Naturally, Zhang Zhichong and the other Innate Realm experts of Howling Wind Hall had a deep understanding of the four words "seizing the initiative," and they applied it to this very occasion.
Facing Zhang Zhichong's impassioned questioning, Meng Zhao rode beneath the adoring gaze of the assembled officers and commanders to the front of the army. His physique was valiant and robust, his aura overbearing and majestic like a dragon god's. He said calmly,
"Today, after investigation by this general and the Yanping Commandery Prince's Mansion, Howling Wind Hall and Zhang Zhichong have been found guilty of eight major crimes and twelve lesser crimes, bringing calamity far and wide.
Foremost among the major crimes: colluding with the Rebel Army led by Gao Yingzhong and Luan Xiaojie in the south; gathering grain, medicine, military equipment, and other supplies in the name of Howling Wind Hall; then transporting them by fleet to Xu Prefecture, causing the Imperial Court's campaign to suppress the rebellion to remain unfinished for so long.
The evidence is conclusive. This is the grave crime of treason and rebellion. Zhang Zhichong, do you admit your guilt?"
Meng Zhao's voice was calm. He had not deliberately used true qi to stir up sound waves or spread his voice, yet it flowed into everyone's ears like a trickling stream, like spring breeze and gentle rain, soundlessly and invisibly.
It was not limited to this place, but encompassed the entirety of Lingwu Inner City and more than half of Lingwu Outer City. The profundity of his martial arts was almost akin to divine power.
This could be regarded as an exploratory application of Meng Zhao's understanding of the path of heaven, earth, and man, as well as the bloodline of his Purple Origin Dragon Body. It was a nearly instinctive method that