Chapter 40: Three Conditions

  Last time, Yue Fei took out the "Tulong Knife" as a trial gift. Yang Zaixing carefully examined the big knife and found that the Tulong Knife was actually the legendary "cutting iron like mud", "blowing hair through", "killing people without seeing blood" divine sharp weapon.

  Yang Zai Xing held the Dragon Slaying Knife in his hand, looking at it again and again, liking it more and more. Suddenly, he thought of something that made his blood boil with excitement, his mood became even more exhilarated, and his hand holding the knife began to tremble.

  Originally, the Yang family of Shanxi was famous for its Thirty-six Routes **Yang Family Gun Method. The Yang Family Gun Method is flexible and changeable, mysterious and unpredictable, with strong lethality, and in the Song Dynasty, it was invincible. However, the nickname of the Yang family's ancestor, Yang Jiyuan, was "Golden Sword Invincible Old Lord", what does this mean?

  Yang Jieye was young and received guidance from a high-ranking person, creating the Yang family gun method. Although his martial arts skills were high, they had not yet reached the level of invincibility. As he entered middle age, due to a combination of circumstances, he obtained an extremely sharp short-handled golden knife and several killer moves that combined spear and knife techniques. From then on, there was no one who could be his match, even the great Song dynasty martial god Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was killed and forced to flee in disarray.

  Unfortunately, later in the Battle of Jinsha Beach, Old Master Yang was framed by Pan Renmei, and almost all the male members of the Yang family were killed. The Golden Knife also fell into the hands of the Liao people. Although the Yang family's gun-and-knife fighting style still existed, without the sharp Golden Knife to complement it, their ultimate move became useless, and they eventually stopped using it. But now, with this Dragon-Slaying Knife in front of him, the Yang family's ultimate move can be revived, and its invincible name can be regained, how can Yang Zai not be excited?

  Yue Fei did not expect that this dragon-slaying knife would bring such a shock to Yang Zai Xing, secretly delighted in his heart, it seems that the opportunity to subdue Yang Zai Xing is getting bigger and bigger.

  Yang Zaixing looked at it for a long time, raised his head and said to Yue Fei with difficulty: "Brother Yue Fei, I like this knife very much, but there is no worthy opponent to compete with you."

  Han Xiao said beside him: "Xian Qi, I'll give you a thousand taels of gold."

  Tang Huai didn't wait for Han Xiao to finish speaking and interrupted: "Uncle Han, this is a divine weapon, priceless treasure."

  Han Xiao's stomach hurt at this time and he didn't say a word.

  Yang Zaixing saw that Yue Fei was not speaking, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Alright, I'll use my Yang family's thirty-six routes of spear techniques as the stakes. If you win, I'll teach you the entire set of spear techniques."

  Yue Fei knew that Yang Zai Xing had misunderstood him, thinking he wanted his Yang family spear method. So he said: "This Tú Lóng Dāo is sharp, but after all it's an inanimate object and can't compare to the famous Yang family spear method. How about this? I have a set of stake methods called 'Heavenly Stake', once mastered, the blood and energy will condense, strength will increase several times, as if 'hating heaven for no handle, hating earth for no ring'. It's also comparable to the Yang family spear method."

  Ladies and gentlemen: What Yue Fei means is, I don't want to exchange my Dragon Slaying Sword for your Yang Family Spear Method. If you want to use the Yang Family Spear Method as a trick, then I'll take out the Heaven and Earth Pole's pole method. Yue Fei using his practice method to exchange for a fighting method is also fair.

  Yang Zai Xing naturally understood. Moreover, that "Tian Di Zhuang" was a legendary top-notch stake method in the Buddhist family of the martial arts world, Yang Zai Xing knew his own shortcoming was lack of strength, and "Tian Di Zhuang" was indeed very attractive. But then, how could he match up to that Tú Lóng Dāo?

  Yang Zaixing couldn't figure it out and asked: "Brother Yue Fei, can you come up with a way to get this knife? I really like it."

  Yue Fei knew the crucial moment had arrived, and with a faint smile, he said: "Brother Yang, you and I are of the same age and share the same interests. In this chaotic world, we should stand out, strive for achievements, and leave our names in history, so as not to waste our lives. If I can luckily win one or two moves from Brother Yang, I am willing to become sworn brothers with him and conquer the world together. Regardless of winning or losing, this Dragon-Slaying Sword and the Heaven-and-Earth Pole technique will be given to Brother Yang."

  Yang Zai Xing finally understood, after being fooled for half a day, that you, Yue Fei, wanted to take me as your younger brother and have me do things for you, following behind you like a horse! What a beautiful thought, but this Dragon-Slaying Knife and the Heaven-and-Earth Pile Driver technique are not to be taken lightly.

  Yang Zai Xing's eyes rolled, and he thought for a moment before saying: "Brother Yue Fei's good intentions, I Yang Zai Xing dare not decline. However, my Yang family has an ancestral rule: My Yang family descendants are not inferior to others. Therefore, I want to add three conditions."

  Honorable judges, Yang Zai Xing's so-called ancestral teachings are just an excuse. Since you want to take me in as your younger brother, I'll give you a little challenge. Let's see how you handle it.

  "Oh, what conditions?" Yang asked in detail. Yue Fei asked.

  Yang Zai Xing said: "The first condition, when we have a contest later, Brother Yue Fei cannot use the large spear in your hand. The color of the large spear in your hand is exactly the same as this Tú Lóng Dāo (Dragon Slaying Knife), it should be from the same mold and also a divine sharp weapon. My Rotten Silver Spear has been broken by Niu Gao brothers. We will both use the large spears on this farm to compete, to show fairness."

  Yue Fei said: "This condition is very reasonable, I agree."

  Yang Zai Xing continued, "Next month we will all go to the capital to take the Wu Ke examination. Before the exam, all examinees must go to the Liushou Si government office to pay respects to the examiner and hand over their documents. My second condition is that when Yue Fei sees the examiner, he cannot kneel down, nor can he be chased out of the government office."

  Yue Fei was surprised and asked: "This condition is very special, what does it mean?"

  Yang Zai Xing replied, "Brother Yue Fei just said he wanted to conquer the world and establish merits. I think with such ambition, one must not fear those above and not cheat those below. Not fearing those above means not being intimidated by official power. If Brother Yue Fei can achieve this, not only will his brothers admire him, but also other examinees will greatly admire him."

  Yue Fei cursed in his heart: You little devil, you obviously want to send me into the fire pit, with ill intentions. Fortunately, I have a trump card in my hand, otherwise I would have been fooled by you.

  Yue Fei was angry in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Alright, I also agree to this condition."

  Yang Zai Xing was stunned, how dare he agree to such conditions? No matter what your identity is, unless you are the emperor's son, you have to kneel down when meeting the examiner. Otherwise, you will be beaten with thirty large boards and then driven out of the government office. What does Yue Fei mean by this?

  Yang Zai Xing thought for a moment, and without stopping, he continued to say: "My third condition is that this time in the Wu Ke examination, Brother Yue Fei must get the first place, and after getting the first place, within one month, you cannot commit any crime or be wanted by the authorities. If Brother Yue Fei can achieve these three points, I will definitely become sworn brothers with him, from now on, I will only follow his lead."

  This time it's my turn to be confused, what kind of condition is this? Being the top scholar is difficult, that makes sense. But what does "not having committed any offense" mean? Am I, Yue Fei, someone who often commits offenses and causes trouble? Is Yang Zai-xing using this as an apology because the second condition was too excessive?

  Yue Fei was at a loss, seeing Yang Zai Xing's expectant face, so he nodded and replied: "Alright, I agree to your three conditions. If I fail to fulfill any one of them, this Dragon Slaying Knife and the Heaven and Earth Stakes will be yours for free."

  Two people slap their palms together as an oath

  Yang Zai Xing raised the big knife in his hand and asked: "What about this knife?"

  According to the conditions just now, whether win or lose, this knife belongs to Yang Zai Xing.

  Yue Fei burst out laughing and said: "Congratulations, Brother Yang, this sword is yours now."