Chapter 36

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Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue, where are you? Hurry up and whip me, throw me to Prince Xu Hui! Just make sure to aim accurately and don’t throw me under the bear demon’s butt; my small body can’t withstand a single sit from it!”

Yue Heng stood by the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter from his mother.

The waist token had its advantages. Yue Heng turned his head and whispered his plan, not wanting Ji Cong to hear. He quickly received a reply from Wen Xin Yue.

Yue Heng deliberately ran towards the Prince Xuan’s guard squad, pulling Ji Cong’s arm along the way, feigning a frightened look and desperately dragging him away from the Hu Ben camp’s command chariot.

Ji Cong hesitated, seemingly unwilling to leave the Hu Ben camp’s chariot. His hesitation was obvious, and Yue Heng found it amusing.

While running, he glanced back. The Hu Ben camp was already overwhelmed by demons, with a chaotic melee. Besides tigers and leopards, there were packs of wolf demons, and agile monkey demons leaping around, even snatching weapons from soldiers and turning them against them. The scene was chaotic, and no lone candidate dared to approach.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Wen Xin Yue’s tight-fitting outfit. Yue Heng laughed heartily, suddenly released Ji Cong’s sleeve, took a few steps to the side to keep his distance, and winked mischievously, saying, “Young Master Ji, I’m off!”

Before Ji Cong could react, a fiery red whip shot out like a demon snake, wrapping around Yue Heng’s waist. Wen Xin Yue gritted her teeth and pulled hard, lifting Yue Heng into the air. He landed right where the demons surrounded the Hu Ben camp’s chariot!

“That fool is actually flying into the middle of the demons! Isn’t this just asking for death?”

“Did Wen miss her target? Shouldn’t she have thrown Young Master Ji into the demons to die?”

“During the exam, it’s really scary to have a teammate like a pig…”

Many familiar candidates saw this scene and sighed.

The fiery red whip was too eye-catching and well-known, a signature weapon of the second daughter of the Wen family. The one flying into the demon crowd was the scholar Yue Heng, who had low combat power. Almost everyone’s eyes were filled with pity, looking at Yue Heng in mid-air as if he were a flying corpse.

“Not good, Yue Heng is heading for Prince Xu Hui! His goal is the same as ours!”

Only the Kuang brothers and Ji Cong’s group had their faces change. Kuang Qing, who held the monkey demon king’s head as bait, turned pale, unsure how to stop him, and could only watch as Yue Heng landed in the demon crowd, just a few steps away from the chariot.

As Yue Heng had guessed, they had fled and entered the demon valley, engaging in a bloody battle. They accidentally discovered that the demon king’s head was worth hundreds of merits. These closely-knit teams did not publicize it widely. After carefully recalling the *Chang Wu* article, they guessed that the bandit leader Prince Xu Hui might have even more merits.

In a short time, they could only think of a tactic to attract the demons to attack the central army and then take advantage of the chaos.

Ji Cong and a few other martial arts experts deliberately ambushed around the Hu Ben camp, looking for an opportunity to assassinate Prince Xu Hui. Kuang Qing carried the demon king’s head to lure the demons into a fight.

Who knew that Yue Heng would rush into the demon crowd as if he were fearless?

This completely disrupted their plan!

“Not good! He has the ‘Jia’ token! He’s not afraid of demon attacks!” Kuang Yun exclaimed.

“He definitely won’t succeed! The ‘Jia’ token isn’t invincible. If enough demons attack him, he will die!” Kuang Qing said through gritted teeth.

Ji Cong’s expression was complex. Seeing Yue Heng barely stand up under the attacks of three or four demons, holding a round shield to block left and right, with a faint blue light emanating from his armor, he frowned and said, “He might have enough time to take Prince Xu Hui’s head before he dies! I must go!”

“You don’t have the ‘Jia’ token, Ji. There are too many demons; you won’t be able to break through. The Hu Ben soldiers have suffered minimal casualties; it’s not the best time yet!”

“You mustn’t be rash, Brother Ji! All our hopes are on you!”

Several people shouted. If Ji Cong rashly rushed into the demon crowd, he would likely be attacked by both demons and Hu Ben soldiers, leading to a pointless death!

“No time to wait! Kuang Qing, quickly throw the monkey demon king’s head to distract the demons. This is our last chance! Brothers Qi and Xiao, cover me!” Ji Cong shouted sternly, raising his body and running towards the Hu Ben camp with his sword.

At the same time, two hidden martial artists jumped out from the crowd, flanking from the sides, and two powerful craftsmen, relying on a chariot, operated the giant crossbow on the chariot, firing at the demon crowd near the Hu Ben camp.

Kuang Qing was reluctant to part with the monkey demon king’s head. He had invested too much in this plan, even offending a group of powerful martial arts teams, using cunning to snatch the monkey demon king’s head, and then returning to the central army to complete the lure.

“Throw it quickly!” Kuang Yun’s anxious voice urged.

Kuang Qing gritted his teeth and threw the head towards one side of the Hu Ben camp.

The demons’ goal was to retrieve the demon king’s head. Some monkey demons saw this and chattered, leading the tiger and leopard demons to rush over to grab the head, creating a gap in the center of the Hu Ben camp.

Seeing Yue Heng, who was being beaten by several demons, about to stand up, Ji Cong was extremely anxious. He immediately made a decision, summoning the last ‘Jia’ token in his divine palace, his body emitting a strong blue light, with an ancient character appearing on his forehead. He shouted, “Divine Palace Talent, ‘Run’!”

The upper part of the ‘Run’ token was a person waving their arms, and the lower part was three ‘Stop’ characters. ‘Stop’ is equivalent to ‘toe,’ meaning three shadows appeared under the person’s feet, greatly enhancing their speed. This was a powerful auxiliary token for assassination, and it was Ji Cong’s last trump card, specifically for assassinating Prince Xu Hui.

Ji Cong ran with his sword, leaving a trail of afterimages on the battlefield. His path was littered with the bodies of Zhou soldiers. Along the way, he fended off and injured several demons and demon generals, rushing towards the chariot.

“Stop him!” Yue Heng, though beaten to the ground, saw Ji Cong’s actions and shouted at his token, simultaneously activating the ‘Sheng’ token to work with the ‘Jia’ token, protecting his vital areas, enduring the demon attacks, and struggling towards the chariot.

Wen Xin Yue’s reaction was even faster. The girl in the tight-fitting outfit had a determined look on her face, and her Level 1 Practitioner skill was speed.

Following Yue Heng’s hint, she rushed to the side of the Hu Ben camp at a speed not inferior to Ji Cong’s, her fiery red snake whip creating a circle of whip flowers. The sharp teeth at the tip of the whip, like a demon snake’s fangs, killed injured demons and bound powerful tiger demons, deliberately throwing them towards Ji Cong and his two helpers to block their path.

“Not good!” Ji Cong was about to charge into the battlefield but saw Yue Heng, who was frequently attacked by demons, struggling to stand up.

Yue Heng, like an indestructible cockroach, had his round shield shattered by tiger and leopard demons, his armor tattered, and monkey demons trying to snatch the ring-headed saber from his hand. He held on tightly, his talent armor glowing blue, enduring the demon attacks, and moving towards the chariot.

Finally, Yue Heng saw the panic-stricken Prince Xu Hui cowering in a corner, within arm’s reach!

“No!”

Prince Xu Hui screamed for mercy, and Ji Cong shouted in anxiety. The Kuang brothers could only watch as Yue Heng, with his left hand grabbing the chariot railing and his back enduring monkey demon attacks, raised his right hand and decisively swung the saber down!

Blood splattered, and Yue Heng, holding Prince Xu Hui’s head by the hair in his left hand and raising the ring-headed saber in his right, stood on the chariot and laughed triumphantly.

“The bandit leader is slain, no mercy, no leniency, peace in the world, to deter others!”

With a fierce cry, Wen Xin Yue risked her life to charge into the demon crowd, her long whip wrapping around Yue Heng and forcibly pulling him out of the demon encirclement, throwing him towards the guard squad. She then escaped the Hu Ben camp’s battle group at her utmost speed.

Yue Heng, flying through the air, left a trail of blood, and when he landed, he stood in front of the pale-faced Kuang brothers, looking like a fearsome deity descending from heaven, exuding a powerful aura.

At this moment, Ji Cong and his group were still engaged in the Hu Ben camp’s battle. Seeing Prince Xu Hui’s head in Yue Heng’s hand, they turned pale and were speechless!

So many people had meticulously prepared this plan, pouring in so much effort, only to have someone else reap the benefits in the chaos. All their hard work had been for someone else’s gain!

They had offended the top martial arts candidates, losing several partners, to painfully snatch the monkey demon king’s head, which ultimately helped Yue Heng!

If not for Yue Heng, their diversionary tactic would have been perfect, and both the demon king and the bandit leader would have been in their hands. The top candidates in the re-exam would have been their own people!

No one had expected such an outcome!

“Merits have been obtained, and the head is yours!” Yue Heng laughed, throwing the head into Kuang Qing’s arms, scaring him into sitting on the ground, trembling, fearing the bad luck the head might bring. He dared not look at Yue Heng.

“I will be the top candidate this year!”

Yue Heng laughed heartily, turned around, and looked at Ji Cong, who was helpless in the demon crowd, feeling extremely satisfied. Among the three thousand candidates, only he had the ‘Jia’ token, and no one knew he also had the more powerful ‘Sheng’ token. The only one who could think of such a risky tactic to snatch the head from the demon crowd was Yue Heng, and he had succeeded!

Then he pointed at the stunned Kuang Qing and shouted, “Wash your necks and wait for me! Once I become the top candidate, I will settle all scores!”

As he spoke, a shrill scream came from the rear, and a group of monkey demons riding tiger and leopard demons snatched the monkey demon king’s head.

With the tiger’s roar signaling the retreat, the demons withdrew, leaving the Zhou Xuanwang forces in a mess!

With the bandit leader slain, the hidden task in *Chang Wu* was completed.

The illusion rapidly advanced the plot, and the Zhou Xuanwang forces quickly left Xu Guo’s Pishan, returning to Haojing. The king rewarded the three armies and invited the civil and military officials to a banquet. Singers and bards praised the king, and the people worshipped and prayed for the king’s well-being, which is not detailed here.

By the end, about two thousand candidates remained out of the original three thousand, the rest having been eliminated. The *Chang Wu* illusion re-exam ended!

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