Since It's Come to This, Let's Eat First

"Deploy the troops... I'll go in person..." Xia Hanzhou's voice began to tremble, but he quickly shook his head.

"Director of the Imperial Observatory."

"I'm here." In the distance, an old man dressed in white spoke up.

"Lead the troops to the entrance of the Ancient God Forbidden Land immediately!"

Xia Hanzhou's breathing quickened.

"Quickly!"

His eyes blazed.

The strange phenomenon here concerned Great Xia's national fortune. They couldn't wait.

"Yes!"

The Five Clans.

Above the bamboo grove, Lord Chen stood with his hands behind his back. The crimson light spilling down from the heavens reflected deep in his eyes.

"Lu Xunyang... are you dead?"

Lord Chen murmured, his gaze calm.

Lu Xunyang had held him back for a long time. A discarded son who had fled Lu Prefecture had become the steel backbone of a declining empire.

The brilliance of Lu Xunyang's life was no less than Chen Yan's.

"Perhaps he killed one of the Five Ancient God Beasts and achieved the goal he'd set for himself in the first place."

A white-haired, middle-aged man appeared at his side and spoke in a low voice.

"How is that possible..." Lord Chen frowned. "He was already at the end of his rope, and I sent Chen He there, too.

"If Lu Xunyang is battling an exceptionally powerful Ancient God Beast, how could Chen He just stand by and do nothing?"

Chi Lord's brows lifted slightly.

"Why not have Chen Qi make a prediction?"

Lord Chen shook his head.

"He only made a prediction about the future a few days ago. The backlash was too severe."

"What did he see?" Chi Lord narrowed his eyes.

Lord Chen didn't hide it.

"He saw Chen Yan slaughter tens of thousands of troops in Ji Prefecture, despite being in the Creation Realm."

Chi Lord's