Chapter 774

"The Lord is so strong..." Hao Zhao exclaimed with wide eyes.

Zhang Xiu, standing beside him, smiled and said, "What you've seen is not the Lord's full strength."

"Last year, in the battle at Yunwu, the Lord held the city gate single-handedly. Tens of thousands of cavalry could not cross the moat by even a step. The Lord killed a thousand men with his own strength, until they were so terrified they retreated."

"You haven't seen the Lord's strongest strike yet. When you have the chance to see it in the future, you will know what it means to be truly invincible in the world."

"Never mind these three; it is said that when he was among the Xiongnu, Lu Bu was subdued by the Lord in a single strike."

"Would you say the Lord is strong or not?"

Hao Zhao swallowed hard and nodded repeatedly.

Outside Guangzong City.

Looking at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei lying on the ground, Lu Bu sighed.

"Lord... just how strong is the Lord? When will I ever be like the Lord..."

Lu Bu muttered dejectedly.

Meanwhile, Liu Bei, clutching his ear, looked in terror at Lu Zhi behind him and shouted loudly: "Master Lu..."

This shout was a plea for help.

The reason he didn't shout "save me" was that Liu Bei still wanted to save some face.

The three brothers had joined forces, only to be dealt with by Duan Yu in a single encounter.

This was no longer just a simple matter of losing face.

"Duan Yu!"

Lu Zhi shouted at Duan Yu, who was slowly riding his horse toward Zhang Fei: "I am Northern General of the Household Lu Zhi!"

"I ask you to stop immediately!"

Lu Zhi said loudly: "It was your subordinates who broke into the camp without asking questions, which is why I ordered my men to intercept them. Duan Yu, as an official of the imperial court, you should understand what kind of behavior this is."

"If you stop now, it is not too late."

Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Duan Yu slowly raised his head and looked at Lu Zhi in front of the camp gate.

He then stopped his horse and lowered his head to remove the black iron mask from his face.

"Northern General of the Household."

Duan Yu threw the mask in his hand onto the ground, slowly raised his head, and brushed his messy hair back behind his head.

"What a grand title..."

Duan Yu said, slowly taking the tiger tally seal hanging from his waist and showing it to Lu Zhi: "Do you recognize this?"

Lu Zhi was stunned upon seeing the tiger tally seal.

Then, with a look of shock, he looked carefully at the tiger tally seal in Duan Yu's hand.

The seals carried by civil officials were square seals.

The material of the seal represented the rank of the official position.

Those without a seal were minor officials without rank.

From the lowest level, a copper seal with a yellow ribbon was for an Assistant County Magistrate, 400 to 200 shi.

Above that were copper seals with black ribbons, 1,000 to 600 shi.

A silver seal with a blue ribbon was for the commandery level, a symbol of 2,000 shi.

Above that were gold seals with purple ribbons, for the Three Excellencies, Grand Generals, and those of 10,000 shi.

When military generals fought in the field, their seal was a tiger tally.

The material and shape of the tiger tally represented the official position it symbolized.

Duan Yu held a gold tiger tally.

This was a tiger tally only possessed by the Four Directional Generals.

Combined with what Lu Bu had just said about General of the Vanguard Duan Yu.

Lu Zhi knew that Duan Yu was no longer the General Who Breaks the Qiang, but the General of the Vanguard.

Lu Zhi took a deep breath and dismounted from his horse.

Then, he bowed respectfully toward Duan Yu: "Your subordinate, Northern General of the Household Lu Zhi, greets the General of the Vanguard."

Liu Bei, still clutching his ear on his horse, was also shocked by this scene.

General of the Vanguard...

General of the Vanguard...

This Duan Yu's official rank had already reached General of the Vanguard.

This...

A look of terror and emotion continued to spread over Liu Bei.

Thinking of his previous actions, Liu Bei's heart could no longer be described as just fearful.

Duan Yu lifted his left leg and jumped off the Red Dragon Treading Clouds beast.

His heavy armor and burly frame instantly emitted an extremely strong sense of oppression.

Only then did Liu Bei, Lu Zhi, and all the officers and soldiers behind Lu Zhi see how robust Duan Yu's physique truly was.

In front of Lu Zhi and all the soldiers of the East Camp, Duan Yu walked toward Lu Zhi as if he were strolling through his own garden.

As he passed by Zhang Fei.

Duan Yu turned his head to look.

At this moment, the armor on Zhang Fei's chest, who was lying on the ground, had shattered.

His two hands were still clutching the broken Serpent Spear tightly.

The wound on his chest was oozing blood.

However, it looked like he still had a breath left.

On the other side, Guan Yu's injuries were much lighter than Zhang Fei's, as he had only taken one punch.

But that punch had also shattered the armor on Guan Yu's chest.

Looking at Liu Bei, one ear had fallen to the ground, and half of his body was already stained red with blood.

As Duan Yu walked step by step toward Lu Zhi.

All the officers and soldiers behind Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel nervous.

"General Lu, where is my father-in-law?" Duan Yu stopped when he was only a few steps away from Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi's brow furrowed, and he straightened his back.

Duan Yu was not only using his power to pressure others now.

But his official rank was also right there.

"General of the Vanguard, detaining General of the Household Dong was not my wish or a private act; this is an imperial decree."

"The imperial decree ordered General of the Household Dong to be sent to Luoyang."

"I am merely executing orders."

"If the General of the Vanguard has any questions, you can submit a memorial to the imperial court."

"Also, if the General of the Vanguard intends to force his way in..."

"I did not ask you about these things," Duan Yu narrowed his eyes and asked: "I am asking you a question: where is my father-in-law now?"

"You only need to answer."

"You..." Lu Zhi clenched his fists.

The expression on his face instantly stiffened.

Lu Zhi had been famous for many years and was long a renowned scholar and Confucian master known throughout the world.

Although he couldn't be said to have power over the four seas, he was respected by the world.

When had he ever been treated like this by Duan Yu?

Never mind the General of the Vanguard, even Grand General He Jin had to use an honorific when meeting him.

"The imperial decree is the imperial decree; it has nothing to do with me."

Duan Yu looked at Lu Zhi and said: "You detained my father-in-law in your camp under the name of inviting him to a banquet; I will not blame you for that."

"I am asking you now, where is my father-in-law? You only need to answer where he is."

"I have no time to talk to you about superfluous nonsense."

The surrounding air dropped sharply when Duan Yu's voice rang out.

Overbearing!

Arrogant! ===== CHAPTER 776 =====