Wuxia: Drinking with Spring Breeze

"Ah..."

"If you have the guts, just kill me..."

"Ah ah ah, give me a chance, I admit my mistakes..."

"Give me a quick end, give me a quick end ah ah ah..."

A group of imperial guards surrounded the courthouse, their eyelids twitching as they muttered in pairs and threes.

"What is our Banner Head doing?"

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A voice suddenly rang in the ear of one of the guards.

Instinctively, the guard responded, "What else could he be doing, but disciplining those blind fools from the rivers and lakes who had the audacity to offend our Banner Head, tsk tsk tsk... with his mule-like temperament..."

Midway through his words, the guard suddenly realized who he was talking to and, turning his head, he immediately cupped his fists respectfully, "This humble official pays respect to the Commander!"

"This humble official pays respect to the Commander!"

The crowd of guards saluted in unison.

Shen Fa waved his hand, "Carry on, go back to standing watch!"

Having said that, he strode towards the interior of the courthouse.

It was a while after he entered the courthouse that a tight sequence of heavy footsteps came from outside the courthouse doors.

...

Yang Ge, hearing the shouts outside the hall, turned his head towards the doorway and saw Shen Fa, dusty from travel, stepping through the gate and entering.

He could tell that Shen Fa had just been through a fierce battle.

His topknot had been cut off, and his uneven long hair was crudely tied with a hemp rope.

His fine dark-patterned athletic suit had been slashed into rags, with the pale white undergarment visible all over.

There was also a half-foot wide bandage tied around his left arm, which was still oozing blood...

Yang Ge was sizing up Shen Fa.

Shen Fa was also sizing up Yang Ge.

Yang Ge was seen clutching a bloody dagger, his hands covered in blood, and many specks of blood on his face.

His eyes were red, his face devoid of any expression, intimidatingly somber.

In front of him, three men in black lay against the wall in a row, each with their knees bloodied and mutilated, and their hands and heads bearing numerous marks of torture.

Three ruthless villains, who now cowered like frightened birds, the faces of each marked with fear and despair...

Honestly speaking,

this appearance of Yang Ge took Shen Fa aback, causing him to unconsciously lighten his footsteps significantly.

He forced a smile, "Such dirty work should be left to those below, why did you need to get your hands dirty?"

While forcing a smile and greeting Yang Ge, he slowly walked towards him, reaching out to take the dagger from Yang Ge’s hand.

Yang Ge gripped the dagger tightly, staring straight at him.

Shen Fa’s heart beat faster by two beats and he hurriedly said, "Don’t worry, we have plenty of skilled people who will make sure these scoundrels beg for death but cannot die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Ge finally loosened his grip on the dagger.

Shen Fa let out a long sigh of relief, and with a flick of his wrist, he threw the dagger far away before turning and calling loudly, "Someone!"

Just then, one of the men in black suddenly threw himself at Shen Fa’s feet, clutching his legs and sobbing, "My lord, no need for further torture, we will tell you everything, we will tell you everything..."

Shen Fa turned his head in surprise to look at Yang Ge.

Yang Ge, exhausted, slowly closed his eyes.

With a hint of apology in his heart, Shen Fa gently patted Yang Ge’s arm, "All right, you’ve done well today, leave the rest to me. Go rest now, we can talk more later."

Yang Ge closed his eyes and shook his head, "No need, I also want to know, just how big of a person and how serious of an issue it is that they cannot let go of even a little girl who knows nothing!"

After hesitating for a few moments, Shen Fa still shook his head and sighed, "You should just live your life peacefully and practice your martial arts. These messed-up and dirty matters are enough for your brother to handle. No need to soil your hands too."

"I also want to be a clean person!"

Yang Ge opened his eyes and looked towards the man in black who had just said ’great achievement calls for ignoring minor details,’ his fists crackling, "But these bastards, why won’t they just listen to reason and die!"

Shen Fa noticed his right leg was shaking uncontrollably and his toes were nearly bursting through his shoe. His heart sank, and before Yang Ge could make a move, he quickly placed a palm on the forehead of the man in black.

The eyes of the man in black bulged out and his gaze instantly froze...

Yang Ge’s eyes also sharply narrowed, not understanding why Shen Fa did that.

Gently exhaling a breath of foul air, Shen Fa patted Yang Ge’s arm and said softly, "Don’t push yourself too hard. It’s not worth it for such scum!"

Looking at him, the thick malevolence in Yang Ge’s eyes gradually dispersed, and the mental barrier of ’if I don’t kill this bastard tonight, I won’t sleep well when I get home’ was finally crossed.

"Thanks!"

He breathed out the foul air and said softly to Shen Fa.

Shen Fa: "Don’t mention it!"

Just then, five strong men stepped inside, greeted with folded fists.

Shen Fa waved at the three men in black, "Drag them out and treat them well!"

The five strong men, acting upon the command, clumsily lifted the three men in black and walked out... none of the five dared to meet Yang Ge’s eyes!

"You believe it or not."

Looking at the three trails of blood on the ground, Shen Fa suddenly sneered, "From now on, no one in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, high rank or low, will dare to provoke you!"

Yang Ge shook his head, "I don’t believe it."

Shen Fa: "Let’s just wait and see!"

Yang Ge: "How did things go on your side today?"

Shen Fa: "A bit tricky, but still within my control!"

After thinking for a moment, Yang Ge continued, "After tonight’s encounter, the Xie family’s mess should finally be over, right?"

In his view, after tonight’s encounter, those high-ups using the Xie family as a pretext had all but lost.

Even if they aren’t willing to give in, they should choose another battlefield and restart the game.

Shen Fa first nodded, "It should have been over…"

Yang Ge glanced at him, "Then?"

Shen Fa squinted and smiled, "There were several top experts from our nation in the ambushers today, originally captured together, but I thought it over and let them go again!"

His squinting smile looked just like a sly fox stealing chickens, both cunning and charming.

After a few seconds, Yang Ge blurted out, "You’re trying to fish?"

Shen Fa shrugged, "Just baiting the hook casually, those who wish can bite!"

Yang Ge moved to touch his forehead, but after raising his hand, he realized it was full of blood, so he simply let it drop, "There’s already been a scene at Luting County, you can’t possibly act in Luting County again next time, can you?"

Shen Fa thought for a moment then said, "Next time it should be in the capital. After all, there are more experts at home and the preparations can be more thorough and steady!"

Yang Ge breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s good, that’s good…"

Seeing the "I’m going to mess up" written all over his face, Shen Fa suddenly said, "You’ve achieved such a great feat tonight, if your brother doesn’t promote you, how can it be justified to the brothers?"

Yang Ge instantly snapped to alertness; if he had a pair of pointy ears like Huang, they would surely be perked up at this moment.

"No, let’s not talk about it. Just drop that idea!"

He rapidly fired off three rejections in a row and then, rather perfunctorily, folded his fists and walked away.

As he walked, he broke into a run!