Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 444 The duel begins

Chapter 444 The Duel Begins

Those around were stunned by what they saw. They never expected that a mere scholar would dare to compare himself to the head of such a prestigious family. It was simply too audacious.

“If you weren’t from the Yanhuang Kingdom, I could kill you right now.”

After Ye Ru said that, the Shi family became much more sober. As the head of the Shi family, he naturally had more ideas than others. He had only meant to scare Ye Ru before, not to really kill him.

From the moment he first struck Ye Ru with a palm that failed to kill him, he never again entertained the thought of killing.

"Then please, Patriarch Shi Sheng."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ru gestured with his hand and then slowly said, as he spoke, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

I've finally escaped death. If the other party really wants to kill me at all costs, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to fight to the death.

"You are an envoy from the Yanhuang Kingdom, right? Don't think that you can do whatever you want in our Jin Kingdom. You should know that the scholars of Jin Kingdom are not ordinary people."

“Master Shi, this might be a misunderstanding. This scholar is an envoy from the Yanhuang Kingdom. He is staying at our residence because he has dealings with my son, Wen Song. As for him being able to kill Young Master Shi Yu, I think it's a million times impossible.”

The Qian family patriarch smiled slightly, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Shi Tianze. Seeing that the soldiers looked somewhat tired, he rolled his eyes and said:

"Furthermore, as for the fact that the Shi family head has come with such a large entourage, you must all be quite tired. I will now give the order to have some breakfast prepared for everyone."

"Could it really not be this person?"

Shi Tianze frowned, but surprisingly, he began to trust him a little more.

"In that case, I shall respectfully comply."

Shi Tianze clasped his hands in a fist salute, and then slowly said.

"Alright, that's all for you now, go ahead and get busy."

He gave Qian Wensong a look, and the latter understood immediately. He then nodded and left with Ye Ru and the others.

……

At this time, the Wenshu Moquan, where Wanmu Mountain was located, had been occupied by many people. They were all on the verge of war, filled with intense hostility, and on the chest of their robes were the names of their respective families.

Although Ye Ru had previously defeated the Shi family, the Sima and Qian families did not relax their vigilance as the duel approached, sending many scholars to guard the area.

After they arrived at Wanmu Mountain, their speed gradually slowed down. Then they saw many people from the Qian family and the Sima family ahead.

"Brother Ye, are you alright?"

Qian Wensong knew that the palm strike Shi Tianze had unleashed earlier was no light blow, and this battle concerned the ownership of the document ink spring, so he could not afford to be careless.

"Don't worry, you're completely fine now."

Ye Ru smiled slightly and then said, "With the help of Yunshui Chanxin, this little injury is nothing at all."

"Brother Ye, this matter is of utmost importance. Please don't push yourself too hard, otherwise, if you lose, you'll lose face."

Liu Ye's expression remained unchanged. She then let out a sneer and slowly said, seemingly not believing in Ye Ru's talent.

"Then we'll talk about it later."

Ye Ru said indifferently, not taking Liu Ye's words to heart at all, and then walked straight ahead. This scene made Liu Ye's face suddenly turn somewhat gloomy.

I never expected this person to be so arrogant!

"I hope you don't lose too badly later!"

A chilling voice came from Liu Ye's mouth, and then he left.

After walking for a while with familiarity, Ye Ru and his group arrived at the location of the Document Ink Spring. When they arrived, they were surprised to find that many people and troops were already stationed there, and the energy in the Document Ink Spring was becoming increasingly concentrated.

"You've arrived so slowly, are you perhaps afraid?"

As Qian Wensong approached, a sneer rang out, causing Ye Ru's gaze to sharpen before he looked intently at him.

There, a young man with a fair complexion held a folding fan, but just by looking at him, one could tell that he was a sharp-tongued and mean-spirited person.

"Sima Yan?"

Qian Wensong's expression changed when he saw this person.

"What's wrong? Who is this Sima Yan?"

Seeing Qian Wensong's expression, Ye Ru frowned and asked softly.

"You may not know this, but Sima Yan was also a genius of the Sima family. Because a great fire fell from the sky when he was born, and it was also the anniversary of the death of Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan, the head of the Sima family named him Sima Yan."

Qian Wensong pondered for a moment, then spoke.

Ye Ru nodded. If his guess was correct, there was no need to hide it anymore. The Sima family should be the descendants of Sima Yan, a descendant of the Jin dynasty. However, they had gone from being an imperial family to a powerful clan.

"Wen Song, have you brought your helper?"

A middle-aged man from the Qian family turned to look at Qian Wensong and said.

"Here he is. His name is Ye Ru. Although he is only a scholar, he is very capable."

Qian Wensong smiled and then quietly acknowledged.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned and looked at Ye Ru. When he saw that Ye Ru was a scholar and only from the Yanhuang Kingdom, his expression changed.

"Don't worry, Brother Ye's talent is far superior to that of ordinary scholars. He even withstood a blow from the head of the Shi family earlier and refuted the head of the Shi family until he was speechless."

These words caused everyone present to change their expressions. How could someone withstand a blow from the head of the Shi family and then refute him into silence? How could that be possible!

Is what you said true?

The member of the Qian family smiled kindly at Ye Ru, then looked at Qian Wensong again. If that were really the case, then probably none of the other party could match Ye Ru.

Judging from the fact that he was able to withstand a single move from the head of the Shi family, his talent was far beyond what it appeared on the surface.

Who is our opponent this time?

Liu Ye glanced at the Sima family's side, then looked up and asked.

"Yes, Sima Yan, Shi Hao, and Sima Xuan. Shi Hao is from the Shi family, and you all know Sima Yan and Sima Xuan."

The Qian family member spoke slowly.

"Um……"

Upon hearing this, Qian Wensong's expression also became somewhat solemn. His talent was similar to Sima Yan's, but after so many days of diligent study, his talent should be slightly better than Sima Yan's.

As for the person from the Shi family, Ye Ru was responsible for dealing with him, while as for Sima Xuan, only Liu Ye could handle him.

"What? Are you all done?"

At this time, some commotion broke out in the Sima family. Then, the people spontaneously parted to make way for a young man dressed in coarse cloth short clothes.

The young man was dressed plainly, but the talent emanating from him made him somewhat uncomfortable.

When Ye Ru examined the other party's talent, he discovered that the other party was merely a fellow scholar.

Thinking he had misjudged the situation, Ye Ru didn't think much of it and simply looked at the Sima family members with a serious expression.