I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 178 - 3: One Man Intimidates the Heroes, Abandoning Luoyang and Stirring Up the Warlords (Part 4)
The spear in his hand was like lightning.
He thrust straight at Zu Mao.
Zu Mao was no ordinary man; with a sidestep, he easily avoided the strike.
Seeing Gu Chen so young.
A hint of disdain appeared on his face, and he laughed, "Young man! Name yourself!"
"Enough with the nonsense!"
Gu Chen had no good attitude towards these people.
He let out a loud shout, squeezed his legs against the horse’s flanks, and charged again towards Zu Mao.
Clang!!!
The sound of weapons clashing echoed continuously.
Zu Mao was Sun Jian’s close general; someone who could reach this point surely possessed considerable martial force.
Faced with Gu Chen’s attack, he remained completely composed.
The twin swords in his hands followed a precise rhythm.
Within several exchanges, he had already gained the upper hand.
Yet even so, the expressions of the spectators like Sun Jian and others subtly changed.
"Who is this youth?"
He frowned and asked, "So young, yet can fight against Great Rong?"
Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and others also looked surprised.
They knew Zu Mao’s strength well.
For Gu Chen to engage in battle with Zu Mao at such an age, how could they not be astonished?
At this moment, Yuan Shao also frowned, fixing his gaze on Gu Chen’s face, and after a long silence suddenly exclaimed, "He is the heir of the Gu Clan!"
"He is the Grand Tutor’s grandson, Gu Chen, Ziyan."
These words caused the expressions of everyone present to subtly change.
Even though Gu Xi was now dead.
Yet he still managed to make their faces alter with fear.
"The Gu Clan is truly extraordinary; at such a young age, to be so fierce?" Liu Dai couldn’t help but exclaim.
Yuan Shu furrowed his brow tightly and said coldly, "No matter what, we must kill this youth; we can’t leave any future trouble."
No one would choose to attack the Gu Clan’s stronghold Julu.
This is because the Gu Clan’s reputation is too high, intimidating all.
But the Gu Clan’s heir is so fierce.
That is unacceptable to them.
Though the struggle has never been put openly, it’s clear that enmity exists between both sides.
Yuan Shao kept his gaze on Gu Chen, without replying.
On the battlefield.
The two sides charged back and forth at each other.
Zu Mao was astonished, never expecting Gu Chen would gradually stabilize the situation.
Though he fell to the inferior position, he showed no signs of defeat.
Gu Yi suppressed the thought of using the strength card for Gu Chen again.
This was a great opportunity, as long as Gu Chen was not in mortal danger, it was a chance for him to quickly improve his skill.
Moreover, the strength talisman had a backlash.
Last time after Gu Chen used it, he lay in bed all day to recover.
This moment was clearly unsuitable for using the strength talisman.
The warhorses continued to weave through each other.
Seeing that he couldn’t take down Gu Chen, Zu Mao became completely angry.
The most crucial thing was, he could clearly sense that Gu Chen’s ability was gradually approaching his own.
This truly shook him to the core.
He intended not to drag it out any further.
His offense grew fiercer.
But Gu Chen remained focused, blocking all his attacks.
He could feel his condition.
This very condition made his heart of invincibility stronger.
And after several dozen exchanges.
He fully stabilized the situation, engaging with Zu Mao with tit-for-tat attacks.
"Quickly! Go slaughter him!"
Yuan Shu’s expression became darker as he abruptly ordered.
He had no intention of waiting any longer.
Although Sun Jian had absolute confidence in Zu Mao, after thinking it over, he could only send Cheng Pu and others to engage again.
"Ziyan, retreat quickly!"
From the pass came a cry.
Gu Chen, not intending to linger in battle, seeing others charging again, tightened the reins, dodged Zu Mao’s strike, quickly retreating to the pass, mocking with a laugh:
"You treacherous villains are nothing but that!"
"Daring to challenge, do you then intend many against few?"
An assault on morale!
He never forgot to boost his side’s morale!
At these words, a cacophony of shouts erupted within Hulao Pass.
Zu Mao’s expression grew grim.
He pointed his blade at Gu Chen, "Young whelp, dare you to a duel to the death with me? I shall use your neck’s blood to consecrate my blade!"
"Humph!"
Gu Chen, holding his spear and sitting on horseback, glanced coldly, "Today you exhaust your strength, just barely on par with me—"
"How dare you speak arrogantly?"
He laughed disdainfully, "When I take your head in the future, your tomb shall bear the inscription ’A pile of bones, daring to shake Mount Tai’!"
With that, Gu Chen ignored Zu Mao and others.
Immediately returning within the pass.
"Assault the pass! Assault the pass!"
Zu Mao became entirely furious.
Gu Chen’s words equally enraged the others.
"Charge the pass!"
Yuan Shu shouted in anger.
None refused; Gu Chen’s displayed prowess left them with a sense of unease!
Battle began instantly!
But Hulao Pass, as a perilous pass.
Naturally held a geographical advantage, and now the defenders’ morale was high, how could it be easily breached?
The entire allied force was truly blocked at this location.
And amidst this situation.
Suddenly, news came from Luoyang, someone wanted to meet Gu Chen.
...
Camp at Hulao Pass.
"Xun Yu pays respects to the young lord."
Looking at the scholar-like man before him, Gu Chen nodded slightly, saying, "I wonder what counsel Lord Xun has to offer me?"
Xun Yu’s reputation, he naturally had heard of it.
Currently, the Xun Clan of Yingchuan, held considerable fame across the land.
Xun Shu had been an official during Emperor Xiaohe’s time, like Gu Xi, once heavily employed by Liu Zhao.
And the descendants of Xun Shu were clearly much stronger than the fifth generation of the Gu Clan, with family members renowned as the "Eight Dragons of Xun Clan."
Their fame was unparalleled for a time.
Even Xun Yu had been recognized in his youth by scholars as having the talents of a king’s helper.
