Chapter 56: The Bloodthirsty Beast

The shards of the teacup scattered across the floor, mirroring Feng Ruqing's current state of mind—chaotic and uneasy.

The news brought by Steward Lin was undoubtedly a bombshell, leaving her deeply unsettled.

The silk trade was the lifeline of the alliance; once monopolized, the consequences would be unimaginable. Feng Ruqing took a deep breath, trying hard to calm herself down.

"Shopkeeper Sun, go and check the recent silk transactions immediately, especially large-scale ones, and see if there are any anomalies."

When the first speaking mutated beast was discovered by humans, it immediately caused a worldwide sensation. It was not until that moment that humanity truly believed a strange and incredible era had genuinely arrived.

The ministers and directors in the conference room were whispering among themselves, and some glanced at Liu Lang from time to time. Clearly, he had suddenly become the center of attention. Most of them did not know why Liu Lang had come, but judging by past precedent, whenever he appeared, there must be something important to discuss.

Everyone grew tense; the appearance of this zombie brought pressure upon all of them.

For instance, knowing that the Fourth Prince had an estate in the suburbs, whenever Anran heard that someone was planning an excursion to the outskirts, she would tag along just to see if she might run into him.

This was truly mind-boggling. Treasure-grade items were rare and scarce even within the Divine Realm, yet no one expected that a living creature could actually manufacture them.

After three days, Wu Hao finally finished handling most of the spoils from the battle at Wind-Singing Canyon.

For the remaining two matches, Sui Yun benched Tang Yaoshi. Though the latter felt aggrieved, he still obeyed Sui Yun's command and retreated to the back to sulk.

Now, it had been realized so unexpectedly, and moreover, crafted by a clansman who had newly become a core disciple.

However, before that, she needed to discuss the matter with the ruler of the Wu Kingdom and have the Grand Emperor issue an imperial decree designating her royal son as the successor, so as to avoid a repeat of the disgusting incident last time when General Luo claimed her son was not of orthodox lineage and refused to obey the edict.

"Lord Baiwu, do not think the brave warriors are being cruel. Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to our own people. If these people are not killed and they should riot, it will be the Empire's warriors who suffer," Yicang Xiongsong said quickly upon seeing Chen Xiu's rather unpleasant expression.

The various heroes of Wagang were also scattered in all directions; some died, some fled, and others were captured.

The truth was, the routes leading south from Guanzhong to attack Hanzhong numbered only four or five, leaving Xu Feng with very few choices to begin with.

Carrying his son into the yamen, Ye Zihao was met with knowing expressions of "we knew it would be like this" from the personnel of the Three Prefectures and Six Bureaus.

Entering the city, Chen Xiu observed the conditions within and shook his head. To be honest, Yichuan's current prosperity fell far short of Liuba County.

Earlier, when Chu general Dong Yuwu led his troops from Yingyin to reinforce Yangzhai City, some Chu soldiers had already raised objections.

Had Mija leaked Lu Yi'an's intentions early on, and everyone knew it was illegal fundraising, the fundraising could never have taken place.

After another quarter of an hour or so, hurried footsteps and the sound of armor jangling as people ran finally echoed from outside. Mu Junxuan cast a somewhat helpless glance at Empress Dowager Xiao; this Emperor Xuanhe had indeed arrived with a large detachment of the Imperial Guard.

Ye Zihao went to the courtyard at the back, leaving the front courtyard desolate and exceptionally quiet. Dusk had already fallen, and the rooms grew dim without any lamps being lit.

Legend has it that the Nine Heavens are the dwelling place of the Heavenly Dao—magnificent, awe-inspiring, paved with glazed jade, and extravagantly luxurious. Since ancient times, the only ones who could ever set foot in the Nine Heavens were the Great Emperors and the Heavenly Dao itself.

I do not understand his purpose, nor do I know why he brought me here to listen to these things. Was it simply to let me watch how his Su family preys upon the He family's projects?

Zhang San handed over the winter clothing to the steward. Having already received notice, the steward knew that besides delivering clothes today, Zhang San was also coming to pick people. Bowing and scraping, the steward invited Zhang San into a reasonably decent courtyard, where Zhang San could tell the estate must have already existed beforehand.