The North Ridge is undulating and steep, making it daunting.

At dusk, at the foot of Beiling Mountain, dozens of miles north of Xigu Pass, Chu Huan and his entourage looked up at the towering mountains, with different expressions, although Qi Hong was a seven-foot-tall man, he couldn't help but say at this time: "Chu...... Chu Du, you ...... You don't really want to go over Northridge, do you? This...... How is this possible? ”

Chu Huan crossed his hands on his hips and said with a smile: "You think I'm joking?" ”

"It's just kidding." Mei Niang said angrily: "Do you know that there are dozens of miles across the North Ridge, and there are no roads on the mountains at all, not to mention snakes, insects, rats and ants, there are many fierce birds and beasts...... He looked Chu Huan up and down and said, "Brother Huan, are you in a hurry to come up with such a method?" If Beiling was so easy to turn over, and Xigu was closed, there wouldn't be so many people waiting. ”

Chu Huan asked, "Do you think you can't get by?" ”

Mei Niang glanced at him, "No one can get by, I'm afraid that we will die in the mountains before we reach the halfway point." These aren't the hills, and so far, I haven't heard of anyone who can make it over the Northridge ......! ”

"If you do die on it, I promise you'll die before you." Chu Huan looked at the lofty mountains, at the foot of the mountain at this time, looking up at the high mountains, the peaks seemed to have no end, "After the blockade of Xiguguan, the northwest must be a mess now, don't forget, the northwest is not monolithic, whether it is Xiao Huanzhang or Zhu Lingyue, there may be remnants hidden in the northwest, if I don't return for a long time, the northwest may not be as stable as Mount Tai." ”

Mei Niang frowned, knowing that what Chu Huan said was true.

Although Chu Huan implements benevolent governance in the northwest and has a lot of favors to his subordinates, after all, his foundation in the northwest is still shallow, whether it is Xiao Huanzhang or Zhu Lingyue, they have not been pacified for a long time, although he is actually the number one person in the northwest, but nominally, Chu Huan is even only the governor of Xiguan, whether it is Tianshan Road or Beishan Road, Chu Huan has not digested it.

If Chu Huan was in the northwest, naturally no one would dare to act rashly, but this time the dragons have no leader, who knows what kind of changes will happen in the northwest.

Mei Niang did not forget the prince, since the prince had already ordered the blockade of Xigu Pass, he was already preparing to make a move against the northwest, if he sent someone to the northwest, he was afraid that he would really set off a storm.

Xuanyuan Sheng is the general under Chu Huan, now sitting in Jiazhou, there are also many soldiers and horses under his command, and this person is Xuanyuan Shao's cousin, if Xuanyuan Shao's letter is delivered, Mei Niang can hardly believe that Xuanyuan Sheng will not be without action, thinking of this, Mei Niang knows that Chu Huan seems to be light and light, but in fact, she must be extremely anxious in her heart, you sighed, her voice was much softer, and said softly: "Brother Huan, don't worry, Brother Pei and Qiu Ruxue are over there, if something really happens, they can also be calm." ”

Chu Huan smiled gently, knowing that Mei Niang had already understood her state of mind, so she spoke to comfort herself.

Qi Hong hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Chu Du, although it is dangerous to cross this mountain range, it is not impossible, but it is just ......!" He glanced at the queen and said: "Chu Du is strong in martial arts, and his wife is needless to say, although his humble position is not as good as Chu Du and his wife, but with all his strength, he may be able to barely support it, but it is just ...... It's just that how can the queen mother climb over the past? ”

The queen was frowning at this time, and Mei Niang had already said: "That's not simple, anyway, our Chu Da has a lot of manpower, and he carried her out of the palace, and now a good person is doing it to the end, and it is easy to carry her across Beiling." ”

The queen's eyebrows frowned tighter, and Chu Huan was also a little embarrassed, and said: "Although it is difficult to cross the North Ridge, there is already a precedent, as long as you are careful, there should be no problem." ”

"Precedent?" Mei Niangqi said: "Have you heard of someone who crossed the North Ridge?" ”

In fact, although the West Valley Pass is an important pass in the northwest and the pass, but this pass is rarely blocked, in most cases, it is open, the travelers and convoys from the south to the north are endless, after all, this pass is also an important tariff place, the caravan in and out of the West Valley Pass, are required to pay the tax to pass the customs, the tax collected by the pass in one day, it is really a lot, not until the last resort, this pass will naturally not be closed, so the people who come and go, there is no need to find another way, It is impossible to think about climbing over the steep North Ridge.

Although the hunters who live on both sides of the North Ridge will go up the mountain to hunt, they are only on the edge of the mountain, and no one dares to enter the deep mountains lightly, and no hunter wants to cross the North Ridge.

Chu Huan smiled: "Not only have I heard it, but I have seen it with my own eyes. He entered the customs from outside the pass, in order to avoid the guards and officers and soldiers, he crossed the North Ridge alone, but he didn't explain much, straightened his clothes, tied the leggings tightly, checked the dagger and wound medicine he carried, and made sure that it was safe, and then ordered: "After going up the mountain, I will lead the way in front, and you will follow behind, but you must remember that there are dangers hidden everywhere in the North Ridge, and there are some strange things, don't touch ......!" ”

Mei Niang couldn't help but say, "Do you really know anything about Beiling?" ”

"Just remember my words." Chu Huan said with a straight face: "No matter what happens, don't panic, just stay calm and just listen to me." He looked at the queen, but saw that the queen had silently tied her trouser legs tightly, and looked like she was going to go up the mountain by herself.

Chu Huan thought to himself that if this was the case, then it would be Amitabha, and he was afraid that the queen would not be able to support it for long.

"Chu Du, if nothing else, I'm afraid I won't be able to cross the North Ridge in three or five days." Qi Hong said: "We haven't prepared food now, do we prepare enough food before going up the mountain?" ”

"That's not necessary, it's just that there is wound medicine on the body, just in case." Chu Huan moved his body and said, "It's not difficult to find food and drink on the mountain...... He took a deep breath, didn't hesitate, and took the lead along a path under the mountain, this path was obviously the way that hunters went into the mountains to hunt before, Mei Niang did not hesitate, followed behind, but Qi Hong arched his hand to the queen and said: "Queen Niangniang, please first!" ”

The queen nodded slightly, and also followed, Qi Hong pulled out the dagger he carried with him, and was behind the back of the hall.

At the beginning of entering the mountain, in fact, it can be called smooth, a path twists and turns into the mountain like a snake, Chu Huan leads the way, but a few people behind him are also close behind.

The sunset on the horizon soon set, and the entire North Ridge began to become dim, at this time Chu Huan and a few people had already climbed to the top of the mountain, standing on the top of the mountain and looking to the west, only to see the rolling mountains, the mountain where he was located, at first I thought it was extremely high, but at this moment, I found that in the middle of the North Ridge, there are countless mountains that seem to rise into the sky, and the mountains that took two hours to climb up, in contrast, are like small slopes.

Chu Huan's body is still abundant, but the queen climbed up the mountain, obviously very difficult, an originally fair face, but at this time it was red, white and red, the wind was moving, and the breathing was also a lot shorter, between breaths, the chest rose and fell, and the forehead even oozed beads of sweat. Chu Huan had a little admiration in his heart, it stands to reason that the queen is in the palace, the mother of a country, pampered and pampered, such a hardship, it is impossible for ordinary noblewomen to support it, let alone climb this mountain, I am afraid that she will not even be able to support it halfway up the mountain.

Not only did the queen hold on, although she looked a little tired, she obviously had some strength to spare, even Mei Niang was a little surprised, she didn't expect the queen to be so decent.

Looking at the continuous mountains and mountains in the west, Mei Niang's eyes showed a sad look, and Qi Hong also frowned.

"It's dark, just rest here for the night." Chu Huan said: "In the past few days, everyone is tired, and the road behind is even more difficult. Xiang Mei Niang said: "Mei Niang, you and Qi Hong are here to take care of the queen, I'll go find something to eat, before I come back, just wait here, don't walk around lightly." ”

Mei Niang said, "I'll accompany you to find something to eat." He twisted his waist and walked to Chu Huan's side, turned around and said, "Qi Hong, you take care of the queen here, and Brother Huan and I will go to find food!" ”

Qi Hong said: "Madam, why don't you rest here, and I'll go look for food." ”

"You're not familiar with this place." Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Just stay here." Without saying much, he held a dagger in his hand and went into the woods, followed by Mei Niang.

The sky is dark, and the mountains are dim, fortunately, on the edge of the moon, Chu Huan and the others have not yet entered the depths of the mountain forest, and the faint moonlight penetrates into the forest through the gaps between the treetops, Chu Huan's eyesight is excellent, and with the faint moonlight, the surrounding environment can be clearly seen.

Mei Niang followed behind Chu Huan, shuttled through the forest, walked for a long time, and didn't see Chu Huan stop, so she couldn't help asking, "Brother Huan, do you know where to find food?" ”

"I don't know!" Chu Huan shook his head and said: "This is a bit of luck, when you encounter one or two wild beasts, you can use a knife in your hand, one beast is enough for us for two days, but this has not yet entered the depths of the mountains and forests, those beasts and birds do not operate in these places, and when you reach the depths of the mountains and forests, there are so many wild beasts that you don't know where to hide." ”

Mei Niang said dejectedly: "There is no beast, so what are you looking for to eat?" ”

"Let's see if we can find the fruit." Chu Huan smiled: "If you're lucky, you can find rare and exotic fruits that don't ...... anywhere else!" Suddenly, Mei Niang hurriedly followed, and by the faint moonlight, she saw a large vine in front of her, and vaguely saw fruit hanging from the vine, so what did she really say.

Mei Niang was happy in her heart, snatched Chu Huan, took the lead in the past, bent down, saw the size of these Tengguo eyeballs, purple in color, reached out to pick them, but did not touch the fruit, but saw a "whoosh" among the lush vines, a shadow rushed out, Mei Niang was taken aback, "oops" screamed, took two steps back, and bumped into Chu Huan who came up from behind, Chu Huan hugged him and said, "What's wrong?" But he saw that from among the vines, a shadow had flown away, like a night cat, and disappeared in an instant.

Chu Huan breathed a sigh of relief, hugged Mei Niang, and said with a smile: "You little gluttonous cat, what are you anxious about, and you don't see it clearly, if you scratch your face, what should you do?" ”

Mei Niang leaned on Chu Huan's arms, turned her head slightly, glanced at Chu Huan, and said, "If you really scratch my face, what about you?" I've become a big ugly monster, don't you want people anymore? ”

Chu Huan saw that she had a look of grievance on her face, and knew that this goblin was pretending again, and deliberately said, "Big ugly and ugly? Do you mean to say, you're beautiful right now? Well, I don't have to...... Ouch, you...... Let go, where do you grab ......! ”

Mei Niang leaned close to Chu Huan's ear, exhaled like an orchid, and said in a coquettish voice: "Good brother, don't think about not wanting people, people are angry, and they will be the first to abolish it......!" ”