Chapter 68: Layers of Bureaucracy

  Jiang Shan and his men thought they had a good plan when they were making arrangements, using elite soldiers trained in martial law to capture Li Wenjun. Even if Li Wenjun's kung fu was high, he would still be unable to escape the law. Who would have expected that Li Wenjun was so alert and agile, and with his quick movements, he took down a soldier disguised as a yamen runner one step ahead of time.

  These soldiers normally eat, live, train and kill together. They are as close as brothers to each other. Suddenly, they lost one of their own, their eyes turned red, and in unison, let out a loud roar, turning around, ready to surround Li Wenjun once again.

  Li Wenjun didn't want to get too entangled with these soldiers, he just wanted to cut the Gordian knot quickly and solve the problem as soon as possible. With time to fight with others, it's better to go back and practice more.

  Li Wenjun rushed into the soldiers like a fierce tiger entering a flock of sheep, leaping and bounding, combining his light body technique with his agility, every time the soldiers were about to surround him, he cleverly escaped.

  The soldiers couldn't even touch him, but instead suffered a great defeat. Every time Li Wenjun made a move with his knife, he would knock one of the soldiers to the ground. The soldier who fell to the ground, even if not dead, was seriously injured and lost the ability to continue fighting.

  In an instant, the two halls turned into a human hell, with a bloody smell filling the air, and people lying everywhere in pools of blood, either dead or injured. The scene was unbearable to behold.

  Wu Qi was both afraid and angry, he never thought that Li Wenjun would be so ferocious, killing people in the government office like killing pigs and dogs. Even Wang Yonggui didn't act so unreasonably, at least when the government sent people to surround and capture him, he would run and hide, but he wouldn't confront them head-on like Li Wenjun did, and still manage to gain the upper hand.

  Is this still human? The devil is in the world, but it's just like this, Wu Qi thought to himself.

  Li Wenjun was like chopping melons and cutting vegetables, without much effort, he cut down all the "officials" who surrounded him to the ground. He faced Wu Qi, raised the dragon-headed goose feather knife that was still dripping with blood, and angrily scolded: "You dog official, as the parent official of Sanshan County, you have the responsibility to protect the border and pacify the people. I killed Wang Yonggui to let you benefit from it, sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, and help you. Who would have thought that you would be so cruel and heartless, for just over a thousand taels of silver, you actually wanted to kill me. You really deserve to die."

  The night wind blew, and the pungent smell of blood wafted towards Wu Qi. The county magistrate of Sanshan County couldn't help but shiver, and he forced himself to say: "Xianqi, you really misunderstood me. I absolutely didn't have any malicious intentions towards you. Just now, I was truly just trying to verify the details with you, there was no other meaning."

  "You scoundrel, no matter how eloquently you speak, don't think you can make me believe you again. Today, I'm going to take your dog life." Li Wenjun said coldly.

  Just then, with a loud crash, the floor collapsed and Li Wenjun suddenly felt his feet lighten and involuntarily fell downwards.

  Wu Qi burst out laughing and said, "Li Wenjun, even if you have the greatest skills in the world, what can you do? You've fallen into a pit, and I'll make sure you lose some skin even if you don't die."

  This trap was personally designed by Jiang Xuan, Wu Qi led a group of people to dig for several days before it was completed. After all the mechanisms were set up, they went to invite Li Wenjun. At the moment when Li Wenjun entered the county government office, all the mechanisms had been activated and were waiting for Li Wenjun to fall into the trap.

  This pit is as deep as a zhang, the four walls are smooth steel plates, and there is also a layer of steel plate on the ground. Moreover, many steel nails are welded to the steel plate. If you fall on it, you will have to experience the feeling of being pierced by ten thousand swords. At most, it's just a matter of how many holes are in your body.

  As Li Wenjun fell, he swung the dragon-headed goose feather knife to the side, and the dragon-headed goose feather knife barely grazed the steel plate. This was enough. The falling Li Wenjun borrowed strength and used his light body technique, shooting straight up into the sky and jumping out of the pit.

  Wu Qi suddenly looked like a duck with its neck stuck, his laughter stuck in his throat, staring blankly at Li Wenjun who had flown up.

  "Dog officer, settle the score with you later." Li Wenjun escaped from the trap and rushed out of the second hall as fast as he could. He didn't know if there were any other mechanisms or ambushes in the second hall, but continuing to fight Wu Qi here would put him at a disadvantage. He had to leave the second hall and go outside to neutralize Wu Qi's advantage before he could display his skills.

  But before Li Wenjun rushed out of the second hall, he heard someone outside shouting: "Release the arrow."

  In an instant, the sound of the crossbow's spring and the bow's string intertwined, dozens of arrows shot out with a piercing whistling sound, like a heavy downpour, shooting towards Li Wenjun.

  Crossbow arrows are also a threat to Li Wenjun, unless he uses the Golden Bell Shield, these crossbow arrows will not harm him. However, the problem is that he does not have time to activate the Golden Bell Shield, and even if he did, he would not use it easily unless absolutely necessary.

  The reason is simple. Once he uses the Immovable Golden Body Technique, he can only passively take a beating. When his spiritual power is exhausted, the roles of the attacker and defender will be swapped, and he will be at a disadvantage.

  Seeing so many crossbow arrows rapidly enlarging in his line of sight, Li Wenjun didn't dare to be careless. He hastily danced the Dragon Head Goose Feather Knife into a door shape, blocking all the crossbow arrows.

  But before he could even catch his breath, the second and third waves of crossbow arrows arrived in quick succession. Li Wenjun followed the same pattern as before, trying to deflect all the arrows, but human strength has its limits. He was not a true immortal, just a very low-level cultivator. This time, he managed to deflect most of the arrows, but a few slipped past his defenses, and unfortunately, one of them hit him in the left shoulder.

  Li Wenjun cried out in pain, he saw that he could not break through the second hall gate, and more crossbow arrows would come, so he had to find another way, turned around, and flew back into the second hall.

  A sudden gust of wind blew up with a whoosh.

  Li Wenjun looked up and saw a large iron cage falling from the sky, blocking all his escape routes. He secretly said it was bad, just wanting to speed up, when several cold arrows with sharp angles suddenly flew out of the corner, forcing him to retreat continuously and unable to move forward.

  With a loud clang, the iron cage fell heavily to the ground, trapping Li Wenjun inside.

  The volume of this iron cage is a bit large, with a length and width of about six or seven feet. The bars of the iron cage are all made of fine steel, each one as thick as an adult's arm. Like the trap pit, this iron cage was also designed by Jiang Shan. To build this iron cage, the fine steel stored in the San Shan County government office and the hundred households were completely consumed.