Chapter 382: Noon Has Arrived, Sunlight Floods the City (Part 1)

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

Soon, martial artists were the first to disembark to set up a perimeter, followed by officials who, under the escort of guards, walked into the square and headed toward the high platform directly ahead.

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

In the end, he had not been taken away by the people from the General Inspectorate.

Lecturers and professors at the Martial Arts University held corresponding "honorary titles" in Datong Prefecture; while enjoying welfare benefits, they were also subject to the control of the Datong Prefecture government.

That was why Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru had previously used Xu Jing's status as a Martial Arts University professor to make an issue of things.

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

It was a resignation notice, not a resignation application.

Because the lecturers and professors of the twelve universities were in a two-way selection; the school chooses you, and you can simultaneously 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 was also a means for the imperial court to restrict the twelve universities.

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

Coupled with his current status as an honorary consultant for the Feng Province Stop-War Department, only the provincial capital had jurisdiction over him.

This left Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru completely helpless.

Perhaps he could haggle slowly with the provincial capital afterward, but at least for now, Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru could not make the General Inspectorate take Xu Jing away.

Unless he intended to completely tear off the mask and order the Imperial Camp Army to move against Xu Jing on the spot!

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

Therefore, Xu Jing ultimately followed the motorcade to the execution site.

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

In the crowd on the perimeter of the square, a sturdy man who was somewhat short, dark-skinned, and looked fierce and menacing was constantly pushing forward:

"Excuse me, please make way."

His strength was great, and he used his force with such finesse that he easily pushed through the crowd.

Those he 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 could not help but freeze, subconsciously clenching his fists.

This man was Li Fei!

He was Li Fei; the person protected by the Martial Peace Guard in the "Red Qilin" vehicle was naturally a fake.

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

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

Li Fei said straightforwardly.

"No problem, tell me."

Li Sister Tianyu also agreed without hesitation.

"I need you to pretend to be me tomorrow."

"This, how is that to be done?"

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

Afterward, Li Fei found a secluded place and began to "apply makeup" to Li Sister Tianyu.

He had considered a question long ago: if the real person and the Green-Faced Ghost had never appeared at the same time, would it arouse suspicion?

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

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

The more complex method was to have someone pretend to be Li Fei, which Li Fei had also prepared in advance:

Ointment to change skin tone, 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.

As for the former items, Li Fei had long ago asked Shangguan Xiao to help him prepare them.

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

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

Then, she only needed to intentionally make her voice lower and hoarser when speaking, pretending that her throat was sore, so the voice would have some variation.

Once the "makeup" was finished, Li Sister Tianyu looked no different from Li Fei.

Her implant 【Golden Spear】 was also of the metal attribute, and after stepping into the Qi Transformation realm, the innate Qi she cultivated was Geng Metal Gang Qi.

As long as she did not fight anyone, the aura on her body would not be much different from Li Fei's.

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

From then on, as long as she did not fight anyone and did not encounter acquaintances who spent every day with him, Li Sister Tianyu would not be exposed.

Now, Li Sister Tianyu was pretending to be Li Fei, heading to Glory Square under the escort of the Martial Peace Guard.

On the other side, that confidant of Shangguan Xiao was also pretending to be the Green-Faced Ghost, appearing in public.

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

The reason he made so many preparations was because he intended to raid the execution ground today!

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

So Li Fei had to make thorough preparations in advance.

There were many martial arts in this world that could "shrink bones and retract tendons," significantly changing one's physique, but this easily affected 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 to his dantian; it was the perfect time to practice such martial arts.

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

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

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

That Private Secretary Zhang of the Tiger Blade Gang had 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 Xia Huan replied to him, saying that Senior Bian Senior Bian Jingru had promised that today he would let the people from the General Inspectorate take Xu Jing away.

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

Whether or not a Martial Arts Master was on the scene would lead to completely different results!

"What should I do?"

Li Fei lowered his gaze, lost in 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 there, let alone 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 was that once Li Fei's true self was exposed, Li Sister Tianyu, Li Lei, and Zhang Zhang Yuqing would all be implicated!

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

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

Noon in this era was exactly 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 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 could not 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 by the thousand-cut execution.

When these people were escorted onto the execution platform, Senior Bian Senior 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 in charge of the execution on the platform.

This official from the Judicial Academy turned around and said in a loud voice:

"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 Glory Square!

Hum!

Hum!

Hum...

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

In the blink of an eye, the blades in the hands of all the guards around Glory Square began to vibrate, emitting a harsh, ringing sound!

"It's finally here!"

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.

"Someone actually dares to come and raid the execution ground?"

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

On the east side of the plaza, there was a stir among the crowd.

Soon, the crowd parted to both sides, clearing a path.

A middle-aged man wearing a gray robe and black leather gloves, with a stern expression, strode toward the plaza.

"Master."

Hidden in the crowd, Li Fei was momentarily dazed after seeing the person who arrived.

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

After all, in this life, Hao Yi had truly lived in accordance with the law.

Of all the noble families and officials he had brought down back then, not a single one died directly by his hand; he had handed them all over to the law for judgment.

In his life, he had never wantonly killed a single person, nor had he used his formidable strength to act recklessly.

This was the "Dao" he believed in, the conviction he steadfastly upheld.

Could a person like this really do something as outrageous as storming an execution ground?

On the viewing platform, Shangguan Xiao stared blankly at Hao Yi as he walked toward them step by step, her face already covered in tears.

She tried her best to stimulate the implant in her body, wanting to muster even a little strength so she could cry out.

Unfortunately, she could not do it; she could only emit low sobs.

"Hao Yi—"

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

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

He looked at Hao Yi, who was walking toward them, with a crazed gaze:

"Are you here to storm the execution ground?"

Hao Yi had by now reached the edge of the plaza, with a group of guards not far in front of him.

He did not look at Xu Jing at all, but only at Shangguan Xiao on the execution stage, a rare tenderness appearing on his face as he said softly:

"I'm sorry, I'm late."

Shangguan Xiao could only shake her head slightly, weeping as she shook her head at Hao Yi.

"Hahaha, hahahahaha—"

Xu Jing suddenly burst into laughter.

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

"Hao Yi, aren't you the most law-abiding person? What's this, after keeping the rules your whole life, are you going to break them all today?"

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

"And what if I am?"

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These words made Xu Jing fall silent.

He had gone to great lengths to create today's scene, all to force Hao Yi to personally break the rules he had upheld his entire life and shatter his own convictions.

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

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

But it didn't matter; the play today had only just begun.

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

Xu Jing spread his arms, signaling for Hao Yi to go ahead and strike.

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(End of chapter)