Chapter 2: On the way [Part 1]

The next day, early morning.

In front of the east main gate of Anmin City, among the crowd waiting for the city gate to open, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Chong and several guards disguised as civilians, pretending not to know each other, stood in the crowd scattered, and silently waiting for the city gate to open.

The reason why Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong disguised themselves from the city was of course not to let outsiders know their identities, nor did they want outsiders to know that they had left the city. Because Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong had a special identity. After the Zhang Jiao uprising, the court issued a reward to all those involved in the rebels. All members of the Zhang clan were on the list, among which Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong were also worth 500 taels of silver as compatriots.

Five hundred taels of silver. In this year, five hundred taels of silver is enough to make some people who are making a living from the knife to take risks!

Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong's rewards were 500 taels of silver each, which was 1,000 taels of silver. If outsiders knew that the two had left the city, maybe some poor masters would hit the two of them. You should know that for outsiders, they were both rebels, and they would kill them if they were killed, without any guilt, and they could get a bounty, so why not do it?

"Yeah, isn't this Brother Li?"

"So it's Brother He, I'll be lucky, what? Brother He is going to leave the city too?"

"Haha, I'm afraid Brother Li is going to Qingquan City?"

"Two masters have made an appointment to fight outside Qingquan City. As a martial arts world, how can you miss it..."

Zhang Yuan heard the sound familiar, so he forgot to go over to the two people who were talking, but found that Li Dong, a martial arts rookie who had met at the birthday party of Mr. Wu in Wuchuan, and there were a few young people standing beside Li Dong, each of them in Jinyi and a knight-style outfit. Except for the differences in color, the clothes were similar in style. Moreover, these people were wearing swords of the same style on their backs or waists.

"This Li Dong seems to be from the Tianjian Sect, so his companion should be his fellow brothers." Zhang Yuan said intimately.

At this time, Zhang Chong touched Zhang Yuan's arm and raised his chin in one direction. Zhang Yuan glanced at Zhang Chong, then looked in the direction Zhang Chong signaled, but saw more than 20 soldiers leading the war horses walking to the city gate. Among these soldiers, Zhang Yuan's second cousin Zhang Cheng actually had Zhang Yuan's second cousin.

"Second brother, it seems that cousin Zhang Cheng is going to leave the city, and maybe he will go to Qingquan City. Should we say hello? If we can go on the road together, it will be much safer." Zhang Yuan said softly.

"There are so many people here. I will recognize my second cousin after leaving the city." Zhang Chong replied softly.

Zhang Yuan nodded, then stopped talking and quietly waited for the city gate to open. While waiting, the number of people in front of the Dongcheng Gate increased. At first, the number of civilians was still the majority, but gradually the martial arts people accounted for the majority. Most of these martial arts people knew each other, so they started talking to each other. As they were talking, they brought the topic to the battle between Master Liujue and Marshal Zhu Jiukang, and they all expressed their opinions and discussed it.

Master Liujue replied to the invitation letter from Grand Marshal Zhu Jiukang and agreed to compete with Grand Marshal Zhu Jiukang for a gamble. This happened two days ago and was officially released yesterday. However, in less than two days, this incident has spread all over the country!

For a moment, the world was sensational, and all forces in the entire Ming Dynasty became nervous. The victory or loss of a martial arts battle was not only related to the Tizhou uprising army, but also to the peace of the entire Ming Dynasty!

If Master Liujue loses, the Tizhou uprising army will be calmed in a blink of an eye. However, if Marshal Zhu Jiukang loses, Marshal Zhu Jiukang will live in seclusion from now on and no longer care about the affairs of the court. Then, even if the last pillar of the Ming Dynasty collapses, the building will collapse and there will be no power to return to the sky. At that time, all the states and counties in the world will definitely raise the flag of uprising, and the world will be divided, and chaos will be in full swing!

The two masters compete to discuss victory or defeat, this is a big gamble! A big gamble that bets on the peace of the people of the world!

"Open the city gate!" a city gate guard shouted.

As the city gate guards shouted, several other city gate guards opened the city gate in the river, and the heavy city gate made a "click" sound, and then slowly opened.

After the city gate was opened, people inside and outside the city rushed to the city gate at the same time, but those entering the city had to undergo a cross-examination, and there was no need for those who left the city. Therefore, people outside the city lined up in a long queue, while those who left the city quickly passed through the city gate and watched the scenery for a moment. The people who left the city left.

After Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong left the city, they first met with the guards. Everyone got on horseback, rode their horses, and went east along the official road...

"Second brother, cousin Zhang Cheng should be not far ahead. Why don't we catch up with it?" Zhang Yuan asked Zhang Chong next to him.

"No, let's just follow them. At noon, they will definitely rest at the station in front. We will catch up and it will not be too late to recognize each other." Zhang Chong said.

"Okay." Zhang Yuan responded, then stopped talking and moved forward silently. The white horse he sat down was summoned by a horse sign. It was easy to control it and there was no need to worry too much. So Zhang Yuan drove the horse while observing the surrounding environment. However, there was nothing to see on both sides of the official road, and there was wasteland caused by drought everywhere.

Time passed by minute by minute, and in a blink of an eye, it was almost noon. Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong and his group arrived at the station on Guanlu. At this time, the station was very lively, and many passers-by were eating, drinking and resting in the station.

Zhang Yuan, Zhang Chong and his group got off the horse and entered the post station. They first glanced at the situation inside the post station. Unexpectedly, they did not find Zhang Cheng.

"Second brother, cousin Zhang Cheng may have already set out on the road, or he has never stopped at the station anymore." Zhang Yuan said.

"Forget it, maybe my second cousin has urgent matters. It's okay to go on our own. OK, find a seat quickly, have enough food and drink, and you have to rush to the road in the afternoon." Zhang Chong said.

Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong and their group occupied two tables in the corner of the post station, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong and a table, and several guards were on the table, and then ordered some food. However, the food in the post station was very monotonous, with only dry food, vegetable soup and pickles, and some wine with unknown amount of water.

Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong are not picky and eat whatever they have. After all, this chaotic era is good for ordinary people to eat with food.

After a while, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong had enough food and drink, ordered a pot of tea, took a break, and then checked out and walked out of the station, got on the horse and continued on the road...

About an hour later, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong and their group were rushing on their way, and suddenly they rode a black horse and rushed up from behind. The man was very fast and in a blink of an eye, they arrived in front of everyone, and then galloped past Zhang Yuan and his group.

When Zhang Yuan was passing by, he saw the face of the horse man, but found that the man was familiar with him and recalled him a little. Then he remembered that the man was named Chen Feng, who had met at the birthday party of Mr. Wu in Wuchuan, and this man had a conflict with Li Dong, and he treated the family sword score that Li Dong lost to him as a gift to Mr. Wu. Zhang Yuan had a deep memory of the scene at that time.

However, after a moment, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Chong and his group caught up with another group of people. These people were also rushing and galloping past Zhang Yuan and others. Zhang Yuan once again found an acquaintance and looked at Li Dong, while the rest were Li Dong's fellow disciples.

At this time, everyone was walking against the wind, the sky was dry and the ground was covered with dust. These people rushed to the road, but behind them were dust.

Zhang Chong waved the dust in front of him and cursed, "Cough, cough, damn, I'm in a hurry to attend the funeral!"

However, Zhang Chong's scolding was in vain, because the people in front of him had already run away and could not hear Zhang Chong's voice at all.

"Hehe, second brother, I know one of those people who just passed by." Zhang Yuan also waved his hand and said, slapping the dust.

"Acquaintance?" Zhang Chong asked in surprise.

"I'm not familiar with each other, I just met him. A few days ago, when I attended the birthday party of Mr. Wu Chuan, the leader of the Tizhou branch of the Dajiang Alliance, the group of people just now should be disciples of the Tianjian Sect, one of them was the chief disciple of the inner sect, named Li Dong." Zhang Yuan said.

"Oh, he, I've heard of it." Zhang Chong said.

"What? He is really famous?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"Hahaha, it's quite famous. Li Dong once threatened to defeat Chen Feng, a rookie in the world. In the end, not only was he defeated by Chen Feng, but he also lost the Family Sword Book. Now the Li family has informed the martial arts world that if Li Dong cannot recover the Sword Book, he will remove Li Dong from the Family Sword Book. This guy made a big joke. He is neither the head of the family nor the eldest son. He dares to use the Family Sword Book to gamble, and he is too confident." Zhang Chong said.

"...Second brother, the person riding a dark horse that I just passed by was Chen Feng. You said Li Dong and his gang were chasing Chen Feng, right?" Zhang Yuan guessed.

"Oh? That person was Chen Feng just now?" Zhang Chong was stunned at first, then smiled sarcastically and said, "This world is so chaotic. Li Dong joined the Tianjian Sect and became the chief disciple of the inner sect of this generation. He was so crazy that Chen Feng was not much better. Before he reached the innate realm, he caused a lot of trouble. Whether he could reach the innate realm alive is still unknown."

"What is the background of Chen Feng?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"There is no background. It's just a lone hero. But I admire him very much. This guy is famous for being fierce. He has challenged his martial arts fellow martial arts since he was a teenager and has been practicing martial arts. I don't know how many enemies he has accused of, but he has not died for ten years. I wonder if he should say that he has good luck in running away? Or should he say that he is lucky? Of course, this does not rule out that this person is extremely wise! Rumors in the world that if Chen Feng does not die for twenty years, he will become a master!" Zhang Chong said.

"When he was a boy, he started to travel around the world? How old was he?" Zhang Yuan became interested in Chen Feng at this time. When he was a boy, he challenged his fellow martial arts people everywhere and honed his martial arts skills. He was truly a strange flower in the martial arts world.

"It is said to be fourteen years old, but what is important is not how old he is, but how he challenged his fellow martial arts masters, not to make friends through martial arts, but to fight for life and death! Those who have fought with him are either dead or injured, and few people who escape unscathed!" Zhang Chong said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!