Chapter 915: A Sword Rises With The Tides
“It’s because the Four Seas does not, in fact, fall under Qi’s jurisdiction.”
Feng Qingyou explained, “More accurately, the Four Seas does not fall under Qi’s jurisdiction only.”
“Four Seas is built together by Yan, Chu, Qi, and Wei. It is to commemorate their predecessors coming together to fight back against the Strangers of the four seas. That is why Four Seas does not abide by Qi’s laws despite being located in Qi. It is a city that is jointly managed by Yan, Chu, Qi and Wei.”
“To facilitate the management process and minimize conflicts, the four countries at the time decided to split Four Seas into east, south, west and north. The east side of the city, or East City, is controlled by Qi, the South City is controlled by Chu, the West City is controlled by Wei, and the North City is controlled by Yan. Generally speaking, they do not interfere with each other’s rule.”
“However, having not one, not two, but four governments in one city, each of them upholding a different set of laws, is sure to breed chaos. For example, if someone commits a crime in South City and escapes to North City, there is a good chance they would not receive any punishment at all. As a result, both the authorities and the laws became no different from ornaments.”
“Although the four countries realized their mistake later and created a Central Bureau with unified laws and the power to manage the entire city, it was ultimately a measure that treated the symptoms but not the root cause. It did not really help with the situation.”
“Not only that, Four Seas borders the Eastern Sea, a wealthy region overflowing with Strangers, resources, and even mythical opportunities. As a result, countless jianghu warriors traveled to Four Seas everyday either to hone their strength, slay Strangers, seek out opportunities, visit celestials, studying the Dao and more.”
“Jianghu people are used to being free and unfettered, and they do not subscribe to any country’s laws. This further exacerbated the chaos plaguing the Four Seas. Eventually, the unique culture of Four Seas was formed.”
“I see!” Ye Qing rubbed his nose for a moment before breaking into a grin all of a sudden. “This is good for us.”