Duan Tianyang has always been confident in his acting skills. He opened the door without hesitation and strode out.

Standing outside the door, he turned around and said loudly: "Everyone, I will take my leave first!"

"Get lost!" Guan Hu shouted angrily, "Brother Tian is the mayor of our Yunzhong City. How could he possibly negotiate a deal with a bunch of rebels like you? If you don't get lost, I will arrest all three of you and punish you!"

Duan Tianyang had a half-smile on his face and thought to himself that his acting was really bad!

Then, he quickly put away his smile, his face became gloomy, and his fists clenched.

When he walked out of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, he could still hear bursts of laughter coming from inside.

He laughed inwardly, turned his gaze to the two big men waiting outside the door, and shouted in a deep voice: "Wang Da, Li Yong!"

The two big men were shocked when they heard this, and immediately stepped forward to intervene and saluted, and responded cautiously: "Brother Yuan, your subordinates are here!"

Just by looking at Chang Yuan's gloomy face and the chattering of his teeth, the two knew that things would not end well.

Seeing that the two had no unusual reactions, Duan Tianyang knew in his heart that his outfit did not reveal any flaws.

He took the reins of the horse and jumped onto its back. With a fierce look in his eyes, he glanced at the City Lord's Mansion. He gritted his teeth and whispered, "Duan Tianyang is really an ungrateful person. One day, my Chang family army will destroy Yunzhong City and take his head!"

Seeing this, Wang Da and Li Yong hurriedly jumped on their horses and comforted him, "Brother Yuan, since Duan Tianyang is unwilling to discuss this deal with us, we can find another way. Why get angry over this kind of person?"

"That's right! I don't believe that Yunzhong City is the only city in Xiguan that sells Xuanbing!"

Chang Yuan snorted contemptuously and urged loudly: "Let's go!"

Then he stepped hard on the stirrup, urging his horse to gallop out of the city, with Wang Da and Li Yong following closely behind.

The Chang family army’s camp is not far from Yunzhong City, and a day’s journey is enough.

Duan Tianyang disguised himself as Chang Yuan, galloped day and night, and arrived at the camp of Chang's army a day later.

The camp is hidden in an abandoned town - Lingfei Town.

The town was filled with rebels wearing the uniforms of the Chang family army.

When they saw Chang Yuan returning with Wang Da and Li Yong, the rebels patrolling outside the town immediately straightened their backs and shouted in unison respectfully, "General!"

Duan Tianyang was completely unaware of Chang Yuan's daily attitude towards soldiers. At this moment, he sat upright on his horse, nodded slightly, and responded expressionlessly, but did not show any emotional fluctuations.

Observing that there was no trace of surprise on the patrol soldier's face, Duan Tianyang guessed that Chang Yuan's attitude towards his subordinates was just like this on a normal basis.

Duan Tianyang had no idea where Chang Yuan lived, and it was not easy for him to ask directly.

After entering the town, he deliberately slowed down his horse and pretended to be in deep thought.

Wang Da and Li Yong saw this and immediately rode up to him, asking with concern, "Brother Yuan, is there anything wrong?"

Duan Tianyang waved his hand to signal them to leave first, and said impatiently: "You go first, don't bother me."

Wang Da and Li Yong's eyes met, and then they drove their horses in front of Duan Tianyang.

As they walked slowly forward, they looked back frequently and exchanged glances from time to time.

Chang Yuan has been looking gloomy ever since they left Yunzhong City. Wang Da and Li Yong speculated that Duan Tianyang must have done something to Chang Yuan that made him feel humiliated.

Not long after, Wang Da and Li Yong arrived in front of a mansion in the center of the town. They dismounted at the same time and shouted to the rebels standing guard at the gate: "The general is back!"

Hearing their shouts, several rebels quickly walked out of the mansion. When Duan Tianyang approached, two rebels immediately came forward and carefully helped him off the horse.

It seems that this is Chang Yuan’s residence!

Duan Tianyang casually handed the reins of the horse to a rebel soldier and walked into the gate of the house.

As soon as he stepped into the house, several people came towards him, both men and women.

From the pressure emanating from them, Duan Tianyang could sense that most of these people were martial artists.

"General!" Everyone bowed in greeting.

To Duan Tianyang, these people were all unfamiliar faces. He did not recognize any of them, but he could not let anyone see his unfamiliarity.

He asked expressionlessly, "How was the situation at home during the time I was away?"

"Reporting to the general, everything is fine at home!" a sturdy man replied.

"General, did you get anything from purchasing the Xuan soldiers this time?" a young woman in her twenties asked with concern.

Duan Tianyang narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head, said nothing, and walked straight through the vestibule and into the hall.

Wang Da and Li Yong followed closely behind Duan Tianyang, approached the young woman, and said softly: "Xiuyun, the deal was not concluded. Brother Yuan was in a bad mood the whole way, so don't ask any more questions."

Hearing this, everyone present frowned.

The burly man shouted indignantly: "If I were there at the time, I would have sent this ungrateful Duan Tianyang to hell!" As he spoke, he tightly gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Duan Tianyang turned a deaf ear to this and walked straight into the hall.

Soon, two young maids came over with washbasins and towels in hand, and called softly with trembling voices, "General... General!"

Duan Tianyang glanced at the two of them and saw that they were full of fear of him and their faces were as pale as paper.

He guessed that Chang Yuan must have beaten or scolded the two little girls. He cursed them as "beasts" in his heart, then bent down, washed the dust off his face, wiped it casually with a towel, and then waved to the two maids.

The two maids turned around and walked away quickly, feeling relieved. Everyone stepped forward and vented their dissatisfaction: "Duan Tianyang killed Brother Chang Jin before, and now he has rejected the general's kindness. He really doesn't take us seriously!"

"General, we should act decisively and lead our troops to attack Yunzhong City!"

Listening to the noise of the crowd, Duan Tianyang sat on the chair expressionless and said nothing.

At this time, a middle-aged man shook his head repeatedly and analyzed calmly: "Duan Tianyang's power should not be underestimated. He controls the three cities of Xiguan, Yunzhong, and Longsha, and his army may have a total of no less than 5,000 people. If we attack rashly, with only the existing forces, not only will it be difficult to win, but it is also very likely that the whole army will be wiped out."

Duan Tianyang's gaze fell on the middle-aged man who was speaking, and he secretly praised him in his heart. It seems that there are still one or two smart people among Chang Yuan's subordinates.

The sturdy man pointed at the middle-aged man and said excitedly: "Chi Xun, you are the most cowardly among us. If you are really afraid of death, just say it directly, don't pretend. I, Zhang Yi, am not afraid. I am willing to take the lead and rush forward first!"

Hearing this, Chi Xun curled his lips slightly, snorted with disdain, and said coldly: "Humph, if everyone is like you who only knows how to act recklessly and has a mind as simple as a piece of wood, how can our Chang family army survive in the world? Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, so let the general decide how to act in the end!"

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