Chapter 1261: All Because He Is the Emperor
Winter, the thirty-third year of Shunzhi.
As the weather turned cold, the border grew a bit quieter. In recent years, however, this stretch of the Mortal World had become increasingly bizarre.
Heavy snows were followed by relentless droughts and floods in a never-ending cycle.
Rumors spread among the people that these natural disasters were born of the emperor's cruelty—that he ignored the peace of the Southern Region, cared nothing for the lives of the commoners, and was utterly obsessed with immortality.
Such rumors were everywhere, yet Yan Nantian did not fly into a rage. On the contrary, he appeared remarkably calm, as if he no longer cared about this idle gossip.
In previous years, he might have genuinely lost his temper, or perhaps bowed to public pressure and issued an edict of self-blame. Now, however, the outrage could no longer stir the slightest ripple in his heart.
His mind had grown far more peaceful.
This was his Cultivation. Walking this path, he had gradually learned to look past many things.
The deeper truths of the world were far more important than such trivial matters.