My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 206 Testing
Yang Gongdao and Li Xuanba sat in the courtyard, with Yang Gongdao comforting the other with a smile.

"Your previous conferment of a marquisate has caused dissatisfaction among many people."

"On the very day you arrived, someone suggested coming to find you, wanting to embarrass you!"

Do you know who came to see you that day?

"I don't know."

"It is King Yang Hao of Qin, the sage's own nephew. His status is extremely noble."

"It's only because you're still young that they didn't have any intention of teasing you when they saw you like this, so they left."

“But Lai Yuan is different. He’s cunning. You need to be careful in the future.”

Hearing what the other person said, Li Xuanba didn't dare to believe it completely, but still nodded, "Thank you, brother."

Yang Gongdao waved his hand, "What are you saying!"

"Your older brother and I have been friends for many years."

Yang Gongdao glanced around again, lowered his voice, and said, "I know everything, including what happened in those villages."

Li Xuanba's eye twitched, and he looked at Yang Gong blankly, asking, "The village?"

Yang Gongdao countered, "Didn't your elder brother and your grandfather tell you that?"

"say what?"

"Haha, it's true that you shouldn't say anything. How much could a kid like you know?"

Yang Gongdao said that this was a provocation tactic.

Li Xuanba had no choice but to try hard to recall his fourth brother's appearance, and then used all his acting skills to make him blush and argue, "I know! How could I not know!"

"Haha, your brother already told me about this village, but he didn't tell you. Didn't you know that your eldest brother knows many powerful people outside? Like those people from Wild Buffalo Mountain?"

"I"

Li Xuanba wanted to argue, but his eyes were full of confusion, and he couldn't say a word.

Seeing him like this, Yang Gongdao was somewhat disappointed. He could only say a few other things to comfort Li Xuanba before leaving in a hurry. Li Xuanba saw him to the door and then looked at Zhang Du, giving him a wink.

Zhang Du nodded.

When Yang Gongdao came out of the gate of the Imperial College, a carriage was waiting for him.

Yang Gongdao hurriedly climbed into the carriage. Lai Yuan was sitting inside. Seeing Yang Gongdao enter, he quickly asked, "How did it go? Did you get the answer?"

"No, this kid seems completely unaware of it."

"Never mind, let's go see the Duke first!"

The carriage quickly left and headed away into the distance.

Not long after, the carriage soon stopped outside a mansion. Yang Gongdao and Lai Yuan jumped off the carriage and quickly entered the mansion.

Just after the two went inside, a carriage slowly passed by the gate of the mansion.

"Duke!!"

Yang Gongdao and Lai Yuanxing greeted each other with bows. Yang Xuangan, who was holding a book in his hands, stood up with a smile and said, "You've come! There's no need for such formalities! Please sit down!"

The two men had just sat down next to Yang Xuangan, who smiled and showed them the book he was holding.

"Look, these are my notes for today."

Yang Xuangan had a very good relationship with these second-generation nobles, and he spent his money on them. Historically, when he rebelled, more than forty of these second-generation nobles came to join him or surrendered directly!
These second-generation rich kids have really screwed over their grandfathers, especially the generals, who were the hardest hit. These famous generals were left in a state of despair, lamenting the misfortune of their families.

If this were truly considered treason, then all of Yang Xuangan's men could be wiped out, leaving no one alive, simply by executing their entire clans.

The three chatted and laughed for a long time before Yang Xuangan finally put away his book and asked, "So, did you go to see Li Xuanba? How did it go?"

"My lord, this man knows nothing about any mountain stronghold. I've tried several times."

Yang Xuangan nodded slightly, but didn't seem to mind. He pressed on, "Then what are this person's abilities like? I've heard of his reputation many times."

"Talent?"

Yang Gongdao sneered, "He's just an ordinary kid, a ten-year-old who doesn't know anything. What talent could he possibly have?"

Yang Xuangan seemed thoughtful. "Never mind, since he doesn't know, let's wait until his elder brother arrives." "These past few days, I've gathered quite a bit of evidence. Heh, it's perfect that Li Yuan isn't here. Once his eldest son arrives, I'll have my own ways to convict him and make him an enemy of us again."

Upon hearing Yang Xuangan's words, the other two also expressed their agreement.

Yang Xuangan chatted with them for a long time before seeing them out. After the two left, Yang Xuanzong walked in from somewhere, his face extremely ugly.

"Brother! He's gone again!"

Yang Xuanzong was furious. "His retainers said he went to Nanyang to find someone! This fellow is getting more and more arrogant, he really doesn't respect his elder brother at all! Brother, you went to persuade me not to say such divisive things, but Li Mi just doesn't know how to restrain himself!"

"He was clearly preparing to do something big, but he left on his own again. Brother, we can't let him get away with this any longer!"

Yang Xuangan gave a wry smile. "Please sit down first."

Neither of the brothers felt anything about Li Mi's sudden departure. Li Mi was not their servant; their relationship was more like a partnership. Li Mi often went out to help with chores, and sometimes he would only inform Yang Xuangan after he had finished.

Therefore, they treated Li Mi's trip this time as the same as before.

Yang Xuangan said, "To achieve great things, one cannot do without the assistance of someone like Xuan Sui. Don't worry, I will speak with him properly when he returns. The two of you must get along harmoniously; only then can you achieve great things."

"Li Yuan's eldest son will be arriving soon. You need to be prepared; we must present him with a grand gift!"

“I saw it clearly. The two of them entered Yang Xuangan’s residence and stayed there for a long time before coming out.”

"Are you sure this is Yang Xuangan's residence?"

“I’ve inquired, and it is indeed Yang Xuangan’s residence. Yang Xuangan has many residences in the city, and that is one of them. They stayed inside for a long time before coming out. After they came out, they parted ways, and I didn’t follow them.”

Zhang Du sat down in front of Li Xuanba and began to recount what he had witnessed.

Li Xuanba couldn't help but frown.

Yang Gongdao's question startled Li Xuanba, but the fact that the other party insisted on being his elder brother made him feel strange. According to Zhang Du's tracking results, Yang Xuangan suspected his elder brother, thinking that his elder brother was the chieftain or had colluded with thieves.

Zhang Du looked quite worried. "My lord, what should we do?"

"Don't rush. Our elder brother has nothing to do with these things, so they won't find anything out. However, we also need to be prepared. We can no longer hide things from our elder brother; we need to let him prepare."

"I must not let my brother be harmed because of me."

Zhang Du nodded, and the two were about to discuss their next steps when a commotion suddenly broke out outside the door.

The sound was a very chaotic series of footsteps.

Li Xuanba was somewhat taken aback and reached for the golden mace at his waist.

Just then, the clerk from before rushed into the courtyard in a panic. His face was pale and his whole body was trembling. He looked at Li Xuanba, panting, "My lord! The Sage! The Sage has come! The Sage wants to see you!"

Li Xuanba suddenly stood up and looked at Zhang Du beside him.

Li Xuanba unfastened the golden mace from his waist and handed it to Zhang Du, who was standing to the side. Then he looked at the scribe and asked, "Where is the Sage?"

"Right here on this lecture platform today."

Li Xuanba strode out of the courtyard. At that moment, he no longer had the idea of ​​directly assassinating Yang Guang. Just as his teacher had said, killing a tyrant would not change anything; one must have the ability to change the world.

Once outside the courtyard, soldiers were running around everywhere, occupying all the passageways and standing at the entrances of those courtyards, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Li Xuanba walked towards the place where he was going to give a lecture that day.

As he approached, he smelled an extremely strong stench of blood.

This made him frown instinctively.

Yang Guang was standing at a distance, his brows furrowed, gazing into the distance.

Nearby, several soldiers were wiping the ground, leaving a long trail of blood.

Yang Guang turned his head and saw Li Xuanba arriving.

A smile finally appeared on his face, and he waved to Li Xuanba.

His attitude was extremely amiable.

"Xuanba, come here!"

(End of this chapter)