Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 88 Yang Bamei

The woman's marksmanship was swift and fierce; even in the cramped room, the gun tip still exploded like pear blossoms, showing that she had put in a lot of hard work and had achieved some success.

However, the Yang family spear technique is more suitable for the battlefield. In the martial arts world, it cannot be called a unique skill, and it is barely even first-class. Yang Guo's martial arts have already reached the realm of perfection. He can use any move at will.

But at this moment, his mind was distracted, and he stared blankly at the woman. Faced with the oncoming spear light, he had no intention of dodging. He even stepped forward and stood up to receive it.

Upon seeing this, the woman's expression changed drastically. She leaped forward, turned the spearhead, and due to the sudden loss of strength, could only rotate the shaft, causing the spear to slip from her hand. The pear blossom inlaid gold spear slammed heavily into the roof beam above her head, vibrating and humming.

"Are you out of your mind?" the woman shouted.

Yang Guo smiled and said, "Auntie is angry that I came too late, making her wait for sixteen years. It's my fault! It's only right that Auntie wants to teach me a lesson!"

Hearing Yang Guo's sweet and happy words, the woman shuddered and rubbed her arms vigorously.

"Ugh! That's so cheesy!"

"I don't know who this aunt you're talking about is... Anyway, I'm not your aunt!"

"However, if you're looking for someone who lived here, I can tell you that she's already left!"

“More than a month ago, I passed through the gate and arrived here. This place was already empty, and I couldn’t get out, so I had no choice but to stay here temporarily…” The woman was clearly a little embarrassed as she said this, after all, she had just accused Yang Guo of messing with her things.

But in reality, most of the things here have nothing to do with her; she's just using them.

"Aunt... whatever you say goes!" Yang Guo said gently as always.

Cha Nan, however, walked in with a serious expression, looked the woman in white up and down, as well as the spear hanging above her head, and turned to Yang Guo, saying, "Brother Yang! Stop deceiving yourself! I don't believe you didn't recognize her; she's not your aunt."

“But they look exactly alike!” Yang Guo turned his head angrily, his eyes stubborn and unwilling as he looked at Cha Nan.

Even after sixteen years, when he had grown into a great hero, the awkwardness in his heart, the inferiority complex and self-avoidance caused by his childhood loneliness and helplessness, had not been completely eliminated.

This inner emptiness, after experiencing immense hope and despair, finally erupted completely.

"This proves nothing. The world is vast and full of wonders. Besides, now that all realms are converging, what's so strange about people looking alike!" Cha Nan thought to herself, "Maybe you and Ding Peng even look alike!"

Cha Nan turned around, clasped his hands in greeting to the woman in white, and said, “My name is Cha Nan, and this is Yang Guo. My brother has been searching for an old friend for a long time without finding him, which is why he has lost his composure. I hope you will forgive him. May I ask your name?”

"Just call me Yang Bamei!" The woman waved her hand nonchalantly, indicating that she didn't mind.

"Yang Bamei? Yang Yanqi? The female generals of the Yang family?" Cha Nan was surprised.

If it really is this Yang Bamei, then Yang Guo really should call her "Grandma".

After all, Yang Guo's ancestor was Yang Zaixing, a famous general who resisted the Jin dynasty. Although Yang Zaixing had no connection with the Yang family generals in official history, he was recorded as the great-great-grandson of Yang Liulang (Yang Yanzhao) in works such as "The Complete Biography of Yue Fei".

The stories of The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes are largely derived from these biographies, and even from Water Margin.

There's no need to dwell on the reasons behind it; just treat it as a parallel world.

"You seem to have heard of me?"

"Have I come to the future?" "Did I really lead troops into battle and become famous for posterity?" Yang Bamei was so clever and quick-witted that she guessed it just by looking at the changes in Cha Nan's expression, and a cheerful smile appeared on her face.

Looking at the bright and lively Yang Bamei, Yang Guo could no longer deceive himself... this was definitely not his aunt.

Even if they have the same face, they are not the same person!
"Yes, you led the troops into battle, and you were even the commander-in-chief! You stopped the Liao people! You are a true heroine! You are a figure praised by countless people of the Song Dynasty!" Cha Nan did not hold back her praise.

He already wanted to bring Yang Bamei back to Xiangyang.

The Northern Song Dynasty didn't lack a Yang Bamei to lead the army, and the Liao Dynasty couldn't really do anything to the Northern Song Dynasty; this was due to the circumstances of the time.

However, Xiangyang desperately needs a general who can truly command troops and fight battles, and who can gain recognition from both the common people and the government.

Although Guo Jing was a good man, he had too much of a江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) background and a Mongol background, making it difficult for him to gain the support of ordinary people and even the gentry.

No matter what he does, there will always be people who look at him with suspicion... Unless the final verdict is reached, such suspicion will not stop.

Unlike Yang Bamei, regardless of the intentions of the literati of the Song Dynasty in promoting the loyalty and patriotism of the Yang family and the Yang family generals, over time, the Yang family generals have become a specific symbol.

If Yang Bamei were to raise the banner of leadership in Xiangyang, she would certainly gain more support from the people and even the government.

As for why Cha Nan was so dedicated to defending Xiangyang?
Besides Guo Jing being his master and father-in-law, he was also a Han Chinese. He didn't want the southern Han lands to suffer from the Mongol hooves, and also because his stronghold was there, and he had no hope of establishing a second stronghold in the martial arts world for the time being.

Under these circumstances, Cha Nan certainly did not want the Mongols to invade Xiangyang City, destroy his stronghold, or affect his development and expansion in Xiangyang.

"Hey! It's not that good!" Yang Bamei's face lit up with a smile, but she waved her hand politely.

"Just tell me what's on your mind! I feel bad refusing you after you've praised me so much!" Yang Bamei said to Cha Nan.

Although she was concerned about her image, she had always been a clever and quick-witted girl, not the kind of person who would lose her bearings just because someone praised her.

"Sister Yang, you may not know this, but the Song Dynasty's territory has fallen, and the Mongol cavalry from the north has already reached Xiangyang..." Cha Nan immediately started talking, explaining the current situation to Sister Yang.

Yang Bamei was clearly not completely ignorant of the Southern Song Dynasty or the Mongols.

As I said before, the gate has been open for ten years!

Even if the exchange of information is delayed, it is enough for some people of a certain status to have some understanding of past events and future generations.

However, the border gates were too tightly secured. Even Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang, who were determined to restore the nation, could only lament their inability to get through with their armies.

Moreover, from the late Han Dynasty to the late Tang Dynasty, and then to the late Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty, the country fell into enemy hands and foreign invasions were commonplace. Many worlds presented similar stories, and there were always more stories in times of chaos than in times of prosperity.

We can't manage it all!
"In that case, the situation is indeed serious!"

“I am aware of some of your thoughts, but I do not agree with them.” Yang Bamei looked at Cha Nan seriously, her previous jovial demeanor gone.

At this moment, the two people talking completely forgot about their desolation, and Yang Guo, who was sitting in a corner, was stroking the rope hanging on the wall.

This only made him appear even more lonely and helpless.

(End of this chapter)