At the end of November, it was cold and the entire Guanzhong Plain was covered with heavy snow. This heavy snow was not just the place in Guanzhong, but from the northwest to the northeast, in fact, most of the entire Qin Dynasty was swept by this cold current from Siberia, and a large-scale blizzard was roaring and landing.

Since the Yanmen Pass incident was exposed in the court, it has indeed caused great uproar among the people, especially the disciples from the Hundred Schools of the Six Kingdoms, who were excited to demand punishment for the murderer. Although most people did not dare to blatantly point the finger at the Marquis of Wucheng, the private discussions and discussions were very direct, and they accused Wang Li of being accused of being a disaster for the army and being severely punished.

Two days later, Emperor Shin-Emperor went to court to announce that he had appointed Tongwu Hou to personally go to the military camps in the northern region and Yanmen Pass to investigate the whole story. At the same time, he ordered 400 miles to rush to Yanmen and Taiyuan counties, so that local officials could cooperate with Tongwu Hou's investigation, and at the same time, they strictly monitored the local people to prevent riots.

The Daqin Metropolis Daily soon published the beginning and end of the incident in the latest issue of the newspaper, with a slight deletion, focusing on putting the order to strictly investigate and punish the murderer first.

After the newspaper came out, the sentiment among the people calmed down a lot, especially the students of the five major colleges and the disciples of the hundreds of families were notified. Before the incident was fully investigated, do not let others spread rumors. The Secretariat also issued a handwritten order from the Marquis of Qinghe, strictly ordering the Lieutenant's Office to carefully inspect the inside and outside of Xianyang. Anyone who talks without foundation and who is talking nonsense will be detained and punished for lying. In just two days, several trolls in the Quyuan house were dragged away by the Lieutenant Imperial Guard and threw them into prison.

Therefore, although the matter at Yanmen Pass was exposed, under the strict orders of the court and the guidance of newspapers, the people did not have too confusion or anger. After all, although this matter seemed very serious, it was actually impossible to get along with Xianyang. Moreover, the emperor and the court had already begun to investigate, so it was useless to make trouble.

Although he arranged for Tongwu Hou to investigate, the people still admitted it because Tongwu Hou had made too much contribution and had no flaws. He heard that he had personally entered the palace to see His Majesty and asked to investigate his son. He thought he would not abuse his power.

In the vast snow, a team of thousands of imperial guards and guards crossed the frozen river and walked west along the Fen River.

With long spears, rushing flags, howling cold wind and rolling goose feathers, the entire team walked along the road with more than a foot deep snow, and the snow was struggling along the way.

At the front of the team, a mighty general wearing a blood-colored cloak. Although his body was covered with thick snowflakes and his nose and eyebrows were almost covered and invisible, he still waved his horse whip to command the team to move forward quickly.

From Xianyang to Yanmen Pass, the distance is nearly two thousand miles. It is snowing heavily when it is about to leave, but after departure, it arrives at Fen River. The heavy snow becomes more and more violent. There are almost no pedestrians on the road except for this army. In Guanzhong and Hedong County, civilians in rural and towns along the way see such a group of soldiers in the Qin Dynasty walking in the snow. Local officials and elders greet the villagers to carry pots, carry mud and hold the slurry to greet them.

The heavy snow fell for three days. Although it was intermittent during the period, the thickest snow on the road had exceeded three feet. Even on the official road and the storm, the snow had accumulated more than two feet. Before leaving Hedong County, it had reached a point where it was almost impossible to move forward.

Although the snowstorm blocked the road, the army still had no plans to stay. It was not only the city along the way to prepare food, grass, food and accommodation.

Seven days later, after the army followed the Fen River to the west and entered Taiyuan County, the atmosphere along the way suddenly became cold. Except for some local officials who arranged for soldiers to greet him, there was almost no civilian coming to express condolences. This situation made the accompanying imperial guard generals very nervous, and Wang Ben felt uncomfortable, and his expression became more and more anxious.

Although the heavy snow has stopped, the temperature is even lower, and the melted ice and snow have become ice-filled on the road. The rapid march for several days and the cold weather have exhausted the accompanying imperial guards, and the war horses cannot hold on. The incidents of stumbles and falls happen from time to time, resulting in more than ten accompanying imperial guards being injured and even severely broken their leg bones.

"The general, just now, the county magistrate of Langmeng County came to report that Guanchengling, which leads to Yanmen Pass in the northeast, was crushed by blizzards due to disrepair, and the roads passed were blocked by rocks and blocks. They are organizing civil servants to clear them, which will take at least two days to pass." An imperial guard who was exploring the way forward came back to report.

"Are there any other roads leading to Yanmen besides Kaiguanchengling?" Wang Ben sat on the cold stone. Although he was still tall and majestic, he was covered in mud and dust, his beard and hair were tangled and messy, and his face was full of fatigue. It can be seen that the journey was very hard.

"If you don't go to Guanchengling, you need to go northwest along the Fenhe Valley, and then turn to more than 30 miles eastward, and then go up the avenue after passing through Guanchengling. However, according to the county magistrate, this road is rugged and steep, few people walk on weekdays, and I heard that one of them is called Heilongkou, which is particularly dangerous, with dragons appearing, and every year pedestrians are swallowed by dragons..."

"Hmph, where are the dragons? Just insects and snakes!" Wang Ben snorted coldly and stood up.

"General, this place is only 300 miles away from Yanmen Pass. The soldiers are exhausted for several days of travel, and they cannot hold on to the horses. They need to be repaired. The last general recommends that they temporarily stay in Langmeng County for two days to rest. After the road to Guanchengling is opened, it is not too late to walk. Now that the snow is blocking the mountain and blocking the road, the major general will not be able to do anything..." The accompanying imperial guard captain clasped his fists and requested.

"General, Xiao Zhengwei said it well. Please rest for two days before leaving. The officials are almost unable to hold on..." Several officials of the Ministry of War, who were covered in furs like brown bears, also begged.

After a while, Wang Ben sighed and waved his hand: "It's because I am too anxious. I will go to the magistrate of Langmeng County and the county magistrate of Langmeng County to quickly arrange food and accommodation. We will repair it for two days before leaving!"

After ordering, the thousands of imperial guards who were accompanying each other were all cheering and thunderous.

After struggling in the snow and snow for seven consecutive days, almost everyone could not hold on. However, everyone's jubilation had not lasted for long. Just when they arrived at a horse feed farm outside Langmeng County to repair, several fast horses suddenly came, and the leader of the sixth-grade official uniform rolled and crawled into Wang Ben's room where he was resting.

"Report to the general. An hour ago, a messenger came to report to Guangwu County. Civil riots broke out in Guangwu County. Thousands of bandits rushed into Guangwu County and destroyed the county government. The county government was set on fire by mobs. The county magistrate was also shot and killed by bandits when leading the police magistrate to suppress it. Now the entire Guangwu County has lost control..."

"What?" Wang Ben, who had just finished eating and drinking, was lying on the kang and was about to rest for a while, sat up suddenly, grabbed the clothes of the Langmeng County Magistrate Langmeng and shouted: "Is this matter true? Where is the messenger?"

The magistrate of Langmeng County was pale and muddy and said stammeringly: "The Guanchengling Ridge has not been built yet, and the messenger cannot pass. He just shot a letter with a bow and arrow. The letter is here... Please read it..."

Wang Ben let go and snatched the letter from the county magistrate and unfolded it. After that, there were only a few dozen words, which meant that a large number of mobs took advantage of the heavy snow to rush into the county town to burn the county government while the police were unprepared. The county magistrate who went to suppress died, and all the magistrates and soldiers fled.

The letter was signed by Guangwu County Magistrate Fu Rui, and it was also stamped with an official seal.

"General, the magistrate of Guangwu County is familiar with me. This is indeed his handwriting. Guangwu County must have fallen into the hands of bandits!" The magistrate Langmeng's cheeks were twisted in horror.

"So quickly send the letter Xiao to see me and help me wear armor!" Wang Ben threw down the letter and ordered a few personal guards.

"Yes, Marquis!" Several large and thick guards rushed over to help Wang Ben wear his armor. Before he could wear his clothes, Xiao Xiao came hurriedly.

"Person Xiao, immediately ordered the camp to set off. No one is allowed to carry except for boiling a kettle of dry food and weapons. You must arrive in Guangwu County tomorrow..."

While speaking, Wang Ben reached out and hung a wide-blade and wide-mouthed waist knife on the hook around his waist and walked out of the room with great strides. In an instant, a sharp and sharp bamboo whistle sounded outside the door.

The sudden order made all the imperial guards who had just eaten and drank and prepared to relax and rest nervously emerge from the straw sheds and wooden sheds around the camp. Many people had no time to put on their clothes, their armor was not in order, and their swords and guns were messy, and the whole scene was extremely chaotic.

Accompanied by the harsh whistle after another, a moment later, the thousand imperial guards finally calmed down and lined up. Although they didn't know what had happened, the military orders were as strong as a mountain and no one dared to ask.

"Report, General, you can set off!" The confused Captain Xiao compiled the team and reported.

Wang Ben didn't say much, and then turned over the horse and pointed the whip in the northeast. "The mob in Guangwu County rebelled and killed the county magistrate and burned the county magistrate. The sons and men followed the marquis to suppress the rebellion immediately. Where is the county magistrate? Quickly call the guides to take a detour to Guangwu County and leave~"

With the order of Wang Ben, a thousand imperial guards rode their horses out of the forage farm, and their horses were whistling on the ice, snow and mud and whistling northwest. The sound of horses like thunder resounded for dozens of miles.

Under the guidance of several guides hurriedly summoned by the magistrate of Langmeng County, Wang Ben led a thousand imperial guards and guards to the northwest along the Fenhe Valley. Because there were few pedestrians and no roads, the valley was covered with ice and snow, and its vision was white, leaving only a rugged ditch. More than a thousand people could only walk slowly in the ditch, trampling on the snowy and uneven stones, and only walked twenty miles in one hour. However, because the road was not distinguished, the horses lost their hooves from the war horses. In just two hours, dozens of war horses and more than ten imperial guards had been injured.

The whistling cold wind whistled along the river valley, rolling up the snow on the mountains on both sides, blowing on people like a snow mist dragon, and the skin hurts like a knife. However, Wang Ben did not dare to delay time, for fear that the affairs in Guangwu County would deteriorate to a point that was completely uncontrollable, so Wang Li would have to bear more responsibilities, so he could only continue to urge the imperial guards to speed up their progress.

"Report, General, the convenient place is the Black Dragon's mouth. According to the guide, there are black dragons here, and people, animals, tigers and leopards can be swallowed up. They dare not continue to move forward!" The imperial guards leading the way came to report.

"All nonsense is talking, I will go and take a look!" Wang Ben, who was exhausted from ice and snow, was furious and quickly came to the front of the team along the rugged and bent river valley under the escort of a group of guards.

The valley in front of me is extremely narrow, with strange rocks on both sides of the road accumulated in the middle, forming a structure that looked extremely strange like a cave. In addition, various ancient trees and vines on the mountains on both sides intertwined and entangled, and now it is covered with snow. In addition, it is almost dusk, so this valley looks gloomy and dark, like a monster's head with a big bloody mouth, as if it is going to swallow everything in front of me.

"General, there are dragons in the mouth of the black dragon. Every year, people die here. They can only wait for the snow to melt and climb over the ridge..." A ragged guide knelt on the ground in great horror and shivered.

"Where is the dragon? Don't mess with our morale!" Wang Ben strode to less than ten feet away from the entrance of the valley. In the dark cave, the cold wind was accompanied by the whimpering sound of the ghost valley wolf howling, which sounded terrifying and hair standing upside down.

"Dear men, who dares to go and check it out!" Wang Ben turned around.

At this time, the group of imperial guards and guards standing beside him were silent, and some people couldn't help but take a few steps back, their faces full of horror.

They are indeed a group of war-torn Daqin warriors. They will not retreat even if they let them go to the battlefield to fight against the enemy. However, the dark cave in front of them and the narrative in their mouths cannot resist martial arts. There are words about dragons and monsters everywhere, which is beyond the point where the flesh and blood of mortals can compete with them.

"Hmph, all the men followed the order and followed me to break through this valley. Those who dared to retreat would punish them by military law. "Wang Ben choked and pulled out the knife in his hand and walked towards the cave.

"General~" a group of guards rushed forward to persuade them.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Wang Ben kicked a guard to the ground in anger.

"Come on to protect the general!" Xiao Xiao gritted his teeth and pulled out his big sword from his waist to command the imperial guards to follow. So the thousand imperial guards had to lead the horses and carefully follow Wang Ben, stepping into the valley step by step, step by step on the ice and snow water and the rugged rocks.

The valley was extremely dark, and only a faint white light was visible in front of me, which was the light reflected by the snow at the entrance of the cave in front.

The mountain walls on both sides were rugged and steep, and the sound of horse hooves kicked and pedaled, causing the cold and squeaky river water. The entire cave seemed to be shaking and trembling during the shock, and at the same time, the snow fell from the invisible head.

“Woo~~”

After the team was about a moment of progress, a sound of ghosts and howling sounded suddenly in the darkness, and a huge black dragon shadow seemed to fall from the sky in the darkness, and a dizzy and disgusting roar of his teeth and claws was accompanied by a dizzy and disgusting smell.

"The dragon is here, run away quickly!" The guide who followed a group of teams let out a few terrifying and shrill screams and turned around and fled out.

“南~~南~~”

Under the sudden intimidation, not only the imperial guards fled in panic and frightened, but the war horses held in their hands were also frightened and neighed constantly. Many people broke free from the reins and turned around to escape. Suddenly, the narrow caves were neighing and neighing, and many people were directly knocked down by the frightened war horses, and screams came one after another.

"Who is the evil one~"

Wang Ben, whose hair was standing upside down, raised the big knife in his hand and slashed at the dragon shadow that was rushing towards him.

"Crazy~~"

The dragon shadow collapsed at the touch, and instantly turned into several black mists and passed by. In the sound of puff puffs, Wang Ben felt that he was being swept through the leather armored helmet by some sharp objects, and his whole body seemed to be rolled up by the black mist and flew away from the ground. At the same time, a more terrifying sound mixed with the cold wind, as if the entire cave had suddenly come alive, and there were black dragon shadows everywhere, jumping out from the mountain wall and pounced towards the accompanying imperial guards.

"Don't panic, there is the exit ahead, follow me to fight out!"

Wang Ben held a big knife in his hand and slashed left and then slashed, but in fact it was like fighting a shadow that did not exist at all. At the edge of the blade, all the black shadows that rushed towards him would instantly dissipate, and then turned into countless faint black gas that dispersed around his body, circling around him, and at the same time it would also arouse a more terrifying shrill sound of howling ghosts and wolves.

"Protect the General!" A group of guards and Xiao Zhengwei could only yell and gather their subordinates in a panic, wrapping Wang Ben in the middle and running forward quickly. The imperial guards behind him also waved their swords and continuously defeated the shadows around them, pulled the war horses and fled forward.

A white hole appeared in front of it.

"I have seen the entrance of the cave, rush out!" Captain Xiao roared.

"Kill~~" When we arrived here, although everyone was still inexplicably frightened, since we saw the exit, everyone suddenly felt a sense of courage. Thousands of people waved their weapons and killed them around, and then shouted to pass through the cave entrance. Half a moment later, Wang Ben broke out into the dark cave under the escort of a group of guards and imperial guards. The imperial guard behind him led the war horses and surged out like a black tide.

"Report to the general, three guides disappeared, injured more than 70 people, more than 40 war horses escaped, and ten others were unknown!" After breaking out of the terrifying black dragon mouth, counting the losses, what they got was a result that made Wang Ben vomit blood.

At this time, all the imperial guards were dressed in disheveled clothes and looked at the black dragon's mouth dozens of feet away, and they all trembled slightly all over.

No one knew what the black ghosts in the cave were just now. They collapsed at once, but they circled around their bodies like ghosts. Countless sharp claw marks were left on the armor, and many people were covered with wounds on their faces.

But the only thing that is thankful is that most people finally broke through this terrifying cave safely, with a loss rate of less than one tenth.

Wang Ben sat on a cold stone, his face was pale and messy, and while he was breathing heavily, he felt an uncontrollable blood rushing out of his forehead.

"Let's go, hurry up and hurry up. The injured person rides a horse, and the strong person walks. You must walk out of the valley before dark!" Wang Ben stood up with a big knife in his hands, then felt the darkness in front of him, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his throat.

"General~~" The guards and countless imperial guards rushed to the scene and helped Wang Ben up.

After a long breath, Wang Ben reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, put away his waist and waved his hand: "It's okay, I haven't fought like this for a long time, I'm just exhausted, let's go!"

Wang Ben got on the horse, and the guards and the imperial guards could only follow quickly. The injured were helped to the horse, and the strong body stepped on his legs and followed behind. The team set off again, trampling on the cold river water and snow along the valley and winding towards the northwest.

In the messy river valley, a dark cave opened its fangs like a bloody mouth. The howling cold wind passed through the cave and made a sound of ghosts and wolves howling. As the people left, they were soon flooded with the fierce and rolled snow mist. Only a low whimpering sound was heard vibrating the fields.
Chapter completed!