Following the death of the Sovereign of Qin, the toll of a bell rang out from the Imperial Palace, echoing throughout the Imperial City.
This bell would only ring upon the death of the Sovereign of Qin, and it tolled exactly nine times.
Upon hearing the bells from the Imperial Palace, the common people looked at one another, their eyes filled with disbelief.
'His Majesty has always been in good health. How could he have passed away so suddenly?'
But the tolling of the bells couldn't be a mistake. To ring them without cause was a crime punishable by the annihilation of one's entire clan.
"Your Majesty!"
Once they accepted the reality of the situation, some of the people in the Imperial City, their eyes red with grief, spontaneously knelt in the direction of the Imperial Palace.
To the common folk, Qin Shengtian was undoubtedly an enlightened ruler. In their hearts, he was revered second only to the founding ancestor of the kingdom.
