Ahead is the place of sacrifice, and it is Liu Xian himself who greets Xu Ji. In addition to this, there is the perimeter of the heavily guarded ancestral hall.

"Zhiyuan is here to thank Lord Xie Du Post." Although Liu Xian said this with a smile, the meaning in his words was not at all as happy as the words, but a prickly squeeze on Xu Ji. Or rather, a subtle tease.

Xu Ji smiled slightly, he never cared too much about this kind of small trick: "The county lieutenant is too polite, Xu Ji is clothed, thanks to the emperor's grace, he can have today's identity." It is not as good as the county lieutenant who was born into a prestigious family. That's all he said, but this is a counterattack with a hidden needle in the cotton, a typical Xu Ji-style counterattack: no need for any huge momentum and no fatal blow, let alone any momentum, Xu Ji just wants Liu Xian to be unable to achieve his goal, even if it just makes him unhappy.

Liu Xian immediately felt unhappy when he heard Xu Ji's words, anyone who was choked by such a soft sentence would not be comfortable, Xu Ji's words were nothing more than teasing Liu Xian for relying on his family background to become the county lieutenant of Yuxian County, but he Xu Ji relied on his strength to win it. It is obvious that Xu Ji looks down on Liu Xian, but Liu Xian can't fight back, or he can't talk back against him, because what Xu Ji said is reality, Xu Ji has meritorious service in hand, what does Liu Xian have? He has nothing, and this is also destined to Liu Xian's momentum must be weaker than Xu Ji.

At this time, Xu Ji blocked Liu Xian's words before he had time to pay attention to the surrounding situation, Liu Xian was obviously prepared, even if it was a sacrifice, there were hundreds of people stationed in the garrison, this was only on the surface, as for whether he still arranged a secret post and an ambush, there is no way to know. But Xu Ji could faintly smell a trace of slaughter under the calm. Xu Ji suddenly laughed, he and Liu Xian plotted against each other, but they couldn't completely kill each other in the end, and both sides still had the strength and way to put each other to death. This is indeed a funny enough thing for Xu Ji to laugh at. And for Liu Xian, why is this not the case? It's just that Liu Xian may not be able to detect Xu Ji's hidden killing moves.

Of course, Liu Xian didn't notice the small actions that Xu Ji made behind his back, but for Xu Ji's smile at this time, Liu Xian felt that it was particularly dazzling in his eyes. Liu Xian snorted coldly and said: "Lord Inspector, please inside, when the representatives of all parties in Yu County arrive, they will start the sacrifice, please wait for a while." He ignored Xu Ji and walked away.

Xu Ji behind him showed a happier smile, regardless of the victory or defeat after that, Xu Ji has already faintly gained the upper hand in terms of momentum, he is in the dark, but Liu Xian's strength is on the table, which makes Xu Ji, who originally had no confidence in winning, suddenly optimistic, Liu Xian is obviously not Xu Ji's opponent. In other words, Liu Xian has more scruples than Xu Ji, and this is enough to bury his advantages little by little.

And the little guy who led the way before also walked in front of Xu Ji again at this time to lead the way for him, Xu Ji was quiet and didn't speak all the way, he didn't think there was any value in talking now, it was better to save some effort, but today there is still a war waiting for him without gunpowder.

The periphery of the ancestral hall is stationed under Liu Xian's Yuxian guards, and this is obviously not all of Liu Xian's arrangements, at least Xu Qian told Xu Ji that he was aware of no less than five secret sentinels in the ancestral hall, obviously Liu Xian is ready to do it to himself, but Xu Ji is not afraid, after all, he is the post supervisor, Liu Xian will never dare to do it at will, as long as Xu Ji does not give him a chance, Xu Ji is sure that he can at least delay to Mao Jie, find an opportunity to give Liu Xian a fatal blow, and this is also the reason why Xu Ji did not hesitate to take the risk to go to the meeting in person.

Xu Qian behind Xu Ji has completely entered the state, although he is not a top master, but he knows the importance of his lord's safety, and his spirit at this time is more concentrated than ever. Xu Qian understands that only Xu Ji can give himself a stage, even Mi Zhu can't provide a stage. This is enough for Xu Qian to do his best to protect Xu Ji, which is also the reason why Mi Zhu asked him to work for Xu Ji in the first place, because Xu Ji is not only his current master, but also the existence that his previous master had high hopes for.

At this time, Mao Jie's also began to nervously look for and wait for the opportunity, Xu Ji almost handed over his life and death to him, which was really not a trivial matter for Mao Jie, and the pressure he was bearing was extremely huge. What's more, now they are still on the inferior side, and this is destined for him to act more carefully, otherwise Xu Ji is afraid that there will be no chance to turn around. And Mao Jie knew that the consequences of Xu Ji's risky move were also extreme, either Xu Ji captured Liu Xian and other local tycoons in Yu County, or Xu Ji fell into the hands of Liu Xian, which was a method of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, and it could be regarded as Xu Ji's decisiveness, because even if Mao Jie was unwilling to admit it, he could not deny that this was indeed an extremely decisive and effective approach. If Xu Ji is still hesitating, then he missed the flaw that Liu Xian himself revealed, then it is likely that there will be no such opportunity again, not to mention that Liu Xian has already begun to be wary of Xu Ji.

For Bo Cai, this crisis is also an opportunity to prove himself, he did not have outstanding credit after serving Xu Ji, and this also made Bo Cai deeply ashamed, and this time Bo Cai decided that he must obtain the credit that Xu Ji treats himself like this, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the people under Xu Ji's command, which is why he has already gone to the city gate first. He was responsible for leading people to occupy the city gate when Gao Shun started, and prepared for Chen Zhi's entry into the city. And Chen Zhi was also prepared under Xu Ji's order before. Chen Zhi is responsible for suppressing the turmoil in the city, and all this must be based on the premise that Bo can open the city gates. Gao Shun led his troops to stay in the post house and wait. That is to say, these three departments are waiting for the order of the Mao rank, as long as one of them starts to act, then the other two will act immediately.

Mao tier, on the other hand, is looking for the best time.

At this time, in the ancestral hall, Xu Ji had already been taken to the backyard, because the sacrifice had not yet begun, so Liu Xian didn't want to waste time on Xu Ji, and restricting Xu Ji from moving around at will was enough to control him conveniently. And this is also the house arrest place that Liu Xian prepared for Xu Ji. But Liu Xian may not have expected that Xu Ji would also arrange many arrangements for him.

The current situation can be described as imminent, and Liu Xian and Xu Ji are waiting. Xu Ji was waiting for the opportunity to catch them all, and what he was waiting for was Liu Xian's reason to give him. And Liu Xian was waiting for Xu Ji's movements, so that he could take advantage of the situation to capture.

Xu Ji'an sat in the side hall, his face sinking like water, his hands in his wide sleeves, his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep. Xu Qian behind him was also expressionless and straight, half a pillar of incense had passed since Xu Ji was brought here, no one had ever been to the side hall, and Xu Ji had never left this room.

"Wen Rang, go and take a look, Liu Xian'er wants to hang me, but I can't let him get his wish. Go and see what's going on, and remember, don't startle you! Xu Ji said softly.

Xu Qian behind him whispered a promise and then turned around and walked to the door, Xu Ji opened his eyes, but his eyes showed a sharp edge: "Liu Zhiyuan, let's see who is better than you and me." ”

And what is Liu Xian doing at this time?

"Gong Liu, why don't you do it yet? This kid has already fallen into the hands of adults, why not do it? It was Chen Dingbian who spoke.

Liu Xian frowned and stroked his beard and hesitated: "How can I not know? It's just that there is no room for turning around, this kid is so fearless that he is only afraid that there will be a back hand, and if he doesn't force out his back hand, I really can't feel at ease. ”

"My lord, when the judgment is constantly suffering, this kid is now sent to the door, and no matter what his backhand is, as long as he catches him, it will be an undefeated game. What's more, all of this kid's subordinates were left in the post house by him, where did he come from? Don't miss the opportunity, sir. The middle-aged man who looked like a military general who exonerated Chen Dingbian before said.

But even so, Liu Xian was still a little hesitant, after all, it was a big crime to act on a superintendent appointed by the imperial court for no reason, and Xu Ji's attitude was really unreassuring, if he went on a business trip, Liu Xian would be equivalent to putting his life in the hands of Xu Ji, which was the reason why Liu Xian hesitated. Liu Xian knew that these wealthy families and officials in Yu County would naturally not have this kind of worry, and they would not live and die with themselves, if they lost power, they could still take refuge in Xu Ji, but he Liu Xian had no such possibility, after all, he was the one who targeted Xu Ji, and the person Xu Ji needed to deal with was only him, how could he expect Xu Ji to let him go?

It's just that now he has to do it, just looking at Xu Ji's attitude today shows his attitude towards him, Liu Xian feels clearly, only one of him and Xu Ji can live, and Yuxian can only accommodate one of the two of them. Liu Xian obviously didn't want to be that loser, so the only way to do this was to control Xu Ji first.

Chen on the other side was also ambushed outside Yu County at this time. This is the third day that Chen Zhi was ordered to leave Yu County, and Xu Ji still has no news of the move, even Chen Zhi, who knows Xu Ji well, is a little anxious, Xu Ji has never faced such a situation now, Chen Zhi can't help but worry about Xu Ji's safety. But seeing the five hundred soldiers behind him, Chen Zhi had no choice, he could only advance and not retreat, Xu Ji was Chen Zhi's lord, and he was also the person who cultivated him more with the grace of knowing and encountering, what Xu Ji wanted him to do, he had to do it. Chen Zhi still vaguely remembers that when he followed Xu Ji to take refuge from Yingchuan, he would only face more difficulties than today, and Chen Zhi, who was not discouraged at that time, naturally would not be nervous in such a situation, and Chen Zhi also had enough confidence in his master, since the Changshe entered the battlefield, Chen Zhi witnessed Xu Ji's growth, not only resourcefulness, but also Xu Ji's more and more decisive actions. It can be said that Chen Zhi watched Xu Ji gradually grow from a strategist to a decision-maker. And this also made Chen Zhi believe that Xu Ji could handle the current predicament well, at least, it would not be more troublesome than Wancheng.

Of course, Chen Zhi is not completely free of worries, after all, Xu Ji is now single and weak, unlike when Xu Ji still had Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song by his side, and there were no tens of thousands of troops. Now Xu Ji can only rely on himself, or he Chen Dao. Chen Zhizhi Dao, the success or failure of Xu Ji's journey determines whether his future journey is smooth, and if he succeeds, Xu Ji will naturally be able to rely on Yu County and slowly control Chen Liu. If he fails, Chen Zhi is also confident that he will protect Xu Ji and return to Yingchuan safely, but Xu Ji's career will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and he may not even be able to be an official again. Of course, Chen Zhi didn't have any more ideas and methods, the only thing he could do was to complete what Xu Ji commanded, at least he had to do his best for the Lord. That's what Chen Zhi thinks, and that's what he does.

Today's weather is unexpectedly good, I hope things can go just as well, Chen Zhi thought so, and then ordered the little school to pass on the instructions to prepare for battle, and this point, Chen Zhi has been doing it for three days. Every day, Chen Dao is ready to break into Yu County.

Bo Cai was also ready at the city gate at this time, he was actually the heaviest burden, whether it was Chen Zhi or Gao Shun, there were many soldiers, but he only had more than ten people under him, and it was obviously difficult to seize the city gate. But Bo understands that this is not Xu Ji asking him to send Bo to death, but trust, the most important thing is to hand over to the most capable person, and Xu Ji is determined that Bo has such ability to hand over this seemingly most dangerous thing to him. Bocai's hideous scar face is calm, but under the calm there is a bloodthirsty madness and firm belief, he must prove that he is worthy of Xu Ji's attention, and this dignified momentum is like ice, so that the surrounding subordinates dare not approach, the biggest change after Bocai surrendered to Xu Ji is to settle down to act as a subordinate, and after relieving the pressure of the decision-maker, Bocai, who has experienced the catastrophe of life and death, is more mature and more terrifying.

In Xu Ji's eyes, Bo is his most powerful support now, and Chen Zhi and Gao Shun are his future right and left hands, obviously Bo Cai also understands this, so Bo Cai is extremely serious, he doesn't want to live up to Xu Ji's trust.

Speaking of Mao Jie, at this time, Mao Jie's order had ordered Gao Shun to go to the place of sacrifice in batches, he wanted Gao Shun to be able to control the situation in the ancestral hall at the first time when Liu Xian was in trouble, and Gao Shun also knew that he not only wanted to control the situation, but more importantly, to ensure Xu Ji's safety, after all, Xu Ji was the guarantee of all this, if his safety could not be guaranteed, then all the arrangements would be empty.

And everything is ready, the only thing missing is an order.

Xu Ji got up and looked at a painting hanging on the wall, and muttered to himself: "It's time to do it, Liu Zhiyuan is almost impatient, right?" ”

And Xu Qian also came back from outside the house, Xu Ji looked back, only to see Xu Qian nodding, Xu Ji said: "Let's go, he won't come to me, then I'll look for him." Today, it will be clear who is the lord of the county. ”

After saying that, he stepped out of the side hall, Xu Qian followed behind him, and the eyes of the two of them contained flickering sparks like soldiers intersecting, Xu Ji smiled, but there was a deep killing intent in his smile.