Now, all the Jianghu people present were eager to know the answer, because they were all afraid!
They would not have been afraid if it had been any other time. With their cultivation base, it was no big deal to take a few Deicide Bows head-on.
But what time was it now? They were exhausted from the battle, their cultivation base gone, and they were facing ten thousand Deicide Bows – ten thousand of them! …
What did it mean to shoot ten thousand arrows at once?
Did they not see that the assassins had turned into porcupines? Which one of these people had a lower cultivation base than them?
Fortunately, their doubts were quickly dispelled.
With a swoosh, a person appeared high in the sky, his robes fluttering in the wind. He was intimidating without being angry. It was Yutang's King Xiaoyao, Yun Xiaoyao.
"General Li? What is going on? " Yun Xiaoyao asked sternly, "I have promised the martial world heroes on behalf of Yutang officials that I will not participate in this matter. Why have you all appeared here now and killed so many people with Deicide Bows? General Li, you have to give me an explanation! Immediately! "
On the opposite side, General Li, who was leading the team, cupped his fists and said, "Please do not be angry, Your Highness. This lowly general is only following orders."
Yun Xiaoyao retorted angrily, "Following orders? Whose orders? "
General Li cupped his fists and said, "This lowly general has received His Highness's decree from the east palace. His Highness does not target the martial world heroes, so the original promise is still valid. However, these assassins are people who have done many evil deeds. None of them can be spared! "
Yun Xiaoyao's expression was dark as he said, "This doesn't make sense. Assassins are part of the martial world as well. It is unreasonable to target them like this!"
General Li said, "There is another reason for this. Does King Yun still remember that many of Yutang's officials were assassinated some time ago, including members of the royal family? These cases only happened after these assassins arrived. "
"These assassins are all murderers."
"His Highness has a clear understanding of the situation and discerned the cause. Although he can't confirm the hirer for now, it is a good thing as long as he can capture all the assassins in the world in one fell swoop. There will be less trouble in the future!"
"Removing the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron is to eliminate the danger and hidden dangers from the root. I hope that King Xiaoyao will not make things difficult for this lowly general. "
Yun Xiaoyao pondered and said, "No, the matters of the martial world shall be settled in the martial world. To take advantage of another's perilous state, to carry out a sneak attack, and to go back on your word, is not the behavior of a gentleman. This will not be allowed!"
General Li said, "The Emperor's order is as firm as a mountain, how can it be disobeyed? If King Yun wishes to stop us, you can remonstrate with His Highness the Crown Prince, but I still have to take action!"
Just as the two parties were in a stalemate and their words were becoming more and more indecisive, Yun Yang appeared in the sky with a flash of purple and hollered in a low voice, "General Li, we understand your intention of coming here, especially His Highness the crown prince's intention. However, the reality now was that all the assassins present were either dead or injured. At most, there were only a few left, and it was difficult for them to cause any more trouble. The heavens were merciful, so there was no need to kill them all. If I really go back on my word, it will damage His Majesty's reputation and my father's reputation greatly. Who will bear this loss? General Li?! "
General Li's expression became awkward, and his hesitation was obvious.
At this moment, everyone, including Hen Bieli, Hong Zhan, and the rest, felt a deep sense of gratitude towards Yun Yang, who was in the sky.
Who would've thought that it would be the person we wanted to kill who would speak up for us and save our lives at the very last moment when we were in a hopeless situation and could barely escape?
The feeling was a mixture of emotions that was hard to describe.
As for the martial world heroes who surrounded them, they too gave Yun Xiaoyao and his son a thumbs up.
A gentleman repaid kindness with kindness and repaid enmity with honesty; there was a clear bottom line. What the Yun Family had done was the real bottom line!
This was the textbook behavior of a gentleman!
This was the magnanimity of a great nation, the magnanimity of a great family!
He was indeed Yutang's King Xiaoyao!
He was indeed Yutang's Young Master Yun!
He was indeed graceful and charming.
General Li hesitated and murmured, "This …"
Yun Yang chuckled and said, "There's no smoke without fire, but the League of Assassins has been reduced from tens of thousands of assassins to only five people now, and they're all half-crippled and decadent characters. It's hard for them to achieve anything more. I believe that His Highness the crown prince won't blame you when he finds out. "
General Li was still in a difficult position as he said, "Since Your Highness and the young prince have said so, this lowly general has nothing else to say. It's useless to insist. However, even if the five of them are spared, the two maps … must be left behind so that this lowly general can give an explanation to His Highness the crown prince! "
Once he said this, Hen Bieli, Hong Zhan, and the other four assassins lifted their heads abruptly, the hatred in their eyes almost materializing.
What a beautiful way to put it. He didn't want to kill them all. He just wanted to leave some physical evidence and make an explanation. It seemed reasonable, but who couldn't hear the truth behind it? So this was the real reason!
The real reason was indeed here!
The martial world heroes outside burst into an uproar upon hearing his words. What are you talking about? Leave the dragonhide treasure map behind?
We've fought for so long, sacrificing hundreds of thousands of lives to wipe out ninety-nine percent of the League of Assassins. Now, you, who've been sitting on the sidelines and waiting for us to be exhausted, are going to intervene and leave it behind just because you say so?
If you really wanted it, why didn't you come out and snatch it earlier?
What's the meaning of coming out now?
How can you be so shameless?
If it weren't for Yutang's official decree, we would've f * cking run off to fight god knows where. How can we stay here?
You're obviously toying with us by playing this game now!
You don't just want to eat the meat, you don't even want to let the soup go.
Are you going to deal with all the spectators as well?
Are you going to play us to our deaths and wipe out the skilled cultivators of the martial world?
How can you be so ruthless?
It was obvious that the martial world's martial artists were overthinking things. Their paranoia was acting up due to the chaos in their hearts. With the martial world's current abilities, once they could no longer suppress the fear in their hearts and erupted in reverse, the entire Tiantang City would probably be destroyed. Honestly, there was no doubt that this was not a difficult matter for the martial world's manpower gathered in Tiantang City!
Just as everyone was filled with rage and fear, ready to fight with their lives at any time, Yun Yang spoke again. His tone was filled with displeasure, "General Li, you're wrong! Before this, my father has already asked for His Majesty's permission and opened the door for this incident. With His Majesty's own permission, no one from Yutang is allowed to participate in the martial world's turmoil, nor are they allowed to covet the two dragonhide treasure maps. There is no room for error. "
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