Li Xiang understood what Hou Junji meant. Hou Junji also knew that even if Li Xiang was taken to the Ministry of Justice of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiang would not be punished much. But today, Li Xiang said that he would give him face, and then killed him. He had taken the face away from him, so Hou Junji had to take Li Xiang down in order to regain his face.
"Who dares to be so presumptuous?"
Seeing Hou Junji's guards about to move forward, the dozen or so guards under Li Xiang immediately drew their swords, showing no fear at all.
"He's qualified to be His Highness's guard. He's a real man."
The people around were also happy to see this. Hou Junji brought about a hundred guards, all of whom were veterans who had survived hundreds of battles, but the dozen or so people under Li Xiang were not afraid at all and still protected them wholeheartedly.
Hou Junji was also shocked at this moment. He just thought these guards were capable, but after careful observation, he found that these people were masters. Even if he fought with them, he would not be able to gain any advantage. If the more than one hundred guards under his command rushed forward, the final result would most likely be a lose-lose situation.
I havenât heard that there are so many masters in the East Palace. Where do these guards come from?
Crown Prince Li Chengqian is Hou Junji's son-in-law. Hou Junji is very familiar with some masters in the Eastern Palace, but he has never seen these people.
Hou Junji looked at Li Xiang in disbelief. Could it be that this kid had been wanting to compete for the throne for a long time?
But even if he did, where would he get the money? Bribing a master in the martial arts world would cost thousands of strings of silver. Take Hou Junji's top guards, for example, they cost hundreds of strings of silver every month. Where would Li Xiang get the money?
Just when Hou Junji was stunned, Li Xiang suddenly turned his wrist and the knife was actually directed towards Hou Junji.
How dare you, kid?
Hou Junji never expected that under such circumstances, Li Xiang would dare to launch a sneak attack on him. You must know that Hou Junji was a great general who had survived hundreds of battles, and Li Xiang was just a thirteen-year-old child. It was obvious who was more powerful between the two, but Li Xiang was so fearless.
In a hurry, Hou Junji retreated immediately. If he let Li Xiang capture him, he would be really embarrassed.
After Li Xiang succeeded in his attack, he did not stop, but instead kicked out.
Impossible! Hou Junji stepped back in disbelief, but it was too late. Li Xiang had already succeeded him, leaving a big footprint on his chest.
In his impression, Li Xiang was just a child. Not to mention dealing with him, Hou Junji, even if it was another ordinary adult male in the army, Li Xiang could not be his opponent. But at this moment, a footprint was imprinted on his body.
Although it did not cause any substantial harm to Hou Junji, many people saw this footprint. The symbolic damage is a hundred times greater than the substantial damage.
The common people around were also stunned. They were surprised at the courage of Li Xiang's guards, and at this moment they were even more surprised at Li Xiang's strength. Hou Junji had established his position on the battlefield, and his kung fu skills made many people admire him, but they did not expect that such a person would be left with a footprint by Li Xiang.
After standing firmly on his feet, Hou Junji was very angry and immediately counterattacked. Zhao Yunhui and Li Yi immediately met him head-on. They were all masters and could naturally see that our Highness had just succeeded in a sneak attack. If he really fought with Hou Junji, His Highness would probably not last more than three rounds.
An expert can tell the outcome with just one move. After Hou Junji faced off against these two people, his previous idea was further verified. If there was only one person, Hou Junji would have an 80% chance of winning, but now that two people were attacking together, Hou Junji only had a 40% chance of winning at most.
"Do not move."
The guards behind Hou Junji were about to rush forward, and Li Xiang's remaining guards were also not vague. After seeing this scene, Hou Junji immediately ordered his men to stop, and the two sides confronted each other with knives.
Hou Junji was very clear about the fighting strength of Li Xiang's men. Even if he rushed forward with a hundred men, he would probably not be able to gain any advantage, and there might even be a river of blood. If the emperor investigated the matter, he would be severely punished. After all, Li Xiang was only a thirteen-year-old child, while he was an adult.
Li Xiang also stretched out his hand, but his guards did not rush forward. Li Xiang also knew that Hou Junji's men were not joking. If a fight really broke out here, his men would probably suffer losses.
"Your Highness, good trick."
Hou Junji said this with gritted teeth. He always regarded his peers as rivals, especially the various dukes in the court, but he never took the younger generations seriously. Today he actually lost to Li Xiang. When King Han Li Yuanchang lost face the day before yesterday, he thought that guy was a fool, but today he finally realized that Li Xiang was definitely not a simple person.
"The general is just giving in to me. I will give an explanation to the emperor for what happened today, so you don't have to worry about it. I won't pursue the charge of attacking me. How about we just leave it at that?"
Li Xiang saw that more and more people were watching. He had gotten everything he was supposed to get today. The system prompts were ringing one after another. Since he left home in the morning, Li Xiang had heard dozens of them. He didn't even have time to look. He couldn't cause any trouble at this moment.
Hou Junji bit his lip. If he just gave up like that, he would be humiliated and become a laughing stock in Chang'an City like Li Yuanchang. But if he continued to fight, his men would not be able to capture Li Xiang.
"I will naturally not pursue this matter, but it's hard to say for His Royal Highness. I hope His Royal Highness can reflect on himself. When I have time, I will definitely visit His Royal Highness in the East Palace."
Hou Junji has a strong unruly air, and at this moment he has to keep some polite words.
Dingding, mission fifty-six, if you slap Hou Junji in the face for the fourth time today, you will be rewarded with high-yield varieties of various types.
Note: This is the only chance, if you miss it, it will be gone forever.
Li Xiang originally wanted to disperse like this, but who knew that the system would actually give such a prompt, which was just seen by Li Xiang. In this era, grain production is low. If there are no high-yield seeds, many of Li Xiangâs plans cannot be carried out. Originally thought that the mall would allow him to buy seeds in the future, but he did not expect it to appear in this way.
The system obviously just wants to watch the fun and not mind making trouble. Hou Junji is about to explode. You let me provoke him again. However, for the sake of good breed, Li Xiang can only bite the bullet and go ahead.
"Wait a minute, General. I have something else to do."
Everyone thought the drama was about to end and Hou Junji was ready to turn around, but who knew Li Xiang would say this again, and everyone's interest was piqued again. What else did the young prince want to do?