As Zhao Yun's voice faded, the hall fell silent.
That chilling killing intent was made without any attempt to conceal it.
Their powerful aura made them involuntarily take a few steps back.
Her phoenix eyes swept around, seeing everyone as nothing more than ants.
Although Pei Shaoqing was uneasy upon seeing this, the dignity of the powerful and aristocratic families prevented him from backing down.
"Charge them!"
Before Pei Shaoqing could even finish speaking, the guards charged forward.
A dark figure descended from the sky; Zhao Yun had already landed in front of Pei Shaoqing.
With a swift movement, he grabbed Pei Shaoqing by the neck.
With a slight effort of one arm, he lifted Pei Shaoqing up.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, by which time the surrounding guards had even reacted.
Pei Shaoqing was already struggling in mid-air.
"Protect the young master!"
One of the guards shouted, and immediately a large number of guards and servants wielding sticks rushed up.
Zhao Yun stood proudly amidst the crowd.
He casually tossed Pei Shaoqing out.
"Catch the young master!"
Before the words were even finished, there was a loud bang!
Pei Shaoqing, who was thrown into the air, knocked down a group of people.
Zhao Yun transformed into a streak of light, weaving through the crowd.
His fists were like the wind, and his whip kicks were like rain.
In the blink of an eye, the servants and guards outside the hall were lying sprawled on the ground.
Zhao Yun, looking down from his superior position, stepped on Pei Shaoqing's chest.
Jia Xu, who was sitting in his original seat, calmly put down his teacup and smiled.
"Could this be the Pei family's way of treating guests?"
Pei Liang looked at the guards and servants who had been beaten down, his eyes blazing with anger.
Humiliation! Utter humiliation!
The commotion in the main hall instantly attracted many members of the Pei family and renowned scholars who came to visit.
Many of these Confucian scholars were renowned figures in the literary circles of the capital.
After all, the Pei family has enjoyed an unparalleled reputation among scholars over the years, and they also have a natural prodigy like Pei Shaoji.
The network of relationships within the imperial court was extremely complex, resulting in a considerable number of scholars seeking to curry favor with and curry favor with the court.
As soon as everyone arrived in the lobby, they saw this scene and were immediately enraged.
"Where did this madman come from, daring to act so presumptuously in the Pei family!"
"This is an insult to scholarship! An insult to scholarship indeed!"
"To injure someone's servant in broad daylight, have you become utterly lawless?"
Jia Xu's face showed disdain; he had no good feelings towards these people who only knew how to curry favor with the powerful.
Pei Liang stood up and snorted coldly.
"Go and bring Shao Ji here."
He wanted to see what Jia Xu was really up to.
Now the entire hall, inside and out, is filled with his Pei family's close relatives and friends.
If Jia Xu does anything outrageous today, he can use this opportunity to retaliate against Mu Zi'an and vent his anger.
Before long, a hunched-over, disheveled man was brought out from the backyard.
Everyone who looked at it gasped in shock.
Who would have thought that Pei Shaoji, the once spirited and talented child prodigy, would end up in such a state?
From a distance, it looks like an old man in his seventies or eighties.
Upon seeing Pei Shaoji being led out by a servant, a hint of helplessness and heartache flashed in Pei Liang's eyes.
But then a surge of anger immediately rose up.
If he weren't Mu Zi'an's own son, how could he have ended up in such a state?
Pei Liang turned his head away, seemingly unable to bear looking at his son any longer.
"If the Duke of Zhenguo has anything to give to Shaoji, please do so, Mr. Jia."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Jia Xu.
Among these gazes were Pei Shaoji's classmates and his teachers.
An elderly man with gray hair pointed at Jia Xu and angrily rebuked him.
"The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is simply going too far! Do they intend to come and laugh at Shao Ji after harming him like this?"
Jia Xu faced the gazes of the crowd without the slightest fear.
He slowly took out a wooden box and walked up to Pei Shaoji, who was standing there dumbfounded.
"My Duke said that Young Master Pei forgot to take this with him, so he specially sent me to deliver it to you today."
Pei Shaoji took the wooden box from Jia Xu's hand and then opened it.
Instantly, Pei Shaoji let out a scream and crawled backward in terror.
The wooden box he was holding fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Then a gleaming dagger fell out of the wooden box.
Pei Shaoji was very familiar with this dagger.
It was the same one he wagered his life against Mu Zi'an at the poetry gathering on the painted boat that night.
At this moment, the terrifying memories of that night resurfaced.
The poems written by Mu Zian lingered in Pei Shaoji's ears like a bewitching melody.
"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
"Get out of here! All of you, get out of here!"
Pei Shaoji, who was lying on the ground, suddenly turned red in the eyes.
He sprang to his feet like an enraged lion, picking up the scattered sticks and wildly swinging them around.
His frenzied appearance was truly terrifying.
Pei Liang glared angrily at Jia Xu and asked.
"What is the meaning of the Duke of Zhenguo's actions? Does he intend to force my child to his death?"
Upon seeing this, everyone voiced their condemnation.
"That's right, how could the Duke of Zhenguo bully people like this!"
"Young Master Pei could have become a pillar of our Great Li, but now he has ended up like this."
"How can we, as scholars, sit idly by! We must jointly petition the Emperor!"
"That's right! A joint petition to the Emperor!"
The entire Pei family was instantly enraged, as if they were determined to fight the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to the death.
Upon seeing this, Pei Liang felt a slight smile rise in his heart. He had been worried about not having any leverage to attack Mu Zi'an.
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