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Chapter 2055 The Car Overturned

A murderous glint flashed in the martial man's eyes. "Old man, I was going to give you some leeway because of your age, but I didn't expect you to be so arrogant and rude. There's no need for me to be polite to someone as disrespectful and ill-mannered as you!"

The old man sneered, "What? You want to kill me?" The young men beside him instantly shielded him behind them!

The martial artist sneered, "Using a few lousy bodyguards as bodyguards, you dare to travel the world? You're incredibly stupid!"

The old man sneered, "I've made it all the way from the Central Plains to here, what do you think I relied on? Luck? Humph!"

The warrior frowned, a thought stirring within him. He thought to himself: This old man is dressed in fine clothes, clearly a person of great wealth and status. He must have encountered bandits and outlaws along the way, yet he has managed to reach the border of Tibet unscathed. He must possess some deadly secret weapon for self-defense!

Seeing that the warrior's arrogance had clearly weakened, the old man sneered: "A wise person will think twice before acting and will never act rashly, because the price he pays is often too high for him to bear!"

The warrior is conflicted!
The more he looked at the old man, the more disgusted he became. Those four young men were clearly only at the third level of combat strength, seemingly trash by all accounts. However, the old man's words made him hesitate. In the martial world, one should never be afraid of the unexpected! Countless people had acted rashly and attacked those cunning and deceitful monsters because of momentary impulse, only to end up dead!

Death is not scary; what is scary is dying as lightly as a feather!
He died and became a laughing stock!
At this moment, the scholar's page leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Sir, if we keep going like this, our journey will be delayed! The people in those five carriages don't look like businessmen at all!"

The scholar's eyes flashed. "That's right! If we linger here any longer, we might not even get any scraps!" His gaze suddenly sharpened, his back straightened abruptly, and he seemed to suddenly become imposing. His previous refined and gentle demeanor instantly transformed into an overwhelming and domineering presence!

His two attendants also straightened their backs at the same time, completely changing their previous timid appearance. As if they had been reborn, their aura suddenly surged!

The middle-aged martial artist and his disciples seemed to have noticed the unusual activity on the scholar's side, and they all looked over there. What they saw immediately left them speechless with astonishment!
These four people in front of me seem like completely different people, each exuding a commanding presence.

The scholar was clearly wearing a silk robe, but he looked as if he were wearing leather armor, like a fierce general who had fought on the battlefield for a long time and was the bravest general in the army!

His page and attendants suddenly stood as straight as javelins, exuding heroic spirit, as if they were all veterans who had experienced countless battles!

At this moment, the old man and the others also noticed something was wrong and turned their heads to look!
The martial artist frowned, thinking to himself: Why does this scholar seem more imposing than me? Could he be the leader of some martial arts gang?

The old man was also on guard: This fellow has been pretending all along, does he not want to keep up the act now?
He had long suspected that the scholars and warriors were just disguises they used to conceal their true identities!

A scholar is not a scholar, and a warrior is naturally not a warrior!

Everyone braved the wind and snow to head to the Northwest, so their ambitions must be great! As for whether everyone's goals are aligned, I'd say they are pretty much on the same page!
The old man originally thought that the scholar and the warrior would only reveal their true colors when they reached the finish line, but he did not expect that a 'car accident' would happen halfway through, causing the duel to take place ahead of schedule!
The old man thought to himself: Let's see what this scholar is trying to say!
The scholar clasped his hands and said, "Sir, we've traveled a long way, but I haven't yet had the pleasure of asking your name!"

The old man's expression remained calm. "I am Zhang Deyi, and you are...?"

The scholar's eyes flickered. "I am Helian Rongguang. I've heard that Mr. Zhang's accent sounds like that of someone from Sichuan?"

Zhang Deyi said in a deep voice, "That's right!"

Helian Rongguang said, "Now that the Great Shu has been incorporated into the territory of the Great Song, Mr. Zhang should be considered a Song citizen at this time."

Zhang Deyi was taken aback, his eyes flashing: "Oh? Judging from your tone, you don't seem to be a Song person?"

“That’s right! I’m from Xia Prefecture!” The old man was taken aback: “You’re from Western Xia?”

The martial artist also frowned!
Today's Xiazhou is not just the Xiazhou of the past!
At this time, the Xia Prefecture mentioned by the other party already had nine directly administered prefectures: Xing Prefecture, Ling Prefecture, Yin Prefecture, Xia Prefecture, Liang Prefecture, Gan Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Sha Prefecture, and Long Prefecture.
It has six military districts under its jurisdiction: the Left Wing Shenyong Military District, the Right Wing Chaoshun Military District, the Ganzhou Gansu Military District, the Xishou Baotai Military District, the Zhuoluo and Nan Military District, and the Heishui Town Yan Military District;
Within its borders lies Dingzhou, a unique Buddhist kingdom.
There were also three border prefectures under the control of the Tanguts (semi-autonomous tribal autonomous prefectures) – Longzhou (Han and Tangut rule), Jingzhou (Tibetan and Tangut rule), and Weizhou (Shatuo and Tangut rule).

Today, Xia Prefecture is practically a self-contained kingdom, and the Song Dynasty court and the common people have long been accustomed to calling it "Western Xia," just like the Northern Han and Southern Tang! However, the danger level of this Western Xia has long surpassed that of the "Northern Han"!
Without the protection of the Khitan, the Northern Han would not have survived to this day; it would have been conquered by the Song army long ago!

The Western Xia was bordered by the Tubo, Khitan, Song, and Dangxiang, making it a place surrounded by enemies. To be able to fight its way out under such conditions and not be controlled by others required not only courage but also wisdom!
The warrior was surprised to find that the scholar before him was actually a Western Xia person! His every move exuded a military air, and the warrior guessed that the scholar was most likely a military general!
He Bianrongguang said, "Mr. Zhang, those young friends' carriages have already gone around the wasteland. I think your carriage might as well go around the wasteland as well?"

The old man laughed and said, "If you have so much free time, why don't you just walk around? You could have walked two miles by now if you had been talking!"

Helian Rongguang laughed and said, "That's true!" He turned around and gestured to his attendants to move the carriage to the side of the road.

Zhang Deyi thought to himself: I thought you were going to smash my carriage, but it turns out you're nothing special!
He smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Helian. I'm not in a hurry. You can go ahead."

He Bianrongguang was suspicious: Could it be that he wasn't going to Haixin Mountain? Was he really just sightseeing? Never mind, if they were really trapped here, then he would have one less competitor!
By this time, his carriage had veered off the main road and onto the wasteland on either side. He sat inside with a smile, followed by his page and a servant. Another servant sat in front of the carriage, took the reins, cracked the whip, and lashed the horse's rump. With a shout, "Giddy up!" the carriage sped away!
Zhang Deyi's servant said, "Master, why don't we also..."

Zhang Deyi gave him a cold look: "How about we do something?" His gaze was like a knife, which frightened the servant into silence immediately!

He suddenly looked at the martial artist and said sarcastically, "Why aren't you following me? Do you intend to keep following me around like this?"

The martial artist's disciples were immediately enraged!
One of them cursed loudly, "You old dog, how dare you!"

Another shouted angrily, "You're asking for it!"

The two rushed forward to deliver a severe blow to Zhang Deyi!
Zhang Deyi showed no fear whatsoever! This puzzled the martial artist! After all, the old man's martial arts aura was extremely weak, indicating that his martial arts skills were not high, but he was now fearless. Where did he get his confidence?
The bodyguards around the old man remained unmoved and showed no sign of tension. Were they slow to react?
Since that's the case, let's take this opportunity to get rid of the old man!
Just as the two disciples rushed to Zhang Deyi's side and were about to swing their swords, two screams were heard, and the two disciples fell to the ground at the same time!

The warrior was instantly shocked and enraged!
He didn't even see who did it!
In a daze, he saw the old man's cold gaze fixed on him like a venomous snake, as if he had locked onto him and there was nowhere to escape!
Zhang Deyi said, "I do not kill nameless rats. State your name!"

The warrior thought to himself: If I give my name, I'll only suffer another round of humiliation. Why bother giving my real name to someone like this? He's not a god, how would he know if I just give him a random name?

"My name is Liancheng..."

Zhang Deyi was startled: "You are Liancheng, the Prince of Sanqin?"

The martial artist said, "My subordinate is Ouyang Zhong!"

Suddenly, a mournful neighing of a horse and a cry of alarm rang out. Helian Rongguang's carriage was overturned to the side, its left wheel spinning freely, while its right wheel was deeply embedded in a ditch! The ditch, dug by someone, was just big enough to destroy one wheel! The right wheel was severely deformed by the other wheels!

Helian Rongguang cursed, "Damn it, why am I so unlucky!"

When the carriage had traveled about ten paces away, Yuan Zixian laughed and said, "Chili, look, that carriage has actually overturned!"

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