Chapter 466: Hangu Pass
Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu
Bei Feng looked at the journal skeptically. For the same geographical location, there were countless stories and legends about it over thousands and hundreds of years!
So much different lore and accounts had been created based on the numerous shocking events that'd happened there—to a point that nobody could tell what was real and what was fake.
Hangu Pass. To its west was a wide plateau, to its east was a deep, natural valley, to its south was the mighty Qinling mountain range, and to its north was the raging Yellow River. This was the earliest important natural fortification in Chinese history!
Hangu Pass historically had two seats: the Qin Pass, located in Wangduocun 15 kilometers away from Henan Province's Lingbao county, and 75 kilometers from Sanmenxia prefecture, and the Wu Pass, which leaned east of Xin'an County of Luoyang, 150 kilometers west of Qinguan. It was located on the "two ancient roads", close to the bank of the Yellow River. Because it was in the valley, it was a dangerous location, which was why it came to be known as Hangu Pass (meaning the boxed valley).
Hangu Pass was an ancient battlefield filled with the cries of men and whining of warhorses. Famed as "a pass that one man can hold against ten thousand", the pass was an important location throughout ancient China's history to resist foreign invaders!
The reason the Qin Dynasty constructed Hangu Pass and the Great Wall of China was to establish a strong foundation to facilitate the replenishment of materials, and as a springboard to attack and invade the surrounding tribes!
It was hard to imagine how difficult it was for the Qin Dynasty to unify the six major states in the era of inconvenient transportation and inconvenient communication, and how prosperous the Qin Dynasty was at that time!
For hundreds and thousands of years, Hangu Pass had countless legends surrounding it. According to one of the more famous legends, the philosopher Lao Tzu once wrote five thousand words of "the Book of Dao" there, then rode off on his green cow from the Hangu Pass, never to return!
Througout the years, numerous Daoists in the country and from abroad had come to this place on a pilgrimage and to offer sacrifices to the ancestors of Daoism.
"The records might not be completely true, but the fact that so many legends surround it and continued to form there despite the passage of thousands of years must mean that it is definitely not ordinary. Furthermore, every word from great works like the Book of Dao by Lao Tzu is akin to a precious gem, and all are obviously extremely profound martial concepts. Although there weren't any history books that were penned by Lao Tzu's hand, his strength was definitely extremely great!" Bei Feng mumbled to himself.
When Lao Tzu left Hangu Pass, Purple Qi surged over from the north, spanning 30,000 li! What kind of phenomenon was this? Even if the records had been slightly exagerrated, Lao Tzu's strength was definitely very overpowered!
"There's only half a month left at most!" Bei Feng said softly as the room fell into silence.
***
Wang Wuyou stood silently in the middle of the street. Although he wasn't doing anything, people's eyes could not help but to be drawn to him as though he was the center of the world.
"My god, how handsome!"
"Wow! But don't you think his dressing is a little strange?"
"Who cares, the dressing is not important. Should we go over and get his number?"
Three young girls about 20-something years old stood not far away from Wang Wuyou, gawking and pointing at him excitedly. Young girls typically called everything they couldn't understand as handsome.
Wang Wuyou actually wasn't extraordinarily handsome. He just had the commanding demeanor of a king. Adding on the trace of evil aura on him, he radiated an extremely charming air that drew others to him.
"Young man, have you thought of entering the entertainment industry?"
Wang Wuyou looked around him absentmindedly as he reorganized his memory, finally seeing a middle-aged man with a bushy beard and messy hair standing before him. If not for the expensive designer clothes on his body, the middle aged man would probably be able to earn several hundred dollars just by sitting at the side of the road.
Hu Sanfan's eyes roved excitedly all over Wang Wuyou's body as if he was appreciating an unpolished gem!
'A born actor!'
Hu Sanfan felt like he'd discovered an unpolished treasure, and was extremely excited.
He had been sitting at the cafe on the second level when he glanced outside. That one glance had caused his heart to palpitate with excitement!
A young man dressed in a luxurious dragon robe was standing in the middle of the street, looking around absentmindedly. Although his looks were not too outstanding at the first glance, there was a strange magnetic charm around him that would cause others to look at him again!
"Get lost!"
Wang Wuyou felt extremely irritated by the intrusive stare of the middle-aged man. This fellow wouldn't be interested in men, would he? With a light frown, a faint pressure surged out of his body.
"What a scary aura! He's truly... truly a perfect candidate!"
Hu Sanfan was frightened momentarily, but he became even more thrilled immediately after. The light in his eyes also brightened intently!
People like this young man had a magical magnetic charm that would cause others to turn their eyes on them uncontrollably. No matter how many times they looked at him, they would never grow tired of him!
Such a person was born to be on the big screens. At this time, Hu Sanfan could already see Wang Wuyou's fame spreading all over the world!
He himself would get plenty of fame for being the person who discovered and groomed the superstar.
One had to say, ignorance was truly bliss. It was a wonder how Hu Sanfan was able to think of other things at this moment. If it was a martial practitoner in his place, the latter would have directly been scared onto his knees!
"Wretched thing! What audacious guts!"
Wang Wuyou's temper flared dangerously as he snorted coldly. This disgusting fellow was looking at him with the same look that he himself had when he was looking at the heavenly beauties in the past. But at the very least, even in that ancient era, he still knew how to conceal his lustful gazes and retain his gentlemanly demeanor. But this old fellow him was looking at him with undisguised lust!
"Weng, weng!"
Wang Wuyou was irrevocably incensed. As if it'd sensed the rage of its owner, the red crystal sword on his back began to vibrate and hum lightly. The blood-red patterns on the sword flowed slowly, as though rivers of blood were coursing through its veins.
"I..."
Hu Sanfan was extremely agitated, and only managed to calm himself with much effort. Just as he reached his hand out to pull Wang Wuyou to a quiet place to talk with the latter properly, his world suddenly spun as he saw his own body behind him.
A headless corpse stood before Wang Wuyou, with blood spurting from the neck like a fountain!
In that moment, everybody in the streets seemed to have frozen in time. But one second later, screams rang out as people fled for their lives in all directions!
In the current peaceful era, most people had never witnessed anything as scary as this before. There were even some who found that their body had turned rigid with fear. Although they wanted to run, their legs seemed to be rooted to the ground. Many directly fainted on the spot.
"The people in this world have really been living in peace for too long. If it's back in that era, how would This King have swept through the vast lands by relying on such weak citizens?"
The 1.5 meter long blood-red sword floated beside Wang Wuyou's body. Not a single drop of blood could be seen on it. Before it was taken out, most people would not notice this sword at all. But at this time, just looking at the sword would cause one to feel as if they were looking at a turbulent sea of blood! Waves upon waves of bloody killing intent assaulted their minds!
When most people saw the sword, their minds would immediately blank out, nothing remaining except for the sword. After that, they would faint from the shock with the terrifying killing intent emanating from it.
Wang Wuyou grabbed the sword by its hilt and walked away slowly. The tip of his sword drew a long scar on the ground, cracking it without any effort at all!
"Knock him down, knock him down!"
With Wang Wuyou as the center, all the people within 500 meters of him all fainted, only leaving a few who managed to retain their consciousnes. As Wang Wuyou walked onto the road, a 12-wheeled heavy truck laden with soil and stones suddenly rushed over with shocking momentum! Seeing that, those that were still conscious began to hope in their hearts.
Wang Wuyou walked out slowly, causing many cars to honk furiously. The drivers cursed under their breaths and swerved around him. As for Wang Wuyou, he continued walking leisurely as if he was just taking a walk through his own garden.
At this time, the truck driver's face was as dark as dead ash. He'd only turned around to light a cigarrete, and a figure had suddenly appeared before him. As he looked up, the traffic light had not turned green, and it wasn't time yet for pedestrains to cross.
His truck was currently speeding along at 80 km/h! In addition, it was carrying a huge amount of soil on its back. With such a short distance, it was impossible to stop in time. Forcefully trying to brake would only result in both the truck overturning and the loss of lives.
Wang Wuyou dragged the blood-red sword behind him and turned his head to look at the huge truck that was not even 10 meters away from him. For his capabilities, it was too simple if he wanted to dodge. However, he did not speed up his footsteps to do so.
What kind of person was Wang Wuyou? He'd ascended the throne and became a king in his youth, holding power over countless lives. By the age of 20, he'd already swept through the country with his army. How could a person like that retreat from anything easily?
Without even looking, the long sword in his hand slashed out, and a blood-red line flashed past. Then, he simply stood calmly, watching the huge truck rush towards him.
The people on both sides of the street screamed, and a few people who were more timid directly covered their eyes, not daring to see the gory mess that would happen.
"Bang!"
Unexpectedly, the huge truck suddenly split into two when it was only two meters away from Wang Wuyou!
The two parts of the truck continued speeding past Wang Wuyou on his two sides, stirring up his long, purple hair.
Countless people's mouths dropped as they stared at the scene with disbelief, their eyes almost popping out of their heads.
The two parts of the truck continued forward, stopping only after smashing into the barriers ar the side of the road. The slash was extremely clean, as though the truck had been cut through by a powerful laser. There weren't any rugged edges at all.
"What terrifying strength!"
"Since ancient times, there's a saying that martial artists always abuse their powers and create chaos. Indeed, those people should all be killed!"
"To treat life as grass like that, those people are not fit to be called humans!"
"Look at his eyes, there isn't even the slightest hint of emotion. Even through the screen, you can feel the coldness in his gaze. It's as if the lives he took meant nothing at all!"
Wang Wuyou's actions had all been caught by the surveillance cameras. At this time, the high-level officials were all fuming with rage, wishing that they could charge over there immediately and put a bullet through his head.
"Ke, ke! What did the people from Kunlun say?"
The old man at the head of the table coughed heavily and looked at the crowd.
"They said that this person was too strong, and cannot be confronted with force. They would only try to approach and communicate with him," a middle-aged man said softly.
"As expected, all of them are selfish bastards who only care about their own interests!" The old man placed a hand on his chest and stabilized himself as he roared angrily, "We must definitely collect the debt from a year and a half ago properly! The blood of 100, 000 people cannot be shed for nothing. Did they really think that everything would be fine if they paid a little bit of compensation?"
The conference room sank into silence.
***
At this time, Bei Feng stood at the peak of the mountain, casting his eyes over the scenery with his mind deep in thought. It was impossible to tell how dangerous the Qin Emperor mausoleum was. While he couldn't confirm if the mausoleum really belonged to Emperor Qin Shihuang, with the temper of that fellow, he would definitely not allow others to disturb his rest so easily.
At this point, his eyes turned in the direction of Qingcheng's city area. A powerful aura was rising from that area, like a celestial dragon high up in the heavens, overlooking the mortal world!
Bei Feng could even "see" an evil purple-black dragon coiled up in the sky!