Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 479: Eastward and Westward Rebellion

Chu Xiaomu remembered that he had only been in Baijun City for a few days when he encountered troubles one after another. If it were not for his powerful force, he would have been unable to move in this city.

He also thought that everyone on Baihua Island was from a foreign land and was unfamiliar with the East Continent. After he left, they might encounter similar troubles. So he decided to give them the gold waist badge that Mu Longguang gave him, just in case.

He told Xiaoxuan and Xiaoying about this idea, and the two girls naturally agreed.

The three of them returned to the house again.

When the people on Baihua Island saw Chu Xiaomu and the other two coming back, they were both happy and confused.

Chu Xiaomu handed the gold badge to Bai Shantang and said that if anyone tried to make things difficult for him, he could just take out the badge and others would not dare to make things difficult for him.

Bai Shantang took it doubtfully, thinking that the sign was just made to look good, so how could it possibly scare people away.

Chu Qi wanted to keep the three of them for dinner before leaving. Xiao Xuan said that they had been delayed for half a day and that Bicheng was a big event and they had to rush over as soon as possible. The people on Baihua Island had no choice but to give up.

Chu Xiaomu and the other two walked out of the street when they suddenly heard footsteps following them. Turning back, they saw Du Heng, who was carrying a cloth bag and biting his lip, chasing after them.

Chu Xiaomu and the other two had no choice but to stop and wait. When she came closer, they asked, "Miss Du, where are you going?"

Du Heng lowered his head and said, "You go find the general, I want to go too."

Chu Xiaomu and the others suddenly realized that Yang Dou was also there, and this Miss Du, who usually didn't talk much, must have gone to find him.

Xiaoying happily took her hand and said, "Okay, let's go find the general together. It will be more lively on the road with one more person."

Chu Xiaomu said: "Your father, he..." What he meant was, of course, whether you ran out like this with your father's consent or not.

Du Heng said: "You have arranged everything properly, so I don't have to worry about him." Obviously, his father didn't agree, but you, Chu Xiaomu, don't have to worry so much.

Chu Xiaomu looked at Xiaoxuan.

Xiaoxuan said, "Then let's go together. It's not only inconvenient but also boring for a girl like her to stay at home with those uncles all day."

Xiaoying and Duheng were both happy.

Chu Xiaomu bought two bags of dry food such as steamed bread, as well as sheepskin water bags, umbrellas, bamboo hats, fire starters and other items at the market. He also rented a two-horse cart, took the three women, went out of the east gate of Baijun City, and headed eastward to Juhou Pass.

Houguan is located 1,800 miles northeast of Baijun City. On the way, it passes through seven or eight large and small cities, including Yang'a, Tongshan, and Xuanma.

Although Chu Xiaomu had a horse-drawn carriage, it could not seat four people. Also, the horse had a bad temper and would not let others ride on its back. Therefore, renting a horse-drawn cart was a helpless move.

Although the Huang horse is fast, the horse carriage is much slower. Even if you drive fast or slow, you can only travel about 200 miles a day.

Chu Xiaomu knew that it was useless to be anxious, so he no longer set a target for when to arrive at the Bicheng West Righteous Army. He just hoped not to encounter villains like Mo Haodong who were coveting to take advantage of the situation, so as to avoid causing trouble and wasting time.

Fortunately, the journey was peaceful and without any complications.

Moreover, the conversation among the four of them was naturally much more interesting than Chu Xiaomu's journey alone on horseback from Xishou Mountain to Yinling Town and then to Baijun City.

Xiaoying was unhappy that Chu Xiaomu didn't allow her to ride the horse, saying that she was still the same stingy person as before. Chu Xiaomu and Xiaoxuan tried to explain to her but she didn't listen.

Chu Xiaomu had no choice but to let her try to ride on the horse.

Cheng Huang was very smart. As soon as he saw Xiaoying raising her legs to mount the horse, he ran away and really did not allow her to ride on his back.

Xiaoying was not angry, she tried again and again. Once or twice she almost jumped onto the horse's back, but unexpectedly she jumped up on the horse's back and was thrown off in an instant. Fortunately, Chu Xiaomu was quick-witted and Xiaoying did not fall to the ground.

There were no problems along the way, and on the eighth day, we finally arrived at Juhou Pass.

The uncle driving the carriage was unwilling to pass through, so Chu Xiaomu had to help the three women get off the carriage, paid the carriage fare and let him go back.

It was easy to pass the checkpoint. Baijun City only strictly questioned people from Bicheng who entered Baijun City, and did not restrict those who left the checkpoint.

It was even easier to get to the Green City Army's side of the pass. The guards only had half a squad of seven or eight people, probably because they were short of manpower. The rest of the troops were arranged to fight the Red Army on the banks of the Kun River.

Chu Xiaomu took out the Bicheng military badge. When these people saw that it was the captain of the horse herding team who had made great contributions more than two years ago, they immediately stood up in awe and hurriedly let them pass.

Before leaving, Chu Xiaomu asked them about the direction to the West Yi Army camp, and the guards told him the truth. Before the four of them had gone far, the soldiers began to talk about why he brought back three beautiful women.

Chu Xiaomu smiled and pretended not to hear.

After entering the territory of Bicheng, there are far fewer people along the way than in Baijuncheng, and most of them are pale and thin, as if they haven't had a full meal for a long time.

Chu Xiaomu saw two elderly men in their sixties supporting each other and walking slowly westward. Their frail figures made people feel sorry for them, so he took out four steamed buns from the package and handed them to them.

The two old men hurriedly expressed their gratitude and even knelt down to thank him. Chu Xiaomu quickly supported the two old men and asked them what the current situation in Bicheng was.

The old man said: "Many of the young ones who can run have already run away. Some have gone to Jinyang City, and some have gone to Baijun City. Only those of us who are old and can't run are left. Sigh... What a sin..."

Chu Xiaomu asked, "Old man, are you two going to Baijun City as well?"

The old man said, "Where else can we go? At least there we can get something to eat. The Bicheng now..." He shook his head, tears streaming down his face.

Chu Xiaomu asked him what happened to Bicheng now, but the old man didn't want to say more. Chu Xiaomu took out two gold shell coins from his pocket and gave them to them so that they could buy some food on the way.

After walking for a while, they found that the terrain in this area of ​​Bicheng was flat and there were many water systems. There was a lake every ten feet and a stream every hundred feet. Chu Xiaomu thought that such a terrain would not only be disadvantageous to the cavalry of Bicheng, but also to the Red Soldiers who were used to the dry and waterless environment. They were all in the same boat and no one would benefit.

The road was difficult to travel on, so the four men walked and rested for another two days before reaching the Western Yi Army camp.

But there were only a few soldiers stationed in the camp. After asking them, they found out that the general was indeed near the bank of Kun River, and even Huan Zhizheng, the commander of the Western Yi Army, had already gone there.

The Western Yi Army camp was still more than 500 miles away from the banks of the Kun River where the general and others were. It would take at least ten days to walk there.

Chu Xiaomu asked the sergeant stationed in the camp to borrow two horses for riding on the road. The sergeant spread his hands and said, "Brother Chu, it's not that I don't want to lend you horses, but now there are not as many extra horses as before. We only have five horses for the twelve of us, so we really can't spare any more horses for you."

Chu Xiaomu had no choice but to give up.