Chapter 2162 - 719: Human Nature

Chapter 2162: Chapter 719: Human Nature

After the earthquake, Wang’an City fell into silence.

Ji Qianqian stood on the city gate tower at the Beiluo Gate, the north side of Wang’an, her gaze sweeping coldly over the inside and outside of Wang’an City, her hand tightly gripping the knife, exuding a fierce and intimidating aura.

The imperial guards and Police Pool of Blood of the Dalv Dynasty enforced martial law throughout the city, strictly ordering the residents not to leave their homes and not to speak loudly.

During the earthquake, many ruffians and Jianghu Martial Artists tried to stir trouble and incite chaos, all of which were forcibly suppressed by the Police Pool of Blood.

At this moment, the main streets of Wang’an City were lined with a string of human heads.

This displayed Ji Qianqian’s decisiveness and ruthlessness.

After the earthquake, anyone daring to engage in street fighting and resisting martial law, regardless of the reason, were to be killed without exception!

In fact, after the earthquake, even the imperial guards and some of the Police Pool of Blood were somewhat unsettled.

Fortunately, Chu Xisheng, the Emperor of the Dalv Dynasty, held a high reputation among both the military and the populace.

These ongoing heavenly changes, while unsettling the imperial army, could not shake their reverence for the Emperor, and the entire army remained obedient to commands.

The people of Wang’an City were also very obedient.

During Emperor Jianyuan’s reign, they had been trapped in nightmares for two years, with casualties exceeding thirty million, hunger they were unaware of, bones exposed in the wild, and many human tragedies contrary to ethics occurring.

Only after Chu Xisheng headed north did their nightmares vanish.

The Dalv Dynasty distributed land evenly, reduced corvée and taxes, and clarified official governance.

In these two years, their lives were indeed much better than under the rule of Daning, and even better than the few years when Emperor Jianyuan ascended the throne.

Thus, nowadays, the Heluo Two States’ support for the Dalv Dynasty exceeds that of any other region, and they are the least desirous of any further disturbances in the Dalv Dynasty.

They fully cooperate with the court’s decrees.

However, Ji Qianqian still dared not be careless, looking down from a high vantage point, her eyes surveying the city and beyond like a hawk.

Within Ji Qianqian’s line of sight, any subtle anomaly could not escape her eye.

It was visible that inside the city, bursts of raging fire occasionally erupted.

Currently, it was winter, and the Mortal World had been without sunlight for nearly a month.

Near the Divine Continent, the area remained unaffected due to Chu Xisheng’s self-substitution for the sun, but other regions outside the Divine Continent had accumulated a massive amount of cold air due to prolonged absence of sunlight.

The Divine Continent was also impacted, making this winter particularly severe.

In such weather, it was impossible to prohibit the people from lighting fires for warmth.

However, disasters like Ying Huo and Huo Dou, along with numerous Fire God’s powers, were rampant in the Mortal World.

At this moment, a single spark could ignite a large fire.

Ji Qianqian stood in place, motionless, as she was responsible for managing man-made disasters, while others managed natural disasters.

Her eyesight could reach the Nine Heavens, eighteen thousand zhang high, where a giant bird, with a wingspan of seven hundred ten zhang, headless and tailless, six-legged and four-winged, shaped like a sack, was hovering in the sky.

That was Chu Yunyun’s newly tamed Spirit Pet—Emperor Jiang! A divine bird of Emperor Rank.

It circled the sky, and whenever a fire broke out on the ground, Emperor Jiang Bird would exert its power to suck the flames away and absorb them into its body.

Its responsibility was not only Wang’an City but also the surrounding tens of thousands of li of territory, ensuring that cities and villages below could not erupt in large-scale fires, thereby safeguarding the essential areas of the Dalv Dynasty.

Just as Ji Qianqian was vigilant, a somewhat hoarse female voice reached her ears.

"I heard that the Tian Ju of Flame Sword Sect, ranked twenty-third on the Heavenly List, died at your hands?"

That was Chu Ming.

She flew through the air, arriving beside Ji Qianqian.

This woman immediately clicked her tongue: "It’s true indeed! This guy is incredibly brave, deservedly so!"

This was because Chu Ming had already seen the head of Tian Ju from ’Flame Sword Sect’.

Brave because this person dared to stir chaos in Wang’an City, right under Chu Xisheng’s nose; deservedly so because he betrayed his ancestors and colluded with the Eternal Divine Race.

Chu Ming pondered what era was this, where people were still foolish enough to turn to the Eternal Divine Race, risking their lives to cause chaos in Wang’an City.

What benefits could those Giant Spirits offer him?

She turned to exclaim: "It’s said that this person in your hands only lasted two moves before being beheaded. In the past, the Emperor and Empress were just like this. By the way, Qianqian, when are you advancing to First Grade?"

Two moves to slay someone ranked twenty-third on the Heavenly List, that’s already the standard of the top three on the Heavenly List.

Currently, Ji Qianqian’s cultivation was only at Second Grade upper level.

It was admirable, given that the era’s Heavenly List standards generally exceeded those of the past.

"You’re exaggerating, the Flame Sword Sect’s Tian Ju is merely famed, far weaker than you imagine."

Ji Qianqian shook her head, not feeling there’s anything worth boasting about.

Moreover, she couldn’t compare to Chu Xisheng and Chu Yunyun during their Second Grade periods.

When the Emperor advanced to Second Grade, he could already slay gods; at Third Grade Level, he could flaunt his power at the Creation Divine Tree.

And her current combat ability was all thanks to Chu Xisheng’s help.

It was Chu Xisheng who used Ruyi Power to enhance her physical body numerous times; it was also Chu Xisheng who brought back the ’Profane God Stele’, allowing her bloodline power to reach its limits over the years.

Furthermore, it was Chu Xisheng who enlisted Ziyu’s help to grant her Divine Grace, greatly enhancing her ’Unrivaled’ bloodline originating from Military God Ziyu.

As for advancing to First Grade, Ji Qianqian was reluctant to discuss it further with Chu Ming.

Nonetheless, when pondering over this matter, Ji Qianqian couldn’t help but reach into her sleeve and stroke the Divine Bow ’Sun-shooting’ within her sleeve.