The Steampunk Wanderer
Chapter 57

Capital City

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Go to the Capital City!

These three words held a special meaning for the people of Yan'an Prefecture.

The people of Yan'an Prefecture had always felt that their home was the true Capital City. Whenever they spoke of the capital in North Zhili, they did so with an air of superiority. Just how much of that tone came from disdain and how much from envy, however, was anyone's guess.

Chen Wu had no such complicated feelings. He simply knew that the heart of all Great Shun lay in the Capital City.

If he truly wanted to turn the world upside down, sooner or later he would have to go there and see the place for himself. Only by witnessing the center of this absurdly powerful dynasty could he truly understand it.

"The Capital City, huh!" Wang Jiuyuan said. "It's nothing special! My battle that made my name was fought there."

As he spoke, Wang Jiuyuan shook his head and swayed, evidently quite proud of that battle.

"Back then, I'd only just entered the Mystic Realm. The Great Shun court mobilized a host of experts to wipe out the Yongjiu School with all their might." Wang Jiuyuan sounded pleased with himself. "I went deep into the Capital City alone. Right under the noses of three Mystic Realm experts, I assassinated the previous Duke Chu and the Prince of Mizhi, who had led the charge to exterminate us. Then I killed 'Jade-Sinking Blade' Bai Chongzuo when he came after me."

"After that, the Great Shun court stopped making a show of going after the Yongjiu School and switched to suppressing us in secret!"

Well, well—Old Wang had never bragged about himself before. Who knew he had such a glorious record?

"If you ask me, the Great Shun court is just asking for

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