As a true outsider, Wang Chen had no attachment to Qing'an County as his homeland.
Even though he had married and had children here.
Wang Chen had always kept an eye on the changes in Nanli Kingdom's situation over the past few years.
He knew very well that as the great calamity of heaven and earth in the Mountain Sea Realm continued, this nation was facing a massive reshuffling.
The old powers would decay and vanish, while new forces would rise to take their place. Such dynastic changes in the Mortal World were themselves part of the Heavenly Dao. They would never disappear, only intensify along with the great calamity of heaven and earth.
Qing'an County lay south of Changyi Prefecture, and Changyi Prefecture had already become a hunting ground where dragons and pythons vied for the deer. It was not entirely impossible for Qing'an to preserve itself alone, but the price would inevitably be very high.
Wang Chen had come to the Mortal World for Mortal Realm Heart Refining, not to take part in a struggle for the throne.
So from the very beginning, he had been preparing a way out.
In Wang Chen's view, the best way out for Qing'an's hundred thousand residents was Yunze Prefecture farther to the south.
Yunze Prefecture was vast, with an abundance of lakes and marshes. It was almost untouched by droughts, and its fertile land and plentiful catches had long earned it the reputation of a land of fish and rice.
However, Yunze Prefecture was thick with miasma, so it had only five counties and a relatively small population.
There would be more than enough room for Qing'an County to relocate there and develop!
Of course, it was impossible for everyone to be willing to leave their native land and move to