The earthquakes in Chaoge City continued.
Yue Qianmen grew even more anxious and insisted on entering the Demon-Suppressing Prison to investigate, only to be stopped outside by Jin Mingcheng and the Divine Guard Army.
Xiang Wanshu and the others also arrived at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, their expressions grave.
Graver still, of course, was Zhang Yiai, Commandant of the Pure Heaven Bureau. His two identities, a high official of the Imperial Court and a Zhongzhou Sect disciple, squeezed him between them like two mountains, leaving him struggling to breathe.
At this moment, the Duke of Lu displayed the qualities expected of the emperor's trusted minister. Without hesitation, he left the Court of Imperial Sacrifices behind and entered the Imperial Palace as quickly as possible. He reported the situation to His Majesty the Divine Emperor and asked for instructions. "If the earthquakes don't stop, the people from the Zhongzhou Sect will surely go mad. What should we do then?"
"The Demon-Suppressing Prison is important, certainly, but are the people of this city not important too?"
The Divine Emperor said, "Have the Immortal Masters of the Zhongzhou Sect help the Imperial Court evacuate the people. Yunmeng Mountain claims to shoulder responsibility for the world. How could they refuse to lend a hand at a time like this?"
There was nothing wrong with the reasoning, but how could the Zhongzhou Sect abandon their own patriarch to concern themselves with those ordinary mortals?
The Duke of Lu thought that if he delivered the message, Yue Qianmen might well slap him to death on the spot.
Thus, the one who went to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices to convey the decree was not him, but another imperial Attendant.
"Thank you for your efforts, Master Niu."
The Duke of Lu bowed slightly as he saw