Imperial Court envoy Eunuch Zhan, a man of high rank and great authority, had come bearing ill intent and left laden with gains.
For him, this meeting with Meng Zhao had indeed yielded enormous rewards. Whether or not he could find the true culprit behind Beitang Xing's assassination, the information he had obtained from Meng Zhao alone was enough to earn him great merit.
Meng Zhao still had not settled down to meditate in seclusion and thoroughly digest all his gains from Yanzhou, transforming them into his own strength. Beyond Eunuch Zhan, he also remained wary of the Nameless Eunuch and Yu Changkong mentioned by Beitang He, as well as Tong Lie, the Barbarian who had vanished for some time yet might not have left Divine Land Pass.
The rolling mortal world tugged at the heartstrings. It was his burden, but also a trial he was destined to undergo.
Just as the Northern Lands were swept up in gathering storms, an extraordinary phenomenon appeared in the luxurious Duke of Xu Residence of Jinling in the southeastern region, where jade towers and jeweled halls stood in clusters amid splendor and wealth.
The Duke of Xu Residence was the Shen Family's stronghold.
Before the founding of Great Yong, the Shen Family's ancestor had been a peerless warlord who contended with Beitang Gong for the Divine Continent and fought for supremacy over the realm. His martial prowess had been extraordinary, shaking heaven and earth.
Yet at the Mount Tai Alliance, Beitang Gong used a Peerless Divine Skill to overpower the assembled heroes and defeat the other experts, whereupon forces great and small alike honored him as emperor.
The Shen Family ancestor had possessed exceptional wisdom. He had withdrawn from the rapids at the height of the struggle and followed Beitang Gong. After Great