One day later, Zhang Lang led Zuo Xiaowei's 70,000 troops to set off, crossed the Yangtze River, and drove northwest. They traveled day and night along the way. In the afternoon, the army arrived at the foothills of Xuanyuan Mountain, where they saw stretches of mountains and cliffs.

In the sky, the official road winds through the mountains, surrounded by dense and green woods. The sound of the army's march startled a flock of birds flying overhead.

Roar!! Suddenly there was a roar from the front. All the officers and soldiers were startled and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw a huge man fighting three tigers on the mountainside not far away.

The tiger was extremely huge and far beyond ordinary tigers. When it pounced, the wind was rustling and the roar was shocking! However, the big man was not afraid at all when fighting against three. A tiger rushed towards him, but was hit in the head by his fist as big as a bowl.

He was punched so hard that he fell on his back; almost at the same time, the other two tigers, one on the left and one on the right, roared and rushed towards him! Zhang Lang and others were shocked when they saw this scene. At this time, they saw the big man take a step back.

His arms spread like a roc's wings and grabbed the backs of the two tigers at once, and then slammed the two tigers together with force.

The two tigers collided with each other, and they couldn't tell the difference between east, west and north for a moment. The previous tiger jumped up and rushed towards the chest of the big man. The big man suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed the tiger's neck. It was huge.

The tiger was held in the hands of the big man like a kitten. It struggled with all four limbs and was unable to escape. Then the big man raised his right fist and struck the tiger on the head. With a bang, the tiger's brain burst and he struggled for a while.

Then his limbs drooped and there was no more movement.

At this time, the other two tigers shook their heads vigorously and woke up. Seeing that their companions were beaten to death by the big man, they roared loudly at the big man, but they did not dare to pounce on them and attack.

The big man threw away the tiger carcass in his hand and let out a thunderous roar at the two tigers. The sound was like rolling thunder, shaking the mountains and rivers! The momentum of the two tigers immediately weakened, they turned around in a hurry, and ran away with their tails between their legs.

Zhang Lang couldn't help praising: "What a brave man!" Then he galloped over and shouted: "Strong man!..." At this time, the big man had already put the tiger corpse on his shoulders and was about to leave, when he heard Zhang Lang

He couldn't help but turn his head when he heard Lang's cry, saw Zhang Lang, and asked loudly: "You called me?"

Zhang Lang galloped up to the big man and got off his horse. Only then did Zhang Lang realize that this big man's physique was really amazing! He was probably more than two meters tall, as wide as a wall, with a waist like a giant pillar and arms like stone beams!

Zhang Lang cupped his fists and said: "My name is Zhang Lang. I just saw the strong man fighting the tiger and I was very impressed! I want to ask the strong man to be my subordinate. What do you think of the strong man?"

The big man looked at Zhang Lang, then looked at the army behind him, and asked: "Are you a general?"

Zhang Lang said: "I am General Zuo Xiaowei. If a strong man follows me, he will definitely have the opportunity to make great achievements!"

The big man said angrily: "My master said that I will definitely meet a noble person, is he talking about you?" Then he said with some worry: "I have a big appetite. I eat ten kilograms of meat in one meal. Can you afford it for me?"

Zhang Lang laughed heartily and said, "I will give you thirty kilograms of beef for every meal! Drinks are not included!"

The big man's eyes lit up and he asked with infinite joy: "Are you telling the truth? Are you not lying to me?"

Zhang Lang smiled and said, "I always mean what I say!"

The big man knelt on the ground with a plop and said loudly: "My younger brother, Xiong Kuohai, pays homage to my eldest brother!" Zhang Lang was stunned, laughed, nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'm very happy to have a brother like you!" Then he asked

He asked, "Do you need to go home?" Xiong Kuohai shook his head and said, "I'm alone, so I'll go with my elder brother. There's no need to go home!" Zhang Lang led him back to the army and went to the army.

The generals introduced this newly acquired brother. When the generals saw the vast sea standing there like a pillar supporting the sky, they couldn't help but marvel.

After such an interlude, the army continued to advance and marched for another ten days before finally arriving in Chang'an.

As soon as the army arrived in Chang'an, an officer immediately conveyed the emperor's order, ordering Zuo Xiaowei's army to enter a camp specially prepared for them in the west of the city. At the same time, Zhang Lang was ordered to enter the palace immediately to see His Majesty.

Zhang Lang ordered several generals to lead the army into the west camp. Xiong Kuohai, Yun Niang, her daughter, and He Baicao all went to the west camp. Zhang Lang led a few soldiers and followed the officer who came to deliver the order.

Ma entered the city and went to the palace to meet the emperor. Zhang Lang had been in this era for some time, but he had not yet seen this Sui emperor who was famous in the annals of history.

Several people followed the officer who delivered the order to the outside of the palace. Zhang Lang looked up and saw that the palaces and halls were stacked on top of each other, standing at the highest point in Chang'an, like a fairy palace.

The officer explained to the guard guarding the door, then turned back to Zhang Lang and said: "General, please go in alone. Someone will lead the general to see your majesty."

Zhang Lang said thank you, and walked into the palace. As soon as he entered the palace gate, a young eunuch immediately came up to him, bowed and asked, "Is this General Zhang Lang of Zuo Xiaowei?" Zhang Lang nodded and said: "

It's me." The eunuch stretched out his right hand and said, "General, please show me your official credentials." Zhang Lang took out his iron plate and handed it to the eunuch. After the eunuch checked that it was correct, he handed his hands back to Zhang Lang and said,

"General, please come with me." He then led the way, with Zhang Lang following behind him.

Zhang Lang looked around and found that the palace was almost completely silent and quiet. Probably no one dared to make a loud noise in the palace.

Zhang Lang followed the eunuch around the majestic palace at the front of the palace, passed through a gate, and passed through the nine-curved corridor, and finally came to the outside of a quiet palace nestled among green pines and cypresses. The eunuch asked Zhang Lang to stop.

Next, he quickly went in to report. After a while, he saw the eunuch coming out, standing on the steps at the door and shouting: "Your Majesty has a decree to summon General Zuo Xiaowei to see you!"

Zhang Lang immediately walked up the steps and was about to enter the imperial study. However, he was stopped by the eunuch, who pointed to the long knife on his waist. Zhang Lang understood, took off the long knife and handed it to the eunuch, and then walked in

Royal study room.

As soon as he entered the imperial study, he saw several eunuchs standing on both sides, and sitting behind the desk in the middle was a tall middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties but with a kind temperament. Zhang Lang immediately paid his respects: "I will pay my respects to your majesty!"

The emperor raised his head, smiled and said: "No need to be polite, just get up and talk."

Zhang Lang stood up.
Chapter completed!