Additionally, the continued use of the "Xiping" era name this year meant that unless deliberately mentioned, the common folk didn't even realize that the seat atop the Ziwei Palace had changed.
Whenever someone did bring it up, there was always someone who would say, "The late emperor was indeed a good ruler!"
As for the death of Emperor Xiping...
Yang Ge had asked acquaintances from Mount Longhu, Lou Wai Lou, Ming Sect, Lianhuan Fort, and other esteemed martial sects to investigate, but all came back empty-handed.
Too much time had passed, and to make matters worse, that meddlesome old monk had sown chaos when the southern martial arts world was already a tangled mess. It was now too late and too hard to investigate where that old troublemaker had gone, aside from finding Yang Potian.
This unresolved case cast a deep shadow over the new dynasty.
Many people felt uneasy, like sitting atop a time bomb, restless and insecure.