Following Heaven's Will

Just as expected.

On the seventh day after Mo Chen exorcised the ghost, he received a summons from the Emperor of the Great Yong Dynasty.

Thus, he left a medicinal pill for Old Daoist Qingfeng and immediately set out for the capital.

After entering the capital of the Great Yong Dynasty,

the Emperor first asked him to inspect the dragon veins and feng shui. After looking them over, Mo Chen smiled faintly.

"Though this place lies upon dragon veins, it is insufficient to sustain the Great Yong Dynasty's long-lasting prosperity. Within a hundred years at most, Great Yong will decline and perish."

"How dare you!" the eunuch beside them rebuked angrily.

Yet the Emperor raised a hand to stop him. With his brows tightly furrowed, he asked, "Immortal Master, could you elaborate on a way to resolve this?"

Mo Chen's gaze swept over the eunuch, and he calmly pointed at him. "The first priority is to eradicate treacherous villains like this one!"

The moment those words were spoken, the accompanying princes and court officials all revealed displeasure. Their brows creased slightly, while inwardly they sneered in mockery.

"So it is merely a petty vendetta by a narrow-minded man! How could someone like this be a Dao-attained Immortal Master? He is just another swindler!"

Yet Mo Chen continued to smile faintly, remaining utterly composed. Even if the Emperor had begun to doubt him, he did not care.

The Emperor did not answer. Instead, he continued to ask with knitted brows, "Then, Immortal Master, what of the second and third points?"

Mo Chen slowly said, "Second, undertake water conservancy projects. Dig a canal from the eastern coast, connecting it to the sea estuaries to facilitate water transport..."

"But take heed: when building these waterworks, the refugees and common people of Great Yong