Back then, when the Hemp-Robed Daoist and the Daoist Wugou had noticed quite a few oddities during Qiu Yan's Metropolitan Examination, they had intended to enter the city and investigate. Yet someone had stepped forward to stop them from entering. The Hemp-Robed Daoist had indeed investigated outside the city as instructed.
The one who had appeared at that time was this middle-aged man.
A dynasty deity—the Eighth Worthy King.
Qiu Yan also remembered this man. When his soul had entered the Scholar Forest, he had sensed that related aura from afar. Now, hearing the Chen Household ancestor's words, he turned his gaze toward him.
Naturally understanding Qiu Yan's meaning, the Chen Household ancestor said, "This is a dynasty deity. His consciousness was formed from the gathering of the wishes sought by all the people. In life, he was a son of Great Rui's founding emperor. After death, he bore the People's Wishes and became a deity, safeguarding the Dynastic Fortune."
Having said this, she fell silent, but she had already revealed enough. Even without spelling out the rest, Qiu Yan understood its meaning.
So that was it. A son of the founding emperor, born again by bearing the People's Wishes. Yet the thoughts people placed in a dynasty differed naturally from those offered when worshipping gods; most leaned toward fairness, grievances, and wrongful accusations.
With that thought, Qiu Yan's gaze shifted to the dynasty deity. His Human Path Pearl had now concealed the aura of Divine Ability, but after his trip to the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends stronghold, he had gained further insight into Fortune. His vision had changed as well, and this look gave rise to many different impressions.
*Sure enough, though this man's aura was hazy and uncertain, one could still vaguely discern an air of judgment