The impact brought by the Dragon Transformation Banquet was plain to see. Though they had known before that being able to attend the banquet and sit among the upper seats carried extraordinary significance, some of the changes still caught certain Great Zhen officials off guard.
Early morning, three days after the Dragon Transformation Banquet. In Tingqiu Prefecture at the foot of Tingqiu Mountain in Jinzhou, Great Zhen, Prefect An Ruoxuan abruptly sat up in bed, his face stricken with shock and still streaked with sweat.
"Phew... phew... phew..."
The Prefect wiped his face and looked around, confirming that he was in his own home. After calming himself for a moment, he threw off the covers despite Jinzhou's severe winter cold, swiftly dressed, splashed water over his face, and rushed straight for the study.
Last night, Tingqiu Mountain's Mountain God had appeared in his dream, taken him on a tour of Tingqiu Mountain, then informed him of the court's previous wishes when paying respects to the mountain. The Mountain God had agreed.
An Ruoxuan knew that the court had dispatched special envoys with delegations and sacrificial offerings to pay respects to the mountain several times, holding grand rites within Tingqiu Mountain. Yet Tingqiu Mountain's Mountain God had never appeared on any of those occasions. During one visit last year, Minister Yin himself had even come.
It was only during Yin Zhaoxian's personal visit to Tingqiu Mountain that Tingqiu Mountain's Mountain God had reluctantly appeared once, bringing Yin Zhaoxian some fresh spirit fruits. But that was all. After only a few words, he had bowed and withdrawn. The accompanying Great Zhen officials could hardly have stopped him, and even less could they have held him back.
Yet this time, Tingqiu Mountain's Mountain God had appeared of his own accord. It truly took