A bloody rain fell over the Imperial Capital for an entire day and night.
Those who had broken free of the Law Net hid in their rooms, shivering.
They felt that they would never forget this scene for the rest of their lives.
Many of them even suffered complete mental breakdowns.
Even powerful experts of the new realm no longer dared stand on rooftops.
They huddled together in silence, watching the bloody rain drip from the eaves and turn into streaks of blood.
The mighty experts who had once stood high above all others used to speak loudly.
But now, they did not dare say a single word.
They merely sat there in a daze, afraid that a blood lotus would bloom before their eyes.
The aristocratic families that had not cleared away the authority shadows had already vanished.
The aristocratic families that had cleared away the authority shadows made every member of their Lineage hide.
The heads of those aristocratic families told them only one thing.
"Do not go outside!"
All the surviving aristocratic families in the Imperial Capital stayed inside their own homes.
They could not even swallow a bite of food or drink a mouthful of water.
Imperial Palace:
Princess sat upright upon the Emperor Seat.
Below her stood a group of female officials who had broken free of the Law Net.
The vast Imperial Palace was empty and desolate.
The temple outside the Imperial Palace gates continuously bloomed with blood lotuses.
Princess felt cold all over.
In the past, she had investigated and heard news of Chu Qing, and had even worked with him.
She knew Chu Qing was ruthless.
But she had never imagined his ruthlessness would reach such a degree.
"Back then, someone wanted to kill the people around him to threaten him."
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