Chapter 2184 - 729: Storytelling_2

Chapter 2184: Chapter 729: Storytelling_2

Hu Lai clicked his tongue, containing some confusion, saying: "Actually, these stories of the ancient sages should have been explained by the court long ago, not wait until now."

Hu Kan heard this and laughed heartily: "You are mistaken, do you not know that ’the high has regrets’? I actually think now is just the right time to tell them."

Dragon signifies imperial position, ’the high’ means ultimate attainment, suggesting that once a dragon ascends to the highest position, it must start to decline.

Public sentiment and morale can be stimulated to peak in a short time, but cannot be sustained for long.

After a while, people will grow numb to these stories, having heard them too much.

Chu Xisheng clearly foresaw even this, hence the timing.

What His Majesty needs is precisely this brief explosion of public spirit.

This is likely to elevate His Majesty’s renown and the Emperor’s Secret Technique to the pinnacle.

Hu Kan recently perused the Royal Secret Scripture left by the Daning Dynasty.

He discovered that at this moment, All Gods cause numerous natural disasters, stirring people’s hearts in the Dalv Dynasty, probably to prevent His Majesty from stepping into eternity.

He found that founding emperors of previous dynasties, although outstanding Heavenly Prides of their times, rarely witnessed eternity, like Emperor Xuanhuang and the Three Generation of Saint Emperor with their eternal longevity.

Among emperors who could step into the Eternal Rank, only a few have accomplished it.

Many royal Martial Arts and Magic experts speculate this is mostly related to the Emperor’s Secret Technique.

The more desolate and chaotic the public sentiment, the greater the impact on the involved individuals.

Such as the Martial Fierce Heavenly King, self-sealing for several thousand years until people nearly forgot him, only then crossing the Gate of Eternity with Chu Xisheng’s help.

Thus, the Dragon Energy is very likely to disrupt the connection between Chu Xisheng’s mind and the Heavenly Dao.

Only Emperor Xuanhuang and the Three Generation of Saint Emperor, and those few in past times honored as Bright Emperors, were less affected by the Dragon Energy, hence could cross this threshold.

"Moreover!" Hu Kan glanced out the window: "If not for these continual natural disasters, if not for this sun and moon without light, the people would not hate All Gods to this extent, nor be so united against a common enemy."

All Gods thought that causing disasters would shake the hearts of the Dalv people, and disintegrate His Majesty’s power, preventing him from stepping into eternity.

Yet they didn’t know this act falls right into His Majesty’s plan, allowing him to further consolidate public hearts, purifying Dragon Energy.

"Hmm!"

Hu Lai couldn’t help falling into contemplative thought: "Your words also have reason—"

Just as he said this, someone inside the World Tower walked to the position of the courtyard within the tower and cupped his fists towards the top: "Above, are you the current Fourth Grade Divine Mechanism Scholar, Hu Kan, and Earth Evil Pavilion Master from Tianji Pavilion, Mr. Hu Lai?"

Hu Kan was taken aback, looking down.

He immediately recognized it was the expert recently listed on the Earthly List, ranked three hundred and twenty-three ’Bronze Fist Iron Hand’, Quan Xiao.

Hu Kan immediately returned the gesture: "It is the two of us, may I ask what instructions you have?"

About three years ago, Hu Kan was summoned by the court to work at the Debating Martial Arts Tower, becoming Assistant to Xie Zhenqing, helping host the Debating Martial Arts with the status of a Fourth Grade Divine Mechanism Scholar.

Hu Lai remained at the Tianji Pavilion, succeeding as Earth Evil Pavilion Master after Elder Tianji retired, compiling the Earthly List.

"I wouldn’t dare!"

Quan Xiao also cupped his hands with a respectful expression: "I want to ask you two gentlemen, is this sun and moon without light, along with the recent frequent disasters of wind and fire, truly the doing of All Gods? And not His Majesty and the court acting foolishly, thus incurring the wrath of heaven?"

"Indeed it is All Gods causing disaster!"

Hu Lai coldly snorted, speaking downwards: "Have you ever seen such frequent natural disasters from childhood to now? Some say our dynasty has offended heaven, hence it rains disasters, it’s utterly absurd!

Since the Dalv Dynasty unified the world, clarifying governance, allocating land fairly, lowering duties and taxes, which one is not for the benefit of the people? Which one is not for the long-term stability of the world? If heaven were compassionate, it should reward rather than send disaster upon us?

Those who spread false rumors are either lackeys of All Gods or local tyrants resentful of the court’s measures of land and tax distribution, their hearts deserve to be condemned! His Majesty is recognized by Emperor Xuanhuang, the Three Generation of Saint Emperor, and many other Human Clan sages, how can he be as unworthy as they say?

Moreover, the recent rise of our Human Clan is evident to all. Can no one see our Dalv’s national power is thriving? Can no one see our dynasty’s army has already reached south of the Red Gobi? Do they not see those Giant Spirit Tribes dare not slaughter our Human Clan indiscriminately in the North?

If you listened to the storytellers, you should know the grievances between our Human Clan and All Gods, and know All Gods do not wish to see our Human Clan rise again. Therefore, by using divine power to send down disasters, merely to prevent His Majesty from stepping into eternity."

Hu Kan then smiled towards Quan Xiao: "Brother Quan, we two are Old Friends of His Majesty, naturally we think in favor of His Majesty. So whatever we say, Brother Quan probably won’t fully believe. Hence I advise you, still use your heart to watch, your heart to listen, your heart to think. You will naturally discern the true rights and wrongs, the real bends and straights."

He also cupped his hands towards the listeners: "Everyone! Though the sun and moon in today’s world are without light, His Majesty can incarnate the sun, illuminating heaven and earth. Although the wind and fire disasters in this land come continually, there are many demigods of our Dalv Dynasty suppressing them, preventing harm to the people, and in the star sky, the Emperor of Nanji Changsheng and Human Clan’s gods offer aid.

Besides, do you all know our West Palace Empress, Ween Suyi, known as One Sword Overturning City, has proven herself an Emperor? She sent down a cold disaster in the Northern Central Land area, freezing three million miles of territory, the Central Earth Giant Spirit is still unable to resolve it. And these days of continuous disasters won’t last long—"