The Azure Sky is Dead, the Yellow Sky Shall Rise! In the Year of Jia Zi, Great Auspiciousness Under Heaven.
The sixteen-character prophecy rolled off the tongue, and its words rang true.
In Zhongping First Year, Zhang Jiao led more than a hundred thousand followers of the Way of Supreme Peace in rebellion, proclaiming himself the Great Teacher of Virtuousness and Heavenly Duke General! The Rebel Army swept across provinces and commanderies, ranging for a thousand miles, capturing cities and seizing towns. In the nearly four hundred years of the Two Han Dynasties, there had never been such a vast uprising—apart from the chaos of Xin Mang!
Wherever the Yellow Turban Army went, they fought the Han Army as if aided by the gods.
Snow fell from the sky, and rivers flooded.
The Han soldiers dared not stand in their way. Beacon smoke rose across the land.
"Jiao-snake, enough—!!"
In Desolate Valley, Damn Heaven's furious roar rang in Verdant Green Maiden's ears. Clouds and mist churned as He descended before her.
Seeing Heaven in a rage, Verdant Green Maiden offered Him no courtesy and snapped back, "Not enough! If you've got the guts, strike me dead! This snake isn't afraid!"
"You—!!"
Heaven was furious.
He spoke to Verdant Green Maiden in a low voice. "Keep this up, and you really won't be able to turn back!"
"Why turn back? To be a good little girl for the Gods and Buddhas?"
Verdant Green Maiden shot back.
She couldn't bring herself to wag her tail and beg for mercy from Gods and Buddhas whose true faces she didn't even know!
"Damn Heaven, you must be on good terms with the Gods and Buddhas. Go back and tell them this snake has a temper too!"
Seeing how stubborn Verdant Green Maiden was, Heaven