After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2717 The Supreme Divine Decree from the Holy Venerable

The Gao family is also a long-established powerful clan in Lingxu City. Because Gao Huaiyuan was appointed as one of the four commanders to suppress Panlong, the Gao family has been quite active in the Lingxu Royal Court recently.

However, when Gao Huaiyuan was ordered to take over from Fu Shanlie, the formula for the "Heart-Breaking" secret medicine had already been leaked, and the struggle between the Demon Emperor and the Heavenly Palace was beginning to unfold. Therefore, he was also very concerned about the changes in his hometown.

This letter was very long. He turned pale after reading only the first few sentences, and felt as if a heavy stone was hanging over his heart.

A national upheaval!

After four hundred years of peace, a civil war broke out in Bega during the attack on Panlong!

His biggest fear while fighting on the front lines actually came true.

The conflict between the Emperor and the Heavenly Palace was merely a matter of time before it erupted, but once it did, it was this intense. Gao Huaiyuan read the entire text and found no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

As a subject and a believer in God, how should he conduct himself?
What will happen to his million-strong expeditionary force next?
Gao Huaiyuan thought he had become calm and collected enough after experiencing the Panbei War over the past few months, but in reality, his mind was a complete mess and he couldn't make sense of anything for a long time.

The unprecedented upheaval over the past four hundred years left every Bega person bewildered.

The letter also specifically mentioned that the Emperor had begun to purge the Heavenly Palace forces within the royal court, with many ministers being dismissed or imprisoned, indicating that the Emperor had long ago obtained clues and intelligence.

Four military officers, unwilling to surrender, conspired to rebel and attempt to force the emperor to abdicate. They even invoked divine intervention. However, two of them were suppressed by the royal army as soon as they started their uprising, while the other two officers held out for more than ten days before being killed while trying to escape.

The entire Lingxu City was in turmoil, and everyone felt insecure.

Most importantly, the Gao family are also devotees of God!
Gao Huaiyuan's replacement of Fu Shanlie was itself a result of the power struggle between the gods and the demon emperor. Fu Shanlie, a member of the imperial faction, was removed, and Gao Huaiyuan, a member of the heavenly palace faction, immediately took over. In Lingxu City, this was seen as the demon emperor's compromise with the gods.

Now, the Demon Emperor has launched a major purge of the Heavenly Palace forces in the court. Although the Gao family is not on this list yet, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

While Gao Huaiyuan was leading troops in battle, he was naturally concerned about the safety of his family.

In addition, his army of over a million men came from all over Bega, as well as from several vassal demon kingdoms that were fighting each other.

Once the news spreads, will these soldiers still be good comrades? It would be good enough if they didn't hate or attack each other, let alone fight side by side.

Where will the war against Panlong go from here? Will the offensive that was originally planned still be launched?

Gao Huaiyuan buried his face in his hands, his mind in turmoil.

Even this seasoned veteran felt bewildered and helpless in the face of unprecedented changes.

He sat in his tent for most of the hour until he heard a knocking sound outside. His guard whispered, "General, the Heavenly Palace envoy has arrived."

The letter from home had just arrived when the Heavenly Palace envoy appeared. What a coincidence! Gao Huaiyuan was startled, but composed himself and strode out to greet him.

There were only three special envoys from the Heavenly Palace, all wearing cloaks. They walked through the military camp, their eyes fixed straight ahead.

After entering the tent, the leader lifted his cloak, revealing an unremarkable face.

He was in his early forties, with a thin, long face, a hooked nose, and very light-colored eyes, which made his gaze particularly cold.

The voice was equally cold: "All of you, step back."

Gao Huaiyuan waved his hand, dismissing everyone else from the tent, before respectfully asking:
"How should the special envoy be addressed? And under which deity is he/she?"

The envoy first placed a barrier before saying, "I am Xi Yu, and I have served the Heavenly Venerable Jia Lou for 5,300 years."

Five thousand three hundred years? Gao Huaiyuan was taken aback; normal humans couldn't live that long.

"You are...you...?" Are you an immortal?

No, counting from ancient times, the gods have only been on earth for three thousand years. No immortals would serve the gods for that long.

So, is the one before us a god?
The other two also introduced themselves by their names: Shenming Wuyao and Yunqing.

Sensing their extraordinary aura, Gao Huaiyuan was even more astonished and momentarily forgot to bow: "You, you gentlemen, have all descended from the heavens?"

These people walked all the way from outside the military camp, a process that took more than fifteen minutes.

Gods usually descend to fight or solve major problems, because their avatars can't stay in their physical forms for long, so they need to act quickly. But look at these three—no, these three gods—they stroll leisurely, not in a hurry at all.

So what was the point of this elaborate divine intervention? Was it just to get into the military camp to see him?
Thinking of this, Gao Huaiyuan suddenly felt danger and mustered all his strength.

Although this is within the ranks of a million-strong army, everyone inside the tent has been sent away. Could it be...?

Xi Yu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you serve Jialou Tianzun wholeheartedly, how could we possibly come down to deal with you?"

Gao Huaiyuan felt a slight sense of relief, and then bowed respectfully: "I am sorry for not welcoming you properly, Your Excellencies."

"Are you aware of the recent turmoil in Bega?"

"A letter has arrived from home."

Xi Yu asked again, "Is there any dissemination of this in your military camp?"

Gao Huaiyuan shook his head: "I only received the news half an hour ago, and I haven't told anyone yet."

"Excellent, then let's keep it a secret."

Gao Huaiyuan's mind raced, and he respectfully asked, "May I ask, whose deity commands this?"

There must be a very good reason to keep such a major news as the chaos in the Kingdom of Bega a secret.

Xi Yu said, word by word, "The intention of the Holy One."

It was actually a divine decree from the highest level? Gao Huaiyuan was greatly surprised.

He was no novice in the imperial court; he could instantly connect many things.

From the coup in Hidden Sand Kingdom to the military intervention of Treasure Tree Kingdom, the internal strife in Bega was essentially a struggle between the Demon Emperor and the Gods. Gao Huaiyuan, born into an old and prestigious family in Lingxu City, was deeply familiar with the country's deepest contradictions. The inner workings of relationships that ordinary people couldn't see were crystal clear to him.

The Holy Lord ordered these three celestial beings to come here specifically, could it be just to prevent the news from spreading to the army?

It could have been accomplished simply by issuing a divine decree.

Furthermore, the news of the national upheaval had barely reached his hands when the three celestial beings arrived. Regardless of where they came from, their journey would take a considerable amount of time. In other words, before the Demon Emperor launched the national upheaval, the Holy Venerable had foreseen it and ordered these three celestial beings to set off for the wasteland in advance.

This is truly a race against time.

Having grasped this point, Gao Huaiyuan fully felt the urgency and determination of the Holy Venerable, and thus became even more nervous.

Xi Yu took out a pale golden triangle from his bosom and held it in both hands.

This triangle contains several smaller triangles nested within it, forming a beautiful and orderly pattern.

Gao Huaiyuan, a believer of Jialoutian, immediately prostrated himself upon seeing him:
"Heavenly Venerable!"

This is the pattern of the order of deities of Jialou Tianzun. The statue of Jialou Tianzun in the Pantheon of Xushan holds the exact same object.

A majestic divine voice immediately echoed in his mind:
"Keep the news of the internal strife in Bega a secret. Launch a full-scale attack on Panlong within seven hours!"