"Aren’t you?"
Yang Tiansheng, infuriated, slapped the table and rose to his feet, "Who are you looking down upon? I, the young master, have roamed through the world of martial arts, experienced a myriad of encounters..."
Yang Ge, holding his arms, suddenly said, "Ice and Fire Twin Demons!"
The chatter from Yang Tiansheng immediately diminished, but he still forcefully continued, "If the young master were to collude with an imperial hound like you, how would the martial brothers view the young master, view our Ming Sect..."
Yang Ge continued, "I will get a great sword for myself, furnish you with a precious blade, and together we will grow stronger and recreate splendor!"
Yang Tiansheng, turning his rhetoric around, enthusiastically embraced Yang Ge’s shoulders, "Come, let’s discuss the details, brother!"
Yang Ge picked up a tea bowl and drained it in one gulp, "Since you mentioned that Changfeng Gang lacks a true titan to command, then things are easier. Once my forces arrive tomorrow, I will immediately plant the flag and lead my men to surround the Changfeng Gang’s main fortress, capturing anyone we see. With all their dirty deeds, we won’t be short of evidence!"
Yang Tiansheng, with a big question mark on his forehead, "Is that all? What about those high and low officials you just mentioned?"
He pinched his chin, suspiciously sizing up Yang Ge, "Don’t tell me you also intend to kill officials and rebel?"
Yang Ge, at a loss for words, glanced at him, "What wild words are you speaking? It’s my official duty in the Imperial Guards to inspect the officials. Can dealing with them be considered as rebelling?"
Yang Tiansheng crossed his arms and slowly shook his head, "But you can’t deal with them... can you?"
Although he was not familiar with court affairs, he was not truly foolish.
He had understood everything Fang Ke had just said!
Yang Ge spoke calmly, "Whether or not I can handle them is one thing, whether I want to handle them is another!"
Yang Tiansheng, dissatisfied, said, "At this time, why are you still playing word games? You’re dragging me into this and you can’t even tell me the truth?"
Yang Ge, looking down on him, "What I said is the truth... whoever dares to obstruct my investigation, I will deal with them. Their misdeeds aren’t fewer than those of Changfeng Gang, and though their backers are great, they’re far away in the capital, isn’t it? I dare not rebel by killing officials, but do they dare brazenly attack my Imperial Guards?"
The fastest pigeons, flying from Yangzhou to Luoyi, need three to four days.
A round trip, that’s seven to eight days!
If he’s pushed to the brink, those seven or eight days are enough for grass seeds to sprout on the officials’ graves!
Yang Tiansheng understood but was still puzzled, "But what are you really after? Even if you really handle those officials, what gains are there for you?"
Yang Ge, "What am I after... Just aiming to stand justified and guiltless I suppose."
At this point, he couldn’t help but laugh, "The worst outcome would just be stripping me of my official robe and sending me to wander the martial world."
Yang Tiansheng thought it over, marveling with a thumbs-up to Yang Ge, "You’re really something, young master hasn’t respected anyone in his life, but Zhang Mazi, you are the first!"
Yang Ge, "Cut the chatter, are we doing this or not? Make it quick!"
This fellow’s intellect might not be sharp, but his mastery of the Sun-Eclipsing Swordsmanship is indeed formidable.
If he’s willing to take action, one of him is worth three or four ordinary Qi Sea experts!
Yang Tiansheng, "Of course we are! How can I miss such excitement... But haven’t you forgotten something?"
Yang Ge, looking puzzled, "What?"
Yang Tiansheng slapped the table and stood up, "So you really do take me for the naive son of a landlord to manipulate, huh? Fine, consider it a misjudgment on my part. I’m leaving!"
Yang Ge quickly grabbed him, "We were having a nice chat, why leave? Let’s talk things over, just talk it over."
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Yang Tiansheng, fuming, returned to his seat at the table, "I can lend a hand with the Changfeng Gang matter, but after that’s done, our Ice and Fire Twin Demons should take a trip to Hangzhou."
Yang Ge, "What’s in Hangzhou?"
Yang Tiansheng, "For excitement! Didn’t I just tell you about the Lianhuan Fort Right Protector ’Eight-Armed Arhat’ Dong Ping leaving the fort to start his own faction? He’s gone to Hangzhou, proclaiming to establish ’Jujing Gang’. There’s a rumor that that old water ghost from Lianhuan Fort, having secluded himself for years, will certainly come out to clear his house!"
"That kind of excitement, how could we, the Ice and Fire Twin Demons, miss out?"
Yang Ge stroked his disheveled hair at his temples, "You just mentioned it in passing, I thought it was just a rumor. Who knew he was really going independent... When did this happen? I had just passed by Lianhuan Fort recently, how did they get into internal strife so quickly?"
Yang Tiansheng, "It happened just before or after you passed by Lianhuan Fort. Initially, there were rumors on the martial paths that it was you who spread the misinformation to stir discord among them, but seeing Dong Ping’s later actions, that guy indeed had the intent to go independent long before."
After a pause, he continued, "But this makes sense, both being titans of Lianhuan Fort, with that old water ghost secluded for many years, the reputation of Lianhuan Fort was all upheld by Dong Ping and Liang Jun. The fame and benefits, however, fell into hands of that old water ghost and his incompetent son. Who would be content staying under others for long?"
Yang Ge, astonished, "So I’m involved in this too? I was solely focused on Changfeng Gang and truly had no time for this idle meddling. I don’t even know all the people of Lianhuan Fort, where could I spread such rumors?"
Yang Tiansheng, "Everyone said you’ve turned a new leaf; it’s not a rumor, Dong Ping genuinely has the ambition to establish his own faction!"
Yang Ge pondered for a few moments and then asked, "This ’old water ghost’ you just mentioned, is he Li Jincheng’s father?"
Yang Tiansheng, "Who else could it be?"
Yang Ge, remembering that overly dramatic figure, couldn’t help but smile, "Tell me more, I’m quite interested."
Yang Tiansheng, "’Dragon Across the River’ Li Changjiang, listed among the contemporary twelve braves as ’Spear Hero’, masters the River-Overturning Sea-Inverting Spear, has seldom been defeated across the eighteen provinces of north and south, even my father dares not lightly challenge his prowess!"