Chapter 240: Unifying the Northwest
The White Lotus Sect, the Beggar Gang, and other anti-Qing rebel armies stirred up unrest across the land, shaking the Great Qing court.
To suppress the unrest, the Imperial Court had no choice but to temporarily halt its operations against the Jianghu and concentrate its troops on reinforcing the various regions and crushing the rebels.
In a small town in Hexi, in western Great Qing.
Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue were hiding there with the surviving disciples of the Sword Sect.
In the battle at the Gold Palace, with the assistance of the Heavenly Venerable, the Heavenly Sect, and the Sun Moon Holy Cult, the Sword Sect had successfully destroyed the Gold Palace and even killed many experts from the major sects. But the Imperial Court's eventual intervention had also cost the Sword Sect many lives. Of its eighty-one swordsmen, only forty-eight remained.
On top of that, the Imperial Court had been dispatching armies everywhere to hunt them down, forcing them to separate from the people of the Heavenly Sect, the Heavenly Venerable, and the Sun Moon Holy Cult.
Just then, they suddenly received news that the Imperial Court's troops had withdrawn.
"The Imperial Court withdrew its troops?"
Hearing the news, Ye Gucheng frowned, somewhat puzzled.
Ye Xiang said gravely, "According to our intelligence, the White Lotus Sect, the Beggar Gang, the Way of Great Peace, the Red Flower Society, and the Heaven and Earth Society have reportedly stirred up unrest across Great Qing again. The Divine Dragon Sect has also risen amid the chaos, repeatedly attacking officials throughout Great Qing. In just a few days, the southern regions have fallen completely. That bastard Dorgon must have gathered his troops to suppress the unrest. How could he have any strength left to hunt us?"
"So