Changes in the Capital

During the more than half year Han Zheng had spent in the Land of Ten Thousand Demons, the situation in the capital had deteriorated further and further.

When Ji Yuanfang had first become Regent Prince, he had only dared to send He Tianxiong to make trouble for Han Zheng.

But as Ji Yuanfang's authority grew ever heavier, he infiltrated the entire capital's central administration, wantonly suppressing dissidents and promoting his confidants. By now, Ji Yuanfang was little different from the emperor himself.

As the royal family's core force, the Dragon Martial Division now answered only to Ji Xuanjing's orders, since Ji Xuanjing was overseeing the state. And Ji Xuanjing followed Ji Yuanfang's lead without question.

The Demon Extermination Division was a dragon without a head. Elder Chu Tianyuan alone could not hold up a single tree, while Central Commander Li Zongyuan had long since secretly defected to Ji Yuanfang. He Tianxiong had now become Ji Yuanfang's man as well.

Those two commanders had drawn two more men to their side. The remaining two commanders, unwilling to involve themselves in the struggle, had entered sealed cultivation. Chu Tianyuan had been completely sidelined.

The Grand Governor's confidants had all been transferred out of the capital by He Tianxiong and the others, replaced by their own trusted men. The entire Demon Extermination Division had become a foul, smoky mess.

Of Great Zhou's three divisions, the only one Ji Yuanfang had not touched was the Heavenly Supervision Division.

The Heavenly Supervision Division held a special position. It had always ignored worldly affairs and never participated in any struggle.

Ji Yuanfang was no fool. So long as the Heavenly Supervision Division had not taken a stance, he would not take the initiative to force it into becoming his enemy.

After saying all this, Chen Baxian