A marketplace somewhere.
Zhou Zhi narrowed his eyes.
A white phantom of spiritual power appeared above his pale fingers.
"Ancient Plague Exterminators, Dark Plague Exterminators, Pestilence..."
"Hua Qianqiu really had found quite a few capable eccentrics."
Zhou Zhi did not know what Hua Qianqiu intended to do, but from Hua Qianqiu's arrangements alone, he could tell that his ambitions were far from small.
The auras of three Dragon-class beings surged at once, and for a moment, the Chengyun court had not even had time to react.
"However..."
Zhou Zhi nodded slightly.
This was, after all, the Palace in Chengyun's capital, right beneath the Son of Heaven's feet.
Three Dragon-class beings sounded terrifying, but in reality, once Chengyun's Human Dragons arrived, it would be over in minutes.
Now, it was a matter of exploiting the time gap.
To see what Hua Qianqiu wanted to do.
"Wait, Zhou Zhi."
Just as Twenty-Three was about to tell a Pestilence joke to ease the tense atmosphere, the AI radar detected a new abnormal aura.
It swiftly transmitted the information to Zhou Zhi through neural cells.
"Beyond the [Palace] in the Chengyun Dynasty's capital, there is a high-energy reaction."
"Suspected high-level Pestilence."
Twenty-Three spoke gravely.
At the same time, in the marketplaces surrounding the Palace.
The residents' faces began to turn pale—a distinctly unhealthy pallor.
Like the listlessness of someone utterly dependent on something.
Inside a coffee shop.
Cui Ni burst into laughter.
After releasing the [Scent Fox], he was in need of a powerful thug at his side.
"Hua Qianqiu may be an old fox, an old bastard, but he really does keep his word."
"After the [Poppy Demon] was purged by Lin Zhaonan, its severed remains were indeed collected by the Hua Family."
"Now, Poppy's will has descended once again, while Chengyun's Lin