A Self-Reproach Edict! Great Dao Venerable of Bestowed Law! A panicked voice came from outside.
The Emperor Yongning, who had been about to dine, paused slightly.
He did not dwell on the ambiguity in the man's words, but noticed his panic.
Had something major happened?
Could the apocalypse truly have arrived?
At that thought, the Emperor Yongning's heart shuddered.
"What happened?"
The Emperor Yongning headed outside the study without waiting for the man to enter.
"Your Majesty, at Execution Market, a deity descended! That Lin... immortal is an incarnation of a deity!"
The man was none other than the Minister of Justice, who had overseen the execution. He was flustered and frantic, his expression incomparably grave as he explained.
A deity?
Execution Market?
With those words woven together, the Emperor Yongning was first stunned, then immediately understood.
Lin Zhou, an incarnation of a deity?
Was today not the day of his execution?
"Your Majesty, after the deity was punished, he returned to his original state. All the commoners at the execution ground saw it with their own eyes."
"The deity is merciful, saving all living beings. Tomorrow, he is willing to bestow the Law and grant all living beings a sliver of hope!"
Perhaps having finally calmed down, the Minister of Justice recounted everything exactly as it had happened.
These words left the Emperor Yongning utterly dumbfounded.
Restored after beheading?
Witnessed by the commoners?
As an emperor, he normally would never believe something so absurd.
But would the Minister of Justice, along with so many commoners, truly lie for someone spreading bewitching lies?
Then it could only be...
The Emperor Yongning's face changed drastically, and his heart began to pound faster and faster.
Recalling his previous conversation with Lin Zhou, the Emperor Yongning furrowed his brow tightly.
This was bad.