I'm not a drama god

The end of Xuanwu Avenue.

The Imperial Historian.

Brand stood on the connecting corridor, looking at the Xuanwu Avenue shrouded in blood and gore in the distance. His gaze was somewhat vacant, and he remained motionless like a statue.

After an unknown amount of time, he asked uncertainly:

"Just now……"

"Did that 'mocking disaster' mention 'Grand Historian'?"

"Yes... sir." The subordinate behind him was trembling with fear. "It... seems to be heading towards our Imperial Observatory."

Brand's face turned deathly pale instantly!

"It shouldn't be..."

"Why would it come at us...? We've never provoked the Taunt Disaster before!"

Brand couldn't understand how their Taishi Division, which had always operated within the Chengtian Realm and had never had any dealings with or killed any of the Calamities, could attract such a powerful killing intent from a world-destroying force.

"Sir, aren't we going to run?"

"Run?! Don't you know what's underground in the Imperial Observatory?!" Brand glared at his subordinates. "Even if we run, once the things underground are unearthed by the Calamity, do you think that person in the palace will let us off?!"

"Let me tell you, if what's down there is discovered, not a single person in our Alchemy Guild will escape!"

"Today, either we stop the disaster, or we all die!"

Brand's roar silenced the entire Imperial Observatory. Everyone knew they couldn't abandon the Imperial Observatory... but that was a world-destroying calamity. Even with all the major official residences fighting desperately, they were still slaughtered like vegetables.

What can they use to stop them?

Brand took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and looked at the silent palace under the night sky:

"He Jing should be almost at the palace. He's smart; he'll definitely ask that person for help... As long as that person intervenes, there's still a chance!"

……

royal palace.

The palace, which should have been empty and quiet at night, was now brightly lit.

Anxious figures rushed along the palace roads. Those ministers who once held immense power and could manipulate events across the land had lost all their composure; their faces were pale and they were drenched in cold sweat!

They could hear faint rumbling sounds coming from outside the palace walls, accompanied by a crimson light illuminating the sky. They wondered which official residence had been casually wiped out by the calamity, decades of accumulation reduced to dust...

"Eunuch Zuo! Eunuch Zuo!! Please inform His Majesty immediately! Lives are at stake, I demand to see His Majesty!!"

A minister, sweating profusely, rushed to the palace gates and hurriedly spoke.

With a light flick of his snow-white whisk, a force sent the minister staggering back several steps. Outside the palace gate, a slender figure coldly watched him and slowly spoke:

"Master Li..."

"This is His Majesty's palace, not your Li family's inner courtyard... How many heads do you have to dare to act so presumptuously here?"

These words made Lord Li's face turn even paler. He knew he had been too rash, but things had come to this point, and he could no longer remain calm. He could only lower his voice and hurriedly say:

"But that calamity has intruded into Xuanwu Avenue, and now it's truly..."

“Lord Li, this old servant knows you’re anxious… Let’s not even talk about whether His Majesty is willing to see you. Even if he is, you’ll still have to wait in line.” Eunuch Zuo gestured with his chin to the side, where a whole line of officials was obediently queuing on the other side of the palace entrance, their faces paler than the last.

“This old servant has done the math… Hmm… You are number seventeen now, but Lord Zhao couldn’t wait any longer and went to the toilet. If he doesn’t come back in three minutes, then he’ll have passed his turn… So there are probably only fifteen people ahead of you.” Eunuch Zuo calmly comforted him.

Fifteen people?

By the time these fifteen people are lined up, the calamity will probably have wiped out Xuanwu Avenue a hundred times over!

"Eunuch Zuo, the appearance of the calamity in the Chengtian Realm is a matter of great importance concerning millions of people. The outside world is suffering terribly. How can His Majesty sit idly by?!" Lord Li said angrily in a low voice.

“Devastation? Is there?” Eunuch Zuo chuckled. “Weren’t all the pedestrians on Xuanwu Avenue evacuated? There are only some shops and government residences left there… The situation is still under control.”

These words sent a chill down Lord Li's spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cave!

The slow-witted Lord Li finally seemed to realize something and looked towards the silent palace.

"Lord Li, I heard that there's a discrepancy between the actual quantity of winter supplies sent to Aurora Prison and the quantity allocated by His Majesty..." Eunuch Zuo finally got to the point, his narrow eyes narrowing like a venomous snake that could see into people's hearts. "I wonder if Lord Li has heard about this situation?"

Lord Li swallowed hard, his whole body tense. After a long pause, he finally spoke in a hoarse voice:

"This...this matter...I know nothing about it...it must have been a mistake by someone below...So, Eunuch Zuo, please inform His Majesty that whatever the error, my Li family will make up double..."

Grandpa Zuo kept his eyes narrowed and did not answer.

The sweat on Lord Li's forehead grew thicker and thicker:

"That five times... no, ten times! Whatever supplies are lacking, my Li family will make up for it tenfold!!"

"Hmm... I'll inform him for you in a bit. You can go and join the queue." Eunuch Zuo's expression finally softened a little. He waved his hand, and Lord Li finally felt relieved, lowering his head and silently joining the queue.

Lord Li finally understood why all the other officials had been silently lining up at the palace gate...

Just as Lord Li stood still, another figure came running from afar in a flurry of activity!

"Eunuch Zuo! The calamity has slaughtered the Xuanwu Great Dao, why hasn't His Majesty made a move yet?" The figure spoke with a strong voice, deliberately raising his voice after standing at the entrance of the palace, as if he wanted not only Eunuch Zuo to hear, but also the one inside the palace to hear.

Eunuch Zuo stood quietly in place, his narrow eyes fixed on the person before him for a moment, before speaking softly:

"Lord Sun..."

"I heard that your Sun family is planning a rebellion?"

The minister's face instantly froze!

……

Bloodshed and violence were not only on Xuanwu Avenue, but also in the silent imperial palace.

However, compared to the unseen and intangible "massacre" within the palace, the cataclysmic monster on Xuanwu Avenue made people feel the terror of death more directly.

Chen Ling couldn't remember how many Taoist priests she had killed.

Fifty?

seventy?

one hundred?

They were like flies, constantly flying out of those mansions, only to be swatted dead by him without any suspense. Even if some were powerful, he would simply "deny" them first before swatting them to death.

These annoying guys didn't stop him for long, but Chen Ling wondered why, even though he had almost shattered Xuanwu Avenue, that guy in the palace... still didn't make a move.

Ying Fu...

What are you waiting for?