The sudden commotion caught everyone off guard.
On the small sampan, the young master in white held a flute, not knowing whether to play or not.
After hesitating for several moments, the young master in white finally made a dashing turn with his flute and laughed aloud, "Lord Yang truly is a remarkable person!"
Yang Ge also smiled in response, "Not at all, not at all, compared to your brilliant idea of ’arm-to-wheel’ blocking and porcelain bumping on water, I’m still slightly inferior."
Hearing this, the young master in white subconsciously looked up at the approaching massive Ten Thousand Dan Boat, then down at the tiny sampan under his feet.
Why did his mood suddenly feel a little shaken?
Fang Ke, who had hurried over upon hearing the news, clutched the Gold-Inlaid Ox-tail Saber and rushed to Yang Ge’s side, whispering, "My lord, be wary of those who come with ill intentions!"
Yang Ge took the Ox-tail Saber and casually replied, "We are the ones who have come."
Fang Ke was taken aback for a moment, then silently retreated.
The situation reached a deadlock.
It wasn’t until the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s fleet drew closer, now less than seven yards away.
One of the black-clad strong men rowing the small sampan finally stood up and said respectfully, "Honored lords, greetings. Our Young Master Li from Lianhuan Fort, Li Jincheng, has heard of your journey down the Henan River, and comes to extend the hospitality of a landlord; please, honored lords, stay your vessels for a chat!"
Finally, Yang Ge raised his right hand.
The eight Ten Thousand Dan Boats gradually halted their progress at his signal.
"Look how openly and straightforwardly it’s been handled!"
Pointing at the black-clad strong man with a finger, Yang Ge smilingly said to the young master in white named Li Jincheng, "One sentence, courteous and proper, measured approach and retreat!"
"You’ve not only highlighted your Lianhuan Fort and Young Master Li’s reputation but also saved face for us Embroidered Uniform Guards, without diminishing the name of your own fort!"
"Even though I know you’re here to cause trouble, I’m still willing to humor you with a few more words."
"Now look at you, purely showing off, forcing the show off!"
"It might scare those low-caste ruffians and small-time hoodlums, and perhaps they really do fall for your act!"
"But in front of me, who the hell are you trying to fool? If I were to be fooled by that, wouldn’t I have lost the Embroidered Uniform Guards’ face all the way in Jianghuai? Is Lianhuan Fort really prepared to go to war with over 14,000 brothers of the Embroidered Uniform Guards?"
"Or is it that, after pulling off this big job, Lianhuan Fort is prepared to raise the standard, make soldiers out of wood, and rebel against Wei?"
With this stream of ridiculing and aggressive words, full of both praise and scorn, manipulative and provocative language spurting out.
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Not to mention the hundred households from the Right Division who had gathered behind him, even the seven fort masters of Lianhuan Fort rowing the sampan felt like giving him a thumbs up!
Damn, has this guy’s mouth been anointed with some kind of magic? How come it’s so sharp?
Li Jincheng, the young master of Lianhuan Fort, had grown up surrounded by flattery, more accustomed to using his hands than his mouth, how could he handle Yang Ge’s scathing rhetoric, honed in the ravines for more than a decade?
Right there, he was sprayed to the point of his face turning red and then green, trembling as he opened his mouth several times without being able to utter a single word.
The black-clad strong man standing behind him, unwilling to outshine his own young master, watched as he struggled to come up with a response, then stepped forward with reluctance.
"Lord Yang, these words are unfair. As lawful taxpayers and adhering to both rationale and sentiment, holding good intention, I, Lianhuan Fort, should undoubtedly offer the hospitality of a landlord when you pass by our doorstep, Lord Yang, please don’t misunderstand and wrong us, the honest sons of fishermen we are!"
Trouble was definitely coming.
But to bear the name of a rebel was something to be avoided at all costs.
"Honest sons of fishermen?"
Yang Ge laughed disdainfully, stood up, and yelled at Li Jincheng, "Hey, Li Jincheng, if I call you a fisherman, would you acknowledge it?"
"Enough!"
The elegant and refined Li, finally lost his elegance and refinement.
His face flushed with anger, he shouted loudly, then darted to the center of the sampan and kicked open a copper-bound wooden chest laid there.
In an instant, a swath of enchanting silver light spilled out...
"Isn’t Lord Yang fond of snatching Silver?"
Li Jincheng pointed to the neatly stacked silver ingots and sneered, "Well, Lianhuan Fort just loves to please others with Silver... There are five thousand taels here, does Lord Yang dare to take them?"
Yang Ge looked at the chest full of silver ingots and slowly narrowed his eyes: "Whether I dare to take it, let’s talk later. First, I want to ask you, if the Haihe Gang lays a hand on my head, do I have the right to deal with them or not?"
This time, Li Jincheng learned to be smart and didn’t play into his hands but instead countered, "May I ask Lord Yang, when have I ever mentioned the name ’Haihe Gang’?"
"So, you all came here to make trouble out of nothing?"
Yang Ge slowly drew the Ox-tail Saber and suddenly burst out shouting, "Who gave you the guts to challenge me, to challenge the Embroidered Uniform Guards!"
With the shout, a large number of strong crossbows protruded from the railings on both sides of the Ten Thousand Dan Boat, a plethora of dark crossbow arrows aimed at the small sampan!
The eight people on the small sampan, although all confident in their martial arts prowess and swimming skills, unconcerned about the arrows,
their heartbeats still quickened at the sight.
Has this bastard always been this brave?
Didn’t anyone tell him that the old master of Lianhuan Fort is one of the top Inner Alchemy experts in the world?
The stalemate returned.
Li Jincheng was young and fiery, unwilling to bow down in death.
And Yang Ge’s attitude was also quite clear... if you dare speak another threatening word, I don’t kill you, only because I wasn’t fed by you!
Stubborn meets stubborn, the test was to see who was more thick-headed!