I Am Immortal In The Cultivation World

Chapter 11: The World Clams Down

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The New Year has begun. The new emperor, Jianyuan Hongchang, ascended to the throne.

Li Wu was conferred the title of Protector General and the Long Rebellion case was investigated thoroughly.

Property had been destroyed and much blood was shed. Nine out of ten rooms in the eastern city square were empty, and less than half of the officials showed up to morning court. In the end, they obtained a total of 170 million taels of gold and silver.

Emperor Hongchang decreed that the Fengyang Kingdom would not collect the rice tax for five years.

June of the same year. Official Li paid his respects to the Grand Marshal and led the army north. His plan was clear: Destroy all rebels, pacify the six northern states, and march south.

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The Divine Capital.

Zhang residence.

There was a funeral banner at the door, a mourning shelter in the courtyard, and a white cloth hung on the wall. At a glance, it was a miserable sight.

Zhou Yi walked into the mourning shelter and lit three incense sticks for Zhang Zhou. He knelt three times and paid his respects. The filial son, Zhang Jin, kowtowed. Zhou Yi hurriedly helped him up.

“Brother Jin, my condolences.”

Zhang Zhou had retired from Sky Prison the previous year and Zhang Jin was appointed to take his place. After drinking medicine for more than half a year, he still couldn’t survive the winter. A Sky Prison guard’s lifespan would not be too long. It was already considered long for Zhang Zhou to live to 54. Father Zhou had died before 40.

Science said that he had been working in a dark and humid environment all year round and had come into contact with all kinds of felons. He could be said to be a dweller of the darkest side of society. It had caused great pressure on his body and mind, which was why he had died early. However, people thought that he had suffered retribution. He had done too many bad things in his daily life and had damaged his virtue and lifespan. Even many prison guards thought so!

Zhou Yi comforted the surviving son. A steward invited him to the courtyard to rest.

“You came so late. Did you go to Spring Breeze Tower again yesterday?” Commandant Niu sat boldly, and there were servants on his left and right to serve tea.

“Uncle Niu, your temper is getting worse. Are you planning to quit?”

Zhou Yi is now 32 years old. He had no choice but to make himself appear middle-aged. He had a layer of secret yellow wax on his face and looked to be 40 years old. It was very in-line with the characteristics of Sky Prison soldiers who aged early.

“Lord Zheng gave the position of colonel of the Imperial Guard to my fourth. Our family must repay his kindness.”

Commandant Niu was referring to his fourth son. The first three were good students and were unwilling to come to the Sky Prison to work.

After all, he was a rich young master. They weren’t willing to mess around in a dirty and smelly place. Commandant Niu had worried about this matter a lot in recent years. Now, his fourth son, who was supposed to replace him as commandant at Sky Prison, had been promoted to colonel in the Imperial Guard.

Both sides of the political spectrum were incorporated into Sky Prison. The Niu family’s relationship with them was always useful. It was the best of both worlds.

Five years ago, as Zhou Yi had expected, the Imperial Court appointed Zheng Gaoyuan as warden, seemingly out of nowhere.

As soon as Warden Zheng came in, he implemented decisive reforms and punished corruption. Once the Uniformed Guard arrested a corrupt prison official, they didn’t have to carry him far to his cell. More than half of the former warden’s old subordinates had been killed. Commandant Niu was the first to submit to the warden of Zheng and ruthlessly attacked his colleagues.

Of course, no matter how turbulent the situation was, it would not affect the prison guard who delivered the food!

“Congratulations, Uncle Niu.”

looked at Commandant Niu’s white hair and the faint aura of death in his eyes. Once he stepped down,

love of one’s

years, how could they guarantee such a stable family income? How could they rely on those three profligate young

to

it would not collapse for a while. Most of the time, it would decay from the inside

and good friends gathered together to chat. In the end, the topic changed to the

and led the army south for more than three years. The battle was very intense. The court newspaper often published stories of

by the Imperial Court has already reached three to four million. With such a large army of rebels in

If the Li family hears this, you’d better

prestige in the Fengyang Kingdom now surpassed even what Prime Minister Long had been back in the day. After all, no matter how much power the civil officials had, they could not compare to the

long spread in the city that Li Wu had raised bandits in the south

His Majesty said that if we don’t collect the rice tax for five years, the morale of the rebels in the north will

Commandant Niu highest ranking. When the others heard

defy

topic. “Did you refine your organs? Your blood essence has already begun to decline at this age. It will

Another five years had passed, and his muscles and bones had been tempered to greater mastery. However, his Qi, blood, and

refinement was considered hard martial arts, and one would only be able to achieve success after accumulating experience over a long period of time. On the other hand, refining

smart all your life, but in the end, you’re still muddle-headed. You threw all your silver into studying Martial Dao and messing around at the brothel, and you haven’t even gotten married. When you’re old,

a funeral. He had consulted Zhou Yi many times over the past few

one day?” Zhou Yi spoke

the two grandmasters confirmed by the Fengyang Kingdom was the Grand Marshal Li Wu, and the

Just then…

reporting victory. They said that the marshal destroyed the main force of the

There was an uproar.

Court, the news

…

was the fifth

September 21st.

The imperial guards stood

by the street. Back then, the night was always dark and everything was happening far away, so he could not see the demeanor of

around. The ground shook. The

of cavalry. Their black armor was

through the north and south easily. Back then, the damned emperor plundered the world. Not

this, he felt that it all seemed so long

the past five years, he had swept the north and the south, and his face was as handsome as jade and he didn’t have a mark on him. It was as if he were just

handsome, outstanding, and powerful! Such a character was like the protagonist of a novel. As soon as

is even more powerful than I imagined. And this is just a mortal.

They were both made of steel and only revealed their heads. One

tall and have stocky builds, and they eat three to five

King Cang was once the leader of the martial arts world in Jiangnan. He had four schools and eight sects under his command. Many masters in the rebel army originated from this.” The man who spoke was

the martial art’s world there, what’s the