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Chapter 76: Blocking the door and challenging the enemy, seizing the flag

It's no wonder that everyone is confused, because the matter of Captain Liu has ended, and Xu Hao is now branded as a member of the Ninth Princess's faction. Other people and forces don't dare to provoke Xu Hao easily.

What's more, Xu Hao had directly killed Jia Zhen of the Ministry of Revenue the night before, demonstrating his strength, which made people even more fearful.

With status and position, strength, and the support of the Ninth Princess, everyone believed that a new star would rise in the Daxuan Dynasty.

This rising star is Xu Hao.

"Could it be that Captain Liu is here to make peace?"

"I think so. After all, Captain Liu is a subordinate of Captain Liu. Captain Liu offended Xu Hao, so Captain Liu naturally doesn't want to get into trouble."

"Compared to a rising star, what is there for a subordinate to uphold and protect?"

“When a person dies, it’s like a light goes out. This is how the world is!”

"I think no matter who you are, you should know the trade-offs and gains and losses!"

"Yes!"

While many spies were discussing this, Captain Liu came to the gate of the Xu family and stood still. He took a deep breath and said loudly,

"Xu Hao, you killed one of my own men and disregarded the laws of my Imperial Guard. This is too much. I will challenge you to a flag-grabbing contest and see who's better in the ring!"

The sound was loud, like rolling thunder.

Under the blessing and promotion of the blood and energy of a person whose strength is close to that of the strongest people on the Earth List, not only the entire Xu family, but even the people in the nearby streets could hear it clearly, as if it was roaring in their ears.

In an instant, the entire street fell silent. Even the hawkers stopped shouting and stared blankly at the tall figure standing at the gate of the Xu family.

"What is this? Captain Liu wants to challenge Xu Hao? Did I hear correctly?"

"You heard right, it's Captain Liu who has come to issue a challenge. This is so fair and square, we have to accept it, and it's a fight to the death!"

Someone exclaimed.

This is completely different from what they had expected!

Not only did Liu Chengmian not come up to apologize, but he also issued a challenge, and what's worse, he did it in public.

Being blocked by someone and shouting, are they trying to force Xu Hao to answer?

How did it come to this?
Doesn’t Captain Liu know that Xu Hao is already the Ninth Princess’ man? Doesn’t Captain Liu know that Xu Hao is extremely powerful?
"However, can a fifth-rank commander be used for gambling and fighting by anyone? Would the Great Xuan Society be so permissive?"

"Do you have a brain? He can challenge us, it must be instructed by the higher-ups. Otherwise, even if he has ten times the courage, he wouldn't be able to do it. Even if he is brave enough, he still needs the approval of the court. So, I'm afraid there are huge implications here."

Others watched the fun, but some insightful people pondered the internal disputes and potential plots.

Captain Liu is not a fool. It is impossible for him to stand up for Captain Liu. There are probably many forces competing here.

In addition, the Pacification Office conducted an audit of the Ministry of Revenue yesterday, so perhaps there were instructions from some bigwigs behind this.

Amidst the speculations from all sides, the Xu family's servants and the head of the family, Xu Qianzhi, and others also heard the news, and then they panicked.

This kind of shouting could be heard from outside the Xu family's hall. It must be a very powerful person.

His Xu family was just a small merchant family with a little money, so how could they have offended such a powerful person?

In a panic, Xu Qianzhi turned around and ran towards the room where Xu Hao was.

In the Xu family today, the only person who can give him advice and make decisions is Xu Hao, who has become more mature recently.

Boom boom boom.

But when Xu Qianzhi arrived outside Xu Hao's room, he suddenly felt a furnace burning inside, and an oppressive heat wave was invading.

Xu Qianzhi didn't care about Xu Hao's words not to disturb him, and directly reached out and knocked on the door of the room.

dong dong dong.

"Xu Hao, Xu Hao... Come out quickly, something big has happened!" Xu Hao, who was practicing, heard the knocking sound outside and opened his eyes with a frown.

Fortunately, the external strength of the Earth Level is still powerful and can organize the body. Otherwise, at the critical moment, such a disturbance would disturb the mind.

However, when Xu Hao heard the urgent knocking on the door and Xu Qianzhi's urgent tone, he stopped practicing, took a deep breath, and stood up from the bed.

Xu Hao straightened his clothes slightly, walked to the front door and opened the latch.

crunch.

After the door opened, Xu Hao saw Xu Qianzhi with an anxious and flustered look on his face.

"Xu Hao, someone outside wants to challenge you and has already issued a declaration of war. And from the tone of their voice, they seem to want revenge for a man named Captain Liu!" Xu Qianzhi hurriedly told the information he knew.

Then, he cautiously asked, "Hao'er, did you offend anyone outside? If you can't afford to offend them, let's just run away from the back!"

Because he had been traveling for business, he had seen a lot, but never like today, where just a roar could sound like someone speaking in his ear.

It goes without saying that he is a well-known and powerful person.

He also knew that Xu Hao had made some progress recently, but after all, his starting point was too low and his time was too late. Compared with those famous strong men, Xu Hao was not worth mentioning at all.

"Don't worry, it's okay!" Xu Hao frowned slightly and said calmly, "Let's go see what's going on first."

"Okay!" Xu Qianzhi was a little lacking in confidence.

Soon, the two men led a group of servants to the gate of the Xu family and met Liu Chengmian, who was wearing the robes of an imperial guard.

"Hiss!" The moment Xu Qianzhi saw Liu Chengmian's official robe, he took a breath.

As the saying goes, the people should not fight against the officials, not to mention that this is a high-ranking official of the fifth rank.

In the extraordinary world of the Great Xuan Dynasty, if you want to become a high-ranking official, you need to have the necessary strength.

In other words, the middle-aged man in front of him is at least a strong earth-level expert.

Xu Qianzhi felt a chill on his back. Even though he called on all the servants of the Xu family to bolster his strength, he did not feel the slightest bit of security.

"Sir, please tell me where my child has offended you, and I will discipline him!"

Xu Hao pulled Xu Qianzhi back as he saluted with his fists clasped.

He had already recognized the person in front of him. It was the Captain of the Imperial Guards who had previously held the competition, Captain Liu Chengmian.

After being pulled away, Xu Qianzhi struggled slightly, then stood quietly by the side without making a sound, feeling a little panic and regretful.

If I had known this, I wouldn’t have come to the imperial city.

Xu Hao looked Liu Chengmian up and down, sensing the crowd of people gathered on the street, and then he clasped his fists and said, "Master Liu, what is the important matter that has brought you to my Xu family?"

"Xu Hao, you killed one of my captains and ignored the laws of my imperial guards. You are going too far. I want to fight with you for the flag and see who is better on the ring!" Captain Liu repeated his previous words again, and still did not lower his tone.

He just wanted everyone to know that he was going to challenge Xu Hao at this moment.

"Capture the flag?" Xu Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "Can a thousand households also capture the flag?"

Generally speaking, for guards like those on duty on the outer avenues of the imperial palace, some less important minor positions can seize the flag, just to increase competition and retain the elite.

However, by the end of the Great Xuan Dynasty, these unimportant positions were basically occupied by the children of aristocratic families and their connections, so the flag-grabbing was meaningless, and it was just a tradition.

But Liu Chengmian is a thousand households, holding real power. Can he use his official position to seize the flag?!
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