The moon spilled its cool light across the lands while a cold wind sent dirt and dust flying in the air.
Under the pale moonlight stood a solitary young woman of unearthly beauty.
Before her were four supreme grandmasters of China, their eyes shining brightly in the night.
The blades remained sheathed. The tension in the air was palpable.
Tang Yun, Ye Qing-Tian, Sword Saint...
Any one of them could take down an army of martial artists.
They were now gathered here.
One could almost taste the tension in the air.
Sword Saint's furious words lingered in the air. Yet, the young woman appeared oblivious to the questions of both Sword Saint and the King of Fighters. There was no hint of emotion on her face. She
appeared as dispassionate and cold as a statue.
"Sect Leader Tang Yun, please explain yourself. You owe us an explanation for what you did on our land,” Ye Qing-Tian, who had not said a word all this while, finally broke the silence.
Ye Qing-Tian should have kept his mouth shut because his words earned a glare from Tang Hao as soon as he said them. He jabbed Ye Qing-Tian hard in the back and whispered furiously at the man. "We know what happened. There's no need for an explanation. We're talking about a hundred thousand lives here. No explanation she can concoct will absolve her of her crime! Qing-Tian, you should remember your place and your duty. Don't let yourself be bewitched by her!"
Others might not know anything about Ye Qing-Tian's past dalliances but Tang Hao and the other supreme grandmasters were well aware of his history.
They simply couldn't believe that this old man still hadn't given up after all these
years.
Ye Qing-Tian's face darkened when he heard Tang Hao's words.
His lips twitched violently. He was ready to kill Tang Hao.
What had he done?
He had simply wanted to give Tang Yun a chance to explain herself.
Shouldn't they at least get to the bottom of things before meting out punishment?
Maybe Tang Yun hadn't killed these men and women.
"Alright, I know what I have to do." Ye Hing-Tian couldn't be bothered to get into an argument while they were in the presence of a beautiful young woman.
After replying Tang Hao with a casual remark, he continued questioning Tang Yun. "Sect Leader Tang Yun, we're not unreasonable men. We won't put you in the spot if you're not the one responsible for the catastrophe that just happened. However, I concur with Sword Saint. If you were the one who killed those hundred thousand people, we won't let you go scot free either! War God Castle isn't going to fear you because you're the sect leader of Chu Sect and the most powerful fighter on the Sky Ranking. China isn’t a nation you can push around!”
The leaders of the nation must guard its borders and lands with their lives!
The Chinese people had always been a proud people.
No matter how powerful their enemies were, they remained fearless and uncompromising. They showed no fear to their foes who would abuse and torment their fellow people.
Ye Qing-Tian and the other five supreme grandmasters had united the Chinese martial arts circle and founded War God Castle so that they could rebuild the Chinese martial arts circle!
Even at the height of its power, Chu Sect had failed to conquer the Chinese martial arts circle.
Ye Qing-Tian and the others naturally wouldn't waver even if they were going to face Tang Yun, the most powerful martial artist on the Sky Ranking.
But they wouldn't fight Tang Yun unless they were sure that she had been responsible for the disaster that had struck the town.
"I have only one question for you, Sect Leader Tang Yun. Are you responsible for the deaths of the hundred thousand men and women in Yanyang?”
The winds began to howl and tension grew heavy in the air as Ye Qing-Tian uttered those words.
The eyes of Mo Gu-Cheng, Tang Hao and Sword Saint fell on Tang Yun.
"Sect Leader Tang is the most powerful martial artist on the Sky Ranking and the leader of the most powerful sect in the world. You're known as the empress in the martial arts circle. Such a powerful and great woman would take responsibility for her actions, wouldn't she?” Mo Gu-Cheng's icy voice rang out before Tang Yun could say a word.
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