With two edicts from the Emperor Xiao, every alchemist in the Divine Martial Nation—whether they had been secluded in cultivation or were in the middle of refining pills—left their residences and headed for the imperial city.
The Chu King Manor mobilized a hundred thousand troops in an instant and marched into the imperial city in mighty fashion. Chu Jiangliu personally donned his battle robes, took up position at the front, and arrived outside the Emperor Xiao's sleeping quarters.
The Imperial Advisor's residence, Shang Lang's quarters!
"Imperial Advisor, have you heard? The Emperor Xiao suddenly summoned every physician and alchemist to the palace. And we just received word from the Chu King Manor that King Chu personally took command and is leading a hundred thousand troops into the palace."
Inside the Imperial Advisor's residence, several ministers who were close to Shang Lang gathered around him. Their faces were full of confusion as they spoke to him.
Shang Lang was slightly startled when he heard this. Then his eyes dimmed. "Why did the Emperor Xiao suddenly summon so many physicians and alchemists to the palace, and order King Chu to deploy a hundred thousand soldiers from the Chu Family Army to the palace?"
"Could something major have happened in the imperial city?"
Shang Lang muttered to himself in confusion.
One minister asked, "Imperial Advisor, with these two edicts from the Emperor Xiao, something major must have happened in the imperial city. Could it be that His Majesty did not summon you to the imperial city and only ordered King Chu to go?"
Shang Lang's expression immediately turned displeased upon hearing this.
Another minister said, "Imperial Advisor, logically speaking, we have only just arrived in Lingnan. If something has happened in the imperial city and it is not a military matter, His Majesty