Li X, Prepare to Die

One hundred and sixty li north of Fuping County is Shanggu County, where the army is stationed.

A steady stream of troops set off from here and entered the front lines, clashing with the Xiong State's legions. This area was heavily guarded, teeming with experts, and had always been a forbidden zone for villains.

Zhang Xuezhou never imagined he would have to do such petty things.

Relying on his mediocre flying skills, he had to go to Shanggu County to help Dong Zhongshu make a few calls.

Given the military's need to secure the rear, if rumors were to spread, someone would inevitably go to Fuping County to investigate, which could provide Dong Zhongshu and others with a glimmer of hope.

They might meet Li Guang, or be released from prison, or be carrying Wen Weng's 'stamp' to file a complaint.

Whenever things became a big commotion, Dong Zhongshu found it much easier to get things done.

Zhang Xuezhou was fortunate that the distances mentioned by ordinary people did not count for those who could fly. If calculated according to the distances of normal travel, he would not have been able to support such a long distance of flight even after consuming most of his Demon Power.

Following the direction indicated, Zhang Xuezhou flew straight for only sixty miles before spotting a massive, heavily fortified city with its lights twinkling in the distance.

The massive stone walls, nearly twenty meters high, blocked the rampage of the Xiong State's cavalry and provided a sense of security for countless people living in the Northern Border.

If they want to advance unimpeded, Shanggu County is a city that the Xiong State must capture; otherwise, it will become a sharp blade behind the Xiong State's army.

But the cavalry of the Xiong State and the Northern Frontier Legion were locked in a stalemate, never managing to break through.

It wasn't that the Xiong State's cavalry wasn't fierce enough, but rather that they had the stabilizing force of Prefect Li Guang, who was stationed in Shanggu County.

In the back-and-forth exchanges, Li Guang even launched attacks on several occasions.

Like Cheng Bushi 'Cheng Bushi fortified defense of Yanmen Pass, which provided professional defense against enemy attacks and never initiated attacks, allowing the harassing and attacking Xiong State army to retreat in a calm and unhurried manner.

But for Li Guang, there was clearly no such easy way out; one wrong move and he could be killed on the Northern Border.

Even the Xiong State's garrison had to think twice before setting out, wary of a possible surprise attack by Li Guang.

The Xiong State were deeply afraid of Li Guang, so Zhang Xuezhou, when acting as a "petty thief," could hardly be so carefree.

He pondered Li Guang's arrow, which could travel a thousand meters, and then he thought that even if he shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice would only carry for a hundred meters.

Zhang Xuezhou ultimately felt that shouting a few words in mid-air above Gu County wouldn't have much effect.

He found a corner in the darkness and entered Shanggu County. After staring at the thick and wide city walls of Shanggu County for a long time, Zhang Xuezhou began to use the 'Fossil Technique' in reverse.

He ran his hand across the massive stones that formed the city wall, and stone chips immediately fell to the ground.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't even think about making a hole in the city wall of Shanggu County; his Law Power wasn't enough to penetrate a stone wall several meters thick.

However, Zhang Xuezhou's reverse-engineering technique, which leaves some traces, is still not a problem.

How is the character for "pepper" written?

Zhang Xuezhou successfully wrote the character "Li" (李), which was nearly as tall as a person, but he felt that he had not learned the character "Jiao" (椒) from Dong Zhongshu.

This made him draw an X instead.

"Li X, prepare to die! I'll be waiting for you in Fuping County!"

Twelve characters were eventually left on the wall.

Zhang Xuezhou was quite satisfied with the fossil technique. He hadn't used it to hit anyone yet, but he had demonstrated it to Rong Li. Now, he had even written words on the city wall of Shanggu County. Zhang Xuezhou felt that the technique was worthwhile and that his hard work and study over the past six months had not been in vain.

Looking at the twelve large characters, almost as tall as a person, he felt that this was bound to cause a major news event.

"Go and scribble somewhere else!"

Zhang Xuezhou pondered for a few seconds and realized that the location where he had entered Shanggu County was relatively remote. If few people passed by, or if those who did not pay attention, then the work he did for Dong Zhongshu would not be perfect.

Replicating handwriting isn't difficult, so Zhang Xuezhou treated it as his daily Technique Method.

Wherever there is no light and no soldiers patrolling, that is where Zhang Xuezhou practices Technique Method.

He walked around Shanggu County, stopping and starting, constantly casting spells until the large characters he wrote became increasingly faint, and his internal Law Power was no longer sufficient. Only then did Zhang Xuezhou stop his actions.

"A total of sixteen and a half large characters were written, greatly increasing the chances of being discovered. Once someone reports it to the authorities, the matter will be considered settled!"

Looking at the last few characters he wrote, 'Li X,' which lacked Law Power, Zhang Xuezhou felt satisfied.

The matter was resolved without him encountering any risks.

He would wait until daytime to confirm whether anyone had joined the commotion or reported it to the authorities, and then he would consider his business done.

If no one reports it to the authorities, Zhang Xuezhou might even take the initiative to go and help.

He pondered his own little scheme, and finally found a corner under the eaves, where he happily restored his Law Power and Demon Power.

Occasionally, Zhang Xuezhou would recite the "Vast Righteous Qi Instruction" and mutter the "Grave Sutra" from the bottom of his heart.

As dawn broke, some early-rising vendors began preparing breakfast, and Zhang Xuezhou also started wandering around aimlessly.

He also bought a hard flatbread with pork from a vendor and ate it all the way.

As the number of people in the city gradually increased, some soldiers who patrolled during the day also began to appear in various parts of the city. Zhang Xuezhou eagerly awaited these people to go and see the city walls.

"Perhaps people are just used to the inner city walls and don't have any special interest in them!"

Seeing several city dwellers pass by the inner city wall with the words written on it, without even glancing at them, Zhang Xuezhou felt a pang of sadness.

If it were an ordinary person, it would be one thing, but the patrolling soldiers obviously didn't notice those large characters either.

"Oh dear, this is terrible! Someone has written bad things about the people of Shanggu County on the city wall!"

After waiting for nearly an hour, things still hadn't escalated, forcing Zhang Xuezhou to take the initiative a little.

He called out in a high-pitched voice, which drew the attention of a butcher who was selling meat nearby.

"Who spoke ill of the people of Shanggu County?" the butcher shouted. "I, Wu Qingsong, will plunge my butcher's knife into his forehead and wake him up!"

"Look, buddy, those bad things are written all over the wall!"

"What kind of scribbling is that? What did they say?"

"Scribbles?"

Zhang Xuezhou now understands why most passersby ignore these words; if they can't understand them, they certainly won't join in the fun.

After lamenting the high illiteracy rate in Shu County, he began to lament the same rate in Shanggu County.

"Brother, that's an insult, an insult directed at us people of Shanggu County. Look how arrogant that insult is!"

"How did you curse?"

"That says the people of Shanggu County are a bunch of cowards!"

"I'm not a coward!"

Butcher Wu Qingsong shouted and gathered several more people, spitting as he explained to them the insults written on the inner wall of the city.

"That's not right, I remember this character should be pronounced 'Li'!"

The crowd was outraged, and many joined Wu Qingsong in his angry rant, but some remained somewhat sober.

Even though most people were illiterate, many had seen the proclamations in Shanggu County.

As the prefect of Shanggu County, Li Guang would occasionally leave his official seal, which also taught some people how to recognize the name ' Li Guang '.

"Oh dear, they're actually insulting Magistrate Li! This is outrageous!"

Wu Qingsong shouted and began to urge everyone to report to the authorities.

This suited Zhang Xuezhou's wishes perfectly.

Whether it's aimed at Li Jiao or Li Guang, things have at least started to escalate.