And things had indeed gone just as Cheng Ying had said.
After Ding Ling returned and Guo Fu caused a scene at Yang Guo's wedding banquet, word spread from player to player. In less than a day, the incident had reached the ears of nearly every major power in this world.
When Guo Jing and Huang Rong learned of it, they were horrified. They could no longer be bothered to negotiate with the major kingdoms of the Western Region and immediately chose to return to the Imperial City.
After learning the details, the leaders of the Western Region kingdoms were so frightened that cold sweat broke out across their foreheads. One after another, they angrily denounced their advisers, claiming that they had misled the rulers and deserved death!
They were simply blaming their advisers for their own poor decisions and the ambitions that had swollen with greed.
They were looking for scapegoats.
The Ascenders saw through it all. Every one of them left that very day.
Their cultivation was profound and their lightness skills exceptional. They came and went like the wind, and ordinary people had no way to deal with them. If they truly wanted to flee, who could stop them?
Moreover, the incident had happened so suddenly that the kingdoms had not yet devised any means of binding or restraining the Ascenders. They could only watch helplessly as one Ascender after another departed.
Of course, they wanted to force the Ascenders to stay, but they did not dare.
Most of the Ascenders were overlords, heroes, champions, and outlaws from the Lower Realm, and every one of them was formidable. If they were pushed too far and joined forces to Overturn Rivers and Seas throughout the Western Region kingdoms, the consequences would be endless.
"Let's see how Ding Ling