The following days were busy.
The Emperor abdicated and let Xiang He ascend the throne. He reasoned that he felt tired and wanted to rest. He wanted to spend his time with his concubines and his little daughters for the remaining time in his life. He was done with politics.
With the backing of Doctor Yi, the ministers were unable to stop Xiang He from becoming the Emperor. It also helped that the late Emperor supported his son.
Xiang Ren's crimes were well known throughout the Kingdom. He was sentenced to death by his own brother, who had let him live for too long already. He was worried that if he let him off, Xiang Ren might scheme against the new Emperor.
The Emperor later found out that he wouldn't be able to have another son due to some medicine he had taken from Xiang Ren. This gave him enough reason to kill his little brother.
Little did they know that Yi Ling was able to cure him, but she didn't want to. She wanted Xiang He to be the new Emperor, and that was all that mattered to her.
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After the grand coronation, another big news hit the Kingdom. It was said that a new sect was built in the Xiang Kingdom. No one seemed to know about them. What they only knew was that the sect was recruiting talented youngsters under 30 years old, three weeks from when the news broke out.
At first, nobody paid attention to it. Later on, news spread that the new Emperor recently joined the sect, which was called the Blue Rose Sect. As soon as he joined, he gained a lot of benefits. From an early rank, he jumped to the mid-rank of the Nascent Stage in a span of a month! From being a crippled to the 4th rank of the Nascent Stage, it was indeed newsworthy.
This instantly brought the Kingdom into a whirlwind. Everyone wanted to know what the guidelines for joining the sect were. Even the older generation wanted to join! All they knew was to meet at the big mountain behind the Kingdom, at a specific time and date.
The big mountain is called The Red Pass. It was named as such due to the history of the mountain. Long ago, a group of Red Fox spiritual beasts lived in it. When the spiritual energy lessened, the Red Foxes weren't able to reproduce as much. Most of them migrated to the claimed spiritual beast territories. Rumor has it that some still lived there, just that they were too fast for anyone to see them.
The Blue Rose Sect decided to meet at the Red Pass Mountain. A lot of the Kingdom's youngsters got excited. Since the new Emperor had joined himself, they all felt like it was a blessing to be able to join.
Some of the older ones close to the age limit only joined to gather information. Since no one knew about the sect, they were sent by the high noble families to uncover its secrets. Some thought that the same Doctor who cured the new Emperor had something to do with this new sect.
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Due to the time given before the meetup, news was sent to the surrounding mid-rank and low-rank kingdoms. Unfortunately, not many mid-rank kingdoms took the bait. The low-rank kingdoms did, though, as most of them wanted to test their luck.
People under 30 traveled as fast as they could to the Xiang Kingdom. By the time it was close to the said date, Xiang Kingdom was packed to the brim! The Kingdom had never been this lively for centuries, making it busier than ever!