High officials in purple or crimson arrived one after another, entered the Earth Altar, and stood on either side of the Fangze Altar.
Heaven's Mandate Sect.
"Reporting to the elders: the court cannot find any evidence and plans to respectfully summon the Eerie Realm Emperor. The Black Lantern Bureau and the officials have already reached the Earth Altar."
"To honor the Eerie Realm Emperor as a deity-what utter foolishness."
"Better than conducting the rites at the Altar of Heaven. They are asking a favor, after all."
"Who do you think the killer was?"
"Probably that mayor, or perhaps an accident. None of those who left the Eerie Town could have killed the Prince of Chu."
"Do you think Ye Han might have done it?"
"Probably not. He is a child of Heaven's Mandate; he would not do something so foolish. If he really killed the Prince of Chu, even our Heaven's Mandate Sect would be riding a tiger we could not dismount."
"Still, he is a child of Heaven's Mandate, with fortune equal to heaven itself. Even if he killed him, he would surely turn danger into safety."
"Exactly. Since Ye Han has escaped the Eerie, we need not concern ourselves with him for now. Our first priority is to wait for the three elders to escape, and then enter the Divine Capital."
Three thousand meters outside the Divine Capital's north gate.
An old man in tattered clothes stopped after every step, gazing at the Divine Capital's north gate.
The old beggar walked along, singing a children's rhyme.
"Golden tiles on the Golden Throne Hall, the emperor can see it all..."
The Earth Altar.
Rank upon rank of government troops guarded the nearby streets, and everyone in the surrounding area had been driven away.
Inside the Earth Altar, every official