Chapter 707: Chapter 204: The Death of The Great Revered One! The Shocked Envoys of the Great Flame! (6000th Mega Chapter Subscription Request)_4

"Even if this trade route has been deserted for many years, it shouldn’t have become like this, right?"

These people from the Great Yan Dynasty were clearly the same group of envoys that had once gone to the Great Zhou Dynasty!

They had returned from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, they didn’t want to come back so soon, but the turmoil in the Great Zhou Dynasty made them, the envoys of the Great Yan Dynasty, far too conspicuous.

Even some suspected that these envoys from the Great Yan Dynasty might have connections with the Blood Gu Sect or some association with the Zhenhai King who sought to rebel.

How pitiable under Heaven!

They were completely unaware and had suddenly found that the Great Zhou Dynasty had descended into internal strife. It was only through rumors among the populace that they had a rough understanding of what had happened that day.

They believed the Crown Prince of Great Zhou, who was about to ascend to the throne, seemed like a relatively enlightened man and probably wouldn’t suspect them.

Because truly, they hadn’t done anything at all, whether it concerned the Zhenhai King or the Blood Gu Sect—they had no relationship whatsoever.

But the problem was that they also understood, even if the Crown Prince of Great Zhou didn’t suspect them, other people might not necessarily think the same way.

To be safe, they were better off leaving the Great Zhou, the land of trouble, as quickly as possible to avoid drawing unwarranted calamities upon themselves.

As for whether their hasty departure gave off the impression of "thieves trying to hide their loot," they were beyond caring at this point.

Preserving their own lives was the most important thing.

Furthermore, to avoid being tracked by those with ulterior motives, they took an even more secluded route back home.

It was only from an old map that they learned that Qiulong County in the Great Zhou Dynasty actually led to their Great Yan Dynasty.

This path was said to have been deserted, for at least over a decade.

It used to be a minor trade route between the two dynasties, frequented by some petty merchants.

Why it had fallen into disuse they didn’t know, all that mattered was the safety of the route, which was why they chose it to return to the Great Yan Dynasty.

But the current situation was somewhat different from what they had expected.

Was what they saw before them really their Great Yan Dynasty? Since when did their dynasty possess such a place?

The envoys from the Great Yan Dynasty looked perplexed, which is why they started to doubt whether they had taken the wrong path.

"We have not taken the wrong path, because I can tell that this change seems to have happened not long ago. The earth here is very fresh, like the soil in a plowed field, as if it’s just been furrowed by oxen and horses," said the eldest envoy from the Great Yan Dynasty with a grave expression.

"We... have not taken the wrong path?" the other envoys from the Great Yan Dynasty were flabbergasted.

Before them lay a landscape as if it had been ravaged by countless natural disasters.

And... this had occurred recently?

What kind of joke was this?

If these words hadn’t come from their own esteemed envoy, they would have suspected someone was spouting nonsense.

At that moment, the elderly envoy continued: "If I am not mistaken, this must be the work of man, and if not man, then it was caused by some supernatural beings or malevolent spirits."

His remarks, shocking but unequivocal, left everyone dumbfounded.

Humans did this? Supernatural beings? Malevolent spirits?

What kind of person or what sort of evil creature could do such a thing?

It was unheard of.

A young envoy swallowed hard and asked the senior envoy tentatively, "Sir, you aren’t just jesting with us, are you?"

"What benefit would there be for me to jest with you youngsters?" the elderly envoy asked back, frowning.

In his cloudy old eyes, there was a deep sense of horror.

Clearly, even he himself found the conjecture he voiced hard to believe, yet the scene before them was no illusion.

"Do you see over there?" he said, pointing in a direction for the younger envoys.

The others immediately looked towards where he was pointing.

Then they saw it, on a mountain in the distance.

There was a gigantic imprint.

If they were not mistaken, that appeared to be the imprint of a palm, right?

Hiss!

How preposterous?

How exaggerated?

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