Chapter 494: Chapter 169: Arriving at Great Zhou Imperial City! The Rising Mushroom Cloud! (10,000-word Mega Chapter, Subscription Requested)_6
No one knows exactly which dynasty it is, perhaps only the core members of the Blood Gu Sect know where their headquarters are located.
The number of disciples in the Blood Gu Sect is extremely large, and they have always been a thorn in the side of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The reason for this is the Blood Gu Sect.
It not only harms the common people.
It also plots rebellion!
Yes!
When Fan Wu heard the words "plotting rebellion" from the mouth of the Little Banner Officer of the Royal Secret Service, he was somewhat surprised. After all, though he knew that the interior of the Great Zhou was chaotic, he had never personally witnessed any rebels or righteous armies.
Unexpectedly.
He was witnessing it now!
Considering that the disciples of the Blood Gu Sect claimed to number in the millions, Fan Wu understood why the Great Zhou Dynasty loathed them so much. Even if only one-third of the Blood Gu Sect’s million disciples were within the borders of Great Zhou, that was still over three hundred thousand rebels!
Among these three hundred thousand rebels, if only a few thousand were cultivators, that would be a tremendously terrifying force.
You should know.
It only takes a hundred or two followers of Witch Immortals to covertly take control of a county town. If the cultivators within the Blood Gu Sect are roughly on par with the Witch Immortals... wouldn’t a few thousand Blood Gu Sect cultivators easily take down a dozen or so county towns?
After revealing some information about the Blood Gu Sect, the Little Banner Officer of the Royal Secret Service took a deep breath, and he said solemnly, "There have been Blood Gu Sect disciples lurking in the central regions of Great Zhou for many years, and the problem is no small matter! The main issue is that Neihai County is only a few days’ journey from the Great Zhou Imperial City!"
The Little Banner Officer felt his nerves go numb; how could such a major incident occur within his jurisdiction!
This was tantamount to having the rebels nearly at the walls of the Great Zhou Imperial City!
To say so might be a bit exaggerated.
But it was indeed the case.
...
Meanwhile, in Neihai County.
The huge commotion coming from the back mountains was audible to anyone who wasn’t deaf—the deafening explosion—and visible to anyone who wasn’t blind, watching the mushroom cloud billowing up.
Many people couldn’t help but put aside their work, each of them looking up to gaze at the distance.
You could see the confusion and shock on their faces.
And a hint of panic.
"What’s going on here?" A merchant who had come from the Imperial City to do business was staring dumbfounded at the back mountains, with a look of utter astonishment on his face: "Thunder on a cloudless day? Or is there a flood over there?!"
"Damn... that nearly gave me a heart attack!" A butcher selling pork said, shaking slightly: "It sounded like something exploded, but that direction seems like the back mountains!"
"Could it be a landslide?"
"Does a landslide make such a loud noise? That has to be at least an entire mountain collapsing to make such a sound! But that mountain at the back looks just fine!"
"I remember, some hunters live in those back mountains, right?"
"Damn! With such a loud noise, could those hunters already be... gone?"
"Why are you always cursing other people?"
"How about... a few of us go over and see what exactly happened?"
"If you want to go, you go! I’m scared!"
"..."
What a pity that these ordinary folks will probably never know... what exactly happened in those back mountains.
Even if one day they curiously delve in to take a look, all they’ll see is a barren wasteland.
They won’t find anything at all.
Moreover, when it comes to a significant rebel group like the Blood Gu Sect, the members of the Royal Secret Service there are even less likely to let this news get out.
As for Fan Wu and others?
Fan Wu and his party were just passing by this locale, and without the time or interest, they would not spread the news of the incident.
Fan Wu got involved in this matter only because he saw an opportunity to gain Free Attribute Points.
Unfortunately...
The disciples of the Blood Gu Sect in those deep mountains were all very weak, and could not provide him with many Free Attribute Points.
After dealing with the disciples of the Blood Gu Sect all at once, Fan Wu could only see his Free Attribute Points balance reach the number of 10.6 points.
Before that...
He had accrued 9.9 Free Attribute Points in his balance.
It was equivalent to gaining only 0.7 Free Attribute Points, of which the largest share, 0.6 Free Attribute Points, had been contributed by an Elder from the Blood Gu Sect branch for Fan Wu.
The rest of the riffraff combined had only contributed 0.1 Free Attribute Points to Fan Wu.
Fan Wu’s assessment was—not great!
Purity...
Too low!
...
Time.
Passed.
Fan Wu and his companions had long since left Neihai County; it had been three days since their departure.
After three days and nights of a long journey, the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Dynasty was now in sight!
Fan Wu gazed at the distant "mountains and rivers," the reason for the quotation marks being because the so-called mountains and rivers were in fact a sprawling expanse of towering city walls of unknown length!
Whether on Earth in his previous life or in the current world of myths and mysteries, Fan Wu had never seen walls as majestic as these.
He estimated that they were still about ten to twenty miles away from the Great Zhou Imperial City.
Perhaps the terrain here was very flat.
Even from this distance, Fan Wu could clearly see the situation far away.
Fan Wu thought that just the city walls of the Imperial City alone...
Must be at least a hundred meters high!
Such tall and majestic walls were clearly not meant to defend against ordinary people, but against demons and devils, strange creatures, evil spirits, and cultivators with nefarious intentions!
"Daoist Priest Fan, should we continue our journey and head straight into the Imperial City, or should we rest here for the night?" Yun Jiuqing, noticing the sky gradually darkening, curiously asked.
"Let’s rest for the night," Fan Wu said. "By the way, let’s have His Highness the Prince of Nanjun clean up a bit before entering the Imperial City."
Yun Jiuqing suddenly understood!
Due to the low presence of His Highness the Prince of Nanjun, she had almost forgotten about him.
That’s right!
Another purpose of their trip was to escort His Highness the Prince of Nanjun to the Imperial Palace.
If the old Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty were to find out that his grandson had been treated this way...
Hiss!
Yun Jiuqing somewhat dreaded to think what might happen. She hoped that the Emperor, who’d sat on the throne of the Golden Palace for who knows how many years, would be somewhat reasonable, right?
Probably?
But to be safe, it was better to follow Daoist Priest Fan’s suggestion and have His Highness the Prince of Nanjun clean himself up a bit.
It had to be said.
The area within a radius of twenty or thirty miles outside the walls of the Great Zhou Imperial City was bustling, with a level of prosperity that outshone Neihai County.
The bustling outskirts of the Imperial City were almost on par with the Prefecture of Nanjun of the Great Zhou.
Yun Jiuqing sighed and murmured, "Over half a month’s long journey, it hasn’t been easy!"
Just as these words left her mouth.
Suddenly.
Bursts of clamorous noise arose from behind Fan Wu and his group, carrying from afar: "Young Prince, slow down! Young Prince, please slow down! Young Prince, the horse is spirited; don’t lash it recklessly! Young Prince, if you injure yourself by falling, we’ll be held accountable by His Majesty!!"
"I... I want to stop it too! Hu Banban, save me! It... It won’t stop!!" This was a cry tinged with panic.
Fan Wu turned his head to look back.
And saw.
A young boy riding atop a tall horse, charging directly towards them in a frenzy, causing the pedestrians on both sides to panic and hastily dodge to the side.
In order to avoid being inadvertently hurt.
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