Zhaoge City was enshrouded in the darkness of the night, and it was the darkest moment before dawn.
A crisp sound suddenly broke out in a manor house not far from Taichang Temple, as if something had been smashed to pieces.
Duke Lu woke up from his sleep and propped up his upper body. Looking at the precious ceramic ware that had been smashed into a dozen pieces, his expression changed abruptly.
Who would suddenly visit him in the middle of the night? Was it the return of the Immortal Master Jing Jiu?
He suddenly felt a bit dizzy. After getting up, he felt a bit better, but he heard a commotion outside the door. Realizing something was wrong, he pushed open the door and found the State Duke Manor was in a mess.
The newly lit lanterns illuminated the corridors one by one.
Lu Ming hurried over with the caretaker and others, his hands still fastening his trousers.
"What's wrong?" Duke Lu asked his son with a grave expression.
Lu Ming said, "It was an earthquake. It was very violent just now."
By now State Duke Lu realized why he felt a bit dizzy after he woke up.
More and more people in the State Duke Manor woke up, leaving their rooms and coming to the courtyard with bewilderment or fear.
The situation outside the State Duke Manor was similar.
The awakened populace came to the streets one after another, holding their children and holding the hands of the elderly, their clothes disheveled. Though they rubbed their eyes, they didn't feel sleepy anymore.
The bell echoed in the streets as a warning. The sound of hooves could be vaguely heard in the distance. The magic army was gathering to maintain the order.
The officials of the Inspecting Deep Bureau entered the palace in a hurry.
A moment later, the officials of the Pure Heaven Bureau went to various places in Zhaoge City, and the most powerful energy went to Taichang Temple.
Zhaoge City woke up before dawn.
Duke Lu walked into Taichang Temple, his expression terrible, perhaps because he didn't sleep well.
The official on night duty was quite impressed, thinking that the State Duke was so busy that he came before all his subordinates arrived.
What he didn't know was that many important figures had already arrived at Taichang Temple.
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"Are you sure the source of the earthquake is down there?" asked Duke Lu while staring into Zhang Yi 'ai's eyes.
Zhang Yi 'ai was the chief commander of the Pure Heaven Bureau, so he was under the same pressure as Duke Lu. "I don't want it to happen either," he said with a terrible expression.
An official of the Inspecting Abyss Bureau looked at the ritual implement in his hand and said, "The source of the earthquake is 17 miles below us. I don't understand where …"
Before he could finish, he was interrupted. Duke Lu said to his subordinate, "Lord Jiang, please leave."
After the officials of the Inspecting Abyss were taken away, the Duke Of He, who vaguely knew the inside story of Taichang Temple, said, "Could it be that … the Divine Dragon has awakened?"
Duke Lu looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot. The Cang Dragon had never slept, so how could he possibly wake up?
A man suddenly appeared in Taichang Temple. His breath was calm and powerful.
Zhang Yi 'ai stepped forward and bowed. "Senior Brother Yue."
The man was Yue Qianmen, the head of the Qianyuan Valley of Zhongzhou School. He was an expert in the Void Training Realm and had a very high status.
Now, he had another identity as a guest of Prince Jing Xin's residence.
Yue Qianmen said with a grave expression, "Why haven't you gone in yet? What are you doing here? "
The status of the head of the Qianyuan Valley in Zhongzhou School was similar to that of the Master of the Shanghai Peak in Aoyama Sect.
Though Zhang Yi 'ai was the chief commander of the Pure Heaven Bureau and an important figure of the Imperial court, he was still a good-for-nothing Young Brother in Yue Qianmen's eyes, so his attitude toward Zhang Yi was quite casual.
The Fiend Prison was located at the bottom of Taichang Temple. The sudden tremor meant that something had happened, so the Zhongzhou School was worried.
Duke Lu suddenly said, "I'll take care of it. Elder Yue, please calm down."
Yue Qianmen said with a cold expression in his eyes, "State Duke should know the relationship between the Fiend Prison and our sect."
Duke Lu said, "Elder Yue, you haven't forgotten that the agreement between the Imperial court and Cloud-Dream Mountain stated clearly that the Fiend Prison is managed by Taichang Temple."
Given Yue Qianmen's status, he was not afraid of a State Duke. The expression in his eyes grew colder as he demanded, "What if I insist on going in?"
Duke Lu said with the same expression, "I will stop you then."
Yue Qianmen's gaze fell on Duke Lu's sleeve, and he laughed out of extreme anger, "Are you going to use the magic treasure of our Zhongzhou School to beat me, an elder of Zhongzhou School?"
There was a powerful magic treasure in Duke Lu's sleeve, called the Slanting Wind and Drizzle.
The Slanting Wind and Drizzle was a gift from Zhongzhou School to Taichang Temple.
The atmosphere suddenly grew tense.
Duke Lu of He furrowed his eyebrows slightly, and started to persuade both sides. Zhang Yi 'ai remained silent to show that he was in a difficult position.
Nobody noticed a white cat crouching on the wall nearby.
The white cat's gaze had been fixed on Yue Qianmen's face, the expression in his eyes indifferent, or cruel.
All of a sudden, the wall started shaking, and the white cat jumped into the wild grass below with a meow, disappearing without a trace.
The ground within a mile of Taichang Temple started shaking violently, and some of the unreliable courtyard walls collapsed, causing smoke and dust to rise up.
Duke Lu and the others were in Taichang Temple, so they could sense it more clearly. They were almost shaken to the ground.
The expression on Yue Qianmen's face changed slightly, and he was about to barge into the deep part of Taichang Temple.
Nothing like this had ever happened in the Fiend Prison.
Something must have happened to the Old Dragon!
Duke Lu held the Slanting Wind and Drizzle tightly, ready to stop Yue Qianmen.
Yue Qianmen was an elder in the Lianxu State, and his Cultivation state was immeasurable. He was like one of the few elders in the upper state of the Broken Sea in the Aoyama Sect, so it was hard for him to be stopped by a magic treasure. Yet, Duke Lu had no choice but to do so. It was because Jing Jiu was still in the Fiend Prison, and the two earthquakes might have something to do with him. If Yue Qianmen found Jing Jiu in the Fiend Prison, it would be disastrous.
A sliver of the morning sun had finally appeared in the distance. The sunlight illuminated the walls of Taichang Temple, looking extremely dazzling.
A powerful energy appeared, blocking Yue Qianmen's way.
All the doors and windows in Taichang Temple had collapsed, but the smoke and dust in the cracks of the stone bricks were suppressed, not daring to come out.
As the light abruptly faded, a short and stout figure appeared. He was Sir Jin Mingcheng of the royal palace.
Jin Mingcheng fell silent. He took three steps back, and said expressionlessly, "The Emperor has decreed that nobody is allowed to enter the Fiend Prison without the written decree and the consent of Duke Lu."
Yue Qianmen grunted once, but didn't strike again. Yet, it was evident that he would do something if something happened to the Fiend Prison.
Jin Mingcheng turned to Zhang Yi 'ai and Duke Of He, and said, "The Emperor asks you to evacuate everyone in Zhaoge City as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Duke Of He and Zhang Yi 'ai were both startled, asking repeatedly, "Everyone?"
"Yes," Jin Mingcheng replied expressionlessly.
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It was the decree of the Emperor. They had to accept it even if they didn't manage or understand it.
Zhang Yi 'ai and Duke Of He left as quickly as they could. They summoned the officials of the Pure Heaven Bureau and all the departments of the Imperial Court to evacuate the populace of Zhaoge City.
The Cultivation practitioners in Zhaoge City and some neighboring Cultivation sects had demonstrated their importance at the moment.
In addition to the flying boats landing from time to time, more importantly, they were allowed to fly on the streets, bringing a sense of security and deterrence to the evacuating populace.
With the help of the Cultivation practitioners, the Magic Army could maintain the order more easily by using violence.
The cavalrymen as large as a mountain sliced the crowded crowd into smaller waves and then sent them out of the city gate and the flying boats.
Everybody in Zhaoge City had to evacuate, including the Jing House.
At such a critical moment, the Zhao House and the Gu Clan didn't forget to send someone to help. Everything went smoothly.
In the end, Jing Li didn't see the white cat appear.
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