However, before Hsu Fengnian and Yuan Zuozong could make a move, a tall and sturdy figure arrived with large strides. With his back to the two, he grabbed an arrow in one hand and glared at the armored soldiers. "I am Duan Chun from Huainan. How dare you hurt me?"
Ding Ce reined in his horse and stopped. He turned his horse around with a malicious expression. Toward the heroes of Jianghu, this divine archer with a military position had always viewed them as grass, pigs, and dogs. Originally, the few arrows from his subordinates were just to warn the miscellaneous people to watch with folded arms. If they could avoid the arrows, then they were considered capable. Their Iron House Army was too lazy to get to the bottom of the matter. If they could not avoid the arrows, then they could only blame their bad luck for appearing on the Dragon Tail Slope. However, this Huainan brute surnamed Duan had broken the rules and dared to provoke Iron Lu City. Ding Ce's ears were sharp, and he had already heard that another cavalry unit had charged up the Dragon Tail Slope to block their path of retreat. Huang Shang and the others were destined to be wiped out. He was happy to take the time to play with this group of people. With one hand holding the bow, he took out a special arrow from the whaleskin quiver. Looking down from above, he sneered. "Which eye saw us hurting people? It's obvious that you're interfering with the Iron Lu City's mission to suppress the bandits. If you're not a landowning household, you'll be banished a thousand miles away or beheaded on the spot."
The eight feet tall man's face turned red, and he said angrily, "You're lying through your teeth! How hateful! Today, I am … "
Without waiting for the man to finish speaking, Ding Ce, who didn't want to listen to him, shot an arrow. The Huainan Jianghu man wanted to grab the arrow with his bare hands. However, after thinking it over, the arrow pierced through the air with a thunderous momentum. He didn't dare to take the arrow head on and dodged it with a lingering fear in his heart. Without waiting for him to calm his mind, Ding Ce, who was wearing a high-grade paper armor left behind from the old Southern Tang's national treasury, shook his hand and shot out two arrows, one in front and one behind. Their trajectory appeared to be swaying and falling, as if they were spiritual living creatures, extremely crafty. The Wulin man, who had a small reputation in the Wulin world of Lianghuai, groaned inwardly. Just as he was about to shamelessly bend down and roll on the ground like a donkey, he saw a blur in front of his eyes. He straightened his back and focused his eyes. He did not know when the white-faced man had taken a step forward, but he did not know what kind of mysterious technique he used, but there were four broken arrows on the ground. The majestic man stamped his foot, the four arrows jumped up. Ding Ce's countenance changed dramatically. He pulled out four eagle plume arrows and shot them out, but the four broken arrows still pierced through the hearts of the four domineering archers.
It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Ding Ce's expression was dark. He spat out word by word from between his teeth, "Killing armored soldiers, nine familial extermination!"
Hsu Fengnian put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile, "This one is from Jing, surnamed Xu Qi. I have interacted with the two assistant ministers of the Ministry of War, Lu Baijie and Lu Shengxiang. Whether nine familial extermination is nine familial extermination, you, a general with a nameless title, cannot decide. I have to ask if the Ministry of War has such a military law. "
Ding Ce's brow furrowed, his expression uncertain. His thoughts turned quickly. The Xu Family of Jing? There were millions of people in Great Peace City. There were many families with the surname Xu. Not to mention dozens of families that had the right to enter the court, they definitely could not be counted with two hands. If they really had a relationship with the two assistant ministers, even if it was just a faint nod, they were not people that a nameless field officer like him could easily shake. No matter how obedient and careful the officials of Jing were in Jing, when they were outside, they always thought they were better than others. The military of Guangling Road was like a forest, and they were independent. It wasn't that no one dared to not give them face, but Ding Ce was not one of them.
The moment he heard that they were the sons of officials from the capital, Duan Chun 'an's gratitude towards them for saving his life immediately faded. His desire to befriend them vanished like smoke in thin air. He had originally been the nameless disciple of the leader of the Huai Wulin, Old Master Liang. This time, he had secretly escorted Official Huang to the north. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would not show himself. Everyone in the jianghu knew of Old Master Liang's good intentions. The Spring and Autumn families had been destroyed, and the jianghu was in tatters. The ones who had the right to be called local tyrants were the big shots that held the power of the military towns. It was okay to provoke the government, but to provoke the military towns that liked to talk about suppressing bandits, then it was like a puddle of mud was stuffed into one's pants. It was not shit, but it was worse than shit, and could not be shaken off. At this time, the situation was that Hsu Fengnian, Yuan Zuozong, and Duan Chun An were standing in front of the hut. Ding Ce and almost thirty people stretched out like a white snake in the middle of the road. At the door of the inn, Lu Song and Wang Lin were watching the show from the side. The woman behind Ding Ce and Xu Zhan were worried and didn't know how to end the situation. They only wanted to stall for time.
The two fleeing riders were actually chased back. The woman who had just fought to the death looked back and sighed in her heart. There was a larger group of riders winding up the Longwei Slope. There were no less than forty of them. Behind them, there were even footmen who walked as if they were flying. They climbed up the mountain at top speed. The young man carrying the horse put down the red date horse. Hu Chunya and Li Huai 'er, the poor couple on the horse, were scared out of their wits. The young man hugged the woman's slender waist with both hands. In the past, the woman would have punched and kicked him. At this time, she forgot to teach this little pervert a lesson. There was a wolf in front and a tiger behind. Was she really going to die here today? Hu Chunya held her face with both hands and was about to cry. She had not yet married a red headscarf, and had not yet wandered the jianghu with an immortal couple. How could she be willing?
Hsu Fengnian turned his head and looked at the old imperial censor riding with Ning Zong. He laughed and asked, "Official Huang, Assistant Minister Lu asked me to meet you here. Let's drink a few cups of wine before going to the capital? Assistant Minister Lu has already set up the table to welcome Official Huang. "
Ding Ce's mind was shaken. If the "Lu" mentioned by the young master was the Tangxi Sword Immortal Lu Baijie, then there was still room for mediation. But if the number one general of Guangling Path, Lu Shengxiang, really got involved, not to mention a nobody like Ding Ce, even if the official general who was determined to win personally made a move, he would still get into trouble. Although Lu Shengxiang, whose reputation was second only to Xu Xiao and Gu Jiantang, had left Guangling's Prince Zhao Yi and been promoted to Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, his direct subordinates were still all over Guangling. Any one of them was a dauntless character who could shake the entire county with a sneeze. Ding Ce was like an ant on a hot pan. He was no longer confident.
Huang Shangping smiled faintly and said, "I have met Assistant Minister Lu several times. We have always been friends through literature. This time, I have troubled Assistant Minister Lu to personally arrange it. After entering the capital, I will punish myself with three cups of wine."
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