23: Kill Order

Just as Nangong Aotian was about to give the order, a young eunuch ran over in a panic.

Seeing this, Eunuch Yan frowned and sternly reprimanded the young eunuch, "Panicking in front of Your Majesty, what kind of decorum is that?"

Hearing his scolding, the young eunuch knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Eunuch Yan, please forgive me! This Servant Girl has an urgent matter to report!"

"Speak!"

Eunuch Yan glanced at Nangong Aotian, and seeing that he remained silent, he spoke coldly.

The young eunuch nodded quickly and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, General Qin Wuhui of the Zhenbei Army, leading a hundred Zhenbei Army soldiers, has appeared before the teleportation array outside the Imperial City with a bloody person, requesting an audience with Your Majesty!"

At these words, Nangong Aotian's expression subtly changed, and he vaguely felt that he was getting closer to the truth.

"Let's go, let's take a look!"

Nangong Aotian spoke, and as he flew into the air, he suddenly glanced at Liu Mingyue. "Attendant Liu, you come along too. Yuer and the others should not leave the palace for now!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Mingyue was slightly stunned, then instantly appeared beside Nangong Aotian.

The group moved swiftly, and before long, they arrived outside the Imperial City.

At this time, many people had gathered in front of the teleportation array.

But many of them dared not approach, only watching from five miles away.

Upon seeing Nangong Aotian and his entourage arrive, all the onlookers either bowed or knelt.

"We respectfully greet Your Majesty!"

Nangong Aotian waved his hand and led his people to land not far in front of Qin Wuhui.

Seeing his arrival, Qin Wuhui and the others knelt on one knee. "This humble general greets Your Majesty! We implore Your Majesty to uphold justice for our old Prince!"

Hearing these words, Nangong Aotian's expression subtly changed, vaguely sensing that the truth was drawing ever closer.

His expression was stern and solemn. "What happened? Explain in detail!"

Qin Wuhui looked up, his eyes bloodshot, and his voice hoarse. "Your Majesty, the old Prince died unjustly! He was murdered!"

At these words, the entire audience was shocked.

Nangong Aotian's body trembled, and thinking of what the Zhenbei Army had done these past two days, his pupils involuntarily constricted.

Unconsciously, a hint of killing intent appeared in his eyes as he coldly stared at Qin Wuhui. "What exactly happened? Speak!"

Qin Wuhui suppressed his grief and said hoarsely, "After we chose to follow the Little Prince, a Mysterious Black-Robed Person actively sold the Zhenbei Army a piece of information: the old Prince was killed by a traitor!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Aotian's eyes turned bloodshot, even though the authenticity had not yet been verified.

He simply couldn't believe that his own brother had been killed by a traitor!

His killing intent soared to the sky as he coldly stared at Qin Wuhui. "So, the people you've been capturing these past few days are those traitors?"

Qin Wuhui nodded sorrowfully. "That Mysterious Person sold us a Jade Slip, which recorded information about the people involved in the old Prince's murder. We never expected that six of them were actually traitors from the Northern Territory!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Aotian frowned slightly. "Then why did you capture nine people? And where is the Jade Slip?"

Qin Wuhui presented a Jade Slip and six shadow-recording jades with both hands, saying, "Your Majesty, besides those from the Beichuan Empire who were involved, the Jade Slip also contains the names of nine traitors and their deeds."

"Six of them were involved in persecuting the old Prince, and they have all confessed. We implore Your Majesty to make a judgment and uphold justice for our old Prince!"

Hearing this, Nangong Aotian took a deep breath and gestured to Eunuch Yan with his eyes.

Eunuch Yan stepped forward to receive it and glanced at the contents of the Jade Slip, his expression subtly changing.

He handed the Jade Slip to Nangong Aotian. "Your Majesty, it indeed records many things. If it is true, then the old Prince of Zhenbei truly died unjustly!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

Nangong Aotian took the Jade Slip and glanced at it, his eyes instantly turning blood red, his killing intent almost uncontrollable.

"Activate the shadow-recording jade content!"

His voice was hoarse, no longer majestic, which showed his anger.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yan quickly retreated a dozen meters, waved his hand to suspend the six shadow-recording jades above his head, and chose to activate their content.

Six light screens appeared, each displaying a segment of footage.

It was precisely the scene of Yao Jiawen and the other six confessing their crimes and admitting guilt in the face of the ironclad evidence prepared by the Zhenbei Army!

Soon, the shadow-recording jades finished playing and fell into Eunuch Yan's hands.

At this moment, however, the scene was silent, a deathly stillness.

Everyone looked at the Dragon-Robed Emperor, whose killing intent had completely erupted, and their hearts trembled.

This Emperor was truly enraged!

It was also at this moment that Nangong Aotian's voice suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire Clear Serenity Imperial City.

"Beichuan Empire, we will settle this score slowly!"

"Issue My Order to Exterminate: Throughout the nation, exterminate the entire clans of Yao Jiawen, Duan Wenyu... Xing Zhengkai, and the other nine. Anyone connected to these nine must report to the Imperial City within three days to prove their innocence, or they shall be killed without mercy!"

Nangong Aotian's voice was hoarse, yet it clearly reached the ears of everyone in the Imperial City.

Immediately, countless people looked up.

They didn't understand how these few individuals had angered this Emperor so much that he would once again exterminate an entire clan after more than a decade?

But before they could understand, messages were dispatched from the Military Department's Intelligence Division, transmitting this imperial decree to armies across the nation.

And the Imperial Palace's Attendant Hall, the Palace Imperial Guard, and the Imperial City Guard had all been dispatched, heading directly towards the Yao Family's location!

What they didn't know was that in six places in the Northern Territory, slaughter had already begun.

The Zhenbei Army was slaughtering!

Slaughtering the five participants other than Yao Jiawen, as well as the Family of one of the traitors.

As people of the Northern Territory, protected by the Prince of Zhenbei, they dared to betray him and become running dogs for the Beichuan Empire. Their families should not exist.

If the Yao Family hadn't been in the Imperial City, beyond the reach of the Zhenbei Army, Nangong Wenxin and the others wouldn't have sent Qin Wuhui to the Imperial City to request an audience with Nangong Aotian!

Meanwhile, in the Imperial City, the Yao Family had just come to their senses, only to find themselves completely trapped within the Yao Family mansion.

They roared and cried out for injustice, but it was useless; the slaughter had already begun!

The battle came quickly and ended just as quickly!

Before long, the Yao Family's residence was leveled, and everyone within the Yao Family mansion, regardless of who they were, perished!

In front of the teleportation array, sensing this scene, Qin Wuhui and the others knelt and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Rise!" Nangong Aotian waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the bloody person on the ground.