Chapter 18: Roser City
All the parties present frowned. They were not fools. They had lived for hundreds of years and could discern what old ghost Malric was hinting at.
If they were truly after something, then it had to be extraordinary. We have to find out what it was and whether they had gotten their hands on it."
The woman said with a grave tone. Then, with a wave of her hand, she brought out a scroll from her storage ring. The two old men, upon seeing this, bowed their heads while placing a fist on their chest.
"By the order of the Emperor, the House of Vyre and House of Blake are to investigate the traces of the demonic cultivators in the Southern region and hunt them down mercilessly."
"The House of Blake has received the order of the Emperor."
"The House of Vyre has received the order of the Emperor."
Both old ghost Malric and Herbert, responded simultaneously. They didn't dare to be unwilling, nor were they ashamed of bowing their heads to someone weaker than themselves.
That was because, in their eyes, they weren't bowing their heads to the woman in front of them, but rather, they were bowing their heads to the Emperor.
After their acceptance of the order, the imperial edict in the woman's hands started turning into motes of light, before finally disappearing. The two old men straightened their backs and exchanged a few words of pleasantries with the two envoys before finally disappearing on the spot.