Great Xia's Chen Yan Summons Ji Ling of Ji Prefecture to Face Her Execution!

"Ancestors of Ji Prefecture, look down upon us! The heroic spirits of the Five Clans shine bright!"

The Old Woman's high, piercing voice rang throughout the royal court.

Today, the officials of Ji Prefecture had gathered in the royal court, while the people stood in awe beyond the sacrificial plaza.

At the center of the plaza, the altar was built on a base of black meteoric iron, and eight jade pillars carved with phoenixes supported its canopy.

An Old Woman whose face was covered in black totems stood at the center of the altar, dressed in ceremonial robes bearing the Twelve Emblems. Holding a tortoiseshell divination tablet, she raised her face to the sky and cried:

"A traitor now runs rampant, raising arms against the throne and seeking to exterminate the Empress, overturn the ancestral temple, and sever the ten-thousand-year fortune of the Ji Clan!"

Rumble!!!

Above them, clouds swiftly gathered across the sky, dark as a city about to be crushed beneath a storm.

Golden light immediately appeared on the eight jade pillars carved with phoenixes around the altar.

A high phoenix cry rang out. The phoenixes carved on the pillars suddenly came to life, spreading their wings above the altar. Fire blazed in their eyes, and Crimson Cloud swallowed the entire sky.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!

Gleams of golden light flashed one after another.

Ji Yanqing and the seven great marshals of Ji Prefecture appeared together, taking their places respectfully on either side of the altar.

Their faces were cold. Merely standing there, they seemed to exude boundless pressure.

The news that the Empress was about to die had already spread throughout the government and populace of Ji Prefecture.

The Suspended Sky Mirror could not be wrong.

Thus, today the Inspector of Ji Prefecture was seeking the protection of