My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 74

A small piece of falling rock rolled down from the steep cliff, just hitting Le Jin who was climbing up.

Although it wasn't fatal, being hit directly on the head by the stone still made him scream in pain.

On his side, Xu Huang, who also gritted his teeth and climbed up, frowned and looked sideways at him.

He was always worried about the strain on Le Jin's shoulder, which was caused by his own carelessness, and he blamed himself very much.

Le Jin looked back at him, grinned, gritted his teeth and tried to grasp the protruding stones with his fingers, and at the same time muttered in his heart: "Can I really climb up, there is not even a foothold here. "

There are many people who have the same idea as him. Not far from his upper right corner, Huang Xu embedded his index finger and middle finger into a narrow stone crevice. It turned out that the blood mixed with the soil added a little friction to him, but the pain in his fingers connected to his heart still made him hiss his mouth involuntarily.

Just now, a person who climbed on top of him accidentally stepped on the air and fell directly from a height of more than ten meters.

Although Wei Cheng sent someone to lay a haystack underneath, that person was also seriously injured, and the sound of bones breaking could be heard from a distance, making one unable to bear to look back.I was afraid that I would be the next to fall.

No one has carefully measured the height of this cliff, but visually it should be as high as seven or eight feet.

If it's a big tree, it doesn't take much effort. With such a height, everyone present can easily climb to the top.

However, the problem was that there were almost no points of strength on this cliff. The few protruding rocks and clods, as well as the hidden gaps between the rocks, were the reliance for them to climb to the top of the cliff.

But if you are not careful, the rocks and clods will probably play tricks on you. After all, no one knows whether those so-called focus points can bear their weight.

Just like the person who fell just now, the rock that I thought was hard suddenly shattered, but it was actually a well-hidden clod of soil, just waiting for you to step on it, and then fall hard into the mud.

On a cliff like this, without professional climbing tools, with bare hands and no safety rope, climbing up is no different from killing your life.

But even with such harsh conditions, there are still many people who climb up.

Among the people who came together, except for the men from the Jiaolong Gang who were taken away by Xu Chu, half of the remaining forty or so people chose to accept the challenge issued by Wei Cheng.

A magic weapon is hard to find.

In the era of wars and turmoil, having a convenient weapon in your hand is equivalent to giving yourself an extra life.

So even if it seems impossible, those who accept the challenge still do not flinch.

However, the result is doomed not to let everyone get what they want.

After a stick of incense, people began to call for help. On the top of the cliff, they said that the first-class people had already prepared the hemp rope. As long as someone couldn't hold on, they would let the rope down and put that person down the mountain. He failed the challenge.

A man next to Le Jin was finally let go because he couldn't hold on.

Seeing that there were only five or six people left on the cliff, Le Jin had a bitter expression on his face, because he was almost unable to hold on anymore.

It wasn't just his fingers and toes that started to cramp, but the pain in his shoulder kept him distracted.

"Gongming, I, I can't do it anymore, I... let it go..." Le Jin turned his head and smiled sadly at Xu Huang, looked up at the top of the cliff that was still seven or eight meters away, and was about to ask for help.

At this moment, Xu Huang who was next to him pulled him, and saw a big belt around his waist (belt, jade belt and leather for the rich, cloth for the poor) around his waist, Le Jin looked at it in astonishment. Go, Xu Huang tied the two ends of the belt with his mouth and hung it on his arm.

"Wen Qian, don't give up, you will climb to the top of the cliff immediately." Xu Huang pulled the belt and said, "I won't let you go, even if you have to fall, I will be with you."

Le Jin stared at him blankly, Xu Huang untied his big belted clothes and fluttered in the wind, "Brother Gongming, you, you..." Le Jin's eyes were moist, and he didn't know what to say.

With Xu Huang leading him, Le Jin instantly felt less pressure on his fingers and toes, and all the pressure and weight fell on Xu Huang alone, which meant that he was equivalent to taking Le Jin to climb up.

At the top of the cliff, Wei Cheng happened to see this scene, and couldn't help but look at this older man differently.

He turned his head and said to Xu Ding: "Let's see if this person can stay, and that Huang Xu, I always feel that he is extraordinary, so I will definitely keep him. If he is not willing, try to befriend him as much as possible."

Xu Ding nodded, then looked at the short Le Jin, frowned and said, "How does that young man look, I think he seems to have an injury on his left shoulder, and he is obviously a person of great perseverance to be able to crawl here with the injury."

Wei Cheng looked down, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Let's see the situation, wait until they climb up."

Xu Ding nodded slightly, and asked curiously: "If they really climbed up, the young master really wants to bestow divine weapons?"

Wei Cheng's expression changed, and he said with a smile: "Big husbands can't stand without faith. However, I just said to give them a chance, not to give them directly. Whether they can get it or not depends on them."

Xu Ding was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, he understood, Wei Cheng's meaning was very clear, if it can be used by me, I will give it, if not, forget it.

After another cup of tea, the remaining six people climbed up to the top of the cliff one by one, among them Huang Xu was the first, and Xu Huang and Le Jin also climbed up without any danger.

Wei Cheng asked someone to deliver water, and at the same time carefully prepared plasters.

Le Jin took a sip of water, probably because he was in a hurry, and coughed repeatedly, feeling like his lungs were about to be coughed out, but he still had a cheerful smile on his face, and looked at Xu Huang with admiration in his eyes .

Xu Huang was considered the calmest, probably due to his older age, after taking a sip of water, he moved around on the spot.

At this time, Wei Cheng walked up to the six people, glanced at Xu Huang and Huang Xu, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have passed the test, but you still can't get the approval of the magic soldier right away. It's just a chance to get the approval of the divine soldier."

The six people didn't mess around, after all, before climbing up, Wei Cheng made it very clear that they would be given a chance when they climbed up.

This is also the main reason why so many people give up the challenge. Even if they try their best to climb up, they still can't get the magic weapon. Then why bother, it's better to go home.

Wei Cheng was very satisfied with their reaction, and then said: "You have two ways to get the magic weapon."

Huang Xu clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please tell me."

Wei Cheng nodded to him, put his hands behind his back, and said: "First, defeat the guards behind me with high strength, so that you are not only a magic soldier, but even my life is yours." Wei Cheng opened a joke.

Huang Xu and others quickly said they dare not.

Good guy, as soon as Wei Cheng finished speaking, Hao Zhao and others behind him immediately pulled out their swords and stared at them. They wouldn't dare to give them a hundred guts. What's the difference between this and lighting a lamp in a latrine?
Wei Cheng was very happy for a moment, and then said: "Then you can only choose the second method."

Wei Cheng said with a smile: "The second method is very simple, that is to get the approval of the group of people behind me. One day they are willing to call you brothers and sisters, and I will give you the magic weapon."

Huang Xu and the others were startled for a moment, and then looked at the first class.

Xu Huang and Le Jin frowned slightly, not only them, but others also heard Wei Cheng's implication.

If you want to be a magic soldier, you can become his subordinate.

but……

Xu Huang and Le Jin looked at each other, and Le Jin asked in a low voice, "Brother Gongming, what do you think?"

Xu Huang shook his head, he didn't think about it, he just said: "In the early years, I heard that the second son of the Wei family was young and talented. It should be a big picture."

Le Jin is not from Hedong, and he doesn't know much about Wei, so he intends to listen to Xu Huang. Xu Huang is a native of Hedong, so he should have a certain understanding of Wei. I don't think Xu Huang will harm him.

After hesitating for a while, Xu Huang smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not going to hide it from you, I originally wanted to join the Baibo Army after today..."

Le Jin was stunned, and said in shock: "Bai Bojun? That's a traitor!"

Xu Huang nodded, and then said: "Yes, I have become more and more frustrated over the years. I have nowhere to display my ambitions. I originally wanted to serve the court, but I was repeatedly rejected. I am thirty years old this year. Two, wait a few more years and you will really get old."

Le Jin frowned, and asked tentatively, "What does that brother mean?"

Xu Huang looked at Wei Cheng with a smile on his face, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll stay here for a while to see what Wei's plans are. I think this son is definitely an extraordinary product. If... If there is a chance, I will let those Those who look down on me will regret it."

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Eventually, four of the six joined the Guard.

The other two are soldiers with heels, and it is inconvenient to join Wei Cheng's forces.

Wei Cheng heard that, instead of embarrassing them, he made people treat each other kindly, leaving them to rest on the mountain overnight.

And the four who decided to join the guards to fight for the god soldiers are Xu Huang, Le Jin, Huang Xu, and a young knight named Lu Renjia.

The four of them directly joined the team led by Xu Chu. It just so happened that this time Xu Chu was going to lead them to copy the hometown of the Jiaolong Gang.

Since they decided to join the guards, Wei Cheng would naturally not treat them differently.

Immediately, he asked Chengtou to fetch four sets of stab-proof suits, four pairs of cloth shoes, and four eight-faced Han swords.Fortunately, Wei Cheng purchased different sizes before, and Le Jin got a set of small sizes. He was very happy for a long time.

Seeing this, the other two people who did not join the guard immediately felt that the steamed buns in their mouths were not tasty.

After Xu Huang and the others put on the stab-proof suits, they tested the defense power of the stab-proof suits. The two people who didn't join even had the idea of ​​​​changing the door. On the battlefield, don't you walk sideways?
They have already made up their minds, and they will tell the general about the inner armor when they go back, and then ask the general to buy a batch of inner armor from Wei Shi, with this invulnerable inner armor, the army will surely march forward and be invincible.

Different from their excited emotions, the older Xu Huang was very sure and sure at this time, this Wei Shi must have a lot of schemes.

Otherwise, how to explain the invulnerable inner armor and the gleaming Han sword?

Xu Huang couldn't help thinking of the rumors he heard not long ago. It seemed that many military officers were dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, and someone had already started to organize people to go south to seek Dong Zhuo. That was the Baibo Army where his fellow countryman Yang Feng was.

Thinking of this, Xu Huang's expression changed, he got up and walked to Chengtou, and said: "This strong man, I have something important to tell you, and I hope you will report it."

Chengtou frowned slightly, staring at Xu Huang for a long time.

Until Xu Huang thought that Chengtou was going to reject him, Chengtou suddenly laughed and said: "Okay, I respect you as a man, never abandon or give up on brothers, I like this kind of person the most, you wait, I Now go find the son."

Xu Huang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "I'm sorry."

Not long after, Wei Cheng followed Xu Ding and Xu Chu.

Xu Huang told all the things he knew, mainly some information about the Baibo Army, and the possibility that the Baibo Army might attack Wei.

"...That's all I know. The next target of the Baibo army should be the granary in Xia County. I remember that the Wei family has three Zhuangzi in Xia County. You should make plans early."

After Xu Huang finished speaking, he looked up at Wei Cheng.

Wei Cheng frowned slightly, looked at Xu Huang and asked, "How do you know so clearly?"

Xu Huang explained: "I was originally a small official in the county government. On weekdays, I was responsible for processing the documents sent from various places, including information about the Baibo Army. In addition, I joined the Baibo Army because of my fellow villagers. On the eve of the Moon Festival, he personally Come invite me."

Wei Cheng was stunned for a while, and then asked curiously: "What's the name of your fellow countryman?"

Xu Huang clasped his fists and said, "Yang Feng, he had no choice but to join the Baibo Army. Those dog officials ruined his family and forced him to die." He did not forget to explain to Yang Feng, after all, being a traitor is not something glorious.

However, at this time, Wei Cheng didn't care about Yang Feng anymore, looked at Xu Huang in front of him, and suddenly said: "By the way, I don't know the last name of brother Gao, and the three of you, let me introduce myself together." .”

Xu Huang didn't understand, so he clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Xu Huang, courtesy name Gongming, is from Yang County, Hedong County."

Seeing this, Le Jin stood up and said, "My name is Le Jin, I'm Wenqian, and I'm from Weiguo County, Dongjun County."

Wei Cheng's wide eyes were full of shock: "..."

Huang Xu also got up and quickly introduced himself, emphasizing that his archery skills are very good, which attracted Xu Chu's attention.

After that Lu Renjia finished introducing himself, he looked up and saw Wei Cheng's shocked expression, and he thought to himself: Could it be that the young master has also discovered my extraordinaryness?Lu Renjia couldn't help looking proudly at Xu Huang and Le Jin who were beside him.

At this time, Wei Cheng doesn't care about you or passers-by, looking at Xu Huang and Le Jin, the shock in his heart is comparable to the way he saw Xu Chu for the first time... I'll be good, five good generals, let's go!
I had to mourn for Thief Cao for three seconds, and then cheerfully lifted up Xu Huang and Le Jin who bowed down with both hands, and I, Wei, accepted it with a smile.

(End of this chapter)