Vol 5 Chapter 3 (2/2)
“Blade girl~ It seems like there’s a stone wall in front.”
“A stone wall?” I looked ahead when I heard Lady Zhurong call out all of a sudden adn saw an unnatural wall that was not too tall blocking our path.
Looks like we’ve reached the first Pa.s.s.
This Pa.s.s wasn’t particularly big and was as large as the distance between the 2 mountains. The discoloured gate was shut tight and just above the gate was a tablet with [Dongling Pa.s.s] written on it in beautiful calligraphy. Above the tablet were several sentries standing watch silently.
“Blade girl, is this how Pa.s.ses in the Central Plains look like?”
“Un, most Pa.s.ses are like that. There are bigger and smaller ones but this one is a smaller one.”
“Eh~ How are we going to get past this Pa.s.s? Do we have to climb it?” Meng Huo frowned and said in exasperation after he rushed over.
“How could that be? …” I laughed but then stopped almost immediately when I realised that we still had to figure out how to cross it.
… In any case, we should speak with them first.
I looked at Wen Yuan who nodded in understanding and began to yell out, “Oi! Open up!”
The tower went silent for a while before a reply came, “Who goes there?!”
Seeing a man who wore a uniform unlike that of the ordinary troops, I took out my official seal and yelled back, “I am Guan Yu Guan Yun Chang, Marquis of Hanshou Village, and am on a journey to seek Imperial Uncle Liu Bei with the permission of the Imperial Chancellor!”
(TL: In the original, Guan Yu left the seal, and the t.i.tle, behind when he left Cao Cao.)
“Do you have an exit permit?”
Exit permit?
My heart sank as I didn’t know I needed official doc.u.ments. I looked at Lu Bu and Wen Yuan and they both shook their heads.
Un…
“We were in rush and did not receive any doc.u.ments from the Imperial Chancellor. This journey is of paramount importance to us and any delays would be abhorrent. I seek the Administrator’s understanding in letting us pa.s.s., As I said so, Lu Bu was about to raise her halberd, but I hurriedly stopped her and shook my head.
No matter what, we must wait for the Administrator’s reply.
After a long while, the voice above continued. “I am but a mere petty official and I cannot make this decision. I ask the General to rest here for 4-6 hours whilst I send a courier on a fast horse to check if what the General has said is true and if so, I will let the General pa.s.s.”
No other way about it huh… There will be a delay but it’s better than having to fight our way through. If it’s just a few hours, it’s still fine…
“Brothers, take Dongling Pa.s.s!” Just as I was about to accept the condition, Meng Huo roared out.
And in an instant, shouts for blood came from both sides as a group of dark-skinned people leapt out and charged at the Pa.s.s.
“Kuh! Guan Yu! You actually had an ambush waiting! Soldiers, charge out! We’ll kill this Guan Yu!”
“…”
The hope for crossing the Pa.s.s peacefully has just been shattered.
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