Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 156: A Dignified Departure

The capital was put on lockdown, while Old Huang quickly apprehended the officials Xia Yu had named out.

Some of them tried to hide. Some of them were anxiously waiting for further news. Either way, no one managed to escape.

In less than an hour’s time, all of them were dragged to the Palace of Great Peace. Their faces turned pale when they saw the people gathered in the room. Some even peed their pants.

“Where did Enforcement Envoy Liu escape to?” Fang Chen asked.

Xia Yu dazedly replied, “He’s already dead.”

The crowd exchanged looks. This outcome was not beyond their expectations, as a dead man told no secrets.

“Daoist Fang, we can’t spare any of them.” Elder Jinnan eyed Xiao Shence and the others.

“Let’s kill them on the spot.” Fang Chen nodded.

Old Huang raised his saber and executed these officials one after another within a matter of seconds. Xiao Shence’s eyes were calm in his final moments. He didn’t curse or struggle, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

“What a pity. That’s a cultivation talent of seven tolls.” Elder Jinnan looked at Xia Yu before slowly raising his palm.

The Great Xia’s emperor couldn’t bring himself to watch his son’s death, so he closed his eyes. Xia Yun harbored no feeling for Xia Yu, but he was utterly disappointed by the latter’s actions.

“Hahaha!” Xia Yu suddenly burst into laughter. Saliva flowed from the edges of his lips, and he looked as if he had lost his mind.

“Hm?” Elder Jinnan halted his movement.

The crowd frowned. Did that pill erode Xia Yu’s sanity and turn him into a fool?

“Elder Jinnan, can we spare his life if he has truly lost his sanity?” Xia Yun asked.

Before Elder Jinnan could reply, Abbess Moonchaser walked forward and took a closer look at Xia Yu. A moment later, she shook her head and said, “I can’t tell if he’s faking it or not.”

“The Earth Corpse Gu Pill can indeed erode a person’s sanity. He has never cultivated before, so it’s possible that he’s unable to withstand the pill’s potency,” Elder Jinnan murmured.

Li Guozhu and the others’ eyes lit up with

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