After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 621 - 381 Something’s Wrong!_3

Centurion Luo Zhao, the commander, lived at the far end, close to the cliff, near the checkpoint post.

At this moment, the place with the brightest lights in the camp was where Luo Zhao resided.

Luo Zhao led Lian Yang and his companion northward, through a long corridor, crossing some winding steps, and arrived at the checkpoint set by the court.

Liang Zhi lay on the stone cliff, watching as someone slowly walked out from under that clump of lights in the distance; he waved his hand: "Follow me!"

Around forty people descended swiftly like hawks locked onto their prey.

The two soldiers dispatched by Luo Zhao had just stepped out of the front yard when suddenly several men in black appeared before them. Before they could react, an iron hand choked their throats:

"Where is Luo Zhao?"

The soldiers’ legs went weak, desperately squeezing out a few words: "You...are General Liang’s... people?"

The hand choking the throat suddenly stopped, and the other hand tore off the face veil, revealing Liang Zhi’s face: 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"What happened?!..."

...

Below the checkpoint, the guard was strict, with at least five layers of defense from bottom to top, making Lian Yang and his companion tense as they followed behind Luo Zhao.

In such an array, any small mistake could result in them being pierced like a beehive by the soldiers’ weapons, even if they were highly skilled in martial arts.

Finally reaching the top level, this was the last line of defense. Beyond this point was the stone staircase leading downward.

Midway through the stone staircase stood a huge iron gate.

Lian Yang looked up and saw a strip of sky squeezed by two cliffs overhead. It was impossible to tell how high it was in the night, but the oppressive feeling from the walls converging in the middle was daunting.

To facilitate monitoring of the situation beyond the checkpoint, the iron gate was not enclosed but made of bars as thick as a child’s arm, forged both vertically and horizontally.

Under the lighting, this gate was midway through the downward stone staircase, and beyond the iron gate, the stone staircase extended forward. According to the situation illuminated by the oil lamps on the stone walls, it was about half a li to the end, which opened to a broad gravelly ground. Based on maps Lian Yang had seen, that ten li stretch belonged outside the checkpoint.

But to truly reach Dayue territory, one needed to traverse an eighty-li long narrow path along that ten-li stretch.

But once through this gate and path, they could successfully rendezvous with Wu Chengping and their army of a hundred thousand.

At that time, by combining half of his Tiger Talisman with the half held by Wu Chengping, they could form a powerful military force among the three kingdoms, initiating the grand plan to flatten the north and south!

An overwhelming new tide surged in Lian Yang’s chest as he looked calmly at Luo Zhao: "Many thanks, General Luo, for seeing us off."

Luo Zhao looked at them: "Once you pass this checkpoint, it’ll be a smooth journey straight to Dayue, but the route is not guaranteed to be free from beast attacks. Do you intend to travel with just the two of you? What about your attendants?"

Lian Yang smiled: "As long as General Luo arranges for the five layers of guards below to open a path for convenience, my people will naturally follow."

Luo Zhao withdrew his gaze and clapped his hands heavily three times in the direction from which they came.

Immediately, there was the sound of clashing weapons. On the long stone staircase from below, the soldiers’ torches split into two paths to the left and right.

On the two-zhang-wide path in the middle, several silhouettes quickly appeared and alighted behind Lian Yang. Counting them, there were twenty people.

They moved like arrows leaving the bowstring, swiftly leaping behind Lian Yang.

Luo Zhao produced a heavy set of keys: "Is everyone here?"

Lian Yi glanced back, nodded: "Open the door."

Luo Zhao inserted the key into the lock and was about to turn it when he withdrew it again.

Lian Yang, who had been watching his every move, suddenly looked up.

Luo Zhao said: "Once Mr. Lian leaves, I won’t be able to find you. Empty words are no guarantee; please leave a deposit for me."

Lian Yang took a deep breath, untied the pouch from his waist, and pulled out several silver notes from his sleeve: "Here’s over a thousand taels of silver. Don’t consider it too little."

Luo Zhao took the money, counted it under the light, then took out a document and a pot of red ink from his clothes, saying: "I accept Mr. Lian’s goodwill.

"Here, I’ve written a promissory note for Mr. Lian’s promise to me. Please make a handprint. Let’s make a gentleman’s agreement; it will serve as evidence in the future."