C336 Hidden officials (1/2)

Within the store, the atmosphere was tense.

Xiao Wen looked at the bunch of fellows who pretended to be Confucian Scholars, but were actually rangers, and had a stern expression. And on the other side, the faces of Shangguan Waner and Yang Xiu, who were among the students, had already become deathly pale. Only Zhuge Liang maintained his composure and was not afraid. As for the remaining two students, Sun Shangxiang and Guan Yu, they had already picked their attacking angles long ago, and were prepared to attack the flank of the group of Rangers.

”What should we do? Anthony, do you have a way to solve this problem? ” Zhuge Liang pulled Shangguan Waner and Yang Xiu back a few steps, and after reaching a safe distance, he asked Xiao Wen who was guarding them.

However, Anthony was helpless. He took out a strange mechanism from within his robes and fiddled with it for a bit before assembling it into a small round shield with a sharp blade on the side. Next, he pulled out the specially made short sword at his waist and said, ”If I were to equip the Heavy Armor Tower Shield that I once equipped when I was a centurion in the Empire, even if these people were to fight together, they wouldn't be my match. But with my current weapons, it's going to be very troublesome! ”

Although he was wearing a leather breastplate that was used to protect him from the sharp blades, and a heavy armor made of several layers of silk, enough to withstand normal arrows. His current defensive capabilities weren't too bad either. However, compared to being fully armed, there was still a gap.

If he wanted to defeat them, it would probably be rather difficult.

”Then what should we do?” Zhuge Liang asked with a frown.

Although they and the others were the same as Anthony, they wore all kinds of protective gear when they went out. Including Guan Yu and Sun Shangxiang, there were layers of protection. However, this was after all, not the battle between Hua Xiong and Hua Xiong. Even though they didn't have enough manpower, Zhuge Liang didn't have much confidence in fighting each other head on.

After all, the last time he encountered this kind of situation, was when Xiao Wen brought Guan Yu to the army camp to look for Uncle Li to see if he could get a military doctor to check on Guan Yu's condition, when he was surrounded by the northern troop.

That time, were it not for the fact that Uncle Lee had arrived in time to stop the soldiers who were guarding the military camp. With just the battle power of Xiao Wen and Guan Yu, it was simply impossible to be a match for that group of soldiers.

As for Zhuge Liang … He had never considered details as reliable fighting strength. It would be fine to let him do a sneak attack and restrain himself in Lv Bu's fight with Guan Yu, but let him go face off against this group of Rangers.

The front anus is impossible, and it's impossible to have the front anus for the rest of your life.

At the same time, the travelling adventurer also had a distressed look on his face.

Although they just received the money, and dressed up as the students of the Songyang Academy, they wanted to come and make trouble for Xiao Wen and the Songyang Academy, and even wanted to instigate conflict between the big size man and the Great Tang Dynasty.

If possible, he would directly kill Xiao Wen in exchange for more bounty. However, the foundation for all of this was established when they were able to safely retreat.

Originally, they had planned to pretend to be the students of the Songyang Academy, and directly enter the inn to start a dispute. And because Xiao Wen and the owner were trash, and had no choice, Xiao Wen would definitely intervene. Furthermore, Xiao Wen would find trouble with the Songyang Academy.

The good thing was that their goal at the start was the owner, so no one would suspect that they were targeting Xiao Wen. After all, they were not the ones who took the initiative to cause trouble for Xiao Wen, but Xiao Wen himself.

However, they clearly misjudged Xiao Wen's vigilance.

After all, according to the intelligence they had gathered, Xiao Wen only had two students who specialized in martial arts and a former guard officer from the countries of the Western Regions beside him.

Although they were experts in battlefield combat, they didn't know much about assassinations or street fighting.

After all, although this was also a battle, street fighting and fighting were two completely different systems.

But in reality, Xiao Wen was very alert to find their trails the moment they appeared, and his disciples had even surrounded them when these Rangers were arguing with their boss.

In this sort of situation, the ranger concluded that if he wasn't paying attention, he would be captured and use this as an interrogation to uncover the truth of the matter.

”This isn't good!” The chieftain thought. After all, even though they only took money to work, they still had to abide by their professional ethics, didn't they? Disclosure of employer information is certainly in violation of industry taboos.

If this scandal were to spread, what would happen then?

But just at that moment, Bi Cheng who was planning to settle the dispute peacefully suddenly realised that the other party did not plan to resolve the matter peacefully, his expression suddenly turned serious.