The scene shifted—
Ye Chen and the others arrived in Tokyo City.
Unlike the desolate ruin it had been when the Great Xia Royal Family fell, Tokyo City had once again grown prosperous.
Though it was nighttime, the streets were still crowded, and the lanterns shone bright. The talented young men were either drinking and singing or playing the qin and flute with beautiful women.
"This is Tokyo City!?"
Ye Long asked, full of curiosity, "Wasn't it said that when the Supreme Emperor of the Great Xia Royal Family led his troops to massacre all of Jiangnan, Tokyo City bore the brunt of it? And that he sacrificed countless lives across Jiangnan to set up the Dragon Roar Nine Heavens Yellow River Array, leaving the land strewn with bones and not a single rooster crowing for a thousand miles!?"
"We have Qin Emperor to thank for that!"
Ye Chen said sarcastically, "He made such a spectacle of digging a canal down to Jiangnan. Naturally, the local officials had to do everything they could to put on a show and boost their records."
"What a foolish ruler!"
Fang Chang's eyes were full of contempt.
Ever since they'd entered Jiangnan, they hadn't seen a single person along the way, only one ruined village after another.
They figured the local officials must have moved everyone to the banks of the Grand Canal, to create an image of peace and prosperity for Qin Feng as he passed through.
"You two idiots!!"
If Ye Long weren't still undercover, he would've charged over and fought the two of them, no matter what.
They'd only seen how Qin Emperor's trip to Jiangnan had stirred up popular resentment and how the local officials had put on a show. They hadn't noticed that cities large and small had all