Li Ran's worry and gloominess were directly explained by Ji Le in one very concise and concise sentence.
This also made Li Ran have to admit that he was actually a little worried about Chu State.
The group of people traveled slowly and leisurely for five days before arriving at a pass that could not be bypassed, called Biyang Pass.
Due to years of war, the King of Chu deployed garrison troops at various passes in the hinterland of the Chu State. However, the elite of the Chu State had already been transferred to Qianxi by him. Therefore, the number of garrison guards at each pass was not high.
That's too much.
Li Ran led everyone to the pass.
"Stop! Who is coming!"
Before Li Ran could speak, the guard at the pass gate waved his sword and stopped Li Ran's chariot.
After Li Ran got off the car, he announced his door to his house. When the pass guard heard that the person in front of him was actually Li Ran, he immediately looked at each other in awe, and hurriedly paid his respects.
"Thank you, Mr. Li is in a hurry and has only prepared a few small gifts. It's a small thought and not a sign of respect."
Since there was no customs clearance document, Li Ran had no choice but to use this method.
But he didn't expect that these Chu defenders would not accept this trick, and actually rejected Li Ran's kindness without thinking.
Afterwards, after hearing the news, a guard slowly walked out of the pass, came to Li Ran and bowed:
"Sir's name is as loud as thunder. I am really lucky to see him today!"
"However, sir is not in Qianxi at the moment, but where are you going?"
The frontline was arranging troops to prepare for war. As a guest, Li Ran suddenly came here. How could these Chu troops not be confused?
Li Ran heard the sound and immediately said:
"However, I am not from Chu. I have been in Chu for nearly three years. I have been homesick recently, so I passed through this pass in order to return temporarily. I also asked the general to make it convenient for me."
Of course he couldn't say that he wanted to leave just because he had a conflict with King Chu.
But even though he said this, the guard still looked disapproving.
Just listen to him:
"Sir, since he is the noble king's guest and is deeply used by him, it stands to reason that a villain would not dare to stop him."
"It's just that, after all, your husband has a distinguished status, but the general has not received any orders, so how can you dare to let him go?"
"Please sir, please wait a moment. If I finally get the king's order, how about I let you pass at that time?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the defenders on all sides moved forward calmly.
Obviously, they had no intention of letting Li Ran pass.
"Why go to all this trouble? If not for King Chu's permission, how could Li dare to come here alone? Doesn't the general understand such a simple truth??"
"Besides, since Li has made great contributions to the Chu State, today he just wants to return to his hometown alone, but you are here to stop him. Doesn't it mean that you are repaying kindness with enmity?"
Seeing their attitude, Li Ran knew in his heart that it would be impossible without some harsh words.
And when he said these words, except for the guard general, the other guards also looked at each other.
Of course they didn't know what agreement was reached between King Chu and Li Ran, so they naturally had no way of verifying everything Li Ran said.
However, if it really embarrasses the distinguished guests of the King of Chu, how can they afford such a big hat?
"Sir, there is no need to be alarmist here. The general is just following orders. If there is no customs clearance order, I cannot let you go. If I have offended you by not handling things well, please forgive me."
As the general guarding the gate, he showed his toughness as a Chu man at this time.
It doesn’t matter what contribution you, Li Ran, have made to the Chu State, and it doesn’t matter who you are. Anyway, I haven’t received the order, so I won’t let you go!
Li Ran was so angry when he heard this.
I was lucky enough to work hard for your country of Chu, but in the end I ended up like this?
The white-eyed wolf is not as ungrateful as you, right?
"gentlemen……"
At this time, Sun Wu came to Li Ran's side, and his hand had already grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Li Ran signaled him not to move rashly, took a deep breath, looked at the guard and said:
"Li came from Qianxi River and the king never stopped him all the way. How dare you stop him here?"
"Aren't you afraid that Li will tell the King of Chu about this when he goes back, and then he will accuse you?"
Li Ran thought it would be better not to take action. It was not that he had no plans, but if a fight really started, the commotion would be huge.
As the saying goes, look at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face.
Not taking action was entirely out of consideration for the sake of face with the King of Chu.
"No matter what you say, sir, it's war time now. Without the king's edict, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass this test today!"
The guard made up his mind and insisted on not letting Li Ran pass. This stubborn attitude was completely consistent with the Chu people's character.
Hearing this, Li Ran suddenly lost his temper.
He knew that if he wanted to pass the customs, it would obviously not be possible to just open his mouth.
So, he had no choice but to look at Sun Wu.
Everything that needs to be said has been said. If words can't solve the problem, then we can only do it with action.
At this time, Chu Dang also came to Li Ran, and it seemed that he also planned to show his hand.
But Li Ran waved his hand to signal him to return to the carriage. After all, Ji Le's safety was the most important thing.
Chu Dang retreated aggrievedly.
"General...really don't intend to let him go?"
Li Ran squinted his eyes and finally asked the guard coldly.
The guard was speechless for a moment, because he also saw Li Ran's plan, and silently drew his sword out of its sheath. Dozens of city guards behind him were all facing each other with swords and swords.
Sun Wu stepped forward and stood in front of Li Ran.
Then, suddenly from both sides of the official road, more than a hundred guards rushed out from the grass.
It turned out that this was an ambush set by Li Ran in advance.
"Sir, please think clearly. Breaking through by force is a capital crime!"
Seeing this formation, the guard couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and his voice trembled involuntarily when he spoke.
However, Li Ran had nothing to say and just waved his hand, signaling Sun Wu to take action.
Sun Wu gave a low shout and immediately rushed forward with his guards.
I saw Sun Wu taking the lead. As the sword light flashed, the soldiers guarding the city suddenly heard screams. However, Sun Wu also held back his hand. He did not kill him with a fatal blow, but only temporarily made them incapacitated.
The guard leaned out from the side, his sword pointed directly at Sun Wu.
Of course he didn't dare to attack Li Ran. After all, Li Ran was still the guest of King Chu. If anything happened to Li Ran, would he have to answer to King Chu with his own head?
Therefore, he could only take action against Sun Wu.
However, he obviously underestimated Sun Wu's strength.
Once the two of them fought, he was overwhelmed by Sun Wu's violent moves.
In addition, the guards trained by Sun Wu himself were all elites with high skills, and they controlled all the soldiers defending the city in a short time.
When the soldiers inside the pass saw this, they knew they were unable to withstand it, so they could only stand in front of the pass to confront them without daring to take action.
Therefore, the whole conflict can be said to have been one-sided from the beginning.
I saw Sun Wu turn over and stab the general's arm with his sword. He stretched out his hand and the long sword in the general's hand fell to the ground with a clang.
"Hurry and let me out of seclusion!"
The next moment, Sun Wu's sword edge had stopped at the general's neck.