Chapter 3: Camel Mountain

  As I walked out the door, I pulled Qing'e to the corner and she asked anxiously, "How is it?" I waved my hand triumphantly: "It's a success..." Qing'e suddenly looked gloomy and said, "Will you come back after you leave?" I pinched her cheek and said, "Silly girl, of course I won't come back after I leave..." Qing'e's eyes turned red and she said, "What about me?" Seeing that she was about to cry, I quickly comforted her: "Even if I don't come back to this house, we'll still remember each other. Who knows, maybe after I settle down outside, I'll send someone to pick you up..." Although we haven't been together for long, I know that in this world, the only ones who truly care about Wu Fei are his old mother and this little girl. What I can do is be good to her now! As I said that, I turned around and ran. "Where are you going?" "Just wait here for me..." Qing'e ran far away.

  She didn't work hard, she brought back a small package and handed it to me, saying: "I almost forgot, going out always needs money, this is my savings over the years, you take it with you..." I pushed it out and said: "How can I take your money?"

  "Green sleeves said discontentedly: 'What's the difference between you and me...'"

  "Uh... what I mean is that I don't even have any savings..."

  "Your eyes flipped and said: 'You don't have a military position like the other young masters, you eat and drink at home, where did the money come from?' I sighed and said: 'It's not just that people are useless, but also eating soft rice on the way...' I took over the package, my mood suddenly became very heavy, this is all Xiao Yatou's hard-earned money... I didn't say anything else and came back to the stable again, Big Beard was still busy there, saw me and wondered: 'Why did Fifth Young Master come back again...'"

  "I said: 'The old master has sent me on official business, would you trouble yourself to saddle a horse for me...'"

  The big bearded man unexpectedly said: "How did the old master send you, Young Master Five..." I knew he was half-believing and half-doubting, so I quickly showed him the stack of envelopes. "Hurry up, it's urgent." The big bearded man saw the seal on the envelope and didn't dare to delay. He quickly saddled a horse with nimble hands and feet, stood aside and bowed his hands, saying: "Congratulations, Young Master Five, the old master is willing to send you out, which means you will soon become as powerful as the other young masters..."

  With tears in her eyes, she watched me mount the horse. I smiled at her and said: "Don't worry, maybe one day I'll send someone to pick you up..."

  Green sleeves pretending to be a foreigner, afraid of revealing his true identity, can only nod vigorously.

  I was riding on horseback with a calm mind, when I suddenly thought of having stayed in this house for so long without even knowing my own name. Although I didn't plan to come back, I still felt some regret. I turned my eyes and intentionally raised my voice to say to Big Beard: "Before leaving, Young Master, let me test you - do you remember what my name is?"

  Big Beard laughed and said: "What joke did Fifth Master tell? Isn't your official name Jia Di Zai?"

  "Stidi?" I almost fell off the horse, Stidi loaded, and I'm still a galaxy baby, isn't this that rotten eared koala?

  The big-bearded man said with a sly tone: "I also know that 'zai' is the 'zai' in carrying objects..."

  I weakly waved my hand: "Bye...bye..."

  I just turned back to the entrance and asked the big bearded man: "Do you know which direction to go for the nearest post station towards the border of Yuan Guo?"

  The big-bearded man silently pointed southward...

  I galloped out of the city gate, and before long, I was outside the city. I wasn't good at riding horses, but with my mother on my mind, I had to grit my teeth and bear it. My hands and legs were soon covered in blood blisters. After running across a large expanse of wilderness, I found the first post station at the edge of a small town. The horse's strength was clearly waning, so I didn't hesitate for a moment. I dismounted quickly and entered the station, where an old innkeeper wearing a green military uniform saw my unconventional attire and expressionlessly said: "We don't do private business here. If you want to stay, go another three miles ahead, there's an inn..."

  "I am on official business..."

  "Oh..." Lao Yi Cheng immediately became more serious: "Then please show me your letter of introduction..."

  I pulled out a large stack of envelopes and threw them in front of him, saying: "You look at which one is it."

  The Honglie Empire is the most powerful country on the Federal Continent, and its military construction is naturally very regular. In the era of cold weapons, information transmission is equally important, so post stations have become an essential part of the military. The Honglie Empire is no exception. At this time, although war has not yet broken out, battle reports rely entirely on post stations for transmission. The post stations of the Honglie Empire are easy to identify and well-prepared. Wherever I go, as long as I take out an urgent order, someone will prepare horses and dry rations for me, and I can set off immediately without worrying about horse fatigue.

  Like this, from less than noon to the sun leaning west, I have changed three stations, relay generally crazy run, both sides of my thighs are already sore and numb, before the sky completely darkened, I finally arrived at the fourth station. At this moment, I am already disheveled and exhausted with bloodshot eyes! The station master took one look at me and said: "Brother, you can't go on like this, we haven't even left Honglie State yet, how will you make it to Maoguo if you keep going like this?"

  "I helplessly said: 'The military situation is urgent, and we can't take care of that many...' My eyes suddenly saw a large bundle of bamboo standing at his door, I asked him, 'Do you still want those...'"

  I used a rope to tie the bamboo poles together, making it look like a square frame, and then fixed the frame on the saddle, so I could ride the horse while leaning against the frame and dozing off. The innkeeper couldn't help but exclaim: "How did you come up with this...?"

  I mounted my horse, leaned back, wrapped the reins around my hands twice, and sped off like a convertible sports car that had just been filled with gas in the desert. I coolly raised two fingers at the relay station and disappeared into the dust.

  Later, I found that this method is good, but it's not very safe. With the horse's bumps, I was in danger of falling off at any time. Finally, I tied myself to the back frame with a rope around my waist for several laps, and now I'm much safer. The postman told me that even if the horse runs away, it doesn't matter, as it is very familiar with the road between the stations, which also solves my problem of not knowing the way. However, this way, a good open-top carriage becomes an interval bus...

  After the second dawn, I was informed by the next relay station's relay: Before nightfall, I have hope to cross the border of the Honglie Empire. Before greeting him, I had already fainted on the horse, and when it was time to change horses, I smiled at him with a stiff hand and foot: "Please find a few more people to help me down...", The relay station master found a few people to lift me off the frame, he took a look at what I did and couldn't help but laugh: "This method of yours is really something I've never seen before." Suffering Mei actually did as she said, becoming the old lady's personal bodyguard.

  Mom walked slowly to my side, sighed slightly and scolded in a low voice: "Why didn't you listen to me?"

  I blinked and said: "When a son grows up, he naturally doesn't listen to his mother's words."

  Su Jing said cautiously: "Dry mother, Xiao Long is now a different person from before, I believe that after he comes, the situation will take a turn for the better."

  I immediately asked: "Right, what's going on now?"

  Mom said: "Fought a few battles with Hei Jisi's men, made some small gains, but the overall situation hasn't changed much."

  "I said: 'Let's catch up again later' Let's talk about something specific first."

  The old mother lifted the curtain: "Come in and talk."

  We entered the big tent, and Mother saw that I was covered in dust and asked me: "Do you want to rest for a while?"

  I waved my hand and said, "It's nothing." This is the current me, with a strong sword aura as my backing. If it were in the past, I would have probably been crippled by now.

  "Alright." Mom led us to a map, pointing at the two curved lines on it: "The mountain where our troops are trapped is called by locals as Hei Jisi Mountain, which consists of South Peak and North Peak. Now our troops are trapped on the highest South Peak——" She pointed at the top end of the lower curve, "I originally thought that the Black Armor Army had surrounded us at the foot of the mountain, but it's not like that. They occupied the relatively lower North Peak."

  "Then it won't be a complete siege?"

  "Listen to me, the name of Lao Ma Mountain is not for nothing. Apart from having two high peaks, there is also a body below, and the terrain of these two mountain peaks is similar. Three sides are steep cliffs, and if you want to go down the mountain, there is only one small path between the two peaks. Now, both our army and the enemy occupy one peak each. It's hard for Hei Jisi's army to climb up the south peak, but they occupy the north peak and control that small path. Our people can't come down, it's harder than going up to heaven!"