Without strength, without victory, any attempt at rebuttal would only be like lifting a rock to smash one's own foot—utterly meaningless. They could only watch as the winds shifted toward the Fierce Ghost Sect. The only comfort they could find was that Li Lianfeng had arrived safely, giving them some capital to contend with the Fierce Ghost Sect.
However, the Fierce Ghost Sect clearly had no intention of letting the imperial court rest easy. Seeing the tide gradually turn in their favor, Li Huang waved his hand and gave some instructions to those below.
At once, those people passed the orders down. Before long, several more people appeared among the crowd, fanning the flames.
Clearly, most of these agitators had been planted by the Fierce Ghost Sect.
Yet it could not be denied that the results were quite good.
"The imperial court is finished! From now on, let us pledge allegiance to the Fierce Ghost Sect and help them seize the realm!"
"The imperial court is dim-witted and tyrannical, oppressing us all. Now that the Fierce Ghost Sect has stepped forward to uphold justice, if we follow them in the future, we will have meat to eat and wine to drink!"
"Follow the Fierce Ghost Sect and overthrow the imperial court!"
"This is no longer the imperial court's world!"
In the blink of an eye, the tide had nearly become one-sided. The imperial court had largely brought this upon itself. Before the war with the Demon Race, the imperial court had indeed been wildly ambitious, bent on ruling the realm, and had caused no small amount of trouble for every side. Nearly all the great forces had been knocked around by the imperial court.
Had they treated the great forces better back then, perhaps the tide would not have turned