Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 1247 - 36: Seeing Ghosts in Broad Daylight Is Quite Normal
After drifting at sea for a long time, you can see all kinds of ghosts.
This is something that people who live on land and don’t usually go to sea cannot comprehend.
Surrounded by the vast ocean on all sides, the endless water can make you feel like you’re imprisoned, and any slight wavering of will might give rise to various negative emotions.
Even hallucinations.
After the fleet set out to sea, it quickly split into several groups, each heading to different destinations.
With the vast sea territory of the Ming Country and the Outer Islands Chain, the total number of ports exceeds three digits. In the disturbances of the Temporal Tide, who knows how much trouble will arise of various sizes.
The situation in the inland areas is slightly better. Many people in the inland prefectural governments have no concept of time, and some don’t even know who the current Emperor is.
The chaos caused by the Temporal Tide mainly occurs in coastal areas.
The transport ship Wang Yunxiao was on docked at Penglai for its first stop.
Not the Penglai he imagined, but rather a coastal port city in Lu State, which was called Dengzhou in ancient times.
It’s said that more than two thousand years ago, an Emperor inspected this place, and upon viewing it from a height, he saw the Penglai Fairy Island in the sea, hence the name.
But in reality, it’s said that what the Emperor saw back then was just a mirage.
Wang Yunxiao stood on the mountain, gazing for a long time, but saw no Penglai Fairy Island.
Instead, he saw the Emperor who had come to inspect this place.
Both parties noticed each other’s existence, and the opposite side suddenly became restless, shouting "Protect the Emperor" and ready to shoot arrows this way.
However, this illusion lasted only a dozen seconds before disappearing, as if it had never existed.
Who knows if it was a mirage or a Temporal Tide; with Wang Yunxiao’s eyes, he couldn’t tell.
He couldn’t tell because he was cautious, but others might not say the same.
The day after landing, Wang Yunxiao casually bought a newspaper at the dock, opened it and, at first glance, almost threw the whole paper away.
The headline was an indescribable explosive story.
——Xu Ziwei acting against morals, wickedness beyond measure!
Who can give me a pair of eyes that haven’t seen this thing?
Wang Yunxiao was shocked.
Isn’t this crazy? We’ve just arrived in Lu State, and it’s already like this?
He had heard that the situation in the south was unstable, but he hadn’t had a real sense of it.
Little did he expect to encounter such explosive and dramatic content here in Lu State.
After a moment of silence, Wang Yunxiao opened the newspaper again for a closer look.
Indeed, it contained indescribable content.
A certain famous academic had listed ten charges against Xu Ziwei in the paper.
The first was usurping power and stealing the nation.
Well, this is already the third year of the Ming Country...
Then it was amassing personal power with soldiers...
That’s an unnecessary addition.
The third was harming public interest to benefit oneself.
Harming the world to benefit Tianmen.
The fourth was blocking free speech. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
The following content became even more unbearable to read.
Things like being poor judges of character, framing loyal officials, waging reckless wars, imposing excessive taxes, indulging in revelry...
It made Wang Yunxiao’s eyes go dark.
Which loyal official was framed?
A look at the name mentioned later.
Kong Ting.
Ah, then it doesn’t matter.
Calculating the time, it’s soon going to be the one-year anniversary of Mountain Leader Kong’s unfortunate murder.
Kong Mountain Leader’s family, friends, and disciples are planning a grand memorial ceremony.
It’s said they are going to the Saint Temple to cry and lament on the anniversary.
Another report was about the "Saint" appearing in Lu State news.
It’s said that a Saint from thousands of years ago, along with his disciples, frequently appeared in various places, and witnesses claimed to see the figure of Kong Ting in the line of disciples behind the Saint.
What does this indicate?
It indicates that Mountain Leader Kong’s spirit remains unextinguished after death! It indicates that the heavens warn of Xu Ziwei’s moral failings!
After patiently reading all the content, Wang Yunxiao casually tossed the newspaper into the trash bin.
Who knows who gave this news agency such courage.
Of course, it might not be courage but rather a desperate, cornered reaction.
Earlier, he had heard from Yan Yu’an that the land annexation issue in Lu State was quite severe, and after Kong Ting’s death, starting in year three of the Ming Country, the new government enacted a large-scale governance and rectification in Lu State.
As to the specific effects of the rectification...it was his first visit, so he couldn’t quite figure it out.
At around seven or eight in the evening, Wang Yunxiao and several other young officers from the fleet were called ashore.
He didn’t know many of them, but he did see Wei Liuyun, with whom he had previously had an encounter.
The commander of their current fleet detachment was an old hand in the Navy named Zhai Peng, nearing seventy. It’s said he served as a Navy Commander in the Former Dynasty and still remained vigorous.
The old general had drunk quite a bit today, appearing in high spirits and looking well.
Seeing the young men come in, he raised his hand and pointed to the side, saying, "Just pick one!"
Following his direction, Wang Yunxiao looked over and saw a row of delicate young girls.
Indeed, "delicate" was the only word to describe them. They didn’t seem very old, graceful and beautiful, their appearances were top-notch. Though they all lowered their heads without speaking, their shyness was hard to conceal.
Seeing some of the young officers still a bit reserved, Zhai Peng laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? These were gifts to this old man from Old Han, but at my age, I can’t handle them, and it would be rude to refuse, so I’ll share them with you lads! As the saying goes, beauties pair with heroes, it makes for a good story!"
Ah, this... is inappropriate, General!
Isn’t our Navy’s welfare a bit too good?
