New Era 324.
The Tuna Family began venturing into politics, making investments in the new emperor of You Kingdom, who was the thirteen-year-old Emperor You You.
They started assisting the new emperor to unite the old factions, using considerable financial resources to help the inheriting but still weak new emperor to quell internal turmoil. Miss Zhong's younger brother thus became the nation's finance minister.
New Era 327.
Emperor Changshou of Shiguang had been missing for a very, very long time.
Everyone knew, under those circumstances, that his death was imminent.
The Witch was Swallowing Wind and Eating Qi, yet his mortal body was no different from others, and he would die if not treated.
"After all those years, if he had recovered, he would certainly have fought his way back to the Hundred-Stone City, but he didn't."
"Dead."
"Must be dead."
...
Over the years, endless speculation and panic spread.
