Inside the Ji Family Clinic, in a bedroom with the curtains drawn tight, Ji Dengtu was hiding under the covers, reading a storybook in one hand and doing something else entirely with the other. Sensing the terrifying pressure emanating from him, he shuddered, instantly becoming limp. Enraged, he threw the storybook aside and cursed, "Damn it! This scare at the crucial moment has probably left me impotent for at least three months! You dog emperor! If I weren't so weak, I'd have explored every inch of your harem!"
After he finished cursing, he fell into deep thought: That brat has gotten himself into serious trouble this time.
In Mingyue Academy, Shang Liuyu was sitting on a recliner in the courtyard, playing his harp. He looked up in the direction of the Chu family, his expression thoughtful.
Zu An, hiding in one of the Plum Blossom Gang's properties, opened the window and looked up at the sky, utterly terrified. The oppressive aura made him instinctively tremble; let alone fighting against it, even standing upright was difficult. A relentless urge to kneel before him surged within him, and just as he was about to give up, a surprised voice suddenly rang out:
"Such powerful strength. You must have messed with someone you shouldn't have."
Upon hearing this voice, Zu'an almost burst into tears of joy: "Empress sister, please hug me and comfort me!"
Mi Li reached out and placed her hand on his chest, stopping him from lunging at her and hugging her: "What, trying to take advantage of me the moment we meet?"
However, she couldn't help but turn her attention to the window, and even Zu'an looked in that direction.
A blurry figure gradually formed in the clouds above the Chu family's direction, and the face of a middle-aged man wearing a crown with tassels could be vaguely seen.
The cloud-formed human figure slowly spoke, and a voice, ethereal yet incredibly powerful, resounded throughout Brightmoon City: "Granted!"
A huge, bright yellow imperial edict seemed to appear out of thin air, slowly unfurling and almost taking up half the sky, except that one side of it was blank.
The embroidered-robed messenger rose and read aloud: "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Chu family must hand over their son-in-law, Zu An, within three days, or they will be punished for treason, and their entire clan will be exterminated. So be it!"
With each word he read, a glimmer of golden light danced across the imperial edict, quickly revealing the word he had spoken. After he finished reading, the exact same content appeared in the edict in the air.
Immediately afterwards, the imperial edict emitted a sky full of golden light, which fell on the "tortoise shell" protective shield formed by the combined efforts of the Red Robe Army. The shield, which had stood firm against the full-force attacks of Liu Yao and Liang Wang, collapsed instantly without a trace when it met this golden light, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.
All three thousand soldiers in red robes coughed up blood, and all of them were forced to kneel on the ground by the powerful pressure.
Chu Zhongtian also coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his whole body immediately became weak.
Upon seeing this, Prince Liang, Liu Yao, and the others knelt down in unison and shouted, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Their imperial guards also shouted "Long live the Emperor!" This chant spread like wildfire until everyone in Bright Moon City was overwhelmed by the oppressive aura and knelt down, excitedly shouting, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
The emperor of the empire is the strongest man in the world, and he is an even more supreme figure in the hearts of ordinary people. Who would have thought that they would have the honor of seeing the emperor's face today? Everyone was extremely excited. Except for a few who had no choice, the others cheered from the bottom of their hearts.
At this moment, Sang Hong, who was in the prison cart, said to his son, "Qian'er, didn't you ask me before what it means to act on behalf of the emperor? This is what it means to act on behalf of the emperor!"
At the same time, he was filled with doubt. What exactly made the emperor disregard the rules of the court and directly use force to subdue the Chu family?
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