We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Upon hearing Li Che's order, the Ninggu soldiers looked at each other in confusion.

It is true that everyone is a criminal, but they also know that attacking their own pass is a serious crime, no different from treason.

How come His Highness's order is even more insane than that of us criminals?

The army was completely silent, with only the whistling of wind and sand, and everyone hesitated and dared not move forward.

Suddenly, a black shadow passed by, like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushing towards the gate with the force of thunder.

Xue Zhen looked closely and saw a strong man who was over two meters tall and as strong as an iron tower, holding a three-meter-high mixed iron rod in his hand.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but the moment the strong man ran over, Xue Zhen felt that Shanhaiguan under his feet was shaking.

Seeing the strong man coming to the gate, he raised the iron rod in his hand high.

The guards behind the gate started to murmur among themselves: "Is this man crazy? Is he going to use the club in his hand to smash down the city gate?"

"You don't know your own limitations and only bring shame upon yourself."

"Ninggu County Prince's men are actually some reckless men. They just spoke rudely to the general, and now they want to smash down the city gate by themselves."

Ancient city gates were all made of solid wood, the lightest weighing 800 kilograms, and the heaviest weighing over 1,000 kilograms.

For an important pass like Shanhaiguan, the city gate weighs 1,200 kilograms. Even if the defenders in the city did not push up the gate, it could not be moved by human power.

But then I saw that mixed iron rod smashing down with a bang!

boom--

Everyone only felt a loud noise in their ears, and then their vision became a little dazed.

The guard standing in the city gate shook off the dust that fell on his head and stared at the bolt.

I saw a shocking crack appear on the solid wooden door bolt that was as thick as a bowl!

The soldier rubbed his eyes, seemed a little bit unbelievable, stepped forward and touched the crack.

The moment my finger touched the bolt, there was another loud bang.

The bolt broke with a sound, wood chips flew everywhere and pierced his hands with blood.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

The gatekeeper shouted loudly, and the soldiers in the gate finally came to their senses and fled backwards frantically.

As soon as he ran out of the door, there was another loud noise from behind.

Just as he escaped from the gate, there was another earth-shaking noise behind him. The thousand-pound city gate collapsed with a loud bang, and dust flew up, covering the sky and the sun.

In the smoke and dust, a demon-like figure, holding an iron rod, walked towards them step by step.

For a while, there was no sound.

Amidst everyone's incredulous gazes, Li Che remained calm. He tapped the saddle lightly with his heel and his horse slowly stepped into Shanhaiguan.

The defenders stared in amazement at Li Che riding into the pass on horseback. They didn't dare to stop him or run away.

Qiu Bai came back to his senses and quickly shouted, "Quick, protect His Highness!"

The guards woke up as if from a dream, rushed forward, firmly controlled the city gate, and the Ninggu army entered one after another.

After entering Shanhaiguan, Li Che was in no hurry to leave. He came to the generals' platform, reined in his horse, and casually called a sergeant over: "Go, call over the boy who just competed with me."

The soldier said stiffly, "Your Highness, our general is the commander of Shanhaiguan Pass and the heir apparent of the Duke of Wei. Even though you are a prince, you must not disrespect him."

Li Che looked at him with a half-smile: "Who is more noble, the Duke or the Prince?"

The sergeant lowered his head and said nothing.

"Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for him. Xue Zhen is here."

Xue Zhen walked down from the city wall and looked at Li Che calmly.

Li Che looked up and saw that the man was tall and strong, with bright eyes. He looked like a fierce general, but he had a feminine appearance.

Just looking at his handsome face, I thought he was a young man from a wealthy family.

"General Xue, you are so majestic!" Li Che snorted coldly.

Xue Zhen looked up at Li Che and said, "I am only following the imperial decree."

"However, Your Highness allowed his troops to destroy the pass and break in today. I will report the truth to the court!"

"What a stubborn Xue family elder brother!"

Li Che did not get angry but laughed instead, raised the horse whip in his hand and whipped Xue Zhen hard.

Snapped--

Snapped--

Snapped--

The soldiers only heard three whip sounds, and Xue Zhen half-knelt on the ground with his hands covering his face.

The deputy general was horrified and hurried forward to stop him: "Your Highness, calm down. General Xue..."

Li Che's eyes turned cold, and he kicked the deputy general's helmet firmly: "Get lost! Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to this king!"

The deputy general was stunned by the kick and stood there at a loss.

The defenders of Shanhaiguan lowered their heads, tightly grasped their weapons, and gritted their teeth.

Xue Zhen had always enjoyed prestige in the army, and was treated like this by Li Che for no reason. The soldiers naturally felt secretly unfair for him.

At this moment, Xue Zhen only needed to give an order, and the surrounding soldiers would rush forward and chop Li Che to death.

Qiu Bai and other personal guards were also aware of this. They all held their swords at their waists and guarded Li Che vigilantly.

Li Che snorted coldly and turned to look at the North Gate: "Open the gate, I want to leave!"

Seeing that the soldiers did not move, Qiu Bai walked over with several personal guards, fiercely pushed the guards away, and opened the north gate.

Li Che turned around and glanced at Xue Zhen, threateningly saying, "Next time you see me, be more discerning."

After saying this, he left with his personal guards.

The Ninggu army followed behind and marched out of the pass in a mighty force.

Seeing Li Che's carriage walking away, the deputy general hurried forward to help Xue Zhen up: "General, are you okay?"

"This Prince of Ninggu is truly despicable. He treated the general like this and even kicked me. He is so arrogant and domineering!"

He stepped forward and pulled away Xue Zhen's hand that was covering his face. He suddenly froze in his tracks: "How...how could this happen?"

Xue Zhen's face was white and clean, without a single scar.

"Don't make a sound!" Xue Zhen whispered, "Your Highness only sucked out the air. He didn't hurt me at all."

"Huh?" The deputy general looked puzzled. "Why is Prince Ninggu acting like this?"

"Don't you understand? These three whips have confirmed the fact that Prince Ninggu and I are at odds. Once this matter reaches the court, it will prevent His Majesty from being wary of me."

"Even if the Prince of Ninggu rebels in the future, I won't be implicated because of these three whips."

"Your Highness didn't just whip you three times, these were clearly three golden medals of immunity from death!"

The deputy general suddenly realized and looked at Li Che's receding back with more respect in his eyes.

"I see!" The deputy general's face was filled with regret. "Damn it, why did Your Highness only kick me just now?!"

The deputy general looked at Xue Zhen, feeling uneasy. "General, I'm feeling a little unsure. Should I catch up and have His Highness whip me a few more times?"

"roll!"

"okay."

On the other side, Li Che left Shanhaiguan.

Qiu Bai galloped over and asked doubtfully, "Your Highness, I see that Xue Zhen is also a loyal and brave general. Are you being too harsh on him?"

"It is precisely because of his loyalty and bravery that I will give him three whips." Li Che said calmly.

Qiu Bai was thoughtful when he heard this.

Then I heard Li Che say:

"If it were a mediocre general, I would have rewarded him with three sword strikes."

Qiu Bai: ???