Stepping into the Tianyong Pass means stepping into the Imperial Shang Dynasty.

From the age of coming of age to the present with white hair and gray hair, the Zhenbei Army has dedicated their entire lives to the Northern Frontier. They have no wives and no children.

All they had were endless enemies and comrades who kept dying in battle.

"The Imperial Dynasty."

It is difficult for people who have never been away from home for a long time to understand what it means to be homesick.

Chu Zhongxing could see that Guo Xiaoding's hands were shaking slightly as he rode the horse.

With Xu Zhiyuan's support, Wu Yanyou hosted a banquet for Chu Zhongxing and his group. The food was not luxurious, but Chu Zhongxing still ate voraciously, feeling extremely satisfied.

Nearly a year after coming to this world, Chu Zhongxing tasted for the first time the real food that belonged to the Imperial Shang Dynasty, instead of the slightly fishy barbecue and thick vegetable porridge that Yancheng ate every day.

After the meal, Wu Yanyou began to arrange for everyone to rest. After the new army under Chu Zhongxing and the Yancheng Town Northern Army had solved the problem of food and clothing in Huotouying, they were arranged to rest on the spot in an open area, while Chu Zhongxing and others were arranged in a slightly rough room.

At this time, it was still early in the morning. Chu Zhongxing, Guo Xiaoding and others, who had just had a full meal, were naturally not sleepy. After following Wu Yanyou's subordinates to visit the arranged accommodation, they returned to the main hall of the government office at Tianyong Pass.

As if he had known that Guo Xiaoding and others would come, Wu Yanyou prepared some fruits for Chu Zhongxing, Guo Xiaoding, and Su Mu:

"Generals, angels, please take a seat!"

The people guarding the city were forbidden to drink alcohol. After Chu Zhongxing sat down, he picked up a fruit that looked like a peach and took a bite. He was the first to speak:
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wu, for hosting the banquet. We have been trapped in Yancheng by the barbarians. We are short of supplies and food. It has been a long time since we have eaten such delicious food. If I have been disrespectful, please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Wu."

Chu Zhongxing is the commander-in-chief of Yancheng and theoretically everyone's superior. He first expressed his gratitude and then asked about things that everyone was concerned about.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, what exactly is going on in the court right now?"

"You don't hold any official position, so how can you personally guard the Tianyong Pass?"

Chu Zhongxing has already learned some things about the Imperial Shang Dynasty from Zhang Chengjun and others. This time he wants to confirm from Wu Yanyou whether what Zhang Chengjun and others said is true?

“The throne that rules the world is coveted by the Emperor of the Shang Dynasty and the King of the Nine Provinces.

Now the nine kings of the Imperial Shang Dynasty jointly rule the Imperial Shang Dynasty. Naturally, the princes of the world disagree. They all led their troops to meet the emperor, hoping to help the emperor drive away the nine kings. "

"Of course, whether these princes are truly helping the Emperor, only they themselves know."

Wu Yanyou shook his head: "Money can move people's hearts. For the princes, nothing can move them more than the throne of the emperor."

"The princes of various places led their troops to station in Zhongzhou, resulting in the lack of military forces in various parts of Jiuzhou. Not only did the barbarians from all directions begin to riot and plunder our imperial Shang people, but even some of the suppressed beasts in various places took this opportunity to stir up trouble and bring disaster to the imperial Shang."

"Now, except for Zhongzhou, the other eight states have been in chaos. Yongzhou, which borders the Northern Frontier, has become the back garden of the barbarians in the Northern Frontier due to the withdrawal of the border troops."

"Although I am a free-spirited person, I cannot bear to see the common people in dire straits. I can only do my best to recover the Tianyong Pass, relying on the fact that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, to stop the invasion of the barbarians in the northern border."

"This group of damned princes, who have been receiving salaries from our Imperial Shang Dynasty, are actually committing treasonous acts. What is the difference between their actions and treason?"

The Gongyang faction all have very hot tempers.

This was not the first time that Su Mu knew about the current situation of the imperial court of the Shang Dynasty, but he was still furious when he heard it from Wu Yanyou again.

Wu Yanyou did not respond, but instead looked at Chu Zhongxing, as if asking if he had any other questions.

An angel, if it were in the past, their status and position would definitely not be comparable to Chu Zhongxing's. As an envoy of the emperor, let alone Chu Zhongxing, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army, even the princes of the Nine Provinces would have to greet the angel respectfully when they saw him.

But just as the rights of angels are granted by the Emperor, when the Emperor's majesty is gone, the status of angels gradually weakens.

Compared to the angel Su Mu, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army, who has certain military power, can be treated more seriously by Wu Yanyou.

Although, Chu Zhongxing is unusually young.

"The barbarians are powerful, and the 18 tribes seem to be quite united. There are many ambitious people among them. Can Fellow Daoist Wu stop the barbarians from moving south by relying on the Tianyong Pass?"

"Do your best and obey destiny."

Wu Yanyou did not make any guarantees. He was just a "mountain-dwelling" Taoist priest who practiced in seclusion in the mountains. When facing enemies from the Qi family realm, he could rely on various Taoist magics to kill them, but he was still far from governing a country.

Now that he has recaptured the Tianyong Pass and is guarding it personally, it is simply because he cannot bear to see the common people being plundered and slaughtered at will by the barbarians.

As for whether he could stop the barbarians from moving south, Wu Yanyou felt that he just had to do his best.

"Fellow Daoist Wu cares so much about the common people. This is worthy of admiration!"

Chu Zhongxing bowed again, and when he was about to continue asking Wu Yanyou questions, his face suddenly darkened.

Everyone's eyes were on Chu Zhongxing's face. Seeing Chu Zhongxing's expression suddenly change, Guo Xiaoding immediately looked at Chu Zhongxing with a puzzled look.

Chu Zhongxing took a deep breath, and he bowed to everyone, apologetically:
"I'm sorry everyone, Chu is not feeling well, so I'm going back to my room to rest first."

After saying that, Chu Zhongxing left without looking back.

"Feeling unwell?"

Wu Yanyou's heart moved slightly, and he immediately looked at Xu Zhiyuan who was sitting next to him. Xu Zhiyuan had been recuperating in Yancheng for half a year, and only the whites of his eyes had recovered a lot, and he could see things nearby clearly.

Feeling Wu Yanyou's gaze, Xu Zhiyuan shook his head slightly, indicating that Chu Zhongxing had no ill intentions and there was no need to send anyone to keep an eye on him.

Xu Zhiyuan was quite famous in Yongzhou, and Wu Yanyou still trusted Xu Zhiyuan. He watched Chu Zhongxing leave and did not send anyone to keep an eye on Chu Zhongxing.

"Feeling unwell?"

After Chu Zhongxing left, Guo Xiaoding seemed to have noticed something, and he immediately clasped his fists towards Wu Yanyou and followed him out. Only the angel Su Mu was unmoved by the two's departure, but continued to chat with Wu Yanyou and ask about the Imperial Shang Dynasty.

Su Mu is an angel, and he only has the emperor of the Imperial Shang Dynasty in his eyes.

In northern Xinjiang, there is the Nucir Oasis.

Nucirqon is a small oasis cluster, about 300 kilometers away from Iltsk Oasis.

This gathering place is the gathering place of Wuheng, one of the eighteen tribes in the northern border. It has a population of only about two thousand. The leader of the gathering place is at the level of self-cultivation and has more than three hundred soldiers under his command.

The gathering place of Nucierqing was not far from the headquarters of Wuheng. The leader of Nucierqing was also the younger brother of the wife of a great noble in the Wuheng tribe. It was precisely because of this relationship that the leader of Nucierqing was able to occupy Nucierqing with more than 300 soldiers.
Nucirqing Oasis is mainly used for raising cattle and sheep, providing beef, mutton and dairy products to the Uheng tribe. After the ice and snow in northern Xinjiang melted, the Uheng people in Nucirqing Oasis began to drive the cattle and sheep that were not frozen to death and started grazing.

For the barbarians of the eighteen tribes in the northern border, they basically look down on a small Nucirqing. In the eyes of these barbarians, the smallest place that can be considered a good gathering place must be the size of Iltsk Oasis.

Life in Nucirqing Oasis has always been very peaceful, with no wars or disputes, except for some minor conflicts half a year ago when some Xianyun people from Iltsk Oasis fled here, and three young men who claimed to be the new army of Yancheng were killed two days ago.

The New Army of Yancheng was the first time that the leader of Nucierqing had heard of this army. He knew that the Chengbei Army of Yancheng Town had gone crazy for some unknown reason half a year ago and razed the Iltsk Oasis to the ground, but the leader of Nucierqing was completely confused about the New Army of Yancheng.

The three new Yancheng troops that appeared near the Nucirqing Oasis were very brave but very weak. The leader of Nucirqing defeated these three guys from the Yancheng new army before he could even finish warming up.

The leader of Nucierqing originally wanted to kill these three new soldiers from Yancheng. However, when he was delivering dairy products to the Wuheng headquarters and mentioned the new soldiers from Yancheng, these three new soldiers from Yancheng were taken away by the Wuheng headquarters.

The leader of Nucierqing had no idea what happened next. He just heard that Yiluo Chanyu Cheng Youwei seemed very dissatisfied with the new army in Yancheng.

The three players who found the Nucirqing Oasis were [Sikong Zhen], [Zhang Xueyi] and [Chao Wujiu].

These three players entered the game when the version 0.55 was updated. They were not able to join the [Soldiers] and follow Chu Zhongxing to perform special missions, but were left in Yancheng.

Players are a group of restless guys. It is obviously impossible to ask them to stay in Yancheng honestly to complete daily tasks and discuss Taoism.

After Chu Zhongxing led the Yancheng New Army and the Yancheng Town Northern Army to leave Yancheng, many players also formed groups and began to explore this world.

As early as version 0.3, Chu Zhongxing cancelled the single-line narrative mode, allowing players to freely explore Yancheng and the northern border.

In addition, "Baijia Zhudao" has no main quest, so players can indeed explore the entire northern border freely.

The ice and snow in the northern border melted, the New Army and the Zhenbei Army had already left, and the remaining group of more than a thousand players could not sit still. They used the [Casting] obtained in the game, bought weapons, and began to explore around with the weapons.

[Sikong Zhen] and others were one of the groups of players exploring the northern border. The three of them were unlucky. They finally found a group of barbarians, but before they could kill them and get the [Casting] reward, they were captured by the leader of Nurciqing.

Then the three players were transferred to the Wuheng headquarters, and then from the Wuheng headquarters to Tianquan. While in Tianquan, the three players were imprisoned by Yilou Chanyu Cheng Youwei.

In order to prevent the three players from committing suicide, Cheng Youwei first cut off the tongues of the three players, and then filled the walls of the cell with soft weeds.

At the same time, Cheng Youwei also dispatched his men to monitor the players 24 hours a day to eliminate any possibility of suicide by the players.

At first, the three players didn't know what was going on. They even posted on the forum to show off, saying that they had broken into the barbarian headquarters and were having friendly one-on-one exchanges with the barbarians.

However, as Cheng Youwei led the group to torture them, the three players suddenly realized that the barbarians wanted to get some intelligence from them.

Faced with this situation, the player [Zhang Xueyi] wanted to try to reveal the information of Yancheng to the barbarians to see what plot would be triggered. As soon as he said the word Yancheng, a task popped up in front of him.

【Tenacity and perseverance! 】

[You are very unfortunate. You were captured by the barbarians. The barbarians want to get some information from you. Please show the tenacity and unyielding side of the Yancheng New Army to warn the barbarians that the soldiers of the Yancheng New Army can be killed but will never betray! ]

[Task requirements: Never say anything about Yancheng. ]

[Task rewards: awarded based on the length of time you stay online. The longer you stay online, the higher the reward you will receive.]

[Mission End: Die or be released! ]

There is a mission!
Tenacity and perseverance?
Of course I can't give in to this!

"Hehehe, you've found the wrong person if you want to get information from your Grandpa Zhang. Just torture me. If I, your grandpa, call out once, I will be your grandson!"

"You're laughing. Do you know what D means? I'm a D person. How can I be punished by torture?"

"Brothers, you must hold on. For our D and Geming, you must not give in!"

After Cheng Youwei was tortured, the three players instantly turned into drama queens and started to act. They were all virtual helmet players and had no sense of pain in the game. When the barbarians were torturing them, although they screamed miserably, they actually didn't feel anything.

Without any sense of pain and without fear of death, the three players' words were naturally tough. Cheng Youwei suddenly felt that he had found a treasure. The new army soldiers of Yancheng were indeed people of integrity and remained unmoved in the face of punishment.

Only such people can contribute the most delicious [Wuchang].

So the success rate began to constantly torture the players, from acupuncture in the beginning, to branding, to pricking fingers with bamboo sticks, breaking patella and so on.

A series of tortures were used on the player, but the player still refused to speak. After torturing the player for a day and a night, Cheng Youwei began to apply medicine to the player, forcing him to drink the medicine soup to maintain his vital signs.

Players who had been tortured for a whole day took advantage of their rest time to log off and complain about the game in the forum.

"Geneva, the planner of this game is so perverted. He actually let the enemy torture me like this and didn't let me commit suicide. Damn it, if this was any other game, I would have Alt+F4ed it a long time ago."

"Fuck, they used all kinds of torture. It's actually nothing, but the key is that you can't log off. You have to experience the torture yourself before you get the reward. I'm really sick of it!"

"No, what I'm saying is, does this game really need to be so realistic? I've already started to feel the torture. Although I don't feel any pain, it feels really bad. It's just, an indescribable discomfort!"

"This game is so bloody and cruel, aren't you afraid of being banned?" (End of this chapter)