Chapter 96 Staring at Bird Droppings to Catch People

Chapter 96 Staring at Bird Droppings to Catch People

At the head of the Bridge of Longevity.

Pei Yunjing reined in his restless warhorse and stood on high ground.

Although he had taken the special calming medicine given to him by Tang Li, the clamor of the 100,000 people gathered still assaulted his eardrums like a tidal wave.

His brows were furrowed, his face was somewhat pale, and his phoenix eyes, like those of a hawk, scanned the dense crowd.

It's too difficult.

There are too many people.

Even if the Black Armor Guards were the most elite, it would be impossible to instantly identify the master of disguise from among thousands of faces without causing a disturbance.

"Your Highness, the time is almost up."

Han Zheng rode alongside, drenched in sweat, his hand gripping the sword trembling: "Shouldn't we evacuate the crowd? What if..."

Pei Yunjing remained silent.

evacuation?

Evacuation now will only cause stampedes, resulting in even more deaths.

He is waiting.

Waiting for the signal that Tang Li mentioned, "You'll understand once you see it."

Just then.

Pei Yunjing's gaze suddenly fixed on something.

About fifty feet from the bridgehead, a very strange phenomenon occurred among the crowd.

That place, which is clearly the most crowded area, has inexplicably become a large "vacuum zone".

The surrounding people, as if avoiding a plague, covered their noses and desperately pushed their way out, effectively isolating the person in the middle.

And above that person's head...

"That is..."

Pei Yunjing's pupils contracted slightly.

A dark, sparrow-like cloud could be seen circling tirelessly, occasionally swooping down to "drop bombs".

In the very center of that open space stood a down-on-his-luck scholar in a blue robe.

His body was covered in white spots and his head was filthy. Even from a distance, Pei Yunjing could almost smell the stench emanating from him.

At that moment, Tang Li's confident words flashed through Pei Yunjing's mind like lightning—

"The wise man said it's divine retribution! It's an unusual phenomenon! Just look at who's the most unlucky; that's the spy!"

I see.

Is this what they call "masterful methods"?

Although absurd and outrageous, it must be said...

That's damn eye-catching!

Pei Yunjing took a deep breath and no longer hesitated.

He suddenly drew the "Zhanwang" sword from his waist, its blade pointing directly at the scholar covered in bird droppings.

"Han Zheng!"

Pei Yunjing shouted sharply, his voice piercing through the noisy crowd:

"All troops, listen to my command!"

Han Zheng's spirits lifted, thinking that the prince had discovered some suspicious person carrying a knife. He immediately drew his sword and roared, "Here! Who is the target? That swordsman with the bamboo hat?"

"No."

Pei Yunjing, expressionless, issued the most outrageous military order since the founding of the Great Sheng Dynasty in an extremely serious and cold tone:

"Target directly ahead, fifty feet away!"

"See that guy with bird poop all over his head?"

Han Zheng: "...Huh?"

"No matter what he looks like! No matter if he's a man or a woman! No matter if he's old or young!"

Pei Yunjing's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he spoke slowly and deliberately:

"Anyone with bird droppings on their head, seize them! Life or death is irrelevant!"

"..."

Han Zheng and the black-armored guards behind him were stunned.

Scratch...scratch the one with bird droppings on its head?

What kind of tactic is this?

Could bird droppings be a secret code used by spies?

But military orders are absolute and cannot be questioned.

Although he felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind, Han Zheng still shouted out in a professional manner:

"Yes! Catch the one with bird poop! Charge!"

Rumble!

The iron hooves trampled the hustle and bustle of the long street.

Hundreds of black-armored guards roared like a black torrent towards the lone "scholar".

...

In the center of the crowd.

Lone Wolf was on the verge of going mad.

He found himself trapped in a vicious cycle:

He tried to hide in the crowd, but the crowd avoided him because they thought he smelled bad.

He wanted to change his clothes, but those damned sparrows overhead seemed to have eyes. No matter where he hid, no matter if he took off his coat or put it inside out, the bird droppings always landed precisely on him.

He even tried to crawl under a mask stall, but several sparrows landed on the stall and tried to pull him in through the gaps!

That's not a bird at all!

This is a monster!

"Damn it... damn it..."

As Lone Wolf wiped the filth off his face, he despairingly realized that the people around him were no longer looking at him with disgust, but with the fear of seeing a monster.

Just then.

The ground began to shake.

He looked up abruptly and saw the black cavalry in the distance tearing through the crowd like a sharp knife, charging straight toward him!

The leading general was still shouting, "That's the stinky one! Don't let him get away!"

They've been completely exposed!

The Lone Wolf's proudest skills of disguise and bone shrinking became a complete joke in front of this group of sparrows who had no sense of martial ethics.

"Since you won't let me live..."

As the black-armored guards drew ever closer, the despair in Lone Wolf's eyes instantly transformed into a frenzied ruthlessness.

He stopped trying to pretend.

"Get out of my way!"

He hurled the fake doll he was using as a cover into the crowd.

With a "bang," the wooden doll shattered into pieces.

"Ah! Murder!" The people screamed and scattered.

The lone wolf drew a poisoned dagger from his waist, no longer trying to hide. Instead, like a mad dog at the end of its rope, it stopped running away and turned to rush towards the bottom of the Bridge of Immortality!

There is a drain cover leading to the drain outlet.

"Pei Yunjing! Since you're going to arrest me, let's die together!"

The lone wolf pulled out the tinderbox he had prepared beforehand from his pocket and flicked it in the wind.

Whoosh! Flames leaped up.

He was less than twenty feet away from the manhole cover.

Just throw the tinder in...

This bridge, and all the people in this city, must be buried with him!

"Go to hell, all of you!!!"