Water Margin: Gao Yanei is actually a Gal Genius

Inside the training ground, Gao Jingang had just averted a crisis.

"What strength!" The giant axe soldier grinned maliciously, twisted the axe handle in his hand, stepped forward, and used the army's ultimate technique, "Mountain Splitting Strike," as the giant axe whistled down towards Gao Jin's head!

Gao Jin parried with his spear, and a loud clang resounded like a bell, echoing through the air.

The gun in his hand bent into a breathtaking arc, making it seem as if the spear would break at any moment.

His foot sank more than two inches into the yellow earth with a "plop".

The stalemate lasted only a moment before the double whips, like venomous snakes, attacked Gao Jin's waist and ribs from the side!

Gao Jin roared and withdrew his spear to deflect the force, letting the giant axe brush past his shoulder and strike.

Taking advantage of the momentum of his retreat, he thrust his red-tasseled spear back like a poisonous dragon, piercing through the chest of the soldier with double whips with a "thud".

The spear tip pierced through his back, bringing with it a cloud of blood mist. The soldier's eyes bulged, and the iron whip in his hand clattered to the ground.

These people are suspicious and are all trying to kill him, so Gao Jin naturally won't hold back either.

In the blink of an eye, one of the seven was gone, and the remaining six became increasingly envious. The axe-wielding soldier roared, "Form battle formation!"

The six men instantly shifted positions, their various weapons forming a spinning killing wheel that trapped Gao Jin at its core. This formation was specifically created for battlefield strangulation, with each part linked to the next, allowing for a swift and decisive strike.

Gao Jin charged left and right, wielding his red-tasseled spear with such skill that it seemed impenetrable, yet he couldn't break through their formation. Instead, he was constantly suppressed, his space for maneuver shrinking.

After a dozen or so rounds, two muffled thuds were heard, and the two soldiers wielding broadswords had their sternums caved in, coughing up blood as they flew backward.

These brutes, don't they know Gao Jin has superhuman strength? How dare they come close!

The army formation collapsed instantly. Seeing that the situation was not good, the giant axe soldier made a feint and ran away from the circle!

Gao Jin ignored him and let him escape.

Three players remained on the field. Gao Jin, leaning on his red-tasseled spear, grinned and asked, "Want to continue?"

The three men exchanged a glance, and the one wielding the chain hammer suddenly dropped his weapon and knelt on one knee: "Young master, you are incredibly brave... I admit defeat!"

The remaining two sighed, dropped their weapons, and the three of them left the large circle together.

Seeing that there was no one else in the circle, Gao Jin looked towards Lao Deng and was immediately stunned.

[Zhao Ji's favorability rating: 20.]

[Li Yan’s favorability score: 30. 】

[Tong Guan's favorability rating: 30.]

Liang Shicheng's favorability rating: 30.

[Cai Jing's favorability rating: 10.]

...The favorability icons are densely packed together, even though they weren't there before.

Seeing Gao Jin's extraordinary prowess, a moment of silence fell outside the gate, before the nosy citizens of Dongjing began to cheer again.

"Young Master Gao, I miss you terribly at Fan Hua Ju!"

On the platform, Gao Qiu stared grimly at Gao Jin's opponents when he suddenly heard a commotion from the people outside the gate.

His face drained of all color in an instant. He turned and knelt down with a thud, kowtowing to Zhao Ji and begging for forgiveness, "Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty to raise my son. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

Emperor Huizong stared at Gao Jin in the arena, his eyes gleaming with admiration. "What crime has Gao Qing committed? His teaching is quite good, isn't it? A brothel is a place of romance, and it's normal for a young man to be attracted to it."

Changing the subject, she asked, "Gao Qing, is your child ever married?"

Gao Qiu lowered his head deeply, "Your Majesty, my son... is not yet married."

Emperor Huizong clapped his hands and laughed, "Good, good, good! I..." He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly saw Cai Jing's old face. His heart skipped a beat, even though he knew that Cai Xiu was likely in grave danger.

But his beloved daughter Fujin's engagement hasn't been cancelled yet. Half of the six betrothal rites have already been completed. If he were to betroth her to Gao Jin now, wouldn't that be like betrothing one woman to two husbands?

"No, no, that's not right," Zhao Ji thought, glancing again at Gao Jin in the arena.

He felt a strong connection with Gao Jin, and the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. Not wanting to miss out on such a good son-in-law, he was at a loss for what to do.

Gao Qiu bent down and listened as the Emperor said "good" three times, but then heard nothing more. He was extremely anxious.

"There are still vacancies in my Imperial Guard. Why don't we let Gao Qing's beloved son give it a try?" After a while, Zhao Ji came up with an idea.

Gao Qiu, who had served Emperor Huizong since his days as a prince, understood the implied meaning upon hearing this and quickly kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this humble subject thanks you for your grace on behalf of my son!"

Cai Xiu, you deserve to die! It's only right that my son marries a princess!

"Rise, Minister Gao. I quite like this child... By the way, what's your next competition, Minister Gao?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, prepare for battle on horseback!"

"Then I'll take another look," Zhao Ji suddenly said to Cai Jing after finalizing the itinerary.

"Minister Cai, don't worry too much about Xiu'er's matter. It's probably because the Kaifeng government office is short-staffed. I'm thinking of having the Imperial City Guard help you find someone."

Cai Jing quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

"Is Liang Daban here?!" Zhao Ji asked.

Liang Shicheng approached Zhao Ji and said, "Your Majesty, this servant is here."

"You must search thoroughly for Xiu'er's whereabouts for Grand Tutor Cai. Turn the entire capital of Tokyo upside down until you find out."

Upon hearing this, Cai Jing's face grew even more gloomy, while Gao Qiu's face became even more radiant.

"This servant understands." Liang Shicheng retreated back into the eunuch ranks and personally arranged for his subordinates to handle the matter.

In the training ground, all the arenas had already been decided, and the winners who remained in the circle were all guided by the guards to the small tents on the left and right sides to put on their armor and prepare for mounted battle.

After waiting on the platform for a while, Zhao Ji saw a general ride out on horseback from each side.

The young general on the left was Gao Jin. He was wearing a dark blue battle robe with a bronze armor underneath, and he rode a Xiliang blue-maned horse.

He held a steel-plated spear in his hand, his eyes were like deep, cold pools of stars, and his imposing figure surveyed the training ground with pride.

The general on the right had a pale gold face, three long wisps of beard, a golden helmet that shone in the sun, a red tassel like fire, a tiger-head breastplate, and a purple satin battle robe. He rode a black cloud-treading snow horse.

He held a large, nine-ringed, gold-backed broadsword, the nine rings on the back of the blade clanging.

"Who is this Gao Qing?" Zhao Ji asked, pointing at the general wielding a broadsword.

"Your Majesty, this man is Wen Da, the commander of the Left Wing Cavalry of the Imperial Guards."

"He looks quite imposing..." Zhao Ji stroked his beard and nodded. "...Let's begin."

The supervising officer shouted, and the large drums beside the drill ground sounded.

After the third drumbeat.

Wen Da spurred his horse forward, and Gao Jin rode up to meet him.

Just as the two were about to clash, Wen Da raised his golden sword high above his head and unleashed a powerful "Splitting Mount Hua" attack, carrying the force of wind and thunder, as it pressed down on Gao Jin.

Gao Jin did not meet the attack head-on, but instead spurred his blue-maned horse to dart out from the side, his spear like a poisonous dragon emerging from its cave, swiftly striking at Wen Da's wrist.

With a loud "clang," swords and spears clashed, and the nine rings on the back of the blades jingled in an instant.

Gao Jin reined in his horse and attacked again, his spear dancing wildly, enveloping Wen Da's upper three sides.

Wen Da held his golden sword horizontally, the nine rings jingling in unison. He actually used the back of the sword to withstand the spear's edge. When Gao's offensive momentum faltered, he took the opportunity to drag the sword and slash at the horse's leg.

Gao Jin quickly pulled on the reins, and the blue-maned horse reared up, dodging Wen Da's attack.

The two fierce generals were locked in a fierce battle, while Emperor Huizong on the stage watched with rapt attention, clapping his hands incessantly.

"Very well, very well, a brilliant move of advancing and retreating! Minister Gao has a tiger cub!"

Cai Jing's expression shifted between light and shadow as he thought to himself, "My Xiu'er... how can Gao Jin not be my son? How can he be that old dog Gao Qiu's son..."

After fighting for dozens of rounds, Gao Jin roared and thrust his spear into the back of the sword, using all his strength to send Wen Da flying, sword and all.

Unexpectedly, the blue-maned horse he was riding couldn't withstand such a strange force, and with a mournful cry, it collapsed to the ground.

Wen Da had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, but then a tremendous force came from the greatsword in his hand, startling him so much that he clamped his legs around his warhorse and pressed all his strength into the greatsword.

With his feet firmly planted on the ground, Gao Jin's face was flushed, veins bulged on his forehead, his jaw was clenched, and his muscles bulged all over.

He actually sent Wen Da and his horse flying, crashing heavily to the ground!

Wen Da was so dazed by the fall that he couldn't get up immediately.

Gao Jin stood there in the training ground like a god or demon, with beads of blood seeping from his skin, flowing down his forearm to his fingers, and finally dripping into the training ground.

The entire room fell silent!

The supervising officer shouted in a trembling voice, "First match, Gao Jin wins!"

At this moment, the people of Tokyo outside the gate finally awoke and began to shout in unison.

"Your Majesty is wise! Young Master Gao is mighty!"

Someone must have taught him that.

As Gao Jin pondered this, he turned to face the gate and raised the steel spear in his hand above his head.

Upon seeing Gao Jin's actions, the noise outside the gate gradually subsided.

Once the area outside was quiet, Gao Jin roared, "This spear technique was taught by Lin Chong, the instructor of spears and staffs for the 800,000 Imperial Guards!"

A moment of silence fell over the Tokyo crowd, but eventually, it was the leading ladies from the brothel, Fan Hua Ju, who rallied the crowd, their voices gradually growing louder and more unified.

"The Emperor is wise! Instructor Lin is mighty! Young Master Gao is domineering!"