The people gathered outside the Jade Sea Prefecture offices had initially been fairly orderly, but as time passed, some men who looked like workers demanded that the prefect come out and speak. The bailiffs blocked them, so they began storming the offices.
At first, it was only some mild shoving. The bailiffs did not dare use force and could only passively hold them back.
But as the situation escalated, someone suddenly fell, his temple striking the sharp edge of a step.
"The officials have beaten a worker to death..."
That cry completely shattered the precarious balance they had maintained.
Many citizens who had remained neutral heard that the authorities had actually beaten a worker to death. Filled with righteous indignation, they called their friends over and demanded an explanation from the prefect's office.
One told ten, and ten told a hundred. Word soon spread throughout Jade Sea, and more people rushed to the prefect's office.
On the Discourse Ranking, demons danced in wild revelry, with many people directing all their attacks at Fang Yun.
Just as the situation outside the prefect's office was about to spiral out of control, a deafening dragon roar suddenly rang out in the sky, leaving everyone dizzy and dazed.
After the dragon's roar, silence fell over the scene.
No one spoke anymore, because everyone was looking up at the sky. An enormous Azure Dragon nearly twenty zhang long hovered in midair, alongside two deep-blue giant whales, each more than fifty zhang long.
The two giant whales loomed like dark clouds over the street outside the prefect's office.
Many people trembled with fear at the sight.
Some of the more timid people dropped to their knees with a thud, crying out, "Grandfather Dragon King!" More and more people followed suit, until everyone except the scholars was