Chapter 176: 117, the day of ascension to the throne, the legacy begins!_2
Currently, Lin Qingque, Tian Liuli, and Jing Lixue were all present, leveraging their combined influence to force Lan Mei into making concessions.
However, it now seemed that Lan Mei's commitment to maintaining sect rules was much stronger than he had anticipated.
Just when he thought Lan Mei would be unable to restrain herself from taking action, she suddenly furrowed her brows as if listening to someone's words and then, unexpectedly, dissipated her aggressive aura.
"Enough, the coronation ceremony is about to begin. Afterwards, I will settle accounts with you."
"Good, let's talk after it ends then."
Xu Yuan said with a smile.
The situation, until the end, did not stray from his expectations.
However, it seemed, for now, that someone from the Heavenly Dao Sect with a Primordial Spirit was likely intervening.
Otherwise, her sudden cessation would be inexplicable.
But, he did not know who the person coming was. Stay tuned for updates on empire
If it were his Master, Mu Qianyan, then...
Well, actually, he was not very familiar with her.
Even if she came, it would be of no use.
...
The autumn air was clear; this seemed to be a day destined not to be forgotten.
The dismal rain clouds that had enveloped Dawn City for many days finally dissipated that day.
The pale morning light streamed onto everyone, and the city, unseen in fine weather for many days, became bustling and noisy.
Originally, it was like a city that had stepped into a white season, wrapped entirely in white cloth.
But now, the white was gleaming anew, replaced by vibrant red.
Naturally, this was just the surface appearance of things.
The shock brought about by Princess Luoyang Jing Lixue becoming the Divine Emperor was indeed too intense.
Not to mention the ordinary citizens, even the officials, who had been persuaded early with hefty bribes, did not anticipate such an outcome.
Therefore, as Xu Yuan and his group passed through the city, they often noticed many curious glances directed at them, and even from many taverns came loud cries of "Our dynasty is doomed."
In the carriage, Jing Lixue's expression remained unchanged, her picturesque features still bright and devoid of anger.
"Welcome, My Emperor!"
An hour later, as the carriage approached the city gate, already many officials were waiting there.
Seeing her arrival, they quickly knelt down to show their respect.
Jing Lixue, now clad in a magnificent dark golden dragon robe, her beautiful features slightly cold, her figure graceful, perfunctorily responded, "Rise."
"Thank you, My Emperor."
Xu Yuan's gaze fell on her, but for some reason, he was reminded of last night's dream where he imagined how thrilling it would be if she, clad in this dragon robe, would bite him during morning court.
Moreover, this was not an unachievable scenario, as Xu Yuan was confident that if he made such a request to Jing Lixue, she would likely not refuse.
Just as this idea abruptly surfaced in his mind, Lin Qingque covertly approached him and coldly hummed, "Senior Brother, was what you did just now intentional?"
Xu Yuan pretended not to understand the meaning of her words and looked at her, asking, "Intentional? Intentional about what?"
"Did you intentionally create that illusion? Was it to trick Zhong Sheng into believing it? Or, are you trying to conceal something?"
Doubt flickered in Lin Qingque's eyes.
"Yes, I did want to trick him."
Xu Yuan had anticipated her possible questions, so he did not appear flustered.
"But why was the illusion you created so realistic?"
Lin Qingque stammered, clearly still troubled by the illusion in the Memory Crystal.
After all, when she had entered her Heart Devil Form, even seeing Tian Liuli and Xu Yuan doing those things in the dream was unbearable, let alone the fact that the illusion was created by Xu Yuan.
"This..."
Xu Yuan pretended to be somewhat troubled and averted his gaze, but accidentally met Tian Liuli's glance coming from the other side.
He coughed and said.
"So, Chu Nan's imagination is vivid, isn't that the reason?"
"You're cheating mentally, do you realize?"
Lin Qingque frowned and said.
"...Indeed."
Before Xu Yuan could rebut, a casual approval came from Tian Liuli.
Xu Yuan broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
These two, unexpectedly having a day when they stand on the same front.
Since it was so, he found it hard to argue with them.
"Alright, alright, sorry, it's all my fault."
"Actually..."
Xu Yuan's eyes shifted, and he suddenly sighed, changing his tune, "Actually, these were my imaginations, but initially, the main characters were not them."
"Not them...?"
Lin Qingque was about to get angry.
Xu Yuan continued, "It was you two, but then I used a spell to transform those imaginations, swapping your heads with theirs."
Lin Qingque's expression then shifted from stormy to clear, but she still stubbornly said, "Stop your nonsense, who knows if you are deceiving me?"
"A tyrant in connecting heads?"
Tian Liuli, who had been listening, suddenly looked a bit strange.
Xu Yuan's method reminded her of a shady trafficker of provocative videos in the Immortal Realm who seemed to have done the same thing in the past.
"That's not right, the body shapes in that video don't look like ours."
Lin Qingque suddenly added.
"How could I possibly use your body shapes?"
Xu Yuan shook his head, "Those were just random imaginations I came up with."
"Really?"
Lin Qingque eyed him skeptically, not quite believing him.