At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the slit in Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's wrist.
No one paid any heed to the old woman's dying words before she burned herself to ashes.
Crown Prince Ji Ao's face was deathly pale as he stared fixedly at the wound on Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's wrist.
If Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long was unharmed, then this was no matter at all.
But if something truly was wrong, then...
Almost instantly, Dongyang Lige, the Grand Priest of the Ancestral God Hall who had accompanied them, lunged forward, intending to examine Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's wound.
A vast, terrifying Creation Realm Divine General aura blasted Dongyang Lige stumbling away from Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's side.
A Creation Realm Divine General from the imperial palace had arrived.
"Your Majesty, this old servant begs pardon for the offense!" This Creation Realm Divine General directly took hold of Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's injured arm and wrist.
At the same time, more than twenty Creation Realm Divine Beings formed a human wall around Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long.
Within a radius of a thousand meters, Creation Realm Divine Beings flashed through the air, scouring heaven and earth.
Tong Dehai, the Grand Supervisor of the Inner Palace, also rushed over. Pointing at the dumbfounded old man, he roared, "Soul-search him, immediately!"
"And whoever reviewed and rechecked this old woman's background, arrest them all. Interrogate them, soul-search them."
"Arrest every surviving member of this old woman's clan and interrogate them thoroughly."
After issuing several orders in a furious panic, Tong Dehai rushed toward Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long.
He first begged forgiveness, then urgently asked, "How is Your Majesty's injury?"
Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's face was somewhat pale. Although he appeared to have suffered no harm for the moment, this was the first