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Chapter 146 The Loyal Guardian of Bai Yueguang Jin 21

Xue Zhao carried a simple baggage and rode a horse. He traveled during the day and arrived at the inn to rest before night fell.

Late at night, she would read the letter over and over again, and hold the jade pendant tightly before she could fall asleep peacefully.

After more than ten days, we finally arrived in the northern part of Suzhou.

It was a vast desert of sand. At first glance, it was all dry yellow sand. Clumps of brown weeds were clinging to the surface with their last bit of vitality. In the distance, a small river was dark in color.

It is surrounded by towering rugged rocks. After millions of years of ravages by the north wind, large patches of gray gravel are exposed. There is not a single dead root or grass, and it looks desolate and gloomy.

There is not a single trace of green in this place.

The military camp guarding the border was set up not far from the wasteland, close to a water source and surrounded by rocks.

Xue Zhao stood outside the fence, looking into the distance and lost in thought.

"I heard that you want to see this general?"

A deep and majestic voice came from behind. Xue Zhao turned on his toes and looked at the person who came.

The man had a square face, thick black eyebrows, and eyes as sharp as wild geese in the sky. He was tall and strong, and even though he was only wearing a simple cloth, he still had the murderous aura and majesty of a general.

Xue Zhao clasped his hands together and said in a loud voice: "I am Xue Zhao, and I have long heard of General Zhao's great name!"

Zhao Kan looked him up and down with scrutiny, "Xue Zhao? Who is he from? Why are you here? What do you want to do?"

He asked repeatedly, and his aura was so strong that the round-faced soldier following behind him felt extremely pressured.

Xue Zhao was not afraid at all, his eyes were as bright as torches, "I am from the capital, serving the people of Dachen, and I want to be a great general."

Hearing this, Zhao Kan sneered, "What a big tone. Young man, you can't become a general just by a few words."

"If I meet your requirements, can you agree to let me join the army?"

Zhao Kan couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly when he heard this. The corners of his mouth curved with interest. "Then we'll see if you have the ability to do this."

Afterwards, Zhao Kan brought Xue Zhao into the military camp.

The two men stood on an open space, and Zhao Kan announced loudly in front of everyone that if Xue Zhao could withstand ten blows from him, he would be considered successful and would be allowed to join the army.

There were few entertainment activities in the military camp, and now that there was new fun, the surrounding soldiers gathered around and clamored in agreement.

"This guy is really a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. I am afraid of General Zhao's kung fu."

"Yes, last time, Lieutenant General Li couldn't withstand ten moves. This guy will definitely be defeated in three moves."

"He's going to get beaten up pretty badly."

Everyone sighed.

Xue Zhao put the bundle on the ground and saluted in a formal manner, "General Zhao, I'm sorry."

Zhao Kan raised his eyebrows and punched directly.

Xue Zhao calmly raised his hand to block, and when he saw another hand blade coming down, he dodged nimbly.

A look of surprise flashed across Zhao Kan's eyes, and his fighting spirit gradually grew stronger, and his offensive became more intense.

The two men fought with bare hands, and the crowd was excited.

It was unknown how long it took before Zhao Kan stopped talking. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and spoke in a steady and powerful voice:

"I didn't expect you to be so good at martial arts. You can actually take on so many of my moves."

Xue Zhao was also a little out of breath, "General Zhao, am I qualified to be your soldier now?"

Zhao Kan did not answer. He turned around and looked at the people around him, and asked loudly: "Brothers, do you think he can do it?"

"can!"

The people around shouted loudly.

Zhao Kan approached him and patted his shoulder vigorously. "From now on, you will be a soldier under me, Zhao Kan. As for what you just said, it depends on whether you have the ability to do it."

To become a general, one cannot rely solely on military force.

Finally, Xue Zhao was arranged to live with the round-faced soldier.

The round-faced soldier was very handsome and looked harmless. His face was tanned from long-term tanning, and when he smiled, he had two small dimples. Others also called him "Xiaojiu."

After Xiaojiu led him to his residence, he instructed him on some simple matters before going back to continue his guard.

He also comforted him by saying that the Hu people have been more well-behaved recently and told him not to be afraid.

Across from them were several large mountains, and on the other side lay the territory of the Hu people.

Hearing this, Xue Zhao thought it would take a long time for him to show up, but he had the chance tonight.

The night was dark, with thick and dense dark clouds, not a single trace of moonlight could be seen.

After a tiring journey, Xue Zhao fell asleep as soon as he got into bed as usual.

Outside the tent, there was a biting cold wind, and the low, shrill sound whistled past, as if it was rushing through the endless wilderness.

It was dark all around, and Xue Zhao's dark eyes suddenly opened.

He lay motionless on the bed, listening to what was happening around him.

Something is wrong!

Amid the howling of the north wind, there was clearly a sound of hurried footsteps approaching.

He reached out and woke up Xiaojiu who was sleeping beside him.

Xiaojiu was dazed, Xue Zhao lowered his voice, "There's some noise outside, I'll go out and take a look."

Xiaojiu closed his eyes and muttered, "It's the wind."

Xue Zhao was still worried, so he sat up instantly, reached out to the head of the bed, and put on his clothes hastily, "I'll go take a look."

He quickly put on his boots and headed out the door.

"Yeah." Xiaojiu responded reflexively in a hazy state.

Peace returned to his surroundings, and he wrapped himself in the quilt with peace of mind, ready to fall asleep again.

A minute later, he suddenly opened his eyes and regained consciousness.

That kid really went out?!

Without thinking too much, he sat up, put on his clothes in a hurry, and ran out while putting on his shoes.

As soon as we opened the tent, the cold north wind blew up mercilessly, freezing our bodies and making our legs tremble. The remaining sleepiness was completely blown away.

Xiaojiu glanced around. Apart from the thick night, he could vaguely see a lit torch on the lookout tower ten meters away. The sentry on it had found a stick from somewhere and was playing with it boredly, leaning against it and looking into the distance.

Nothing unusual.

Xue Zhao was making a fuss out of nothing.

Xiaojiu tightened her clothes and was about to turn around when she suddenly felt a chill on her back.

wrong!

That sentry's posture is wrong!

In late autumn and cold winter like this, the sentries on duty are extremely afraid of the cold and usually sit inside and look through the gaps. It is simply impossible for them to stick their heads out from above!

He turned around suddenly and saw the sentry leaning half of his body out, as if he was not afraid of the cold, and remained motionless for a long time.

A chill crept up from the soles of his feet, and Xiaojiu ran forward with his head raised.

The sentry stared with his eyes wide open, his cheeks had long lost their color, his lips were blue, and the stick he had just seen turned out to be an arrow, stuck straight in the soldier's chest.

When Xiaojiu saw this, he was so frightened that his legs went limp. He ran away in a hurry, shouting, "The enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking!"