2574 Issuing an Imperial Edict



"By His Majesty the Emperor's order, the entire Mu Clan must grandly welcome the crown prince consort back to the Mu Clan within five days. After verifying her identity, it must be announced to the world!"

"Refusal will be met with the clan's extermination! Those who feign compliance will be punished with the dealth penalty."

The people of the Mu Clan who came out to receive Eunuch Hu's decree looked at each other in bewilderment.

What happened?

Where were they?

How could such a bizarre imperial edict befall them?

What did it mean they must welcome back the crown prince consort within five days?

Not welcoming her back would lead to the clan's extermination?

Wasn't exterminating the entire clan a bit too absurd?

Mu Jingfeng coldly led the rest of the Mu Clan in kowtowing to express gratitude for the imperial favor. He stood up and bowed while taking the imperial edict.

Mu Jingrui stepped up and asked the edict-issuing eunuch, Eunuch Hu, with a queer expression, "Excuse me, what does His Majesty mean by issuing this edict?"

"Isn't it just the literal meaning?" Eunuch Hu swept his horsetail whisk and stated evenly, "You all must work hard! Five days isn't long but isn't short either. Hurry and make the most of it."

Mu Jingrui's eyes jerked. He hastily asked, "Then what if the young crown prince consort is bent on not coming back?"

Eunuch Hu immediately turned hostile and waved his hand.

Pitch-black figures appeared from all around them. Judging from their auras, most of them were at least level-13 grand spiritual cultivators. There were even two to three divine-realm experts among them.

"Look clearly! These people will remain here and monitor you during these five days. If you make any abnormal movements during this period, you'll be in trouble."

"Don't blame me for not reminding you! Don't keep trying to resort to useless tricks." After saying his piece, Eunuch Hu and his group left without looking back.

The people in black on the rooftops around them also naturally went into hiding. They vanished without a trace, impossible to detect.

Everyone promptly looked toward Mu Jingfeng in panic. "Family Head, what should we do about this?"

Mu Jingfeng was also very confused.

This imperial edict came so suddenly without any prior signs. It was so bizarre, ordering them to welcome the young crown prince consort back to the Mu Clan?

Could this be because the emperor wanted to recognize the crown prince consort's identity?

Otherwise, why did it give them the feeling that the emperor was now backing up the crown prince consort?

Could this be a false impression?

There was simply no one to answer to their doubts, so they could only leave in a huff.

Mu Jingfeng looked at the imperial edict in his hands with a ponderous gaze. His heart felt heavy.

For some reason, he felt like an incoming storm was looming over them.

"Xingchen, bring people to the imperial palace tomorrow and request for the crown prince consort to make a trip to our Mu Clan." Mu Jingfeng said coldly, "At that time, I will have the ancestral hall opened and request to use the bloodline talisman to verify her identity."

Mu Xingchen looked up in consternation. He swept his gaze calmly at his father. "That is the crown prince consort. Not just any random person can go and see her."

Father's tone of voice was truly ridiculous. He sounded like it was a matter of buying fish from the chopping block at the market. Any random person could go and cut off a piece.

You wanted to see the crown prince consort, but she might not want to see you!

***

Mu Clan was in a mess, but the Shi Clan was also in a tizzy.

After getting whipped 30 times by Qiao Mu, Shi Yongqian got carried back to the Shi Clan. Ever since then, the Shi Clan's eldest madam kept making an uproar about going to take revenge on Qiao Mu, as if deranged.

If the Shi Clan's family head hadn't hit her with a slap that left her bedridden, she would have run off by now.