Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Suddenly, Li Ji noticed a yellow talisman that the old Taoist had left behind, not yet burned, and it seemed to be coated with some powder.

Li Ji picked up the yellow talisman and examined it closely, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Indeed, it was coated with a layer of powder, white in the middle and yellow around it!

Li Ji's brow furrowed involuntarily, and he turned to ask the scholars, "Have you previously drunk the old Taoist's talisman water?"

Upon hearing this, the scholars subconsciously glanced at Xiahou Lan, as if to ascertain the relationship between Xiahou Lan and Li Ji.

Xiahou Lan hurriedly said, "Please, gentlemen, tell us the truth."

Seeing this, one of the scholars took the lead and said,

"Indeed, after drinking that talisman water, one feels refreshed, with expansive thoughts, and greatly improved concentration; the ailments on one's body also dissipate like clouds, undoubtedly a miraculous elixir."

Li Ji's expression changed upon hearing this, and he asked somberly, "How long does it last?"

"How did this brother know that this miraculous elixir also has a duration?"

The scholar asked with some surprise, then answered himself, "About an hour."

For the first time!

Xiahou Lan saw naked killing intent on Li Ji's face for the first time!

In the past, even when tens of thousands of bandits attacked Wu County, Li Ji had always maintained a calm and composed demeanor.

However, this time Xiahou Lan saw killing intent on Li Ji's usually refined and gentle face!

"Demonic Taoist!! I vow to kill him!!!"

Li Ji felt that the anger in his heart was almost impossible to suppress.

At this moment, Li Ji couldn't help but suspect that the powder smeared on the yellow talisman in his hand was something similar to "Five Stone Powder."

Since the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor Wu believed in alchemists and sought immortality on a large scale, many alchemists and Taoists began to deviate, starting to study various elixirs.

Although there are many records that Five Stone Powder was improved by Zhang Zhongjing for treating typhoid patients and for pain relief, there were records as early as the Western Han Dynasty about carbuncles developing from eating Five-Color Powder.

Unexpectedly, there are Taoists now who have improved this thing to develop a completely new path.

At this moment, Li Ji, who had originally given a casual instruction out of vigilance, now hoped more than anything that Liu Wu could catch the old Taoist.

Not to cut that old Taoist into a thousand pieces would be difficult to quell the hatred in his heart!

"Do you know the old Taoist's name?"

The scholar opened his mouth with some dissatisfaction, "Please, sir, show more respect in your words, that old immortal's Taoist name is Immortal Yu Ji..."

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Yu Ji looked at the several young men chasing after him, and couldn't help but cry out in his heart.

Just because he had glanced at Li Ji in the crowd, Yu Ji had seen from Li Ji's face that he would sooner or later meet his death tribulation.

But dying sooner or later makes a world of difference.

Run!

Yu Ji decided to run away without the slightest hesitation, otherwise he knew he would definitely die here.

That seemingly old body, in fact, burst out with amazing vitality, traversing mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground, constantly shuttling through the crowd, trying to shake off the pursuers behind him.

However, the young men were constantly intercepting him from different directions, stubbornly clinging to Yu Ji, and their physical strength was also quite abundant.

After running for a short while, Yu Ji was almost at the edge of the market, but the speed of those young men did not slow down in the slightest.

But Yu Ji couldn't care so much at the moment, just wanting to quickly avoid Li Ji from afar, and once he escaped the market and plunged into the darkness, it would not be easy for those little brats behind him to hang on to him.

However, just as Yu Ji rushed out of the market, he happened to see a team of county soldiers marching slowly not far away.

This made Yu Ji's heart jump, and then he realized that the team of county soldiers was heading to the market and had nothing to do with him.

At this moment, one of the young men hanging behind Yu Ji suddenly shouted loudly.

"Is that General Zhao in front?"

Having received Li Ji's warrant and personally leading a team of county soldiers to the market to await orders, Zhao Yun's eyes flashed as he looked towards Yu Ji and Liu Wu's direction.

All unfamiliar faces...

And several young men were chasing an old Taoist, which was somewhat presumptuous.

Zhao Yun, slightly puzzled by this situation, still responded from afar,

"It is."

Liu Wu was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Due to the distance between the two sides and the darkness of the night, Liu Wu couldn't see Zhao Yun's face at all.

However, Zhao Yun's characteristics of a white horse and silver spear were quite obvious in the darkness, which allowed Liu Wu to shout from afar.

Immediately, Liu Wu no longer hesitated and shouted loudly,

"I am a groom from Mr. Zikun's family. The old Taoist in front is acting suspiciously. Mr. Zikun ordered me to catch him. Please help, General Zhao."

Upon hearing this, the doubts in Zhao Yun's heart vanished. He squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and the Night Shining Jade Lion, which had been walking slowly, instantly turned into a white shadow and swept towards Yu Ji, who was dumbfounded.

Afterwards, Zhao Yun stretched out his ape arm and said,

"Old man, pardon me."

As soon as these words entered Yu Ji's ears, Yu Ji felt himself rising into the air, and then Zhao Yun directly lifted him up with one hand and pressed him onto the horse's back.

"What excellent horsemanship!"

Liu Wu, who witnessed the entire process, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Even though Liu Wu's martial prowess among the Peach Garden Brotherhood was outstanding, Zhao Yun's display made Liu Wu realize that he was far from reaching that level.

Zhao Yun rode his horse to Liu Wu's front, further confirmed Liu Wu's identity, and then completely relaxed.

"Thank you for your help, General Zhao."

Liu Wu said quickly.

"A small matter!"

Zhao Yun smiled, and then wanted to hand Yu Ji on the horse's back to Liu Wu.

Seeing this, Liu Wu's goodwill towards Zhao Yun's unassuming behavior greatly increased. How could he be willing to seize the credit that originally belonged to Zhao Yun? He repeatedly declined.

"This is General Zhao's merit. Please, General Zhao, personally take this old Taoist to Mr. Zikun."

"Yun just happened to be there. If you hadn't chased this old Taoist to the outside of the market, how could Yun have caught him?" Zhao Yun said modestly.

"We failed to catch this old Taoist and should plead guilty to Mr. Zikun. How dare we take credit? Please, General Zhao, take this old Taoist to see Mr. Zikun."

Liu Wu firmly continued to decline.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun could only comply, and then, after the team of county soldiers caught up, he and Liu Wu entered the market together, led by Liu Wu.

When Liu Wu led Zhao Yun back to the place where Yu Ji had started to escape, they were surprised to find that the scholars who had been treated by Yu Ji seemed to be arguing with Li Ji and Xiahou Lan.

More accurately, it was that those scholars were repeatedly scolding Li Ji for his contempt for Yu Ji. Xiahou Lan, unable to reveal Li Ji's identity, could only try his best to defend Li Ji and argue with those scholars.

However, even though Xiahou Lan's reputation was quite high around Ren De Academy, those scholars seemed to have even more unwavering faith in Yu Ji, and would not tolerate Li Ji's slightest slander, stubbornly blocking Li Ji and demanding that he apologize to the old immortal Yu Ji.

Li Ji, facing the fanatical and aggressive behavior of those scholars, remained silent, listening to each scolding without uttering a word, but in his heart, it all turned into fuel for the killing intent that had been ignited towards Yu Ji.

"Get out of the way!"

Until Liu Wu and Zhao Yun arrived and saw this scene, they immediately stepped forward to separate the scholars.

Seeing Zhao Yun's military uniform and leading a team of county soldiers, those scholars were immediately stunned.

Zhao Yun first saluted Li Ji, then looked at Li Ji and asked with concern.

"Mr. Zikun, are you alright?"

Mr. Zikun...?!

As soon as this title came out, those scholars who had been aggressive were immediately stunned.

The world-renowned Mr. Zikun, there seemed to be only one!

That was Li Ji, Li Zikun!!

For a moment, those scholars only felt that their throats were completely blocked by something, wanting to say something but unable to say anything, and could only stand there blankly.

Li Ji glanced at those scholars and said, "In the future, do not be so easily deceived by appearances. How can there be a panacea in the world that can cure all diseases?"

Immediately, Li Ji responded to Zhao Yun, and then strode to Yu Ji, who was now tied up and placed on the horse's back, and said.

"Are you very afraid of me? Why did you run after just one look at me?"

"Looking at your face, I knew that I would surely die at your hands, I had to run," Yu Ji said helplessly, looking at Li Ji, who was close at hand.

"Then, knowing that you will surely die at my hands, what is the point of running? Can you escape?" Li Ji asked rhetorically.

Yu Ji heard this and replied bitterly with a pale face.

"Heaven's will is so, heaven's will is so, what can be done..."

Li Ji took a deep look at Yu Ji, only to find that the appearance of Zhao Yun leading a team of county soldiers had already caused some commotion in the market.

Immediately, Li Ji first briefly arranged for this team of county soldiers to maintain the security and order around Ren De Academy, and then got back into the carriage, letting Zhao Yun escort Yu Ji back to Wu County.

Li Ji, who was particularly sensitive to the powder on the yellow talisman that resembled "Five Stone Powder", couldn't even wait until the next day. After returning to Wu County that night, he directly had Zhao Yun escort Yu Ji into the government office for questioning.

After experiencing this period of calmness on the way back to Wu County, Yu Ji seemed to have gradually reacted, and facing Li Ji sitting at the head, he took the lead and said.

"This old Daoist has long heard that Wu Commandery places great importance on laws and decrees. There was a ban on alcohol, and a magistrate's head was lost because of it. Even Lord Liu had to cut off his hair to atone for violating the order. This old Daoist doesn't know what crime I have committed now, that the Vice-Prefect Li is making such a fuss, even going so far as to押押 me into the yamen to be interrogated as a criminal."

"At this point, does this demonic Daoist Yu Ji still think he can feign ignorance and muddle through?"

Li Ji couldn't help but sneer, his eyes filled with disgust and murderous intent as he looked at Yu Ji. Then, he took out the yellow talisman that Yu Ji had overlooked and said.

"On this yellow talisman, what is the powder you smeared on it?"(End of this chapter)