Fu Baoguo had been waiting for a few consecutive days, waiting for Supreme Wind to come and punish him!
However, Supreme Wind had never come.
He did not feel the slightest bit of luck in his heart. He knew clearly that even Jiang Zhong and He Hanqing, with their secretive identities, had not been spared. They had been captured and killed in various ways … Then, how could Supreme Wind not have found out about him?
He must have been exposed!
It was based on such a mentality that he had been thinking of ways to move his family in these few days, using all sorts of excuses to move his family, going out to visit friends and relatives, to make use of old connections, or to stay at a friend's house.
However …
Those who had been forcefully sent out by using their authority had gone missing, disappearing right outside the city.
This included his eldest son, daughter-in-law, and his youngest grandson.
Fu Baoguo knew that it was useless. All of his efforts were futile!
No matter how he struggled, it would be futile. An inescapable trap had already been laid around him!
It was destined that he could not escape.
Furthermore, Fu Baoguo did not want to escape either.
In the dead of the night, Fu Baoguo was dressed in military attire, wearing a helmet and armor.
He had heard an unusual sound that should not have appeared in the deep night.
At once, a touch of despair and relief appeared on his face.
It was the howling of the wind, like the gates of hell had been closed. Thousands of ghosts and vengeful spirits rushed out at the same time, dancing in the vast night sky, searching for their enemies to claim their lives!
"You're here!"
Fu Baoguo said softly. The expression on his face was indescribably complicated.
However, Fu Baoguo's words did not receive any response.
He seemed to have confirmed something as he walked out of the study. Although his pace was slow, it was filled with a sense of duty.
The clouds in the sky were as dark as ink. The cold wind in the air was like a knife.
His eyes were filled with desolation and sorrow.
Fu Baoguo came to the courtyard and stood still.
The cold wind brushed against his face, feeling a faint pain like an ice blade scraping against his bones.
He lifted his head and looked at the rolling clouds in the sky, his gaze peculiar.
A gust of wind descended from the sky, forming a tornado in front of him. Although this tornado was not abnormally large, it seemed to be able to connect the heavens and the earth. It was like a dragon swimming in the sky, soaring in the sky, connecting the heavens and the earth.
The guard on night duty saw this and shouted coldly, "Who is it? How dare you cause trouble in Marshal Fu's residence?! "
Fu Baoguo waved his hand and said, "All of you, stand down! Later, without my orders, no one is allowed to take a step closer to this courtyard! "
"Yes!"
Whoosh.
All the guards, all the personal guards, and all the experts in the mansion withdrew in an instant.
It was obvious that Fu Baoguo was also a talented general, the best choice of the moment. Once the military order was given, his words were the law, and his orders were strictly enforced. None of his subordinates dared to disobey, and they moved even faster!
The tornado slowly condensed in place, and a moment later, a stalwart figure slowly appeared in the wind. The tornado that lingered around the periphery was clearly still spinning and whistling, but this figure stood majestically in the tornado, motionless.
The silhouette's face, brows, nose, and mouth were all blurry to the naked eye, making it difficult to discern its features. Only the gaze was bone-chilling, as if it was staring into the depths of Fu Baoguo's soul.
As their gazes met, Fu Baoguo instinctively felt a shiver that came from deep within his bones.
The shadow in the wind sighed coldly, "Marshal Fu, this should be the last time I call you Marshal Fu. From now on, you don't deserve this title anymore."
Fu Baoguo chuckled bitterly and said bitterly, "Lord Supreme Wind is right. It's already a blessing from the heavens that I can still be called Marshal Fu at this juncture."
Yun Yang said faintly, "Fu Baoguo, I've come this time with the intention of ending the vengeance with the Four Seasons Tower. It's fated that we won't rest until one of us is dead, but I'm still willing to listen to your difficulties. Just based on your contributions to Yutang's military all these years, you have the right to speak your mind!"
Fu Baoguo was different from Yang Botao. He was the successor chosen by the old Grand Commandant Fang Qingtian, the next military powerhouse. Just based on his status and identity alone, he was above Yutang's northern troop's marshal, Tie Zheng, who was currently in the limelight.
For this person to be able to attain such a position, other than his outstanding military talent that allowed him to look down on the younger generation of Yutang's military, he had also made numerous military contributions. During his twenty years of military service, he had fought and killed for Yutang and fought in the north and south. He was almost the military's pillar after Yutang's three marshals, Qiu, Leng, and Fang, had left the battlefield and before Tie Zheng's rise!
If Yun Yang had not been certain that this person was up to no good, he would not have believed that this person had actually contributed to the Nine Supremes that day!
Even if the evidence was conclusive, Yun Yang was still willing to give Fu Baoguo a chance to reveal the reason for his betrayal of Yutang.
After all, based on Fu Baoguo's past military achievements, if he had wanted to destroy Yutang, he could have done so long ago. Any major battle that he had led, Yutang would have been destroyed as long as he had failed. There was no chance of survival.
Fu Baoguo clenched his fists tightly.
A conflicted expression appeared on his face. However, in the end, he helplessly let go of his hands and said desolately, "There's no need. There are too many people who have committed the most heinous crimes and they all have their own difficulties! Don't many people who have committed heinous crimes have their own personal reasons as well? How can treason be forgiven just because of one's own reasons? "
Yun Yang said coldly, "So you know all about it? Then why did you still do it? "
Yun Yang asked coldly. Fu Baoguo sucked in a deep breath and said, "I've already said that the reason isn't important, what's important is the result! I've been waiting for the same result, waiting for the Nine Supremes' judgment. Since I've committed the cause, why should I avoid the karmic retribution? "
Yun Yang's laughter was bone-chilling as he said calmly, "Fu Baoguo, you can say it so casually, but is your heart, is your person really so? If I hadn't appeared, would you have been able to wait for this judgment, this karmic retribution? "
Fu Baoguo's squarish face contorted into a menacing grimace.
"If all of the Nine Supremes were annihilated at Tianxuan Cliff that day, without a single survivor, Fu Baoguo, what you've done would be like a rock sinking into the ocean. Would you still say what you've just said?"
Yun Yang's voice grew colder.
Fu Baoguo did not speak, only hanging his head low.
"So, you've never thought of admitting your guilt!"
Yun Yang said coldly, "The reason you've admitted your guilt now, the reason you didn't escape or resist, is only because you're forced by the situation … because you know that there's only death for you now. You have nowhere else to go, there's only death!"
"This is the real reason why you've been waiting here quietly. It looks like you're waiting for a deserving punishment, for justice to be served, but in reality, it's just a passive choice that you've been forced to make!"
"Fu Baoguo, what you've done now only shows that you're a complete coward, nothing more!"
Yun Yang's voice was cold and icy; each word and sentence pierced into the depths of Fu Baoguo's heart.
His tall and sturdy body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Even his body that was as strong as a mountain seemed a little hunched as he said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, it's my grave sin that can't be redeemed even if I die a thousand times!"
Yun Yang said coldly, "You've been jumping up and down for the past few days, using all sorts of methods to send your family away. Fu Baoguo, is it because you know that your death is near and you want to settle for the next best thing, to protect your entire family?"
Fu Baoguo's mighty face was bleak as he said in a low voice, "Lord Supreme Wind, family shouldn't be harmed."
Yun Yang said coldly, "Then have you ever thought about the families of the brothers you've killed?"
Fu Baoguo's face paled at once.
Yun Yang gritted his teeth and said, "Then have you ever thought about our families?"
Fu Baoguo sighed dejectedly, "I've made a grave mistake, I have nothing to say."
He chuckled miserably, "Actually, from that day onwards, I've known that my sins are unpardonable, that there's no longer any innocence to speak of! Only death can release me. Now that this day has finally come, I can finally say that one of my burdens has been lifted. "
Yun Yang looked at this Board of War bigwig and heaved a long sigh in his heart.
He was still waiting, waiting for Fu Baoguo's explanation.
Among all the people who had colluded with the Four Seasons Tower up until now, Fu Baoguo was the only one whom Yun Yang really did not want to kill. Even if he did not take into account his past achievements in Yutang, he was also the one who truly had his own difficulties!
Although this reason was not particularly good, it was indeed worthy of forgiveness!
"During this period of time, I've been waking up from my nightmares every night. Even when I tell myself that I have my reasons, that I have my own difficulties, that this is not what I want."
Fu Baoguo said, "But … the grave mistake has been made. No matter what the reason, the result is the same. Any reason is an excuse. It's the same for me, the perpetrator, and even more so for the victim."
Fu Baoguo lowered his head and looked at the armor on his body. "This is my favorite armor. Since Lord Fang's body weakened and he summoned me back, I've hung this armor on the study wall."
"Perhaps I'll have to wait for a very long time, or perhaps I won't have the chance to wear it on the battlefield again. Now, I only have one request. I hope that Lord Supreme Wind will allow me to die wearing this armor? "
Fu Baoguo raised his head to look at Yun Yang and pleaded.
Yun Yang said coldly, "Do you think that you deserve to die wearing the Empire of Yutang's military armor?"
Fu Baoguo lowered his head and did not speak for a long while, but he began to tremble. Suddenly, he panted heavily and raised his head abruptly, growling as if he was about to explode, "Lord Supreme Wind, why do you have to be so stingy with such a small request? Do you know what I've been through? Do you know how I felt when I was controlled by the Art of Soul Shifting, the agony that I couldn't control myself? "
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