novelraw Chapter 1622 - 421: The Upheaval of the Dynasty
Chapter 1622 - 421: The Upheaval of the Dynasty
Divine Ancient Star, Da Fu Dynasty, Chang City.
This is located in the northeast of Da Fu, nearly a thousand miles from Han Yue City. Riding a fast horse without rest day and night takes a full day and night to reach.
Chang City is a treacherous land, covered with snow throughout the year, with more than half of the year snowing.
Some believe that the reason for this is because a Snow God resides near Chang City, on the White Cliff Mountain closest to the city.
Snow falls year-round on White Cliff Mountain, the temperature inside is extremely low, and few creatures can enter; it is indeed a truly forbidden area.
However, this theory has not been mentioned since Emperor Jingxuan ascended the throne fourteen years ago.
The world knows that Emperor Jingxuan has an extreme aversion to cultivators. Later, news of abolishing cultivation spread, and no one under heaven dared to call themselves a cultivator.
Even rumors of various demons and ghosts vanished, after all, these demons and ghosts are naturally linked to cultivation. If such matters were discussed and known by the government, one would surely end up imprisoned.
However, this situation changed by the tenth year of Xuan Yang.
News came from Han Yue City that the people there experienced a blood demon massacre event. The strong demon aura ravaged the entire city, and countless demons caused chaos, with immense casualties among the people, creating a frantic panic.
At this critical moment, fortunately, a cultivator intervened, summoning boundless Heavenly Fire with thunderbolt power to suppress the blood demon; a Flying Sword destroyed countless demons, saving Han Yue City from disaster, and the people in the city celebrated one after another.
No wall under heaven is utterly impenetrable; this news quickly spread to the outside world with unimaginable speed. Chang City is not too far from Han Yue City, and soon learned of everything that happened there.
At first, people were skeptical of the news, thinking it was merely drunken ramblings of passing merchants, caused by momentary confusion. Many who brought the news expressed regret later, admitting their words were merely jokes.
However, for some reason, the news suddenly spread uncontrollably throughout the city again, with even more detailed accounts, even acknowledged as true by people from the Prince’s Manor.
The Prince’s Manor, he is the current Emperor’s uncle. Since the Prince said so, it undoubtedly must be true.
Henceforth, many citizens in Chang City began discussing the blood demon event and the cultivator in Han Yue City.
People are naturally curious. Encountering such peculiar matters, how could those idle after meals remain indifferent? The event in Han Yue City began spreading in various circles.
Initially, everyone feared the court’s edict, not daring to be too presumptuous.
They would discuss it with a few trusted individuals, finding a secluded room, setting up a few small drinks and dishes, and exchange the information they had gathered.
Their cautious demeanor was very much like spies secretly meeting, quite amusing.
Later on, after some time of these discussions, it seemed the court did not intend to intervene; even those who happened to be overheard by government officers found them ignoring, seemingly with a blind eye.
This scenario immediately made the discussions grow louder, eventually sparking heated debates throughout the entire city; Chang City was abuzz for a while, the court’s ban on cultivation became an empty document, like a joke.
The reason why the citizens of this city had such confidence, aside from the government not interfering, mainly stemmed from the city’s ruler, the current Emperor’s uncle, Jing Heng.
According to information disclosed by the eunuchs of the Prince’s Manor, this Prince Jing Heng is rumored to be a cultivator; someone had seen him absorbing Spiritual Energy, flying through the air.
It was said that during a hunt, with just a gesture, he could kill a distant herd of deer. When guards went to check the corpses, they found the deer had long been drained of Essence, and were already icy cold.
The rumors intensified. Some who initially refused to believe gradually changed their views amid discussions, moving from disbelief to doubt, then to skepticism, and finally to complete belief.
By the thirteenth year of Xuan Yang, along with shocking news spreading, the entire populace of Chang City was in uproar: Prince Jing Heng raised the banner of rebellion!
The Prince’s rebellion, the whole city suffers.
Countless people cursed, lamented, loudly complaining about Jing Heng’s disloyalty.
Because once the Prince rebelled, ordinary citizens within the city would inevitably suffer.
Regardless of whether Prince Jing Heng’s rebellion succeeds or fails, the outcome would be dire for them.
If it succeeds, they gain nothing; their hard-earned savings and food would fall into rebel hands, their family caught in the crossfire, life chaotic and unsustainable.
If it fails, their end would be even more miserable.
When the court’s army exacts retribution, likely to serve as a warning, the entire Chang City may be slaughtered, and the citizens would drown in a river of blood.
Even if the court doesn’t implicate them, their lives wouldn’t be easy; taxes in the city would inevitably surge for years, almost akin to being killed for those ordinary citizens.