639. The Earth-Shattering Shock

Xia Kingdom.

The capital, Hill of Light.

In the prime minister's office, Prime Minister Yasso was taking a phone call when he seemed to be struck by lightning. His entire body froze on the spot as he stared blankly ahead, his mind turning utterly blank in that instant.

There was only one sentence Baili Qingfeng had just said, echoing over and over in his mind...

Have someone kill him...

Kill him...

Kill him...

Baili Qingfeng had someone kill the Aurora Emperor!?

The phone slipped from his hand of its own accord and crashed to the floor...

"Clack!"

The soft sound finally jolted Prime Minister Yasso, who had been so shocked that he had lost all reason, back to his senses.

The next moment, he suddenly shouted outside, "Quick! As fast as possible! Assemble the core members of the Think Tank and summon the cabinet! Have them come here at top speed! Quick!"

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

Prime Minister Yasso's assistant responded and immediately passed on the order.

Yasso himself hurriedly picked up the phone, somewhat flustered.

Fortunately, his phone was well-made and durable. In addition, the office floor was carpeted, cushioning its fall. Otherwise, dropping it from a height of over a meter would probably have smashed it to pieces.

"Hello? Hello? Prime Minister Yasso, are you still there? Is the signal bad again?"

As soon as Yasso picked up the phone, he heard Baili Qingfeng's voice from the other end. He immediately replied at top speed, "I'm here! Qingfeng, you... what did you just say? You killed the Aurora Emperor?"

"It wasn't me who killed him. I only wounded him and left him unable to move. Someone else killed him."

Baili Qingfeng replied.

But...

That wasn't the point, all right?

The point was...

"The Aurora Emperor is dead?"

"He should