After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

"Why are you looking for me? Is it because I broke the curse of the White Night Clan and thus formed a karmic bond with them? Or is it because I obtained the inheritance of the White Night Clan's ancestor that you've come to find me?" Chen Futu frowned and asked the system.

[Congratulations, host, you answered correctly]

"What the hell is it?"

No comment.

"Option one is not an option; sending people out would be suicide. I choose option two: do nothing and observe the situation."

[The Sage's Dojo has been distributed. Please place it in the Jade Capital.]

The system disappeared after speaking.

The pitch-black night, the ominous atmosphere and the inexplicable chill made Chen Futu feel uneasy. As the Holy Emperor, he should suppress all enemies in the world, but who wouldn't be terrified by the fate of these people in human skin?

After much deliberation, Chen Futu returned to the capital, taking Bai Wuyai and the three members of the Bai family with him.

Currently, the Great Xia's Saint-level combat power consists of Old Deng, who is far away in the Sand Sea, a Great Saint, two little brats whose combat power fluctuates, and three Saints: Bai Quan, Bai Ning, and Wen Ruyu, who are visiting. Under such circumstances, the other party should not dare to act rashly.

Tomorrow is the Lunar New Year, and Chen Futu has not yet set up a sacred altar.

Let's leave aside the matter of human skin for now, and there's no need to publicize it widely to avoid causing panic.

On New Year's Eve, Chen Futu personally presided over a grand banquet, with all the civil and military officials in attendance, including the strongest fighting force of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The banquet was filled with joy, and the number of palace guards had increased considerably.

Fireworks were set off in the city, all of which Chen Futu purchased from the monthly mall, and he had stockpiled quite a lot.

The night sky over the imperial city was lit up by dazzling fireworks, and the city square was filled with singing and dancing, creating a joyous atmosphere everywhere.

Ding!

[An unidentified entity has been detected entering the Central Plains and is about to arrive at the capital. This will trigger an anecdote: The Gaze from the Abyss.]

Just as Chen Futu lay down on the dragon bed, the system's voice sounded.

[This anecdote cannot be delayed. Debunking it will grant the host a generous reward.]

"System, just say you want me dead."

Chen Futu didn't understand anything about the gaze of the abyss or anything related to the curse of the White Night Clan. It was probably that when the Dragon Emperor's blood broke the curse, it angered the other party, so they came looking for him.

As the current Holy Emperor, there's nothing to worry about; two portions of embryonic soil are no joke.

Nothing happened for the next three days, and the system didn't speak again.

Chen Futu placed the Sage's Dojo in Baiyujing, and then Lian Ni Chang and Jialuo happily went inside. They were both at the peak of Qingyun, just one step away from entering the realm of the Sage.

In addition, Chen Futu also allowed the Bai family's Sacred Dao Domain and a group of Great Venerables to enter the Daoist temple, indicating that the top combat power of Great Xia still needs to be improved.

"Your Majesty, the various ores brought by the White Night Clan are indeed of high quality."

Huang Yueying came over. She wanted to plan the use of the ore. Currently, the generals did not lack weapons. She planned to forge a batch of military equipment for the generals' troops. If they were equipped with these weapons, they could quickly sweep through the grasslands.

Chen Futu agreed to her proposal, stating that for the Great Xia to become an immortal dynasty, military preparedness was of utmost importance.

After Huang Yueying left, Chen Futu instructed Yu Qian to issue an imperial edict recruiting master blacksmiths with generous compensation.

In fact, the White Night Clan was originally skilled in forging, but unfortunately, the craft has been neglected for many years, and now it is likely that the inheritance has been lost.

If there are skilled blacksmiths, they can later enter the Blacksmithing Hall for specialized training.

"Your Majesty, the people of Tianyang Academy have been attacked."

The Imperial Guards suddenly arrived to report the news.

Chen Futu frowned. "I haven't seen any of the Tianyang Academy guys since we came out of the ruins last time."

"According to the Baiye Clan, they killed and injured many people from Tianyang Academy. The two forces seem to have a grudge, so the experts from Tianyang Academy fled immediately. They did not leave the Sand Sea, but secretly monitored the Baiye Clan until recently when news came back from the Tea Horse Road that a saint from Tianyang Academy was seriously injured and attacked by an unknown person."

"Ignore them. You have the Embroidered Uniform Guard closely monitor the situation in the capital region and see if any civilians have been attacked."

"Here."

The Imperial Guards accepted the order and left.

Chen Futu personally went to see Bai Wuyai to inquire about the inside story.

A cold glint appeared on Bai Wuyai's withered face. "Tianyang Academy is not a Central Plains force. They come from Zhongzhou and have some conflicts with my clan. They trespassed into my clan's burial ground. How could I let them go? I killed quite a few little rats, but unfortunately they ran away quite quickly."

Bai Wuyai spoke subtly, but the fact that he managed to escape from the clutches of a Great Sage was clearly a deliberate act of leniency. He hoped that the higher-ups of Tianyang Academy would learn of the emergence of the Bai Ye Clan and deliver themselves to his doorstep, so that he could easily slaughter them all.

Chen Futu had no particular likes or dislikes towards Tianyang Academy, so he remained noncommittal about Bai Wuyai's attitude.

He was just about to ask Bai Wuyai for some insights into the sage's way when suddenly Ake appeared at the sage's dojo. Her expression was serious. "Your Majesty, Ji Wuchen is dead."

"What did you say!" Chen Futu stood up in shock. How could Ji Wuchen, who was perfectly fine, be dead!

"Some time ago, he heard that the Sword Saint's only remaining relatives had settled down around the capital, so he wanted to go and see them. Just now, the Shadow Guard brought news that he was dead. Not only was he killed, but many of the village's martial arts experts were also killed, including that old woman with the cat face. Only the ordinary people survived."

Chen Futu had no time to say more and hurriedly left Baiyujing.

Before long, they saw two white cloths and a pale-faced child at the Imperial Censorate in the capital.

The white cloth was shriveled, as if it were lying flat on the ground, but there was no corpse in sight.

Chen Futu asked Di Renjie suspiciously, "Where is the body?"

Di Renjie shook his head with a wry smile, and personally lifted the white cloth. He only saw two human skins lying on the ground, their flesh and blood drained. No wonder he couldn't see anything without lifting the white cloth!

Ji Wuchen is dead, and Old Lady Cat's Eye is dead too. Their deaths are exactly the same as those of the powerful figures who died in the Oasis. It's an anecdote mentioned by the system: something unknown killed them.

As for the little boy, he was the only remaining bloodline of the Sword Saint brought by the old woman with cat eyes on the night of the capture of Garan, and a descendant of Hidden Sword Manor.

"Grandma, waaaah—"

The boy cried his heart out, staring at the cat-eyed old woman's human skin with fear in his eyes.

Chen Futu asked his name with a wry smile.

Ake said, "His name is Qi Mo."

"Let's send him to Zhongnan Mountain so he can keep Nannan company."

Chen Futu sighed.

And so the little boy was taken away, and then more white sheets were brought over.

This was a group of martial arts experts with some cultivation who were killed; all of them had their flesh and blood drained.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of utmost importance. I suggest that we send people to investigate it thoroughly."

Di Renjie was furious. At the very beginning of the new year, someone had taken such a cruel action against the people. This was a provocation against the might of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"This is something that ordinary people cannot handle; I must go there myself."

Chen Futu gave his avatar instructions to make a grand entrance and travel to the village.