Chapter 248: Dorgon's scheme
The Great Qing Jianghu.
Ever since the last battle between the Gold Palace and the Sword Sect drew the various Jianghu sects into a great battle against the Heavenly Sect, Heavenly Venerable, Sun Moon Holy Cult, and other forces from Ming, the already restless Great Qing Jianghu had begun churning with even greater waves.
It was like a pot of already warm water suddenly skipping the heating stage and boiling outright.
In just over a month.
First, rebel armies led by the five great anti-Qing forces-the Beggar Gang, White Lotus Sect, Taiping Sect, Heaven and Earth Society, and Red Flower Society-stirred up unrest throughout Great Qing, raising their banners in rebellion.
Then numerous forces, including the Divine Dragon Sect and Dark Nether Sect, seized the opportunity to rise up as well, burning, killing, looting, and committing every evil imaginable, with no regard whatsoever for the Great Qing Imperial Court.
Not long afterward, with help from Heavenly Venerable, the Heavenly Sect, and the Sun Moon Holy Cult, the Sword Sect emerged again and continued attacking the Northwest forces, making no attempt to conceal its ambition to unify the Jianghu.
The first to be destroyed was the Five Blessings Alliance, located in central and northern Great Qing.
A few minor incidents occurred during this time.
For instance, the leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult reportedly killed Wen Daidai, the mistress of Setting Sun Horse Ranch's master Situ Xiao, in passing while wiping out the ranch, a member of the Five Blessings Alliance.
It was said that while Wen Daidai was out on an excursion, she caught the eye of the Thunderwhip Elder, the Thunder Sage among the four sages of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning on the Blue Sky Ranking. He wanted to abduct her and make