Deng Tian was indeed the father of the future prodigy Deng Ai. It was no wonder that he had such a son. Jia Xu wanted to make a fuss about the search warrant. Without a search warrant, he would not allow himself to be arrested. However, Deng Tian avoided the issue of the search warrant. If he wanted to see the search warrant, he would have to go with them and they would show it to him when they arrived.
Jia Xu was not a fool. If he went with Deng Tian, they would definitely fall into the hands of others. Not to mention that Liu Mang's carriage had the barbarian who had fainted due to excessive blood loss. Even if there was no barbarian in the carriage, Liu Mang's identity would not allow him to leave with these private soldiers.
"If you can't produce the search warrant, then please forgive me for not staying here!" Jia Xu waved his hand. He would not follow Deng Tian's train of thought. Jia Xu directly ignored Deng Tian's words.
"Sir, I am so sincere. Why are you still not going?" Deng Tian directly stopped Jia Xu. The people behind Deng Tian unsheathed their swords.
"What? Little brother, are you trying to force me to stay? " Jia Xu also looked at Deng Tian with a smile. Several guards beside Jia Xu also looked at Deng Tian covetously. Although Deng Tian had a large number of people, if they really fought, they might not be Jia Xu's opponent.
"Haha, your bodyguards are all ferocious. My men are naturally unable to stop you, but what if there are more of them?" Deng Tian asked Jia Xu calmly. "Haha, Sir, you have a few bodyguards.
"Hmm?" Jia Xu frowned. He did not know when, but the place where Deng Tian and the others came from was lit up with torches again. All the people along the way flocked here.
"Reinforcements?" Jia Xu realized that he had been tricked by Deng Tian. Deng Tian was just stalling for time to wait for reinforcements. Looking at the number of people behind them, Jia Xu and the others would be at a disadvantage if this continued.
"Sir, can you come with me now?" Deng Tian smiled as he looked at Jia Xu. From time to time, his gaze would glance towards the carriage that Jia Xu was in. The strong smell of blood was hard to conceal.
"Have you caught him?" The group of people holding torches quickly arrived in front of them. They were even more numerous than Deng Ai's group. Altogether, there were about a hundred people.
The scale of these hundred people really made Jia Xu frown. This was not a battlefield. If it was, then Jia Xu's order would be to charge out. If a fight really happened here, then it might not be a good thing for both sides.
Liu Mang and the others were afraid of exposing their identities. Similarly, Deng Tian was also afraid of suffering heavy casualties. If a fight really happened, it would definitely alarm the guards of Xiangyang City. They were private soldiers. Although they were armed with swords, it was already an unspoken rule. Every landowning household would have more than a hundred private soldiers armed with swords. However, this was all in private. On the surface, they seemed to be harmonious. If a large-scale fight broke out, Deng Tian would not be able to bear the consequences. The Huang Family would be fine, but he, as a servant, would have to take the blame.
"If Sir doesn't want to come with us, you only need to teach the bleeding man a lesson!" Deng Tian wanted to take a step back with Jia Xu. He knew that the barbarian was a lone wolf. Naturally, he would not have companions. Even if he had companions, he would not act alone. However, he did not know why the people in the three carriages were hiding the barbarian. The strong smell of blood was difficult to get rid of.
Just as Jia Xu was about to abandon the carriage and teach the barbarian a lesson, a voice came from the carriage. "Brother Kainan, long time no see!"
"Hmm?" Deng Tian was stunned. He had not been called Brother Kainan for a long time. Deng Tian's name was Kainan. This was the name given to him by his elders when he was crowned. It was also a form of endearment between friends. However, ever since the Deng Family was destroyed, this name was never mentioned again. In the Huang Family, Deng Tian would either be called by his name or be called the leader. No one would call him by his name.
"You are?!" Deng Tian's eyes widened in shock when she saw a person walking out of the carriage. "Kuai Ran? "Kainan?" Before Deng Tian could finish his sentence, he immediately changed the way he addressed Kainan. "Young Master Kainan!"
Deng Tian was just a servant while Kainan was a young master from an aristocratic family. Their statuses were different. In the past, Deng Tian was a young master from the Deng Family. Naturally, he could address Kainan as his brother. Now, he could only address him as Young Master Kainan.
Deng Tian had a bitter smile on his face. Kainan was the same. The situation had changed too quickly. A young master from an aristocratic family had fallen to being a servant. This was a huge change. In the past, they used to travel and drink together. Kainan was envious of Deng Tian for being able to travel and study. He even wanted Deng Tian to bring him along.
"Brother Kainan, why do you have to do this?" Kainan laughed bitterly. "Although our statuses have changed, I still treat you, Deng Tian, as a friend!"
"Friend?" Deng Tian heard Kainan's words and shook his head. They might have been friends in the past, but they were no longer friends now. "I'm sorry, Young Master Kainan. Deng Tian doesn't dare to associate with you!" The two of them were destined to be on two different levels. Moreover, if they were friends, why did the Si Family also hit them when they were down back then? Deng Tian couldn't let go of the knot in his heart.
"I know that our Kainan Family was in the wrong, but I wasn't the one in charge. Even if our Kainan Family didn't do anything, others wouldn't do anything!" Kuai Ran said to Deng Tian. Kuai Ran was right. Who wouldn't want to take a bite of such a big piece of meat? Even the Huang Clan, who took in Deng Tian, had swallowed the Deng Clan's foundation in Jiangxia. Not even dregs were left behind.
"There's no point in saying anything more. Young Master Kainan, Deng Tian is following orders. I hope Young Master Kainan can make things easy for me!" Deng Tian said to Kainan.
"Deng Tian, you can do this, but don't you think about your family? Don't you think about the future of your family?" Kainan said to Deng Tian.
"What do you mean?" Deng Tian's eyes suddenly narrowed. There was a trace of killing intent in his eyes as he stared at Kainan. Deng Tian's Deng Family, which once dominated Nanyang and Xinye, had disappeared. Therefore, Deng Tian cared more about his only remaining family, which was his current wife. No matter who it was, Deng Tian's child and wife were his reverse scale.
"Deng Tian, don't you understand what I mean? Do you want your Deng Fan to be a servant for the rest of his life like you? " Kainan looked at Deng Tian nervously. Fortunately, he had the barbarian's eyes before, so he was able to hold on.
"Otherwise, why would it be like this?" Deng Tian laughed at himself. He was already a servant of the Huang Family. His children were destined to not be able to enter the academy. They were also destined to have no fate with the nobles. They might even be like Deng Tian and be a servant for the rest of their lives!
"If possible, I would like to take Deng Fan as my disciple!" Kainan said what Liu Mang had asked of him.
"What?"
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