Ren Wu felt extremely troubled; obviously, this was an impossible task.
He wanted to persuade further but then saw Shi Hao had already stood up.
"I didn't stoop to your level just now, but do you really insist on courting death?" Shi Hao said chillingly, already harboring a killing intent.
In his body, there still lingered a part of the pride belonging to Yuan Chengmie as a powerful figure.
The majesty of the powerful should not be violated!
"You dare to utter threats in the presence of Team Leader Ren of the City Guard Army?" Yang Chao timely interjected; he, along with Ren Wu, believed that Shi Hao was Wu Shibai's illegitimate son, which was why Iron King and Miao Hua had provided such protection.
Although the Yang Family was slightly inferior in strength to the Hailing Martial Hall, the deeds of the martial hall were not presentable in polite society; in the context of officialdom, the Yang Family held much more weight.
Regardless, the Yang Family had complete confidence and did not fear the Hailing Martial Hall at all, and Yang Chao, being on par with Wu Shibai, now with Wu Shibai gone, couldn't he handle the situation?
Ren Wu, put in a difficult position, had no choice but to say, "Young Master Shi, please be cautious with your words."
Shi Hao did not look at him but smiled at Yang Chao instead, "You think I am threatening you?"
"Are you having a breakdown or something?" Yang Chao burst into laughter.
"How dare you!" Miao Hua and Iron King both reprimanded simultaneously; this was Young Master Shi, whom even their boss had to respectfully greet—who were you to speak to him like that!
Shi Hao shook his head, "I hadn't planned on killing anyone today."
The implication of his words was that he was now ready to begin a slaughter.
Yang Chao couldn't help but laugh again, turning to Ren Wu, "Team Leader Ren, you hear that? He's blatantly defying the royal law, isn't he?"
Ren Wu had no choice but to nod, inwardly commenting on how arrogant Shi Hao was. He was merely Wu Shibai's illegitimate son, not the City Lord's son; where did such confidence come from?
"Young Master Shi, be cautious!" he warned.
Both sides were figures he could not afford to provoke; what else could he do but issue a verbal warning?
"Stone!" Liu Mang also spoke from the side, unaware of Shi Hao's capabilities, so he was very anxious.
Shi Hao strode forward, approaching the Yang father and son.
"What, you dare to make a move?" Yang Chao coldly said.
Shi Hao simply smiled and looked at Ren Wu, "Lend me your sword for a moment."
Ren Wu was shocked. I'm an officer, can I lend you a sword?
But Shi Hao's request was not up for negotiation.
He immediately reached out for the sword hilt hanging at Ren Wu's waist.
"How audacious!" Ren Wu could not help but shout; was this second-generation benefactor spoiled to the heavens, daring to seize an officer's weapon? Even if he chopped Shi Hao down in public, no one could reprimand him.
Of course, his stance was justified, but if he actually killed someone, could he withstand Wu Shibai's wrath?
Therefore, he merely reached out to stop Shi Hao.
However, just as he extended his hand, there was a clanging sound, and the sword was already in Shi Hao's hand.
At this, Ren Wu's face changed; he quickly grabbed the Cloud-Piercing Crossbow in his hand and aimed it at Shi Hao.
Seeing the Cloud-Piercing Crossbow, Iron King, Miao Hua, and Yang Chao all showed a hint of fear. The speed of the Cloud-Piercing Crossbow was too fast for martial disciples to dodge or parry, and its penetrative power was so strong, it could bore straight through the body of a martial disciple.
Even for high-level martial disciples, it was considered a deadly weapon, and anyone targeted by it would feel a chill in their heart.
"Put down the sword!" Ren Wu shouted loudly. No matter how much he didn't want to offend Wu Shibai, if Shi Hao didn`t drop the sword, he would have no choice but to fire, aiming to avoid Shi Hao's vital parts.
"Don't rush, after I kill, I'll naturally return it," Shi Hao said indifferently.
The Yang father and son were both stunned; how could there be such an arrogant person?
Yang Shi'an felt even more that although he was spoiled and overbearing, he was nothing compared to Shi Hao.
Look, stealing officers' knives, threatening to kill— even storytellers wouldn't dare make up such tales!
"Haha, you must be out of your mind!" Yang Shi'an laughed loudly, with Shi Hao being aimed at by a Cloud-Piercing Crossbow and his father by his side, he felt absolutely fearless.
Yang Chao also shook his head, wondering what kind of pampering by Wu Shibai had made this youth so arrogant and presumptuous.
"Last warning, put down the knife!" Ren Wu yelled again.
Shi Hao smiled, but raised the knife even higher.
Ren Wu could no longer back down, and immediately pulled the trigger, whoosh—a beam of dark light shot towards Shi Hao, too fast to describe.
Shi Hao reached out with his left hand toward the dark light while his right hand swung the knife, chopping toward Yang Shi'an.
A spray of blood shot up into the air, as Yang Shi'an's head soared skyward, and his headless body stumbled around, blood splattering the ceiling.
But only a few steps later, he violently fell to the ground, his limbs still twitching.
Turning to Shi Hao, he was holding a crossbow arrow in his left hand.
At that moment, the entire private room fell silent.
Who could believe it? Who would dare believe it?
Shi Hao had actually dared to kill someone!
And he had even caught an arrow shot by a Cloud-Piercing Crossbow!
In the face of these two shocking impacts, everyone's mind was rumbling, losing all thoughts.
Young Master Shi was really too awesome, even catching an arrow from a Cloud-Piercing Crossbow!
Iron King and Miao Hua both roared in their hearts, especially Miao Hua, who was witnessing Shi Hao's action firsthand. The shocking image of him catching the crossbow arrow barehanded left him trembling.
Was this fake? Was he seeing things?
"An'er! An'er!" Yang Chao cried out in grief.
Exploding with anger, he pointed at Shi Hao, "You little beast, you dared to kill my son! I want your life for this! Not just you, I will kill your whole family, chop your bodies into pieces, and feed them to the dogs!"
Shi Hao looked over, "Do you want to die too?"
The authority of the powerful cannot be infringed!
"You, you, you!" Ren Wu stammered, his teeth chattering and speech unclear, he trembled as he loaded a second arrow into the Cloud-Piercing Crossbow, saying, "This is Mengyang City, we have the law here!"
"The law?" Shi Hao smiled faintly, "Fists are the real law!"
After a pause, he continued, "Point that crossbow at me again, and I will chop you down as well."
Ren Wu didn't for a moment think that Shi Hao was bluffing, because he had just witnessed him kill right in front of him, one more wouldn't make much difference?
Shi Hao had already proven with facts that the Cloud-Piercing Crossbow couldn't threaten him—at least not one alone, well, perhaps a whole team firing at once could kill him with their barrage of arrows.
He regretted coming here alone.
Alright, he would swallow this bitter pill for now, once the opponent left the building, twelve Cloud-Piercing Crossbows aimed at him together would see if he dared to be arrogant.
He lowered the Cloud-Piercing Crossbow, showing submission.
"Good! Good!" Yang Chao also became somewhat clear-headed, realizing that the young man in front of him was terrifyingly strong, and forcing Ren Wu to confront him directly was futile, so he simply said, "You little bastard, you will pay the price for today's actions!"
As the head of the Yang Family, he had to uphold some dignity with these formal words.
Swoosh, as the blade flashed, Yang Chao's head too flew from his neck, blood gushing wildly.