() Ma Yue walked towards the front door of the mansion. Halfway there, he met his brother Ma Chao who also heard the news. His face was full of anger. When he saw his brother, he said: "This is unreasonable! How dare these people find any excuse?

He just came to bully me, is it true that our Ma family has no power to fight back?" He didn't know that Ma Yue had indeed captured Diao Chan before, so he was still a little angry at being wronged.

Ma Yue smiled and said: "Brother, you don't have to be angry. I can handle this matter. They are just a few of Dong Huang's men. They can't bully me, Ma Yue. You just wait here and watch. I

It will make them unable to eat and carry around!" After saying that, he went out to face those people alone.

But Ma Chao was not willing to let his younger brother deal with the enemy alone. He immediately took a step forward and said at the same time: "I will go with you. If we really make a move, I will show them how powerful it is!"

"...That's fine, but later, brother, you must listen to my wishes and don't be rash." Ma Yue hesitated for a moment before agreeing to his brother's request. A certain thought suddenly changed in his mind. It seemed that

Something that had been bothering him had a solution.

The two brothers took Wang Feng and several other close associates to the gate of the mansion quickly, and saw a hundred Xiliang sergeants surrounding the gate of the mansion. Someone was shouting loudly: "Hurry up and ask Ma Yue to come out and speak.

Otherwise, we will go in and search on our own!" Behind these people were two smug scribes with sneers on their faces, none other than Xu Ling and Fang Zheng.

When Ma Yue saw these two people present, he knew that they were the ones instigating the trouble. This realization made a cold light flash in his eyes, but he quickly hid it and went forward with a smile on his face: "

Why did you come to my house and make so much noise? Who allowed you to be so presumptuous?"

"Ma Yue, you are finally willing to come out! I thought you would always hide and dare not come out to see people!" Seeing him come out, Xu Ling and two people standing behind stepped forward and said with a smile.

.

Fang Zheng even said with murderous intent: "Are you only allowed to send people to Wang Situ's house to kill and rob people, but we are not allowed to surround your house? Ma Yue, our people have clearly found out who was there.

You were the one who ordered the attack on Wang Situ's house, and the kidnapped woman is also with you. I think you should admit it quickly, hand her over, and then follow us to see the young master!"

"Ha, who am I? It turns out to be Brother Xu and Brother Fang!" Facing the threatening words and momentum of these two men, Ma Yue laughed disdainfully: "You two are not flattering Dong Huang.

Inviting favors, but suddenly came to my house to make noises, how brave you are! Say, who instigated you to encourage these soldiers to come to my door to make noise?" Ma Yue did not respond to their topic at all, but directly

Accountable.

In this regard, Xu Ling and his two men would not let him lead him around at all. They also sneered: "Ma Yue, do you still dare to be so arrogant now? Things are no longer the same as in the past, and you are not much different from us.

.We came here to search for you on the orders of Mr. Dong Huang after we learned about the evidence of what you had done before. If you know the truth, hand him over as soon as possible, otherwise... wait until our people rush.

It’s hard to tell if you go in.”

"That's right, if you dare to do it, then you have to take it. It's better to hand him over and plead guilty!" Fang Zheng also nodded. It seemed that he got the signal from the two of them. The sergeants who were standing there solemnly just now had raised their swords and guns.

Taking a step forward, a wave of momentum came over him.

Obviously, they wanted to use force. Ma Yue knew very well what their purpose was. In addition to slapping himself in the face, the more important thing was to convict him, making it difficult for Dong Zhuo to protect himself. Of course, they couldn't really know

He snatched the person away, which is just an excuse. As long as they are allowed to rush into the house, these people will inevitably find some evidence against Ma Yue. This is their true intention of being aggressive.

Naturally, it was impossible for Ma Yue to let their plan succeed. Not to mention that Diao Chan was indeed in his house now. As long as these people searched randomly, they could find him. Even if no one was in the house, he would not

Don't worry about letting these hostile people in. What's more, it's a matter of his face. If he doesn't dare to get angry even if someone bullies him at the door today, how can Ma Yue gain a foothold in the Xiliang army in the future?

The people of Xiliang are more particular about their appearance than the people of the Central Plains, and the military values ​​​​a person's reputation even more. If you don't even dare to fight back when being bullied, I'm afraid even your subordinates will look down on you. So.

Until now, Ma Yue had no choice but to forcefully conflict with them.

Ma Yue also made calculations in his mind at the same time: "Based on the time, although the army of the Eastern Expedition has not yet clashed with the Kwantung Allied Forces, the time when the two sides met should be within these two days. That means

, it will be impossible for those troops to return to the army quickly, even if something happens here in Chang'an. In this case, it shouldn't be a problem if I take the lead and strike first?"

After making up his mind, the coldness on Ma Yue's face became even more intense. When he looked at Xu Ling and Fang Zheng, he already had obvious ridicule: "You just told me to open the door with your words."

People go in and search, you are too self-righteous? Do you think you have moved out?

Dong Huang, am I afraid of you?" As he said that, Ma Yue had already glanced at Wang Feng and others beside him. The more than 20 personal guards also had their swords drawn in their hands, and Ma Chao also came to the ground in time.

He took a step forward and stood between Ma Yue and the Xiliang sergeants.

Seeing their actions, Xu Ling and Fang Zheng laughed instead of being angry. They had already guessed that Ma Yue would not let them in, so naturally it was even less likely that he would let them out. But this was exactly what they wanted to see.

Only in this way can they have reason to bring people to force their way in, thereby teaching Ma Yue a big lesson and venting their past hatred.

The two looked at each other and then said with a smile: "Okay, since Ma Yue wants you to toast instead of drinking the fine wine, then don't blame us!" After that, the two of them waved their hands: "Come on!"

Those Xiliang sergeants were all Dong Zhuo's confidants assigned to Dong Huang. Now that they were under their orders, they naturally did not dare to disobey the orders. They immediately picked up their swords and guns and moved forward step by step. Xu Ling and the others were still saying coldly behind their backs.

Said: "If anyone dares to stop you from searching this house, I will take it down. This is just a sign of their guilty conscience!"

"Yes!" All the sergeants agreed in unison, with considerable momentum.

The faces of Wang Feng and others also became solemn, and they were obviously a little surprised that the other party would really tear their faces apart and attack. However, they did not retreat at all. Even if they faced several times the number of enemies, they would not be able to do so.

Those who betrayed Ma Yue.

After Ma Chao saw the actions of these people, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but look at his brother with approval. Although he was not a general, he was obviously well versed in the art of generalship and could make his men so loyal.

.However, he believed that this small number of men and horses did not pose a threat at all, because his horse surpassed Ma Meng Qi here.

Just when the Xiliang sergeant was approaching them step by step, Ma Chao suddenly shouted: "Wait!"

"Well..." Only then did Xu Ling and his two men cast their eyes on him, but they didn't know what he wanted to do. "Perhaps he is afraid, which is fine. As long as one person retreats, these Ma Yue's men will no longer be able to do anything."

You dare to stop us from entering!" Xu Ling thought to himself, a sneer appeared on his lips: "If you are afraid, it is still too late to retreat now, and you..." He glanced at Wang Feng and others with a threatening look.

.

But Ma Chao's reaction was beyond their expectations. Instead of flinching, he took another step forward with the knife, and then drew a mark several feet long on the ground with the knife: "Anyone who crosses this line is

I can't guarantee life or death!" As he spoke, he stood upright and glanced coldly at the Xiliang sergeants.

"Ha, that's such a loud tone!" Xu Ling sneered and waved his hand: "Go ahead, but don't hold back if there's any obstruction!"

The sergeants were also angered by Ma Chao's words and immediately moved forward quickly, causing some confusion in the originally neat team. However, they didn't care about this detail at all. After all, they occupied the majority of the men and horses.

With a huge advantage, could he still lose?

Soon, the first person crossed the knife mark. Just as he stepped across the mark, Ma Chao had already moved. He was standing quietly aside and suddenly flashed in front of the person like a ghost.

The knife in his hand swung out with a swipe, slashing towards the man's right hand holding the knife.

The sergeant did not dare to neglect, and quickly blocked it with his sword, but he missed it. Because Ma Chao's sword had changed direction just as he was defending, the blade suddenly rose up, and cut through his throat with a single blow.

.

"Pfft--" A blood arrow suddenly spurted out from the soldier's throat. He covered the wound with one hand, and his body soon fell limp to the ground, but he couldn't even utter the scream before his death.

All this happened so fast that even the sergeants who were following him and on his left and right had no time to rescue him. The first person who crossed the line died in Ma Chao's hands. Only then did they suddenly realize

, what Ma Chao just said was not just to scare people, but he meant what he said.

Suddenly, these people's footsteps froze, obviously frightened by Ma Chao's ability to kill one person with one strike.

"Ma Yue, how dare you ask someone to kill Mr. Dong's people like this? You are so brave!" At this time, even Xu Ling and Fang Zheng were frightened. Soon, Fang Zheng came to his senses and shouted loudly

shouted.

But Ma Yue was too lazy to argue with him anymore and just sneered: "I, Ma Yue, just advised you not to be too presumptuous. Now that you want to use force, don't blame me!" With that, Ma Yue
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