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Gongsun Xu scratched his head. This Zhao Shiheng was Zhao Yun's uncle, he definitely could not use force. He subconsciously reached out to touch his own body. Suddenly, his expression changed and he took down a jade pendant from his neck, handing it over to Zhao Shiheng.

"Sir, look at this."

Zhao Shiheng frowned, the doubt in his heart became stronger, and thought that these people were all white horses, but were unable to produce any proof, and then casually took out a jade pendant and said that they were Marquis of Ji's Mansion's people, so they did not say anything, but were clearly lying! What's more, the young man in the lead had disheveled hair and disheveled clothes. There wasn't even the slightest hint of wealth and grandeur in him. No matter how you looked at it, he didn't seem like the wealthy young master of a marquis' house! Now that a Thief was running amok, it was best to be careful!

Seeing Zhao Shiheng not speak for a long time, Gongsun Xu could not wait and said: "If old sir still does not believe, why not bring me to Zi Long's house and ask Zi Long's family to examine?"

Zhao Shiheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "This is feasible! Everyone, please follow this old one into the village. " He held up the lantern and led the way. After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and said, "The villagers have all fallen asleep. Please leave the war horses outside the village to prevent any disturbances."

Gongsun Yi shouted: "Old sir, don't go overboard!"

"It doesn't matter. I'll do as Elder Zhao says." Gongsun Xu magnanimously waved his hand, and instructed: "Xiao Jia, Xiao Yi, follow me in, the rest of you take care of the warhorses."

Gongsun Jia and Gongsun Yi both dejectedly agreed, handed over the reins to the others, and followed Gongsun Xu into the village. When they were almost to the entrance of the village, Gongsun Yi thought for a while, then ran back, took the spear from Gongsun Xu's mount, and quickly followed and gave it to Gongsun Xu.

Gongsun Xu laughed as if he did not care, and placed the spear on his shoulder.

Zhao Shiheng looked like he did not care, but the alertness in his heart became stronger.

Upon entering the village, Gongsun Xu was surprised to see an arrow tower. He exclaimed: "There's actually an arrow tower in the village?"

On top of the tower stood a sturdy man holding a long bow, his cold gaze was fixated on Gongsun Xu's body.

Zhao Shiheng waved his hand towards the sturdy man, indicating that he was fine, and laughed: "Now that thieves are running rampant, last month we caught a group of thieves impersonating as officials, we can't help but be cautious!"

Hearing this, Gongsun Xu did not know whether to laugh or cry. Zhao Shiheng's words were obviously referring to the Old Man as a bandit! Furthermore, this was the territory of the Jizhou, so no matter what tricks Zhao Shiheng played, he did not need to be afraid. As long as he could find a local official, he would be able to avoid the danger. It was just a very simple visit, so he couldn't help but sigh. He hoped that he wouldn't have any conflicts later on.

Every household in the village was pitch-black. Occasionally, there would be a few sounds of sleep, making the place appear extremely quiet and peaceful.

Gongsun Xu rubbed his chin, he felt that something was amiss, but he still didn't put it to heart.

Zhao Shiheng led the three of them through half of the village and arrived in front of a large fenced courtyard. There were three large thatched cottages in the courtyard with a few wooden steps in front of them. He stopped and pointed to the fence: "This is Zhao Yun's house, please wait for a moment, I will call the door."

Gongsun Xu laughed: "Old sir, please do."

Zhao Shiheng pushed open the gate and quickly stepped onto the wooden steps. Suddenly, he threw down the lantern in his hands and entered his room.

The moment the lantern landed, a loud bang could be heard from within the village. Following that, sounds of shouting and fighting could be heard as dozens of men with torches and weapons and more than ten dogs surrounded the village.

The Gongsun Jia brothers were shocked, but Gongsun Xu laughed bitterly, he finally realised what was wrong: he heard a lot of dogs barking outside the village, but they all stopped. He couldn't help but blame himself in his heart. These days, he hadn't lived a tense and intense life as a mercenary, but his vigilance had actually dropped!

Gongsun Yi said anxiously: "We brothers will split up and rush over. Young Noble, quickly go out, the brothers outside will definitely come to receive you!"

As he said that, he pulled out the short blades at Gongsun Jia's waist, and prepared to charge towards both sides.

"You can't!" Gongsun Xu quickly stopped them and shook his head: "If they have any malicious intents, they will just need to shoot together, and wait and see."

Although the Gongsun Jia brothers were unwilling, they did not dare to disobey the order and protected Gongsun Xu in the front and back.

Gongsun Xu shouted towards the thatched cottage: "Elder Zhao, please come out and speak."

The door creaked open, and Zhao Shiheng walked out first, followed by two man dressed as a scholar. The one in the front was wearing a green robe and a grey headscarf. His build was weak and he had a sickly expression; the one behind was dressed in a luxurious black golden silk robe.

Zhao Shiheng walked down the stairs and stopped in his tracks, his face dark as he shouted: "Who are you, and what kind of thief are you?!

Gongsun Xu sighed: "Old sir, your caution is truly admirable, but this time you are mistaken."

Zhao Shiheng sneered: "You are lying and have no proof at all, who else could it be other than you are a thief? "Immediately surrender, and I will send you and the rest to the government. Otherwise, don't blame us for using lynchings!"

Just as Gongsun Xu was about to answer, the sound of horses galloping came from behind him. The guards outside the village noticed that something was wrong and wanted to rush in to save them.

Zhao Shiheng shouted loudly: "Stop them! "If you dare to rush in, just use your arrows!"

"Yes!" The twenty or so young and strong men answered loudly. They all climbed up high to wait with bows in their hands.

Gongsun Xu was afraid that the battle would start, and he immediately shouted towards the outside of the village: "Listen, this young noble is not in danger, quickly send someone to report to the authorities, the rest stay put and don't move!"

"Reporting to the government?" Zhao Shiheng was startled, he turned and looked at the green-robed scholar, "Zi Rou, could it be that the others are really from the Marquis of Ji's Mansion?"

Marquis of Ji's Mansion? When black robe scholar heard these three words, a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

The green-gowned scholar coughed lightly, "No matter who it is, it isn't appropriate to continue the confrontation. Why don't we invite that Leader to his home for a short rest and wait for someone from the government to arrive before making any plans?"

"Alright," Zhao Shiheng nodded.

Gongsun Xu laughed, this green-robed scholar was extremely courteous, even if he had to be placed under house arrest, he would speak in such a gentle manner, it seemed that he was someone easy to deal with. With a sickly face, he should be Zhao Yun's elder brother.

"Absolutely not!" The black robe scholar suddenly bellowed and cupped his hands at Zhao Shiheng, "Uncle Shi, if the others are truly villains, what do I do after summoning a large group of my comrades?"

Zhao Shiheng hesitated for a moment, stroked his beard and asked: "Zi Fang's words are reasonable, then what do you think we should do?"

black robe scholar pointed at Gongsun Xu and laughed coldly, "This person claims to be someone from the Marquis of Ji's Mansion, and it just so happens that this nephew has met him a few times.

"Very good!" Zhao Shiheng nodded in agreement.

Gongsun Xu was shocked, this man was obviously hostile, and said that he had seen Gongsun Zan before, who was he?

The tip of the spear was pointed at Gongsun Xu, and said coldly: "Marquis Jin's archery is extraordinary, the self-created 'Life Severing Spear Art' is even more exquisite! Since you claim that you are a member of the Marquis of Ji's Mansion, then I am here to experience whether your 'Life Severing Spear Art' is real or fake!"

The wind was strong in the north, and there were plenty of people who would fight each other if there was a disagreement. The villagers all shouted as they retreated, leaving a big open space.

The green-robed scholar frowned. He was about to open his mouth to advise them against it, but he changed his mind and swallowed his words back.

Gongsun Xu was well aware that in this chaotic world, when one's injuries had improved, they would learn martial arts diligently. However, he was pleasantly surprised to find that he could not only pierce through a poplar tree with 100 steps, but his strength had also increased by a lot. He could easily move dozens of stone locks that weighed three to four hundred jin. It was just that in the past few days, he had only exchanged pointers with Gongsun Jia and the others, and had not truly fought with anyone, and did not know how strong he was.

Gongsun Xu slammed his fine steel spear onto the ground and bellowed: "Since that's the case, Gongsun Xu will be here to experience your powerful techniques!"

Gongsun Xu? The green-robed scholar was shocked, thinking that this was the name of the young duke that Zi Long had mentioned to him earlier, Marquis of Ji's Mansion! Was this person really the young duke?

"Look at this!" Hearing that name, black robe scholar's eyes lit up, he shouted and leaped forward, grabbing the lead with his spear and thrusting towards Gongsun Xu's chest.

The surrounding villagers all shushed, the opponent had already reported their names, not only did black robe scholar not reveal his name, he even took the initiative to attack, he truly did not have the demeanor of a warrior at all! Some people looked at the green-robed scholar with reproaches in their eyes. How could they accept such a person as a friend?

Gongsun Xu wanted to test his own strength, so he didn't dodge or evade. He lifted his spear and used his strength to aim accurately at the head of the black robe scholar.

With a clang, the center of Gongsun Xu's palm went numb. However, black robe scholar's palm was in extreme pain, and his spear almost flew out of his hand.

Gongsun Xu's confidence soared, but he did not rush forward to attack. Instead, he took the initiative to retreat and increase the distance between them.

The black robe scholar was shocked and thought to himself: 'The son of Gongsun Zan is indeed extraordinary. Once again, he stepped forward, the spear in his hand continuously flashed, like a poisonous snake spitting its tongue out, his attacks were not aimed towards Gongsun Xu's vitals, the moves seemed extremely profound and profound.

Gongsun Xu's strength was a bit stronger than his opponent's, so he naturally had to make use of this advantage. Against the black robe scholar's swift attacks, he could dodge whatever he wanted, and if he couldn't, he would use his long spear to block it. For a moment, the clanging could be heard.

black robe scholar's dozens of attacks had failed, and his confidence was gradually disappearing. He suddenly took two steps back and shouted, "Wait a moment, make a move!"

Gongsun Xu had already figured out the opponent's background and was about to take the initiative to attack and take them down.

The black robe scholar shouted: "The Marquis Jin's spear arts are extremely profound, but the spear techniques that you have used are in a mess and are obviously the 'Wild Swallow Spear techniques' of the Black Mountain Thief Zhang Yan! What a thief with a yellow scarf, you actually dared to pretend to be one of the Marquis of Ji's Mansion! "

Without waiting for Gongsun Xu to react, he extended the spear in his hand and thrusted it towards Gongsun Xu's throat!

Gongsun Xu was enraged, this man was truly shameless and despicable! In a hurry, he had no time to dodge. His body suddenly fell to the left, at the same time ruthlessly throwing out the long spear in his hand!

The black robe scholar's lance grazed past Gongsun Xu's neck, bringing about a long and thin bloody arrow.

Although Gongsun Xu was already rolling on the ground, the spear that he threw was as fast as lightning and instantly struck the lower abdomen of black robe scholar!

"Puchi!"

The pike came out from his body, the huge force causing black robe scholar to stagger backwards, he was forced six or seven steps back, the strength on the pike was completely exhausted.

black robe scholar spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. His hands trembled as he held onto the spear's handle, as if he wanted to pull it out. In the end, he only struggled for a few moments before collapsing to the ground, blood quickly spreading beneath his body.