Chapter 2439 - 2129: Did You Already Take All the Treasures from There?

After confirming that Lu Chen would help her, Ji Yunmeng issued a Holy Decree the next day, ordering all powers outside of Dazhou to immediately leave Dazhou.

If those forces persisted in staying, she wouldn’t hesitate to clean them out.

Upon seeing Ji Yunmeng’s Holy Decree, those Outer Domain Forces were extremely furious.

They were the elites among the major forces of Central State, yet a native from the Border Wilderness dared issue a decree against them, even threatening them, leading to immense humiliation.

On the night the decree was issued, Ji Yunmeng was engaging in affairs with Lu Chen in bed when suddenly, a maid’s anxious voice came from the palace entrance: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

Hearing the maid’s urgency, Ji Yunmeng quickly raised her delicate hand to push Lu Chen’s chest, signaling him to stop immediately.

Yet Lu Chen remained unfazed, insisting on completing the affair before he would stop.

Once finished, Ji Yunmeng glared coldly at Lu Chen, then quickly pushed him away and got up to dress.

Before Lu Chen had risen, she ordered the maid at the door: "Come in."

In the next moment, a maid hurriedly entered the hall, knelt before Ji Yunmeng, and reported: "Your Majesty, urgent news from Anhe County! At noon today, a group of bandits emerged from nowhere and massacred the people of Anhe County."

"Tens of thousands of people in Anhe County were killed, with only a few survivors."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yunmeng was momentarily stunned.

Anhe County wasn’t far from the Capital city, considered rather prosperous and beneath the Emperor’s feet.

Someone daringly wreaked havoc near the Capital city, slaughtering an entire county, showing complete disregard for the Emperor.

It wasn’t difficult to guess who perpetrated this. She had issued the decree in the morning to expel the Outer Domain Forces, and by afternoon, the county’s people faced catastrophe.

Clearly, this was the work of those Outer Domain Forces.

In an instant, Ji Yunmeng’s aura surged, spiritual evil roiling, enveloping the entire hall, her robes fluttering, killing intent apparent on her face.

"These Outer Domain Forces have some nerve, daring to slaughter my people!"

She originally intended to wait three more days before acting against the Outer Domain Forces, but they had already started slaughtering Dazhou’s people.

If so, they can’t blame her!

At this moment, Ji Yunmeng turned to look at Lu Chen lying in bed and said: "You are also a person of Dazhou; do you plan to just watch the people of Dazhou being wantonly slaughtered by these Outer Domain people?"

She wasn’t sure whether she could face these Outer Domain Forces alone, as she didn’t know if they had any aces capable of countering Heavenly Realm.

But if she involved Zhen Nan Prince Manor, with Lu Chen and the Heavenly Realm there, they probably wouldn’t struggle to annihilate those Outer Domain Forces.

Now, it depended on Lu Chen’s stance.

Lu Chen frowned and said: "I’m not that cold-blooded. Since they struck first, we should respond appropriately."

"Do what you intend to do; if you encounter enemies you can’t defeat, I’ll step in, and Zhen Nan Prince Manor will also assist."

Seeing Lu Chen speak up, Ji Yunmeng refrained from further talk and immediately instructed the kneeling maid: "Summon the ministers, including the Earth Realm Spirit Warriors from the Deceit Suppression Bureau!"

The maid promptly responded: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Upon her words, she turned and left.

Ji Yunmeng acted swiftly, summoning ministers and then issuing orders to expel the Outer Domain people from Dazhou.

Since Lu Chen sided with Ji Yunmeng this time, the Earth Realm Spirit Warriors from the Deceit Suppression Bureau and Zhen Nan Prince Manor naturally chose to stand by Ji Yunmeng as well.

That night, the Capital city erupted into large-scale combat, with the sounds of explosions and strife never ceasing.

Most of the Outer Domain people were marked by Dazhou’s Hidden Guard as soon as they entered the Capital city, knowing where they stayed.

So when Ji Yunmeng issued the order, Dazhou’s army began capturing people immediately.

To prevent desperate countermeasures from strong Outer Domain individuals, Ji Yunmeng flew high into the sky, releasing pressure from her body.

If any Earth Realm strong person resisted, she would strike immediately.

With her holding the fort, the Outer Domain people in the Capital city had almost no resistance, and soon many were captured.

At a residence, Wu Junwan stood seriously by the window, gazing up at Ji Yunmeng in the sky radiating pressure.

She had just received the news of Anhe County’s massacre.

Upon hearing the news, she realized Ji Yunmeng might very well settle accounts with the Outer Domain people next.

She planned to leave the Capital city, but Ji Yunmeng had sealed it and dispatched troops everywhere to capture people.

This greatly angered her; she hadn’t left the Capital city yet, but those people had already started slaughtering outside.

Given the situation, she could only choose to continue hiding.

Though she had a trump card capable of allowing her escape from the Capital city, using it in such a place wasn’t worth it.

Additionally, she had infiltrated the Capital city using another identity, so Dazhou’s people might not be able to find her.

Most of the captured Outer Domain people entered the Capital city mistakenly thinking Dazhou wouldn’t intervene after Lu Chen announced all forces could enter the ruins, leading them to believe they could enter openly, resulting in Dazhou’s Hidden Guard marking them.

Fortunately, she anticipated possible trouble from the beginning and took precautions.

The whole night, Wu Junwan stood by the window, waiting.

The night quickly passed, and throughout the night, Dazhou’s army captured countless Outer Domain people, filling the Heaven Prison, with some directly thrown into the Demon Suppression Tower of the Deceit Suppression Bureau.

Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

The Earth Realm experts from Zhen Nan Prince Manor had been dispatched to help capture the Outer Domain people, leaving only Lu Chen, Prince Zhen Nan, and Yun Yudie at Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

In the front hall, after chatting a bit, Prince Zhen Nan left the front hall.

Prince Zhen Nan no longer concerned himself with Dazhou’s matters, believing that with Lu Chen and the manor’s two Heavenly Realm strengths, they could handle Dazhou’s issues.

After Prince Zhen Nan left, Yun Yudie and Zhou Xiaoxiao sisters arrived at the front hall.

Seeing Yun Yudie, Lu Chen smiled and asked: "Have you found any treasure in the ruins these days?"

Upon Lu Chen’s words, Yun Yudie replied coldly: "There’s nothing inside that we need."

The three searched the Ancient Ruins for several days and went back again after returning empty-handed but still found nothing.

Inside, apart from dense Deceitful Evil, there was nothing they needed, not even Heavenly or Earthly Treasures.

However, the special Deceitful Evil inside made them feel pleasurably calm each time they entered, which was one reason they went back frequently.

Then Yun Yudie suspiciously looked at Lu Chen, asking: "Have you already taken the treasures inside? There’s nothing inside."

Lu Chen’s goodwill in allowing the Outer Domain people into the ruins might be because the treasures were already in Lu Chen’s possession, making him so generous.