1008: Chapter 1009: Where the Imperial Guard Resides, That Is Forbidden Ground!
1008: Chapter 1009: Where the Imperial Guard Resides, That Is Forbidden Ground!
“Teacher, I will find that gold for you,” Xiao Chen said, “not for any other reason, but to make you believe in me.”
Zhang Yan said, “Following you, I have come to realize how narrow-minded and foolish I was before.”
“Good.”
Xiao Chen naturally did not refuse.
Compared to money, gold is a hard currency.
In an era of inflation, gold becomes even more precious.
Xiao Chen had stored a large amount of gold with World Unionpay, a scale comparable to many countries.
After work, Zhang Yan went to see his father, Zhang Fei.
“Father, don’t worry, I will avenge you.
I will make every one of those bastards in the Hao League pay,” Zhang Yan said coldly.
“I’ve come to see clearly now.”
During these days in prison, Zhang Fei suddenly understood many things.
The so-called silver aristocratic clans were nothing more than titles given to control them.
In this world, there never were so many divisions.
The real aristocrats were always just a few.
The rest simply had an inflated sense of their importance.
Whether you are a silver aristocrat or a gold aristocrat, aside from the difference in strength, you’re just a pawn of others.
Everything is out of your control.
If it weren’t for being in jail, he wouldn’t have been able to step back and see all of this.
It’s just a pity that it’s too late now.
He had become a dead piece, completely useless.
“Child, remember, sometimes being a pawn might also be an honor, at the very least, you make the player feel useful,” Zhang Fei sighed.
“Son understands.”
Zhang Yan knew everything, he just didn’t want to say it out loud.
Stepping out of the prison, Zhang Yan lit a cigarette.
Sometimes, perhaps losing isn’t truly losing; it might just be that the heavens think you took the wrong path and have opened up another one for you.
Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.
Under some dim streetlights, dozens of figures appeared.
“Who are you?”
Zhang Yan didn’t want to die; he’d just begun to truly live.
“People who are here for your life,” one of them said coldly.
“We, the Zhang Family, have nothing left; I don’t know anything.
Why won’t you let me go?” Zhang Yan roared in anger.
“You say you have nothing left, but we don’t believe that.
Doesn’t your Zhang Family still have a stash of gold?
That’s the property of the Hao League; you must give it up, or you won’t live.”
The leading man said coldly.
“If I give up the gold, will you spare me?”
Zhang Yan sneered, “I’ve seen through the character of you dogs.
You’re all so ready to burn bridges once you’ve crossed them.
You want the gold?
Dream on.”
These people were puzzled; how come Zhang Yan had suddenly become so confident and defiant?
It wasn’t until they saw a figure.
Zhang Yan recognized the person; it was one of the Xiao Family Forbidden Guards, someone whose name he didn’t even know.
But he remembered, this was just one out of a hundred.
Not the Lone Wolf, not Guo Kai, just an ordinary Imperial Guard.
“Zhang Yan, the boss said to give a shout next time you go out, otherwise you wouldn’t even know how you died out here in Jincheng, which, after all, is still under the control of the Hao League,” the guard said indifferently.
“I understand.”
Zhang Yan nodded; today’s incident had really served as a reminder to him.
“You guys, get lost.”
The guard waved his hand and spoke faintly to the dozens of people around him.
At this moment, Zhang Yan felt a bit nervous, not calling for the Lone Wolf or Guo Kai.
“Just a regular Imperial Guard, can he hold off these guys?”
“These people are all high-level experts from the Hao League, and the least of them is a Martial Dao Master.
They’re not to be trifled with.”
Zhang Yan stood nervously behind the Imperial Guard and asked, “Big brother Imperial Guard, is it just you alone?”
“Yes, just me.”
The Imperial Guard nodded.
“Did you hear that?
This kid is telling us to scram, just a damn single person, and he still dares threaten us.
He really has a death wish.”
The crowd burst into laughter, not taking the Xiao Family Forbidden Guard seriously at all.
If there were many of them, they might be afraid, but it was just one person now.
How could they possibly be scared?
“Yes, I am telling you to scram.
I’ll say it one last time, or else I’ll show no mercy.”
The Imperial Guard said coldly.
Where an Imperial Guard is present, that place is forbidden ground.
“Hahaha, I’ll also say it one last time, step aside, we’re here to kill Zhang Yan, it’s none of your business.”
The leader cracked a smile, “I know you are skilled, and just by looking at you, it’s clear you’re no weakling, but do you think you alone can be a match for all of us?”
While talking, dozens of people had already surrounded the two, preventing them from escaping.
Zhang Yan’s face turned pale, and his heart was filled with extreme fear.
He hated himself for not having learned some self-defense techniques before, at least then he wouldn’t fail at a critical moment.
Passersby quickened their pace upon seeing the situation, terrified.
The more courageous ones hid nearby, peering to see what would happen.
“Stubborn fools, attack!”
The leader waved his hand, and immediately someone rushed forward.
They didn’t start with the Imperial Guard not because they wanted to give him a chance but because they could tell the guard was an expert, and even if they managed to kill him eventually, it would certainly come at a cost.
They didn’t want that.
“Scram!”
The Imperial Guard moved as well.
Xiao Chen had said that where an Imperial Guard stood, that ground became the Xiao Family Forbidden Ground.
Anyone who dared to cause trouble on this forbidden ground was absolutely not allowed.
The experts from the Yanzi Sect had gone through military training, eliminating all unnecessary movements in combat.
Now, he was even stronger.
With one punch, the person at the forefront was sent flying.
The movement was concise, and it hardly seemed like any effort was used.
“Ah—!”
A scream tore through the night sky, startling Zhang Yan into a shiver.
Seeing that it was one of the attackers who had fallen, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The person lay motionless on the ground.
Although this Imperial Guard was just a regular one, he was in fact a true Grandmaster.
Even though he was only a Grandmaster, not a Great Grandmaster, how many Grandmasters could there be in the world?
Under normal circumstances, most people wouldn’t even qualify as well-trained, let alone Grandmasters.
Most people are ordinary, the proportion of well-trained individuals is very small, not to mention Masters, Grandmasters, and Great Grandmasters.
It’s just that because the population of Dragon Country is so large, even a very small proportion means there aren’t a few of them.
But even so, experts don’t just appear out of nowhere.
This group that came to kill Zhang Yan was quite strong, all of them were Martial Dao Masters, but they were only Entry Level Martial Dao Masters.
Compared to a Grandmaster Level Imperial Guard, they were nothing.
“Come on!”
The Imperial Guard beckoned.
Xiao Chen had too many experts around him, to the point that they often didn’t even need to take action.
This frustrated them.
Today, they finally had a chance to fight, and he was actually very excited.
“Group assault him!
Kill him, kill that guy.”
The leader only now realized the fierceness of the Imperial Guard, knowing he had underestimated his opponent, who was stronger than he had imagined.
But to say he was scared would be an overstatement, after all, they had numbers on their side.