That day at the banquet, although Shen Qing told the many merchants that Yongzhou was safe, he understood in his heart that this was not the case.
Earlier, when he entered Yongzhou, he heard Wu Sheng mention the complexities of Yongzhou.
Now, it seemed everything Wu had said was coming true.
Yongzhou indeed had problems, but no one deliberately paid attention to them.
Once inspected under a magnifying glass, issues were everywhere.
Not to mention the snake demon and the goddess at the Zhou Mansion, those formidable demons.
Just the fact that the prefectural governor was gravely injured was terrifying upon careful thought.
Even among Innate Martial Masters, there were distinctions between strong and weak. Among the Innate Realm, the Yongzhou Governor was the strongest in the court of this state.
If he was injured, it meant there was some imbalance between the court and local powers.
And the news of the governor's injury was so openly spread.