Chapter 96

As the Rainbow Garment Corps continued to gather in the city, various activities to capture spies escalated, and it seemed that the Dark Guards were also involved. This led to the people of the Six-Fan Gate feeling that their status was being challenged, gradually fostering a sense of resistance.

In the city, unrest and conflicts began to emerge.

The Yuezhou garrison also began to patrol the streets to maintain order.

However, to those with keen eyes, the intervention of the government, especially the sudden involvement of the Yuezhou garrison, made the entire situation in Yuezhou even more chaotic.

It was as if a pot of thick porridge, due to the gradually increasing heat, began to boil and bubble incessantly.

For a time, the Rainbow Garment Corps, during several operations to capture suspects, encountered obstruction from the local Six-Fan Gate authorities, or the suspects were forcibly taken away by the garrison.

"This is our person!"

"This is our duty!"

"Are you Rainbow Garment Corps overstepping your bounds?"

"..."

Such incidents became more frequent, and the conflicts grew more intense. Many influential figures in Yuezhou city began to collude, incite, and push for a joint petition to the Qin Dynasty court, impeaching the Rainbow Garment Corps' actions in Yuezhou.

Various factions began to take action.

Although Yuezhou was a border region, it was still a city with millions of people. As a key barrier in the southern frontier of the Qin Dynasty, many officials here were protégés and old acquaintances of many powerful figures in the capital. It was not impossible for their voices to reach the emperor.

For several days, countless eagles took to the sky, relaying messages.

Many secret methods and communication channels were used to express dissatisfaction with the Rainbow Garment Corps, almost reaching a point where they were universally condemned.

The commander of the Yuezhou garrison, General Wang Sanyuan, even said in a public setting, "When did Yuezhou become a place where the Rainbow Garment Corps can take charge?"

"Can the Rainbow Garment Corps develop the livelihood of the people? Can they feed their thousands of subordinates? Or can they command the army? They just have a bit more authority in a secret department, which we understand, given their special functions."

"But when did a secret organization start giving orders to the military and political leaders of a state?"

"Does the Qin Dynasty's bureaucracy have no rules, no hierarchy?"

After these words spread, the situation in Yuezhou became even more tense.

Anyone could tell that General Wang was furious.

Many also knew that the Rainbow Garment Corps had investigated General Wang's father-in-law, and that Wang's rise to power was largely due to his father-in-law's support.

You Rainbow Garment Corps investigating my father-in-law is no different from digging up my ancestral grave.

Faced with this situation, the Rainbow Garment Corps did not choose to retreat but continued to act as they pleased.

The conflicts also showed signs of escalating.

Finally, one afternoon, the Rainbow Garment Corps surrounded a brothel to capture spies, and a conflict arose with a passing garrison unit.

After a verbal altercation, weapons were drawn, and the fight was fierce, indicating that both sides were truly enraged.

Although the garrison had more men, the Rainbow Garment Corps were all highly skilled, and in this clash, over two hundred soldiers were carried away with severed limbs.

However, the suspects the Rainbow Garment Corps were targeting in the brothel escaped in the chaos.

The Rainbow Garment Corps returned empty-handed.

That evening, General Wang Sanyuan personally led three thousand iron cavalry to surround the Rainbow Garment Corps' base.

Holding a long sword, General Wang declared that he would demand justice, and the Rainbow Garment Corps must hand over the person who injured the soldiers to the Yuezhou garrison for punishment, to set an example.

Fei Xinyu, holding a long sword, stood at the door with a few others, bare-chested, leaning on his sword.

"This is Rainbow Garment Corps territory. According to Qin law, anyone who dares to attack the Seven Garment Corps is considered a rebel! Wang Sanyuan, even if I gave you three lives, would you dare to take a step forward? Come on, take another step and show me how brave you are!"

Fei Xinyu drew a line on the ground with his sword and shouted, "Come! Step forward! Wang Sanyuan, if you still have something in your pants, take another step forward!"

Wang Sanyuan was almost spitting blood with anger and shouted, "Fei Xinyu, don't be so arrogant! Attacking the military camp and the government office is also considered rebellion. I am the head of Yuezhou, and my word is law. How can you dare to defile it!"

Fei Xinyu laughed wildly, "When did we attack the government office? We were legally capturing a criminal, and your soldiers interfered with our operation. Before we could even think of accusing you, you come here to turn the tables? Wang Sanyuan, your mouth is like diarrhea, and you can only spew filth. Do you have any shame? Who left you exposed by not fastening their pants properly?"

Wang Sanyuan was breathing heavily with anger.

However, many of the soldiers behind Wang Sanyuan were looking at Fei Xinyu with a different expression.

Fei Xinyu's bare chest was covered with scars, crisscrossing and overlapping, some areas with multiple layers of scars.

Especially on his left chest, there were six distinct circles of varying depths, each a result of different times and different blood clots.

Scars are a man's medal, and as fellow battle-hardened soldiers, everyone knew what these scars meant: arrow wounds!

Only a direct hit to the heart, and then digging out the arrowhead, would leave such a circle of dead muscle.

Even after healing, a tangled scar would remain.

These scars were almost impossible to eliminate.

On Fei Xinyu's body, there were six such scars on his heart alone, like a cluster of tumors.

This meant that he had been hit in the heart by arrows six times!

Looking at the other scars on his body, each one was shocking and terrifying.

All the veterans knew what kind of injuries would leave such scars; some were from broken bones that were not treated in time.

For example, the purple lump on his right chest, clearly from a sharp weapon cutting into his abdomen, breaking bones, and damaging internal organs, and not treated for over fifteen minutes.

The long scar from his left shoulder to his right lower abdomen was a result of a deep cut, at least three inches deep. A little deeper or a more skilled attacker would have split him in two!

The soldiers' gazes shifted from anger to respect.

Fei Xinyu's crude and vulgar language, filled with profanity, did not offend these military men but instead evoked a sense of familiarity and camaraderie.

This was because... in the military, every rough and tough brother spoke this way.

Trying to speak formally would only confuse and annoy them.

Occasionally, Fei Xinyu turned, and his back was relatively clean, with only a few dozen lighter scars.

For a regular soldier, this was still a lot, but compared to Fei Xinyu's front, it was like heaven and earth!

The soldiers were filled with respect.

Only a warrior who always charged forward in battle would have such a body of scars, a body of medals!

Because he never retreated, always facing the enemy and fighting to the death.

Only when following orders to retreat would he occasionally be injured on his back, and then only lightly, because his comrades would be there to help.

Just looking at the number of scars, even though Fei Xinyu was already a large man, the thousands of scars covering his body were still too many, impossible to ignore.

This man had suffered so many injuries and still lived!

This was a miracle in itself!

Standing there bare-chested, he looked to the soldiers like a man covered in shining military medals!

Blinding and awe-inspiring!

The two sides were at a stalemate, and Wang Sanyuan dared not charge in.

Fei Xinyu also did not come out.

After a long time, Fei Xinyu finally spat, pointed at Wang Sanyuan, and sneered, "Wang, don't say I'm underestimating you. As the commander of the city, are you so afraid of death that you dare not lead the charge? What kind of general are you?"

"If you don't have another agenda, you must be a coward! I, Old Fei, look down on you! Commander of the city, pah!"

Saying this, he tilted his head and spat.

Pah!

This spit seemed to hit the faces of all the soldiers, causing a stir in the ranks.

Many clenched their fists.

No matter how glorious and heroic the man with the scars was, it didn't mean they didn't want to punch him!

Just then, He Biqu appeared, floating in the air, and sternly asked, "Wang Sanyuan, are you rebelling?!"

Wang Sanyuan, for some reason, felt a sudden sense of guilt and quickly bowed, "Lord He, I dare not. The Rainbow Garment Corps have been causing too much trouble recently."

He Biqu smiled faintly and threw a gold token, "You came here for a result, is this what you want?"

Wang Sanyuan caught it and his face changed instantly.

He Biqu looked at Wang Sanyuan with a sharp gaze and asked, "Is this enough?"

Wang Sanyuan dismounted, stood on the ground, and bowed, offering the token, "I am in armor and cannot perform a full bow. Please take it back, my lord."

He Biqu coldly said, "Did you see clearly?"

"I saw clearly." Wang Sanyuan was sweating.

He Biqu then waved his hand, and the gold token returned to him, flipping in the air. Many sharp-eyed people saw the words on the token.

"Imperial Envoy!"

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[At 4 AM, I had a stomachache, and the acid was tormenting me until 9 AM; I hardly slept. After the morning update, I lay down for a while, had lunch, and went to the hospital. Due to the holiday, I couldn't get an endoscopy. So I went to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, waited in line, and got some medicine. The female doctor asked me about smoking, drinking, staying up late, eating habits, and exercise, and I shook my head to all. She sighed, "You have all the vices." At 4 PM, I got the medicine and immediately mixed a box. When I drank it, I suddenly thought of Feng Yin. This can't be the medicine Feng Langzhong gave me; it's so bitter it's unbearable...

I'm saying all this to explain that my stomachache today has really made it hard for me to write...]