Calm the Fright

"Something terrible has happened!"

"This is bad!"

Not long after, at the Imperial Palace of the Great Jing Empire.

Chief eunuch You Wenqu held the secret letter that had just been removed from a thunderbird. His face changed drastically, and he no longer cared about his status or appearance as he practically rolled and crawled into Wei Wu's bedchamber.

Wei Wu had been cultivating. Hearing the commotion, he slowly opened his eyes.

When he saw the secret letter in You Wenqu's hand, his heart tightened slightly.

Thunderbirds were lightning-aspected avian beasts that traveled through the clouds. Whenever they encountered dense storm clouds and writhing lightning serpents, their speed could nearly rival an escape technique.

Such thunderbirds were exceedingly precious and were not used lightly. Once deployed, it meant something critically urgent had happened—something that could not be delayed for even a moment.

They were generally used only when enemy states invaded or when military rebellions broke out.

"What has you so frantic? Where is your decorum?" Wei Wu rebuked him. After several months, he had fully settled into his role.

He had straightened out the court with the ease of using four ounces to move a thousand pounds. Even the Four Great Clans, who had once always obeyed in public while defying in private, rarely tripped him up anymore.

In a word, Wei Wu's authority grew heavier by the day, and he increasingly carried the bearing of an emperor.

"Your Highness, this is bad!"

"The Heaven Punishing Bureau has mobilized! They're going after Great Immortal Green Ox and you!" You Wenqu cried out.

As Wei Wu's authority grew, so too did the status of his chief eunuch. With no Four Great Clans to restrain him, You Wenqu, the personal attendant, had come to feel like he stood beneath one man