Chapter 277: King Maker (6)
Just like the Golden Dragon Sect Leader who beat his son like a dog and banished him, the Blue Dragon Sect Leader and the Returning Dragon Sect Leader also acted swiftly.
First, the Hwaryong faction sent the instigator to apologize directly to the victim while also paying a substantial sum in compensation.
They also explained why the punishment had been lenient at the time, and upon hearing it, it seemed plausible.
They claimed the full extent of the damage wasn’t immediately apparent because the consequences of the chronic illness weren’t visible right away.
In modern times, one would have gone straight to the hospital for tests, but this was a world without even X-rays, let alone CT scans, so it was understandable that confirmation was impossible.
The Dragon Lord sentenced his two elders, his own disciples, to wall-facing punishment for violating their duty to maintain dignity.
Truthfully, this was somewhat unfair.
It wasn’t an era where frequenting gambling dens and brothels was illegal, and the Blue Dragon Sect wasn’t a secret society like the Black Dragon Sect.
The reason for the crackdown was simple: that was all the dirt they could dig up.
Truly, it was befitting the elite group of Nine Dragons City.
In any case, this swift action quickly stemmed the decline in support for the opposing candidates.
‘Even after doing that, we’re not the overwhelming frontrunner…’
The Blue Dragon Party’s approval rating was 28, the Golden Dragon Party’s 22, the Gray Dragon Party’s 20, and ours 30.
