From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 633 Human World is Like Hell
The entire Dali was thrown into chaos in an instant, and even the magnificent Jianruo City was affected.

Li Yang could clearly feel that, as if its sharpness had been instantly crushed, or as if a giant python had been gripped at its vital point, the spirit of the entire Jianruo City had declined in an instant, and the merchants and nobles in the city no longer had the pride and composure they once had.

One million boys and girls were of paramount importance; any shortfall in the number would bring annihilation to the entire Dali Dynasty. So, although it was said to be one million, the actual number distributed to various prefectures and states totaled approximately 120 million.

The prisons beneath the capital were emptied, and a special control camp was built in the suburbs to guard the enormous number of boys and girls confiscated.

As the de facto ruler of the Chongxuan Army of the Great Li Dynasty, Bai Yingluo was extremely busy for the past month. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she had to ask Li Yang for a bottle of spiritual dew to wipe her eyes every day.

Although she was extremely busy, Bai Yingluo still personally took charge of providing Li Yang with spirit stones every day.

In the early morning, the warm yellow sunlight had just shone into the cold bricks and blue tiles of Jianruo City. The mist condensed on the bricks and tiles and gathered into dew. Bai Yingluo and several soldiers carrying boxes knocked loudly on the wooden door of the courtyard.

With a creak, Li Qing poked her head out of the door, but her face was completely devoid of the enthusiasm of the previous days. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she opened the courtyard gate with a pout.

"My God, the Princess has arrived."

He called out to the inside, and this time Li Qing didn't run around helping to move the boxes. Instead, he silently picked up a broom and began sweeping the courtyard.

Bai Yingluo's expression shifted for a moment. She licked her chapped and dry lips, and finally gave a bitter smile, instructing the soldiers to carry the box containing cultivation resources into the courtyard.

“Brother, due to the impact of the rebellion, the production of spirit stones in many prefectures and counties has decreased. This situation is expected to continue for several more months. Be prepared.”

Bai Yingluo called out to the courtyard. Li Yang was sitting cross-legged on a futon in the courtyard with his eyes closed, his temples and Taoist robe were soaked with mist. Hearing Bai Yingluo's voice, he exhaled a breath of turbid air that looked like a white arrow and opened his eyes.

"It's alright, a few spirit stones won't have much of an impact on me."

The impact wasn't significant, but it still had an effect. Bai Yingluo's expression shifted, and finally, looking at Li Yang and Li Qing, who was sweeping non-existent dust in the courtyard with a swishing sound, she hesitated, sighed, and led the soldiers out of the courtyard.

As if in a fit of pique, Li Qing immediately took a broom and swept back and forth the spot where Bai Yingluo had just stood, as if trying to completely erase any trace of Bai Yingluo's presence in the courtyard.

"Li Qing, what's wrong with you? You used to be the most respectful to the Princess."

Li Yang looked at Li Qing, who was covered in sweat, and spoke calmly.

"Hmph, she's not our Great Li's eldest princess, she's an executioner! A female demon who only knows how to indiscriminately kill innocent people and slaughter civilians!!"

Li Qing pursed his lips, and then picked up a rag and a wooden basin to wipe the place where Bai Yingluo had stood, polishing the bluestone bricks on the ground until they were shiny and bright before he stopped.

"Executioner? Female demon? Where did you hear all this from?"

"That's what everyone's saying! She ordered the Chongxuan Army to massacre people from Mirage, Tianhe, and dozens of other prefectures. She's a demon!!"

Li Qing gritted her teeth as she recounted a recent tragedy. She knew, of course, that those were rebels who had organized themselves to fight against the imperial court. However, in Li Qing's eyes, the villagers who fought against the court to protect their children were the ones who were righteous. The Chongxuan Army, which was originally meant to protect the civilians of Dali, had now become a butcher's knife used to cut down civilians.

At this very moment, not only Li Qing, but countless people across the Great Li territory were cursing the imperial court and this princess.

Listening to Li Qing's rambling, Li Yang pondered for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.

"The cause and effect of this matter does not lie with this eldest princess. If there are some things that only she can do, then only she can do them..."

“Otherwise, the people of Dali will face more than just the merciful Chongxuan Army,” Li Yang said, his voice filled with a sigh.

This place is hell, and he now understands more deeply why Bai Molu was so desperate and grief-stricken on Qingcheng Mountain.

In this world, mortals are like pigs raised by those high-ranking immortal sects. They are cultivation resources, food, and playthings for the immortals' enjoyment. They can be slaughtered and harvested at will, whenever the immortals want and need them.

The royal court was merely like a sheepdog, repeatedly trained and tamed, becoming a tool for them to manage ordinary people.

If Bai Yingluo and Chongxuan Army do not intervene in this conscription of boys and girls, the Great Li Dynasty will only face a thunderous attack from those high and mighty immortal sects, just like the Great Li Dynasty's predecessor, the Liang Kingdom, where the entire capital city will be turned into a puppet.

And there's nothing I can do about it, nothing I can change.

Realizing this, Li Yang has been locking himself in his courtyard for the past few days, refusing to see the hell on earth outside.

Li Qing was unaware of this. In her view, good and evil were not so complicated, or rather, at this moment, almost all the people of Dali thought so.

"It seems my sister Wang will have to bear the brunt of it all this time, and be infamous for eternity..."

Li Yang shook his head, unable to describe his feelings.

Li Qing continued cleaning the courtyard with a pout, even wiping down every spot Bai Yingluo had touched.

Li Yang suppressed his distracting thoughts and was about to continue meditating cross-legged when his eyes subconsciously swept around. The morning sun was gradually rising, and he saw all kinds of flowers and plants in the courtyard, which were beautiful and lush. He also saw Li Qing, with her fair skin, sweeping the courtyard.

Wait a minute? Fair skin?
Li Yang's eyes, which were about to close, suddenly widened, and then his gaze settled on Li Qing.

"Li Qing, you... you've reached the Innate Realm?"

Li Yang exclaimed in surprise, his eyes scanning Li Qing up and down.

"Huh? Innate? What is innate?"

Li Qing raised her head and looked at Li Yang with a puzzled expression.

What's causing these changes in your body?

"Huh? Oh, it's just that last night when I was meditating according to the method you gave me, I suddenly started sweating a lot, and my body felt sticky. Then I took a shower, but I didn't feel anything..."

As Li Qing spoke, she stretched out her right hand, trying to gesture in front of Li Yang, because the rising sun was shining into the courtyard, and this was the first time she had seen her right hand since last night.

Li Qing froze, then rubbed his eyes, then rubbed them again, his face filled with disbelief, and then his whole body began to tremble.
"God, how did I become so pale?!"

Li Yang remained silent, only gazing intently at Li Qing.

He entered the Innate Realm in just one month, and incredibly, upon entering the Innate Realm, he underwent a complete transformation, his marrow and tendons were cleansed and cleansed!

This maidservant I casually left behind harbors a great secret!
(End of this chapter)