Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"Oh, then I will take a good look at it then," Cheng Yaojin laughed, "but boy, if you really choose some talents, I will definitely come to see them then."

……

In Longmen County, Jiangzhou, Hedong Road.

"Shopkeeper." Xue Rengui took a sip of tea and said to the tea shop owner, "How long will it take before we can leave Longmen County?"

"Starting from here, go ten miles east and you will probably be able to get out." The shopkeeper pointed with his finger.

"There are still ten miles to go."

Xue Rengui sighed and touched the horse beside him. Although his wife was virtuous, their family was poor and could not afford a good horse. Otherwise, they would not be unable to leave Longmen County. He really didn't know if he could reach Yanyun City in time.

"Thank you for the directions, shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper also sighed, "Now our Tang Dynasty is thriving, and young men with a little bit of ambition have gone out to fight for their fortunes. Most of the people in the county are the elderly, the weak, women and children."

"Perhaps only someone like me, half buried in the ground, would stay in a place like this. Young man, judging from your appearance, you must be out there trying to make a living."

"To be honest with you," Xue Rengui cupped his hands, "I really want to rush to Yanyun City this time to do something."

"Oh, Yanyun City, that place is far away," the shopkeeper said with a smile, young man, what are you going there for?"

"I'm sorry I can't tell you about this now," Xue Rengui smiled, "but when I become successful one day, everyone will know what I have done."

"What a great ambition," the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"But young man, since you are asking me for directions, I will ask you a question as well. Do you know that there is a man named Xue Rengui in Longmen County?"

Xue Rengui was cheered up after hearing this. Wasn't the Xue Rengui in Longmen County himself?

He was extremely poor, and everyone wanted to stay away from him.

The shopkeeper suddenly asked himself, is there any intention?

"I've never heard of it. I just don't know what the store owner wants to do for Xue Rengui?" Xue Rengui began to slowly become more alert.

"Originally, it's a good thing for this young man to go out and work hard, but Xue Rengui, he absolutely cannot leave Longmen County."

The shop owner's voice began to become strange.

"To be honest, sir, I only opened this teahouse in the past few days because I accepted money from a nobleman, who wanted me to stop Xue Rengui at this place where he had to pass by."

"Bang!" Xue Rengui kicked the tea table over. "I am Xue Rengui from Longmen County. What grudge do I have against you? Why are you blocking my way?"
"Xue Rengui, you can't blame me for this," the tea shop owner chuckled.

"It's all because your wife is so beautiful that our Young Master Sun took a fancy to her."

"Mr. Sun showed his sincerity that day. If you knew what was good for you, it would be a happy occasion for the whole family. It's a pity that you are not only stupid, but you also beat up our Mr. Sun."
"To tell you the truth, if you don't do it today, you will be in trouble. My young master Sun will probably get the beauty today."

Xue Rengui then remembered that there was indeed a bully in the area where he lived who was domineering and did all kinds of evil.

Originally Xue Rengui wanted to keep a low profile and achieve great things, so he didn't pay much attention to him.

Unexpectedly, the bully became bold and bullied his wife.

So that day he taught the evil man a lesson, which caused the villagers to applaud and cheer.

Given the current situation, I'm afraid the bully might have known the news in advance and come to seek revenge on him.

"Humph, this kind of scum, even if I, Xue Rengui, don't teach him a lesson, God will punish him sooner or later," Xue Rengui said unyieldingly.
"Although he wants to kill me, I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"Hmph, Xue Rengui, I know you are a martial arts expert with amazing arm strength, so I put a little knockout drug in the tea. It should be about to take effect now. Although the amount is not enough to make you faint, it can still make you lose your strength."

The tea shop owner laughed. "You are usually cautious. If you were not in a hurry to get on the road, I really would not be able to do anything to you."

A large group of ferocious servants armed with knives, guns, sticks and clubs rushed out from the darkness. Xue Rengui clenched his fists, but found that his head was beginning to dizzy.

The servants hacked at him several times, but Xue Rengui dodged every time at the critical moment.

So at the tea shop owner's order, the servants roared and caught Xue Rengui with a big net.

Normally, Xue Rengui would not be afraid of these villains, but the knockout drug made him powerless, and this net was indeed too strong.

The servants surrounded him and laughed, while the tea shop owner urged him to hurry up and not to cause any trouble.

"I said that you, with so many people, used such despicable means to beat one person. I have seen countless people in my life, but today I have finally opened my eyes."

Duan Zhixuan rode his horse and walked slowly among them. "I wonder why your beards are so hard that they can even come out from your skin."

The servants didn't react for a moment and subconsciously touched their beards. The tea shop owner's face turned livid:
"Kid, don't mind your own business, or we'll beat you up too."

Duan Zhixuan ignored them and walked to Xue Rengui alone:

"Let me confirm again, I guess I heard it right just now, you are Xue Rengui from Longmen County?"

"I am only Xue Rengui in Longmen County. I will never change my name or surname." Xue Rengui is still not sure whether the person who suddenly appeared is an enemy or a friend.

"I have always had a clear conscience. If you, a bunch of treacherous villains, want to harm me, come on."

Duan Zhixuan raised his spear and stood in front of Xue Rengui:

"My master has ordered me to escort Xue Rengui all the way to Chang'an. If you know what's best for you, get out of my way. Otherwise, you will offend me and my master, and you can't afford the consequences."

"What a coincidence! My master has also issued an order that Xue Rengui must not leave Longmen County. Besides, my master is definitely not someone you can afford to offend."

The tea shop owner retorted. "Did I hear correctly? There are people in this world that my master cannot afford to offend," Duan Zhixuan deliberately made an exaggerated gesture.

"If you knew who my master is, you would be so scared that you would pee your pants. But I am enough to deal with you scum."

"Humph," the tea shop owner snorted coldly, "Since you're looking for death, don't blame me! Beat me hard."

Although Duan Zhixuan's martial arts skills are not as good as Li Qiu's, he is definitely not inferior to ordinary people.

The servants who came forward were either kicked away by him, and for a moment, the group of evil men were wailing everywhere, and the teahouse was almost beaten to pieces.

"Go on, go ahead!" The tea shop owner was obviously a little flustered and kept commanding his men to move forward. Duan Zhixuan stomped his spear to the ground.

"Humph, originally for the sake of the girl, oh no, not for the order of my master, I was just going to take Xue Rengui to Yanyun City, I didn't want to cause any trouble. But if I run into a bunch of scum like you on the way, don't blame me for being merciless."

"Hmph, brat, don't get complacent too soon. The consequences of offending Master Sun are dire," the tea shop owner said, making gestures behind his back.

"Do you know who Mr. Sun is? Why are you trying to be a hero here?"

Duan Zhixuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He waved the weapon in his hand and was about to fight again, but unexpectedly a servant took advantage of the previous gap to sneak up to him and sprinkle an unknown powdery substance into his eyes while he was distracted.

"Ah, my eyes," Duan Zhixuan screamed in pain, "How dare you, despicable fellow, to murder your master!"

"Humph, I was originally planning to deal with Xue Rengui, but I didn't expect you to enjoy it," the tea shop owner laughed, "Let's see if you dare to meddle in other people's business in the future."

"Ah, ah, ah!" Xue Rengui let out a roar, and the tendons on his hands bulged.

Originally, the amount of knockout drug in the tea was not very large, and now he was extremely nervous and sweating all over. Duan Zhixuan had just bought time for him, so now Xue Rengui's strength had basically recovered, and these villains could no longer do anything to him.

"Bang——" Xue Rengui tore a big hole in the net and he jumped out at once.

The servants were preparing to stop them, but they were no match for Xue Rengui. The one who was in the front was thrown away by Xue Rengui, and the ones behind were knocked down in no time.

He grabbed the tea shop owner by the collar:
"Where is that bully named Sun? What does he want to do to my wife?"

Duan Zhixuan also took this opportunity to run up and ask, "You bastard, what did you do to my eyes?"
"Please spare my life, sir. Please spare my life," the tea shop owner's legs went limp and he fell to the ground with a thump.

"I just took money and did things for them. The idea of ​​murder was not mine. Don't worry, young master. What I just scattered was just a handful of sand. You just need to wash it off. As for your wife, Xue Rengui, you'd better go back quickly, otherwise..."

"Jun," Xue Rengui threw the tea shop owner to the ground and walked back angrily.

Duan Zhixuan grabbed him.
"Brother, your horse is too skinny. I'll give you my good horse. It should be in time for you to go back."
"Thank you!" Xue Rengui bowed, then rode on a fast horse, raising dust all the way.

"Hey, Xue Rengui," Duan Zhixuan said as he wiped his eyes with a rag while running, "I haven't gone up yet!"

Since Xue Rengui hadn't been in the mood for long, and the horse under their crotch was also a real thousand-mile horse, it didn't take long for Xue Rengui to drive home.

Thanks to the lady's desperate resistance, the bully failed to succeed for a while.

Xue Rengui punched him until blood came out of his seven orifices. Seeing Xue Rengui coming back, Sun the bully begged for mercy. Xue Rengui raised his fist high. Duan Zhixuan, who had finally caught up with him, quickly stopped him.

"Xue Rengui, this thing really deserves to die, but you have more important things to do now."

"Is there anything more important than my wife and children?" Xue Rengui was furious. "No matter what happens today, let me kill this bastard first."

"I was ordered by His Majesty Li Kuan to protect you to Yanyun City so that you could participate in the admissions competition of our Royal Military Academy," Duan Zhixuan said hurriedly, "It's not worth it for you to delay the competition for this bully."

"What?" Xue Rengui was surprised. "Did His Majesty send you here?"

……

By the time everything was ready, the sun was already setting.

The lady cleverly took the children outside to play, leaving only Xue Rengui and Duan Zhixuan in the house.

"You said you were sent by His Majesty, but why do you know a nobody like me?"

Xue Rengui still found it hard to believe. You know, Li Kuan, the killing god of Dayan, was the idol he had always admired and the goal he pursued all his life. Now he sent someone to invite him, which really made him hard to believe.

"How can I guess what he means? His Majesty has always been so mysterious," Duan Zhixuan touched his head.

"To be honest, I was a little confused at first. But when I saw you today, I suddenly understood. You tore through such a strong net in one go, and you only used one hand to deal with that group of villains. With your ability, it's a pity not to serve the court!"

"I have been learning martial arts from my master since I was young, and I have also read some books. Unfortunately, I was born in a humble family and no one recommended me. Unfortunately, I just don't have any connections, and I have never been able to serve my country."

Xue Rengui sighed, "It's just that I don't know how Your Majesty knows me, Xue Rengui, who is an unknown young man?"

"Ah, about this," Duan Zixian quickly used his ability to make up stories.
"Brother Xue's master is a hermit. Our Majesty has met him once, so he knows your abilities very well. That's why he asked me to come to Longmen County to find you."

"So that's how it is," Xue Rengui did not delve into it.
"But what happened today was too dangerous. My wife and children were almost killed by the villain. Yanyun City is a long way away, and I am afraid I will let you down."

Duan Zhixuan was smart. With just a blink of an eye, he roughly guessed that Xue Rengui was not interested in going to Yanyun City. It was just that seeing that he looked like he had unfulfilled ambitions, he probably suffered a loss in the past and now had some concerns and wanted to test him.

So he said, "Brother Xue, please don't lie to me. How can you stay in this small place and chop wood and eat such simple meals? Do you think your wife and children will be safe? You don't want them to live like this forever, do you?"

"Ah, this..." Xue Rengui was speechless and could not answer.

"I know that Brother Xue has suffered in the past, but you should also know that His Majesty was also looked down upon by others at the beginning, but he still broke through the prejudices given by others with his own abilities."

"And your majesty, in order to recruit talents for Da Yan, I have worked hard for several months to formulate an enrollment plan for the Royal Military Academy."

Duan Zhixuan took out a recruitment notice.
(End of this chapter)