The woman in blue clothing heard this and dared not say more, bowing and leaving.
Once outside the door, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
The man’s orders, she had no choice but to follow, because if she refused, she would be the one to die.
The man was nad Gu An.
Gu, as in Gu Wei.
That’s right.
He was a descendant of the First National Preceptor, Gu Wei.
After Gu Wei left this world, the Gu Family beca one of the four great families of the Celestial Capital.
And Gu An was the person in charge of this ti’s security in the Celestial Capital.
As for the woman in blue clothing, she was not a mber of the Gu Family, her previous identity was...
a mber of the Monster Hunter Guild, nad Ji Ru.
....
Another day passed, and this day Lin Chen awoke early, already hearing commotion outside.
Opening the window to look out, he could see the crowd surging under White Emperor City.
In the nearby cetery, the atmosphere was solemn and grave.
People wore serious expressions, holding white flowers in their hands, moving slowly toward that towering martyr’s monunt.
The monunt stood tall and imposing, appearing even more majestic under the gloomy sky. Though it was still early, wreaths had already been placed all around.
At this mont, a man approached and said, "Are you Lin Chen? My room over there isn’t facing this way, can I co take a look?"
Lin Chen turned his head and saw a young man with white hair appearing with a smile.
In almost an instant, Lin Chen knew who he was.
Every student would have a legendary figure they all admired, just like back in the Inner Courtyard when Ning Tian was seen as a reliable Senior Brother by many.
In the Spirit Academy, the young man before him played that role.
His na was Wu Chen, nicknad Senior Brother.
Because he always wore a smile upon eting anyone and treated others well in the Spirit Academy, he was given the title of Senior Brother.
Even students of the sa class would call him Senior Brother.
Yet this seemingly harmless Senior Brother was now recognized as the top student in the Spirit Academy.
"Greetings, Senior Brother." Lin Chen also cupped his hands, politely said.
"Hahaha, no need for that," Wu Chen laughed. "In a couple of years, that title of Senior Brother will be yours."
Lin Chen rely smiled, not responding to those words. He had no interest in being a Senior Brother, nor any interest in being the first in the Spirit Academy...
Unless, the reward for being the first was substantial.
As the two stood by the window, the crowd grew.
From ti to ti, the City Lord of White Emperor City appeared, causing the crowd to swell until twelve noon when ti seed to stand still. Even those walking on the streets stopped what they were doing.
Low funeral music resonated over White Emperor City, everyone bowed their heads in silent mourning.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the clouds, casting a golden shine on the monunt.
Then, people gently placed the flowers in their hands on the ground, bowing slightly towards the cetery in the city center, offering their highest respect.
Lin Chen and Wu Chen did the sa. They couldn’t go down, so they silently perford these actions from the tavern above.
At that mont, the entire city seed to fall silent.
....
"Bang!"
In the room, Sazuki angrily slamd the table, instantly shattering it to pieces.
The East Sakura Country people beside him also remained silent.
They knew why Sazuki was so angry.
The Cangling Ancient Country selected White Emperor City as the hosting site, clearly a show of force to their five countries, and the timing of the event coinciding with morial Day was a statent all its own.
However, in their hearts, they too were extrely surprised.
Among the six great countries of Blue Star, three carry the ancient na, representing their glorious past.
The Cangling Ancient Country is one of these representatives...
In the past, when Cangling Ancient Country was prosperous, it could dominate the world.
But later, the decline of Cangling Ancient Country, along with enduring wars, weakened national power, giving neighboring nations the chance to rise.
Yet Cangling Ancient Country remained deeply resentful, spreading this dark Chapter of its history everywhere...
For instance, the reford history textbooks from last year divide the history books post-Late Taichu into nine volus, even dedicating a single volu each to the Battle of Ling Mountain and the Battle of White Emperor City.
As for the glorious history before Late Taichu, it is summarized in a single book.
This may not seem like much, but to the other five countries, it’s quite terrifying...
That’s national unity.
East Sakura Country, once under Cangling Ancient Country’s influence, is actually sowhat united, but historically they are inherently weaker, so they have a strong aversion to Cangling Ancient Country, hoping Cangling Ancient Country would disappear...
That way, the history of them being a vassal state to Cangling Ancient Country could be erased.
As for the other four countries, it’s a different story.
Their internal conflicts far exceed those of Cangling Ancient Country, even the most powerful Youlan Empire faces the sa issues.
The Youlan Empire is a new nation with a complex populace, making it the least united.
Given this situation, the other five countries are not keen on seeing Cangling Ancient Country rise again...
The main reason being, when it rises, it becos too powerful.
Luckily, this era is one that values Spirit Beast resources, and Cangling Ancient Country does not have much advantage.
"Back in White Emperor City, many of our ancestors died too, even more so than Cangling Ancient Country." One person from East Sakura Country said, "Cangling Ancient Country’s actions are clearly a slap in our face, aren’t they?"
Everyone else naturally understood without needing him to say more, but now being in White Emperor City, the territory of Cangling Ancient Country, they absolutely cannot provoke Cangling Ancient Country people.
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