Thanks to a distorted rumor, the townsfolk all thought someone had died, so they followed the commotion to the county government.
But as it turned out, no one had died. It was an imperial envoy from the court who had arrived.
When word got out that he was here to proclaim a Holy Decree, the entire population of Qingshui County was in an uproar. Every single person ran out of their homes.
This time, the streets were truly empty as everyone had turned out. As far as the eye could see, a dense sea of heads surrounded the county government.
An imperial envoy! Who had ever seen one before?
In the last hundred years, the highest-ranking official to ever visit Qingshui County was just a fourth-rank Magistrate.
The Magistrate would only come for routine inspections, and he'd be gone in less than an hour.
But this time was different. Something incredibly important—and wonderful—was happening.
