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Chapter 42 Life and Death

As soon as Xu Hao finished speaking, except for Jia Gui, the other three flags showed a strange look.

Too domineering.

They used to work under the general flag. Although the general flags had more or less behaved in a domineering manner, it was extremely rare for someone to say it directly like Xu Hao did.

Isn’t it just because of bad luck that he killed a strong man from Demon Ridge?

Why are you so arrogant?

Do you really think you were promoted to general flag based on your real ability?

But the three small flags did not refute, after all, a higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official.

If Xu Hao wants to establish his authority, let him do it.

They will have to work under Xu Hao in the future. If they refute Xu Hao now, it would be equivalent to offending Xu Hao, and they will definitely suffer the consequences in the future.

"I have an objection!" Just as the three small flags were silent, Jia Gui stood up and looked at Xu Hao with a provocative look in his eyes.

At this moment, the other flag bearers were shocked, and at the same time they admired Jia Gui's courage.

However, they did not say anything to stop or admonish them.

Anyway, I'm not the one who has to take the lead.

If Jia Gui could refute Xu Hao's prestige, they would be happy to see it happen. In this way, they could ignore Xu Hao's various orders in the future and perform their duties easily.

Even if Jia Gui could not refute Xu Hao's prestige, it had nothing to do with them.

In any case, Jia Gui will be the first to bear the brunt and will become their shield, and will be hated by Xu Hao.

"Oh?" Xu Hao looked at Jia Gui calmly and asked, "Do you have any objection?
"Let me be frank. You don't like me, and I don't like you either. I don't want to work under you, so I want to seize the flag and challenge you!" Jia Gui revealed his purpose without any concealment.

When the flag-grabbing game came out, the three small flags on the side were even more surprised.

Is this a fight to the death?
"Capture the flag?" Xu Hao was stunned. After searching the rules in his memory, he frowned.

He originally just wanted to teach Jia Gui a lesson, in order to test the attitude of the forces behind Jia Gui and make the forces behind him restrain themselves.

Otherwise, he could abuse his power for personal gain and control Jia Gui.

But Xu Hao never expected that Jia Gui would stage a flag-grabbing game as soon as he arrived.

Are they going to deprive him of his position as the general flag?!

If it weren't for the intervention of Jia Gui's behind-the-scenes forces, Xu Hao would never believe it.

Because they do not have the identity of the general flag, the Xu family will be easily controlled, and the predicament of the Xu family yesterday will be repeated.

This is to kill them all!

It seems that the power behind Jia Gui must be related to the White Lotus Sect. Even because the Xu family's business went bankrupt and the White Lotus Sect leader was exposed, he is still jealous of the Xu family.

"What? Are you scared?" Jia Gui looked at Xu Hao's pensive face and sneered sarcastically. "Even if you're afraid, it won't help. The Imperial Guard has this tradition. If you can't even defeat me, then you can't hold on to your position as the general!"

"Haha, you're not qualified to make me lose my balance!" Xu Hao sneered, "Tell me, what do you want to do? It's up to you!"

"Alright, since you're seeking death, I'll grant your wish!" Jia Gui's face was grim as he shouted, "Report to the Hundred Households. Swords have no eyes. Sign this life and death agreement and the outcome will be decided in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!" Xu Hao looked at him calmly.

Since the other party doesn't let him have an easy time, he is not a coward.

Are you here to die?

Then I will help you!

At worst, I will completely stand on the side of the Ninth Princess Xuan Qingxiao.

Having the opportunity to tell fortunes, he believed that he could always find evidence of collusion with the White Lotus Sect.

"Just wait, I'll go and report it!" Seeing that Xu Hao agreed, Jia Gui ran to a large stronghold on the Imperial Palace Avenue without hesitation.

Xu Hao looked calm as he thought about his situation and checked his chance divination panel.

At this moment, the panel still did not respond at all, which immediately made him feel relieved.

That’s the battle!
Woo woo woo.

At that moment, a horn blared throughout the area. It was a special horn belonging to the Royal Guards.

Capture the flag!

When the horn sounded, all the soldiers from all sides who were marching in the front showed a hint of curiosity.

"What's going on? Did they blow the flag horn?"

"I haven't seen this in years!"

"Yes, flag-grabbing, that's such an old term. How can such a dispute still happen now?" Many guards showed surprise.

Most of the palace guards came in through connections and backdoors, and their fighting power has long been declining.

Even though the Pacification Office had reorganized the small flags and the general flags, the strength had changed, but it was still far inferior to the previous times.

Everyone just muddles along, and even if there are disputes between each other, they can be resolved into small matters.

After all, everyone has considerable power behind them, so there is no need to engage in war and fight to the death.

Now, such a strange thing has happened.

"Let's go and see who it is!"

"Let's go together!"

Many of the small flags that were leisurely at the time, as well as the general flag, began to run towards the place where the flag-grabbing horn was blown.

Tang Wan'er, who was exploring in a villa, also heard the horn and showed a strange expression, especially since a general flag had just been appointed today and the flag-grabbing horn sounded immediately.

This is obviously targeted!
"Is it coming for me?" Tang Wan'er's eyes rolled and she immediately ran towards the place where the horn sounded.

As time went by, more and more people gathered at a parade ground on Imperial Palace Avenue.

Soon, a ring was built.

A burly captain of the imperial guards walked into the training ground with solid steps.

He has a burly figure and a strong energy. He looks like a master of internal cultivation and his energy is overwhelming.

He must be at least a strong man at the fourth level of the human rank, the Blood Refining Realm, or possibly even higher.

Captain Liu soon arrived in front of Xu Hao and Jia Gui. After looking Xu Hao up and down, he turned to Jia Gui and asked, "Are you the one who wants to capture the flag?"

"Yes, Captain!" Jia Gui hurriedly bowed and saluted, with a look of confidence in victory between his brows.

"Hmm!" Captain Liu nodded slightly after hearing this, turned to look at Xu Hao, and asked, "Capturing the flag is a tradition of the Imperial Guards. Although our Imperial Palace Guards are now under the Pacification Division, the tradition remains unchanged. If you don't want to participate, you can hand in your flag badge and return to your original position!"

Xu Hao frowned when he heard this.

A bunch of raccoon dogs.

No wonder Jia Gui was so confident and fearless from the beginning. It turned out that he had Captain Liu's support.

It seems that I have to agree now, otherwise I will have to give up my position as the general flag bearer.

The general flag is a talisman for Xu Hao now.

No matter the predicament of the Xu family or the status and position he needed for fortune-telling, neither would allow him to give up his position as the general flag easily.

A Jia Gui, a talent at the Leather Refining Stage?

He really thought he had it all figured out.

"I'm willing to participate in the flag-grabbing game!" Xu Hao immediately expressed his attitude.

Plot against him?
It depends on whether you have the ability!
He wanted to make all these plans come to nothing.

Even Captain Liu is only at the human level in strength, so he is not incapable of fighting.

"In that case, let's sign a life and death agreement!" Captain Liu said.

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(End of this chapter)