Boom!
With a sound that shook the heavens, the earth across half the Central Plains trembled!
Guanzhong shook especially hard. From Nobles and officials to the Common Folk, everyone thought the ground was collapsing in an earthquake, and panic seized them all.
The commanderies and counties around Chang'an were shrouded in dust!
A fierce wind swept that dense cloud straight into Chang'an City, spreading it through every street!
The people in the Imperial Palace panicked as well.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Wang Tianbing came to the True Martial Hall once more, but this time anxiety showed on his face.
"There is no need to panic."
Yet as soon as he entered the hall and saw the motionless figures, then heard Emperor of Zhou Yuwen Yong speak from high upon the Dragon Throne, the eunuch calmed somewhat.
"Your Majesty." Wang Tianbing drew a deep breath and bowed. "A great mountain suddenly came down south of Chang'an. It shook the Earth Veins. The Directorate of Celestial Observation says it may disturb the Dragon Vein and bring a great calamity..."
"There is no need to panic," Yuwen Yong said evenly. "That is Mount Zhongnan. Someone moved it directly from Qi Territory into my Great Zhou, severing Qi Kingdom's foundation in the Immortal Dao once and for all!"
"Mount Zhongnan..." Wang Tianbing fell silent as a cicada in winter. As one of the emperor's closest confidants, how could he not know how much his lord loathed Mount Zhongnan?
Yuwen Yong continued, "When Great Zhou marched east before, the cultivators of Mount Zhongnan stepped forward and brought us to a halt with a single shout. But Mount Zhongnan stood within Qi Kingdom and had close ties to the Imperial Clan there. It also held considerable property in Qi Kingdom, so naturally it spoke for Qi.