boyutpedia Chapter 45: Slaying Ouyang Feng, a Test of Chivalry Against the Path of Kingship
Chapter 45: Slaying Ouyang Feng, a Test of Chivalry Against the Path of Kingship
Under the moonlight, Yang Kang sat alone in his tent.
A strange black figure suddenly flew in from outside the tent and attacked Yang Kang directly.
Yang Kang instinctively pinched it between two fingers, and the dark shadow instantly transformed into a black venomous snake, coiling around his hand and opening its mouth to bite him.
His inner energy surged forth, instantly turning the venomous snake into a pool of blood.
In an instant, a sinister figure burst forth from the ground, moving like a ghost, and struck Yang Kang's temple with a wooden staff.
Yang Kang dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the long-prepared sneak attack in the blink of an eye, and then kicked the attacker away.
Yang Kang did not hold back with this kick. With his current strength, an ordinary person would be instantly turned into a pile of minced meat by this kick.
The man was completely unharmed; he simply rolled on the ground a few times before turning around and fleeing in a disheveled state.
Ouyang Feng!
Yang Kang immediately recognized the person's identity and then dashed off to chase after him.
An enemy like Ouyang Feng is too dangerous. If they meet again today, Yang Kang will absolutely not give him a chance to survive.
On the distant mountain peaks, the snow that never melts gleams coldly under the moonlight.
Under the moonlight, two figures, like wild beasts, raced rapidly through the mountains and fields, stirring up a flurry of snow.
Yang Kang pursued him relentlessly, like a cat playing with a mouse, as Ouyang Feng ran for his life.
Finally, on a snow-covered cliff in the mountains, Ouyang Feng was cornered by Yang Kang.
"Mr. Ouyang, it's only been four years since we last met."
"Isn't it a bit too rude of them to start attacking me right away?"
Yang Kang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Ouyang Feng in front of him.
Ouyang Feng, dressed in a white robe with disheveled hair and a slightly disheveled appearance, glared fiercely at Yang Kang, looking like a trapped beast.
"Yang Kang, you killed my nephew! I'll make you pay with your life!"
Ouyang Feng said viciously.
"Your nephew? Shouldn't it be your son?"
Yang Kang stood with his hands behind his back, looking coldly at Ouyang Feng, who was clearly acting strangely.
Not far away, two soft voices reached Yang Kang's ears; it was Guo Jing and Huang Rong who had followed him.
"Son...he...he is..."
"Ke'er? He's my nephew? No, no, he's my son."
"No, no, no, he is my nephew."
Ouyang Feng was momentarily dazed, then shouted again.
"Ke'er! Ke'er!"
"Yes, he is my son."
"It's all because of you! It's all because you injured Ke'er! Otherwise, with Ke'er's martial arts skills, how could he have died at the hands of that fool Guo Jing?"
Ouyang Feng glared fiercely at Yang Kang and said.
"You're right, Mr. Ouyang."
"Your son died because of me."
"Then why haven't you come to avenge him?"
Why are you running?
Yang Kang looked at Ouyang Feng with a mocking expression.
"Run? I didn't run away!"
Ouyang Feng said fiercely.
"Yang Kang, I was indeed no match for you back then."
"But I have already mastered the Nine Yin Manual, and my martial arts have greatly improved!"
"I'll use you as a test case today!"
Ouyang Feng's body surged with energy, and his figure shot towards Yang Kang like a cannonball, stirring up a flurry of snowflakes.
In the distance, Guo Jing and Huang Rong watched from the shadows. Guo Jing couldn't help but want to go out and help, but Huang Rong stopped him.
"Brother Jing, Yang Kang's martial arts are unparalleled. Ouyang Feng practiced the Nine Yin Manual that you made up for him, so he could never be his match."
"Let's not meddle in other people's business."
In the instant the two were speaking, a sudden blizzard erupted, and after a violent explosion, Ouyang Feng was sent flying through the snowstorm and embedded in the ice wall behind him.
After mastering the Nine Yang Manual and acquiring the first two levels of the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, Yang Kang's martial arts skills are now on a completely different level from those of other martial artists.
When Ouyang Feng clashed with him, he was thrown back by the enormous force without any power to resist.
Even with his powerful internal strength and unpredictable, insidious movements, he was nothing more than an ant trying to stop a chariot in front of Yang Kang.
Ouyang Feng, his body like a lump of mud, slowly fell from the ice wall, landing on the ground in a sorry state, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
"You're living such a painful life, killing you will be a relief for you."
Yang Kang said with a mocking yet indifferent tone, and walked towards the other person step by step.
Ouyang Feng stared blankly at Yang Kang in front of him, his eyes filled with confusion and doubt.
He didn't understand why, even after practicing the Nine Yin Manual, he was still so easily defeated in front of his opponent, even losing faster than he had four years ago.
"How is this possible... I practiced the Nine Yin Manual..."
Ouyang Feng said incredulously.
"That's because the Nine Yin Manual you're practicing is fake."
Yang Kang stretched out his right hand, grabbed Ouyang Feng's head, and lifted him up.
"Brother Yang, no!"
Guo Jing suddenly jumped out and shouted loudly at Yang Kang.
Yang Kang held Ouyang Feng in his hand and turned to look at Guo Jing.
"Brother Yang, you have already defeated Ouyang Feng; he is no match for you at all."
"Why go through with the brutality?"
"He's an old man living alone, his son is dead, and his martial arts skills are no match for yours."
"Why not spare his life?"
Guo Jing looked at Yang Kang and then at Ouyang Feng, whose body was as limp as mud, and pleaded for mercy.
"That's really interesting."
"Brother Guo, you are the one who killed his son."
"Today you're begging me to release him, aren't you afraid he'll come back for revenge someday?"
When Yang Kang saw Guo Jing appear, he wasn't in a hurry and casually asked.
"It was my fault that I accidentally killed Ouyang Ke'er that day."
"It's only right that he comes to me to avenge his son."
"It's like how I'm determined to get revenge on Wanyan Honglie no matter what."
"But that's between him and me."
"Brother Yang, you have no grudge against Ouyang Feng, why can't you spare his life?"
Guo Jing earnestly advised him.
"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze."
"Ouyang Feng also pinned the blame on me for his son's death."
"I can't leave such a hidden danger unchecked."
Yang Kang said coldly, instantly crushing Ouyang Feng's head and throwing him off a cliff.
Before Guo Jing could react, Ouyang Feng had already vanished without a trace.
"Brother Yang, it seems Rong'er was right."
"You and I are not the same kind of people; you and the Great Khan are the same kind of people."
He stared blankly at Yang Kang for a long time before finally speaking.
"What do you mean?"
Yang Kang suddenly appeared in front of Guo Jing, looking at him coldly.
The moonlight was so bright that it illuminated the earth as if it were daytime.
Yang Kang's figure loomed over Guo Jing; the two were so close, yet it felt as if an entire world separated them.
Guo Jing could see the undisguised indifference and murderous intent in Yang Kang's eyes, while Yang Kang could also see the increasingly clear and lucid expression in Guo Jing's eyes.
Huang Rong hurriedly ran behind Guo Jing, looking at Yang Kang with great vigilance.
"Brother Yang, do you know why I just begged you not to kill Ouyang Feng?"
Guo Jing looked at Yang Kang and said slowly.
"On the day Yulongjiechicheng fell, I personally witnessed the Great Khan ordering the massacre of all the people in the city."
"No one received his mercy—no pregnant woman, no old person, no child."
"At that time, I begged him not to kill innocent people, but he refused."
He said that those people could take up arms at any time and fight against the Mongols, and he could not leave any future troubles.
"I begged you today, but you refused me."
"The reason is also that we can't leave any future troubles."
"What difference is there between those innocent civilians killed by the Mongol army and Ouyang Feng, whom you command today?"
"I thought you were different from him, but..."
"It seems Rong'er was right; you and he are no different."
As Guo Jing spoke, his eyes became increasingly clear, and his long-standing confusion and struggle seemed to dissipate in an instant.
"On the day Samarkand fell, an old man knelt before my horse, holding a child, begging me to spare them."
"But before I could speak, the Khan ordered them to be killed."
"The old man and the child were both beheaded right in front of me."
"I still remember their eyes."
"Brother Yang, you're right. Staying in Mongolia will indeed save more people."
"But the wives and children of those who died won't think I came to save them."
"They will only think that Guo Jing is also a Mongol, a Mongol who invaded their country and destroyed their lives."
"A wrong thing is a wrong thing."
"I cannot accept a wrong method just because it might lead to the right result."
Guo Jing stopped talking and took Huang Rong's hand.
"Brother Yang, have you thought about something?"
"If you ever reach that position, how will you be different from Genghis Khan?"
After Guo Jing finished speaking, he ignored Yang Kang and disappeared with Huang Rong into the swirling snow.
Yang Kang coldly watched Guo Jing and Huang Rong walk further and further away, the chill in his eyes never dissipating, blending into the swirling snow.
After a long while, a burst of crimson true energy suddenly erupted from his body, dispelling the snow covering him.
"The moral dilemma that the Way of the King faces when confronted with the Way of the Knight is something that is not something that people are so willing to confront."
"However, will I ultimately become the same kind of person as Genghis Khan? Will there be any differences?"
"I'm also very curious about this question."
"But I can only think about that after I actually get to that position."
Yang Kang gave a self-deprecating laugh, turned around, and disappeared into the swirling snow.