When Emperor Xuanwu's words fell, silence settled over the Imperial Study.
Qin An froze for a moment. Then his brows drew tight, and his fingertips tapped a steady rhythm on the table as he pondered.
"The Void Land, where the remains of the Former Dynasty are buried... Why did Your Majesty bury them in the Dragon Vein?"
Qin An asked without hesitation.
The war between the Former Dynasty and the Great Qian Kingdom had left terrible losses on both sides. Their final battle had wounded both nations to the bone, and it had taken the Great Qian Kingdom a long time to recover.
Had Emperor Xuanwu and the kingdom's many leaders not racked their brains and exhausted themselves, the Great Qian Kingdom might have plunged into a sea of suffering right after destroying the Former Dynasty.
Yet Emperor Xuanwu had just told him that the Former Dynasty's remains were buried in the Dragon Vein. What purpose did that serve?
Why bury those remains inside it instead of scattering them to the winds?
At Qin An's question, Emperor Xuanwu let out a long sigh. A trace of difficulty crossed his eyes, along with helplessness.
Seeing that expression, Qin An immediately understood that Emperor Xuanwu was about to reveal a great secret.
He said nothing and sat patiently in his chair, waiting for Emperor Xuanwu to continue.
After a brief pause to gather his thoughts, Emperor Xuanwu began to explain.
"The people of the Former Dynasty lost their nation to us. They died bearing resentment as vast as towering waves, and even I had no way to wear it away."
"I knew that whether I left their remains untouched or destroyed them, that immense resentment would turn them into False Gods. They were already fearsome. If they became False Gods, they would