Chapter 634: Chapter 193: Shocking Change in Qiulong County! The Name of Fan Wu Known to All! (17,000-word Mega Update)_2
Compared to them, the members of the Qintian Department who were stationed outside were essentially laborers exiled by the Imperial Court.
Take the position of Chief Flag Officer, for example.
The Chief Flag Officer in the Imperial City and one outside are completely two different concepts!
There is no comparison between the two!
Seeing their reaction when mentioning the Imperial City, Yun Jiuqing, standing beside Fan Wu, couldn’t help but flash a slightly odd expression and asked curiously, "Don’t you know what happened in the Great Zhou recently?"
At Yun Jiuqing’s words, a silence fell over the entire Qintian Department station.
All eyes turned to her, each filled with astonishment and a trace of curiosity.
The Qintian Department Hundred Households officer asked in surprise, "What happened in the Imperial City? But surely, nothing major happens at the Emperor’s feet, right?"
A corner of Yun Jiuqing’s mouth twitched, "How can the intelligence transmission here at the Qintian Department be so slow?"
At this point, Xing Fengzi said, "Perhaps it’s because we have been on the road continually, moving even faster than the Qintian Department’s messengers. Of course, there might also be delays in the news and intelligence because of the unrest in the Imperial City."
The members of the Qintian Department in Guyuan County looked at one another, clueless about the turmoil Yun Jiuqing and Xing Fengzi were referring to.
However... by picking up on certain sensitive keywords, they were vaguely able to infer... that something significant had happened in the Great Zhou Imperial City recently.
And... because of this significant disturbance, the transmission of intelligence in both the Imperial City and the entirety of the Central Province had been seriously disrupted.
So much so that Daoist Fan Wu and the others had already arrived in Guyuan County, yet no news about the Imperial City had reached them.
Seeing their utterly confounded expressions,
Yun Jiuqing found herself, not for the first time, very worried about the intelligence capability of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
But after all, she was just an outsider with no place to criticize, let alone the power to change anything.
Nor did she have the obligation,
or the responsibility.
In a tone that was somewhat gentle, Yun Jiuqing began to explain the situation in the Imperial City. She hoped that using such an even tone wouldn’t shock the members of the Qintian Department too much.
The result...
She realized she had worried too much.
When she laid out everything face to face—"The old Emperor passed away," "The Zhenhai King conspired with the Blood Gu Sect," "Great unrest in the Imperial City," "Great turmoil in the Imperial Palace," "The Crown Prince was in grave danger"...
Everyone was stunned.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Because... the information revealed by Yun Jiuqing was utterly staggering.
Each piece of news was like a bolt of lightning, striking at the heart of the Qintian Department members, their faces registered shock and horror.
They even began to wonder if they were dreaming?
Whether the things they heard were merely figments of a dream, not reality?
But...
After pinching themselves, they realized that this was not a dream, but the harsh reality.
And they also felt that Yun Jiuqing, as a friend of Taoist Priest Fan, would not likely jest about such matters.
Who would joke about the Emperor’s demise?
Such jokes simply aren’t appropriate!
Considering further that Daoist Fan Wu and his companions had come from the Imperial City, it meant that the credibility of their statements was at least 99 percent.
Doesn’t that mean that the old Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty truly had passed away?!
And that the Zhenhai King had indeed aligned with the Blood Gu Sect and was preparing to revolt?!
Was the entire Great Zhou Dynasty about to...
Plunge into chaos and war?!
Hiss—
My goodness!!
They had not expected to hear such shocking news, a revelation not even gleaned from the official intelligence of the Qintian Department. They couldn’t help but internally criticize the slow speed of intelligence transmission.
"His Majesty, His Majesty has passed away..." The officer from Guyuan County struggled to maintain his composure, perspiration appearing on his forehead, his voice trembling slightly.
"The Zhenhai King, the Blood Gu Sect..." The officer swallowed hard, feeling his mouth dry, "Neither of those forces is simple at all!"
Could the current Great Zhou Dynasty withstand the united front of the Zhenhai King and the Blood Gu Sect?
The officer was doubtful.
Having climbed to his current position within the Qintian Department, he could see some of the Dynasty’s weaknesses. These numerous flaws continuously dragged down the Dynasty. Now beset with such troubles, the already beleaguered Great Zhou Dynasty was in deep trouble.
That’s too difficult indeed!
The joy that Daoist Fan Wu had helped Guyuan County restore order was, at this moment...completely gone.
In Guyuan County, every member of the Qintian Department felt overwhelmed with a heavy heart. Anyone with sense could sense the foreboding of an impending storm.
