Li Xiaotian disappeared. After leaving Linhai City, he vanished without a trace, along with his Dragon King Hall, as if they had evaporated into thin air, leaving no news.
However, the anger and hatred of the Great Qin populace had already been ignited. They engaged in various acts of verbal abuse against Li Xiaotian online and in real life.
Everything related to Li Xiaotian was targeted by the furious masses. In Jiangnan, the house where Li Xiaotian's family once lived was destroyed beyond recognition.
In the capital, at the Qin Palace Plaza, the statue specially built for Li Xiaotian by Great Qin was destroyed and trampled by the crowds.
Within the Qin Palace, the Qin Emperor heard the news from various regions, his face contorted with rage, his expression terrifyingly ferocious, his eyes red.
"They! How could they do this?! Didn't they forget who brought them the current peace?!"
"Without Li Xiaotian, there would be no Great Qin! And no life free from danger for them now! Have they forgotten?! Have they forgotten?!"
The Qin Lord roared, the entire palace filled with his fury. He was very angry, yet also very helpless.
What could he do? What should he do? Arrest those angry people? Punish them?
But if he did that, wouldn't his and Li Xiaotian's, as well as the fallen warriors' and the Great Qin warriors currently fighting, lifelong dedication become a joke?
"Your Highness, the populace is ignorant. They have been misled by rumors from those with intentions online. They haven't forgotten Lord Li's merits, and Great Qin hasn't forgotten!"
In the great hall, Jiang Hai's expression was complex. He didn't believe Li Xiaotian would slaughter the people of Linhai City without reason, nor did he believe the rumors online. Although he knew nothing for sure, he trusted Li Xiaotian. He believed that the other party was definitely not someone who would kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Seeing the Qin Lord angry at the common people at this moment, he could only speak to comfort him.
"After some time, when their anger subsides and they calm down, we will tell them the truth. Then everything will return to how it was, and Lord Li can also return to Great Qin."
"Return? Can he still return?"
The Qin Lord's eyes were complex. Only he knew the truth about Li Xiaotian going to Linhai City to kill the Blood Son. The other party, fearing that Li Wenbo would receive the news in advance and escape, did not make a public announcement and instead took the Dragon King Hall with him to Linhai City.
He thought that as long as the news was suppressed, the outside world would not know what happened in Linhai City. But who knew that as soon as Li Xiaotian made his move, the news would spread. By then, it was too late for him to salvage the situation.
Destroying a city versus destroying Great Qin, which weighed more? Once Li Wenbo received the news in advance, the other party could instantly cause Linhai City to fall and then flee to other places to cause trouble. At that time, even if Great Qin joined forces with other major powers, they would not be able to easily destroy him.
Therefore, the current outcome was considered the best for Great Qin, with the least losses.
Thinking of this, the Qin Lord showed a bitter smile, but now, if he revealed the truth, would anyone believe him?
"Your Highness, why did Lord Li do that? And about his withdrawal order, it must have been prepared in advance. Do you have any plans?"
Jiang Hai asked, feeling uneasy. As a minister, he shouldn't have asked without the Qin Lord telling him the truth, but he couldn't help it. He wanted to know the truth.
"Plans, there are plans. Alas!"
The Qin Lord sighed, his face filled with complexity. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak but unable to.
"You may withdraw for now and let me be alone. I will tell you about this matter later."
The Qin Lord spoke, his intentions unclear. In any case, he did not tell Jiang Hai the truth.
"Yes!"
Jiang Hai slowly retreated from the great hall.
Once the great hall was empty, the Qin Lord finally came to his senses, his eyes filled with complexity as he recalled his conversation with Li Xiaotian before he left.
"If my actions are exposed this time, and I am misunderstood by the world, you don't need to do much. It just so happens that I can withdraw from Great Qin. For the Great Qin in the future, your voice alone will be enough."
"When I first promised to help Great Qin, I said that once Great Qin became strong, I would leave. I was never someone who craved power, nor did I like being constrained. Using this incident to leave is quite good."
"You don't need to worry about those ancient forces. Once I leave and retreat behind the scenes, they will instead be wary of Great Qin and dare not make a move against it. This is a good thing for Great Qin."
"I am a warlike person and cannot remain stable. Great Qin is now free from war, which is a good opportunity for me to travel to other states. Great chaos is inevitable, and I must strengthen myself as soon as possible. Only then can I protect my family and Great Qin in times of turmoil!"
Li Xiaotian's words echoed in the Qin Lord's ears. The Qin Lord's face was filled with bitterness. He knew that Li Xiaotian would leave sooner or later, but he didn't expect him to leave so bleakly.
"Ultimately, Great Qin has failed you!"
The Qin Lord murmured, his face filled with guilt.
Li Xiaotian no longer cared about everything happening in Great Qin. True to his nature, he didn't care whether the people of Great Qin cursed him or misunderstood him.
Fo State, connected to Great Qin, had a different situation from other states, with both oppression and peace.
The ancient forces in Fo State could be said to be a single entity: the Buddhist sect, the sole overlord-level sect in Fo State.
This entity referred to the Buddhist sect, including the four top sects under it and hundreds of ordinary sects.
These sects were all led by the Buddhist sect, and the appointment of sect leaders and the conduct of each sect were uniformly allocated by the Buddhist sect.
Because of this, after the great changes in heaven and earth, Fo State did not experience widespread chaos. The Buddhist sect quickly gained complete control of Fo State.
As for the various countries in Fo State before, including their monarchs, they had all now converted to Buddhism.
However, although Fo State did not experience widespread chaos, the lives of the lowest classes of people underwent drastic changes.
Throughout Fo State, Buddhism was revered, and strength was revered. All people in Fo State had to believe in the Buddhist sect. Moreover, whenever the various sects of Buddhism had needs, ordinary people had to offer all they had to support the various sects of Buddhism.
Therefore, although Fo State appeared peaceful on the surface, the reality was that the people were living in misery, with no freedom in thought or body.
What was more important was that Fo State had a severe hierarchical system. If the caste system of the former Indian subcontinent meant that the lowest classes had no human rights, then the current hierarchical system in Fo State was even more severe than before.
The entire Fo State could be divided into three levels from top to bottom. Buddhist practitioners were the highest class. Among ordinary people, those with practitioners in their families were nobles. All other ordinary people were lower class, or perhaps more accurately described as slaves.
In a small town on the border of Fo State, Li Xiaotian and his group appeared. Most of the people in the town were dark-skinned. Therefore, after Li Xiaotian and his group entered the town, their yellow skin instantly attracted the attention of the town's residents.