Ten li outside the Divine Capital, the bustle of days past was gone.
"Hyah-!"
A rider urged his horse on, cracking his whip.
It was the Retired Emperor's personal eunuch.
Upon hearing that the emperor had issued an imperial edict, His Elder Majesty had erupted in thunderous fury and ordered him to deliver his decree at once.
Banners fluttered along the official road. Capital Camp Elite Troops stood in every direction, nearly eighty thousand soldiers utterly silent, as though mourning without a word.
The personal eunuch wore a bitter expression.
In truth, His Elder Majesty knew it was already too late. Pacification Commissioner Jia had already been reduced to ashes.
But the decree still had to be delivered.
"You two venerable ancestors of the Ancestral Hall! By imperial edict of the Retired Emperor, spare no effort to capture Jiang Wuyuan!"
The personal eunuch galloped onward, roaring himself hoarse.
Along the way, he saw His Highness the First Prince and His Highness the Third Prince.
He saw several Legitimate Princesses.
He also saw the nobles of the entire court.
Without exception, every face was filled with horror, as though they had suffered the most terrifying, indescribable shock!
The First Prince turned to stare at the eunuch delivering the decree. His lips moved with difficulty as he rasped:
"There's no need to go."
The eunuch caught the meaning behind his words and said sorrowfully:
"Your Highness, even in death, his body must be recovered. Pacification Commissioner Jia was, after all, a meritorious servant of Great Qian. He was innocent."
With that, he continued galloping.
The First Prince tilted his head back and sighed deeply. The shock would not subside; this had overturned everything he had known about martial arts for more than twenty years.
"I don't believe it!"
Two Legitimate Princesses summoned