But at this moment, he could only brace himself and reply, "I have already ordered my men to increase patrols around the Imperial Examination Hall. If there is any disturbance..."
"Patrols?"
The Empress scoffed, and her Bone Staff suddenly struck the ground with a THUD.
In response, countless dark red patterns emerged on the floor tiles of the entire Purple Extreme Hall. These patterns formed an Array painted with a mixture of Cinnabar and Jiao Blood, designed to gather Spiritual Qi and nurture Blood Essence.
The Array pulsed faintly, and both Pei Jian and Guo Lang let out muffled groans as thin trickles of blood seeped from their seven orifices.
Cao An suddenly shrieked, "Your Majesty! This old servant just received a secret report. That new disciple the Taoist Sect took in..."
Before he could finish, the Empress's cloudy eyes swiveled toward him, startling the old eunuch into immediate silence.
"Xu Yunfan, is it? I am aware."
