An hour later, the Watt Kingdom's palace.
At this moment, all the important officials of the Watt Kingdom had been summoned to the palace. They stood in two rows, below the Watt Kingdom's ruler, Murong Jingtian.
Murong Jingtian sat on the throne, his tiger-like eyes fixed on the assembled officials below, radiating an aura of majesty.
Zhang Hao also stood in the middle below. Two warriors stood beside him, eyeing him fiercely.
"Zhang Yanwu, Zhang Hao is a member of your Zhang family. What is your opinion?" Murong Jingtian glanced at Zhang Yanwu indifferently, as if respecting his opinion.
"Your Majesty, for the Zhang family to produce such a reckless and audacious descendant, this humble subject also feels ashamed. Whatever Your Majesty decides to do, this humble subject has no objection." Zhang Yanwu appeared detached, but his brow revealed a hint of smugness. Clearly, using a borrowed knife to kill Zhang Hao without worrying about his father's reprimand while in seclusion was the best outcome.
Zhang Hao sneered inwardly: Of course, you have no opinion. You can't wait for this young master to die early.
"Your Majesty, please uphold justice for this humble subject." Li Yuanting stepped forward, his expression filled with anger. A sharp killing intent enveloped Zhang Hao.
"We subjects request Your Majesty execute this villain."
The officials from the Wang, Li, and Zhang families, in a rare moment of agreement, spoke in unison. A hint of a smile appeared on Murong Jingtian's face. He feigned a thoughtful expression, but as he looked at Zhang Hao, who still stood there calmly and indifferently, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
"Zhang Hao, why did you kill Li Kaiyang? Do you not know that he was a baron personally conferred by this king?" Murong Jingtian's emotionless gaze fixed on Zhang Hao.
"Because he deserved to die."
At this moment, Zhang Hao was too lazy to argue, his words brief and shocking.
"Nonsense! Your Majesty, this villain is so arrogant! This humble subject suggests apprehending him and executing him at the Meridian Gate as a warning to others." Li Yuanting said in a deep voice.
Murong Jingtian looked at the furious Li Yuanting and nodded slightly.
"Guards! Apprehend Zhang Hao and execute him at the Meridian Gate!" Murong Jingtian finally gave the order.
"Wait!" Zhang Hao waved his hand.
"Brat, surrender obediently, or you'll suffer even more."
The two warriors standing beside Zhang Hao sneered, and simultaneously made their move, grabbing towards Zhang Hao's shoulders.
"Scram!"
Zhang Hao let out a cold snort, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes, and exploded with two punches.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
The two warriors cried out in pain, were sent flying, landed on the ground, and vomited large mouthfuls of blood.
"Zhang Hao, you actually dare to openly resist! At this moment, no one can save you."
Li Yuanting was waiting for this very opportunity to openly kill him and avenge his son. Filled with rage, Li Yuanting leaped towards Zhang Hao, his killing intent chilling.
"Li Yuanting, look at this."
Zhang Hao flipped his hand and revealed a token. It was the token he had obtained after killing the Dragon Python in Black Smoke Mountain.
Li Yuanting was slightly startled. After seeing the token clearly, he was greatly shocked, subconsciously stopped his movement, and cried out in disbelief: "purple-gold divine token."
Zhang Hao shouted loudly: "Since you recognize it, why aren't you kneeling?"
At this moment, not only the officials but even Murong Jingtian was shocked and stood up from his throne.
"Since you know it's the purple-gold divine token, why aren't you kneeling? Does your Li family intend to rebel?" Zhang Hao looked at Li Yuanting with a half-smile.
"This..."
Although Li Yuanting wished he could kill Zhang Hao at this moment, doing so would first not be permitted by Murong Jingtian. This involved the authority of the Emperor.
As expected, Li Yuanting subconsciously looked towards Murong Jingtian and found that Murong Jingtian's eyes held a sinister glint.
Li Yuanting felt incredibly aggrieved. He could only kneel on the ground.