Eternal Saber

Chapter 612 - 33: Making Things Difficult

The group of herdsmen initially thought the roundup of the Celestial Horse had failed, but unexpectedly, the horse had already fled to a distant place. Hearing the howling from the mountain, it returned.

"Commander, what should we do?"

Many herdsmen gathered around that Innate Expert, looking in that direction with inquiries in their eyes.

"Surround it, this time we cannot let that beast escape again!"

The Commander of Gaoping said solemnly.

"Should we return to the city to ask General Tiefa to come?"

A subordinate asked, "The person’s howl is resonant, with a long breath, seems to be an expert."

The Commander of Gaoping smirked slightly and said, "That person is no Grandmaster. No need to trouble Tiefa; going to the city and returning, it would be over before then."

"No matter how clever that person is, can’t we capture even one with our thousands?"

The subordinate nodded and said, "The Commander is absolutely right."

Chen Tang rushed down from the mountain and saw that the Celestial Horse was also rushing towards him from afar, unable to contain his joy.

This Celestial Horse understands his howls, it must be the Thunder Leopard without a doubt!

However, for reasons unknown, despite not seeing it for two years, the Thunder Leopard has changed dramatically.

Without stopping, Chen Tang recalled the day he fell into the East Sea, a thought stirred in his heart.

Back then, the Black Dragon chased him, standing high, spewing Dragon Flame.

The Flood Dragon Skin on his back slightly resisted.

The Thunder Leopard was scorched all over, yet luckily fell into the East Sea, extinguishing the flames.

Before he lost consciousness, he saw the Black Dragon enter the sea, battling fiercely with the East Sea Giant Demon, wounded and bleeding, its blood stained the sea red.

Maybe the injured Thunder Leopard absorbed some True Dragon Blood, which caused such a mutation.

In the blink of an eye, man and horse met at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing that the two were about to collide, the Thunder Leopard suddenly halted, raised its front hooves high, head up, and roared, a gaze full of joy towards Chen Tang.

The Thunder Leopard dropped its hooves, circled around Chen Tang continuously, its four hooves landing like it was dancing, incredibly happy.

The Thunder Leopard is most loyal to its master.

Back then, the master who took it away died, yet the Thunder Leopard stayed loyal, guarding the house for many years.

No matter how the descendants of that family beat or shouted, it wouldn’t leave.

Until Chen Tang appeared, the Thunder Leopard realized its former master had indeed died, then chose to leave with Chen Tang.

Now, seeing Chen Tang alive, it’s unimaginable how excited it felt.

After Chen Tang’s Horizontal Body Training, he was sturdy, with increased height, nearly two meters tall.

But the Thunder Leopard stood still, taller than him by a large margin, emitting a fierce aura, its bones thick, and beneath its mane, it was covered in black Qilin Armor.

Originally its teeth had fallen out; the new teeth were rows of ferocious fangs, enough to tear apart many beasts, looking almost like dragon jaws!

And atop its head, a sharp and fierce horn made it even more majestic.

Man and horse reunited after a long time, both showing considerable changes.

Compared to two years ago, Chen Tang’s cultivation and strength improved greatly, his whole aura had undergone a radical transformation.

The Thunder Leopard sniffed Chen Tang for a while, confirmed, then rubbed its head against Chen Tang’s body, howling tirelessly, nearly speaking.

"I’ve heard you’ve made quite a name in Xiling, bullying young mares everywhere."

Chen Tang calmed the Thunder Leopard’s emotions while joking, "Two years apart, you’ve gone bad, spreading your affection everywhere, close to being a stud."

The Thunder Leopard snorted dismissively.

Chen Tang patted his chest, saying, "You should learn from me; just the other day, a stunning beauty threw herself at me, yet I remained unswayed!"

The Thunder Leopard grinned slightly, its small eyes showing a hint of doubt, sizing up Chen Tang, clearly not believing.

"Haha!"

Chen Tang laughed heartily.

After two years, the Thunder Leopard has become even cleverer.

Man and horse reunited after a long time, unable to hide their excitement and joy.

Meanwhile, over ten thousand herdsmen formed an encircling force, slowly closing in.

The Thunder Leopard sensed hostility behind it, becoming somewhat agitated and unsettled.

Chen Tang frowned slightly, gently patted the Thunder Leopard, and leaped onto its back, sitting steadily.

"Ah!"

Many herdsmen let out an exclamation upon seeing this scene.

This Celestial Horse has a fierce nature, unruly and hard to tame.

Not to mention someone riding it, even capturing and subduing it is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Yet this young man, who seemed so young, could easily ride this Celestial Horse!

Chen Tang, sitting on the horse’s back, slightly cupped his hands and said, "This horse is already taken, friends, please leave."

Given the crowd, unless absolutely necessary, Chen Tang didn’t want conflict with these people.

In fact, even without Chen Tang saying this, the herdsmen could see clearly.

This man and horse obviously knew each other.

The Commander of Gaoping naturally noticed too.

This is better, a gift from heaven.

This time, deploying thousands to chase and block, they couldn’t catch this Celestial Horse.

But dealing with this young man, it’s more than enough!

The Commander of Gaoping signaled to two Captains beside him.

"Where are you from? What is your name? Why don’t you step forward to see the Commander!"

One Captain immediately understood, his face sinking, and shouted.

Commander?

Chen Tang looked at that leading Innate Expert and frowned secretly.

Normally, in Beiqian Nine Provinces, the Commander’s cultivation is mostly Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade.

This Commander of Gaoping turned out to be Second Grade Innate Realm, somewhat peculiar.

Chen Tang didn’t know this place has some history.

In the era of the Great Xia Dynasty, this place was Gaoping Country, all from one tribe, subordinate to Great Xia.

The local lord was granted the title of Duke Gaoping by the Xia Dynasty.

Later, when the Divine Land fell, dividing the north and south.

The Wu Dynasty established, Gaoping Country then submitted to the Wu Dynasty.

When the Wu Dynasty collapsed and Beiqian rose, Gaoping Country became part of Beiqian again.

But they removed the country’s title, replacing it with a commandery.

Nonetheless, the overall strength of Gaoping County was not much different from when it was Gaoping Country, with tens of thousands of troops guarding Beiqian’s borders, and the Commander Pan Yiyu was a Second Grade Innate Realm expert!

Chen Tang appeared calm, introduced himself, saying, "My name is Chen Jing, also a Beiqian local."

It’s not that he was afraid of these people.

However, still being in Xiling now meant he hadn’t completely escaped the crisis.

He wanted to pass through this place quickly and enter Beiqian, without branches off the main path.

"Do you have a Passage Document?"

Another Captain asked.

Chen Tang frowned.

He had been away from Beiqian for more than two years; he didn’t have such a thing.

The other Captain saw Chen Tang hesitate and sneered, "You look sneaky, identity suspicious, probably a spy from Xiling. Now dismount and come with me to the city for trial!"

Chen Tang saw through, these people came for the Thunder Leopard.

They didn’t intend to let him leave!

Anything about Passage Document was merely an excuse.

Even if he truly presented a Passage Document, these people would seek other reasons.