A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1478 The Final Decision

"Then what do you suggest?" Sword Saint threw the question back in an icy cold voice.

"Do you want to summon all six pillars of the nation to kill Ye Fan? Phoenix Empress and Ice Emperor have gone missing for decades, and no one knows if they are dead or alive. Even if I summoned them, do you think they will see it? Also, God of War has said he isn't going to kill Ye Fan with us. Considering the circumstances, how do you suggest we kill him?"

Sword Saint asked the King of Fighters a slew of questions coldly as he tried hard to suppress his anger.

No one knew whether Sword Saint was angry with Ye Fan or with the King of Fighters.

"What about the three of us? I'm quite sure that three pillars of the nation are enough to take him out!" said Mo Gu-Cheng. He clearly resented the idea of letting Ye Fan off.

'The three of us?" Sword Saint shook his

head. "You think there are three of us?"

"Huh?" Mo Gu-Cheng was confused for a moment before he realized what Sword Saint meant, and turned to look at Tang Hao.

Sure enough, Tang Hao shrugged. "Don't look at me. I'm with God of War on this. I won't oppose any decision you make, but I won't take part in it."

"Tang Hao, you..." Mo Gu-Cheng trembled in anger when he heard this. "Perfect! Just perfect! So be it! Did you think you were a big deal? Nothing will happen to War God Castle without you around!"

After the King of Fighters scolded Tang Hao, he turned to look at Sword Saint. "Sword Saint, if they refused to do it, we can do it on our own. With my fist technique and your sword technique, even if Ye Fan was immortal, we can definitely kill him!" the King of Fighters spoke stubbornly with his bloodshot eyes.

He was simply obsessed with killing Ye Fan.

It was evident how much Mo Gu-Cheng hated Ye Fan.

"Enough!" Instead, Sword Saint shouted at Mo Gu-Cheng angrily.

His stern voice sounded thunderous and left Mo Gu-Cheng shaking speechlessly.

"Regardless of how strong we are, are we any stronger than Brahma or Gaia? Even if we fight together, we might only manage a draw against them. They didn't manage to kill Ye Fan even after fighting him together. You think two of us will succeed? If we are unable to kill Ye Fan with our combined efforts, isn't War God Castle going to become an even bigger laughingstock?" Sword Saint's angry words reverberated through the atmosphere.

Mo Gu-Cheng finally went quiet.

All of his anger and impulse gradually faded.

After calming himself down, it dawned on the King of Fighters how risky it was to kill Ye Fan.

After all, the moment martial artists became supreme grandmasters, it was almost impossible to kill them.

If they could kill Ye Fan with a single blow, there was still a chance.

The moment Ye Fan managed to escape death, he would come back and seek revenge.

Supreme grandmasters could become quite a terror if they lost it.

Many years ago, a supreme grandmaster wiped out an entire nation in his rage.

Millions of people died at his hand!

That was why the God of War had warned Sword Saint to consider the consequences before deciding on Ye Fan's punishment.

Did he really want to have a grudge with a supreme grandmaster for the sake of the Lv family, the deceased martial artists, or his fleeting dignity?

Or was he willing to make up with Ye Fan for the sake of the country and the Chinese martial arts circle?

It wasn't really a tough choice.

The King of Fighters lowered his head in silence for some time.

The entire War God Castle went quiet.

After a long time, Sword Saint finally composed himself.

He picked up a teacup, poured the King of Fighters a drink, and brought it over to him. He said calmly, "King of Fighters, I can understand why you hate Ye Fan after he attacked and offended you. I don't have a good impression of him either. I certainly don't like his arrogance. However, we are his elders, so we shouldn't lower ourselves to his level."

"Although Ye Fan brutally massacred people at West Lake, God of War was right. Ye Fan isn't entirely to blame. We were careless and failed to protect his family, so we are at fault as well. Since it's partly our fault, why get angry with a young man? He is still young and wild. Didn't we also do a lot of wild things in our youth?"

"If Ye Fan has any conscience and the ability to tell right from wrong, what's so bad about giving him a chance? Moreover, after the chaos in Jiangbei, we are short of martial artists. A grandmaster and a supreme grandmaster have already died. A lot of other martial artists also perished in the lake. It isn't a wise choice to drive a supreme grandmaster away at this point in time."

Sword Saint first attempted to strike fear in the King of Fighters before lowering himself to persuade him. He wanted to make the King of Fighters stop thinking about killing Ye Fan.

The King of Fighters said nothing for a long time.

No one knew what the King of Fighters was thinking now.

In the end, the King of Fighters compromised.

"You decide," replied the King of Fighters softly before he turned to leave.

Sword Saint shook his head and deeply sighed as he watched the King of Fighters leave.

"Sigh. His temper hasn't changed one bit all these years. He gets angry so easily."

"Exactly. This old fellow is way too stubborn. He even dares to oppose God of War once he's angered. Only you have any patience for him," said Tang Hao as he walked over and smiled powerlessly. After being around each other for so many years, they were close friends despite their countless arguments.

Everyone knew each other's temperament well.

Hence, no one was surprised by the King of Fighters' reaction.

"But seriously, letting Lv Hua off was a really dumb thing to do on his part," said Tang Hao quietly.

This tragedy could have been avoided.

Sadly, everything culminated in that tragic massacre at West Lake.

Could they blame Ye Fan for everything?

Certainly not.

Neither the God of War, Sword Saint, the King of Fighters, nor Heavenly Grandmaster could escape blame.

Forgiving Ye Fan was as good as forgiving themselves.

"Let go of me! I want to go inside! I'm the Azure Sky's son! My father was a pillar of the nation! How dare you stop me? Let me in! I want to see the King of Fighters! I want to see Sword Saint!" A commotion suddenly came from outside the hall as Sword Saint and Tang Hao chatted.

Lv Zi-Ming roared like a lunatic as he charged towards the hall with utter disregard.

It didn't take long for the guards outside War God Castle to stop him.