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Chapter 432 No One Dares to Trust You
"stop!!!"

A thunderous roar, like a sharp blade, instantly cut through the tense and bloody atmosphere in the martial arts arena.

The battalion commander Xi Rong's face was as gloomy as water. He stood up with big strides, his finger like a halberd, pointing directly at Liang Jin, his face full of anger as if he wanted to devour him.

At this moment, Xi Rong was shocked and angry, his heart was like a storm.

Originally, he thought that this competition was just Fang Qianfeng's way of saving face, and even if there were some twists and turns in the process, it would not cause too much trouble.

Even if an extremely small probability event occurs and Fang Qianfeng unfortunately loses, Liang Jin, as a small soldier, would never dare to embarrass his superiors.

However, the scene before him was far beyond his expectations.

Liang Jin's ruthless attitude clearly showed that he wanted to beat Fang Qianfeng to death!
How could Xi Rong tolerate this?
Fang Qianfeng is his capable subordinate. How could he allow a small soldier to beat him at will?
If any soldier can attack his superior, how can these officers establish their authority in the future?

What's more, the other battalion commanders and the deputy commander of the imperial guards were watching from the side.

Xi Rong didn't want to be laughed at for his poor command of troops and his inability to even discipline the soldiers in his own camp; he didn't want to be looked down upon by his superiors and affect his career.

"Liang Jin! Stop it now!"

Xi Rong was so angry that he was furious and roared at the top of his lungs:

"Someone! Quickly take President Fang down to treat him!"

Following his shout, the military doctors who had been on standby for a long time rushed out with their medicine boxes, like ants on a hot pan, ready to rescue Fang Qianfeng.

At this moment, Liang Jin said indifferently:

"no need!"

Amidst everyone's confused and shocked gazes, Liang Jin slowly stood up, holding Fang Qianfeng in one hand.

He swung his arm and threw Fang Qianfeng to the ground in front of him. Fang Qianfeng fell to the ground as soft as a puddle of mud, lifeless.

At this moment, Fang Qianfeng appeared in front of everyone, with half of his head smashed to pieces and his brains splattered everywhere. The scene was horrific.

It's simply too dead to die!
"hiss!!!"

All the imperial guards in the audience gasped in unison, as if they were pulled by the same rope.

They had seen people die in martial arts competitions before.

But this time, what shocked them to the core was that a lowly soldier at the bottom of the society was so bold that he personally killed President Shangguan, who was several levels higher than him, during a competition!

You know, in the strict hierarchy of the Imperial Guards, for a soldier, even if the leader is only one level higher than himself, he can actually crush the person to death!

What's more, Fang Qianfeng is the bank president who is many levels higher than Liang Jin.

This time, Liang Jin not only killed Fang Qianfeng, but also slapped the battalion commander Xi Rong in the face in front of everyone!
really.

Xi Rong's face turned ashen in an instant, like the gloomy sky before a storm.

He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Liang Jin and said angrily with gritted teeth:

"Great! You're really brave!"

"You are just a small soldier, how dare you kill your superior!"

"You are committing treason and deserve to be punished by military law!"

When Liang Jin heard this, he showed no fear and remained calm.

He slowly turned around, looked directly at Xi Rong, and said in a steady and powerful voice:

"Commander-in-Chief, you have put a very good hat on me!"

"This is the martial arts arena, a place for everyone to compete and exchange martial arts skills! In this arena, regardless of status, victory or defeat is determined solely by strength. This is the rule set by the commander of the Imperial Guards himself!"

"Does your Excellency mean that even during a duel, only officers are allowed to assault soldiers, and if the soldiers fight back, it would be considered insubordination?!"

"Then may I ask, what's the point of these martial arts competition rules? Aren't the rules set by the commander-in-chief a huge joke? In this case, from now on, you officials might as well just play by yourselves!"

Liang Jin was already in a bad mood because of all sorts of troubles. If anyone dared to provoke him, he would not only attack without mercy, but also speak as sharply as an arrow, showing no mercy at all.

Not to mention that the other party was just a battalion commander, even if the commander of the imperial guards stood in front of him, he would not give him face.

"you!"

Xi Rong was so angry that he was furious, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and he almost spitted fire.

He never imagined that this little soldier would dare to contradict him so boldly in front of all the imperial guards!

At this moment, murderous intent surged in Xi Rong's eyes, like a turbulent undercurrent.

As a general, if he can't even control a small soldier, how can he gain a foothold in the army and lead the troops in the future?

Today, we must make an example of someone and establish our own authority!
Since Liang Jin brought up the rules set by the commander of the imperial guards, Xi Rong really couldn't impose military law on Liang Jin in front of so many people.

However, he could kill Liang Jin with his own hands, just like Liang Jin killed Fang Qianfeng!
Immediately, Xi Rong's aura suddenly surged, like a surging wave, sweeping wildly around.

He walked towards Liang Jin step by step, with heavy and powerful steps, and every step seemed to step on everyone's heart.

"good very good!"

Xi Rong gritted his teeth and said:
"Don't you like fighting? Then I'll play with you!"

"Let's have a good fight. Life and death are up to fate and depend on our own ability!"

Xi Rong walked into the martial arts arena with murderous intent. His terrifying aura as a fourth-grade warrior was like an awakened beast, sweeping across the entire arena in an instant.

In the martial arts arena, a strong wind suddenly blew, and in this strong wind, there was a murderous aura, as if thousands of troops were galloping and neighing, and as if a group of powerful soldiers were charging with great momentum.

As this evil spirit surged, tiny knife marks began to appear on the ground of the martial arts field, as if it had been cut by countless sharp blades.

From this, it can be seen that Xi Rong's aura is so strong and his murderous intent is so strong that it has reached a terrifying level.

This terrifying aura was like an invisible net, tightly enveloping Liang Jin.

At this moment, Liang Jin seemed to be surrounded by thousands of troops, as if he would be trampled to pieces in the next second and die without a burial place!
At this moment, everyone subconsciously held their breath, not daring to breathe.

They all stared wide-eyed at the two people in the martial arts arena, not daring to even blink, for fear that they would miss the wonderful moment when Xi Rong killed Liang Jin because of blinking.

Wu Huan and the others were filled with worry and couldn't help but secretly exclaim in their hearts:

"Brother Liang, please be submissive and don't offend the commander!"

Wu Huan and the others knew that Xi Rong was no match for Fang Qianfeng.

When facing Fang Qianfeng, Wu Huan could still complain in a low voice behind his back.

But Xi Rong was the leader of a battalion and held great power. Wu Huan didn't even have the courage to complain. He could only silently hope in his heart that Liang Jin would not be impulsive and give in quickly.

In the martial arts arena.

Facing Xi Rong's terrifying murderous aura that was like a mountain pressing down on his head, Liang Jin just shrugged lightly with a hint of disdain on his face.

Under everyone's gaze, Liang Jin actually...

Turn around and leave!

Judging from his appearance, he seemed to want to go straight back to the line.

This scene, like a blockbuster bomb, exploded in the crowd in an instant, leaving everyone confused and with expressions of astonishment.

Xi Rong couldn't help but ask loudly:

"Liang Jin! What do you want to do?! Are you planning to escape from the competition?"

"I'm telling you, today you have to fight or not!"

Having said that, Xi Rong's murderous intent once again locked onto Liang Jin as if it were real.

As the battalion commander, he naturally had to save face and would never attack a soldier from behind in front of everyone.

But he would never allow Liang Jin to withdraw so easily, otherwise where would he put his face?

Liang Jin paused slightly and replied without turning his head:
"Commander-in-Chief, I advise you to consider carefully whether this fight between the two of us is necessary."

Xi Rong snorted coldly and said disdainfully:
"What else is there to consider!"

Liang Jin continued to speak slowly:
"You are a battalion commander, yet you want to fight with a soldier like me. If you win, what do you think others will say?"

"It's only natural for a battalion commander to defeat a soldier. But doesn't it feel beneath the esteem of a battalion commander to challenge a soldier?"

Xi Rong's face suddenly became stern, and the originally surging aura now showed a slight trace of chaos.

Obviously, Liang Jin's words were like sharp needles, directly hitting his sore spot.

He has always been worried that he wanted to kill Liang Jin to establish his authority, but what if in the end not only did he fail to establish his authority, but he was laughed at by others? Wouldn't that backfire?

As the battalion commander, if Xi Rong can defeat the other battalion commanders, he will definitely be praised by everyone.

But if he defeated a small soldier, what would there be to boast about?

Liang Jin continued:

"If you were to fight me and accidentally lose, guess what others would say about you?"

"As a battalion commander, you can't even defeat a small soldier. You have brought shame upon your ancestors. And your name, Xi Rong, will surely become a joke that everyone in the Imperial Guard will talk about after dinner."

Xi Rong snorted coldly. Although he still appeared tough on the surface, he was actually beginning to waver in his heart.

Of course he didn't believe that he would lose to a soldier.

But Liang Jin's words were like a dark cloud, weighing heavily on his heart, making his breathing even more disordered.

Liang Jin said lightly:
"And what about me? Even if I lose, it's not shameful. On the contrary, I'll become famous because of my battle with the battalion commander, and it will become a source of bragging rights. If I win, it will be even more shocking, and I will be feared by the imperial guards."

"On the contrary, from the moment you decided to fight me, whether you win or lose, you have already lost."

"Now that I have said this, if the commander still insists on fighting me, then please do so."

After saying that, Liang Jin slowly turned around and looked at Xi Rong calmly and firmly.

Xi Rong looked at Liang Jin, the murderous intent in his heart surging like a raging tide.

But he still couldn't help but glance around, and saw that the commanders of the other camps all had smiles on their faces, as if they were waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

The thousands of imperial guards were staring intently, waiting for the development of this exciting show.

He knew very well that every word Liang Jin said made sense. From the moment he challenged a soldier as a battalion commander, he was already in an awkward situation. No matter what the outcome, he would not end up well.

But how could Xi Rong swallow this?
Fang Qianfeng was beaten to death by this soldier!

As a superior, if he didn't stand up for Fang Qianfeng, how would the other bank presidents view him? How would he gain the respect of the military in the future?

For a moment, Xi Rong felt that he was in a dilemma. He was in a dilemma whether to fight or not, and he was extremely conflicted.

Liang Jin looked at Xi Rong's conflicted expression, and his eyes showed an increasingly contemptuous look.

Xi Rong was afraid of losing face, but also wanted to save it. He was indecisive and was thrown into a dilemma by just two simple sentences from me.

Liang Jin has already defeated this kind of person without even fighting.

Immediately, Liang Jin shook his head in disappointment, turned around and wanted to leave the training ground.

Seeing this, Xi Rong shouted angrily:

"Stop! Who gave you permission to leave?"

Liang Jin turned around, his eyes narrowed slightly, like a cheetah locking onto its prey.

He and Xi Rong had no deep hatred for each other, and they were not at the point of facing life and death, so he was willing to talk so much nonsense with him.

But now that Xi Rong insisted on pestering him, Liang Jin didn't mind sending him to the underworld to accompany Fang Qianfeng.

"It seems that the battalion commander is determined to have a competition with me."

"Okay, then I'll stick with you to the end!" Liang Jin sneered, with cold murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

His fists were slightly clenched, and his internal strength was like a turbulent undercurrent, surging rapidly in his body, ready to attack at any time.

suddenly!

Only one voice was heard:
"Commander-in-Chief! Please wait a moment!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in imperial armor walking quickly towards them.

This man has fair skin and delicate flesh. He doesn't look rough like a soldier at all. Instead, he looks like a rich kid who has lived a life of luxury.

Of course Liang Jin knew this person, it was Xue Yan.

Xue Yan used to stand guard with Liang Jin, responsible for guarding Huaiyang King Zhao Yu.

But later, Xue Yan was suddenly transferred to another position. Since then, Liang Jin had not seen him for a long time and thought he had left the Imperial Guard.

It seems that he still stays in the Imperial Guards, quietly looking for opportunities.

Xue Yan quickly came to Xi Rong, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Commander, as the saying goes, why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Why bother to personally take action against a small soldier?"

"Although I am not talented, I am willing to fight for the commander!"

Xi Rong looked at Xue Yan in front of him and frowned slightly.

His relationship with Xue Yan is not ordinary.

When Xue Rong first joined the Imperial Guards, he gave Xi Rong many benefits.

In addition, Xue Rong's identity was extraordinary, so later on, with just one word, Xue Rong was able to order Xi Rong to go to the Ji family to help Liang Jin solve his troubles.

Therefore, Xi Rong had to give face to Xue Yan.

Moreover, Xi Rong could see that Xue Yan was trying to save face for him.

"Okay, I'll let you fight for me."

"Xue Yan, you must behave well and don't embarrass me!"

After Xi Rong finished speaking, he patted Xue Yan's shoulder heavily, then turned his head and looked at Liang Jin coldly before turning around and leaving the martial arts arena.

Liang Jin looked at Xue Yan and smiled helplessly.

Of course he knew that Xue Yan didn't really want to compete with him.

This Xue Yan not only gave Xi Rong a way out, but also must have thought that he had saved Liang Jin from Xi Rong, which could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

Xue Yan also smiled slightly, then bowed to Liang Jin.

Since we have agreed to a martial arts competition, we still have to put in some superficial effort.

Just as Xue Yan was about to make a move, an officer on the viewing platform suddenly stood up and shouted at the top of his voice:

"The training is over!!!"

"All camps, please return to your respective camps immediately!!!"

The officer's voice resounded throughout the venue like a huge bell.

Military orders are like mountains.

This time, Liang Jin and Xue Yan naturally couldn't fight anymore, and they could only reluctantly return to the formation.

Liang Jin glanced towards the viewing platform and saw that the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, Hong Wei, had already stood up and left with a group of Imperial Guards.

It was not difficult for Liang Jin to guess that it was Hong Wei who made the decision to end the training, and this was obviously done to protect Xue Yan.

After all, Xue Yan is a descendant of a founding hero, and his father is still a powerful official of the third rank. He can be said to be a second-generation with an extremely noble status.

Liang Jin was always ruthless in his attacks, and he was disrespectful to his superiors and unafraid of power. If he suddenly went crazy and beat Xue Yan to death, it would be a big deal.

Therefore, Hong Wei, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, directly announced the end of the training and stopped the competition in time.

As the training ended, all the imperial guards gathered in the training grounds began to line up and disperse one after another.

Liang Jin could clearly feel that the battalion commander Xi Rong was casting unfriendly glances at him from time to time.

Unexpectedly, after killing Fang Qianfeng, he offended Xi Rong.

However, Liang Jin was not worried about this.

If Xi Rong really dares to cause trouble again, just kill him!
To kill a mere battalion commander, Liang Jin has too many ways to do it.

Soon, Liang Jin and his comrades returned to their tent.

His comrades all took off their armor silently, and no one took the initiative to talk to Liang Jin.

They could all see that Liang Jin had offended the camp commander, and were afraid that they would be implicated, so they didn't dare to get too close to Liang Jin.

At this time, the curtain of the tent was lifted and a man walked in.

It turned out to be Xue Yan.

Xue Yan smiled and bowed to the soldiers, saying:
"Brothers, I have something personal to discuss with Liang Jin."

"Please give me, Xue Yan, a favor and step aside."

"When we have a day off tomorrow, I'll treat my brothers to some drinks and some women!"

The soldiers certainly had no objection to this. They all left the tent with a smile, leaving the place to Liang Jin and Xue Yan.

The surroundings quickly became quiet, and it was obvious that the people around had cleared the area.

Seeing this, Liang Jin smiled and said:

"Brother Xue, what do you want to say? Why are you being so mysterious?"

Xue Yan stepped forward first and thanked Liang Jin solemnly:
"Liang Jin, thank you for taking care of the prince all the time."

"I am not the only one who is grateful to you. Many people will remember your kindness."

"We will definitely repay you well in the future."

As he spoke, Xue Yan bowed deeply to Liang Jin.

Liang Jin waved his hand nonchalantly, then sat on the bed and said:
"I wonder why you guys are so unreliable when it comes to doing things. If I hadn't been helping, the prince would have starved to death or frozen to death."

"Can't you bribe a few more people to help take care of the prince?"

"If I were beaten to death by Fang Qianfeng or Xi Rong today, or if something happened to me someday, what would His Majesty do?"

Liang Jin has had this question in his mind for a long time.

With the abilities of Xue Yan and his men, couldn't they bribe another squad of imperial guards?
Xue Yan heard this and said helplessly:

"It's a long story."

"If we want to save the prince, we must ask the factory owner for help."

"And this will cause the factory owner's enemies to misunderstand that we have defected to the factory owner, and they will attack us."

"Of course, there are still many complicated power conflicts here, which cannot be explained in a short time."

"In general, the only one we can count on now is you."

When Liang Jin heard this, he couldn't help but feel helpless.

Unexpectedly, I suddenly became the key figure in this matter.

So Liang Jin asked:

"So you came to me this time because you want me to continue to join you?"

"I advise you not to have such thoughts. If I join you, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of the prince."

At the beginning, Hong Wei, the deputy commander of the Southern Forbidden Army, told Liang Jin that it was precisely because Liang Jin and Xue Yan were not the same kind of people that he could continue to guard Huaiyang King Zhao Yu.

Xue Yan smiled bitterly and responded frankly:

"I know this clearly, so we won't force you to join us."

"Besides, you are not someone who can be easily bribed."

Liang Jin couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and then he flatly denied it:
"Hey, don't blame me for everything. Have you ever tried to bribe me seriously?"

"Did he carry two baskets full of golden gold and place them before me? Or did he get me a set of magnificent official uniform and put it on me?"

"Oh, I understand. Perhaps in the eyes of you noble gentlemen, giving me the opportunity to serve you is already a great gift."

"After all, many people are desperate for an opportunity like this. So do you think that if I just show some support, I'll be as grateful and eager as those people are?"

"You guys are all cut from the same cloth."

After saying that, Liang Jin shook his head helplessly.

By now, Liang Jin had met quite a few nobles and children of prominent families, but dealing with them really gave him a headache.

In the eyes of these pampered aristocrats and second-generations, it seems that ordinary people are born to be servile and obedient to them.

After hearing this, Xue Yan couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment on his face.

Looking back, he realized that he had only expressed his intention to recruit Liang Jin a few times, but had never offered any tangible benefits.

Perhaps it was just as Liang Jin said, given their high status, it was already a special favor for them to condescend to recruit a small soldier.

In their opinion, there is no reason why an ordinary soldier would not gladly surrender.

But no one expected that Liang Jin would not buy it at all.

What is even more unexpected is that as the situation has developed to this point, Liang Jin has become so important.

Fortunately, Xue Yan and Liang Jin still had some friendship, which made it possible for their communication to continue.

Liang Jin continued:

"Especially you, each of you is wary of me. You don't trust me, and the people behind you don't trust me either. Even your prince doesn't trust me."

"I just don't understand. If you don't trust me so much, why do you keep coming to me?"

After hearing this, Xue Yan couldn't help but sigh and said:

"Alas, no one dares to trust you easily."

"You are alone, without any ties, like a rootless duckweed, without family or relatives to fend for your weaknesses."

"For us, the risk is too great to trust someone like this."

After hearing this, Liang Jin just shrugged indifferently.

Sure enough, this is the style of these people.

Among this group of people, officials prefer subordinates who have something to hold against them; now even when looking for helpers, they only favor those who have weaknesses that can be controlled.

"Okay, stop beating around the bush. You didn't go through all this trouble just to thank me, did you?"

Liang Jin was already getting a little impatient, so he simply asked directly.

Seeing this, Xue Yan leaned forward again and lowered his voice in front of Liang Jin:

"I came here this time because I really hope you can do something."

"We hope you can help us bring something to the prince..."

(End of this chapter)