Many Grudges in the Martial World

As a member wanted by the Xieluosi River Holy Land's extermination order, Li Jiao's protection and secrecy are essential.

Not to mention Zhang Xuezhou couldn't find Li Jiao, even Li Jiao's former right-hand men Zhou Cang and Zhao Mu couldn't find Li Jiao.

In the Northern Frontier Legion, Li Jiao wore a helmet all day long, never taking it off until nightfall.

Not only was his appearance concealed, but his position also underwent a significant change, transforming him from a patrol and assault general into a person in charge of logistics, scouts, and other tasks. The people he worked with also changed considerably, and he was even subject to frequent replacements.

Under these circumstances, it's perfectly normal that Zhang Xuezhou couldn't find Li Jiao.

Let alone searching for a year or two, as long as the execution order is not lifted, Zhang Xuezhou might not be able to find Li Jiao even after three to five years.

If it weren't for the lack of suitable tools and the need to dig a pit in the soil covering the tomb, Li Jiao would not have taken off her mask, making it almost impossible to find Li Jiao.

"If I hadn't done this, I'm afraid I would have been assassinated by the Xiong State long ago," Li Jiao said, quite dejected.

Compared to her former high spirits, Li Jiao now feels like a rat on the ground.

Whenever he takes off his mask and appears in war, he is the most dazzling presence on the battlefield.

Faced with the execution order from the Xieluosi River Holy Land, the commander of the Xiong State would rather lose a war than not take his life.

"My father once tried using a mechanical mannequin," Li Jiao sighed.

"In the short time it took to send the message, that mechanical man was riddled with 521 arrows," Ning Cheng exclaimed. "Even a metal trap couldn't withstand that, let alone General Lang!"

"So it's indeed harder for me to find someone right now, but I absolutely have no intention of renegeating on my debt to you," Li Jiao said.

"That's good!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

Zhang Xuezhou felt he must have been incredibly unlucky to be imprisoned in a tomb by the Liang King, but compared to Li Jiao, Zhang Xuezhou felt the latter was the one who had been incredibly unlucky.

The Hairy Head Sun Star Official on the execution order has already lost his life, and Zou Bugui has been recruited, leaving only Li Jiao and Jin Chang.

If Li Jiao hadn't been the son of General Li Guang Li Jiao, he would have been assassinated long ago, given his abilities.

Even someone as arrogant as Jin Chang had to go into hiding in the east and west, and when he returned to Huainan, he didn't dare to revert to his status as a guest minister.

"I'm not doing well right now, and I need your help to change this situation!"

After chatting for a while, Li Jiao cautiously revealed her intentions.

"Who's the idiot who said I know the way through the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains?"

When Li Jiao formally mentioned it, Zhang Xuezhou almost stomped his feet and jumped up.

"It was that beggar who ran with you a few days ago who said it," the military officer surnamed Lu interjected.

"You guys are actually willing to believe a beggar's words?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"I knew that bastard was lying to us. Once we get back to the Northern Border, we'll make sure Ning Lushi sets his record straight and cuts out his tongue before we're satisfied," said the general surnamed Lu angrily.

"You..."

"Then you were right to believe that!"

Upon hearing the military Zhufu Yan surnamed Lu mention that Zhu Fuyan had also been marked with Technique Method symbols and that it would only take a few days to pursue and kill him, Zhang Xuezhou immediately changed his tune.

Of all his skills, the most noteworthy is the Supreme Purity True Technique.

This made Zhang Xuezhou very eager to master this second-grade skill.

Even though his current cultivation level is insufficient, he is no longer the clueless novice cultivator he once was. He can now memorize and understand the techniques on his own and practice them.

Regardless of whether you can learn it or not, just memorize the content first.

While he was pestering Li Jiao to teach him the Supreme Purity True Technique, Zhang Xuezhou hoped that nothing unexpected would happen.

This is his most important skill, which has accompanied him through countless life-and-death situations and high-risk adventures. It is inevitable that Zhang Xuezhou would study it in depth.

"I do know the roads in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains," Zhang Xuezhou said, "But only a portion of them!"

"Knowing part of it is already very good," Li Jiao said happily. "You have no idea how troublesome those mountains are. They change with the seasons, and one wrong move and you'll be trapped!"

There will definitely be some changes!

Only those who have truly experienced it know how terrifying the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains are. It is not just a single tomb with a formation covering a radius of several miles, but rather a vast natural barrier that spans thousands of miles.

Having narrowly escaped the Eternal Mountain and River Formation, Zhang Xuezhou compared the formations and finally realized the immense scale involved and the incredible nature of this kind of heaven and earth formation.

The Hundred Thousand Great Mountains could not just trap one or two people, but could trap tens or even hundreds of thousands of troops.

Whenever the army marches in and attracts the attention of the Venerable Ones, the formation changes, and lives are lost like wheat being harvested.

If the formation operates naturally, Zhang Xuezhou does know the way, but if the formation's controller changes it, the experience he gained from the Golden Toad Dharma King becomes meaningless.

But for Zhang Xuezhou, this is clearly sufficient to deal with the current situation.

He agreed to Li Jiao's request, and Li Jiao also agreed to Zhang Xuezhou's requests one by one.

From wanting to slap Zhang Xuezhou several times, to the moment Zhang Xuezhou agreed to cooperate and contribute the route through the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, the military general surnamed Lu was so eager to pick up Zhang Xuezhou and kiss him hard.

This is not only Li Jiao's wish, but also the wish of many people in the Northern Border Military Region.

Even the slightest glimmer of hope is worth cherishing.

"Then let's go back to Fuping County first and get your friend out of jail!"

"Should we go to Hibiscus City first to check out our weapons and Law Artifact?"

"What's the point of going if we don't have the money? Are we going to rob it back?"

"I'm afraid that Daoist priest won't recognize the value of the goods and will sell them!"

The crowd murmured amongst themselves, and even Zhang Xuezhou's attempt to return to Suiyang City to retrieve his horse was stopped.

After hastily covering up the signs of grave robbing and taming one of the Liang Prince's warhorses, the group mounted their horses.

I'm a little hungry!

"Just hang in there a little longer, and when we get to Fuping County, everyone will have plenty of wine and meat to eat!"

Let's see if we run into a few rabbits on the road, and we can hunt a few!

Apart from Zhang Xuezhou, who was in relatively normal condition, Li Jiao and the others all had strange expressions, a mixture of excitement and forced restraint.

Once everyone had their helmets and masks pulled up, they exuded an aura of steely resolve and menacing presence, and the previous feeling of hunger and exhaustion seemed to have faded.

Li Jiao was excited that the Northern Frontier Legion might be able to break into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and wipe out the several small groups of assassins currently attacking the Xiong State. The general surnamed Lu and others realized that this was a great achievement, and if it was verified, their official positions would likely be promoted.

Only Ning Cheng remained relatively calm, showing neither joy nor sorrow about it.

"My school of thought? It's just an obscure, minor school, which may have had some brilliance in the past, but let's not mention it now!"

"Could you remove the blue light residue on your butt?"

As Zhang Xuezhou followed on horseback, he also chatted with Ning Cheng for a while.

"Don't worry, I still want to learn the Supreme Purity True Technique from General Lang, there's no way I'd run away. Besides, my friends are all still locked up in the Fuping County jail!"

After much persuasion, Ning Cheng finally managed to remove the Technique Method tracking mark from his body.

As if a stubborn ailment had been cured, Zhang Xuezhou felt a sense of relief.

This inevitably led Zhang Xuezhou to inquire about the relevant aspects of such Technique Method imprints.

"What, you're planning to take precautions later?"

Ning Cheng's question exposed Zhang Xuezhou's ulterior motives, but Zhang Xuezhou was quite shameless.

If Ning Cheng doesn't mind, he not only wants to take precautions, but he also wants to learn this kind of tracking skill.

"The art of tracking is revered by the Xiangmen School, but we have no such school..."

Ning Cheng shook his head again as he awkwardly revealed his school of thought.

"As you can tell from the name of this school, we are the school that opposes the Xiangmen School. But our school has never won. Once you encounter someone from the Xiangmen School, you will die a horrible death. You are not strong individually, and you haven't sided with a powerful force. Trying to learn my skills to harm others will only harm yourself. Once you are ambushed, you will die. Don't tell me that I have captured a lot of people and demons over the years, and many of them hate me..."

From Ning Cheng's constant grumbling, it was clear that this clerk of Shanggu County was not having a good time either.

As a support warlock, Ning Cheng's individual strength is not particularly formidable, but the role he plays makes some people grit their teeth in hatred.

Before Li Jiao was wanted, he was considered one of the most formidable enemies in the Northern Frontier Legion and was once a target of assassination by the Xiong State.

What you said makes sense!

The Acupoint-Fixing Technique has been used several times, the Person-Fixing Technique is memorized, and the Star-Fixing Technique is in Wu Chao's hands.

Zhang Xuezhou ultimately felt that he didn't need to go to such lengths.

If he wants to learn these kinds of skills, the school of thought he comes into contact with possesses the strongest capabilities currently available.