AWB Chapter 1008 It turns out that the empire was built by himself.
Chapter 1008 It turns out that the empire was built by himself.
Chapter 1008: It turns out that the empire he conquered was his own. Other merchants and pedestrians on the main road were all amazed to see a man who looked like an immortal walking from the country path.
However, no one would take the initiative to talk to such a noble young man who was clearly not from the same social class as them.
Shui Wuhen ignored the strange looks from these people; his gaze fell on the large characters above the city gate.
Shouan City!
Wait, Shui Wuhen suddenly realized something. He recognized the characters on it, but they weren't the ancient script commonly used in the cultivation world.
Then, he suddenly remembered that these were the characters he and Xiao Han had learned when their souls entered a mortal space within the Heavenly Prison Abyss.
Is this space the same space as before, or just another ordinary space like words?
At this time, the soldiers guarding the city stood at the city gate collecting entrance fees.
Shui Wuhen saw that the soldiers only charged pedestrians with goods, but not those carrying only a small bundle.
But those people should be residents of the city or villagers from the surrounding area.
He had lived in a mortal kingdom and knew some of the rules for entering the city.
However, Shui Wuhen didn't care and walked over unhurriedly.
The soldiers at the city gate saw him walk in as if no one else was there and instinctively let out a sigh.
Shui Wuhen turned his head and looked at him calmly.
His imposing presence, coupled with his luxurious clothes and accessories from head to toe, his skin as white as the finest mutton fat, and his extremely handsome face, left the soldiers speechless.
Then, he subconsciously bent down and made a gesture of invitation.
Shui Wuhen then calmly walked inside.
He wasn't the only soldier guarding the city gate, but the other soldiers remained silent, watching Shui Wuhen walk away.
Such a person is definitely a noble young master from a prominent family in the capital, and a powerful and influential one at that.
A noble young master is not someone that mere gatekeepers like them can stop.
Shui Wuhen didn't think too much about it. When he was reincarnated as a mortal, he could influence others with his spiritual power, let alone now that his cultivation was just suppressed.
He walked slowly down the street, observing how this mortal kingdom differed from the mortal kingdom where he had once established the Great Yun Dynasty.
The biggest difference is that the streets here are all made of a hard, flat, gray surface.
Many houses on the street have their exterior walls painted with this gray substance.
These people's clothing, food, housing, and transportation, as well as their buildings, were far more prosperous and advanced than those of the Great Yun Dynasty.
Immediately, Shui Wuhen's gaze fell upon a bookstore.
Books are undoubtedly the fastest way to familiarize yourself with this place.
Shui Wuhen went inside.
Upon seeing the young man's appearance, the bookstore clerk immediately greeted him with great enthusiasm, recognizing him as a wealthy man.
"What would you like, young master?"
Shui Wuhen waved his hand, "Let me take a look first."
He then walked toward the various books that were laid out.
I took a look, and the variety of books is extremely diverse.
He then asked the man following behind him, "Do you have any history books?"
The waiter hurriedly pulled out a few books and handed them to him.
Shui Wuhen immediately noticed that one of the books had a cover that read "The Annals of Da Yun".
On a whim, he picked up the book, casually flipped through it, and was completely stunned.
In the autumn of the fifth year, Empress Ruoyun abdicated in favor of General Xue Yu, and the era name was changed to Wu'an. Afterwards, Empress Ruoyun disappeared without a trace.
He suddenly realized that this really was the mortal space he and Xiao Han had visited before.
This is the Great Yun Dynasty he founded after his soul was reincarnated as a woman named Zhang Ruoyun.
Even someone as composed and calm as Shui Wuhen, who had cultivated for many years, couldn't help but feel a little excited at this moment.
After all, this was the empire he had built when he was just an ordinary woman.
Shui Wuhen then quickly flipped through the entire book.
After he finished reading through it and learned about the entire history of the Great Yun Dynasty from its founding to the present, he was even more excited.
Although he founded the Dayun Dynasty, its true golden age was achieved during the reign of Emperor Xining.
This Emperor Xining was also an empress. She reigned for more than seventy years and lived to be over a hundred years old. She was a true legendary figure.
Shui Wuhen read through all the historical books about the Dayun Dynasty.
He felt he needed to learn more about the changes in the Great Yun Dynasty so that he could tell Xiao Han when he met her in the God Realm. He believed Xiao Han would be very happy.
At this moment, Shui Wuhen had no idea that Xiao Han not only knew about all these changes, but that she was also the one who orchestrated these huge changes behind the scenes.
He kept flipping through the books but didn't offer to buy any, and the young shop assistant behind him looked quite displeased.
Shui Wuhen noticed and shook his head slightly, amused. He then took out a discarded jade hairpin from his storage ring and handed it to the shopkeeper.
“I went out today and forgot to bring any money. Take this jade hairpin and get it appraised. I’ll buy a few books later.”
The shop assistant was happy that he wanted to buy a book, but the gleaming jade hairpin was clearly a valuable item, not something a mere shop assistant like him could decide on his own.
The young waiter hesitated to accept the money and hurriedly called the shopkeeper over.
The owner of this bookstore was a woman in her thirties.
She was invited from the backyard by the waiter, and upon seeing Shui Wuhen, she was immediately struck by her beauty.
The female shopkeeper considered herself to be quite worldly-wise, but this was the first time she had ever seen such a handsome and noble young man.
The skin of this grown man was as smooth and delicate as that of a child, with no visible pores.
Upon seeing the jade hairpin that Shui Wuhen offered, he immediately waved his hand in a hurry.
"This hairpin is clearly an extremely valuable item. Our shop cannot appraise it for you. If you really want to exchange it for money, you should pawn it at a pawn shop."
Shui Wuhen knew exactly what a pawnshop did, so he simply handed the hairpin back to the shop assistant.
"Could you pawn this for me? I need to pick out a few more books."
Now that he was here, he wanted to travel around this mortal kingdom and get to know the new Great Yun Dynasty thoroughly.
If you want to travel, you need to prepare some gold and silver.
Let's just leave this hairpin in this mortal space.
Although the young shop assistant was a little scared, he took the hairpin to the pawnshop with trepidation under the urging of the female shopkeeper.
Soon, the young shop assistant brought a thousand taels of silver notes and a pawn ticket to Shui Wuhen.
Shui Wuhen picked out two history books and left the bookstore with them in his hands.
Using the wide sleeves of his robe as cover, he stored the books in his storage ring.
He then wandered around Shou'an City, wanting to learn more about the changes in the Dayun Dynasty.
He hadn't been walking around for long when he heard the clanging of gongs.
A voice shouted, "The county magistrate is organizing the people to pray for rain. Everyone, hurry and follow him to Xialing Village, the hometown of Emperor Xining."
Then, Shui Wuhen heard two stall owners chatting by the roadside.
"Oh dear, I heard that the local earth god of Xialing Village is very effective, but this time the villagers near their village prayed for rain but to no avail."
Another person said, "Some say that the local earth god dislikes the officials for not caring about the lives of the people, so he has been slow to show his power this time, which is why the county magistrate had no choice but to lead people there to pray for rain."