Chapter 62: The God of War's Ribbon

  Yue Fei followed Yang Weng to the study, sat down as host and guest, and served fragrant tea. Yang Weng then asked: "I don't know what noble friend has come to find me for this time, what is the matter?"

  Yue Fei said directly: "Please forgive me for being presumptuous, this time I came to find the old master, is to borrow Yang's family loyal and brave army."

  Ladies and gentlemen: Yang's loyal and brave army is actually Yang's own privately raised soldiers. In those years, the Yang family was extremely loyal, with too many male deaths, and Emperor Taizong even asked the Yang women to go to war for the country. Lady She took the opportunity to propose raising private soldiers to prevent being bullied. Emperor Zhao Guangyi then issued a special decree allowing the Yang family to raise 300 private soldiers. As for the actual number of Yang's private soldiers, no one outside knows.

  Yang Wenzhen's face sank upon hearing Yue Fei's words, and he coldly retorted: "Are you here to borrow the Zhongyong Army? The Zhongyong Army has never had a precedent for lending out its troops."

  Yue Fei heard that the old ancestor of the Yang family had a greatly changed tone, and even the terms of address were changed, but he was not afraid, his face unchanged, and said: "The junior has learned that Xiao Liang Wang Chai Gui wants to secretly transport two ships of military equipment into the city, plotting evil. The junior wants to stop them, and capture them with their crimes, making a contribution to the court."

  Yang Wenzhen heard Yue Fei's words and his expression slightly relaxed, asking: "This is a big matter, why didn't you report to the authorities, but instead want to take private action and bear the risk?"

  Yue Fei replied, "That little Liang Wang is not worth mentioning, but he colluded with the Imperial Envoy Tong Guan, Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang, the Minister of War Wang Dang, and the Right Army Commander Zhang Jun. Among the officials in Bianliang City, how many are in cahoots with them? It's hard to investigate. Once reported, it will only scare them away, and next time it will be even harder to follow their trail."

  Yue Fei spoke with sincerity and conviction, his words were convincing. Moreover, the small Liang Wang gang was already notorious in the capital, so Yang Wenfeng couldn't help but distrust them. After hesitating for a moment, Yang Wenfeng said: "The Taizong Emperor allowed the Yang family to establish the Zhongyong Army, which can only be used for self-defense. If others want to mobilize the Zhongyong Army, they must meet three conditions."

  "What three conditions?" Yue Fei asked:

  "Firstly, the caller must be a member of the royal family at or above the rank of qinwang;"

  Secondly, the caller must hold the token or command arrow of the summoned troops;

  Thirdly, the caller must be brave and unmatched by anyone in the three armies.

  Yang's old ancestor finished speaking and smiled at Yue Fei with a hint of sarcasm, implying: You're still far from qualified.

  Yue Fei heard Yang Weng's words and fell silent for a moment, his hand grasping the teacup. Suddenly, he gently spun it around, and a water droplet, round like a pearl, was flung out, spinning rapidly with a joyful sound.

  Yue Fei's speed was very fast, but it gave people a feeling of being extremely gentle. Yue Fei suddenly plucked out his fingernail, raised his orchid finger, and caught the small water droplet, shaking it three times on his fingernail. After this water droplet came into contact with Yue Fei's fingernail, it was as if it had been shaken up like a ball, gathering together without dispersing, as if his fingernails were lotus leaves.

  After shaking three times, Yue Fei snapped his fingers and a small water droplet was sent out, like a tiny stone shot from a slingshot, hitting the teacup in front of Yang Wenhua with a crisp ceramic collision sound. Afterwards, many fine cracks appeared on the surface of the delicate porcelain teacup.

  Yue Fei's soft and fluffy fist strength and gentle kung fu had reached the ultimate, this time unexpectedly popping out water droplets, shattering the magnetic cup!

  This move made Yang's ancestors look at each other in shock, their mouths slightly ajar.

  "Yang, my senior, this small yet exquisite move of mine, I don't know if it counts as the bravest under the three armies, unbeatable by anyone? If there's someone within the Tianbo Yang Manor who can do better, I'm willing to leave immediately and not participate in this Martial Arts Examination. That Dragon-Slaying Sword will be a gift for Zai Xing brothers as a meeting present."

  Yue Fei finished speaking and also smiled at the old ancestor of the Yang family

  "A drop of water can pierce a stone. This kind of perseverance is no less than the invincible Golden Sword Old Lord's in his heyday. But I, Yang Men era's loyal and honest one, have never done anything against the law. The first and second conditions still need to be fulfilled by you." Yang Wenfeng's tone had softened a lot despite his persistence.

  Yue Fei said a word: "I'm sorry", and suddenly stood up, took off the outer clothes, revealing a fine dress inside, with a golden yellow ribbon hanging obliquely on his shoulder.

  Yang Wenfeng also hastily stood up and retreated several steps back.

  Yue Fei knew that the old ancestor of the Yang family had misunderstood, thinking he was going to start a fight, so he said in a low voice: "Old predecessor, do you recognize this Wu Shen Yun on my body?"

  "War God Ribbon, War God Ribbon..." Yang Wenfeng furrowed his brow for a moment before blurting out: "The War God Ribbon that the First Emperor never parted with?"

  "Uh-huh." Yue Fei nodded in agreement.

  Yang's ancestor thought for a while, finally figured it out and said: "Xian Qi is the disciple of Zhou Tong, that is to say, the successor of Mount Hua. Since he can drip water through stone, it means Xian Qi has already formed the Great Elixir, is an immortal among immortals, and is qualified to pass on the martial arts of Mount Hua."

  Yue Fei smiled and said: "The old predecessor is absolutely right, it's just that..."

  Yang's ancestors saw Yue Fei with a strange expression, suddenly thought: "Seeing the god of war is like seeing Taizu himself." Hurriedly knelt down and performed the three kneels and nine knocks ceremony.

  Yang Weng's courtesy was over, Yue Fei hastily came forward to help him up and said: "I'm ashamed. If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, I wouldn't have let an elder like you do this."

  Yang Wenfeng stood up, laughing loudly and said: "I couldn't understand why Xianqi agreed to the conditions of revival. It turns out that he is a descendant of Wushen Yun. But if Revival can follow you, it won't humiliate my Yang family's door."

  Yue Fei felt a bit embarrassed, so he put on his outer garment to cover the Wu Song Brocade. Then he changed the subject and asked: "How many men does Yang's Loyal and Brave Army have?"

  Yang Wenfeng replied: "Three hundred long spear soldiers, one hundred shield and short knife soldiers, six hundred bow and arrow soldiers."

  Yue Fei took a cold breath, the thousand Yang family loyal and brave soldiers were even more formidable than ten times the elite troops. In this Bianliang City, it was already enough to turn the clouds and rain upside down.

  "But it would be best if Xian Qi could bring the military token or command arrow, it would be more convenient to act." Yang Wenfeng added another sentence, still not at ease.

  "I will personally go to Kaifeng Prefecture's Lu Shou Si to bring back the military mobilization documents for you."

  Yang Wenzhen felt relieved when Yue Fei agreed and they sat down again, chatting freely.

  After a while, someone knocked on the door and came in, it was Yang Zai Xing.

  Yang Zai Xing walked to the old ancestor's side and whispered something in his ear. Yang Wenfeng was overjoyed, repeatedly exclaiming: "Good things come in pairs, good things come in pairs!"

  Yue Fei saw this scene and asked: "Zhen Gong brothers, what good thing makes you so happy?"

  Yang Zai Xing sat down and recounted the story of She Xiao Kun's origins, then said: "Auntie liked to dance with knives and guns, and was also quite robust, so she couldn't find a husband. Two years ago, we invited an fortune teller named Wang Ban Xian to calculate Auntie's marriage destiny: Wang Ban Xian calculated that Auntie's marriage destiny would be this year, and it would be a good match that would come about after her husband touched her chest. Just now, Niu Gao and Auntie's trial was exactly the same as what Wang Ban Xian said. Isn't this a heaven-sent good match?"