The capital of Liang.
The capital city stands majestically beneath the emperor's feet.
A procession dressed in snow-white robes appeared at the intersection of Suzaku Avenue.
They all had holy faces, with compassionate smiles on their lips, and held exquisite jade bottles in their hands.
The white-robed envoy at the head of the group cleared his throat, his voice carrying a strange magic that echoed across half the street.
"All people suffer, and there is no end to their suffering!"
"Only by bathing in the radiance of the God of Healing can one witness eternity!"
"Lay down your weapons, abandon your old gods, and our Lord will grant you new life..."
The people on the street stopped and watched, their faces showing a mixture of curiosity and confusion.
Before they could even understand what this group of people were doing, a squad of imperial guards, clad in black armor and carrying swords at their waists, surrounded them expressionlessly.
The head of the Imperial Guards didn't even bother to lift his eyelids.
He simply waved his hand.
"Throw it out."
"ah?"
The white-robed messenger giving the sermon hadn't even reacted yet.
The next second, two tall, burly Imperial Guards grabbed his arms from either side.
"What are you doing! We are messengers of the God of Healing! How dare you mortals..."
His words came to an abrupt end.
He was thrown towards the city gate by the combined strength of the two armored soldiers, like a broken sack!
A perfect parabola streaked across the sky.
"Thump!"
The white-robed envoy landed face down on the bank of the moat outside the city, his mouth full of mud.
The other white-robed envoys were all dumbfounded.
Before they could even protest, more Imperial Guards surrounded them, picking them up one by one like chicks.
One after another, white figures were thrown out of the city with precision, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
The Imperial Guard Captain dusted off his hands, as if he had only done a trivial matter.
"Fall back."
Outside the city, a group of white-robed envoys were dazed and confused, their minds blank.
Their pristine white robes were now covered in mud and bits of grass, making them look utterly disheveled.
"This is outrageous!"
"These people from Liang are simply barbarians! They are utterly unreasonable!"
…
They don't believe in evil spirits.
Even if the Liang Kingdom doesn't welcome them, there will always be other places that will.
So the group of envoys rushed off to the neighboring state of Yan.
However, they had only just begun to make their move in the capital of Yan.
"Bathing in the radiance of the God of Healing..."
Before they could finish speaking, a more elite squad of Phoenix Feather Guards surrounded them.
A clear, cold, and dignified female voice came from under the canopy not far away.
"The God of Tianyu Mountain is a righteous god in the world. I once went there to worship and witnessed a miracle."
Empress Jiang Hongying of the Yan Kingdom sat upright on the dragon carriage, her phoenix eyes filled with murderous intent, exuding an imposing aura without anger.
"You clowns dare to bewitch people and offend the God of Tianyu Mountain?"
"Tie them up tightly, then throw them all out. If they resist, kill them!"
At a command, the Phoenix Feather Guards pounced forward like wolves and tigers.
Unlike the Liang Kingdom's Imperial Guards' throwing, the Phoenix Feather Guards' actions were even more humiliating.
They worked in pairs, twisting the arms of the white-robed envoys behind their backs like they were carrying fat geese waiting to be slaughtered, their feet off the ground, and carried them all the way from the city center to the city gate.
The messengers kicked their feet wildly and roared incoherently, which made the people on the street laugh.
…
In a dark and damp underground chamber.
The candlelight flickered, illuminating angry, distorted faces.
"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"
A white-robed messenger slammed his fist hard on the stone table, causing the candlelight to flicker.
"The Liang Kingdom's rudeness is one thing, but what is that Empress of Yan? How dare she humiliate us like this!"
"They will get their comeuppance! The God of Healing will never let them get away with this!"
A group of people were filled with righteous indignation and began to hurl insults.
Just then, a deep, hoarse voice rang out from the shadows in the corner.
That's enough.
The secret room fell silent instantly.
All the white-robed messengers immediately suppressed their anger and bowed respectfully towards the shadows.
A black figure slowly emerged.
He was completely shrouded in a large black robe, obscuring his eyes.
The black-robed envoy glanced around, a hint of mockery in his voice.
"It's just a show of force, a test of strength, why are you all so anxious?"
"But sir, the states of Liang and Yan are so adamant, we simply cannot..."
"Who said they're our target?"
The black-robed messenger let out a laugh like that of a night owl.
"Those two women are just at the end of their rope and are nothing to be afraid of."
He stretched out a withered finger and pointed it towards Qingzhou.
"Our true purpose lies there."
"Mount Tianyu!"
The white-robed messengers shuddered.
The black-robed envoy said quietly, "Our seeds are taking root and sprouting at the foot of Tianyu Mountain."
“Every believer who swallows it will become our most loyal informant.”
"Once we have completely devoured the core beliefs of that mountain god, He will fall from His altar and become an empty shell without any power!"
"At that time, not only will two mere empresses be subject to the wrath of the God of Healing!"
His voice was filled with boundless fervor.
The anger and humiliation on the faces of the white-robed messengers in the secret chamber had vanished, replaced by ecstatic joy.
All the white-robed envoys knelt down in unison and kowtowed to the black-robed envoys.
"Your Excellency is wise!"
"Praise be to the God of Healing! May his divine light endure forever!"
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