He whirled around, facing You Ye who rushed in at the sound, his voice like a roar from hell, carrying a devastating resolve:
"Issue my decree!"
"A message from carrier pigeon to the commander of the Northern Frontier Camp! Xin Yunzhou's troops are to immediately relocate to 'Iron Wall Pass'! Triple the number of personal guards! Search every 100 li around the camp! Dig three feet into the ground, and find those 'shadows' hiding there! Anyone who dares to approach Xin Yunzhou's camp within 100 paces will be killed without mercy!"
"Activate the 'Shadow Guards'! Target: Qi Huaiyu! Live or dead! Anyone connected to him, regardless of identity, is to be apprehended! I want to see if this 'Shadow Pavilion' can control everything!"
"Seal off all land and water routes in the capital! Conduct a thorough search of all personnel leaving the city! Investigate! Where did that letter come from when it was dropped into Jingyuan? If you can't find its source, bring me your head!"
A series of orders, like a sudden storm, crashed down with overwhelming force and murderous intent! The entire prince's residence was instantly enveloped in an atmosphere of extreme grimness!
Xiao Xun stood in the chaotic study, his chest heaving violently, his eyes bloodshot. He stared at the howling snow outside the window, as if he could see the bloodshed that might erupt on the icy plains of the North. Qi Huaiyu's provocation and the Shadow Pavilion's intervention had completely ignited the long-suppressed violence and murderous intent within him.
This time, it was no longer a cold calculation or exchange of interests. This time, it was a declaration of war that touched a raw nerve! It was a blood feud that had to be washed away with blood! Xin Jiuwei's fear and hatred, through that letter, acted as a fuse, igniting the long-dormant volcano in his heart.
He slowly raised his hand, looking at the chilling black bat token in his palm, a cruel and icy smile curving his lips:
"The game...it's time to end."
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