Chapter 68 of 100
Chapter 68
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"Hey, my little cousin, not bad, after eight years, you've learned to be sharp with your words."
Yang Wen raised his eyebrows and chuckled, his eyes looking down with a naked, ill-intentioned challenge.
"I heard you gave Yang Yong a good lesson, scaring him so much he wet his pants. Not bad, you've grown up. This kind of scum should be trampled more often. When are you free, let's have a sparring match, and we'll give you some pointers."
Yang Wu, whose body was as strong as a bear, took two steps closer with a sinister smile. A thick, blood-like aura seeped through his skin, exuding an exceptionally powerful and fierce scent.
"Second peak, almost reaching the third level of martial arts!..."
Yang Ji looked at the intense blood glow seeping through Yang Wu's skin and felt a sudden heaviness in his heart.
Back then, in the Yang clan, the eldest son Yang Xuanlan was the undisputed first. When he was around, he stood out, directly suppressing all the other young talents of the three major clans, even causing the "Pingchuan Three Heroes" competition to be canceled.
Apart from the eldest son Yang Xuanlan, the next most powerful were Yang Wen and Yang Wu. When they first took on the role of martial officers in Pingchuan County, they were just over ten years old but already had the first level of martial arts cultivation.
After so many years, their cultivation had not fallen behind at all, advancing from the first level to the second level, almost reaching the third level.
By the standards of a "martial officer," their strength was almost beyond what the position required.
Martial cultivation was no easy task. Yang Ji had advanced from the unity of fist and intent to the "martial realm" by absorbing the residual energy from the "meteor crater" in the forest. Normal cultivation was a step-by-step process, and there was no way it could be this fast.
Yang Wen and Yang Wu could still achieve such cultivation while serving as "martial officers" and handling various trivial tasks, which showed how diligent they were.
"Do you want to 'spar'? I'll satisfy you! But not now."
Yang Ji looked at the two men coldly.
Yang Ji knew that Yang Wen and Yang Wu were the type who only remembered beatings, not advice. Once they discovered him, they wouldn't let it go easily. In the past, Yang Ji could only silently endure due to his lack of strength, but now, he was not afraid at all.
Although there was still a gap between Yang Ji's realm and theirs, it was not an absolute one. Moreover, he had already topped the civil examination. Once the reward pills were distributed and he smoothly passed the "martial examination," his strength would surely increase, and he might not be unable to deal with Yang Wen and Yang Wu.
Whether it was for the past bullying by Yang Wen and Yang Wu or the present, Yang Ji was destined to have a fight with them, but not now.
"Huh?"
Yang Wen and Yang Wu looked at Yang Ji as if they were meeting him for the first time, surprised by his response. This answer was far beyond their expectations.
When did this little cousin have such courage!
"Interesting, it seems the madam was right, you really have changed."
Yang Wen laughed sinisterly and suddenly grabbed Yang Ji's wrist. His move was extremely fast and unexpected. If Yang Ji wasn't prepared, he wouldn't have been able to escape.
"Whoosh!"
Yang Ji had been on guard against the two men. As soon as Yang Wen made his move, Yang Ji reacted instinctively, springing back with incredible agility.
"Huh?!"
Yang Wen and Yang Wu's faces changed, both surprised. Having served as "martial officers" for years and fought various characters in Pingchuan City, their skills were already very sharp. Unless the opponent was also at the second level of martial arts, this grab would be impossible to escape.
They had even caught the Red Eyebrow bandits in the Green Forest.
However, even Yang Wu didn't expect that Yang Wen's surefire grab would fail!
"Good boy, I want to see just how capable you are."
The two men's eyes turned cold, and they put away their playful attitude. Their blood aura intensified as they prepared to fully capture Yang Ji.
Yang Wen and Yang Wu's move was no small feat. The street was filled with a fierce wind, and their bodies glowed with intense blood light, their faces red as if dripping with blood.
Although Yang Ji had made significant progress, the age gap was still there. With Yang Wen and Yang Wu's full force, he couldn't possibly resist.
Just as Yang Ji was about to be captured by Yang Wen and Yang Wu, if they succeeded, they could directly throw him into prison, preventing him from participating in the "martial examination." At that moment—
"Sir!—"
A loud voice drowned out the noisy crowd. Yang Wen and Yang Wu were about to capture Yang Ji but suddenly saw him stand there, not dodging, and bow ninety degrees in a certain direction.
Yang Wen was startled and immediately realized something. He turned in the direction Yang Ji bowed and saw a green-robed "civil official" standing in the crowd, looking stunned, as if startled by the sudden call, and looking around for the source of the voice.
"Damn it!"
Yang Wen gritted his teeth, and his blood-red hand, which was about to grab Yang Ji, retracted as if it had touched a hot iron. Not only that, he also grabbed Yang Wu's wrist and shook his head.
"Stop! This kid is too cunning!"
Yang Wen said angrily, secretly pointing behind him.
Although Yang Wu's reaction was a bit slower, he wasn't stupid. Seeing the green-robed civil official in the crowd, he immediately realized that they had fallen for Yang Ji's trick.
The status of a "martial officer" was neither high nor low. Even if Yang Ji sought help from the patrolling soldiers, they couldn't do anything to them.
After all, the relationship between "martial officers" and patrolling soldiers was much closer than with Yang Ji. They could even fabricate a charge and claim that Yang Ji was a Green Forest bandit who had infiltrated the city, throwing him into prison.
However, a civil official was different.
In today's world, although the path of literature had declined and civil officials were powerless, the court still gave them sufficient respect, at least on the surface.
If it were any "civil officer," they could ignore it and take the person away. But a green-robed "civil official"... that was beyond their level, especially during the special period right after the civil examination.
"Kid, you're ruthless!"
Yang Wu glared at Yang Ji, feeling as if he had thrown a punch into thin air.
The feeling of a long-bullied junior suddenly turning the tables and riding on their heads was very, very bad!
"Don't worry, you won't have to wait long."
Yang Ji smiled coldly, brushed past the two men, and walked straight to the civil examination chief examiner not far ahead.
There were three chief examiners for the civil examination, and this man was one of them. Yang Ji had seen them before at the "Literary Hall," and now it was the perfect time to use it.
"Who are you?"
The green-robed civil official was also surprised. He was not Meng Xun and did not recognize Yang Ji. However, seeing Yang Ji's familiar face, he tried to think if he had forgotten something.
"Teacher, this student is Yang Ji..."
Yang Ji respectfully said, but before he could finish, the green-robed civil official's face lit up.
"Ha ha ha, it's you!"
The green-robed civil official's face relaxed, and he smiled.
In the recently concluded civil examination, no name was more memorable than Yang Ji's. He had originally been called by Meng Xun to go over, and then he ran into Yang Ji on the way...
"Damn it, let's go!"
Yang Wen had been watching Yang Ji. Seeing him and the civil examination chief examiner looking familiar, he knew they couldn't do anything to him this time.
"Brat, I'll deal with you later."
Yang Wen and Yang Wu turned and left, feeling as if they had swallowed a fly.
—It had been a long time since they had fallen so low that they couldn't even deal with a trivial "little thing" in the clan.
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