Chapter 4822: Spreading falsehoods to deceive the masses However, the people here were intimidated by the might of the Four Great Emperors. On the day of her ascension, not a single ruler or immortal sage dared to set foot on the island to offer congratulations. Though she did not hold it against them, she could not tolerate their disrespect. Today, she left the mansion for two reasons: first, to visit her territory, and second, to see how they were coping with the disruption of their resources. Another reason was that her immortal mansion was too quiet, especially lacking cooks, so she planned to bring a few people back with her. However, shortly after entering the city, she heard a commotion ahead as she walked down the street. “What’s going on? Why has the price of spirit rice risen so much? This isn’t normal!” A middle-aged man who looked like a steward said with a frown, shouting, “Our Guo family has been doing business with you for a long time. The price of spirit rice has risen so much, you should at least give us an explanation.” “Steward Guo, we don’t have the final say on the price of spirit rice. It was my master who said so. There’s nothing we can do about it!” The shopkeeper sighed lightly, looking helpless. “Could what I heard be true?” a cultivator nearby said in surprise. “What is true?” someone else asked. “Don’t you know? I heard from a fellow cultivator that someone above has given orders to cut off the supply of resources to our area. Now it’s spirit rice, but I’m afraid that before long, spirit rice will not only increase in price, but it will also be difficult to find.” The cultivator said with a serious look on his face. “That… can’t be!” someone nearby said in shock. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞 “How could it not be? You all know that not long ago, this area was divided and placed under the jurisdiction of the newly ascended Great Emperor. It is said that this newly ascended Great Emperor is a woman who ascended from the Lower Immortal Realm. Just imagine, she ascended from the Lower Immortal Realm, she is a woman, and she just ascended. How can she compare to the other Great Emperors?” Seeing that everyone was listening with curiosity, the cultivator continued, “Furthermore, it is said that this female emperor has made enemies with the other four great emperors, which is why this has happened. There is also something else you must not know. I heard that other places are recruiting powerful families, and I’m afraid that in a few years, there will be few powerful people left in the territory under the jurisdiction of our female emperor.” “How dare you! Who are you? How dare you spread such nonsense here!” A cold voice suddenly rang out, startling everyone, especially the cultivator who had just spoken. He instinctively took a few steps back and looked in the direction of the voice, only to find that it was just a little girl of about five years old. “You scared me! It’s just a little girl!” The cultivator let out a light breath and calmed down. He glanced at her from the corner of his eye and said coldly, “Little girl, you have quite an aura! But didn’t your parents teach you to be polite to your elders? Also, it’s not ‘demonising’ people, it’s ‘demonising’ the masses.” The little girl’s cute, chubby face was puffed up with anger, and she stared at the cultivator with her big round eyes and said, “You’re talking nonsense! What qualifies you to be my elder?” As she spoke, she quickly covered her little mouth, looked left and right, then let out a soft sigh and muttered, “Oh my, I learned Grandfather’s bad language again. Fortunately, they didn’t hear me.”