Thousands of images flashed through Liu Huai's mind.
One moment, Yang Jiande went on a killing spree in the palace, killing his own children.
Another moment, Liu Huai achieved great success in his demonic arts. He killed his way into Linzi, massacred the Qi Palace, and killed Old Jiang in court.
After a while, he was once again standing in front of Yang Xuance's corpse. Yang Jiande's face was covered in blood as he looked at him. "Dog slave, I told you to protect my only remaining son. Why did you kill him?"
"Ah!"
Liu Huai broke free from his deranged imagination and panted violently.
His face and body were already covered in dense beads of sweat.
However, the blood-red words kept flowing in his mind, becoming clearer and clearer.
"No, no, I can't!"
He crazily shouted a few words, then suddenly turned his hand around and hit his own head until it exploded!
Red and white blood flowed all over the ground.
Liu Huai's corpse was lying on the ground, but the skin and flesh on his body had all relaxed, and was no longer as tense as before when he was in a state of fear.
However...
The window was closed, but a gust of wind came from somewhere.
The wind picked up the ashes of the animal skin book on the table and gently scattered them on Liu Huai's body.
The ashes gradually disappeared, and so did Liu Huai's body.
In the end, there was not a single red or white stain on the ground, nor was there any flesh or bones.
There were only the clothes Liu Huai wore when he was alive, and the clothes...
An ancient animal skin book!
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The waves caused by the Blood Demon Technique in Rong had no effect on the Yang Region.
The people here welcomed the rule of the State of Qi in fear and unease … but they quickly adapted to it.
There were many reasons for this.
For example, the "last backbone of the Yang Court" Huang Yixing, or the "benevolent and righteous" man from Qingyang Town.
Both of them had contributed to stopping Xiong Tu's butcher's knife. Huang Yixing had ensured peace in Hengyang County, while Jiang Wang had established a utopia in Jiacheng City of Rizhao County. Countless people lived on both sides.
Of course, Jiang Wang's reputation could catch up with the former mainly because Chung Geng Sheng spared no effort to promote him. Now, of the three counties in the Yang Region, only the position of Rizhao County's Town Commissioner was undecided. This showed how much resistance there was, but Jiang Wang was already very popular among the people.
Jiang Wang also had some hopes for this.
It was only after he was granted the title of Baron of Qingyang Town that he truly enjoyed the benefits of Qingyang Town.
The title of an official was never a simple honor. It was related to the imperial court's rule over the country. Relatively speaking, it could also enjoy the benefits of the country's fate.
Specifically, it affected the authority of the official and also determined the "feedback" that the official could receive.
For example, Xi Munan was able to use the seal of Jia City's City Lord to issue edicts because he relied on the people of Jia City. Gathering the people's hearts of the people's hearts could not only for conquest, it could also help cultivation.
Jiang Wang himself.
In fact, he had already completed the control of Qingyang Town. However, due to the lack of propriety, he could not be justified. It was only when his soul was trapped in the Flying Snow Tribulation that he unexpectedly received feedback. . but it was not an orthodox method.
The carp patterned red flag could have helped him gather the people's hearts and be used by him. Unfortunately, before it could be completely integrated with Qingyang Town, it was destroyed in the hands of the Dragon Bone Mask.
But now, the Yang Region was under the control of Qi. Jiang Wang became the rightful Lord of Qingyang Town after the Qi court issued an edict. He could truly understand the saying, "The people's hearts and minds are always up and down".
It was reflected in his cultivation. The people's hearts of Qingyang Town converged into his Marquis Seal. It was a small seal that was two fingers wide and two knuckles long. It was engraved with the words, "Qingyang Man Seal".
Wearing this seal by his side, he could feel the power of his soul being nourished and strengthened. Of course, this process was very slow. But if it could be done over the years, it would be a considerable improvement.
If he could get the position of Rizhao County's Town Commissioner and manage this place well, it would mean more people's hearts and minds, and a faster strengthening of his soul.
The reason why many officials did not meddle in politics was not because they could not see the benefits. It was because this feedback was slow and long-term. On the other hand, corruption and excessive taxation often had immediate results.
Generally speaking, the more prosperous the country was, the more officials were diligent to the people. It was a long-term strategy. The more unstable the country was, the more short-sighted officials were. They could not be sure that they could gain long-term benefits, so they just wanted to take the windfall and run.
As the saying went, "In a strong country, the scholars set the mountains and rivers. In a broken country, the civil officials were worse than chickens."
It meant that the power that the two sides could mobilize was not on the same level. It also meant that the feedback that the two sides received was very different.
Back to Qi's rule over the Yang Region.
From Jiang Wang's point of view, the reason why the people of the Yang Land could accept the rule of the State of Qi so quickly was because of the State of Qi's years of infiltration, the influence of the people's customs, and the results of the former Prime Minister Yan Ping's policy.
However, the most direct reason was that the Qi army had wiped out all the beasts in the Yang Region as soon as they completed their de facto occupation of the entire Yang Region. This solved the problem of the beasts that countless people of the Yang Region hated.
Most of the people of the Yang Region had never left the Yang Region in their lives. For the first time, they realized that the beasts could be wiped out completely, that the wilderness was not that dangerous, and that hiking was not limited to a few miles in the suburbs … They experienced the stable life of the Qi people!
Perhaps the Qi people themselves did not feel that this was a problem. However, from the Zhuang Country to the Yang Country, Jiang Wang had personally experienced the tragedy of the Three Mountains City and witnessed countless tragic scenes. He could understand it the most.
If a country was willing to wipe out the beasts, would a governor like Dou Yuemei, who cared about the people, still be loyal to the Zhuang Country?
Although the beasts were common, there were too many secrets behind it. Jiang Wang still could not figure out the reason behind it. When he asked Chung Geng Sheng, he did not explain in detail. It was difficult to say that he understood.
In a quiet room in Qingyang Town.
Jiang Wang slowly stopped cultivating and controlled the Soaring Dragon to fly back to the isolated island of Heaven and Earth, ending the day's exploration of the Torso Sea.
Although the Fog of Obscurity was scary, he had recorded the areas he had explored in his mind and formed a map that only he knew. As he explored more and more areas, he would be able to see the entire Torso Sea one day. When he knew the direction in his heart, the Fog of Obscurity was much less scary.
"Master." Dugu Xiao's voice sounded outside the door.
She was a sensible person and would not disturb Jiang Wang when he was cultivating.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Wang asked.
"There's an old monk waiting for you in the courtyard!"
"A monk?" Jiang Wang was confused.
Other than fighting with people from all walks of life in the Great Illusionary Land, he did not remember dealing with people from Buddhism in the Modern World.
And it was an old monk!
However, Dugu Xiao also seemed to be confused. "He said he was fated to meet you!"
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