For the time being, the matters of the netherworld were set aside. In the mortal realm, after holding out for a long time, Yun Xiao was overwhelmed by the vast information contained within Xiangyou's snakeskin and fainted.
Only after she, too, had fallen asleep did Yu Chen emerge unhurriedly. He put away the snakeskin, sat at the side, and waited for the three of them to wake.
Zhao Gongming was the first to rise and admit his fault. "Teacher, it was all my..."
Before he could finish, however, that practiced motion reminded Yu Chen of Zhao Xuanlang from years past. He interrupted, "You and I are master and disciple. There is no need for this before me."
After saying this, Yu Chen looked again at Yun Xiao. Xiangyou's snakeskin appeared in his hand as he said, "Since you can learn something from it, for the next hundred-odd years, you may come to me with any related questions."
"Thank you, Teacher!" Yun Xiao bowed in gratitude, but Qiong Xiao spoke teasingly.
"Teacher, why only a hundred-odd years?"
"Because in roughly a century, the Central Plains will descend into chaos."
Once Yu Chen finished speaking, his gaze turned toward the Central Plains.
At this time, Di Fa's aura within the Central Plains was far weaker than it had been a hundred years ago.
There were many reasons for this situation, but at its root lay the influence of the Heavenly Emperor from back then.
To deal with the drought, Di Fa had joined forces with the gods of the Xia Dynasty and, with the help of several great feudal lords, added new rules to the operating system of laws and principles throughout the Central Plains.
But now, the young lord of the Shang Kingdom had been assassinated within his own lands. The