The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 142

The scarred man said, in broken Central Plains dialect, word by word, "You all hand over your money!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards and soldiers all drew their weapons, their eyes fixed on the scarred man.

The merchant in the carriage was terrified and cried out to Xu Tian, ​​"These are bandits! Bandits! They're connected to the country's army! Let's get out of here!"

Xu Tian was stunned for a moment, really wanting to leave quickly, but as soon as he peeked out, he saw a dart flying towards him.

But Xu Tian was incredibly fast. He quickly dodged, then froze for a moment, completely unaware of what was happening.

Remembering that the dart seemed to have come from behind the carriage, he looked down and saw another group of bandits blocking their retreat.

Xu Tian thought to himself: I'm truly surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Now a group of guards and soldiers have also noticed. They are surrounded and have no choice but to rush towards the nearest bandits, hoping to fight their way out.

A fierce battle ensued between the two sides. The sounds of clashing swords rang in Xu Tian and his companions' ears, accompanied by numerous screams, some from the bandits and others from the guards.

The soldiers fared slightly better; they were in full uniform and their injuries were not as severe as those of the guards.

Just then, an angry shout rang out.

He turned his head and saw a group of soldiers from the Western Regions walking towards him.

The bandits quickly left.

The soldiers from the Western Regions did not pursue the bandits but remained where they were. The leading general stared at Xu Tian and his group, questioning them in the Central Plains dialect: "Why did you attack our people?"

Xu Tian frowned and said, "They attacked us first."

"Do you have any evidence?" the general asked with a sneer. "All I saw was your men rushing towards our people and injuring them!"

"The common people? Are all the common people in your country armed with knives?" Xu Tian retorted.

The general was speechless for a moment, then gritted his teeth and uttered a curse word from their country. He then waved to the soldiers behind him and said, "Arrest them all!"

Faced with the barrage of spears, Xu Tian and the others were now helpless.

If they really start to resist, then it will be a war between two countries!

They didn't want to bear the blame for starting a war, regardless of whether the Tang Dynasty had the ability to destroy the country.

They gradually approached, and Xu Tian and the others had no choice but to be taken away by them.

If it were before, Xu Tian would have definitely shot down several soldiers on the spot and fled.

But now he is Grand Tutor Xu, not just a village scholar.

Half an hour later, they were all squatting in the same cell, surrounded by Han Chinese.

Most of them were dressed in fine clothes, but now they are all stuck in prison.

The people from Chang'an next door were crying as they ate a sour steamed bun, muttering, "When can I go back... Oh my goodness..."