250: The barbarians are moving eastward, and you two are now conscripted.

This was a desolate desert, with strong winds carrying sand particles across the sky. The air was extremely dry, and many white bones were exposed.

Although there were occasional bushes scattered around, they couldn't hide the extreme desolation of the place.

Suddenly.

Boom!

The heavens and earth roared, the wind howled, and a black-blue Void Realm crack opened in the sky. A figure stepped out powerfully from the Void Realm crack.

The figure looked at the surrounding environment, his Divine Sense sweeping a thousand-zhang radius. It was uninhabited, with only the sound of howling winds and sand.

Damn it, where did he end up? Was this still within Great Chu?

He hoped he didn't end up in barbarian territory.

This figure was naturally Chu Jiang, who had emerged from the Tai Xuan Secret Realm crack. The turbulence within this crack was indeed significant; those with slightly weaker strength would surely be swept into the spatial turbulence.

Chu Jiang waved his hand, and his clothes changed into a brand new outfit: a black robe, and a mask that could alter one's appearance.

It was confiscated from a Mandala assassin, and he hadn't expected to use it today.

Subsequently, a black whirlwind rose, and Chu Jiang vanished from his original spot.

Half an incense stick later.

Chu Jiang arrived at a small town called Blackwater Town.

He went directly to the town's largest restaurant. His attire didn't attract attention, as there was a group of black-robed people there.

“Waiter, two bottles of old wine, three large plates of beef, plus a plate of peanuts, and a few stir-fried side dishes!”

“Coming right up, esteemed guest, please wait a moment!”

Chu Jiang called out, then casually found an empty seat and sat down.

After a quarter of an hour, all the dishes were served.

Chu Jiang savored the delicious food. After all, he had been lying down for half a year. Although he had reached his current Realm, he could already abstain from grain.

But the desire for food was still inevitable.

“Have you heard? The barbarians attacked Langlang Pass again a few days ago, they just won't stop.”

“The barbarians have already attacked Langlang Pass ten times this month, what's so surprising about that?!”

“Langlang Pass is guarded by General Li Ze; it’s foolproof. No matter how fiercely the barbarians attack, they won't break through!”

The Wild Cloud County border had a total of twelve passes, forming a defense line consisting of three Heavenly Passes and nine Secondary Passes. Langlang Pass was one of them.

“Brother Qian, my batch of goods, you see…”

“The wind is too tight recently, wait a little longer!”

...

Chu Jiang ate while listening to the people nearby talk, his Divine Sense also sweeping across the entire town.

He gathered some general information.

One of the nine Secondary Passes was currently under attack.

The entire town had a garrison of a five-hundred-man army, all of them in the Vajra Realm, and one Peerless Grandmaster.

It served as a transit outpost.

Just then.

A soldier in a Xiaowei uniform, with one hand on his blade, walked into the restaurant.

A group of people stood up, forcing a smile, and cupped their hands, saying, “Greetings, Li Xiaowei!”

Li Xiaowei was the guardian of Blackwater Town. He was upright and incorruptible. Within a radius of several hundred li, regardless of whether they were from the righteous or unrighteous paths, as long as he caught them with a handle, they would not fare well.

Everyone feared him three parts.

Li Xiaowei nodded, but did not respond.

He gestured to the waiter to bring some good wine and dishes.

“Your Excellency Xiaowei, please wait a moment, we’ll get everything ready for you right away!”

The waiter said with a smile.

Chu Jiang looked in Li Xiaowei’s direction. Li Xiaowei, such a familiar name. It reminded him of the time he fell into a new world after consuming the Enlightenment Leaf.

Could it be that Reincarnation truly existed in this world?

He thought about it, but it seemed unlikely. In such a vast world, there were dozens, if not hundreds, of people named Li who became Xiaowei.

Just then, an urgent voice came from outside the restaurant.

“Your Excellency Xiaowei, the barbarians have moved east and already crossed Langlang Pass. They’ve probably entered our Wild Cloud County by now!” the adjutant said with a grim expression.

“Langlang Pass was breached? How is that possible?!”

Li Xiaowei's expression changed. Langlang Pass was one of the nine Secondary Passes of Wild Cloud County, and also the gateway to Wild Cloud County. Not only were its walls high and thick, but it was also guarded by two hundred thousand Feiyun Army, with several Faxiang Realm experts. How could it have been breached?

Moreover, Great Chu and the barbarians had an agreement: Heaven and Earth Realm experts and above were not allowed to make a move, otherwise, if Heaven and Earth Realm experts from both sides were to act, the border would be strewn with corpses.

Heaven and Earth Realm was equivalent to a nuclear weapon, only serving as a deterrent.

Unless one side’s Heaven and Earth Realm greatly surpassed the other’s, allowing them to disregard the rules.

In reality, the barbarians had far fewer Heaven and Earth Realm experts than Great Chu. However, Great Chu was besieged on all sides, especially its northern border, which tied up more than half of Great Chu’s experts and troops, almost the entire nation's strength.

Four of the Seven Marquis of the Borderlands were stationed in the north, which was enough to prove that the northern threat was far greater than that of the barbarians.

But without Heaven and Earth Realm experts making a move, how did the barbarians breach Langlang Pass?

“Where is General Li Ze? Why did Langlang Pass fall?!”

Everyone else was also greatly alarmed. The barbarian advance eastward would surely lead to a Corpse Mountain of blood, with rivers of blood. Three hundred years ago, the barbarians unexpectedly broke through once. Although they were later repelled, millions died, and wherever they went, not even chickens or dogs were left.

The adjutant did not respond, but continued:

“Your Excellency, it wasn’t breached, it was bypassed!”

“Bypassed?”

Li Xiaowei was puzzled.

“It should be a spatial node. The barbarian bandits used it as a springboard to directly bypass the Langlang Pass defense line!”

A voice suddenly sounded, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

“Brother, if you don’t understand, don’t talk nonsense!”

“What kind of spatial node can accommodate such a large army and still evade the scouts everywhere?!”

Someone in the crowd raised a question.

A spatial node would be good if it could accommodate a few traversals; such a large-scale movement was almost impossible.

However.

“Your Excellency, how did you know? We just received the news ourselves!” A hint of suspicion flashed across the adjutant’s face.

[Ding]

[Triggered mission: Barbarian invasion of the Great Chu Border. There must be an internal traitor at work. Please repel the barbarians and kill the internal traitor within three days. Mission reward: two hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones]

[Mission failed: Three Potency Pills]

Hearing the System’s voice, a hint of surprise flashed in Chu Jiang’s eyes. It seemed that this mission module could only be triggered by encountering events.

However, even without the System mission, he would repel the barbarians.

“Now, Li Xiaowei, you two are temporarily conscripted by me!”

“Give me a map of Wild Cloud County!”

As soon as Chu Jiang finished speaking.

The other people in the restaurant were shocked. How dare this guy? This was Li Xiaowei, whom no one within several hundred li dared to provoke.

The adjutant frowned slightly. Was this kid here to cause trouble?

“You great…”

“Lord Marquis Chu?!”

“You weren’t already…”

Someone exclaimed.

Everyone's pupils constricted.

Just then.

Chu Jiang resumed his original appearance, holding his embroidered spring blade, and stood before everyone.