The King opened a box. Inside were many lists.
They contained youths, young men, and middle-aged men.
These were all people he had identified as hidden dragons.
He supported some hidden dragons and suppressed others.
Then... he sat back and watched this pack of hidden dragons toss the Great Gan Empire about, slowly tearing this vast empire apart at the seams.
"You hidden dragons are like physicians scraping poison from bone to heal an injury!"
"If luck is good, the Great Gan Empire can be reborn bathed in blood!"
"If luck is bad... everything will be finished!"
"Hehe... this King actually has to rely on luck?"
"How laughable!"
He examined the lists again and again.
Even after a long while, he still did not add Chu Qing's name.
The Princess flipped through Chu Qing's files.
She read every letter Chu Qing had written.
Her expression was complicated as she muttered to herself, "He's gone mad!"
"He really has gone mad!"
"He killed so many people just so he could cultivate in peace."
"How... could he be this insane?"
"He killed so many people with his own hands... doesn't he feel guilty?"
"Doesn't he have nightmares?"
The Princess could not imagine just how powerful Chu Qing's mentality and will were.
She carefully read every letter Chu Qing had written.
No matter how she read them, all she saw between the lines was—kill! Kill! Kill!
News of Chu Qing slaughtering an entire city had little impact among the common people under the Great Gan Empire's rule.
They felt that it was absurd.
That had been a whole city!
Besides... it had nothing to do with them.
However, in the territories controlled by the Rebel Army, people's hearts were in turmoil.
Many people feared death.
The heads of aristocratic families and lords of