643 The Operation Begins! (1/2)

These martial world veterans, skilled assassins who looked at death in its eyes, who would not blink an eye when faced with the matter of life or death, went slowly from enduring the treatment with gritted teeth, to yelling and condemning out loud, from cursing viciously, to moaning in agony, and finally to convulsing until they could not speak a word in Yun Yang's hands.

Then, the cycle repeated until they pleaded in the end, begging for mercy. It came to a point where they crawled forward like dogs, voluntarily reciting their entire family history. Once, a man had mistakenly uttered a word of his ancestor's name when he was being interrogated, thus experiencing another process of being brought back to life from the brink of death.

Much later, Fang Mofei and Lao Mei thought to themselves that if the confessions and intelligence that they gathered could still be false under such circumstances, then the entire world would be a lie!

'Finally, we have some sense of the Four Seasons Tower's presence in the Empire of Yutang! We finally have a clue.' Yun Yang was deep in thought, his eyes glimmering with glee.

It had gone on for so long – over two years of a contest of wits and courage which had resulted in the recent rebellion of Snow, Frost, and Sword. There were also various blows leveled at the imperial court and martial world, in addition to Ling Xiaozui, Heaven's Inquisition, Dugu Chou and other powerful cultivators' alliance. The assassin organizations in the martial world suffered from serious casualties and were a mess while the five empires had almost crumbled during the chaos.

It was only at this point that the Four Seasons Tower's base in the Empire of Yutang was finally revealed!

All the signs had pointed to two individuals who were suspected to be the most crucial figures of the Four Seasons Tower right now – Sir Bi and Wu Ying! Once these two men and their subordinates were uprooted, the Empire of Yutang could be considered entirely at peace.

Yun Yang already had a certain level of understanding of Sir Bi's arrangement and information regarding Wu Ying. Nonetheless, Wu Ying had taken so many precautions that Yun Yang couldn't help but feel somewhat impressed.

The assassins he had captured this time knew only about the presence of such a person. They did not even know his name, identity or any other details regarding Wu Ying.

'How does one take a multi-pronged approach and eradicate such a man?' Yun Yang considered the situation seriously and planned his strategy, only to find that the approach would be too difficult. His abilities had yet to reach a level where he could successfully take down such an opponent.

'Since my abilities are still not up to par, let's not insist on simultaneous attacks on both parties. Concentrate and take one side down first – any side. Then, we can speak of the subsequent actions. For now, a close watch on the other party will do. I don't believe that he'll be able to escape this net.'

Yun Yang made his decision swiftly. It would be a taboo to be hesitant on matters like this. Since it was destined that both sides could not be taken care of at the same time, he would pick one and focus his full ability on it.

If he were to continue being so hesitant, the enemy might be alarmed and he would fail to deal with both.

When this long-awaited day arrived, the day when he could finally take action on the very core of the Four Seasons Tower in Empire of Yutang, Yun Yang felt a rather odd sense that complacency.

The unusual feeling puzzled Yun Yang.

He had apparently gone through so much hardship and flirted with death so many times throughout the terrifying process, but why did he feel that it was going to be easy when it came to this final juncture?

It was unbelievable.

If it were to be a little more difficult, he might have already have been crushed and his soul shattered as well.

”Tonight, well into midnight, let the operation begin!”

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Deep in the silence of the night, in the study of Sir Bi's residence, a Go board was filled with black and white Go stones. Both sides were engaged in a tough and aggressive battle.