Chapter 20

Black Tortoise Kingdom is in turmoil. Two thousand royal soldiers died in the cruelest way possible.

The prime minister manor's eldest daughter can't talk anymore for a few days. She just keeps on shouting like a lunatic whenever she sees people.

The crown prince is currently just staring in an empty space. He can't take the gore scenes out of his mind. It has been 3 days after the incident, but the scared faces of the two thousand corpses is still etched in his mind like a curse.

The people are still inside of their houses out of fear. Some of those who saw the scary massacre committed suicide, some lost their minds while some just go on with their lives.

The whole kingdom is currently having an ominous vibes. All the big sects and clans are currently having a meeting. Because of what happened, all of them are afraid of the entity who massacred 2 thousand yellow leveled royal guards in just a span of half an hour.

" We have to catch that criminal, who knows that our sects and clans are the next?", as said by the prime minister as he coaxed everyone to be on their side. The meeting was personally set and attended by the emperor, so the court ministers have to be around.

" I would like to exclude myself from this drama", a young master wearing a mask suddenly got up lazily. No one can feel the cultivation of this person but they can feel the dangerous vibe he omitted.

" Sangre Pavilion's manager, this is a matter that affects all of us as it affects the country, are you saying that you will just turn a blind eye?", the emperor calmly said while his eyes is discerning the young man in front of him. He can't understand why he feels that the young man is very familiar. He also can't explain the sudden murderous aura the young man omitted the second their eyes met.

The room is filled with murmurs. Some agrees with the emperor while others are looking bored. Clearly, if they just stay put, they will be out of the drama but the kingdom just wants to include them in their mess. They are all leaders, some of them has been leading their clans and sects for hundreds of years, how on earth can't they see that the emperor and court ministers are trying to use their hands and connections in hunting down a damned girl?

" Yes, so what?", the young man boredly replied. Yhe emperors face flushed. This is the first time that someone dares to answer him like that. The sect and clan leaders are even respectful! How dare a mere manager treat him like this!

" Impudent! How dare you talk to zhen like that!", the emperor slaps the table in front of him while glaring at the unfazed young man.

" Are you an idiot? You asked, I answered. Where's the rudeness in that?", the masked man said while maintaining a bored face.

The emperor is about to retort when a eunuch barge in the meeting room in panic.

" Your highness! Forgive my impudence but the city gates is on fire! ", he shouted while kowtowing. Everyone was shocked, they cant be blamed as the meeting room is a closed room.

" Lord prime minister Liu! The Heaven Restaurant suddenly collapsed!"

" Lord minister Chen, the docks are being raided by pirates in the shore!"

" Lord prime minister Liu! The Happiness Pavillion was raided! Everything was broken!"

" Lord minister Chu! The spirit stone mountain of the family reportedly collapsed for unknown reasons!"

Reports after reports flooded the room. A smirk forms in Jin Linkai's face as he saw the panicked faces of the ministers and people involved in his parents death.

After Di Xueyan's rampage, she puts forward all the plans she laid all these years. Initially, the plans will be slowly laid out, one after another, but she was too furious about the incident. Every time she closed her eyes, all she can see were the eyes, beaming with hope and happiness, as it continuously shows a thankful expression. She knew that there are lots of them in those big clans. Her hatred for what those people had done to her friend and subordinates piles up, making her concoct a more cruel plan.

Crippling their economy is just the beginning.

The people in the kingdom are in chaos. They can't believe that the once peaceful kingdom will be reduced into such state as now. What they can't understand though is, if the one behind these ruckus are their kingdom's enemy, why are the ordinary citizens not affected? Why only the nobles?

All the noble households are puzzled as to who their enemies are.

The emperor immediately adjourned the meeting, without forgetting to glance at the smirking youth in front of him, who looks like he knows what is happening. The emperor is in deep thoughts, what is the connection of Sangre Pavillion in all of these? He wants to think it through but he got very busy with all the reports that he is currently dealing.

Among all those families that got involved, the Liu family is the one who is in a very poor state.

Many of their shops, mineral veins and restaurants are already destroyed in a blink of an eye.

Luckily there are still some of their illegal dealings that can still save them in their current predicament.

For many days, the tattered kingdom is very peaceful. Very peaceful in a sense that it feels like something is not right.

The major families are on guard all these days. They deployed thousands of their men in their homes, shops, mineral veins and others.

A neighing sound breaks the silence of the palace. The person in the horse hurriedly went into the court room where the emperor and ministers are having a solemn face while discussing the current predicament of their kingdom.

The man immediately kneels down in front of the emperor.

" A letter to the emperor from the spies planted in Vermillion Bird Kingdom!", he announced loudly while giving the letter to the eunuch.

The emperor took the letter and read it quitely. His face turned grim while reading, his hands can't help but shake.

They are disturbed by another neighing sound and a man frantically entered the room again. He gave a letter to the emperor.

The emperor can't help but to throw all the letters he received while his whole being is shaking. His face became distorted and he is about to shout when another letter arrived with the same content.

The emperor can't help it anymore and throw the remaining letter to his oblivious ministers while shaking. Rage is very visible in his eyes as he glared at the fools before him.

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AN: Hi! Whoever is reading this far, I thank you all for reading!