Chapter 1073: Death Calls the Roll! 【2】

Under the night sky, Hangu Pass was almost bristling with torches.

There was a torch at every single crenel.

The patrolling soldiers on the ramparts were also crisscrossing.

The soldiers standing behind the crenels did not dare to close their eyes for even a moment, staring intently at the Liangzhou Army outside the pass in the distance.

The Liangzhou Army was famous for being able to fight and win battles.

And they were also famous for their cruelty.

With strict military law on one side and the brutal Liangzhou Army on the other, not a single soldier dared to lower their guard.

Looking at the area outside the pass.

It was pitch black.

After making camp, the Liangzhou Army had not even lit a single torch.

They were like a pack of wild beasts lurking in the darkness.

Duan Yu's tent was also pitch black.

Da Hei and Xiao Hei lay motionless on either side of the tent, as if they were asleep.

Inside Hangu Pass.

Because soldiers had been stationed here for a long time, a massive military camp centered on the soldiers had long since formed within the pass.

The mud-and-tile barracks clung to the sides of the mountain ravine, with the towering Loess Plateau directly overhead.

There were even stairs built leading up the Loess Plateau on both sides.

One could climb the stairs to the top of the Loess Plateau to provide defensive support from above the two sides of the pass, which blocked the end of the ancient Hangu path.

This was also to guard against a small number of enemies climbing the plateau slopes on either side to sneak into the pass.

At this moment, even inside the pass, a large number of torches were lit, illuminating every corner.

But even with such tight defenses, there were always areas that were missed.

Under the cover of night, a black figure lurked in the darkness.

Passing through the tight defenses, the figure leaped down from the Loess Plateau on the left side of the pass and landed steadily outside the perimeter wall of a courtyard inside the pass.

Pausing for less than a second, the black shadow quickly climbed the wall and flipped into the backyard of the residence.

After entering the backyard, the black shadow flashed again, hiding directly under the eaves of the nearest house.

In the distance, a patrol of soldiers happened to pass by, but they did not discover this figure.

Duan Yu, pressed against the wall, had a calm expression as he turned the corner and walked into the courtyard.

The courtyard was silent; only one room had a lit oil lamp, while all the surrounding rooms were pitch black.

After taking a look, Duan Yu walked toward the room with the lit oil lamp.

Inside the room, Ding Yuan was sitting behind a desk.

A lit oil lamp was placed on the desk.

Holding a bamboo scroll, Ding Yuan was reading the contents by the light of the lamp.

Suddenly, the door moved slightly.

Hearing the sound, Ding Yuan looked up, frowned, and asked vigilantly, "Who's there!"

As he spoke, Ding Yuan's hand instinctively reached for the horizontal blade placed to the side.

Creak~

Accompanied by the sound of the door, it suddenly opened from the outside.

A biting cold wind blew straight in.

Ding Yuan, sitting behind the desk, shivered from the draft.

The flame of the oil lamp on the desk flickered.

Ding Yuan shielded the flame with his hand, then stood up holding the lamp and walked toward the door.

After reaching the door, Ding Yuan first looked to the left outside the room, and just as he was about to close the door, a large hand suddenly reached out from the right.

It grabbed Ding Yuan by the neck. ===== CHAPTER 1075 =====