From then on, the heaven and earth of Fenghai County would belong to Illuminate.
If that happened, Captain Lei's death, Grandmaster Bai's death, and Lord Sixth's death would all become regrets.
And, it was hard to tell if Old Master Seventh could escape the investigation of an entire country because of his white jade hand.
"It should be fine. Master will definitely be fine. However, what if…"
Xu Qing's eyelids narrowed slightly. He clenched his fists and then relaxed them. After that, when he clenched them again, the captain's hand landed on Xu Qing's shoulder.
"Junior Brother, why don't we go back in a while?"
The captain spoke softly. The hand that pressed down on Xu Qing's shoulder was very forceful.
The Deputy Governor on the platform had a gentle smile on his face. His gaze swept past the hundreds of thousands of people below and also Xu Qing. Finally, he looked further away and spoke softly.
"I ask the people, can I, a son of Fenghai, serve as its guardian?"
This was the last ritual. The Seventh Prince didn't have the status to answer it. The ones who answered this question should be people of Fenghai County.
"Yes!"
"Yes!!"
"Yes!!!"
Almost at the instant the Deputy Governor spoke, sounds rang out from the hundreds of thousands of people under the platform. More sounds rang out from the mouths of the mortals in the city, echoing through the world.
This was the will of the people!
Everyone was united!
This was the recognition of heaven, earth, and humans!
The fortune in the sky rumbled. As lightning rumbled, the five-tasseled crown that represented the guardian of a county instantly took shape. Fortune gathered, the ground quaked, and the sky rippled.
The pleading cries turned into despair before gradually weakening in Xu Qing's ears.
At that moment, the crown fell from the sky as though it was being held by the Ancient Sovereign Mystic Nether, slowly crowning the Deputy Governor.
The struggles in Xu Qing's heart intensified to the extreme. In the end, they transformed into heavenly lightning that rumbled and exploded, shattering all his thoughts. He lifted his head and sighed softly.
As he sighed, he exhaled a gust of turbid air that had been suppressed in his body for more than 20 days.
He knew he shouldn't do certain things. Over these days, he used countless reasons to convince himself of what was the right course of action.
'But in the end, I can't deceive my own heart.'
'I can't say the word 'yes'…'
"Eldest Senior Brother, I can't suppress it anymore."
Xu Qing murmured softly, and as the captain's pupils contracted, as Kong Xianglong gasped, and as Qing Qiu stared in astonishment, his body soared high above the ground, leaving everyone around him utterly puzzled.
With hundreds of thousands of people on the ground, Xu Qing rose into the air alone!
His entire body was enveloped by multicolored light and the mosasaur appeared above his head. Canopies appeared one after another and were extremely resplendent.
It attracted the attention of countless people.
The Seventh Prince looked over.
The Deputy Governor stared.
Hundreds of thousands of cultivators looked up one after another.
The instant the crown of fortune was about to land and the despairing child's cries were about to dissipate, Xu Qing stood in the air and looked at the world.
At this moment, he didn't want to consider whether his actions were right or wrong. He wanted to do what his heart wanted.
Despite the countless words of persuasion he had told himself for over half a month, at this moment, they seemed feeble and powerless. He could no longer suppress the surging emotions and thoughts that arose within him.
Perhaps, his thoughts would change in the next moment, and if given another chance, he might not act the same way again.
But right now, he didn't want to think of it.
His voice echoed in all directions.
"I, Xu Qing, the one who got 100,000 ft of light in the Emperor's Heart Inquisition, object!"
He finally said it. He also had to add the words '100,000 ft of light in the heart inquisition'. That was a qualification.
After he finished speaking, an unprecedented sense of relaxation and transparency surfaced in Xu Qing's entire body. The gloominess that he had suppressed for more than 20 days was swept away.
To hell with the dilemma!
To hell with weighing the pros and cons!
The people's sentiment couldn't bury his heart.
The general trend couldn't suppress his soul.
What was right and what was wrong? All of these… F*ck them!
At this moment, Xu Qing's eyes were very bright. His body seemed to be emitting light and the power of fortune in the sky also began to boil. Vaguely, it actually spread out from the five-tasseled crown that had taken shape and gathered above Xu Qing's head bit by bit!
A slightly smaller five-tasseled crown was crowned on Xu Qing's head!
That was the recognition by Fenghai's fortune, the recognition of the Heavenly Dao!
Although not many people could see it, there were people who saw it!
At that moment, Xu Qing's words were like a shocking bolt of lightning that instantly exploded in all directions. It rumbled in the minds of everyone who heard it, causing the hundreds of thousands of people in the square to instantly fall silent.
Immediately after, gasps rang out in all directions like a violent wind.
The sky changed color.
The Seventh Prince's gaze froze as he looked at the top of Xu Qing's head. A huge commotion rose in his heart. He knew Xu Qing.
The only thing that made him remember Xu Qing wasn't Xu Qing's contribution or his small identity as the edict bearer of the Sword Holding Palace's Palace Master. It was… the 100,000 ft of light in the Emperor's Heart Inquisition!
Xu Qing's achievement of 100,000 ft of light was unprecedented in the history of Fenghai County. Others were only aware that it was extremely rare and important. It indicated that Xu Qing was someone reliable and trustworthy, and it would greatly benefit his future promotion.
However, as a prince, he knew more than others. He understood that the Emperor's Heart Inquisition meant that had left his name on the statue of the Great Emperor in the Imperial City!
Although the statue of the Great Emperor wasn't a regional treasure, it was still an item of inheritance. It had protected the human race many times and all the human emperors had to worship it.
Even the Human Emperor would value those who left their names with the Great Emperor. Even he, a prince, couldn't touch such a person easily.
Killing someone who got 100,000 ft of light in the heart inquisition would have too great an impact on his reputation.
