Chapter 65: One punch was all it took

  Dian Wei rushed over and immediately took care of the two Imperial Guards, casually tossing them aside. He laughed and said, "Don't worry about being dizzy, wait till I knock down the others, then you'll know how light my hand is!" According to his habit, if he didn't break anyone's bones, that was considered going easy on them, showing mercy.

  The two members of the Feathered Forest Army landed and immediately scrambled to get away, but unexpectedly, neither of them cursed or even said anything to save face, instead they retreated with a look of grievance on their faces.

  Something even stranger happened, these two Imperial Guards were beaten up, and the other Imperial Guards not only didn't come to help, but instead retreated one after another, and didn't even surround Dian Wei, everyone looked around in all directions, as if they were watching something.

  Li QIN looked at these brightly dressed soldiers and felt a bit uneasy. Why weren't they angry? Looking at their appearance, they were all seasoned veterans. Suddenly being beaten, the normal reaction should be to shout loudly and fight back! Moreover, those two soldiers who bumped heads should also be furious, but instead of retreating, their facial expressions looked like those of a scolded little wife. This was against common sense!

  He didn't know that these people were the Feathered Forest Army, nor had he been to Luoyang, nor had he seen the unbridled behavior of the powerful at the end of the Han Dynasty. Having stayed in Liangzhou for a long time, his thinking was similar to that of the people of Liangzhou. He always thought that when encountering unexpected events, under normal circumstances, the river would flow eastward, and when it's time to take action, just take action!

  For the Feathered Forest Army from Luoyang, when they take action, they must take action. However, the object of their attack must be clearly identified first. Before that is clear, they cannot act rashly!

  Luoyang is the imperial capital, and high-ranking officials are everywhere. County magistrates are not as good as dogs. If you're not careful, you'll run into people from top aristocratic families. They're arrogant, and there are more of them who are even more arrogant. Those people from top aristocratic families hit others, and if they try to fight back, it will lead to endless trouble, and maybe even implicate their own family. Having seen this many times before, even the most stubborn person would become cunning. They wouldn't dare to strike back without figuring out who the giant is that's hitting them.

  Dian Wei's sudden move not only stunned the Youlin Army, but also Zhang Jiu. He looked out of the carriage and saw a majestic giant standing in front of him, with a smiling expression on his face, looking carefree, as if he didn't take himself or the Youlin Army seriously at all!

  Zhang Jiu thought: "This is terrible, this must be a local tyrant, maybe even a big shot from the Huren tribe. These kinds of people are all desperate villains, absolutely cannot afford to offend them. The border areas can't compare to the capital city, if there's any conflict, I may not make it back!"

  Considering the rumors about Bian Hu's ferocity, Zhang Jiuer didn't say a word and quickly pulled down the carriage curtain. Even if he wanted to make amends with this giant of a man, it could wait till later, no need to confront him head-on. He looked at Tang Jie first and asked clearly about his bottom line. If he was easy to get along with, he would try hard to make amends; if not, then forget it. This is what I call having the magnanimity to tolerate others, being a broad-minded and generous gentleman!

  The soldiers of the Feathered Forest were all slender and agile, each paying attention to Zhang Jiucheng's reaction. As soon as they saw him lower the carriage curtain, they knew what was going on. They retreated together in silence, without asking who Dian Wei was, and mounted their horses, ready to continue heading towards the county government office!

  Being able to hit someone, then get hit back, and immediately pretend nothing happened is no small feat. This is what it means to be a seasoned street fighter!

  Dian Wei couldn't have imagined such an outcome, he clenched his fists, ready to fight, but suddenly saw the other side acting as if nothing had happened, getting on horseback and about to leave. He couldn't bear it, loosened his fist, raised his hand to touch the back of his head, this action he hadn't done for a long time, but today he couldn't help doing it again, because the situation in front of him was too bizarre, could it be that he just had a dream, all an illusion?

  Turning to look at the mother and son, I saw that the woman was holding the child, grasping his small arm and staring at it. The woman and child were crying together. The child's arm had been trampled and was bleeding!

  Dian Wei's fiery temper flared up again, he rushed forward, grabbed the reins of the lame horse and shouted: "Halt! You think you can just leave? You trampled the child to death, you must apologize and pay for the medicine before you can go!"

  Zhang Jiu in the car was furious, just because he feared the local tyrants, it didn't mean he was a master who could be ordered around, even if he did fear them, once was enough!

  Zhang Jiulian shouted in a shrill voice from inside the car, "Give him a tight skin, let him know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is!"

  As soon as the leader gives an order, the responsibility is no longer on the Feathered Forest Army. If they take action and beat someone, even if it's someone who can't be provoked, they can say they were just following orders. Whatever serious consequences arise, Zhang Ji will have to bear them, and it has nothing to do with them!

  Yu Lin's army responded in unison, "Obey!" This phrase had to be said first, otherwise they wouldn't take action. Only then did they dismount and rush towards Dian Wei!

  Dian Wei looked at Li Qiang in the distance and saw his young master nodding heavily, so he smiled and said: "Little chickens, you've only grown a few feathers, how dare you flap your wings with me!"

  He didn't go to fight the incoming Youlin Army, but instead turned around and aimed at the carriage frame of this luxurious horse-drawn vehicle, and with a loud "hiss" he punched out!

  There was a loud crash, and half of the carriage suddenly collapsed, its frame shattered in an instant, and the roof caved in with a loud bang!

  A shrill cry echoed from inside the carriage, while the Huben soldiers shouted in unison: "The assassin is ruthless!" They all retreated, and no one dared to come forward. Having seen fierce ones before, but never as fierce as this, it's better to wait for now, others can rush ahead first, no need to rush ahead to get beaten!

  Dian Wei snorted and said: "What a crappy car, it can't even withstand one of my punches!"

  With a stretch of his hand, Dian Wei pried open the carriage door and revealed the fat man inside, who was already frightened out of his wits. His nose was bright red, and blood was flowing down from it, having already flowed past his lips. Yet he didn't even bother to wipe it away, clearly too scared to move at all!

  Seizing the back of Hua Fu's collar, Dian Wei shouted loudly and lifted him high up, saying: "Is it fun? Is it enjoyable?" Li Qiang had asked Liu Bei like this when he first caught him, and Dian Wei learned from him, imitating his words.

  Ke Liqin asked at the time, Liu Xuan was still able to answer "I don't want to play anymore". Zhang Jiou didn't have this ability, he was a eunuch, what he usually saw were palace maids, how could he have seen a few times of fierce "assassins"? Moreover, just now being hit by the broken wood debris on his nose, at this time being held high again, with a "huh" sound, he fainted and fell down!

  Dian Wei put down Zhang Jue and looked at him, thinking to himself: "Could he have been scared to death? I'm in trouble again, do I have to flee?" He wasn't stupid either, so he placed Zhang Jue against the carriage and shouted loudly: "You're pretending to be dead, but I won't fall for it!" He tore off the jade pendant from Zhang Jue's waist and handed it to the mother and son, whispering: "Hurry up and leave, you can come back after the storm has passed!"

  He strode quickly towards Li Qin and said in a low voice when he reached his side, "Young Master, I've gotten you into trouble. Why don't I go out first and avoid this for now?"

  Li Qian nodded, dodged to the side, and observed his opponent's expression. He knew that evasion wouldn't work. "Either we don't make a move," he said, "but since we've already made one, let's see it through to the end. Evasion is not what heroes do. You're following me, so remember from now on, never mention the word 'dodge' again."

  Dian Wei let out a loud roar, he had fled for thousands of miles before, but now he had found his backbone, Li Kui said don't dodge, then he wouldn't dodge!

  Li Qin raised his hand and said, "Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up!" As soon as he made the gesture, Dian Wei immediately stood behind him, facing the horse carriage, with a stern expression.

  Yu Linjun was busy for a while and finally rescued Zhang Jiu. The leader of the team asked, "Officer Zhang, what to do? This main street is too much, we can't get out of here!"

  Zhang Ji Su woke up and leaned against the carriage, whispering: "After all, who is it?"

  "It's unclear, he didn't move, just standing across the street, staring at us. He might be trouble, maybe he's a young master from some big family, a barbarian!" The team leader said in a low voice, while keeping an eye on Li Kun's movements.

  Zhang Jiuyou asked again: "What were the expressions of the people around? Was there anyone advising them to leave?"

  The team leader looked around again and said: "There are many people surrounding us, but no one is advising those two barbarians to leave, nor is anyone afraid."

  Zhang closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and when he opened them again, he said: "This is to endure without fear, for there must be a strong backing. The poor mountains and evil waters produce cruel people, and the entire Liangzhou is full of barbarians who will draw their knives at any moment. We need to swallow our anger for now and wait until later to deal with them severely!"

  The team leader nodded and let out a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't charge forward, it would be fine!

  Without saying a word, without discussing any reason, the Imperial Guards helped Zhang Jiu up, and they didn't even want to take the carriage anymore. They mounted their horses and left through the East Gate in an instant, going to find Tang Jie. This time, they couldn't hide from Tang Jie again. They wouldn't use force to teach the barbarians a lesson, but instead would use Tang Jie as a gun, letting him take the lead. The sly people of the capital were most skilled at playing behind-the-scenes tricks!

  Look at that group of people, they actually ran away. Dian Wei raised his fist and shook it around. How about it? I just threw one punch and scared off so many people! The civilians cheered loudly, calling out "good" as they didn't recognize Dian Wei but recognized Li Hui, who was the most famous person in Fuping. Since Li Hui had taught the soldiers a lesson, of course they would cheer him on!

  Li Qin furrowed his brow, thinking: "These people must be here to cause trouble for Tang Jie, but now it's me who has taken the bullet for him. What should I do? How can I resolve this? Can't just let things go back to normal?"

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