"Lu, come out." Zhao Hao waved his sleeves and summoned the horse he had just gotten from the system.
"Woo~"
"Yin~"
"Hiss~"
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in the main hall, bringing with it a dazzling silver light. In the silver light, the sound of a dragon's roar mixed in with the sound of a horse's neigh could be heard. Flashing, under the light curtain, a horse with a mane as white as snow had appeared in the hall. The horse was tall, sturdy, and exuded an extraordinary aura and unique style.
The steed stood in the hall, stomping one of its front hoofs lightly. It raised its head proudly, and waves of silver brilliance exuded from it as if it had descended from the heavens.
"A good horse!"
"I heard a dragon roar just now."
"Could this be..."
After noticing the arrival of a new party, the focus of all the generals present and court officials shifted to the horse. They had all visited Li Tianba's stables and seen the horses collected by him. Li Tianba's horses had once amazed them, but compared with the newly arrived horse in front of them, the hundreds of precious horses in Li Tianba's collection were inferior and could only be compared to dogs.
The military commanders spent their entire life on the battlefield, and there they developed a love for horses since they were the perfect animal for battle. On seeing such a magnificent horse, all of them drooled out.
Wang Han's eyes glowed, and he inched forward constantly. He hadn't expected that Zhao Hao would parade around such a priceless gift for him to pick up for a cheap price.
"This horse, I'll gladly take it away."
In ecstasy, Wang Han stepped up and flew toward the horse's back.
Zhao Hao touched his chin and narrowed his eyes.
Suddenly, the sound of thunder rang from the sky making the hall tremble.
The sudden loud noise shocked everyone. Their surprise didn't lessen but instead increased in the next moment.
"boom!"
With the loud noise, a big hole was blasted into the dome of the Golden Phoenix Temple. A thick bolt of lightning fell from the sky and exploded at the king in the hall with incomparable precision.
"Damn!"
Wang Han, who was holding his sword on the horse let out a terrified cry: "Oh my God..."
"boom!"
The thick lightning bolt blasted Wang Han's body, and Wang Han's burly body exploded to shreds. Even the helmet and armor were not spared. This sudden and astonishing scene stunned everyone. They were so stunned that their tongues almost fell out from their mouths in shock.
Why was there thunder on a sunny day?
Why did lightning explode through the Golden Luang Temple with such precision?
What on earth did Wang Han do that the heavens could not tolerate? Why was he condemned by God?
After the lightning strike, the violent power disappeared in an instant. As the ministers looked at the spot struck by lightning, they were bewildered to find that the horse was safe and unharmed!
Zhao Hao, who had been prepared for this result was still shocked as he gazed at the huge hole on the top of the Golden Temple. He calmed down and smiled: "Do you presume that my horse can be used by useless characters such as him? "
"Have you seen it?" Zhao Hao emphasized again and then said loudly: "I am the emperor of the true dragon lineage, protected by the heavens. If anyone wants to be unruly towards me, he will be struck by lightning and obliterated."
With the lightning striking so precisely, he could afford to twist the story to his benefit with a little white lie.
Under the shout, everyone trembled.
Suddenly, the officials were sweating. The facts were right in front of them, and it was impossible not to believe them.
Zhao Hao laughed in his heart and shouted: "You're still on your feet, do you want to be condemned by the heavens?"
Half of the officials in the court hall hurriedly knelt on the ground in awe. In such a feudal state, belief in the occult and superstitions was rampant. With such a display, most of the officials trembled in their boots.
"Om~ Om~"
Zhao Hao took out the jade seal again and placed it in his palm. Under the support of his blood, the seal floated in the air, releasing bursts of light.
Suddenly, the entire hall was dyed with a layer of gold.
He then shouted taking advantage of his built up momentum: "Here is the legendary jade seal. Li Tianba, who you believe in, can he activate this jade seal?"
Heaven sheltered, those who violated him and they were directly struck by lightning. Even the jade seal recognized him. This served as a form of double certification.
"It seems that the royal family's momentum is not yet exhausted!"
Suddenly, there was a sound of clattering, and more of the civil and military officials prostrated on the ground, with their heads lowered.
"Long live the emperor, long live…. long live." An official shuddered and shouted.
"Long live the emperor, long live…. long live." Soon the kneeling officials shouted.
These people were not Li Tianba's confidants, and as soon as the situation changed, their hearts began to shake and they switched sides. They only supported Li Tianba in view of the royal family's decline.
However, this group of people did not hold the uppermost positions of power. Six officials behind Yan Gang did not kneel. They were all hesitant and uncertain on what to do.
These six high-ranking and powerful people were all first-rank officials and held most of the power in the kingdom. They were not only the confidants of Li Tianba and Yan Gang but also their planted spies.
The six people knew in their hearts that to Zhao Hao, they were all sinners who could not be forgiven. If they knelt down, they would not only be surrendering but they would also be forced into confessing.
At this moment, Zhao Hao's eyes gleamed, and he pointed at a military commander and shouted: "You, get out of the line."
The person Zhao Hao referred to was Yang Lie, who was the deputy of Wang Han who had just been struck by lightning.
Although Yang Lie was a military commander, he was not brave and militant. On the battlefield, he roared loudest and rushed to the forefront when fighting a soft battle. When fighting a tough battle, he was afraid that someone would know where he was hiding at the back. To deceive the top and the bottom of society, he relied on his flattery.
This kind of person was easy to control.
"Your Majesty, I'm just a lowly official. I was Wang Han's deputy but certainly not his accomplice. We have a very ordinary relationship, and we don't interact in private." Yang Lie shouted, remembering that Wang Han was smashed into scum by lightning. He thought that Zhao Hao was going to target him next.
Zhao Hao said, "Yang Lie, come forward and listen. I name you the 'Imperial Executioner'."
"what?"
Yang Lie was stunned again, and hurriedly yelled: "Thank you, Lord."
"The imperial executioner is my tool of murder." Zhao Hao took the initiative to explain, without any euphemism or cover-up.