Ding Yanping was wronged.
Before the hero could even use his skills, he was kicked to death by Yan Jue silently. The angle was tricky, and he was not afraid of going to the eighteenth level of hell.
"Wait." Yan Jue tiptoed a few times and arrived in front of Ding Peng as fast as the wind to stop him. He tilted his head and asked,""Are you sure this is Ding Yanping?"
"I'm sure." Ding Peng was very respectful.
"I heard you call him master. Why did you kill him?”
Ding Peng's expression was slightly distorted, and his face was twitching with excitement. In the end, he calmed down and said,"When I was five years old, he killed all 120 people in the village. I saw it with my own eyes. He saw that the little one had long shoulders, long hands, and long legs. He was good at martial arts, so he pretended to teach me martial arts.”
"His methods of teaching martial arts were cruel and inhumane. At the age of ten, he threw me into the abyss to fight with ferocious beasts, but I was lucky enough to survive. In terms of hatred, no one in the world can compare to me.”
"Do you know the crime of killing a Marquis of the Tang Empire?" Yan Jue asked coldly.”
Ding Peng closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and raised his head.""If you want to kill me or cut me up, it's up to you. Killing a marquis should be a capital crime, but if that old bastard Yanping is dead, then I'm not dead for no reason.”
Yan Jue nodded to himself. He was a tough guy.
Supervisor Xu jogged over to Yan Jue and said,"Lord Marquis, this Ding Yanping is a wanted criminal of the Retired Emperor. There is a reward of 5000 taels of silver. Offering his head to His Majesty is another great merit.”
Yan Jue said to the head of the guards," Cut off his head. I want to go to His Majesty to receive the reward. What's your name?"”
"I'm Ding Peng."
Yan Jue said," Ding Peng, I've only been in office for less than half a month, so my foundation is small. The Marquis 'Mansion is short of a guard. If you want to stay in Chang' an, I can provide you with enough food and clothing to bring honor to your ancestors. If you want to leave, I can give you a hundred gold coins and a hero, but you have to bear the crime of killing the Marquis. One step forward is glory and wealth, and the next step is a bottomless abyss. I'll give you an incense stick of time to consider and make a choice.”
This was a move to play hard to get. Even Luo Cheng could become a famous general by secretly learning martial arts, let alone a disciple that Ding Yanping had personally taught.
Not to mention anything else, his martial strength was at least on par with Yuchi Gong. If he could recruit him as a guard, at least the Marquis Manor's safety would be guaranteed.
Thud!
Without even thinking, Ding Peng knelt on the ground with bloodshot eyes and said in a trembling voice,""Lord Marquis, if you disregard past grudges and erase this lowly one's crimes, this lowly one is willing to serve you with all my might. With just a word from you, Ding Peng can go anywhere.”
Yan Jue chuckled and said," A wise man understands the times. Ding Peng, you're a smart man. I'll fulfill my promise and make your family prosperous for three generations. Get up."”
"Many thanks, Lord Marquis."
There was another reason. Wild beasts were difficult to tame. This Ding Peng had obviously dealt with leopards before. It was naturally wonderful to keep him here to tame leopards.
Supervisor Xu was indeed a messenger eunuch. He was smart and knew how to handle things. He knew how to be a lackey. Although he was young, he was not weaker than those old palace eunuchs.
Supervisor Xu turned around and glared at him. He shouted,"None of you saw what happened today, understand?”
The head of the guards took the lead and looked at the sky. He laughed dryly and said,"Ahaha, the weather today is clear and cloudless. The spring breeze caresses our faces. It's a good day for a spring outing.”
Supervisor Xu and Yan Jue were speechless. It's cloudy today, bro. Besides, where's the spring breeze? It was only August and autumn had just arrived.
"Congratulations, Marquis Yan. Congratulations, Marquis Yan. You have gained a tiger general."”
Yan Jue chuckled and mounted his horse to continue forward. It was just noon, and they would be able to enter Chang 'an in two hours.
Ding Peng and Grand Supervisor Xu rode on the same horse. Yan Jue placed the leopard on the horse's back, and the Dark Stallion left the dozen or so riders behind them far behind.
Passing by the Ba River, they entered Bahe Village. When they saw a few arm-thick tea trees growing in the fields near the Ba River, Yan Jue was happy and decided to move all these tea trees away another day.
On the Baqiao, the outline of Chang 'an City was already in front of him.
After the Golden Light Sect handed in the clearance documents, the gatekeeper, the middle-ranking general, and the gatekeeper general heard the news and came over. After they combined the talismans, they opened the city gates.
The general of the prison, together with the general of the middle officer and the guard, cupped their hands and said respectfully,"I didn't know that Lord Marquis had come and didn't welcome you.”
After that, he had to deal with these people. Yan Jue did not put on the airs of a marquis and waved his hand."It's fine. Generals, you've worked hard guarding the city gates. I still have to report to the Imperial Palace, so I won't stay here any longer.”
Their faces turned red. The Marquis came to visit? This was really frustrating for them. They were only rank 6 officials, and a Marquis was a rank 3 official rank. They were scared to death, but they did not dare to let Yan Jue visit them personally. They repeatedly said that they did not dare to.
After Yan Jue left, the generals walked around arrogantly. The Marquis had said that he would personally come to visit them, which was enough for them to brag about for a year and a half.
After entering the Golden Light Sect, Supervisor Xu smiled bitterly and said,"" Marquis Yan, you don't have to be like this. There are only a few dukes in Chang 'an who are worthy of your visit. A middle-ranking general and a general of the prison gate are both sixth-rank officials. They are the only ones who can visit you. If His Majesty knows that you are going to visit a sixth-rank official, he will be angry and say that you have disgraced the marquises of the Tang Empire.”
Yan Jue was displeased." Supervisor Xu, you're wrong. A sixth-grade official is just a sesame seed?" Aren't I also a Rank-6 Zhaowu Commandant?”
Supervisor Xu was embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
The Golden Light Sect was still a dozen miles away from Dunhua Lane. Yan Jue turned around and said,"Guard Captain, please bring Ding Peng to the Yan Clan of Dunhua Lane. I can only return home after I enter the palace to meet the emperor. Otherwise, I will be punished for being disrespectful.”
"Marquis Yan, you're too serious. I'll definitely send him over."”
The head guard brought Ding Peng to the Yan family, while Yan Jue and Supervisor Xu went to the palace.
What they saw along the way was very surprising. They had seen large roads, but they had never seen such a wide road. The ground was neatly paved, and the Vermilion Bird Avenue was spotless. It was at least 200 meters wide, enough to hold a World Cup.
The buildings in the streets were neat and tidy, like finely carved tofu blocks. Along the way, there were huge houses of wealthy families everywhere. There was a lion as tall as a person at the door, flying glazed tiles with strange patterns carved on them, and noble ladies with heavy makeup and bright clothes. Which young lady was jumping up and down to look at her little brother?
An endless stream of people, merchants in coarse linen clothes, and the sound of hawking. Was this the prosperous Zhenguan period of the Tang Empire?
In ancient times, it was indeed a golden age, but in Yan Jue's eyes, it was nothing more than that.
With a jade-like face, a jade crown on his head, and silver armor, wherever the marquis passed, he was like a handsome young master Wushuang, attracting the gazes of those playful young ladies.
When Yan Jue saw a beautiful young lady, he would whistle and flirt with her, causing the young ladies to be extremely shy and not dare to look up.
Supervisor Xu saw it all and his forehead was filled with black lines. God, I really don't know if this guy's appearance in Chang 'an is a blessing or a curse!
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