Chapter 228

At 11:36 AM, a motorcade drove into Rongguang Square.

Soon, martial artists disembarked first to set up defenses, followed by officials who got out and, escorted by guards, walked into the square toward the high platform directly ahead.

In the crowd, Xu Jing, dressed in white, wore a smile.

In the end, he was not taken away by the people from the General Supervisory Academy.

Lecturers and professors at the Martial University possess corresponding 'nominal titles' in Datong Prefecture, enjoying welfare benefits while also being subject to the control of the Datong Prefecture government.

That is why Governor Bian Jingru previously used Xu Jing's status as a Martial University professor to make an issue of it.

But Xu Jing said he had already submitted his resignation notice.

It was a resignation notice, not a resignation application.

Because lecturers and professors at the twelve universities have a two-way choice; the school chooses you, and you can also choose the school.

The school can fire you, and you can also resign from the school at any time.

The reason for such a regulation is also a restrictive measure by the imperial court on the twelve universities.

This resulted in the fact that when Xu Jing submitted his resignation notice to the Martial University and voluntarily gave up his status as a Martial University professor, the constraints of the Datong Prefecture government on him no longer existed.

Coupled with his current status as an honorary consultant of the Feng Province Stop-Goe Department, only the provincial capital has jurisdiction over him.

This left Governor Bian Jingru completely helpless.

Perhaps he could haggle with the provincial capital later, but at least for now, Governor Bian Jingru could not let the General Supervisory Academy take Xu Jing away.

Unless he intended to completely tear off the mask and order the use of the Imperial Camp Army to attack Xu Jing on the spot!

But that would be too decisive; regardless of winning or losing, the losses would be heavy, and Governor Bian Jingru was not yet willing to go to such lengths for Li Fei.

So Xu Jing eventually followed the motorcade to the execution site.

He walked onto the viewing platform with the other officials and sat beside Yan Shijin.

In the crowd on the outskirts of the square, a sturdy man with a somewhat short stature, dark skin, and a fierce appearance was constantly pushing forward:

"Excuse me, please."

His strength was great, and he used his force skillfully, easily pushing through the crowd.

Those who were pushed aside turned to look at him, and seeing his fierce expression, they were too scared to say anything more.

A moment later, this person reached the front row, scanned the people on the viewing platform, and upon seeing Xu Jing, he couldn't help but be startled, subconsciously clenching his fists.

This man was Li Fei!

He was Li Fei; the person protected by the Wu An Wei in the 'Qilin' car was naturally a fake.

Last night, after he left the dormitory, he went to find Li Tianyu:

"Sister, I need you to do me a favor."

Li Fei said straightforwardly.

"No problem, tell me."

Li Tianyu also agreed without hesitation.

"I need you to disguise yourself as me tomorrow."

"This, how can that be done?"

"You don't need to worry about that; I have prepared everything."

Then Li Fei found a secluded place and began to 'apply makeup' for Li Tianyu.

He had thought about a question a long time ago: if the original self and the Green-Faced Ghost never appeared at the same time, would it arouse suspicion from others?

So he had been preparing to solve this problem for a long time.

The simplest method was to find someone to disguise as the Green-Faced Ghost, which had already been achieved by that confidant of Shangguan Xiao.

A more complex method was to have someone disguise as Li Fei, which Li Fei had also prepared in advance:

Ointment to change skin color, muscle tape to fake muscles, height-increasing insoles, a wig, and the two most important things:

A specially made human-skin mask and a potion to change the voice.

Li Fei had already asked Shangguan Xiao to help him prepare the previous items long ago.

As for the potion to change the voice, Li Fei had formulated it himself after studying with Mo Yizhou for a period of time.

After drinking this potion, within a few hours, Li Tianyu's timbre would become very close to Li Fei's.

Then she only needed to deliberately make her voice deeper and hoarser when speaking, pretending that her throat was sore and her voice had changed.

After the 'makeup' was finished, Li Tianyu looked no different from Li Fei.

Her implant 【Jin Ge】 was also metal-attributed, and after stepping into the Qi Transformation stage, the innate Qi she practiced was the Geng Metal Gang Qi.

As long as she didn't fight with anyone, the aura on her body wouldn't be much different from Li Fei's.

To be more realistic and leave no flaws, Li Fei also left the Ghost-Slaying Blade and the token of Shi Caiming to Li Tianyu.

Next, as long as she didn't fight with anyone and didn't encounter acquaintances she spent every day with, Li Tianyu wouldn't be exposed.

Now, Li Tianyu was disguised as Li Fei, heading to Rongguang Square under the protection of the Wu An Wei.

On the other side, that confidant of Shangguan Xiao also disguised himself as the Green-Faced Ghost and appeared in public.

As for Li Fei himself, he disguised himself as a stranger and came to Rongguang Square.

The reason for making so many preparations was that he intended to raid the execution ground today!

This kind of thing was even more heinous than killing the sitting official Zhang Zongyang; once done, the consequences would be very serious!

So Li Fei had to make full preparations in advance.

There are many martial arts in this world that can 'shrink bones and retract tendons', significantly changing one's physique, but this easily affects the implants in the body, thereby affecting combat power.

Fortunately, Li Fei had already completed 'Returning to One', gathering all the branches of the 【Steel Armor】 implant into his dantian; it was the perfect time to practice such martial arts.

He not only significantly changed his physique but also applied potion, changed his skin color, and wore more than one layer of human-skin mask, completely changing his appearance.

The newly practiced Vajra Blood Demon Strength had never been used in front of others before, and the only person who had seen it, Feng Sanniang, was already dead.

So in terms of strength, Li Fei could also be considered to have 'changed his appearance'.

That Secretary Zhang of the Tiger Blade Gang once evaluated him as a 'cautious madman'.

The many preparations made in advance were Li Fei's caution.

Raiding the execution ground was his madness!

But when Li Fei saw Xu Jing on the viewing platform, the madness in his heart was instantly extinguished.

Last night, Xia Huan replied to him, saying that Governor Bian Jingru had agreed that today he would let the people from the General Supervisory Academy take Xu Jing away.

This was an important reason why Li Fei had the confidence to raid the execution ground today.

Whether or not a Martial Dao Master is present at the scene would result in completely different outcomes!

"What should I do?"

Li Fei's gaze lowered, and he fell into thought.

If Xu Jing were not there, he would have the confidence to rescue Shangguan Xiao without exposing his identity, and then retreat safely.

But if Xu Jing were present, not to mention whether he could save the person, it would be almost impossible for him to hide his identity.

Risking one's life for a slim chance is courage.

But knowing it is death and still forcing it, that seems a bit foolish.

The most critical thing is that once Li Fei's original self is exposed, Li Tianyu, Li Lei, and Zhang Yuqing will all be implicated!

Shangguan Xiao is very important to Li Fei, but aren't Li Lei and the others the same?

In the crowd, Li Fei clenched his fists tightly, his eyes pained.

Noon in this era is 12:00 PM. Seeing that the time was almost up, several prisoners about to be executed were escorted onto the execution platform:

Three Western spies, Zhang Shiwei, Xiao Rui, and Shangguan Xiao.

These people were covered in talismans, and their entire bodies were in a state of complete powerlessness; except for their eyeballs, they couldn't even move a finger.

This was to prevent them from committing suicide, and also to prevent them from struggling desperately during the process of being sliced to death.

When these people were escorted onto the execution platform, Governor Bian Jingru stood up and loudly announced their crimes.

After he finished announcing the crimes, he glanced at the pocket watch on the table and nodded to the official responsible for the execution on the platform.

This official from the Judicial Academy turned around and said loudly:

"The hour of noon has arrived..."

Hum—

His voice was interrupted by a high-pitched vibrating sound.

This vibrating sound came from the blade in the hand of a guard on the east side of Rongguang Square!

Hum!

Hum!

Hum...

Immediately following was the second, third, fourth...

In the blink of an eye, the blades in the hands of all the guards around Rongguang Square began to vibrate, emitting ear-piercing vibrating sounds!

"It finally came!"

On the viewing platform, Xu Jing stood up abruptly, looking toward the east side of the square, revealing an excited expression.

"Protect the lords—"

"Watch out for assassins!"

Martial artists quickly surrounded the viewing platform.

"Is there really someone who dares to raid the execution ground?"

On the viewing platform, except for a few people, everyone else looked surprised.

On the east side of the square, the crowd was in a commotion.

Soon, the crowd separated to both sides, making way for a path.

A middle-aged man wearing a gray robe, black leather gloves, and a serious expression stepped toward the square.

"Teacher..."

Li Fei, hiding in the crowd, had a moment of distraction after seeing the person.

He had actually thought that Hao Yi might come, but he also felt it was somewhat unbelievable.

After all, Hao Yi had truly achieved law-abiding behavior in his life.

None of the noble families and officials he defeated back then died directly at his hands; they were all handed over to the law for sanction.

He never wantonly killed anyone in his life, and never acted recklessly by relying on his powerful strength.

This is the 'Dao' he believes in, and the conviction he adheres to.

Could such a person actually do something as extreme as raiding an execution ground?

On the viewing platform, Shangguan Xiao looked blankly at Hao Yi, who was walking toward this side step by step, already in tears.

She tried her best to stimulate the implants in her body, wanting to generate a little bit of strength so she could shout out.

Unfortunately, she couldn't do it; she could only emit low sobs.

"Hao Yi—"

A voice filled with madness and killing intent resounded throughout the square.

Xu Jing stepped from the viewing platform onto the execution platform.

He looked at Hao Yi, who was walking toward this side, with crazy eyes:

"Are you here to raid the execution ground?"

Hao Yi had already reached the edge of the square, and not far in front of him were a group of guards.

He didn't look at Xu Jing at all, but only looked at Shangguan Xiao on the execution platform, revealing rare tenderness on his face, and said softly:

"Sorry, I'm late."

Shangguan Xiao could only slightly shake her head, crying while shaking her head at Hao Yi.

"Hahaha, hahahahahaha—"

Xu Jing suddenly burst into laughter.

He laughed until tears came out, his laughter filled with joy:

"Hao Yi, aren't you the most law-abiding one? Why, after keeping the rules for a lifetime, are you going to break them all today?"

Hao Yi shifted his gaze and looked at Xu Jing calmly:

"So what if I am?"

"..."

These words made Xu Jing silent.

He racked his brains to create today's scene, just to force Hao Yi to personally break the rules he had kept for a lifetime and break his own conviction.

He wanted to see Hao Yi's state of mind shattered with his own eyes!

But Hao Yi's reaction at this moment was different from what he expected, which made him very uncomfortable.

But it doesn't matter; today's play has just begun.

"Good! Come, let me see what you have to break the rules?"

Xu Jing opened his arms, signaling Hao Yi to go ahead and attack.

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(End of this chapter)