Chapter 22: No Chatting

Li Zhi knew that he only had a glimmer of hope for victory, and the hope was slim. But the result was actually determined before the martial test; it wasn't that Li Zhi lost to Bao Yun, but that Duke Hui'en lost to the Bao family. For this glimmer of hope, Li Zhi decided to hold the south, and even if he died, he wouldn't go north for a decisive battle.

Waiting and waiting, the 40 people Li Zhi sent to the two wings were almost wiped out, and the two wings of the blue team still had less than 20 people left. Jiang Qun and Xu Yu remembered Bao Yun's military order and didn't go back to rest, but led the remnants to kill Li Zhi's central army.

Li Zhi sighed, knowing that Bao Yun's main force was already on the way and would appear in front of him soon.

But knowing it was a defeat, he still had to fight. Li Zhi finally mobilized the central army and met Jiang Qun and Xu Yu. As a result, upon contact, more than a dozen blue-team exhausted soldiers crashed into Li Zhi's central army, which had been well-rested, like waves hitting a reef, and were shattered in the blink of an eye.

Until the leaders Jiang Qun and Xu Yu also turned into light and disappeared, Bao Yun's main force did not appear.

This result, even Li Zhi didn't expect. Now Li Zhi still had more than 50 people, Bao Yun's main force should still have 90, the gap was still huge, but Li Zhi's central army 30 elites were still there, and he only lost one Wang Fang who knew Qi-luck secret techniques, while Bao Yun had brought Jiang Qun and Xu Yu with her, so the gap between the two sides actually narrowed a little bit.

Li Zhi intended to send a few more people to the north to see, when he saw a scout he had sent over earlier crawl out from the side forest, run over in a panic, and shout, "Senior Brother Li, the main force of the blue team in the north has been wiped out, and Bao Yun has also been beaten back!"

Li Zhi's first reaction was not to believe it. He hadn't moved, who could wipe out Bao Yun?

The scout was out of breath and said, "A person rode a pig and wiped out the blue team. This matter is absolutely true, it is what I saw with my own eyes! However..."

Li Zhi couldn't hear any "however" anymore. This was simply a wealth falling from the sky!

In his ecstasy, Li Zhi suddenly felt the earth tremble slightly, and a huge figure appeared in his field of vision, moving toward Li Zhi unhurriedly. Li Zhi felt a chill in his heart, but then he saw the yellow armor on that person, and he relaxed. Not only Li Zhi, but the other boys beside him also lost their tension and fear, replaced by arrogance.

"Who is this person?" someone asked.

A boy stood with his hands behind his back and said proudly, "No matter who he is, since he is in yellow clothes, he is our subordinate, oh, and also Senior Brother Li's subordinate. This kid is a bit interesting, actually able to get such a big wild boar, it is indeed possible to finish off Bao Yun. This credit is not small, I think he can be rewarded with a cave heaven. Call him over to talk!"

Another boy said, "Senior Brother Cui is always so approachable, this is not very good. That big fool must be a lowly person. A mere lowly person, giving him a Red Tide Sect is the limit. If it is higher, it is hard to avoid people saying we are not clear about rewards and punishments."

The Cui-surnamed boy in front nodded and said, "Senior Brother Wang considers it comprehensively."

The two boys, Cui and Wang, talked to themselves, not putting Li Zhi in their eyes at all. A trace of anger flashed in the depths of Li Zhi's eyes, his expression remained unchanged on the surface, and he carefully observed the person walking over.

What was certain was that this person was not within his recruitment range. But this didn't matter, the two boys Cui and Wang were right, as long as he belonged to the yellow team, it would be easy to handle. He, Li Zhi, was the leader of the yellow team, as long as the yellow team won, he would be the first credit. To put it bluntly, it didn't matter how many people others killed, in the end, the credit would all be his, Li Zhi's. Of course, the boys and girls beside him would also take away quite a bit, these people were at least reserved for cave heaven quotas.

And those soldiers who charged into battle would only find out at the end that their scores would be unexpectedly low.

Just seeing that wild boar the size of a small mountain, Li Zhi's eyelids also jumped, and he understood a little bit how Bao Yun lost. If such a beast rushed over, even if Li Zhi had a Qi-luck secret technique, he wouldn't dare to say he could win.

When Wei Yuan walked closer, Li Zhi stood on a high slope, looking down from a high position, and said loudly, "This Senior Brother, I am Li Zhi, serving as the leader of the yellow team. How should I address you, Senior Brother?"

Wei Yuan frowned slightly. It was one thing for those recruited to respect Li Zhi as their leader, but did he, who clearly didn't accept recruitment, have to respect him as his leader in the end?

How unreasonable!

Wei Yuan was not stupid. There were countless examples in history books of subordinates fighting to the death, and in the end, the commander took all the credit. Now Li Zhi self-proclaimed as the leader of the yellow team. If Wei Yuan acknowledged it, wouldn't the credit for wiping out the blue team also become Li Zhi's?

Following Zhang Sheng for a long time, under subtle influence, Wei Yuan hated these villains who took others' credit either by background or by playing with power the most. In comparison, those who played with power were still better, at least they relied on their own schemes, and the wealth wasn't all for nothing. Those who took advantage of their background to rob, all they had to do was be born well.

Looking at Li Zhi's high-and-mighty, polite-to-the-virtuous face, Wei Yuan's face had long since sunk, but it was hidden by the face mask.

In the evaluation hall, the old Confucian scholar smiled and stroked his beard, feeling that Li Zhi had made a good move. The young cultivator had an angry look, wishing he could attach himself to Wei Yuan and personally denounce Li Zhi.

Wei Yuan didn't answer immediately, Li Zhi hadn't erupted yet, but the boys and girls led by Cui and Wang were already annoyed.

These people were no worse than Li Zhi in terms of family background, and the two boys Cui and Wang were even better. It was just that they knew their talent and learning were not as good as Li Zhi's, so they respected Li Zhi as their leader and let him command. Outside of battle, Li Zhi also had to be polite to them. The two young masters Cui and Wang were used to being high and mighty, how could they stand someone being arrogant in front of them? Especially a lowly person.

The Wang-surnamed boy had light flames rising on his body, flew ten zhang, landed in front of Wei Yuan, pointed at Wei Yuan's nose, and shouted, "Where did this lowly person come from! Why don't you kneel and pay respects when you see us?"

Wei Yuan finally lowered his head and looked at the boy in front of him. The Wang-surnamed boy was like being poured with a basin of ice water, his whole body stiffened, unable to move!

Under the Qi-luck interaction, Wei Yuan felt that this boy in front of him was not only slow but also fragile, like an egg that had just been laid, the soft skin still carrying a bit of warmth, as long as he used a little force, he could smash his yolk out.

As for what he was shouting, Wei Yuan was too lazy to listen, raised his hand and dropped his spear, and white light rose.

Zhang Sheng's instruction to Wei Yuan was to flatten, not to chat.

The boys and girls around Li Zhi were in an uproar, none of them believed their eyes. Li Zhi was even trembling with anger. He was the leader of the yellow team, this person not only didn't obey orders, but also dared to attack his own team?

The Cui-surnamed boy was furious, jumped up, light flames rose all over his body, carrying a long seven-colored tail, and stabbed Wei Yuan with a sword in mid-air!

Wei Yuan had no other movements, just raised his long spear and placed it in the air. The Cui-surnamed boy was like a seven-colored meteor, hitting Wei Yuan's long spear head-on, and turned into light and disappeared.

After wiping out two people, Wei Yuan was even more lazy to say more, the wild boar began to spray clusters of clouds and mist from its nose, growling like thunder, and its body grew a few sizes larger. Li Zhi's face also changed. He knew that since Wei Yuan had opened the precedent of killing his own team, he had already been deducted points. If he were Wei Yuan, he would also kill all the yellow team, otherwise, leaving a few fish that slipped through the net might result in a higher score than himself.

Wei Yuan pointed his spear forward, the wild boar immediately felt his intention, its eyes turned dark red again, and sprayed two clusters of hot clouds. The next moment the clouds opened and the mist dissipated, the wild boar like a mountain and Wei Yuan like a god of death on its back were like one, killing toward the yellow formation!

Li Zhi drew his long sword and shouted in a deep voice, "Line up to meet the enemy!"

Although he knew that these ordinary people without Qi-luck secret techniques had no power to fight back in front of the wild boar the size of a small mountain, as long as he could win a little time for himself, that would be enough.

As soon as the military order was given, the 30 elites Li Zhi was proud of scattered in a mess, and not a single one stayed.

Li Zhi was shocked and angry, and when he looked left and right, he saw that the people around him had all fled, and the girl holding the medicine plate ran the fastest and farthest, not leaving even one elixir for Li Zhi.

These boys and girls were not stupid. That killer killed anyone with one shot, who could stop it? And this killer had been silent until now, basically unable to communicate. Unable to communicate, it made their best background-playing and connection-pulling useless. If they didn't run now, when would they run? Could it be that they really stayed to sell their lives for Li Zhi? Duke Hui'en didn't have such a big face.

In the blink of an eye, Li Zhi's side was empty, and everyone ran faster than the wild boar.

For a moment, Li Zhi suddenly had a sense of desolation that his kingly career turned into nothing in the blink of an eye. Clearly, he had heavy troops on his side and confidants in groups just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, he became a lonely person. The changes in the world are nothing more than this.

At this moment, Li Zhi only felt the sky was dark, the wind was desolate, so he gave up the instinct to escape and prepared to die generously.

In the desolate mood, Li Zhi's 'Departure Chapter' was ignited, and a golden giant pillar shot into the sky!

Wei Yuan didn't stop, swung his spear around, and slashed at Li Zhi with one shot! With a bang, the golden pillar shattered.

Wei Yuan jumped up and landed lightly on the top of the hill. The wild boar continued to move forward, with a long sword stuck in its chest, already buried to the hilt. The wild boar ran for dozens of zhang, fell to the ground with a bang, and wailed endlessly. Its body suddenly kept shrinking, and a wisp of black Qi flew out of its body and returned to Wei Yuan's body.

Wei Yuan happened to land beside Li Zhi.

Li Zhi was hit hard by a blow, and even getting up was difficult. He suddenly thought that there were evaluators watching in the sky, and even higher up there were many great figures, so he took a deep breath, preparing to recite two poems to show his ambition. It was just that before he could take a breath, Wei Yuan had already raised his hand and dropped his spear, and white light rose.

After studying for three years, Wei Yuan read books every day and was most annoyed by people reciting poems before they died, which added a lot of homework for no reason.

Wei Yuan stood on the top of the hill, looked around, and saw dozens of yellow teams scattered in the wilderness, fleeing in all directions. It had to be said that the yellow team was more sensible than the blue team, neither huddling together nor staying to watch the excitement.

Since things had come to this, Wei Yuan naturally couldn't keep them. So he saw a small wild boar run out from the forest in the distance, running straight toward Wei Yuan.

The wild boar jumped up, and before it could meet the wisp of black Qi, a bell rang through the illusionary realm.

This pig was ultimately not destined to be with Wei Yuan.

The martial test ended.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 23 =====