Chapter 955 – Like a Rock (2/2)
They clearly came from the lower city, perhaps even from the riverside district.
The sumptuously-clothed residences of the upper city would definitely have jeered at the tattered clothes of the impoverished folk on any other occasion. As for those noble young ladies with their spice bags, they would definitely have covered their mouth and nose upon smelling the stench of sweat coming from these poor people and regard them with a contemptuous expression. But today, they did not do this, because there were far too many poor people.
The Stairway to Heaven was so packed that it was impossible to count the number of people in the crowd. This subconsciously made them afraid.
The crowd silently walked upward like an encroaching tide, drowning the Stairway to Heaven and flowing towards the Imperial City.
The officials responsible for maintaining order naturally thought of the term 'mass uprising', and their expressions instantly changed. But they immediately realized that this was not the case. Although the impoverished crowd from the lower city had zealous gazes, there was no madness, only reverence and yearning.
Did these commoners want to use the Heavenly Selection ceremony to come to the area in front of the Imperial City that was normally forbidden to them to see the spectacle?
This was also not right, because there was no cowardice or anxiety on the faces of this crowd. On the contrary, they seemed particularly proud.
Crucially, this impoverished crowd did not even glance at the imposing grandeur of the Imperial City. They only looked forward.
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At this sight, many important personages of the Demi-human race creased their brows, including the one seated in front of the stone hall at the highest place, Madam Mu.
A minister of the Demi-human Court asked with a gloomy face, ”Just what is going on here?”
An official had already gone to inquire when this crowd left the lower city, so the cause was quickly confirmed.
An official reported, ”Apparently, they are following a candidate.”
The minister asked in surprise, ”What sort of person could the lower city produce? Even if there is someone formidable, why would so many people follow him?”
It was quite normal for the common people to follow a victorious candidate to the Imperial City to see the excitement.
But what was abnormal about today was that too many people from the lower city were following this candidate.
And this crowd had a somewhat different mood from the usual.
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The impoverished crowd from the lower city did not look at the Imperial City, did not look at Heavensguard Pavilion. They only looked forward.
In front of them was a person.
This person was a very normal bear youth, so composed that he almost seemed dull-witted.
This bear youth wore a clean and simple set of clothes and had an ordinary face, with no distinctive features.
But many important individuals had already noticed that the crowd from the lower city maintained a deliberate distance from this bear youth.
If one were to call that crowd from the lower city a tide, the bear youth was a rock that all sea water retreated from in fear.
This distance might also be symbolizing respect.
The lower city crowd looked towards this bear youth with eyes brimming with respect.
Besides respect, there was also passion and a smear of confusion.
It was like they had suffered such a shock that they even now had not completely shaken it off.
Just what in the world had happened?