Time slowly passed, and changes began to emerge.
Li Xingchen, the head of the Dazhen Faceless Men, had already secretly spoken to all of Old King Qi's former subordinates.
Although some had stepped down, they had done so to focus on cultivation; such old-timers held even higher status.
Furthermore, within King Qi's fief, undercurrents stirred as early stages of grain and fodder mobilization began.
From talismans to a variety of pills, from weapons to Magical Treasures, the movement of these items caused prices to rise imperceptibly even without large-scale purchasing in the markets.
King Qi, who was still in the Capital City, had already taken the excuse of the upcoming anniversary of Old King Qi's death and the once-in-a-decade ancestral tribute day of the Wang Family, to ask Emperor Zhen for leave.
With such an ironclad reason, unless the sky fell, no one could stop him.
