Yang Chengye stopped a beggar and asked: "Sir, why are you all in such a hurry? What's going on?"

  The beggar bowed his hands to Yang Chengye: "We received the flying letter from the elder, and all the disciples of the Beggar Gang nearby are rushing to Xiangyang."

  Upon hearing this, Yang Chengye was suddenly startled and asked: "Is Jin Guo attacking Xiangyang again?"

  The beggar shook his head and said: "This is still unclear for now. The elder only ordered us to rush to Xiangyang."

  "Thank you!"

  Yang Chengye thanked him and mounted his horse, hurrying towards Xiangyang.

  On his way to Xiangyang, Yang Chengyi saw that the disciples of the Beggar Gang were constantly rushing towards Xiangyang.

  Seeing the disciples of the Beggar Clan, Yang Cheng thought of Hong Qi. The martial arts competition at Junshan should have ended already.

  Yang Chengye had originally agreed to watch with Hong Qi, but unexpectedly stood him up and didn't know if Hong Qi won or not. When he met Hong Qi again, he wondered how he should face him.

  According to Xiao Feng's will, he wants to pass on the Dragon Subduing Palms and Dog Beating Stick to the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Should I or should I not pass them on?

  At this time, Yang Chengye made a decision. If Hong Qi won and became the leader of the Beggar Gang, he would give him the two sets of martial arts manuals. If Hong Qi did not become the leader, then sorry, he could only go against Xiao Yu's will.

  Unconsciously, Yang Chengye had already arrived outside Xiangyang City.

  At this time, Xiangyang City has been placed under martial law, and anyone entering or leaving the city must undergo strict checks to prevent spies from entering the city.

  "Halt! Who goes there?"

  Yang Chengye led the sweat-blood horse to the city gate and was stopped by several fully armed soldiers.

  Yang Chengye smiled and said: "I am a native of Jiaxing, I came out to have some fun, now I want to return to Lin'an, please make it convenient for me."

  One of them glared at Yang Chengye and shouted: "Why would a Jiangnan scholar have a precious horse from the Western Regions?"

  "You must be a spy sent by Western Xia, seize him!"

  Splash

  As soon as the words fell, several soldiers holding long guns aimed at Yang Chengye.

  And then Huo Long took the reins from Yang Chengye's hands.

  "What are you doing?"

  Yang Chengye grasped the reins and shouted sternly.

  Huolang shouted in anger: "Now that we've caught you, this Xixia spy, of course the horse is a spoil of war!"

  "Let go quickly, otherwise I'll have your head and body in different places!"

  It wasn't until then that Yang Chengye realized that Huo Chang had been eyeing his precious sweat-blood horse, and that was why he had falsely accused him of being a Western Xia spy.

  Bang

  Yang Chengye didn't make any move either, and the firework flew out, covering his stomach as if he was a cooked shrimp, wailing in agony.

  Seeing Huo Zhang being attacked, several soldiers stabbed their long guns at Yang Chengye without mercy.

  Yang Chengye let out a cold snort and released a stream of true energy, instantly shattering the long spears of several soldiers and even deforming their arms.

  Several soldiers covered their arms and cried out in pain, startling the captain on the city wall.

  At this time, the captain was introducing Xiangyang's city defense to the camp and distinguished guests. Suddenly, he heard someone crying miserably under the city wall. His face changed instantly, and he excused himself and went down to the city wall.

  The captain's name was Zhang Dalong, who was ordered to garrison the North City Gate. He had five Huo Ren under him and a total of fifty soldiers.

  Zhang Dalong's immediate superior was a battalion commander named Guo Peng.

  At this time, Guo Peng was inspecting the defense of the North City Gate with the beggar gang elder, and didn't expect such a thing to happen.

  Zhang Dalong arrived at the city gate and saw a young man holding a horse in the middle, while four soldiers covered their arms and screamed around him, and the fire chief was still groaning on the ground.

  Seeing this scene, Zhang Dalong angrily said: "Who can tell me what happened?"

  Upon hearing Zhang Dali's roar, Huo Chang also stopped his mournful hum and struggled to get up, saluting Zhang Dali: "Reporting to Captain Zhang, this person is a Xixia spy, we are no match for him."

  Upon hearing this, Zhang Dalong looked at Yang Chengye and saw that he had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, with a slender build, and didn't look like a Western Xia person at all, but rather a Central Plains person.

  "Is it Captain Zhang?"

  Yang Chengye said loudly: "Your subordinates have taken a liking to my horse, and they framed me as a spy for the Western Xia. How will you handle this matter?"

  Before Captain Zhang could speak, Huo Chang jumped up and shouted: "You're spouting nonsense! You're clearly a spy for Western Xia. Not only did you not let us inspect, but you also injured one of our men."

  "Oh?"

  Yang Chengye retorted: "Which eye of yours saw me make a move?"

  Then Yang Chengye asked the onlookers nearby: "Which of you saw me make a move?"

  "No, this young master didn't even make a move, they just fell down by themselves."

  "We can be witnesses against you!"

  "I also saw that fire rushing towards someone's horse, and for some reason it fell down!"

  The crowd watched as you spoke one word and I another, Zhang Dalong's face turned gloomy like water.

  After a long while, Zhang Dalong whispered to Yang Chengye: "This young master, this matter is not right on my subordinate's part. I am here to apologize for him."

  "Now that a big war is imminent, it's really not suitable to deal with him. Can you consider pursuing this after the war?"

  Yang Chengye raised his head and said, "Commander Zhang, these words are wrong. Haven't you heard that the Son of Heaven who breaks the law is punished equally with the people? In the past, when Cao Cao's horse trampled on a civilian's crops, he had to execute the horse and apologize for the crime. How can your subordinates be exempt?"

  "With a great war imminent, if you don't punish soldiers who have committed wrongdoings, how can you expect the common people to defend the city with you?"

  Yang Chengye's words made Zhang Dalong's face turn into a liver color, and he angrily said to Yang Chengye: "You little boy, don't be too excessive!"

  At this time, Yang Chengye also ignited his anger and coldly snorted: "I'm over the line, what can you do to me?"

  "Come in!"

  Zhang Dalong pointed at Yang Chengye and ordered: "Take down this Xixia spy for the team leader!"

  The remaining four fire dragon warriors who followed Zhang Da Long were about to go and capture Yang Cheng Ye.

  "Stop!"

  Just then, a voice came over, causing Zhang Dalong and his men to stop in their tracks.

  Right after that, a man wearing a beggar's outfit with nine small cloth bags tied around his waist walked out. It was Hong Qigong. He clasped his fists together in greeting and said to Yang Tiexin, "Brother Yang, it's been almost a year since we last met, you look even more refined now!"

  When he heard this, Yang Chengye was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing: "So it's Brother Hong! Haha, indeed, people meet in unexpected places!"

  Hong Qigong burst out laughing and pulled Yang Guo's hand, saying: "Brother Yang, come on, I'll treat you to a drink!"

  Yang Chengye withdrew his palm and said: "Hong Qi brothers, things here have not been settled yet, can you wait a little longer?"

  Upon hearing this, Hong Qi turned around and looked at the camp commander, asking: "Commander Jiang, is there something going on here?"

  Seeing Hong Qi being so familiar with Yang Chengye, Zhang Da Long and Huo Chang suddenly felt a "click" in their hearts, thinking: "It's over, this Hong Qi is actually the ninth elder of the Beggar Gang, and he's also the general's noble guest, who came to assist in defending the city. Now he's actually calling that little brat brother!"

  The camp commander, Jiang Ping, who was accompanying Hong Qi on the inspection tour, upon hearing Hong Qi's question about himself, hastily ordered his subordinates: "Give Zhang Dalong and Chen Gou 20 military lashes as a warning to others!"

  Chen Dog was the one who wanted to rob Yang Cheng's horse.

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