Chapter 5: Decision

Hearing the shouts of the sturdy man and the youth, Wang Yang wished he could slap them to death on the spot.

These two goods actually had three strategies to choose from: upper, middle, and lower.

The upper strategy was to impersonate the attendants of the Langya Wang clan, stand out to testify for Wang Yang, and at the same time bind themselves to Wang Yang, forcing him to save them. As for the contradictions in their previous behaviors, Wang Yang would be responsible for explaining them all.

The middle strategy was to remain silent, and after Wang Yang successfully impersonated his identity, ask for help, and as for what Wang Yang said, it would be entirely up to Wang Yang.

The lower strategy was to follow suit and also impersonate the identity of the Langya Wang clan.

Originally, it was already very strange for a Langya Wang clan child to suddenly appear in this wilderness, and now two more popped up, which not only made it difficult to believe but also reduced the reliability of Wang Yang's identity.

Sure enough, after they finished shouting, the squad leader and others looked at Wang Yang, their eyes filled with a few more points of doubt.

Wang Yang could certainly choose to acknowledge these two "relatives," but the problem was that these two goods had very little knowledge of the history and culture of the time and couldn't pretend to be as serious as Wang Yang.

Furthermore, the three of them impersonating children of the same clan without discussion would be very easy to expose. As long as they were interrogated separately and their statements compared, the lie would be exposed immediately.

But if Wang Yang didn't acknowledge them, given the style of these two, they would definitely turn around and point out that Wang Yang's identity was fake, and then they would be entangled and destroyed together.

What to do?

Wang Yang needed to make a decision quickly!

All the soldiers looked at Wang Yang, and just as the squad leader was about to open his mouth to ask, Wang Yang walked straight toward the two. The youth and the sturdy man, seeing Wang Yang coming to save them, were each overjoyed, shouting "brother," "brother," and "family" in a mess. Little did they know that "ge" (brother) was a term that only appeared in the Tang Dynasty and didn't exist at all in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties.

Wang Yang walked halfway, pretending to be unsteady on his feet, almost tripping, and then took the opportunity to bend down to tie his shoes, his left hand taking the opportunity to pinch his pant leg that had been soaked by vinegar. Although a lot of the vinegar had evaporated, fortunately, he could still squeeze some out.

After standing up, Wang Yang walked to the youth, and the youth said: "Brother, hurry and tell them—"

Slap!

Wang Yang pressed the youth's right arm with his left hand and slapped the youth heavily with his right hand!

The soldiers were stunned.

The youth's ears were buzzing, and he was stunned on the spot.

Wang Yang had a cold face, didn't stop, and walked to the sturdy man. The sturdy man widened his eyes and shouted: "You little bastard, you dare to move—" while shouting, he desperately dodged backward, but was pressed by two soldiers and couldn't break free.

Wang Yang pressed the sturdy man's right arm with his left hand and used all his strength to slap the sturdy man heavily.

Wang Yang pointed at the sturdy man, who was beaten until his ears were ringing and his face was swollen, and scolded: "You two dog spies, sneaking across the border, and you dare to impersonate my Langya Wang clan!"

"What!" The squad leader widened his eyes, and all the soldiers were shocked!

"He's fake! He's not of the Langya Wang clan! He's an impersonator!" The youth shouted first.

"This little bastard is fake! Fake! Dog bastard! You dare to hit me! He's an impersonator!" The sturdy man roared crazily. If he hadn't been pressed to death by two soldiers, he would have rushed up to fight Wang Yang.

Wang Yang had four intentions in slapping them.

One was to take the opportunity of slapping them to do a secret thing, as for the specific content, it would be seen later.

Two was to delay the time for them to react with physical injury.

Three was to anger the two and reduce their logic and rational thinking ability.

Four was the most important! He wanted to settle a score with the two in front of everyone. Because in this way, the subsequent testimony of the youth and the sturdy man would look more like revenge for Wang Yang's slap, and the credibility and impact would be reduced.

Sure enough, their exposure didn't cause much of a sensation. The soldiers were more concerned about another question.

The squad leader asked: "What did the young master just say about spies, what spies? Could they really be northern spies?!"

Wang Yang stared at the squad leader, squinting slightly, as if investigating something, and asked: "Do you really not know?"

The squad leader felt a chill on his body: "I, what do I know?"

"Fart! What cup and dish! I don't even know what a cup and dish is! He's framing me! Don't believe him!"

"He's fake! He's not of the Langya Wang clan! He's not from this world at all! He's lying! Lying! You're idiots if you believe him!"

The youth and the sturdy man shouted with red eyes, hysterical.

Wang Yang said with a cold face: "Make them shut up first!"

The squad leader was anxious to clarify the matter of the northern spies and also disliked the noise of the youth and the sturdy man, so he gave his men a look. The soldiers hit the two in the abdomen with the knife hilt. The two let out a howl and were in so much pain that they couldn't straighten their waists. The youth was in pain and couldn't even speak, while the sturdy man was full of resentment, still not stopping:

"Fake! He's fake! He's an impersonator!"

Only the voice was much smaller.

Wang Yang said to the squad leader boldly: "Originally, with your status, you have no power to know this, but I need to use you now, so it doesn't matter if I tell you. The Luyang dispatch said that northern spies had infiltrated, so does it say how they infiltrated?"

The squad leader was confused: "It is said to be sneaking?"

Wang Yang gave a cold laugh: "They have people responding!"

The squad leader was shocked: "There are traitors?"

Wang Yang's eyes were bright, looking around at everyone: "Of course, they are in the army!"

The soldiers were stunned, and the squad leader was also confused, asking: "This... where does this start? Where did the young master get the news?"

Wang Yang looked at the squad leader, shook his head and smiled lightly: "This matter is of great importance, not something you should know. I was attacked on the road, and I am afraid it is also related to this matter. If you are not afraid of being silenced in the future, I can tell you now."

The soldiers' expressions all changed, and the squad leader hurriedly said: "No need, no need! Young master, please don't tell us! We are all soldiers, what do we know about these things!"

Wang Yang nodded: "After the attack, I met four people on the road and traveled with them. At night, I heard them talking in Hu language—"

The squad leader widened his eyes: "The young master actually understands Hu language?"

"Just so so."

"Ah?" Everyone was confused.

Wang Yang waved his hand, his face light and breezy: "Not worth mentioning." Since the era was the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties, the north was naturally Hu people.

Although he didn't understand Middle Ages Hu language, he could guess that English and Hu language were completely different. He speculated that these country soldiers should not have anyone who understood Hu language, and even if they did, it would be easy for him to find another excuse. Saying this English sentence was just to dazzle people and increase the mystery. And he deliberately said it fast and vaguely, just to leave the impression on others that he was very proficient.

The soldiers saw that Wang Yang could still speak Hu language and couldn't help but be more in awe of him.

The youth shouted: "That's English, you've been fooled! He's fake! I can speak it too! Fine thank you and you! This is English! Fake!"

The sturdy man was still struggling, roaring loudly: "This little bastard is not of the Langya Wang clan!! He's lying!! He's deceiving you! We are together!"

The two kept shouting, and the attention of several soldiers was attracted, and the squad leader also kept glancing at them.

Wang Yang knew they were suspicious, so he said:

"Consider yourselves lucky, you have made a contribution without knowing it. These two, including the two killed by you just now, are northern spies. You can cut off the cloth on the right sleeve of these two now, there is an identity secret mark on it, you will know as soon as you look."

He gestured with his hand to the specific position on the right arm.

The squad leader ordered: "Hurry up and do as the young master ordered!"

The soldiers cut off a piece of fabric from the right sleeve of the two with the tip of a knife and handed it to the squad leader. The squad leader turned it over and over: "This, there is nothing here!"

Wang Yang said contemptuously: "If you could see it so easily, it wouldn't be called a secret mark!"

He lifted his head and shouted with great momentum: "Someone, light a fire!"

The soldiers quickly piled up a simple small fire and lit it with fire stones. Wang Yang took the sleeve cloth and roasted it over the fire in turn, while the sturdy man and the youth kept cursing and desperately pointing out that Wang Yang's identity was fake.

"Alright, come and see." Wang Yang handed out the sleeve cloth calmly. The squad leader took it, and several soldiers gathered around.

On the sleeve cloth, where nothing could be seen before, a brown small circle appeared! ===== CHAPTER 6 =====