Amidst the snowstorm, the trees in the forest were covered in snow, their branches hanging low. From time to time, snow would fall from the branches of the trees.
In a small valley, the opposite mountain wall had been flattened like a huge tombstone.
In front of the mountain wall, there was a small grave that was also covered in snow. On the other side of the forest, the trees had their upper halves shaved off, leaving only half of the tree stump. It looked like it had been used as a marker.
A thin man dressed in white stood alone in front of the grave, his movements slow as he busied himself with something.
Yun Yang approached quietly.
His heart tightened.
Could it be that … Sister Lan was already … Was this person paying homage to her? This …
The man dressed in white was clearing the snow on the grave with his bare hands, not using any mystical Qi at all.
He was very, very meticulous in cleaning everything.
The snow was cleared away, revealing the yellowish-brown soil underneath.
He even carefully removed the withered grass on the mound bit by bit, clearing out the entire area around the mound, forming a lonely and unique landscape in the world of ice and snow.
Then, he stood there, not moving for a long time.
Yun Yang approached the area with his heart in his mouth, landing quietly on the snowy ground on the slope. He lowered his body, disappearing into the snow.
When he was sure that his breath, heartbeat, and deific consciousness were completely under control, he slowly lifted his head to look.
The silhouette in front of the grave was thin, his face pale and his temples graying. He did not look young anymore.
His grayish-white hair fluttered in the cold wind, his gaze bleak.
He was dressed in white, but he exuded a kind of icy coldness.
Yun Yang almost cried out.
This person was very familiar.
In fact, they had already exchanged blows many times.
The Four Seasons Tower, Venerable Lord Ice.
Yun Yang recalled many things at once.
Shui Wuyin's report – Four Seasons Tower's Venerable Lord Ice has entered Tiantang City in secret.
King Qinguang's report – Four Seasons Tower's Venerable Lord Ice's heart meridian has been broken by us.
…
Now, Venerable Lord Ice had appeared here.
Why?
Who was buried in this grave?
Yun Yang suddenly thought of Yang Botao.
Yutang's marshal.
His father was none other than Venerable Lord Ice.
The reason why Yang Botao had ended up like this was because of his father, Venerable Lord Ice!
The wind and snow were howling.
Venerable Lord Ice suddenly heaved a long sigh.
"Tao'er …" Venerable Lord Ice's voice was bleak. "I wonder if your wife down there … has she forgiven you?"
The wind howled, blowing Venerable Lord Ice's voice into pieces.
Yun Yang's heart leaped.
He was right beside Yang Botao when he died, but this …
But what was going on?
"Your father has let you down." Venerable Lord Ice seemed to have lost all his bones as he sat before the grave, his voice choking, "I'm sorry …"
"Since you were young, I never raised you. I never fulfilled any of the responsibilities of a father. It was your mother who brought you up. After you grew up, I didn't help you at all … You joined the army when you were young, and you fought for your whole life. You worked hard to get to where you are today. But … it was I who ruined your whole life …"
The tomb was silent.
Only the sorrowful voice of remorse could be heard in the wind.
"Did you ever blame your father when you were down there?"
"Sigh, it's impossible that you didn't …"
Venerable Lord Ice grabbed the frozen soil in front of the grave and covered his face, trembling as he wept soundlessly.
Yun Yang peeked over and saw two streaks of frozen tears falling from the side of Venerable Lord Ice's lips.
"Your father has regretted it …"
Venerable Lord Ice's voice was choked, almost inarticulate.
"If God were to give me a chance to start over … your father would destroy his own cultivation base and be an old man who doesn't have long to live in your home … So what if I don't have long to live? Isn't it better than anything else to have my son and daughter-in-law in front of me? What martial world domination? What invincible in the world … Those are all empty words. It's not as good as … offering me a cup of tea … "
"You're all living well without me … but once you've acknowledged me as your father, your family has been destroyed in an instant …"
Venerable Lord Ice sprawled on the ground, trembling.
"I regret it so much!"
"Why do I only understand when I'm fatally injured? Why do I only know regret when everything is irreversible? "
"I've been foolish … I've ruined the blissful days of our family."
In the snow, Venerable Lord Ice's tears flowed freely.
"I've separated you all with my own hands, I've buried our family with my own hands …"
"I've always thought that I'm the Four Seasons Tower's Venerable Lord Ice, that I'm the invincible God of Ice in the future … As long as we accomplish our goal, I'll be an eternal existence … I've never realized that I've been wrong …"
"That's why I forced you to commit a grave mistake, and for your father's sake … you lost everything."
"However, I'm severely injured now and I don't have long to live. Only then do I truly know what's the most valuable thing in this world! It's never my regret that I can't become the God of Ice, but my son, my family … "
Venerable Lord Ice's wailing voice shook in the wind. "God! Why – why did I come to this realization so late? My son had a bright future, a high position and power, he was loyal and devoted – he was a hero! A hero! Yet I've personally caused my son to be cursed for eternity! I've caused his entire life's work to be in vain! "
"My son didn't have a family since he was young. He had finally struggled to have a family but I, his father, have caused him to lose everything! Am I worthy to be a father? I'm not! … "
Venerable Lord Ice bawled loudly.
Perhaps, there was nothing to be concerned about in this barren mountain. Venerable Lord Ice's sobs were not concealed at all.
His voice was hoarse.
It was at this moment that a voice spoke leisurely, "Venerable Lord Ice, do you know why you've suddenly come to this realization now?"
The sobs stopped abruptly.
The entire heaven and earth turned into an austere silence at once.
Venerable Lord Ice's body froze abruptly.
He stood rooted to the spot like a statue.
He retracted his emotions swiftly.
A moment later, his chilling voice rang sonorously in the air, "Which friend has found this place? Please come out and let us have a good chat."
A smirk tugged at the corners of Yun Yang's lips.
Have a good chat?
What was there to talk about?
They would talk about life and death once they got out.
However, Yun Yang was not afraid.
His purple robes fluttered as he appeared before Venerable Lord Ice expressionlessly. He said faintly, "It's been a while. Has Venerable Lord Ice forgotten this old friend already?"
Venerable Lord Ice's pupils shrunk as he replied faintly, "So it's … Young Master Yun."
His eyes were filled with a cold killing intent that was slowly accumulating.
Yun Yang could feel that he had discovered Venerable Lord Ice's secret and had seen his weakest side with his own eyes.
A pinnacle expert like him could not tolerate it no matter what.
Therefore, although Venerable Lord Ice looked calm on the surface, he had already sentenced himself to death in his heart.
"So Venerable Lord Ice is actually Marshal Yang Botao's father." Yun Yang smirked coldly and said, "I didn't expect Yutang's heroic Marshal Yang to have such a father from the Four Seasons Tower. What a surprise."
Venerable Lord Ice shuddered and said, "Yang Botao is only my adopted son."
He paused and said hoarsely, "One of my many adopted sons. I like him, that's all."
Yun Yang smiled mockingly and said faintly, "Is that so?"
The casual tone had ignited all of Venerable Lord Ice's rage. He exploded as he straightened himself and glared at Yun Yang, saying sternly, "What does it have to do with you whether I am or not? Yun Yang, do you think you can leave here alive today? "
Yun Yang smiled eerily and said, "Whether I am or not has nothing to do with me. I'm not interested to know either! However, whether I can leave here alive today isn't something that an old bastard like you who framed your own son can decide! "
These words pierced the pain in Venerable Lord Ice's heart. He howled, his hair and beard standing on end as he cried out shrilly, "What did you say?"
Yun Yang replied coldly, "Are you deaf? Are you really old? "
The wind howled as Venerable Lord Ice hollered, "You're seeking death!"
His body suddenly turned into a whirlwind amidst the snowstorm, charging towards Yun Yang without a care for his life.
Yun Yang did not evade, standing tall like a mountain as he asked faintly, "Do you have the Nine-Beam Rainbow Herb? I'd like to take a look. "
Venerable Lord Ice, who was charging over, froze in midair as his expression changed instantly, as if a bolt of lightning had struck his head.
With a wail, he spat out a mouthful of blood in midair and actually stopped in midair, crying out shrilly, "Who are you? What do you know?! "
His voice was like an owl's, almost unearthly to those who heard it.
The Nine-Beam Rainbow Herb.
That was the biggest lie he had ever done to his son!
It was also the eternal remorse in Venerable Lord Ice's heart!
Yun Yang lifted his head slowly and looked at Venerable Lord Ice opposite him, saying faintly, "I was by Yang Botao's side when he died!"
With a swoosh, Venerable Lord Ice suddenly fell from the sky, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he stared at Yun Yang. "What did you say?"
Yun Yang was unfazed as he said, "Yang Botao even said a lot to me in the end!"
Venerable Lord Ice trembled.
His aura and murderous intent dissipated in an instant. His eyes were glued to Yun Yang's face, his lips quivering.
He had yet to plead, but the look in his eyes was close to pleading.
Yun Yang looked at Venerable Lord Ice coldly.
He uttered word by word, "I know everything!"
"I don't believe it!"
Venerable Lord Ice roared in a frenzy.
Yun Yang did not speak, only looking at him quietly.
He knew that Venerable Lord Ice had long believed him. What he said now was just a subconscious act of stubbornness.
"You don't believe me?" Yun Yang asked calmly.
Venerable Lord Ice's gaze was unfocused as he trembled.
Yun Yang said faintly, "Since you don't believe me, I won't say it."
Venerable Lord Ice took a step forward and said angrily, "Tell me! What did he say before he died? "
Yun Yang looked at him coldly and said coldly, "Are you … begging me?"
Begging?
The word had never appeared in Venerable Lord Ice's life.
Hearing it now, he was instinctively enraged. "You!"
Yun Yang clasped his hands behind his back and narrowed his eyes, saying, "Why? Other than framing your own son and destroying his family, don't you know anything else? Don't you even know how to ask for help? "
Venerable Lord Ice glared at him, his breathing ragged.
Yun Yang said indifferently, "Not only do I know about the Nine-Beam Rainbow Herb, I also know that it's to fight against the Nine Supremes. I also know that this is Yang Botao's father's plot and what Yang Botao said. I also know the greatest regret of a famous marshal of his generation. I know a lot more."
He smiled. His voice was calm, but it revealed endless cruelty. "I know all of this. However, unless someone kneels in front of me and begs me, I won't say it. "
"Kneel in front of you and beg you?" Venerable Lord Ice was enraged, almost losing his mind. "Dream on!"
Yun Yang nodded. "Yes, so I'm going to dream now. You can continue crying here. Right, this is Yang Botao's cenotaph, isn't it? What's buried here? Why don't I know what else Yang Botao left behind? "
Venerable Lord Ice looked like he wanted to swallow Yun Yang whole.
However, Yun Yang was not bothered at all. He smiled faintly and said, "Farewell!"
He turned to leave.
"Stop right there!" Venerable Lord Ice was already in front of Yun Yang in a flash, his hand raised high with snow and ice.
Yun Yang's gaze was calm, he did not resist. "If I fight you now, you're not my opponent. However, even if I don't retaliate, do you dare kill me?"
Venerable Lord Ice was panting heavily.
"If you kill me, no one in this world will know about it."
Yun Yang looked at Venerable Lord Ice with clear eyes.
Venerable Lord Ice's gaze was enraged and frenzied, but it slowly turned to worry, fear, confusion and listlessness.
Yun Yang was just inches away from him and he did not resist at all.
He could kill Venerable Lord Ice with a raise of his hand.
However, Venerable Lord Ice's hand would not move no matter what.
Yun Yang said faintly, "I don't want to force you. You look like a pitiful father now, wanting to know what your son said before he died. Logically speaking, I should fulfill your wish."
"According to human emotions, I shouldn't make things difficult for you."
Yun Yang said coldly, "If it were someone else's father, I'd tell him word for word. Even if he's vicious, even if he's guilty … it doesn't matter. I won't keep this last piece of information from him."
"But you can't!"
Yun Yang's gaze was abruptly filled with deep disgust and hatred.
The vengeance of the Nine Supremes brothers.
The hatred of countless warriors.
The tragedy of Yang Botao's life.
Yun Yang's heart wrenched. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he cried out hoarsely, "Kneel! Beg me! "
… …
"I'm really sorry for the late update. There's really something, I can't help it.
At most two to three days later, everything will settle down and I'll apologize to everyone.
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