"Report! Your Majesty! Disaster! Disaster! That demon monk has reached the outskirts of our Treasure Elephant Kingdom! Great Tang's Heavenly Soldiers and Generals are attacking!"
Just as the king of Treasure Elephant Kingdom struggled to make a decision, a loud, drawn-out shout came all the way from outside the palace.
That report...
Was like pouring a bowl of water into the Treasure Elephant Kingdom's already boiling cauldron of oil, making the entire kingdom erupt once again.
"Your Majesty, I have matters to attend to at home! I beg leave!"
"Your Majesty, I am unwell! I beg leave!"
In an instant, the civil officials kneeling in the outer hall showed their true colors as fence-sitters. Some turned ashen with fear and trembled all over, while others threw all considerations aside and immediately asked to withdraw.
Some were even thinking of welcoming the rightful army into the city, hoping to get a head start on paying their respects to their new sovereign...
In the blink of an eye, the civil officials in the Golden Throne Hall began asking to withdraw one after another, as though it were contagious.
Even some of the military officials began trembling.
"Your Majesty, make a decision quickly! The Great Tang Army is already outside! If we don't flee for our lives now, it'll be too late!"
At that moment, the queen was so frightened she nearly wet herself, and she hurriedly urged the king on.
As for Princess Baihuaxiu, they had long since cast her affairs to the backs of their minds!
"Retreat! Pass down the order! Everyone must evacuate at once!"
After a bitter internal struggle, the king of Treasure Elephant Kingdom swept his hand through the air and finally made that difficult decision.
In an instant, the vast machinery of the empire began turning at