A long time passed!
Only then did the Qi Emperor stagger to his feet in a daze, saying weakly, "Pass down my command. Activate every formation outside the palace!"
"Patrols within the Qi Kingdom Imperial Capital are to continue day and night!"
"All princes are forbidden from going out!"
"Also, send word to the Patriarch. He should know about this!"
"Yes!" The young eunuch hurried away in a panic.
What the Qi Emperor did not know was that news of Second Patriarch Jiang Yu's death was spreading through the Qi Kingdom Capital at the speed of light.
Countless Nascent Soul cultivators serving the Qi Kingdom quietly left the Imperial Capital after hearing the news.
None of them were fools. When it was time to leave, they naturally stepped aside to avoid the blade's edge.
Meanwhile, in Dingxiang City!
He Pingsheng had not headed straight to the Qi Kingdom Capital.
The Qi Kingdom was right there, after all, and so was the Qi Emperor. Neither could run away.
First, he sent someone back to the Liang Kingdom Imperial Capital to deliver the news to Jiang Lan.
He asked her to come at once so they could discuss matters.
He would soon repay the favor he owed Jiang Lan. It was time to sever that tie.
From then on, neither would owe the other anything.
Before Jiang Lan arrived, the items He Pingsheng had enhanced were already ready.
He had enhanced the Divine Axe into two copies.
The first was identical to the original, without any changes.
He Pingsheng had deliberately controlled the process.
After all, this axe belonged to the Qi Kingdom Imperial Family, and he still owed He Asks a favor.
If Patriarch He Asks came and asked him to return the Qi Kingdom's treasures, how could he return