The Human World Organization headquarters was utterly silent.
Whether they were hawks or surrender advocates, all of them stared fixedly at that slip of paper.
They had thought that the people of In the Red Dust would fight Chu Qing until rivers of blood flowed, refusing to yield even in death.
But in the end:
Someone's knees had gone weak, and they had surrendered.
Since the people of In the Red Dust had surrendered, why couldn't they?
After all... the Unique Association was now on the verge of collapse.
After all... two superpowers had begun moving in and infiltrating the Unique Association.
And the Human World Organization, this pillar holding up the roof, had also begun to be optimized away.
At that moment, someone suddenly said:
"If Chu Qing comes knocking, we'll surrender outright, raise the banner, and rebel against the Unique Association."
The others fell silent.
And silence meant agreement.
Chu Qing returned to the Imperial Capital.
The news that he had cleared out In the Red Dust headquarters in ten empires swept through the entire Imperial Capital like the wind.
The Imperial Capital, already roiling with undercurrents, seemed as though someone had pressed pause.
Every conspiracy and every calculation came to an abrupt halt.
Imperial Palace:
Princess let out a breath of relief.
Thankfully, Chu Qing had returned.
If he had not come back soon, she truly would have been unable to hold on. In the end, she would have had to abandon the throne and retreat to the Underground Imperial Capital.
The moment she heard that Chu Qing had returned, she contacted him.
Chu Qing had originally intended to contact Myth and prepare to conduct the ritual.
But then:
He received word that Princess wished to see him.
"Forget it. I'll first see what Princess wants!"
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