If looks could kill, then Yang Botao would have already been minced into a thousand pieces and dismembered!
Yang Botao's face was ashen but he was no better than a dead man. Since the moment Supreme Wind had appeared, he knew that he was done for. Any hope he had was in vain.
Supreme Wind would rather put himself in danger in order to kill him first!
Such staunchness and uncompromising attitude were eye-catching.
Heroic and heroic, with no regrets in their hearts. Whatever they want to do, whatever they must do, that has always been the case!
"Why? I have nothing to say. "
Yang Botao sucked in a soft breath and chuckled bitterly. Lifting his head to look at Supreme Wind who was on top of the flagpole, he said hoarsely, "I know that an apology can hardly mean anything but I still have to say it – I'm sorry!"
A cold smile hung on his face behind the mask.
The lives of eight hundred and eight brothers!
An apology?
Your 'sorry' is really amazing!
"Yang Botao, you've been blessed by the emperor. You joined the army when you were young, fighting on the battlefield, going through hundreds of battles and achieving the rank of marshal. These are all facts, they can't be erased and I have no intention of doing so."
Supreme Wind's voice carried a sonorous tone amidst the chilly wind. "I wonder if Marshal Yang still remembers the saying that has been passed down in Yutang's army for years – live as Yutang's man, die as Yutang's soul!"
Below, there was only silence.
All the soldiers had a calm look on their faces.
"I'm not willing to erase Marshal Yang's past achievements because I believe that Marshal Yang has carried out this saying before!"
Supreme Wind's tone was thick with confusion. "But it's because of this that I'm even more puzzled. Why? No matter how you look at it, you have no reason to betray us! How can a mere apology be enough to end this karma? "
Yang Botao chuckled bitterly. "Other than being sorry, I have nothing else to say. I have nothing else to explain to Lord Supreme Wind."
He took a deep breath.
Standing up, he said loudly, "Since it has come to this today, any excuses are meaningless. I'm a man, I dare to take responsibility for what I've done. I was the one who did what happened back then!"
Yang Botao hadn't finished speaking when curses and curses sounded out from below, and words of resentment rose and fell without end.
Yang Botao wanted to continue but a voice suddenly hollered, "Do it!"
His voice was still ringing in his ears when three silhouettes that were faster than lightning leaped up from three different directions, heading straight for Supreme Wind who was on the flagpole. On the high platform, two faint silhouettes flew up as well, hollering, "How dare you, you scoundrel!"
At the same time, there were dozens of people who suddenly rushed towards the high platform like ferocious tigers. These people were originally scattered in all directions. This action, other than being impressive, also affected the surrounding commoners who were rushing towards the high platform. The commoners who bore the brunt of these people's powerful impact were either knocked away, injured in the sinews or bones, or killed in the most serious cases. The number of casualties was great.
Tie Zheng who had been paying attention to the stage roared, raising his twenty-four feet long saber as he rushed over. Yang Botao, with his, his eyes were red.
The soldiers of the three armies who were also on guard moved at the same time, responding immediately.
Yun Yang stood on the flagpole, facing attacks from all directions, but he was unfazed. He had a plan for coming here today. There was no doubt that he would encounter danger here. There was no doubt that he would encounter danger to his life, however.
When he confirmed that the public trial would be held in Tiantang Square, he was even more certain of what was going on.
Even if the Four Seasons Tower's forces could set up layers of traps under the stage, as long as he was on the flagpole and had made preparations beforehand, the enemy would not be able to do anything to him, no matter how many tricks they had up their sleeves.
As long as he did not land on his own, everything would be fine. Life and death would not be involved!
Initially, everything was within his calculations, but when he saw Yang Botao bear all the blame so readily, Yun Yang could not help but sigh.
It looked like his plan to use Yang Botao's momentum to drag Jiang Zhong and Fu Baoguo out together was going to be in vain.
Yun Yang could see clearly that when Yang Botao stood up, he was already looking like he was ready to die. With his demeanor, he was most likely going to commit suicide right after he was done speaking, cutting off all clues.
This was not an outcome that Yun Yang was happy to see. This way, he would lose the possibility of pursuing the other traitors head-on. What happened next, however, was beyond Yun Yang's expectations.
With Yang Botao's death, the investigation of the traitors had come to an end, and the protection of the other traitors was in line with the Four Seasons Tower's interests. However, the Four Seasons Tower's men had acted ahead of time, surrounding Yun Yang from all directions to ambush him!
Yun Yang's thoughts raced, his mind jolting. "How could this be? Has the Four Seasons Tower still not given up on Yang Botao?"
Before Yun Yang could think about it, the three silhouettes who had attacked first had already arrived at lightning speed.
Yun Yang snorted. His illusory silhouette struck out with his saber, and a dazzling saber gleam appeared out of nowhere.
The Divine Edge, struck!
One style, two styles, struck at the same time!
The saber was merciless, the Ultimate Saber was chilling, beheading the enemy!
The Dao was merciless, heaven's reincarnation, who would the heavens spare?
Two rays of saber light spilled out, engulfing the incoming enemies.
The three silhouettes who were the first to pounce had cold glints in their hands; they did not evade, but attacked head-on.
It was obvious that the three of them did not take Yun Yang's strike seriously at all. They intended to break it and win, then kill Supreme Wind of the Nine Supremes in a single strike.
However, at the next moment …
The saber light that had been swiftly dispelled and even broken through, as expected, did not change at all. It maintained its original trajectory, completely ignoring the resistance that they had unleashed. The golden saber light and palm force that they had unleashed were completely ineffective, as if they did not exist at all.
Only the saber light could be seen increasing in intensity.
The three of them saw an unprecedented killing intent suddenly appearing in front of them, but they all shouted loudly in unison. Their bodies that were moving at an incredible speed were like ghosts swapping places with each other in the air.
The three of them were in the midst of a high-speed charge in midair; it was not something that could be compared to moving on the ground. Although the three of them had only used Shifting Shadows to support each other once, their true cultivation base had already been exposed!
They were pinnacle experts who possessed Tenth Perfection.
The ability of any one of these three people was not inferior to Dayuan's legend, Liang Yunqi, the Dragon of Clouds, who had perished in the Residence of Nine Supremes!
With such a lineup, it would be more than enough to assassinate the monarch of a country!
However, they were not in a good state at the moment. There was a lot of fresh blood dripping from the three of them, as well as the pained moans from the three of them.
Yun Yang's one style and two styles had successfully injured the three experts. He sighed inwardly as he succeeded. His one and two styles had taken advantage of the opponents' carelessness and the unparalleled sharpness of the saber in his hand, but he could only injure them and not kill them. After all, the difference in their cultivation base was too great; he had the will but not the strength!
Thinking deeper, if the three people before him had not underestimated the enemy and had been prepared, not only would they have had the chance to avoid being injured, they would have even had the chance to counterattack!
"What saber is this?" One of them blurted out.
The reason why the three of them had failed was because of Yun Yang's Divine Edge, which was marvelous, but the main reason was that the Divine Edge was too sharp. Not only was it enough to compensate for Yun Yang's lack of cultivation base, it had also broken through the trio's mystical Qi defense without any hindrance. How could the three of them not be shocked? They knew that this was not the time to ask questions, but they could not help asking anyway.
"A saber that kills!"
It was not Yun Yang's reply, but the two elders who had charged up behind the trio. Both of them were dressed in loose robes with wide sleeves, their faces unsophisticated. They had actually interfered in between Yun Yang and the trio and attacked without any warning!
The two of them had stopped the Four Seasons Tower's three superb experts and were fighting in the air.
Although the three superb experts from the Four Seasons Tower were injured, their actual abilities were not greatly diminished. The two elders who had come later had forcefully stopped the trio. Although it was two against three, they were not at a disadvantage. This at least meant that these two men were at least of a similar level!
On the other side, the Four Seasons Tower's men had knocked Yang Botao out at once and carried him on their backs. However, they could not simply charge out. Putting aside the fact that Tie Zheng was already charging forward with his target locked on Yang Botao, it was already difficult for Yutang's four armies to break through the encirclement. The person who had knocked Yang Botao out had obviously planned this. Even if Yun Yang wanted to stop him, he was too far away, unable to do so.
"Catch!" The person tossed Yang Botao out like a whirlwind.
The Deicide Bow archer was already on standby, but the unexpected turn of events had happened. The speed at which the opponent had tossed Yang Botao out was too fast. Even with the Deicide Bow archer's reflexes, he did not manage to shoot in time. After all, the stage was surrounded by citizens. If the sniper's arrow did not work, it would definitely affect the crowd below.
At this moment, Yang Botao's body was already more than a hundred feet away. His momentum gradually slowed down, but he saw a person suddenly jump out from the crowd and catch his body. Then, with a forceful push, this body of more than two hundred kilograms was once again sent flying like an arrow.
This time, however, Yang Botao's luck was no longer on his side.
Swoosh!
A cold, black shadow flashed past as a string of blood splattered in the air.
Those with better eyesight looked over and saw that it was a mystical steel arrow that had pierced through Yang Botao's thigh.
The Deicide Bow archers were not to be trifled with. Due to the sudden turn of events and the concern of accidentally injuring the citizens, they could not shoot at once. However, how could such an escape mode be repeated? One of the Deicide Bow archers who was closer fired a shot. The arrow hit, but it was a pity that it only hit the thigh and did not take his life.
However, another silhouette appeared on the other side. As he caught Yang Botao, he hurled him out once more.
Tie Zheng roared and pushed the people around him away. He leaped onto the stage and howled, "Yang Botao!"
The bow in his hand was already nocked with an arrow. Looking down from above, it was a soul-chasing arrow!
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