Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

I saw thousands of troops with flags flying, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, they looked like a giant golden dragon, winding forward.

Chu Ze rode his horse with an upright posture and sharp eyes.

His battle robe fluttered in the wind, making him look even more heroic.

He held the reins in his left hand and the sword in his right hand, always alert to the movements around him.

Although he was escorted by the Crown Prince himself and was on high alert with the Imperial Guards, he was still frightened by the ambush just now.

The enemy's identity, purpose, and origins are still a mystery. If you are careless, the consequences will be disastrous.

Thinking of this, Chu Ze couldn't help but clench his fists. After years of fighting, what storms and waves had he not seen?

But now that I'm in a high position, I have to live in fear, always worrying that someone is plotting against me in secret. It's really not a pleasant feeling.

While he was daydreaming, the horse team suddenly stopped.

"What's going on?" Chu Ze asked the deputy general beside him.

The deputy general saluted and reported: "General, there is a caravan blocking the road ahead."

Chu Ze frowned. Caravan? Who could be in this remote place?

He looked up and saw a dozen carriages lying across the middle of the road, with thick felt covering the carriages. A team of fully armed cavalry guards surrounded the convoy, all of them fierce and murderous.

"Where did you come from, you bastard, to dare to stand in my way?"

The leader showed a fierce look and shouted in a rough voice. He held a long knife in his hand, the tip of the knife pointed directly at Chu Ze, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

Chu Ze snorted coldly and rode forward. The imperial guards wanted to intercept him, but he stopped them with a wave of his hand.

"Who are you? Why are you blocking the way here?" Chu Ze asked in a deep voice.

The man looked Chu Ze up and down, his eyes lingering on the general's armor on him, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Oh, so he is an official. No wonder he is so extraordinary, he is an official appointed by the court."

As he spoke, he dismounted from his horse, walked up to Chu Ze with a swagger, and reached out to pat the horse's butt.

Chu Ze was quick to grab the man's wrist and said coldly, "How dare you!"

The man felt pain, but his expression remained unchanged. Instead, he said with a fierce smile, "General, calm down. I am Zhao Hu, the leader of this caravan."

He paused, then changed his tone and threatened, "General, you can see that my troops are well-equipped and well-trained. If you insist on making things difficult for me, I will not be polite."

As soon as these words came out, the imperial guards were immediately filled with indignation. The prince's guards were even more furious and drew their swords to rush forward.

"stop!"

Chu Ze shouted in a deep voice, his face grim.

Seeing this, Zhao Hu still looked relaxed and contented, and even stroked his beard leisurely.

Chu Ze took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said coldly: "Captain Zhao is so arrogant. Do you know who is standing in front of you?"

Zhao Hu narrowed his eyes, looked Chu Ze up and down, and suddenly his expression changed.

"Are you that Chu Ze?"

Chu Ze sneered: "Not bad."

Zhao Hu's pupils suddenly shrank and his face turned pale. The famous general who defended the country and the god of war who had spent his whole life in the army, who didn't know him? How dare he be so presumptuous, he was simply throwing his life away!

Thinking of this, Zhao Hu knelt on the ground, rolling and crawling, and shouted: "I have offended the general by not recognizing the great man. Please forgive me!"

Chu Ze did not answer, but just looked down at him condescendingly.

This silence made Zhao Hu even more panicked. Sweat appeared on his forehead, and he kowtowed repeatedly, his voice trembling.

"I was confused for a moment, so I dared to be so presumptuous! Please show some leniency, General, and spare my life!"

Chu Ze looked around and saw that the guards had also dismounted, knelt on the ground, and trembled. Then he snorted coldly and kicked Zhao Hu away.

"Get out!" Zhao Hu thanked him repeatedly as if he had been pardoned. He quickly got up and told his subordinates to step aside.

Chu Ze was too lazy to pay attention to it and just ordered the deputy general beside him to clear the road as soon as possible to avoid delaying the journey.

The deputy general received the order and sent people to deal with it. Just as he was about to drive away the carriages, the curtain of a carriage was lifted, revealing a beautiful woman's face.

"Please stay!"

The woman's voice was clear and pleasant, yet majestic. She slowly stepped down from the carriage, dressed in red, like a phoenix.

Chu Ze was moved when he saw this. Such beauty was rare. However, this woman looked very familiar, but he couldn't tell where he had seen her before.

Just as she was wondering, she saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quickly walked up to her and grabbed the woman's hand.

"My beauty, how are you?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was all smiles and looked delighted, without any trace of his previous dignity.

The woman was held by him, but she was not angry, but smiled instead.

"Your Highness, long time no see."

This sweet greeting made Chu Ze feel like he was struck by lightning.

This woman actually knew the prince? And judging from the situation, their relationship seemed unusual.

While he was thinking about it, he saw the woman looking at him, her beautiful eyes full of affection.

"This person must be the famous General Chu, right?"

The voice was as sweet as a yellow oriole singing in a valley. But those eyes seemed to be filled with infinite affection, staring straight into Chu Ze's heart.

Chu Ze felt his heart skip a beat and he bowed quickly.

"My name is Chu Ze, may I know your name, young lady?"

"My name is Shen Qingwu, the daughter of General Dingguo Shen Chengye."

The woman opened her red lips slightly, and her voice sounded like the gurgling of a brook.

General Dingguo? Chu Ze suddenly realized. No wonder he felt that she looked familiar. She turned out to be General Shen's daughter.

He was about to ask again when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince interrupted their conversation.

"Sister Qingwu, where are you going?"

The prince asked with concern, and then he took Shen Qingwu into his arms.

This move was very ambiguous. Chu Ze and Zhao Hu's faces changed slightly, but they did not dare to say anything.

Shen Qingwu didn't care at all, and replied with a smile: "Your Highness, I am entrusted by my father to go to the capital to celebrate General Chu's birthday."

"Oh?" The prince raised his eyebrows and turned to ask Chu Ze, "Mr. Chu, why have you never mentioned that there is such a beautiful woman celebrating your birthday?"

Chu Ze smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness, I have never heard of it either. It's just that..."

He changed the subject and glanced at Shen Qingwu, saying, "During this troubled time, I really don't deserve to trouble you to travel thousands of miles."

The implication is that it's just a courtesy and there is no sincerity.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qingwu refused to give in. Instead, she broke free from the prince's arms and walked slowly forward.

She was graceful and elegant, like catkins in the wind. When she came in front of Chu Ze, she suddenly raised her head and met his gaze.

"General Chu, although we meet for the first time, we are not strangers."

Her voice was soft, but every word was as sharp as a knife, piercing people's hearts.

"My father was injured on the battlefield and nearly died. If it weren't for the general's timely rescue, I'm afraid my Shen family would have been left without a father or a supporter. I will never forget this life-saving grace."

"I have come here today to congratulate the general on his birthday, just to show my gratitude. If the general refuses, wouldn't it be a waste of my father's efforts?" (End of this chapter)