At this time, Jiang Zhao's heartbeat accelerated, his pupils contracted slightly, and his fingers trembled slightly.
He originally wanted to show off in front of his friends today, but unexpectedly, he would run into a Holy Silver Knight, which made him feel like he had kicked a super alloy armor.
No matter how arrogant Jiang Zhao was, he knew that there was a difference between the son of a Holy Silver Knight and a Holy Silver Knight himself, and there was no comparison between them.
It can be said that even if the Holy Silver Knight twisted off his head now, Jiang Zhao believed that the church would not interfere too much and at most would ask the Holy Silver Knight to make some symbolic compensation.
But no matter how much compensation he gets, it will be useless. He is dead anyway, so no matter how much compensation he gets, it has nothing to do with him.
Although Jiang Zhao was not convinced, the reality was just that. After all, every Holy Silver Knight was of Heavenly Rank, and even in the War Church, which was known for its deepest foundation, all the Heavenly Ranks added together would not be too many.
Therefore, every celestial being is a valuable asset to the church.
There are very few Heavenly Ranks, but a Holy Silver Knight can have many children. Jiang Zhao has four brothers and five sisters, but he has the greatest potential among these brothers and sisters, so he is particularly valued.
But Jiang Zhao believed that his father Jiang Changge would not offend another Holy Silver Knight for his sake, let alone avenge him.
After all, the life form of the Heavenly Stage has changed. Their lifespan has been extended at least several times. The long lifespan allows them to raise more children instead of seeking revenge for one of them.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhao covered his face, lowered his head and dared not look at Tianyang again. He turned around dejectedly and was about to leave.
But at this time, the Holy Silver Knight spoke again: "Wait."
Jiang Zhao shuddered, turned around quickly, lowered his head and said, "My Lord, what do you want me to do?"
The faces of the young men he brought with him changed drastically. They couldn't believe that Jiang Zhao, who was so arrogant in their circle, had lost all his arrogance today and actually called a young man who was almost the same age as himself "Sir".
After all, according to their understanding of Jiang Zhao, after being slapped, Jiang Zhao should have called the guards to beat that man up to vent his anger, which was the right thing to do.
But now...
Suddenly, they were all terrified, especially the fat young man, who now wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into so as not to fall into the eyes of that adult.
After all, even Jiang Zhao couldn't afford to offend him, let alone the fat young man.
However, they still overestimated themselves.
You have to know that with Tianyang's current status and position, how could he bother with them? He would just teach them a lesson. Unless they are blind and insist on coming forward to get killed, Tianyang has no interest in causing trouble for them.
He called Jiang Zhao for another reason.
"What was the name of the man from the Westland who challenged your father?"
When Jiang Zhao heard this, he thought that Tian Yang was of the same blood and wanted to cause trouble for that person, so he quickly replied: "His name is Lei Fu, sir, he is just an old man, and he is an ungrateful person. He..."
Suddenly, Jiang Zhao felt a chill all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He felt a murderous aura flowing around him, and then he heard Tian Yang say indifferently: "Just answer my questions, don't waste my time."
Jiang Zhao quickly said yes.
Then Wen Tianyang said again: "Do you know where the old man is now?"
"He... this..." Jiang Zhao didn't know where the other party was, nor did he care, so he felt troubled.
But the white
The fat young man shrank back and said, "I know."
Tianyang couldn't help but look at him and said "Oh".
The fat white young man secretly asked someone to investigate the whereabouts of the challenger, originally to please Jiang Zhao. Now when Tianyang asked about it, Jiang Zhao couldn't tell the answer, so he told it out.
"Take me with you for a walk." Tian Yang said to the fat young man without giving him any chance to refuse. Then he told Xun and the others and let the fat young man lead the way out of the hotel.
After wandering around the city for a while, the fat young man finally led Tianyang to a neighborhood with lower buildings. The buildings here were obviously not so bright. Although they were also sloping-roof buildings with red walls and yellow tiles, the exterior walls of these buildings were mostly peeling off, and the walls were not vermilion, but more dark red.
The streets were fairly spacious, but there were few pedestrians and even fewer vehicles. Instead, there were many children, who shuttled through the streets and alleys like the breeze, leaving behind bursts of cheerful laughter.
Tianyang feels quiet and peaceful here.
"Sir, this is the earliest neighborhood of the fortress. With the expansion of the fortress, most people have moved out. Only some poor people still live here."
The fat white young man said this, and noticed Tianyang's unhappy look, so he quickly swallowed back the more unpleasant words that followed, and said instead: "That old... old gentleman lives here, in a dilapidated house not far ahead."
Broken house
Tianyang didn't think that Lei Fu, who was once the chairman of the Thunder Council, would not be able to afford to stay in a hotel and settle in a shabby house. It was very likely that that was his old residence.
In other words, the thunder cauldron came from Zhulian Fort
With doubts in mind, Tianyang walked with his hands behind his back and followed the fat white young man to a dilapidated building. The red building was leaking everywhere, the door frame was deformed, and it looked like it would collapse at any time.
But when Tianyang arrived, he felt an aura emerge inside for a moment and then disappear in an instant.
"You can go back now."
After Tianyang finished speaking, without even looking at the fat young man, he walked up the stairs, pushed open a wooden door that had been eroded by wind and rain and had many holes in it, and entered a small courtyard overgrown with weeds.
In the lobby of the main building behind the courtyard, Tianyang saw a figure standing with his back to the gate, looking up at a wall, as if in a daze.
Just by looking at the back, Tianyang recognized Lei Fu. He also knew that Lei Fu had already noticed his guest, so he crossed the courtyard and entered the hall.
After entering the hall, Tian Yang saw that on the wall Lei Fu was looking at were several photo frames with faded photos inside, including family photos and individual photos.
At this time, Lei Fu raised his hand, pointed to a photo of a little girl and said, "That's my daughter."
The little girl was about the same age as Xitong, with a bright smile on her chubby face. Unfortunately, the color of the photo has faded, and some parts of the picture are blurry and not very clear.
Lei Fu continued, "When I was young, I had a bad temper and was very self-righteous. I always thought that no one could be better than me. After I got married and had children, my temper became less severe, but it was limited, which laid the seeds for disaster later."
"Once in the Reverse Realm, a team I led went to great lengths to severely injure a middle-class black civilian. Just when we were about to gain something, someone got the better of us and dealt us a fatal blow."
"As a result, the materials left behind by the black man after his death were also snatched away by that person. Of course, I was not convinced and went forward to argue with him, but I was scolded. From then on, I remembered that person's name."
"His name is Jiang Changge, and he was a priest of the War Church at the time."
"After I returned to the fortress and recovered from my injuries, I went to the War Church to argue. Finally, the church gave me a chance to duel with Jiang Changge. If I won, Jiang Changge would be kicked out of the church, and I would replace him as the Holy Temple."
"I agreed, and guess what happened?"
Tianyang looked at the photos on the wall and had a vague guess, but he just shook his head.
Lei Fu chuckled: "It's also my fault that I was young and didn't see clearly at the time. The church gave me this opportunity because they wanted to save face. But they can't let Jiang Changge lose no matter what, because if he loses, it's like slapping the church in the face."
"So when Jiang Changge and I were fighting, the church captured my wife and children, and threatened me to admit defeat during the duel, otherwise I would never see my wife and children again."
"I had no choice but to admit defeat, and was stabbed through the chest by Jiang Changge, and kicked off the duel arena. My old brothers fought hard to pull me back from the hands of death, but when I woke up, I learned that my wife and children were already dead."
"When they came to arrest people, my daughter bit the hand of a church member, and he slapped her to death. My wife resisted in anger and was also killed on the spot. When I was injured and unconscious, the church wanted to silence me. Four of my brothers died before they rescued me from Zhulian Fort."
"From then on, my family was destroyed and there was no place for me to stay in the Central Continent. That's why I ended up in the Western Continent and went to the Waste Gathering City."
Tian Yang clenched his fists lightly and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Changge is already a Holy Silver Knight."
"Yes, he is already a Holy Silver Knight, a Heavenly Rank." Lei Fu finally turned around, a flash of lightning in his eyes, "This is how the world is. Some people destroy the families of others, but not only are they not hurt at all, but they are also very lucky, rising step by step, climbing to the top, and covering the sky with one hand."
“And some people, even if they are very careful and never make any mistakes, live like ants.”
"Chairman Tianyang, tell me, are you willing to accept this fate?"
Without waiting for Tianyang to answer, the old man said calmly: "I don't accept it. Even after so many years, I still don't accept it, so I came back here to settle things with Jiang Changge."
“No one can stop this.”
Tianyang exhaled lightly, looked at the old man and said, "I never thought of stopping you."
"I just came to see you one last time."
Tianyang knew that no matter the outcome of tomorrow's battle, he would never see Lei Fu again.
Then he added: "Tomorrow, you will get a fair fight. This is the only thing I can do for you."
After saying that, Tianyang said nothing more, walked out of the hall, and left the dilapidated house.
Lei Fu chuckled and said softly, "Thank you."
The old man turned around and looked at the photo frames on the wall again without saying a word.
... ...
The next morning, Tianyang woke up early, changed his clothes and washed up. After having breakfast, he took Xun and others and Mo Ya to the grandstand on the top floor of the hotel.
Looking down from here, you can see the 'Zhutian Arena' next to it. It is an aerial arena located in mid-air, more than 20 meters above the ground. It is vermilion in color, has no fences, and is completely open.
Another feature of this mid-air arena is that there is no audience seat, so the duelists can focus on the fight without being affected by anything. As for the spectators, they can either book a room on the top floor early like Tianyang and his friends, and then watch the fight from the hotel's grandstand.
Otherwise, you can only watch the whole process through various electronic devices.