Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 288: Such Brothers, A Pair of Oddities
The imperial palace treasury is empty!
This is not just an empty vault!
Inside, it holds treasures collected over a thousand years by the Great Zhao Kingdom, including a large quantity of rare metals, massive amounts of heaven and earth spiritual medicine, divine weapons... and countless gold and silver!
Moreover, there are some rare and precious editions among them! This includes an overwhelming number of martial arts manuals!
With so many items, even if an entire legion were sent to move them, it would take half a day, right?
Yet it’s completely empty!
Looking at the underground treasury of the palace, Chief Steward Lu Renjia felt like crying without tears! His main task upon coming here was this; but now, gazing at the vast empty space, Lu Renjia was on the verge of collapse!
There was nothing inside but air!
Even the iron shelves were gone.
Completely devoid of everything! Even a mouse that entered would have to come out with two streams of hot tears.
Chief Steward Lu Renjia was furious!
It was true that a war had happened here last night, it was true that the palace had been destroyed! It was true that the young masters had their decisive battle here last night!
But... how could just a few people manage to move everything out? This is simply a joke!
Who could accomplish such a feat? Who in the world could do this?
“Diwu Qingrou! You have truly dug up the royal ancestral grave!” Lu Renjia shouted with a voice that was a mix of anger and despair, a statement that expressed his outrage to a certain extent!
Only Diwu Qingrou could have so sneakily taken advantage of this chaos to loot everything!
Seeing the emptiness here, if one were to ask ‘who did this,’ millions of people across the land would point their fingers at the same target: Diwu Qingrou!
The Chu King of Hell is indeed powerful, but this is the Great Zhao!
Lu Renjia immediately turned back in a panic; he needed to report this matter to your majesty at the first opportunity.
In the afternoon, Lu Renjia rode a tall horse, leading a team of elite knights and carrying the emperor’s decree, filled with anger, toward the Prime Minister's Residence.
This matter must have an explanation!
Meanwhile, Diwu Qingrou was in her study, looking very displeased.
“It has been confirmed that the young masters of the Chu family, Chu Fei and Chu Nan, are not here!” A small piece of paper was crumpled in Diwu Qingrou's hand.
This news was also an investigation request that Diwu Qingrou had sent out immediately upon receiving word that the Chu family young masters had arrived at the Sky-Connecting Tower! It was the message she had been waiting for all these days.
Finally, it has arrived!
Diwu Qingrou tightened her grip, her eyes shining with a sharp light. The next moment, she shouted: “Jing Menghun!”
“Here!”
“Yin Wutian!”
“Here!”
“Gather the troops, mobilize all martial sovereigns and above from the Golden Horse Knights Hall, immediately surround the Sky-Connecting Tower! Bring those two Chu young masters back to me!”
“Yes!”
“Remember! At all costs! No matter the sacrifice! We must... capture them!”
“Yes!”
Suddenly, a tumult outside erupted, followed by a swish sound, and then silence returned.
At this moment, Ji Mo, the second young master Ji, and Rui Butong had already arrived at the Sky-Connecting Tower, in the room of Ji Zhu, the eldest young master of the Ji family: Ji Mo was ready to return to Zhong San Tian with his eldest brother at any moment.
His mission here was complete; he just needed to return to Zhong San Tian for training. Ji Mo had even planned: once he returned to Zhong San Tian, he would immediately apply to go to the Canglan War Zone for training.
Using the methods Boss Chu taught him, he aimed to raise his strength as quickly as possible! Isn’t it just about breaking through limits time and again?
Thinking of the wonderful body training methods Boss Chu had taught him and his brothers, Ji Mo felt a surge of confidence.