Chapter 46: Quarreling Over Trifles (Part 2)

  Yang Shuangfen shrugged indifferently, gave a faint dry smile, and slowly backed away step by step until she was almost beside Xue Feng. Only then did Xue Siqi swiftly draw her long sword and shout loudly: "Get out of my sight at once!"

  Xue Fu suddenly stretched out her right foot, blocking Yang Su's back, wanting to make Yang Su fall on his face. Yang Su's face was quite embarrassed, and he retreated step by step, seemingly about to fall into the trap. Xue Fu couldn't help but sneer coldly, but unexpectedly, Yang Su suddenly seemed to have grown eyes in the back of his head, and with one swift kick, he stomped heavily on Xue Fu's calf. A cracking sound was heard, and it was actually the sound of a fractured calf bone. Everyone else was stunned, and Xue Fu had already involuntarily cried out in pain, her body also involuntarily hunching over.

  Yang Suofeng swiftly turned around, grabbed Xue Fu's right hand and pulled it backward with a loud crack. Then he twisted it upward with another loud crack. Xue Fu's right elbow was broken, his arm hanging limply on his back, only his little finger still stiffly twitching. Yang Suofeng then kicked Xue Fu's calf with a loud thud, followed by the sound of shattering bones. Xue Fu fell to the ground with a thud, his forehead hitting the floor heavily, two teeth knocked out, and his mouth full of blood. The entire Jialan Hall was in an uproar.

  Xue Siqi was caught off guard, despite being close by. She never thought that Yang Shuangfeng would resort to violence, especially in broad daylight, and with such ferocity. Although she could see that Yang Shuangfeng had no martial arts skills, the technique he used to subdue Xue Feng was surprisingly proficient and perfectly timed, leaving Xue Feng completely unable to resist.

  Su Yun was also stunned, she didn't expect Yang Shuangfeng to be able to effortlessly subdue Xue Fei in front of everyone. Of course, she didn't know that Yang Shuangfeng's skills were taught by a young lieutenant who was assigned to lead the military training at university because he didn't know how to flatter his superiors. He had been practicing hard ever since and even used this skill to overpower several fierce underworld figures when making black guns. Today, he unexpectedly displayed it again, and Xue Fei naturally suffered greatly.

  However, the consequences of Yang Suofeng's actions were also evident. After Xue Siqi reacted, she immediately kicked him off Xue Fu with one foot, heavily colliding with a large pillar, and when he bounced back to the ground, he fell with a loud "thud", almost making everyone think that he would never be able to get up again. But he got up quickly, although there was blood at the corner of his mouth, but still with a victorious smile. Xue Fu, on the other hand, was still lying on the ground, groaning in pain, his right hand bent into a "7" shape, and his two legs curled up like a bean pancake. Whenever Xue Siqi touched his arm or calf lightly, Xue Fu would scream in agony as if he were being slaughtered.

  Xue Siqi was furious and went to find Yang Shuangfeng again. Several times, she wanted to draw her sword, but apparently, she had reservations about the crowd around her and didn't dare kill anyone. She could only continuously kick Yang Shuangfeng several times, kicking him all the way to the corner of the wall before finally stopping. Although Yang Shuangfeng knew his opponent was going to make a move and was prepared to defend himself, Xue Siqi's lightness skill was agile, and her hands were fast. He couldn't defend against it at all and was thrown four or five times in a row, also losing his breath.

  Fortunately, Xue Fu's miserable cry finally pulled Xue Si Gui's thoughts back, and she could no longer continue to take out her anger on Yang Su Fen. She hastily called a few people to go find a doctor. The Grand Hall of Jia Lan De had never seen such a brawl before, and many people rushed over to watch the commotion. The scene was chaotic, with people running all over the place, as if something earth-shattering had happened.

  Yu Huan-yu took advantage of the chaos to rush over, pulled Yang Shuang-feng up from the ground, and pressed a spot on his waist. Only then did Yang Shuang-feng feel his strength restored. He glared fiercely at Xue Feng, who was still lying on the ground, spat in disgust, and reluctantly left. However, as if Heaven itself felt that things were not chaotic enough, several young women rushed in from outside. The leader grabbed Yang Shuang-feng and asked urgently, "Are you Admiral Yang Shuang-feng of the Navy? I'm a reporter for the Imperial Daily News Bureau in Baoying Prefecture. Can you answer my questions? I'd like to ask, what are your thoughts on the Meiniisi payment?"

  Yang Shuangfen didn't even get a clear look at her appearance before pushing her away with a wave of his hand, saying impatiently, "No one can restore the beauty of Menes!"

  The female journalist was taken aback and immediately asked: "Do you really think so?"

  Yang Shuang said coldly: "When everyone there is dead and extinct, Menis will be recovered."

  The female journalist was scribbling down notes at incredible speed.

  Yu Huan-yu hastily said in his ear: "Don't speak, the more you talk, the more mistakes you make, don't say anything!"

  Yang Shuangfeng's mind also regained some clarity, and his whole body felt a sudden jolt, hastily closing his mouth.

  Yu Huan-yu sent Yang Shuang-feng back to the Hao Yun Lai Inn, turned around and left, leaving only Yang Shuang-feng standing there in a daze. But not long after, Yu Huan-yu came back, her expression somewhat gloomy. She looked at Yang Shuang-feng and said helplessly: "You misspoke today, tomorrow those newspapers will make you look good."

  Yang Shuang said indifferently: "Let them report whatever they want."

  Yu Huanwen let out a soft sigh and said regretfully, "It's not like that, the power of the media can't be ignored. Xue Feng is very good at pleasing the media, he obviously had a well-prepared speech, and those reporters were nodding their heads in agreement, he boasted about his peace plan for half a day, even I was listening to it as if it was true, tomorrow's newspaper will definitely report on his brilliant and farsightedness. In comparison, you... have become the opposing role..."

  Yang Shuangfeng said with a huff: "If it's going to be against me, then so be it. What's there to be afraid of?"

  Yu Huan-yu sighed again and said, "If it were someone else, it would be fine. Do you know who that female reporter was that you just pushed away? She is the daughter of Yue Shen-zhou, the younger sister of Die Feng-wu, Die Si-shi, one of the most venomous and sharp-tongued female reporters in the Imperial Newspaper Media. She will definitely write about you in a way that makes you look like nothing, to the point where even you yourself would want to commit suicide after reading it."

  Yang Shuang said lazily: "Then I'll just kill myself."

  Yu Huan-yu said helplessly: "Since that's the case, you should rest well. Su Qing-er just accompanied Xue Fu to attend a temporary press conference and made a speech on behalf of the late Cai Yan-qi Lieutenant General, stating that both the Cai and Su families will support Xue Fu's actions in the Meini region, and the two were very close... You should be able to guess what consequences this will bring."

  Yang Shuangfeng was speechless, numbly staring at the ceiling.

  Yu Huanxuan let out a heavy sigh and really left.

  Yang Ji'rui's voice came from who-knows-where, shouting in anguish: "Absurd! Absurd! Too absurd!"

  Yang Shuang's head was annoyed and she couldn't help but say rudely: "Where did you run to? Just now I almost lost face completely!"

  Yang Ji Rui walked out of the darkness with a internal notice in his hand, sighing repeatedly: "Alas, it's hopeless, it's hopeless. Such absurd people, such absurd things, can only happen in our empire..."

  Yang Shuangfeng listlessly took the internal government document, roughly scanning it by the candlelight, and exclaimed in surprise: "Where did you get this from? It seems like only government officials can see this!"

  Yang Jirui said: "Our intelligence personnel got it from the prefecture yamen, and it has just been handed over to me. In fact, it's not a secret at all. Take a look, take a look at the content above, they are all decisions made by Tang Ming, Tang Ju, Tang Jing, Tang Lan, Yun Xian and others in front of the emperor. Which one is not absurd? It's simply too ridiculous..."

  "...The Empire is preparing to mobilize eight elite Central Army divisions from various locations to the Aisen Corridor, to retake the Benning Prefecture...Tang Hu's plan is truly ambitious, mobilizing eleven divisions to retake Benning Prefecture, it's likely that ten would be enough...Additionally, fifteen more Central Army divisions will be added...The Empire's military is now formidable, with over three million troops in both the navy and army...The cost of the military will be distributed among the vassal states, with the Fourth Prince Tang Que personally explaining to each king...Domestic grain taxes will be increased by another percentage point...Construction of the railway from Niluo Temple to Minnastrel will be temporarily halted...Hmm? What's going on? Tang Ming wants to exile all criminal offenders to the Menis region?"

  Yang Ji Rui said with a mix of excitement and helplessness: "It's simply absurd to the point of being unspeakable! The Empire itself doesn't have the power to recover Menis, but it still wants to destroy it. This is a typical case of 'if I can't get it, nobody else will' mentality. He wants to destroy Menis and exile all the wicked people there, making it truly become a paradise for demons..."

  Yang Shuang seemed to have not heard his complaints and indignation, but carefully read the article above: "... all criminal crimes, regardless of the severity of the crime, are uniformly sentenced to exile, the place of exile is Menis... from October 11, 1727, officially implemented..."

  Yang Ji Rui helplessly sighed and quietly left.