Prince Mu died suddenly.
His network of allies in the court, the soldiers that he had cajoled within the military, and the power he had accumulated in secret—all of it remained largely unused when Jin Xu struck him down within his own royal mansion.
It was absurd but also laid bare the vulnerability of life to the residents of Shangjing City.
Even if you've achieved Divinity Transformation, you could still die at any moment.
The death of Prince Mu not only shook Shangjing, but also served as a wake-up call to the various factions operating in the shadows.
Those who were oblivious to the truth thought that Emperor Xia Xuanmin had found some mysterious new aid, thus they all began contemplating retreat.
Take the remnants of the Medicine King Valley, for instance. They fled Shangjing that very night and were said to be planning to find a rural area to open an honest pharmacy and live out their remaining years.
