Xuanhua Palace was located in the center of Xuan Jun City. Although it was called a palace, it wasn't very magnificent. It could even be said to be ugly. If one had to describe the dark palace walls, it would be indestructible.
Inside the palace walls, in the center of the palace was the Xuan Army Hall. Every day, Xuan Emperor discussed national affairs with the important figures of the various departments and formulated the political strategy to govern this territory.
But now, there was a huge hole in the roof of the Xuan Army Hall. Wooden shards fell from the roof and landed on the ground. A group of important officials prostrated on the ground and didn't move at all. Even King Lian was praising her like this. The important officials of the royal family were no exception.
"A mere brat from Canyon Peak Mountain killed the Council Supervisor, the City Lord's Residence, and now he's coming for my brother. When did my Xuan Army Empire become so weak and easy to bully? " Xuan Emperor's roar echoed in the hall. No one dared to explain anything. Everyone prostrated even lower.
"Why isn't anyone talking? Where's all your sharp tongue? "Xuan Emperor continued to say angrily.
The order to kill Su Tang had been passed down, but this wasn't enough to quell Xuan Emperor's anger. The ministers in front of him were also unlucky. Those who were directly related to this matter, such as the Council Supervisor and the Law Enforcement Division, didn't have anyone in court.
Xuan Emperor seemed to have realized this. After calming down, she waved her hand and signaled for a secret agent to come forward.
"Tell Xing Wen that I want to see the heads of Lu Ping and Su Tang in an hour. If I don't see them, tell him to bring his head to me." Xuan Emperor said.
"Yes." The secret agent accepted the order and left. As soon as he stepped out of the Dark Army Hall, he disappeared in a blur.
The important officials prostrated on the ground didn't dare to raise their heads, but they could still hear. The Xing Wen that Xuan Emperor mentioned was the chief of the Protector Nation. To be able to sit in this position, not only did one have to be strong enough, they also had to be deeply trusted by Xuan Emperor. Xuan Emperor was usually very polite to such important officials. But now she gave such a death order. It was clear that she was extremely angry.
"Alright, all of you get up." Xuan Emperor let them go and signaled for them to get up.
The officials quickly got up. They all knew Xuan Emperor's temperament. She hated acting the most. Once she told them to get up, they had to get up. If the Profound Sovereign were to offer a humble apology, the Profound Sovereign would definitely fulfill his wish — he would be whipped to death by the vines.
After they stood up, the ministers were still very cautious. Since the Profound Sovereign didn't say anything, they didn't dare to try to figure out the Profound Sovereign's intention. They could only wait here for the Profound Sovereign's order.
"Everyone, follow me. Let's wait and see when these two heads will be placed in the hall," the Profound Sovereign said with a gloomy expression.
All the ministers bowed their heads in acknowledgment and stood there obediently, not daring to communicate with each other at all.
In the Xuan Army City, the hunt for Lu Ping was still going on. Especially after the Xuan Emperor's order to kill Su Tang was passed down, no one dared to be careless.
The Wei Brothers, Qin Chuan, and the Liang Clan were in charge of the Punishment Capture Office. They had yet to receive any benefits from the Profound Sovereign because they had not had the chance to leave. But now that things had gotten to this point, everyone knew that they couldn't avoid punishment. They could only do what they had to do to prevent Emperor Xuan from getting even angrier.
However, Lu Ping, who had been able to track him easily, decided to play hide-and-seek with them.
Snatching a uniform of State Protector College made them guess if Lu Ping was going to disguise as a student of State Protector College. However, after a short while, the Nine Gates Patrol Office, the State Supervisory Commission, the Punishment Arrest Office, and the main forces that had been chasing after Lu Ping for the past few days all had their men attacked, and their uniforms robbed.
So now, the color of Lu Ping's uniform had become a multiple-choice question that had no logical answer.
But very quickly, news came from the Protectorate Nation.
The Nine Gates Patrol Division had chased the youths of State Protector College back to the college. But now, the Protectorate Nation wanted them to scram back to their own government offices like the youths of State Protector College.
"Ping Qian …" Wei Ping received the order and was in a difficult position. In principle, the Protectorate Nation didn't have the right to mobilize these people. But now that Emperor Xuan had been alerted, she was probably going to mobilize all the forces of the Protectorate Nation. In terms of numbers, these departments were many times more powerful than the Protectorate, but in terms of real strength, probably only Wei Pingqian could mobilize thousands of troops to fight with these experts of the Protectorate until both sides suffered heavy losses. But Wei Ping Qian didn't have any intention of using his military power from the start. The military was used when fighting with other kingdoms and couldn't be used to deal with this problem.
"Let's retreat." Wei Ping Qian didn't show any emotion and just replied. He wanted to take revenge for his son, but right now, he could only take revenge for Emperor Xuan's brother.
"Let the main force disperse. We will bring a few people. The Protectorate Nation won't chase us away, right?" Wei Ping Qian knew that Wei Ping Qian was unwilling and said.
"Okay." Wei Ping Qian thought for a moment and nodded. On one hand, he wanted to take revenge for his son. On the other hand, he wanted to continue meddling in this matter and make some contributions. Even if he had to bleed a little, he would be able to answer to the Emperor Xuan.
The Wei Family thought this way, and so did the Qin family and the Liang family. Moreover, the Family Heads had come personally. The three families, who usually fought openly and secretly, were now gathered together. They looked at each other and sighed in unison.
When had the three families of the Dark Army ever been in such a difficult situation?
"Old Qin, this matter was caused by your side." The Liang family's Family Head, Liang Tongbei, said to Qin Chuan. If it was any other time, Qin Chuan would immediately be on guard against the other party using this opportunity to put pressure on the Qin family. But now, he knew that the other party was just ridiculing him.
"The arrest warrant has been pasted all over the country for over a year now. This is your fault, isn't it?" Qin Chuan also retorted sarcastically as a matter of fact.
"Speaking of which, I have to mention something. We were the ones who put up the wanted posters, so we should be the ones to capture him. Why didn't you send Su Tang to the Punishment Arrest Bureau's jail after he was captured by your men from the Canyon Peak District? Isn't this considered a form of private punishment? "Liang Tongbei said.
"This matter started with us. Of course, we want to clean up the mess ourselves." Qin Chuan said.
"I am puzzled." Wei Ping Qian couldn't take it anymore. "This matter was caused by you guys. Why am I the one who lost my son?"
"Sigh, he sacrificed his life for the country …"
"My condolences."
The two families all consoled him. As for how true their feelings were, Wei Ping Qian knew that there was no point in arguing. He could only sigh silently.
The few of them didn't personally charge into the streets to search for Lu Ping's whereabouts. However, all the necessary information would be sent to them without missing a single detail. After the troops from the various ministries retreated, the heavily guarded Dark Army City was like a dead city. The Protectorate Nation wouldn't be able to resort to human wave tactics. Four Spirit Awakened experts weren't as common as wildflowers and weeds. Only the Four Great Academies and the Three Great Empires had the ability to gather hundreds of them into a group.
This was a terrifying force that could start a war. But now, they were only searching for a single person. Worse still, they hadn't found him yet.
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