Even in his twilight years, he swept through the chaotic army of ten thousand warriors!

To avoid embarrassing Ji Yan, they patted Ji Yan's shoulder twice, and the two of them pushed open the courtyard gate and went inside.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ji, although I haven't been here long, I already have a few friends!"

"Although these two bannermen can't fight spirit weapons, their skills are in no way inferior to those of spirit weapons..."

Before he could finish speaking, and before he could even see what was inside, a foot kicked him in the face.

Ma Wu was kicked away and it took him several steps to regain his balance.

He was still in a daze when he heard the reason.

"Those from the Six Banners, throw them out!"

The voice was completely unwavering, as if even a slight delay would cause trouble.

There were clearly quite a few people coming and going inside.

Seeing the commotion, they all stopped what they were doing and enjoyed watching the excitement.

Even with Ma Wu's good temper, he still vented his anger with that kick.

He covered his nose, his eyes wide with anger, "What do you mean people from the Six Banners aren't allowed in!"

"Aren't the people of the Six Banners also from the garrison? Why can't they be allowed in!"

But the man looked completely unconcerned, and only spoke after he had swayed to a stop.

"Two days ago, the people from the Six Banners put all of their quotas at the Seven Banners gambling table and lost everything."

"Now……"

He bent down and looked at Ma Wu with a half-smile before speaking.

"Official Wang said, 'We're not allowed in!'"

If the previous reasons were enough to infuriate Ma Wu, then this next sentence...

"I'll say it again to you little brats..."

Ma Wu's eyes turned red as he stepped forward and stared at the man, uttering each word clearly.

"I didn't gamble!"

"That bastard from the Seven Banners drugged me and framed me! I didn't do anything!"

But the guard ignored all of that and waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away flies.

"What's the point of yelling at me?"

"This is what Officer Wang ordered. Go ahead and yell at him if you dare!"

"This is our current order: unless Commander Liu Zhe comes in person, otherwise..."

As he spoke, he drew a line at the doorway with a knife.

"No one from the Six Banners is allowed in here!"

Ma Wu's chest heaved violently, and his face turned bright red.

Actually, he had wondered the day before yesterday whether his boss had offended someone.

But he couldn't understand why a bookworm who buried himself in books all day would always be the one treating people to drinks and meals when he went out...

Who could he possibly offend?

So I always thought of myself as the one being bullied.

But now it seems...

Who on earth did he offend?!

It's worth it for these flags to unite and deal with them!

He clenched his fists tightly, glaring at the guard for a long time, but finally, feeling utterly powerless, he let go of his fists in despair.

"I'm not here to forge swords; I'm here to collect the new military equipment exchanged by the Six Banners."

He figured that if he could talk things out with someone he knew inside, there would still be room for negotiation.

But after he said that, it was the guard's turn to be puzzled.

"The armor and weapons were all issued uniformly; there's no question of replacement."

"What kind of wicked scheme are they plotting now?"

"No wonder the Wang Banner officer told us not to follow the example of the Seven Banners; if we weren't allowed in, they wouldn't falsely accuse us of drugging you or anything..."

As the words were spoken, the disdain in their eyes deepened.

By now, how could Ma Wu not understand...?

Six Flags has been set up.

He turned to Ji Yan and forced a helpless smile.

"Professor Ji, let's go back..."

Ji Yan wasn't the type to cause trouble, and nodded with a kind smile.

Then he stepped forward and gently patted the guard on the shoulder.

"Let's go, of course we'll go."

"But, didn't the Wang Jingwei official say it was permissible to bully colleagues?"

"We have to kick back that time..."

The guard was startled and tried to pry Ji Yan's hand away.

But when I tried to lift it, it wouldn't budge.

"Old man... what do you mean?"

He could clearly see that there was only a withered hand on the shoulder, but at that moment it felt like a mountain...

He lowered his head, his feet sinking deep into the bluestone slab.

Ji Yan turned to signal Ma Wu, but Ma Wu hesitated...

He raised his foot and kicked the guard on the forehead.

The immense force was like a mountain collapsing, and his body kept leaning backward.

His head smashed through the bluestone slab, and his entire head was forced into the soil with a deafening roar.

Ji Yan kept his word, kicking back once and then turning to leave.

There was a moment of stunned silence at first, but then people quickly came to their senses.

"Someone's causing trouble!"

"Brothers, grab your weapons!"

This was Erqi's territory after all, and in the blink of an eye, the two were completely surrounded.

Upon seeing that kick, Ma Wu knew he had caused trouble and hurriedly tried to pull Ji Yan away...

But it couldn't be pulled.

Ji Yan remained slow and deliberate, seemingly like an elderly man.

Only now did he slowly raise his eyes.

"What, you just retaliated in the same way you bullied people..."

"You can't stand it anymore?"

He chuckled and looked at the dozen or so people in front of him.

It's Zhou Cheng again, and it's Wang Long again...

Ji Yan had clearly seen it a while ago; back then, the group of them were walking back from the brothel with Liu Zhe, arms around each other's shoulders.

The following day, he declined the three men's invitation, and Liu Zhe completely broke off relations with them.

If before he only considered it a conflict left over from the Six Banners, then now...

He was convinced that Six Flags was now because of him.

Her predecessor lived a timid and submissive life, always cautious in everything she did and said...

But this body already houses a new soul.

He was unwilling to be brought to a strange and backward place for no reason.

But since we're already here...

Live on, without feeling guilty or owing anyone anything.

He doesn't have any grand ambitions, and that's enough for him.

He vaguely remembered Liu Zhe telling him that in chaotic times, it all comes down to who has the bigger fist...

At that time, he really thought Liu Zhe was an extraordinary master who could easily resolve these matters.

I only learned this from Ma Wu today...

He was nothing more than a test-taker trapped in books; entertaining guests and currying favor were the best ways he could think of to blend in with the world.

He spoke casually to Ji Yan at the time, but he probably already knew what was going on in his heart...

He must have run into countless obstacles and setbacks before he could get this done.

I wonder if Ji Yan can still keep it in his heart, waiting for the day when he can fulfill his expectation of returning to the county town.

But now I know...

He couldn't pretend he didn't know.

At this age, I should walk my own path.

"Professor Ji..."

Ma Wu gritted his teeth and said, "You cover me, I'll go find the boss!"

He didn't really want to run away, but things had developed to this point, and it was clear that Ji Yan couldn't leave. Now, the only way to resolve this was to find Liu Zhe...

Little brat!

Ji Yan seemed not to listen to him at all; the person blocking his way was embedded in the wall in the time it took to speak.

Ji Yan chuckled and walked forward, "A good dog doesn't block the way."

This completely enraged everyone present, and a man who appeared to be the leader held a large gun horizontally in front of the two men.

"Nobody's leaving today!"