Gazing at Mount Fuji from afar, it resembled a volcanic-shaped cake that someone had bitten into, missing a corner.
With the strength of one man, mountains were split and stones shattered!
Inside Jianghu (modern-day Tokyo, Dongying), everyone had witnessed with their own eyes the slash that trimmed a corner off the peak of Mount Fuji.
Whether friend or foe, everyone’s minds were frozen in shock at that moment.
The great city of Jianghu became so quiet you could hear a pin drop instantaneously.
Everyone stood rooted to the spot, speechless for a long time.
Reason questioned them, ’Is this something a human could possibly do?’
Their eyes told them, ’This is indeed something a human could do!’
When a person achieves what others cannot,...
He is a god!
In Jianghu Port, where Yang Tiansheng, Li Jincheng, and Xiang Wudi who had arrived just a couple of days ago with Wang Cheng’s fleet, stood in a row, staring up at the now incomplete summit of Mount Fuji with the same angle and expression, equally at a loss for words.
After a long while, Li Jincheng finally moved his stiff neck and muttered something redundant, "This fellow must be a Great Grandmaster!"
Xiang Wudi: "Are you blind?"
Yang Tiansheng: "Grandpa isn’t blind!"
Li Jincheng: ...
He took a deep breath, "Can you two speak properly?"
Xiang Wudi: "Come on, look at that guy on the mountain and tell me how to speak properly?"
Yang Tiansheng: "Are you blind?"
Li Jincheng said speechlessly, "I’m just wasting my words arguing with you two!"
Xiang Wudi then turned to Yang Tiansheng and said, "Didn’t I say it, that guy could become a recognized Grandmaster if he conquers Dongying!"
Yang Tiansheng: "When did you say that? It was clearly me who said it first, okay?"
Xiang Wudi: "Young master here also said it, okay?"
Yang Tiansheng: "You’re lying, you initially said he was a mystery Grandmaster and warned us to be cautious about him becoming possessed!"
Xiang Wudi: "You’re the one who’s lying; I definitely said it!"
Yang Tiansheng: "You..."
Li Jincheng forcefully interrupted: "Are you two even eight years old combined?"
Yang Tiansheng changed his tone, "That slash he just made was so powerful, I reckon even if our Sect Hierarch came, he’d have to walk around it!"
Xiang Wudi: "His strike from the highest point in Dongying is naturally impressive. Has your Sect Hierarch ever wiped out a clan or destroyed a country?"
Yang Tiansheng: "According to what you’re saying, wouldn’t that make him more formidable than the Four Elders?"
Xiang Wudi: "That’s hard to say, but even if someone could firmly suppress him, they probably wouldn’t dare confront him...
Li Jincheng: "Why not?"
Yang Tiansheng: "Isn’t it obvious? That guy always hits without holding back; fighting him means risking life and death. Who doesn’t value their disciples and want to avoid death?"
Li Jincheng, unconvinced, retorted, "Aren’t you also a disciple of the Ming Sect?"
Yang Tiansheng, hands on his hips and speaking boldly, said, "Yes, and so anyone in the future who wants to touch me must first get permission from our Sect Hierarch and then Yang Ge, or else how can I not swagger through the martial world of Wei?"
Li Jincheng, filled with indignation, said, "Could you possibly be any more shameless?"
Yang Tiansheng, dismissively, "What use have I for shame?"
His words reminded Xiang Wudi, who then quickly pulled Li Jincheng by the arm with a big grin on his face, "Li, how about we bond our families and become in-laws in the future?"
Li Jincheng wrenched free of his grasp and turned his face away cautiously, "What for? Unsolicited favors indicate deceit!"
Xiang Wudi, all smiles, said, "Nothing much; just thinking, with Yang Ge around like a protective deity, our families surely won’t come to blows in the future. ’It’s better to solve an enemy than to make one,’ why not join forces to keep the river transport of Jiangnan running smoothly, the waterways peaceful, and later, together with Wang, push to link river and sea transport. Add our turf on the Western Sea Road, and in the future, won’t we rule over the Southeast and even the whole East Sea region unchallenged?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Tiansheng instantly came over and said, "Such a grand scheme and you leave me out of it?"
Xiang Wudi pushed him away with a backhand: "Go away, why would I partner in business with a rebel like you? Isn’t that just asking for a quiet life?"
Yang Tiansheng sneered: "Do you think you can control the water transport of the entire southeastern coast without rising up in revolt, and the court will just turn a blind eye? How naive!"
At this statement, Li Jincheng suddenly snapped out of Xiang Wudi’s rambles, shaking his head vigorously, "Right, right, a truce is okay, but an alliance is impossible; I don’t intend to rebel!"
Xiang Wudi clapped him on the shoulder again, laughing, "If we can’t ally publicly, we can still form a private pact, right? As long as the business of Lianhuan Fort can reach the Xiang Family’s area, my family’s business can expand to your fort’s territory, and we both covertly control the Western Sea Road and suppress any creeping influences, isn’t that virtually the same as an alliance?"
Li Jincheng didn’t even think about it and was about to refuse again, but then he heard Xiang Wudi say, "Don’t be in a hurry to refuse. Think it over carefully... being slow in one step means being slow in every step, falling behind others in one step means falling behind in every step!"
He looked at Yang Tiansheng as he spoke, with a meaningful expression.
Following his gaze, Li Jincheng seemed to think of something as well.
Yang Tiansheng, annoyed, twisted his mouth and said, "What are you looking at me for? I’m just blessed by the heavens with this meal, something you can’t envy!"
The two of them laughed together.
As the three of them chatted, Wang Cheng, who was directing his pirates to box up the treasures they had plundered from Dongying and load them onto the ship, hurried over with a beaming face and bowed, "Three young masters, all the treasures have been boxed and loaded onto the ship, we can start our journey home now!"
The three of them didn’t know if it was their illusion, but they felt that his smile was even more enthusiastic than before.
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"Can we start our journey now?"
Yang Tiansheng, putting on a show, pulled a rocket arrow from his chest and said, "I’ll call Yang Ge."
As he spoke, he lit the rocket arrow in his hand, aimed at the sky, and with a "pop," a firework shot up into the air, bursting into a red flower midway.
Shortly after, everyone saw Yang Ge, riding on a streak of bright saber light, descending from the sky.
Those who had never seen him do this were instantly mesmerized.
Yang Ge landed lightly, the Cold Moon Saber automatically returned to its sheath, his manner ethereal as if he were a banished immortal, hardly like someone from the martial world.
The three brothers approached quickly, full of amazement.
Yang Tiansheng asked, "Second brother, have you reached the level of a Grandmaster?"
Xiang Wudi inquired, "Is your realm stable?"
Li Jincheng retorted, "Are you two blind?"
This was the moment he had been waiting for, to tease these two.
Yang Ge scanned the three of them, first shaking his head, then nodding, without speaking.
All three opened their mouths but then, in tacit agreement, did not continue to ask. However, each had already formed their own answer in their minds.
Timely, Zhou Fu, Liu Tang, and Nangong Feiying, leading a large group from the Western Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, hurried over and bowed, "Second master, is it time to set off?"
Yang Ge hummed affirmatively, slowly scanning the eager eyes, and asked softly with a smile, "Is there anything else you need us to bring back to Wei for you?"
The three exchanged glances and shook their heads in unison.
Yang Ge nodded and said, "Alright, upon reaching Wei, I will promptly report the situation here to the court and request the court to send you your mandatums and allocate more personnel. If you have issues later, just contact Wang who will relay messages. I will respond as soon as I receive the message."
The three of them bowed in unison, "Thank you, Second Master."
Yang Ge helped them up and said, "We’re brothers; no need to be so polite... By the way Zhou, I’ve decided where I want."
Zhou Fu eagerly asked, "Where?"
Yang Ge, despite being the one who contributed most to this expedition, had distributed all the conquered territories and had kept nothing for himself aside from some money and not even half an acre of paddy field for himself.
In their eyes, that was clearly unreasonable.
In their view, even mountains of gold and silver would one day run out. To pass on the family lineage and spread it wide, solid land was needed!
Yang Ge pointed to Mount Fuji in the distance, "Just attribute that mountain to my name."
Zhou Fu looked in the direction he pointed and asked, "Is that enough?"
Yang Ge nodded, "It’s enough!"
Zhou Fu nodded, "I’ll arrange it as soon as possible, set up boundary markers around the mountain. From then on, this mountain will belong to your family!"
Of course, he did not have the authority to allocate land on behalf of the court.
But this was not a matter led by the court!
Plus, with Yang Ge’s peerless martial skills...
He had every reason to believe that after reporting this to the court, the court would likely agree with their division plan 99% of the time.
Yang Ge bowed, "Then I’ll trouble you with this matter."
Zhou Fu returned the gesture, "It’s no trouble at all, Second Master."
Yang Ge took one last look at Mount Fuji, then turned his gaze back to the harbor filled with ships, "Take care of yourselves; we’re leaving first."
Yang Tiansheng and the others all bowed to Zhou Fu and the others, "Brothers, we shall meet again in Jianghu!"
Zhou Fu and his group also bowed again, "We bid farewell to the Second Master, farewell to all brothers!"