Chen Mo swiftly flew towards Tiandu City, holding a communication Spirit Jade in his hand that was flashing with a glaring red light - a signal from the Imperial Prison.
"Sothing’s happened indeed!"
His expression darkened, his speed increased again, like a lightning bolt streaking across the sky, and in no ti he arrived at the city gates.
The gates were already closed, and as soon as Chen Mo landed from above, he was surrounded by a group of armored soldiers, their weapons glinting with cold light.
"Who goes there?"
An officer asked sternly, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword at his waist, his expression full of vigilance, and one could vaguely hear the bowstrings tautening on the wall.
The city was in complete chaos, since the Demon Clan was suppressed by the Three Saints, there hadn’t been such turmoil!
The atmosphere was extrely tense, any slight disturbance could ignite a violent conflict!
At this mont, soone shouted loudly:
"Stop!"
Chen Mo looked up, and saw a figure flying down from the city wall.
He looked familiar, it was Yu Yu, the Vice Envoy of the Military Prison he’d encountered several tis before.
"This is Deputy Thousand Households of the Sky Scale Guard, and Personal rit Guard General, Mr. Chen Mo!"
"Why aren’t you sheathing your weapons?!"
Yu Yu said solemnly.
Everyone naturally knew the na, and quickly sheathed their swords, yet still remained vigilant.
Yu Yu approached Chen Mo, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, the city is already under martial law, no one is allowed to enter."
Chen Mo frowned and said: "Even with the imperial gold token?"
Yu Yu shook his head and said: "This is a strict order from above, we dare not defy it."
The sudden explosion earlier caught everyone off guard.
Besides the devastating casualties among the common people, a portion of the Eightfold Exorcism Array was destroyed, temporarily disabling the function to detect Demon Energy, and the Demon Clan is adept at disguises, almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.
At a critical mont like this, if a few demons were let in, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Therefore, the Five Cities Military Departnt promptly shut the city gates, sealed the ports, and closed off all relay routes, waiting for the Capital Guard to arrive for support.
Until the situation is fully stabilized, no one may enter or leave the Capital City.
Chen Mo’s frown deepened.
This situation was sothing he hadn’t anticipated, martial law is justified, he couldn’t just force his way in.
"Wait..."
Suddenly, he thought of sothing, sowhat puzzled he said: "If I rember correctly, you’re from the East City Military Departnt, right? Why aren’t you guarding the East City Gate, but ca to the south instead?"
Yu Yu hesitated slightly, looked around, and transmitted sound: "It was Lord Lin’s arrangent, he said he could guard the East City himself and asked to bring people to support at other gates..."
"Lord Lin?"
Chen Mo recalled, when he went to the Prince Yu Mansion to arrest soone previously, he had a conflict with Lin Junxian, the Commander of the East City Military Departnt.
This man was a die-hard loyalist of Prince Yu!
"Not good!"
"Chu Heng has probably already left the city!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Mo shot up, turning into a streak of light and disappearing.
Yu Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, he pretty much already had suspicions in his heart, but dared not defy superior orders, fearing it might lead to personal ruin.
Now that Chen Mo had returned, with soone taking the lead, he didn’t have to worry too much.
"Everyone, follow back to the East City to set up defenses!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers responded loudly.
Chen Mo sped towards the east, his Divine Sense carefully scanning every inch of land, but did not find any trace of Lin Junxian or Chu Heng.
"Searching like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack..."
"Damn, are we just going to let him get away?"
At this mont, he felt a faint fluctuation and took out a green Spirit Jade from his chest.
"Hmm? This is..."
...
...
In the dense forest.
A black carriage hovered low in the air, silently moving along.
Lin Junxian and Duan Zhongmou rode horses behind it, only slowing down after traveling hundreds of miles away from the Capital City.
"Mr. Duan, what on earth is going on?!"
Lin Junxian looked sowhat flustered, said with a bitter voice: "You only told to open the city gates on the day of the grand ceremony to cover Young Master leaving the city, but not that it would cause such a commotion!"
Several blocks in South City were destroyed by explosions, countless houses collapsed, and civilian casualties were impossible to tally!
And Chu Heng suddenly left the city at this ti, even with closed eyes, one could guess who was behind it!
This is a treasonous cri that demands death to nine generations!
He just wanted to use the power of the Prince Mansion to further his career, but instead, inexplicably beca an accomplice! Directly from high-ranking Commander of the Military Prison, to a suspect in treason!
"It’s a bit late for Lord Lin to say this now." Duan Zhongmou glanced at him indifferently, and said: "Do you think there’s any way of turning back?"
Lin Junxian clenched his fists, his gaze turning darker, yet he knew the other was stating the truth.
The situation had reached this point, there was no turning back.
He took a deep breath, calming his emotions, and said: "Then where do we go now? Jiu Zhou surely won’t accept us, maybe head south to join the Barbarians? With Young Master’s status, they should be eager to recruit..."
Suddenly——
The words abruptly stopped.
Lin Junxian’s expression froze, and he slowly looked down.
One saw an old, wrinkled hand piercing through his chest.
"Mr. Duan?"
Lin Junxian looked sowhat incredulous.
"You are a good dog, but not very bright." Duan Zhongmou tossed him aside like trash, his body devoured by black flas in mid-air, turning to ashes along with his Divine Soul.
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