Ao Yu stared at the red-browed magician fiercely, clenched his hands into fists, and seemed to be ready to fight if he disagreed.
According to the logic of the dragon, such behavior is deliberately provoking trouble and looking for a fight. The brave dragon must not give in and must teach the other party a severe lesson.
If Ding Kui hadn't said he could be forgiven, he would have rushed forward and taken action.
"This Sui Jiong, Master Sui; this Shi Shuo, Master Shi, both come from the Magic Association."
Yang Kuo took half a step forward during the introduction to prevent Ding Yu from not knowing the rules and sneaking up on the two magicians around him.
This kind of temporary negotiation should generally not be initiated. Even if the agreement cannot be reached, it must be separated before proceeding. Otherwise, the magician will not be so close to the knights and samurai.
The higher the status, the less likely people will break this rule. Only rogues in the market will carry out sneak attacks.
Although Ding Yu came from a large overseas family in the eyes of the world, in the eyes of the Yang family, the top noble family in the Shaodian Kingdom, he was no different from a country man.
"What are you pretending to be? How dare you say you don't know that my junior brother died outside your city?" The magician named Sui Jiong took out his magic wand.
Ding Yuming has the strength of a great martial artist, and he will take strict precautions against any hostile forbidden law.
"Hahaha!" Ding Kui laughed angrily, "Those who died outside my city are all related to me! That's right, anyone who goes against the imperial court is a traitor to the party, and this general must be responsible for punishing them." Hongmei
The aggressive attitude of the magician Sui Jiong angered him, so he simply took all the responsibilities and retreated without looking for a reason or explanation.
"How dare you ignore the anger of Zhixin Palace!" Sui Jiong did not expect that the other party would have such an attitude.
Sparks flashed around the two magicians, and the energy of the fire element was rapidly gathering.
"Commander Ding, be careful!" Yang Kuo raised his voice unconsciously, "Zhixin Palace has a transcendent status in the country. Although there are disciples who lead the Magic Association, they do not represent the Magic Association. Their disciples may not participate in the war in our army.
, the master who suffered the misfortune did not take action against your department."
This is a bit of a strong argument, trying to justify the death of the forbidden law. Although the counter-rebellion general has a high position, he cannot kill a neutral magician at will. Someone from the same sect can seek revenge for personal reasons.
The three of them had obviously come prepared. They had thought about what kind of excuses Ding Kui would make and knew what Ding Kui's biggest reliance was.
"I'm surprised to hear you say that. In my mind, there was no fierce fighting outside the city last night. How did the master you mentioned die?"
Those who can be called "masters" by Yang Kuo can be regarded as forbidden magic by default. According to common sense, if a forbidden magic is killed outside the city, Ding Kui should be able to sense it.
If he didn't ask this, he would be suspected. After all, his hands and feet were so agile, creating an unbelievable assassination scene that people who have never seen it can hardly imagine.
"Hmph! You're asking questions knowingly." Sui Jiong concluded that Ding Kui was related to his junior brother's death.
Yang Kuo didn't think so, so he briefly explained what he knew. In his heart, he hoped that the assassination had nothing to do with Ding Kui, so that it would be less difficult to solve.
"Is this true?" Ding Kui looked in disbelief, "If I had such a strong hunting team, you wouldn't be able to escape unscathed today."
"How do you know it's a small team?" Sui Jiong was very alert and thought he had grasped the key point.
Ding Kui asked back: "Even if your junior brother has just been promoted to the Forbidden Magician, can he be killed by one person in such a short period of time? Or is there someone powerful to take action?"
"No traces left by the third person were found at the scene. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it was deliberately covered up. We cannot determine whether the perpetrator was single or multiple."
Yang Kuo played the role of easing the atmosphere at the scene.
"I know it's hard for you to believe it, but that's the truth. We don't need to make up such clumsy lies. We can tell them more believably."
Ding Kui pretended to give Brother Julong a hand and asked in a low voice: "Do you know anyone with such ability?"
Ao Yu rolled his eyes and suddenly had the idea of teasing Ding Kui, so he replied: "You!" He really didn't want to talk so much, so he might as well teach the ungrateful red-browed magician a lesson.
"Tch!" Sui Jiong glanced at Ding Kui disdainfully.
Ding Kui and Yang Kuo showed embarrassed expressions at the same time, although the connotations were different.
"You might as well tell them that I did it!" This was what Ding Kui was thinking in his heart.
"Aren't you forcing others to do something?" This is what Yang Kuo thought.
"Ahem, well, the Zhixin Palace has lost such an outstanding disciple, and it will definitely not be settled. It is at the time when the two armies are at war, and your army has an unshirkable responsibility. Maybe they will ask for your army's magic.
Master takes revenge." Yang Kuo pointed out his attitude.
Not good!
Ding Kui knew that Zhixin Palace acted arrogantly and could not find out the truth of the matter, so he might indeed organize people to kill the forbidden law in the imperial army.
"Is this the intention of Xingbang City or the Yang family?" He wanted to drag the rebel king and the Yang family into trouble and muddy the situation.
"Zhixin Palace does not need other people's guidance when doing things." Sui Jiong also made his attitude clear.
"The incident happened in our army. Our army failed to protect our distinguished guests. It is our army's dereliction of duty. Our army must severely punish the party responsible."
No matter who did it, there is no doubt that the beneficiary is your army. Matters on the battlefield are resolved through fighting, so we will have a fair duel.
If you win, our army will no longer pursue this matter; if we win, then you have to hand over the murderer or give us a satisfactory explanation." Yang Kuo issued a challenge.
"What's a fair duel?" Ding Kui didn't expect that the other party would come out like this.
"There is a Lixiang Valley twenty miles northwest of here. You and I will each send an army with no limit on the number of troops. We will enter the valley together at the agreed time. The one who captures the entire valley will win." Yang Kuo proposed the prepared plan.
Wait for me here!
Ding Kui understood instantly.
What seemed like a fair duel actually lurked murderous intent. The rebels' intention was very clear, which was to engage in a war of attrition under the influence of drugs, to use their own weapons against those who were superior to others, and ultimately win the military superiority in the Zhongwangzhou Theater.
To answer or not to answer?
He needs to make a decision immediately.
The rebels seized an opportunity that was not considered an opportunity and used the death of Zhixin Palace's forbidden law to make a fuss and force the imperial army to a decisive battle.
The opportunity in question was given by Ding Kui, and he was involved in the conversation just now.
Accepting the challenge plays into the rebels' hands, maximizing the effectiveness of the drug-addled army and killing as many imperial troops as possible.
Not accepting the challenge not only demoralized people but also sent a bad signal. The imperial army led by Ding Kui was afraid of taking responsibility and did not dare to defend those who assassinated the rebels.
Ding Kui weighed the pros and cons and made a decision: "Okay! See you in Lixiang Valley in ten days."
"On the 10th? Why don't you wait until next year?" Yang Kuo became anxious when he heard this time. "Our army does not need to prepare and can fight at any time. Let's do it tomorrow."
The rebels launched a surprise attack to seize the opportunity and catch the imperial army by surprise. How could they give Ding Kui ten days to prepare?