Chen Yang never considered himself a good person, let alone a saint.
If no one offends , I won't offend anyone. If soone bullies relentlessly, then excuse , but I will personally take up my sword and turn their world upside down. To put it precisely, he sought a state of clear conscience.
Faced with an overwhelming barrage of accusations, Chen Yang would naturally reflect deeply and even resign if they were fair, just, and sought the truth. But if they were just false labels with ulterior motives, why should he spare them any consideration?
As for his capabilities, wasn't the battle outside Hanyun Valley enough proof?
So people simply must be killed when the ti cos. No further discussion is needed.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.
Chen Yang's Death Order made this usually high-and-mighty old general instinctively stumble back several paces, his face turning as pale as paper.
His prestige was so imnse. On any other day, who wouldn't respectfully call him Elder Ye? Who wouldn't bend over backward to curry favor with him? Yet today, he was being called a dog and was about to be executed on the spot?
Suddenly, the vast area fell deathly silent.
How could any of the distinguished figures present compare to the War God of the State standing before them? The overwhelming killing intent alone seed to turn their exhaled breath into ice crystals.
Truly worthy of being an indomitable general who has fought a hundred battles. We, on the other hand, are just schers skilled in mind gas—utterly insignificant by comparison.
Ye Kuan took two deep, shaky breaths and forced himself to say, "I rely questioned you, and for that, you want to kill ? If you can't even tolerate a shred of dissent, you are unworthy of the title War God of the State!"
"Have you forgotten about being used as soone's pawn?" Yang Hu asked with great interest.
Ye Kuan: "..."
He finally understood. These two had thoroughly uncovered every last one of his secrets.
"Hmph!"
Ye Kuan forcefully suppressed his trembling and chastised coldly, "Even if I am truly at fault, it is not your place to punish ! If you dare to carry out an extrajudicial execution, have you considered the consequences?"
With that, Ye Kuan took a few steps forward. "All of you, step aside. I'm going to the Elders' Court."
Chen Yang shot him a dismissive glance but said nothing, rely staring at him. His piercing, tiger-like eyes seed powerful enough to shake the universe, chilling everyone to the bone.
Ye Kuan's body suddenly froze. He gasped involuntarily, his legs feeling as if they were filled with lead, weighing more than ten thousand catties.
By the ti he ca to his senses, Chen Yang had already turned and was leaving at a leisurely pace.
Even though the man was already far away, his intimidating presence still perated the entire scene.
"All units!" Ji Ping drew his sword and commanded indifferently, "Kill!"
Ye Kuan: "..."
Everyone: "..."
「Half an hour later.」
The estate was sealed and confiscated by the state.
The news of Ye Kuan's execution naturally spread, instantly stirring up a titanic wave of controversy.
"Elder Ye Kuan, who was wholeheartedly and diligently devoted to the people, had his entire clan slaughtered?"
"Elder Ye was nearly seventy. He should have been enjoying a peaceful life. How could sothing like this happen to him? Wasn't that man a bit too excessive?"
"If he's acting this arrogant because of his achievents, I doubt he'll be able to win over the public!"
"..."
In an instant, a clamor of regret and condemnation filled the air.
Riding this wave of public opinion, those connected to the Shanxiang Club and Ye Kuan's disciples all jumped out to fan the flas. They declared their intention to go to the Elders' Court and demand justice.
Vindicate the good man and punish the wicked.
As the outcry fernted, so even began to organize marches with banners, their destination the Elders' Court. They were determined to bring the madman who repeatedly killed his own people to justice.
"He can't tolerate the slightest dissenting voice? That's not a hero, that's a complete thug! Credit is credit, and fault is fault. Rewards and punishnts must be distinct; you can't conflate the two."
"Just because Elder Ye voiced his opposition a few days ago, he slaughtered the man's entire clan? That's not the kind of person we want."
The calls for his condemnation were overwhelming, seeming to blot out the sky.
Despite the Elders' Court promptly publishing the cris Ye Kuan had committed over the years, it failed to quell the public's fury. Instead, the Elders' Court itself was dragged into the mire.
Their evidence was imdiately dismissed with accusations of harboring a criminal and lodging trumped-up charges.
Most significantly, Ye Kuan's own Chenlong Martial District erupted in a complete uproar. It was as if a million of its soldiers were ready to lay down their armor and march on the Elders' Court to demand an explanation.
「Two days later.」
A representative from the Chenlong Martial District nad Zhao Xian personally traveled to Cangyun City, vested with full authority from the entire district to handle Ye Kuan's affairs.
"They all say Ye Kuan was selfless and a National Scholar without equal. Fine, then present these magnificent achievents for everyone to see. Relying on re talk is useless."
After two days of silence, the War God of the State made a public statent. "If this is about manipulating public opinion to escalate the situation for ulterior motives and to cover up Ye Kuan's cris, I will see this through to the very end."
"However, if this Ye Kuan was truly as the people say—wholeheartedly devoted to the public, his righteousness eternal—then I, the War God of the State, will take my own life before the people."
As soon as these words were spoken, the public outcry ca to an abrupt halt.
And Zhao Xian, on whom countless people had pinned their hopes, reportedly turned his convoy around mid-journey and returned to the Chenlong Martial District.
All at once, the entire world fell silent.
「The next day.」
The Chenlong Martial District issued a statent, articulating very clearly that Ye Kuan's actions had nothing whatsoever to do with the Chenlong Martial District.
Everyone: "..."
This short statent was incredibly profound.
Did it not indirectly confirm that Ye Kuan was two-faced? A saint in public, a devil in private?
As for those who had been the loudest in their protests, those who had been close to Ye Kuan, they all fell silent and vanished from sight.
At this point, wasn't the truth as clear as day to everyone?
After all, the last ti he executed a general on the battlefield, it was because Jiang Hong had lost his humanity and tried to use fifty thousand n as bait.
Now that Ye Kuan had been killed, it was most likely for so other unforgivable reason.
Riding this new tide of public opinion, the Elders' Court, in coordination with other departnts, struck like lightning. With stunning speed, they dismantled several interest groups.
The Shanxiang Club collapsed almost imdiately.
What was once hindered by various constraints now proceeded as a matter of course.
Anyone object?
Fine, here is the address of the War God of the State. Go take it up with him.
Too scared?
Then just shut your mouth!
"This War God of the State is truly swift and decisive in his actions! However, this has undeniably placed him in the eye of the storm. I fear countless people now see him as a thorn in their side!"
"Such forceful thods are unavoidable. Besides, only through such ans can order be restored from chaos for the benefit of the masses."
"Thinking about it now, the 'of the State' part in 'War God of the State' perhaps doesn't just an guarding the borders."
Public opinion had completely reversed.
What everyone now pondered was how the War God of the State had shouldered everything by himself. May he endure forever!
Looking back through the annals of history, this is the way of the pioneer: to be bold and decisive, fearless and unyielding, always forging ahead.
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