His expression was frantic: "You know what? I didn't understand why you could pass the exam and get to know so many high-ranking officials. Then I realized it was because you're rich, you're good-looking, and you're good at talking."

"Later I went to the army. It was tough there, but that general said my face was perfect for leading troops into battle. After all, it's intimidating, isn't it? I once had high hopes. I heard about you and admired you immensely. I thought I could also achieve something great. But what happened?" He laughed self-deprecatingly and pointed to the corpses scattered on the ground. "I said back then, if I couldn't get in through the exam, I'd fight my way in! Today I've done it!"

"Unfortunately, Brother Fang, what are you doing?" Huang Chao asked, looking puzzled.

Fang Zhiyi picked up the two green candlesticks, feeling somewhat heavy.

"You continue, I'll try the portion."

Huang Chao frowned: "You.."

Fang Zhiyi suddenly slammed a candlestick down in her hand. Huang Chao didn't react and was hit squarely, a dull pain spreading from his chest.

“I gave you one path to take, really. If you had taken the other path, you would have made a name for yourself in history.”

Two soldiers drew their swords and stepped forward to fight, but Fang Zhiyi knocked them to the ground with two blows.

Huang Chao clutched his chest, his face contorted in a grimace: "Fang Zhiyi! You... do you think you can get out of here alive?"

Fang Zhiyi didn't answer his question, but instead carried the two candlesticks closer: "Do you know why so few people in the martial arts world use hammers? Because there are few moves, they're inconvenient to carry, and more importantly, they're not cool... But when facing fully armored soldiers, blunt weapons are the most effective weapons."

"You, you stay away!" Huang Chao panicked, feeling things were going awry. "The Western Shu Dynasty is finished! Those ministers, that emperor, they're all gone! What good do you think killing me will do?"

Fang Zhiyi suddenly stopped and glanced at the trembling little boy. The boy understood his look and stepped over the blood on the ground to hide behind him.

Just then, Huang Chao suddenly shouted, "Men! Kill this lackey!!!"

His voice was loud, and the dozen or so soldiers who were outside dividing the spoils all looked over. Then they grabbed their weapons and ran towards the main hall. Huang Chao saw the blurry figure and couldn't help but laugh out loud again: "Fang Zhiyi, what a pity. We should have been good friends."

Fang Zhiyi's eyes held a hint of mockery: "Is that so?"

As he asked the question, several figures fell from the eaves. The dozen or so soldiers near the main hall were caught off guard, not expecting anyone to be on the roof.

Swords and blades were useless against the armor plates, so they were used to stab the eyes. Some even used force to break the soldiers' necks.

Huang Chao's eyes widened: "These people..." The people were dressed in all sorts of different clothes, but Huang Chao could still tell that they were people from the martial arts world!

"You!" Huang Chao's mind was completely in chaos.

Fang Zhiyi narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Brother Huang, no matter what group you are in, there will always be people with a sense of righteousness and people who want to change the status quo. You don't really think that I established the Shrouding Heaven Guard just to control the martial arts world, do you?"

People continued to scramble down from the rooftop. They had a clear division of labor, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people reached the door and worked together to close the heavy gate to the inner courtyard.

Huang Chao staggered to his feet: "So what? My army will be storming in soon. You've forgotten, these江湖草莽 (jianghu caomang, meaning roughnecks and outlaws) are no match for the army. You'll just die a little slower!!"

As they spoke, the outer gate began to be rammed. The soldiers patrolling outside had already noticed something was wrong, and the deputy commander in charge ordered his men to break down the gate.

Hahahaha!

Fang Zhiyi clicked her tongue: "Sigh..."