Chapter 1919

Zhang Junbao was momentarily speechless.

The events of the past month had exceeded all his imagination.

Whether it was the emergence of true qi martial arts or the demeanor of the Shaolin Gao Seng, both differed from what he had imagined.

In his youth, the Gao Seng in his heart was like Jueyun—detached from fame and gain, serene and content.

Even the other Gao Seng in the temple had been automatically idealized by him into similar figures.

But what followed changed his perception.

Whether the abbot or the heads of each hall, all seemed unlike his expectations.

They, like people in the secular world, were obsessed with fame and profit.

It was only his own Master, Jueyun, who was the oddity among the Shaolin.

Now, these Daoist Priests hadn't even verified his identity, yet they immediately crowned him as Zhenwu, placing him at the head of the Daoist faith—just like the Shaolin abbot, valuing only practical gain.

In the end, they merely prized his status and supernatural powers, hoping to make the Daoist faith stronger.

After a month descending the mountain, Zhang Junbao had met all kinds of people and gained a clearer understanding of human nature—he was no longer the naive boy from Shaoshi Mountain.

The mortal world is murky; human hearts are vile.

Zhang Junbao sighed inwardly, looked at the crowd, and said: "Rise first. I'll deal with the affairs in Xiang Yang City, then speak of Zhenwu."

"Yes."

"Great Emperor, if you have any orders, please give them. Though we cannot help you govern the realm, calming the people's hearts is still within our ability."

Zhang Junbao nodded, and in his mind, assigned them tasks to soothe the people's spirits.

"Master Ling, do you truly believe that Zhenwu Great Emperor can rule the realm?"

In Xiang Yang City, on a street, a group of men and women gathered, whispering quietly.

Master Ling snorted: "If you'd seen the Great Emperor fly through the sky, shatter mountains and split cliffs, you wouldn't ask that. I saw it with my own eyes—he cut off an entire mountain peak with a single sword."

"What?"