't seem to have much interest in Jiang Wang. He withdrew his gaze and casually pressed behind him.
The two huge stone doors slowly opened.
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