The convoy of the Xiao Clan had already docked at the last city, Three Yang City, to the Cold City Pa.s.s. As long as they pa.s.sed through this city, they would reach the Cold City Pa.s.s.

According to the rules, all the pedestrians and convoys heading to the Cold City Pa.s.s had to go through the inspection by the soldiers, so they got off the carriages and accepted the inspection.

Xiao Ding's heart involuntarily sank a little when he saw that there was nearly double the number of soldiers guarding the city gate compared to usual.

It was clear that the situation at the Cold City Pa.s.s was not looking good now that the city gates had been fortified with additional troops.

At this moment, Xiang Yun had already stepped down from the carriage and was staring at Three Yang City through the dark clouds. The city gates were dark and overcast with dark clouds, giving off a heavy feeling of a storm was brewing!

Xiang Yun walked over to Xiao Ding's side. At this moment, Xiao Ding, Xiao Ling'Er and the other guards of the Xiao family were all gathered together, ready to be examined by the border guards.

"Uncle Xiao, Miss Xiao, fellow brothers, we are about to arrive at the cold city gates. Let's part ways here!"

At the cold city gates, Xiang Yun had to go to the camp, while Xiao Ding and the rest had to take the goods to Tiger City. The two went their separate ways.

When everyone heard this, only Xiao Ding replied with a smile, "Alright, Brother Wei, let's say our goodbyes here. Qingshan will not change, there will always be green water flowing. We will meet again in the future due to fate!"

As for the others, they acted as if they had not seen Xiang Yun, not having seen him at all. Only Old Chen who was in the group hesitated for a moment before smacking his lips and speaking in the end.

"Brother Wei, you have to be careful when you enter the military camp. You don't have any martial arts, so don't cause trouble inside. We won't be able to help you."

Hearing this, the corner of Xiang Yun's mouth raised into a smile as he said, "Many thanks for Big Brother Chen's concern. Don't worry, I won't cause trouble!"

"Of course, that is only if they do not provoke me." These were the words Xiang Yun had added to his heart.

Xiang Yun then turned to look at Xiao Ling'Er, "First Miss, goodbye!"

Xiao Ling'Er did not even look at Xiang Yun. She only pursed her lips and said, "Hmph, it's better if we never meet!"

"Haha, that's fine. Then let's just disappear." Xiang Yun smiled.

Finished speaking, Xiang Yun turned and walked to the city gates before the rest of them, walking all the way there.

"Halt!"

The moment Xiang Yun stepped through the door, guards on both sides called out to him.

"Hmph, those who leave the city have to go through an inspection. Don't they know about it?" Two guards immediately walked over and stopped Xiang Yun.

Xiang Yun spread out his hands. Right now, all of the things he had on him other than the Giant Blue Profound Sword were kept in his storage ring. There was nothing left to search for.

A guard immediately walked in front of Xiang Yun, pretending to walk a few rounds around him before whispering in his ear, "Kid, are you ready to pay the bill to leave the city?"

The guard saw the situation and laughed coldly, "Humph, don't tell me you don't even know this rule. With the tense situation outside the Cold City Pa.s.s, it is not easy to leave the city. It is easy to leave.

"There's such a rule?" Xiang Yun frowned, his eyes unconsciously staring at the guard, his gaze sharp!

The guard was scared witless by Xiang Yun's gaze, immediately s.h.i.+fting his gaze away as he scolded in a low tone, impatient.

Seeing this, Xiang Yun just stood there without moving, not showing the slightest intention of taking the money. He coldly asked, "Dare I ask, who made this rule?"

"Oh, you brat, you don't want to live anymore, right? If you want to leave the city, then give me the money. If you don't, quickly scram! If you dare to yell again, be careful, I'll catch you and break your hands and feet!"

Hearing this, Xiang Yun's eyebrows jumped as a wave of anger surged in his heart. He couldn't tell that this kind of s.h.i.+tty rule about paying money in and out of the city gates was simply a method used by these guards to ama.s.s wealth.

As a soldier guarding the city gates, he actually dared to so brazenly search for the fat of the people. He was truly lawless!

"So what if I don't pay to enter the city?" Xiang Yun asked in a cold voice.

The moment these words left Xiang Yun's mouth, it immediately attracted the attention of many guards at the city gates. These guards all looked at Xiang Yun with unfriendly expressions, and one of the city guards, the captain of the guard, was even maliciously staring at Xiang Yun.

"Brat, if you don't want to die, then just obediently give me the money. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving here today."

Hearing this, Xiang Yun's heart burned with anger. Just as he was about to take action, Xiao Ding rushed over from behind, hurriedly explaining to the guards.

"Ah, fellow military officers, this is my friend, he's from the south. I don't know the rules here, but please don't mind him. This is his fee for crossing the city, I've paid for him. Most of the military officers have treated him to tea."

Xiao Ding took out a piece of twenty silver ingot and handed it to the city guard captain. The latter took the ingot and weighed it in his hand. A satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Hmph, consider yourself lucky. Someone is spending money for you, otherwise … hmph!"

Xiao Ding, who was standing to the side, patted Xiang Yun's shoulder and said to the city guard captain, "Mister soldier, can you let my friend out of the city now?"

Just as the city guard captain was about to let them through, his gaze landed on Xiang Yun's back. He immediately said, "Go and remove this kid's sword from his back. Check it out!"

"Ah, sir, his sword is made of aluminum. It's used to scare the thieves along the way. There's nothing to check." Xiao Ding advised again.

Xiang Yun's gaze swept across these soldiers, saying indifferently, "Are you sure you want to check my sword?"

"Nonsense, quickly take the sword away!" The city guard captain coldly scolded!

Xiang Yun laughed coldly upon hearing this. He extended a hand to grasp the hilt of the Azure Profound Sword, and with a slight use of force, pulled the sword out of its scabbard. The enormous body of the sword, which was as black as ink, was exposed under the sunlight.

As the city guard captain stared at the huge sword, a strange light flashed across his eyes as he secretly thought to himself.

I want to see if you have any problems with this sword. Lately, a lot of people have been secretly selling weapons to the barbarians.

The smile on Xiang Yun's face grew warmer as he heard this, "Army Lord, this sword of mine is not light, you must catch it!"

"Humph, what a joke, you can even move a pretty boy who's as thin as two taels of silver, how can I not pick it up?" Cut the c.r.a.p, throw it over! "

When the city guard captain saw the greatsword in Xiang Yun's hands, he felt it was rather light and light, as if the sword was not very heavy.

After Xiang Yun finished speaking, he raised the Giant Blue Profound Sword high up in the air, and the sword flew towards the city guard captain!

"Heh heh." The captain looked at the incoming huge sword with a greedy look on his face. He took a step forward and reached out his hand to receive it!

"BOOM!"

With a dull thud, everyone saw a shocking scene. The captain of the city guards, who had both hands on his sword, was actually sent flying by the gigantic sword!

The surrounding soldiers jumped in fright and rushed forward to borrow the city guard captain's strength. However, an even more shocking scene occurred. The soldiers that wanted to borrow the city guard captain's strength were all forced to fall backwards by an irresistible force!

More than a dozen soldiers attacked at the same time. Under the impact of the huge sword, they were like mantises blocking a chariot. With a strange cry, they all fell backwards.

"Ouch!"

Along with a series of m.u.f.fled sounds, more than ten soldiers were knocked down by a sword, rolling like a gourd on the ground.

At this moment, he felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him, suffocating him to the point that he couldn't breathe!

Everyone was dumbstruck as they watched this scene. They stared dumbfoundedly at the giant aluminum sword that they had thought was used to scare the Thieves.

Xiang Yun ignored the shocked gazes of the crowd as he walked step by step towards the fallen soldiers, arriving at the City Guard Captain's side.

"How is it, sir? Do you want to continue the inspection?"

The surrounding soldiers were finally roused from their stupor and immediately drew their swords to surround Xiang Yun. All of them looked at Xiang Yun warily, but none of them dared to approach him. Instead, they stealthily retreated backwards, afraid that they would be the ones to take the lead.

Xiang Yun sneered as he slowly bent down to grasp the hilt of his sword. He exerted a little strength and picked up his greatsword, turning around and waving it towards Xiao Ding and the rest.

"Everyone, farewell!"

In the next moment, the wind whistled at the city gate and the city gate guards were all flying and rolling on the ground. At the same time, a figure suddenly disappeared from where he stood.

"This … this …"

Xiao Ding was mumbling as he stood on the spot. As he watched the scene unfold in front of him, a violent storm was brewing in his heart. Sure enough! As expected, his intuition was not wrong!

Behind them, their faces had originally been filled with smiles as they waited for Xiang Yun to laugh at Xiao Ling'er. Now, they felt as if they had been struck by lightning. She looked at the empty city gate with a dull gaze.

However, in the blink of an eye, there was already no trace of them left …

He had finally arrived at the Cold Mountain Pa.s.s!

There was a huge bronze gate under the gate. At the moment, it was opened wide by fellow disciples. Beneath the gate, there were tall and st.u.r.dy soldiers wearing bright armor and sharp blades and spears.

After arriving at the city gates, Xiang Yun did not go look for the border camp's barracks, but instead waited at the same place. Old Liang had once said that as long as he went to the cold fortress, there would be people coming to pick him up!