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"Your Majesty, there has been a change!" A voice, sounding very young, came from the scribe at the side of the Great Emperor Chijin.
"What made you so flustered? Speak at once!"
"Today is the Winter Solstice in the mortal realm. Just past midnight, nearly all of the Heavenly Bell Emperor’s statues in the human world were hacked to pieces!"
"What? Who did this?"
"It was a martial sect in the mortal realm’s Guangzhou, called the Thunderstrike Sword Sect. They have many disciples and followers, are fond of martial arts, and often go down the mountain to slay demons and eliminate monsters, ridding the people of harm. In Guangzhou and the surrounding regions, they enjoy great prestige and have always had a good reputation. Moreover, with the public decree issued by the Ministry of Rites’ Department of Sacrifices in the imperial court ordering the dismissal of the Emperor, there were few temples or monasteries willing to step in and stop them."
"A fine move! Striking at the very root!"
"…"
"How many of the Emperor’s statues remain in the mortal realm now?"
"Your Majesty, hardly any. In Guangzhou and its neighboring prefectures and commanderies, the statues have been almost completely wiped out. The few that remain are in places far from Hezhou."
"Is there truly not a single temple or monastery willing to stop them?"
"Jianghu men are fond of courage and combat, and now there is an imperial decree from the court… Occasionally… occasionally, some tried to intervene, but upon...
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