"Guardian Jin, why have you come?"
Guardian Li was both shocked and worried at the sight of this person.
The newcomer was Jin Yulu.
This was the fastest demi-human Great General in the world and the most experienced demi-human. Back then, he had followed Luoluo to the capital to study and had even served as a gatekeeper in the Orthodox Academy for a very long time. After returning to the demi-human realm, he had not returned to the court, but had continued his life of farming, all the way until now.
Luoluo and Xuanyuan Po had both tried to contact him, but to no avail, as his estate had always been under strict surveillance. For him to be able to leave the estate and come to the Imperial Palace today, those unconscious guards and maids outside the hall, was proof of how he had done all this.
"Outside the hall, please follow me," Jin Yulu said to Luoluo.
As the fastest expert in the world and the most senior Great General of the Demi-human race, even if the Imperial Palace was heavily guarded and spies were everywhere, if he left with Luoluo, he really might have a chance.
Guardian Li looked at Luoluo, her eyes also brimming with persuasion. "At most, Empress will only punish me. She will not make things too difficult for me."
Luoluo took Jin Yulu's hand, her face full of gratitude, but she did not agree to his request. Instead, she whispered a few words.
"Quickly leave through the tunnel in the back of the hall. I …"
She wanted to hand over the magical artifacts her father had left for her to Jin Yulu so that he would have a chance to leave through the tunnel. But before she could finish speaking, the clouds in the blue sky gathered together like a flock of sheep being led by a shepherd, blocking out the sun and shrouding all of White Emperor City in shadow.
Madam Mu walked into the stone hall and calmly said to Jin Yulu, "Even a child knows that it's impossible, so why must you do this?"
After a moment of silence, Jin Yulu said, "On what basis does Empress intend to kill me? Trespassing on the Imperial Palace or disrespecting a Saint? "
Madam Mu replied, "Your prestige in the tribe is too high. Not even His Majesty can lightly kill you, much less me. I just don't understand why you've been so hostile to His Majesty all these years and have targeted me so many times. Have we not been lenient enough? "
Jin Yulu replied, "His Majesty naturally understands what happened in the past, and Empress should also understand what happened today."
Madam Mu replied, "You should be well aware that this was not my intention alone. Last night, the Chief Elder sensed His Majesty's will."
"That's why I'm different from Old Xiang and the other elders. Maybe that's why His Majesty never liked me."
Jin Yulu impassively said to Madam Mu, "Even if this is His Majesty's decree, as long as I believe it to be wrong, I will still not accept it."
Madam Mu replied, "As expected of Guardian Jin. Putting aside the crime of disobeying an edict, just how do you determine whether it is right or wrong?"
Jin Yu Lu said, "Eight hundred miles of the Red River and ten thousand miles of the Yao Domain, how can we hand them over to someone who is not of our race?"
Madam Mu explained, "The so-called Heavenly Selection is the will of the ancestral spirits. No matter what race one is from, as long as one is accepted by the Celestial Trees and baptized by the Wildfire, one's bloodline will completely transform, transforming into the true body of the Demi-human Emperor and henceforth become a member of the White Emperor clan. How could one be considered an outsider?"
Jin Yu Lu looked into her eyes and said, "This is your arrangement for the Second Prince?"
Madam Mu replied, "All the people participating in the Heavenly Selection ceremony must obey the arrangements of fate, and this is the fairest method."
Jin Yu Lu asked, "You suddenly announced this matter so suddenly that the Human race had no time to respond or send anyone to participate. What sort of fairness is this?"
Madam Mu indifferently said, "What does this have to do with Guardian Jin? Are you colluding with the people of Zhou? "
Jin Yu Lu sternly said, "What do you think of Her Highness? She is the disciple of His Holiness the Pope, so she might also be colluding with the people of Zhou? So even though you clearly know that her meridians have already been repaired and that she only needs enough time to smoothly inherit the throne, you still insist on forcefully activating the Heavenly Selection ceremony? "
Madam Mu replied, "I understand her situation better than any of you. I hope that she can obtain happiness, but I will not give her any misconceptions."
Jin Yu Lu asked, "Misconceptions or lies? Empress, these words of yours can't even deceive yourself, so how can you convince Her Highness? "
They did not try to hide their words from Luoluo, so Luoluo could clearly hear them.
With these final words, the stone hall became abnormally quiet. At this point, it was no longer possible to continue the conversation.
Madam Mu lightly waved her sleeve and flipped her jade hand. A gust of wind blew through the stone hall and a massive hand condensed from clear light slapped at Jin Yu Lu.
Countless ear-piercing screeches resounded through the hall, the air jolted into countless turbulences.
Jin Yu Lu transformed into a blur, avoiding the massive hand and retreating off the stone platform.
Madam Mu's expression did not change. She took a step forward, her sleeve flapping once more.
The white clouds gathered over White Emperor City suddenly descended several li, becoming extremely low as if they wanted to approach the mountains on the opposite shore.
Those with good eyesight could even see the droplets of rain gathering in the clouds.
As the clouds descended, an unimaginable pressure descended, enveloping White Emperor City, especially the stone hall at the highest point.
A groan came from the platform, and the blur behind Jin Yu Lu that seemed to melt into the world paused.
He was extremely strong, but if he wanted to contend against an expert of the Divine Domain, he needed to push his speed to the limit for even a sliver of a chance.
But Madam Mu only needed a wave of her sleeve to borrow the might of the world and the pressure of the clouds to break his movement technique.
The clouds in the sky were getting closer and closer to the ground. The towering trees on the opposite shore of the Red River were almost completely gone, and the pressure falling on the stone hall was getting stronger and stronger. The unconscious guards and maids began to moan in pain, and Guardian Li found it extremely difficult to breathe.
Jin Yu Lu's figure was getting clearer and clearer.
The clearer the blur, the slower he was.
The moment his figure completely appeared, Jin Yu Lu would receive Madam Mu's thunderous strike.
This scene did not happen.
Because Luoluo had walked to Madam Mu's side.
She pulled on Madam Mu's sleeve, raised her small face, and opened her eyes wide as she very seriously said a few words.
"Mother, please don't be like this."
… …
… …
The black clouds pressed down on the city, but the city was not destroyed. Without even a drop of rain falling, they returned to the sky and gradually dispersed.
Jin Yu Lu had fled the Imperial Palace, presumably unable to return to the fields he had cultivated for so many years. No one knew where he had gone.
Guardian Li and the guards and maids withdrew, leaving the stone hall in absolute silence. Only Madam Mu and Luoluo remained.
"Many people think that I'm doing this for my own selfish desires."
Madam Mu looked into Luoluo's eyes and asked, "Do you also think this way?"
Luoluo was quiet for a very long time. She did not directly answer this question, but asked a rather strange question.
"Mother … after all these years, do you still miss home?"
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