Words Strategize for the World

Fang Hao's performance made Liu Juncheng hesitate, unable to make up his mind whether to take action now.

However, Fang Hao had already achieved his goal. Even if Liu Juncheng took action immediately, Fang Hao's two cup-smashing incidents would delay Liu Juncheng's arrangements to some extent, giving him some time to react.

Fang Hao looked up at Liu Juncheng again and found that he was just holding a wine cup but not drinking, and was thinking about something.

Liu Juncheng was deep in thought, remaining silent. The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive, and Fang Hao was filled with worry.

The biggest uncertainty right now is whether Yuan Kang and his team are truly ready.

If Prefect Liu were to smash the cup and shout at this moment, and Yuan Kang and the others were not prepared, he and Lai Fengwu would be in danger if too much time passed.

Waiting like this won't work; we must seize the initiative. If anyone's going to make a move, it has to be Fang Hao who makes the first one.

After careful consideration, Fang Hao made his final decision.

He wasn't worried about Liu, the prefect who was powerless; what he was concerned about was the burly man who kept drinking alone and seemed to be a general from a powerful state.

Once the fight begins, this burly man will undoubtedly be a major obstacle.

No one spoke in the hall except for the sound of the burly man pouring himself a drink; the atmosphere was extremely dull and oppressive.

The incredibly oppressive atmosphere made Fang Hao realize that he couldn't delay any longer.

After glancing at Liu Juncheng's fine head, Fang Hao suddenly felt a surge of heroic spirit. "Fine, since we can't avoid it, let's fight!"

While the others weren't paying attention, Fang Hao quietly greeted Lai Fengwu, then smashed the cup to the ground again. Lai Fengwu, having received Fang Hao's greeting, also walked towards Liu Juncheng's direction.

"Clang, clang..."

The sound of the glass shattering rang out for the third time, and everyone present exchanged uneasy glances. The already quiet and oppressive hall fell silent; no one dared to utter a sound, fearing they might be implicated.

The piercing, extremely piercing sound completely aroused Liu Juncheng, who was still hesitating.

He slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Outrageous! Fang Hao, you've gone too far! Guards! Guards! Arrest Fang Hao!"

Upon hearing Prefect Liu shout for help, Fang Hao immediately stood up, picked up a candle from the table, and threw it at the screen to the side.

The weather was dry, and the candle quickly ignited the fabric of the screen.

Only then did the people present realize what was happening and prepare to flee.

The hall became somewhat chaotic for a moment, with various sounds ringing out one after another.

When Danwei saw Lai Fengwu walking towards the prefect, and then saw Fang Hao setting the screen on fire, he immediately drew his sword and prepared to fight.

The burly man, drinking alone, remained completely unaffected. Despite the major conflict that erupted in the hall, he continued to sit there and drink as if nothing was wrong.

Fang Hao was puzzled. Was he confident in his own abilities or did he think that none of this mattered to him?

Fang Hao ignored the burly man who didn't move. The conflict had already begun, and he needed to seize the initiative as soon as possible.

Hold two fingers together and write in the air.

The character for "wind" quickly took shape, and a breeze arose in the spacious hall without wind, extinguishing all the candles in a short time.

As soon as the candles went out, the already somewhat chaotic hall became an even bigger mess, with shouts, the sound of wine glasses shattering, and tables being overturned all around.

The commotion inside the hall quickly attracted the attention of those outside. A series of hurried footsteps sounded, and the soldiers who had been lying in ambush outside rushed in.

The hall was now completely dark, with no light source other than the flickering flames from the burning screen. This darkness would also have some impact on the soldiers who were about to rush in.

Lai Fengwu, who was walking towards Prefect Liu, was blocked by Danwei halfway. The two fought with swords and knives, and it was difficult to determine a winner for a while.

Upon seeing this, Fang Hao immediately wrote down the character "定" (ding) to help Lai Fengwu.

Under the influence of seal script and cursive script, characters are quickly formed.

The gold character was broken, and the single tail was quickly determined.

Danwei was immobilized, and Lai Fengwu finished him off with a single strike before heading towards Prefect Liu. Just then, the burly man stood up and spoke.

"You've ruined what should have been a banquet. I haven't even had my fill of wine yet. What a spoilsport!"

After the burly man finished speaking, he looked at Fang Hao and said, "You're the scholar who killed Yang Qiangkun and escaped from Zhao Jun's clutches, right? Very well. You'd better surrender now, or I'll cripple you and take you back with me."

As expected of a general from the Hegemon Kingdom, this damned prefect has indeed already surrendered to the Hegemon Kingdom.

"You think I'll just surrender? No way."

With two fingers joined together, Fang Hao wrote in the air, and the seal script character for "defense" immediately took shape. He then wrote the characters for "knife" and "shield," materializing a golden knife and shield.

The burly man was full of confidence and didn't care at all about Fang Hao's actions.

In the heart of this burly man, he could take on ten men like Fang Hao, a man of general rank and refined taste.

Before Fang Hao and the burly man could even make a move, Lai Fengwu encountered a crisis.

After Lai Fengwu killed Shanwei, before she could even reach Liu Juncheng's side, the soldiers lying in ambush outside rushed in.

Prefect Liu's eyes flashed with malice as he shouted, "Kill him! Kill him now!"

Upon hearing Liu Juncheng's shout, the ambushing soldiers swarmed towards Lai Fengwu.

Seeing the large number of soldiers, Lai Fengwu turned around, picked up the single-tailed longsword, and began to retreat.

As soon as Lai Fengwu retreated, the soldiers immediately followed, and soon Lai Fengwu was forced back to the wall.

With nowhere else to retreat, Lai Fengwu swung her sword, preparing to fight the enemy with all her might.

On Fang Hao's side, without the command of Prefect Liu, not a single soldier dared to approach. The burly man's goal was to capture Fang Hao alone.

The screen that Fang Hao had set on fire in the hall quickly burst into flames, turning the hall a fiery red.

The flames not only illuminated the interior but also shone through the windows to the outside.

On the dark street, a group of men crouched low, seemingly waiting for something.

As bright firelight shone from the main hall of the prefectural government, a burly man stood up and shouted, "Brothers, our lord is in danger! Follow me and charge in!"

The men immediately stood up and rushed towards the prefectural government office.

It turns out that this group of men were Yuan Kang and his 287-strong group.

Liu, the Prefect, hosted a banquet for Fang Hao. When Fang Hao decided to attend the banquet, he thought that Liu might have surrendered to the Ba Kingdom, so he arranged for Yuan Kang to go out and gather troops to disperse and enter the city.

After entering the city, the group was led by Yuan Kang, Tian Ming, and Xu Feng. At night, the group assembled outside the prefectural government building. If the government building was brightly lit, Xu Feng and Tian Ming would lead their men in, while Yuan Kang would set fire to the city, disrupting order. If the government building remained quiet, Yuan Kang and his men would retreat.

Just as Tian Ming and Xu Feng were heading towards the county seat, the burly man opposite Fang Hao made his move.

The man charged forward empty-handed, without any weapons.

Fang Hao had already prepared his defenses and wasn't afraid of his opponent. However, just to be on the safe side, while using his mind to control the golden blade to attack his opponent, he also used seal script to write the character "binding" in the air, preparing to finish off his opponent in one fell swoop.

Fang Hao has been at the General level for some time now, and the characters he can rhythmically manipulate are no longer limited to just a few. The character "Binding" is one of the characters he has mastered and manipulated during his usual rhythmic training.

The golden light dissipated, and a golden rope flew towards the man.

The man was dodging the golden knife when he suddenly saw the golden rope flying towards him, and he immediately felt a bit contemptuous.

The man's disdain was exactly what Fang Hao wanted. Seeing him here, Fang Hao believed his opponent wasn't particularly strong, probably only at the peak of the general level.

Although his opponent was at the peak of the general level, Fang Hao had his own cheat-like abilities and wasn't afraid of him at all. As long as he had time to write in seal script, his opponent would definitely be at a disadvantage.

That's exactly what happened.

The man who was trying to dodge the golden knife was instantly bound by the golden rope, and the golden knife slashed down the moment he was bound.

In the nick of time, the man dodged the golden knife by shifting his body to the side, and immediately braced himself to break the golden rope.

The man was quite strong; his muscles bulged as he managed to stretch the rope by a third.

But a look of astonishment quickly appeared on his face.

With his strength, there is no general-level person he cannot defeat, whether they are a warrior or a scholar.

Without exaggeration, he is the number one among generals.

But now Fang Hao gave him a resounding slap in the face. The golden rope looked thin, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.