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Chapter 20 Idiot

Li Xiaozong looked at the row of people standing in front of him and couldn't help but rub half of his face, which was swollen and taller. Although he looked at the person in front of him, he kept thinking about the fight he had fought with that perverted woman in Yunji Dog Meat Shop. Since he came out of the Martial Arts Academy, he had never been beaten so happily.

You should know that even in the martial arts academy, there were no more than three people who could beat him in that group of students. These three people were recognized as geniuses among the geniuses in the Sui Dynasty. He was beaten because he happened to belong to the genius. In fact, looking at the entire Sui Dynasty, there were only a handful of people who entered the seventh level at the age of 26. Even if he thought about it carefully, he could still be ranked in the top ten. Of course, there may be many geniuses who have never been born living in seclusion somewhere.

But it was Li Xiaozong, who was so proud and arrogant, who was beaten into a pig's head by that domineering woman in the dog meat shop.

He thought about it carefully and it must be the first punch he made. He originally wanted to smash the cabinet in the Yunji shop with one punch, so that the woman could be tactful. But it was precisely because he broke Yunji's furniture that the woman was beaten up like a storm.

There was no room for fighting back.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking that if this was passed back to the imperial capital, wouldn't the three people have been laughed to death?

"General Li, why are you here?"

Looking at Li Xiaozong shook his head and smiled bitterly, Wu Paisheng couldn't help but look cold: "Just just now, the sound of trumpets sounded, and our family also saw the soldiers gathered in the camp and then divided half of the troops out. Why did the soldiers all go back halfway after our family was halfway? We just received the news that the detailed plan of the Mongol Empire was about to escape from Ximen. If you don't intercept, what are you doing here?"

Li Xiaozong shook his head and said, "Fang Jie is an outstanding soldier in the Fangubian Army of the Great Sui Dynasty. Since joining the army, he has made twenty-one contributions, big and small. According to the rules set by His Majesty the Great Sui Dynasty, any soldier who has made more than twenty times, regardless of age or origin, can take the Martial Arts Academy examination. I have been preparing to issue a certificate and recommend Fang Jie to go to Chang'an to participate in this year's Martial Arts Academy admissions examination."

"What did you say?!"

Wu Peisheng's face became extremely ugly, and he pointed his hand at Li Xiaozong's face and said angrily: "Why did the spy from the Mongol Empire become a meritorious person again?!"

"Half an hour ago, he was indeed a spy sent by the Mongol Empire to my Fangu City, and everyone was killed. But half an hour later, he was a meritorious person in my Great Sui border army."

"Give us a reason!"

Wu Peishenghan said with a face but suppressed his anger.

"The reason is very simple."

Li Xiaozong pointed at his face without shame and said seriously: "Just a while ago, a friend of Fang Jie beat me hard. Then she went to save Fang Jie, guessing that the people you sent were clean now. Fang Jie is fine, I can't beat his friend, so he can't be a spy, he can only be a hero."

"Mu San!"

Wu Peisheng ordered coldly: "Take people to the West Gate and take a look. Our family wants to see how many gods are hidden in this small Fangu city!"

"There are no gods in Fangu City."

Li Xiaozong smiled and said, "This place is very small, only three and a half long, and only three miles wide. There are 800 soldiers in the border army and 2,261 people. No god is hidden here, they are all human... But it is undeniable that the more inconspicuous you feel, the more some laity like to live in seclusion here."

Wu Paisheng snorted and ignored Li Xiaozong: "Mu San, go here. It's nothing wrong here. The one we don't believe the most is that General Li dares to do to our family. It doesn't matter whether to capture spies from the Mongol Empire or not. What's important is that Mu Da and Mu Er may be left here. If you lose this person in Dali Temple, our family can't afford to lose this person."

"Here!"

Mu San responded and rushed towards the west gate with more than a dozen officials from Dali Temple. Li Xiaozong did not intend to stop him at all, but instead made way out with a smile. With a smile, his swollen face hurts.

"Only our family knows now that the spy sent by the Mongol Empire was not the insignificant little border soldier named Fang Jie. But you, a fifth-rank general from the Great Sui Dynasty. If you do this today, Li Xiaozong... Even if we want to help you, we can't escape. Let the thieves kill the officials of the Great Sui Dynasty. Even if you are favored in front of His Holiness, you will never escape death."

Li Xiaozong sighed and explained, "If I don't change my mind, I will die if I can't wait until His Majesty kills me. Even if I have to die, it would be great to die a few days late, right?"

Wu Paisheng sneered: "You are sure that you can kill our family? Don't say that you don't think so. Since you plan to let go, and you are watching Mu Damu Er be killed, you will definitely not let our family go."

"Since you know why my father-in-law let Mu San go to Ximen?"

Li Xiaozong asked.

"Because you can't kill our family, and we will kill those who are plotting tonight."

"No wonder……"

Li Xiaozong sighed and said, "You are the talisman master who has been breaking mirrors for many years? It's so good to hide... No wonder Your Majesty valued you. A eunuch is actually a sixth-grade talisman master. I'm afraid that few people believe this when I tell you. I've known that the imperial capital has hidden dragons and creeping tigers, but now I know that there are also a group of tigers and leopards hidden among the eunuchs."

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Wu Paisheng slowly untied the cloak on his shoulder and threw it on the snow: "Li Xiaozong, you should know that you have no chance of winning against Master Fu."

Li Xiaozong nodded: "Even ordinary people know that when fighting at the same level, warriors are definitely not opponents of Master Fu... But, you and I don't seem to be at the same level, you are at the sixth level, and you are less than the seventh level. Even so, I still have little chance of winning, but at least I have a chance to win."

"You were wrong..."

Wu Paisheng smiled proudly and said, "At the sixth grade... you are talking about our family three years ago, not our family now. We have read the registration of the Ministry of War and know that you were already a sixth grade master when you were in the Martial Arts Academy. In the past three years of hard work in the border town, I think we have already broken through the sixth grade and entered the seventh grade. Unfortunately, our family broke through to the seventh grade three years ago because His Majesty gave him a sable vest, and he was happy."

Li Xiaozong's face changed and he subconsciously took a step back.

"Just want to quit now? It's a little late."

Wu Peisheng smiled sinisterly and slowly raised his right hand to point Li Xiaozong far away. His hands were very beautiful, slender and clean. If he didn't look at his appearance, he would probably be regarded as a woman's hand. Even among women, these hands were considered delicate and beautiful.

The nails were trimmed very short, and there was no dirt in the gaps in the nails. The fingers were long and the palms were slightly thick. It was obvious that he cared about these hands very much on weekdays and was well maintained.

The moment he raised his hand, Li Xiaozong immediately did something.

escape.

His feet suddenly appeared more than ten meters away the next second. His movements were already very fast and his reaction was faster. This forced Wu Paisheng to look at him with admiration: "There are still people in the imperial capital that your future prospects are unpredictable. President Zhou even said that if you don't die at the age of 30, you may become the youngest governor of our Great Sui Empire since its founding. The second-rank rank chief official is full of glory."

"It's a pity... Dean Zhou is right, you won't live to be thirty years old."

Li Xiaozong did not answer, but ran away again. When his figure flashed, he had already gone out more than ten meters away, and his movements were so fast that his eyes could not keep up. But Wu Paisheng seemed not in a hurry at all. His hand, which was stretched across the air, bent back four fingers, leaving only his index finger, and slowly drew a talisman in the air.

At this time, Li Xiaozong was already more than thirty meters away.

Just as Li Xiaozong was about to retreat for the fourth time, he suddenly noticed the crisis behind him. At the critical moment, he suddenly pounced forward and lay on the snow. Three ice cones that were as sharp as spears, although not big, suddenly appeared behind him. If he hadn't dodged in time enough, these three ice cones would have pierced into his body. One back of his head, one neck, and one back of his heart.

This is how the talisman army fights, and it is hard to defend against.

"What you can't escape is the best thing for our family to write water talismans. It's cold and the water turns into ice, and the power of the water talisman is much greater. No matter how fast you move, can you still be faster than the snow covered with Fan Gucheng?"

Wu Peisheng smiled proudly, and his fingers were drawing talismans faster and faster. As his fingers moved, more and more chopstick-sized ice cones appeared around Li Xiaozong's body. No matter how he dodged, those ice cones were like shadows. A seventh-grade master was not often seen in the army. As Li Xiaozong himself expected, as long as he returned to the court, he would soon become a fourth-grade Yingyanglang general, with a bright future. But now the future upstart in the Sui army, which is also a seventh-grade talisman master, was forced to fight back.

With a chirping sound, an ice cone finally stabbed Li Xiaozong. The seemingly fragile ice cone easily scratched the cotton jacket on his body. A strand of blood slowly penetrated out of the cotton jacket, but Li Xiaozong had no time to check the injury. Just after he paused, at least thirty ice cones surrounded him.

"Are you very frustrated?"

Wu Peisheng smiled and said, "A seventh-grade master has no power to fight back. If it were our family, our family would definitely feel very frustrated."

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Li Xiaozong was gasping for breath, and he knelt on one knee on the ground without much strength. He was covered with wounds, and an ice cone on his shoulder was deeply pierced, and slowly melted by his blood. The cotton robe on his body had been cut and broken, and there were faint blood stains in many holes.

Wu Peisheng slowly waved his fingers, and at least twenty ice cones floated up again and aimed at Li Xiaozong: "Since you wanted to kill our family, you made a mistake. You are a warrior, and you have no chance to kill our family except close. But you didn't seize the opportunity, do you know why?"

He said proudly: "Because since we saw the soldiers of the border retreat, our family began to doubt you. Since we doubt you, how can we not beware of you?"

He snorted coldly: "The genius of the Martial Arts Academy... is just crawling in front of our house like a dog and breathing heavily. You should be nostalgic about the smell of the air in this world, because the smell of hell is probably not so fresh. Li Xiaozong... After our family returns to the capital, he will tell His Majesty that you died in a fight while arresting spies. This will be good for you and your Li family in Longyou."

"Thank you."

Li Xiaozong solemnly said two words.

"Haha! You can even say the word "thank you"? Is it thanking our family to help you keep your face?"

Li Xiaozong shook his head and slowly stood up straight: "Thank you for being so proud that you have revealed so many flaws."

Wu Peisheng was shocked, and his head was about to move, and then an ice cone pierced from his forehead, revealing about a short time. Wu Peisheng looked at Li Xiaozong incrediblely, and fell softly before he could say a word. As he fell to the ground, all the ice cone floating beside Li Xiaozong fell to the ground.

Li Xiaozong breathed a long sigh, walked slowly to Wu Paisheng and squatted down, looked at the ice cone and then smiled with satisfaction.

"Since you know that I am a genius in the Martial Arts Academy, you should know that genius always wants to learn more. Those three guys have been suppressed in the Martial Arts Academy for three years. If I don't practice some skills, how can I press back after I go back? But I have only been practicing talisman art for only three years, and I can't be as smooth as your arms and fingers as you do, so I always need to prepare in the world. If you are not proud, how can I deceive you? How can I kill you? You may not know why I invited Fan Gu back then, because this place is too remote, and no one knows that I can practice talisman art... After returning, wouldn't those three guys be shocked?"

"Oh...isn't right."

Li Xiaozong smiled and said, "Actually, I just want to try my talisman technique that doesn't work. Even if the talisman technique is not effective, you can't kill me. As for my injuries, I have to accumulate some experience for the future. What if I encounter a more powerful talisman master, right? There are too few talisman masters. I finally encountered one, so I naturally have to play more."

He threw out a short and light crossbow from his cuff, and then patted Wu Paisheng's face to death: "If you don't do at least two preparations, you will be fools."

Just at this moment, a sound of footsteps came from behind him.
Chapter completed!