Chapter 47 (1/2)

Gao Junmo waved as she smiled. She directed at Xu Yi. “Please do not take offence. He’s an outspoken person. Let me introduce you. These three men are my top three constables in Guang’an City. They’re my right-hand men. The plump one is Qi Bohan. Song Peilin is ingenious, and the outspoken one is Li Zhongshu.

“Yi Xu,earlier we spoke of the Patrol Division. Owing that to you, I, Gao Junmo, have a principle of not letting my subordinates suffer. I’ve already noticed Black Dragon Hall. They have three chances to challenge you. As long as you are able to survive three duel sessions, Black Dragon Hall shall let the matter rest. If they have ulterior designs on you, my Patrol Division will take over your case. In addition, I’ve prepared a white shirt as a gift to you after you survive three duel sessions!”

“General! Chief!” Qi Bohan, Song Peilin and Li Zhongshu all shouted in unison. Chief Gao waved violently. “End of discussion. I’ve come to Guang’an for more than two years, and I’ve yet to see a constable daring to uphold the Dayue Dynasty’s Law to kill. Yi Xu has made great contributions to the Patrol Division. We’ll give credit where credit’s due. If Yi Xu’s able to survive three sessions of the Life and Death Duel, it’ll be evident that he has real prowess. He’ll be qualified to wear that white robe, won’t he?”

They declined to be persuaded. Xu Yi took a bow. “I’ll not disappoint you, Chief!” He was secretly elated. He had already realised that the white robe was the trio’s uniform. Gold, Purple, Black, White, Green. The defence force behind the Dayue Dynasty had used these five colours to differentiate their statuses.

Xu Yi’s current uniform was the lowly inferior Dark Shirt. If his uniform were white, that would mean that he was promoted two ranks and would be a peer of the other three heavyweights.

“Alright, the duel is imminent. Take a rest to recharge yourself. I’ll be cheering for you at the top!” Gao Junmo tapped Xu Yi on his shoulder and accompanied him to the door.

While Xu Yi was in conference with Gao Junmo, an extremely restless Jiang Shaochuan was shuffling around in another elegant room.

Creak! An extravagant carved door was opened. Two people walked in. The person on the left was strong and muscular, and he stood at nine feet tall. He wore a fitting gold armour. He had long unkempt hair. His eyes dismal, his expression intrepid, he looked sideways arrogantly. He was Xu Yi’s challenger for this duel session. He was Gao Pan, the Deputy of the White Horse Branch Hall within the Black Dragon Hall. Another person was rather skinny, dressed in a green sober and a square scarf. He held a fan in his hand. He was scholarly. He was Ma Wensheng, the chief advisor of the Black Dragon Hall.

Once the duo had entered through the door, Jiang Shaochuan took two big steps to leap forward. He gave Ma Wensheng a grateful look and angrily asked Gao Pan, “How come you’ve rejected meeting me despite my several invitations? Now you’ve come to meet me because Advisor Ma interceded on my behalf. Do you have any regard for me as your superior?”

Gao Pan was sent from the main hall to the White Horse Branch Hall. He had been in the new post for barely two months. He was chiselled away from the main branch. Due to his influential background, Gao Pan had never relished dealing with Jiang Shaochuan as his superior.

Jiang Shaochuan had initially intended to kill Xu Yi personally at that day’s duel so that he could get an opportunity to take Xu Yi’s waist bag, which contained the Metal Spirit. Little did he know that Gao Pan was combative and notified the main hall before he did. That had thwarted his plans.