After the man said those words, silence fell.
When the others heard him say "yes," they had no response.
They knew he had answered because he had no other choice.
What Qin An had shown them earlier had filled them with pressure from the depths of their hearts.
That pressure had been like facing a towering mountain, almost too much to bear.
Under its weight, they had no way to hold out.
If they could not hold out, they needed another path. Qin An had offered one. Perhaps, by following his instructions, they could find new hope.
Qin An nodded slightly. "Good. I like people who know when to yield. Only people like that deserve to live in this world."
Qin An had no wish to say more. All that mattered was their agreement; there was no need to discuss anything else.
Then Qin An clasped his hands behind his back and said calmly,
"I've already told you how to enter my world. You only need to do as I said."
Everyone nodded repeatedly. Not one of them objected.
Qin An wasted no more words. He circulated the Void Essence within him, connected to the Sea of Hope, and vanished.
Once he was gone, only the people native to this world remained.
They all looked to the man leading them, asking without words whether they should set out now.
The man took a deep breath. "First, we'll count everyone we have and decide who's going. Then we leave at once."
At his words, everyone nodded in agreement.
The crowd dispersed, and silence settled over the place.
As Qin An continued traveling to other worlds, more and more people gathered in the world of the Great Qian Kingdom.
As soon as they arrived, they sought out Emperor Xuanwu, who made proper