Chapter 282: The Crane in the Clouds Shocking Background!

The crane in the cloud said: "Who?"

Yan stumbled and said, "Holy Temple." ”

The crane in the cloud twitched, and then let out a long breath.

Yan stumbled and said, "Crane in the clouds, you don't seem to be very shocked by this result?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I have been thinking about this matter for a long time, especially why does Yuan Tianxie want to be loyal to me? I have asked him many times, but he has never answered me. ”

Yan stumbled and said: "Tianzuo Divine Emperor, this is a person who is extremely good at hiding himself, after I was rescued by him, I became the head of Okita Dao by his side, knowing that you are the crane in the clouds, he can't lead to this." Next, Yuan Tianxie was loyal to you, and he also failed to trigger it, and then conducted a more detailed investigation of your identity, and this process lasted for a long time. ”

For this, the crane in the clouds is really breathtaking.

For a long time, the Tianzuo Divine Emperor completely ignored the various magical performances of the crane in the clouds. When I ask, I trust you and never ask.

Yan stumbled and said: "Yuan Tianxie, this person, has been looking for the existence of the Holy Temple for the first half of his life, and then suffered an unprecedented huge accident, and then he created the Yellow Heaven Sect, preparing to rebel in the southern realm. As a result, this vigorous rebellion was extinguished by you before it was officially started, and then this magical character turned out to be loyal to you, which is incredible. Not only were you curious, but the Emperor and I at that time were even more curious, so we thought of the Holy Temple. ”

The crane in the cloud poured a glass of wine for Yan Qiqi.

Yan Qiqi continued: "The Emperor Taishang is a person who is hidden from anyone, on the surface he trusts me very much, but there are many things he will not tell me at all, and many details are still observed by myself. For example, when you took His Highness Zhou Li to Rosemary Valley and came back, after I arrested you and took you to prison, we claimed to kill you, do you remember?"

Of course the crane in the clouds remembers.

Yan stumbled and said, "After I injected you with the poison, the Emperor Taishang split out of the dark shadows, and immediately scared me to the core, and I didn't realize his existence at all. Then he opened your pupils and looked carefully many times, even hitting a bright light on your eyes, but as a result, he didn't see what he wanted and left very disappointed. ”

The crane in the cloud said, "Is there anything wrong with this?"

Yan stumbled and said, "Have you ever heard of the golden pupil?"

The crane in the cloud shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it." ”

Yan stumbled and said, "Then have you ever seen the Demon Pupil?"

The crane in the cloud said: "What is the magic pupil?"

Yan stumbled and said, "Have you seen Jing Wushuang's eyes and Zhou Lin's eyes?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I've seen it, Jing Wushuang and Zhou Lin's eyes make people feel very special, as if they are very bright, full of a special light and magic, a bit like a cat, in short, much deeper and more attractive than normal people." ”

Yan stumbled: "Yes, like the eyes of a beast." The descendants of the Nu Emperor have this kind of magic pupil. ”

The crane in the cloud couldn't help but complain: "Why don't you call it the beast pupil, but the demon pupil? ”

Yan stumbled and said, "Because the Great Xian Empire used to be called the Great Xian Demon Kingdom, but it is indeed more reasonable to call it the Beast Pupil." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "Brother Yan, you continue." ”

Yan stumbled and said: "It is rumored that anyone who has the bloodline of the Holy Temple will have a golden pupil, which cannot be seen under normal circumstances, and only when facing the moment of death, this golden pupil will be revealed." That's why the Emperor Taishang pretended to poison you with poison at that time, but your golden pupils didn't appear. But...... But I've seen your golden eyes. ”

Oh, yes!

When he was in the Borderlands, Yan Qiqi once pierced the chest of the crane in the clouds with a sword, and if it wasn't for his heart, the crane in the clouds would have been killed by him a long time ago.

And at that time, the crane in the cloud really felt that he was going to die, this was the moment when real death came.

Yun Zhonghe said: "I appeared with golden pupils at that time?"

"Yes, although I didn't know what it meant at the time, it wasn't until a while ago that I knew it was a sign of the Holy Temple's bloodline. ”

Yun Zhonghe was stunned: "I don't even know what the golden pupil is, what it looks like?"

Yan stumbled and said: "When I pierced the dagger through your chest, his eyes flashed with golden light, and I thought it was an illusion, or a special reaction before death. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "You didn't tell Tianzuo God Emperor about this secret?"

Yan stumbled and said: "Of course not, but he has always had huge doubts about it, because every thirteen months, he needs to use your blood to relieve the symptoms, every thirteen months he will have paralysis in his legs, if there is no antidote, it will get worse and worse, and your blood is the antidote." And in this way, Yuan Tianxie's allegiance to you also makes sense, when the volcano erupted, although you escaped in a flying suit, you should still have a death reaction at that time, facing the power of heaven and earth, your golden pupils may flash again, and they were captured by Yuan Tianxie. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "How did you know that Princess Xiangxiang is a descendant of Emperor Nu?"

Yan stumbled and said, "Do you know that the Great Xian Demon Kingdom has been infiltrating the Eastern World, and it is a bloodline infiltration?"

The crane in the clouds nodded.

Yan stumbled and said: "The Great Xian Demon Country is a very cruel country, the best children born are trained to become warriors, but the weak children will be abandoned, and when Princess Xiangxiang was first born, she was judged to be a bloodline loser, and she was originally going to be abandoned, but it was Emperor Tianyan at that time who saved her life." Only the ghost discovers that Princess Xiangxiang is not a bloodline loser, she should be considered a mutant. ”

"Ghosts?" the crane in the clouds was stunned.

Yan stumbled and said, "She is a traitor in Rosemary Valley, a former genius, and has always been by the side of the Tianzuo God Emperor. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "These things are your inferences, Brother Yan?"

Yan said with a smile: "Yes, inference! Because of this kind of top secret, no one will tell me, but since I dare to say it, it will not be far from ten." ”

The crane in the cloud also nodded in acknowledgment.

Yan stumbled and said, "Brother Yun, all this is based on my inference, but if my inference comes true, it is difficult to predict whether it will be a blessing or a curse. ”

"Okay, I'm done with it or not, and I'm done. Yan staggered up and walked outside.

After walking more than a dozen steps, Yan stumbled and said, "Brother Yun, the Tianzuo Divine Emperor is not simple, even if he dies, he may leave something behind, because he may have more secrets about your life experience." I'm afraid that at a critical moment, someone will blow up these secrets and put you to death. ”

When Yan Qiqi said this, he was very serious, which proved the seriousness of this matter.

Although this was all deduced by him, he was extremely clever and deduced almost did not miss anything.

Then, the swallow staggered away.

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The will of the Great Win Emperor came, and the Prince of Win and the Prince of Win presided over the abdication ceremony of the Great Zhou Emperor Zhou Lin together.

and issued an order to let the prince of Win, the prince of Win, and the crane in the clouds accept the surrender of the Great Zhou Emperor.

This first will is nothing, and this second will suddenly makes countless people's eyes red and hot, and they are also deeply shocked.

The third day of September!

Empress Bai Xue of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Emperor Zhou Lin conducted the final court meeting.

This kind of last dynasty meeting is really a wonder.

Standing densely outside are all the troops of the Great Win Empire, but the emperor is still wearing the dragon robe of the Great Zhou Empire, and the civil and military officials are still wearing the official uniforms of the Great Zhou.

"The emperor arrived, and the ministers knelt down to greet him. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live. ”

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet and the Privy Council leaders knelt neatly with hundreds of civil and military officials.

After the great salute, the eunuch shouted again: "There is a book." ”

Prime Minister Lin Gong was the first to play, which was a plea for guilt, listed more than a dozen major sins for himself, and then asked to resign from the official post of prime minister of the Great Zhou cabinet.

The next step was the privy envoy's petition for guilt, and he also listed more than a dozen major sins for himself, and asked himself to resign from all official positions.

One by one, all four auxiliary ministers resigned.

The giants of the Cabinet and the Privy Council all resigned, followed by the heads of the six ministries, all resigned.

Then there was the resignation of the chief officials of important imperial institutions such as Yushitai and Dali Temple.

Only officials above the third grade are qualified to resign alone.

In the end, all the civil and military officials were listed, and they resigned at the same time.

This sense of ritual is bursting, and there seems to be no such ritual in ancient China.

After the civil and military officials resigned.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor agreed to the resignation of the civil and military officials, so that the Great Zhou court would not have a single official in the capital.

Next, the emperor issued an edict against himself, and sprinkled thousands of words, putting all the fault on himself.

After this edict was recited, the magnificent music sounded, and it was the music of the Great Win Empire, and the whole atmosphere suddenly became luxurious and exciting.

The three people representing the Great Win Empire stepped into the Great Zhou Palace.

Win and the prince, win the prince, the crane in the clouds.

With slow but firm steps, the three of them walked to the throne of the Hall of Light.

The four-year-old Great Zhou Emperor stepped down from the throne and formally surrendered to the Great Win Empire.

He first handed over his saber, which was the emperor's sabre, which was used by Emperor Dì Dū of the previous dynasties.

Then, the imperial flag of the Great Zhou Empire was handed over.

Finally, he handed over the map of the Great Zhou Empire.

The whole process was very quiet, and no one made a sound.

This is the reason why it is necessary to recognize the legitimacy of Emperor Lin of Zhou before, and only the orthodox Emperor of Great Zhou is qualified to surrender and hand over the territory of Great Zhou to the Great Win Empire.

The surrender ceremony is over!

Next, the Great Zhou Emperor issued a longer edict of guilt.

This edict is a full 5,000 words, and the glorious history of the Great Zhou Dynasty is read out, from Emperor Taizu to Emperor Tianzuo.

The second third of the edict begins to negate the Great Zhou.

That is to say, the Great Zhou Empire can no longer represent the interests of hundreds of millions of people, and God has warned many times and punished them by heaven, so the Great Zhou royal family no longer has great righteousness.

The monarchy is bestowed, but in the past ten years, the Great Zhou royal family has acted perversely, and the people have become angry and resentful.

Therefore, Heaven wants to take back the king's power.

That is to say, it is not that I am going to abolish your position as emperor by winning the emperor, but that it is the will of God.

After reciting this last edict, the Great Zhou Emperor Zhou Lin officially announced his abdication.

Not only the abdication of him, the emperor, but the disappearance of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is clearly written in the edict that from now on there will be no Great Zhou Empire in the world, and no matter who claims to be the Great Zhou Emperor, it is a betrayal.

After the abdication edict was read.

The civil and military officials in the court couldn't cry silently, especially Prime Minister Lin Gong, who was crying breathlessly.

This means that they mourn for the demise of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and that they are still loyal ministers.

Grandma's, have you felt this ritual?

The first one to jump out and betray Da Zhou was you, Prime Minister Lin Gong, and now you are the one who stands up and cries filial piety.

Then, the prince of Win, the prince of Win, and the crane in the clouds stood on the steps and listened to the cries of these civil and military officials of the Great Zhou.

I was really emotional.

He has been undercover in the Great Zhou Empire for more than eight years, almost nine years, and now it is all finally over.

Until now, the Great Zhou Empire has completely perished.

Is this fast or slow?

For the crane in the clouds, this is a long time. But for an empire, this is already a leap and bound.

After the end of the Borderlands War nine years ago, who would dare to think that the Great Zhou Empire would die nine years later?

The crane in the clouds has stood on this court countless times, and this is also the first time he has stood on it as a crane in the clouds.

It feels so weird.

After crying for a quarter of an hour, the civil and military officials stopped as if they had a countdown in their hearts.

It's almost okay, crying for so long, it can be regarded as fulfilling the last obligation of the former ministers of the Great Zhou.

Several eunuchs stepped forward, took off the emperor's crown, and took off his dragon robe.

Meanwhile!

In the entire capital of the Great Zhou, all the flags were replaced.

From the imperial palace to the city wall, to every yamen, all the flags of the Great Zhou Empire were lowered and replaced with the dragon flag of the Great Win Empire.

The whole process is silent.

The countless people of the Great Zhou only felt a burst of sadness, but they were not sad and angry, they just accepted it quietly.

The Tianzuo Divine Emperor had really overdrawn all their emotions before, and the battle in the capital a few days ago completely made the people of the capital lose their last trace of emotion towards Da Zhou.

The scene of civil and military officials vying to surrender first was too ugly for the people.

The change of banner is over.

Then came the last item on the agenda, Zhou's allegiance to the Ying family.

Because in the time of the Great Yan Dynasty, the Zhou family and the Ying family were both princes and kings, and they were both brothers.

Even if the country changes, we must pay attention to brotherly love, and we can't kill them all.

Zhou Lin, the former emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, walked down the steps directly and stood with the ministers.

And the prince of Win and stand on the steps on behalf of the big win empire.

Zhou Lin, the former emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, bowed three times and bowed nine times in the direction of the Great Win Capital.

"On behalf of the Zhou family, the minister is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of Daying, please have mercy. Although Zhou Lin is less than five years old, this sentence is still very clear.

Prince Yinghe unfolded the holy decree and read it aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, canonize Zhou Lin as the king of Zhou, canonize Zhou Li as the Duke of Yin, canonize Zhou Lin as the Duke of Chengguo, and canonize Zhou Lin as the Duke of Chengguo, Qin this!"

Zhou Li was not there, Zhou Lin and Zhou Lin knelt down neatly, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

From now on, the Zhou family became the courtier of the Ying family.

Then, Prince Ying He took out a new holy decree and said: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, from now on, the Southern Courtyard will be established, canonized Ying He as the minister of the Southern Courtyard, Win He will be the Taibao of the Southern Courtyard, Hu Yanzhuo will be the Taishi of the Southern Courtyard, Yunzhong Crane will be the Sikong of the Southern Courtyard, and Feng Xiaotian will be the Situ of the Southern Courtyard, and he will be fully responsible for recovering the entire territory of the former Zhou Dynasty. ”

The crane in the cloud and the others all knelt down to receive the order.

The weight of this will is even heavier, this so-called Southern Courtyard is a temporary yamen, but the power is incomparably great, and it controls all the power of the entire Great Zhou State.

Now although the Great Zhou Empire has fallen, and Emperor Dì Dū has abdicated and surrendered, there are so many provinces in the entire Great Zhou Empire, only Jinzhou and the capital are occupied by the Great Win Empire, and the next step is to find a way to take over the entire territory of the Great Zhou.

All provincial governors, prefectures and counties, were to surrender and declare allegiance to the Great Win Empire.

The Great Zhou Empire had four or five million square kilometers and more than 20 provinces, which was a huge project, and of course it was also a huge power.

There are only five ministers in the entire Southern Courtyard, and all the power of these millions of square kilometers and nearly 100 million people is in the hands of these five people.

Not to mention that the state and county are too guarded, and the governor of the province, even if it is the Privy Council boss and cabinet boss of the previous Great Zhou, the future and life are in the hands of Yun Zhonghe and others.

The real power is in his hands, and the power is overwhelming.

And this southern courtyard, even if it is a temporary court of the Zhou State, will work in the Great Zhou Palace every day.

Even the deliberations are the same as those of the court, and it is impossible for the entire Southern Court to be just these five people, at least hundreds of official positions can be provided, and the future status of these vassals of the Great Zhou Empire depends on whether they can mix up an official position in this Southern Court.

The next most important thing is to subdue the whole territory of Dazhou.

You Great Zhou vassals show your magic powers, and see who can subdue more provinces.

Then in the future, there will be a place for you in the officialdom and court of the Great Win Empire, and you and your family will continue to enjoy glory and wealth.

And if it falls behind this time, then it means the decline of a family.

After the Great Win Empire annexed the Great Zhou, it directly jumped to become the number one power in the world, and it is very likely that it will unify the world in the future.

If you can seize this opportunity, then you may become a thousand-year-old nobleman in the future.

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The crane in the cloud still lives in the original Ao Guo Mansion.

The warriors of the Yutai Mirror family, Xu Wenliang and others, and the Lord of the Wind and Destruction all moved in and became his assistants and staff.

It's really embarrassing that he let his father-in-law become his subordinate.

However, this is also a matter that has been decided a long time ago, after returning to the big win empire, the crane in the clouds will become the second-in-command of the Black Dragon Terrace.

"Sinner Lin Gong, meet Lord Sikong. Lin Gong, the former prime minister of the Great Zhou, came to the crane in the clouds and knelt down on his knees.

Damn, you can really kneel down on your knees?!

You were the prime minister of the Great Zhou before, under one person, above ten thousand.

In the past, Lin Gong, how could there be Ao Yu in his eyes, he was completely like an ant.

And now, he knelt down to the crane in the clouds as if there was no obstacle in the slightest, and it was really a trick.

The crane in the cloud helped Lin Gong up and said, "Lin Gong, please get up, you are a big winner, it's not good to be so polite." ”

Prime Minister Lin Gong said: "Lord Sikong, we also have fate, about six years ago, when Emperor Wanyun was still in power, I had already served the Black Dragon Terrace, and you were about to take charge of the Black Dragon Terrace, so I am still your old subordinate." It's a pity that my subordinates didn't know your true identity at that time, otherwise they would have been loyal to you a long time ago. ”

The crane in the clouds was completely speechless, Lord Lin Gong, your face is really invincible.

You are in your sixties, and you are the prime minister, and now you keep saying to the crane in the clouds that I am your old subordinate.

More than six years ago, Lin Gong was loyal to the Black Dragon Terrace?

Of course not.

Heilongtai must have sent someone to lobby Lin Gong, and the level was very high, and he promised him very high conditions.

At that time, Lin Gong was betting on both sides, while being the prime minister of the Great Zhou, and on the other hand, he was secretly communicating with the big win Black Dragon Stage.

Because the situation of the Great Zhou Empire was indeed very bad at that time, the treasury was empty, Langzhou was affected, and the southern border was restless, so many senior ministers also secretly communicated with Da Ying.

After all, everyone knows that the Great Zhou and the Great Win will definitely break out into a national war, and when Emperor Wanyun was on the throne six years ago, the situation was very bad, and it looked like he was going to lose.

So these ministers, of course, have to prepare in advance.

But to say that they were loyal to Black Dragon Terrace in advance would be complete nonsense.

However, this did not delay Lin Gong from running to flatter.

So is this Prime Minister Lin Gong going to be loyal to the crane in the clouds? No.

He will only be loyal to the Great Win Emperor, and in the Southern Courtyard he will only be loyal to the Minister of the Southern Courtyard, that is, the Prince of Winning and Victory.

He wanted to become the sixth giant of the Southern Courtyard and become the head of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the prince had already agreed.

But in this matter, if the crane in the cloud doesn't nod, the winner won't nod.

Therefore, whether Lin Gong can be on the throne or not depends entirely on the will of the crane in the clouds, if the crane in the clouds does not nod, he will not be able to get up.

The crane in the clouds said: "Lord Lin Gong, is it okay to get straight to the point?"

Lin Gong immediately knelt down and said, "Please give an order." ”

The crane in the clouds said: "I want to kill Ao Ming, Ao Dong." ”

Lin Gong did not hesitate, kowtowed, and said: "Yes, my subordinates have received orders, and this matter will be completed within a few days." ”

Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Emperor Wanyun knew that Lin Gong was selfish, so he still reused him. The Tianzuo Divine Emperor also reused this person.

This person is really good at figuring out what he wants, and he is too good at coming to things.

Ao Ming was his student, but he was not hypocritical at all, nor did he have any bargaining, and directly agreed.

"Lord Sikong's enemies are the enemies of his subordinates, and his subordinates share the same hatred as you. Lin Gong bowed down and said, "My subordinates must handle this errand properly." ”

The crane in the cloud holds up the teacup.

Lin Gong bowed down again and said, "The subordinates have retired." ”

Then, he stepped straight back out of the study, as if he had eyes on the back of his head.

The cranes in the clouds are truly breathtaking.

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A moment later, another person who amazed the crane in the clouds came.

"My subordinates meet Sikong-sama. "Zhou Shi, the new Duke of Chengguo of the Great Win Empire, knelt in front of the crane in the clouds.

Yunzhonghe couldn't help but be stunned, you are the most descendant former prince of the Great Zhou royal family, are you so unwilling to be lonely?

And you were the prince before, the one who almost became the prince, and you can kneel too?

"Lord Sikong, his subordinates are now the ministers of great victory, and they used to admire the talent and character of the adults, but now the dust has settled, so I can't wait to meet Lord Sikong. Zhou Xiao looked at the crane in the clouds with blazing eyes.

Yunzhonghe said: "Chengguogong, you and I are also acquaintances, and we have something to say." ”

Zhou Lin said: "I Zhou Lin is deeply guilty, His Majesty the Emperor not only punished me, but also canonized me as the Duke of Chengguo, which made me panic, and I thought about when I must do to repay Your Majesty's kindness." ”

The crane's eyes narrowed.

Zhou Xiao took two steps on his knees and said, "Lord Yunzhonghe, from now on, I am willing to look at you and be loyal to your subordinates." ”

The crane in the clouds is staggering, this ...... That's too much.

You're a lonely son, and you've come to join me?

Zhou Lin said with tears in his eyes: "Lord Sikong, Zhou Lian's life is in danger all the time, please take shelter, please read on the previous relationship, save me." ”

Then, Zhou Lin kowtowed desperately.

Do Zhou Lin and the crane in the clouds have affection?

Because when Zhou Lin and Zhou Lin were competing for the throne, they kept saying that they wanted to kill the crane in the clouds to avenge the god emperor, but secretly no one was allowed to kill the crane in the clouds.

Of course, he did not do this to protect the crane in the clouds, but to delay time and prevent Zhou Lin from ascending the throne.

Yun Zhonghe was silent for a moment and said, "Cheng Guogong, are you serious?"

Zhou Lin kowtowed and said, "Please have mercy on the benefactor and save my family." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "Then I have one thing I want you to do." ”

Zhou Lin raised his head and said, "Please give the benefactor an order, and your subordinates will go to the soup and fire." ”

The crane in the cloud said: "I want to kill Ao Dong's father and son." ”

Zhou Xiao thought for a while and said, "Yes, please rest assured, this matter will be left to me." ”

Then, Zhou Lin respectfully withdrew.

When he walked to the door, Zhou Xiao suddenly said: "Benefactor, my subordinates have a gift for me, please accept it." ”

Then, a beautiful woman appeared in front of the crane in the clouds.

Yun Zhonghe was stunned for a moment, this woman's name is Fu Hongshao, she is Fu Yantu's daughter, and she is also Zhou Xiao's wife and cousin.

Damn,,.

You guys...... Is it so excessive?

Is your circle so chaotic? For the sake of life and power, even your own wife can be sacrificed?

But if you ascend the throne in Zhou Lian, this Fu Hongspoon in front of you will be the queen.

Yun Zhonghe said: "This is a bit too much, you should bring back this gift." ”

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A secret room!

Gongsun Yang, the leader of the Black Dragon Terrace of the Great Win Empire, sat quietly, and Ao Ming knelt in front of him.

"Young Master Ao Ming, it's useless for you to kneel in front of me. Gongsun Yang said: "Although we have also looked for you and asked you to serve Heilongtai." But the crane in the cloud is my designated successor, he wants to kill your whole family, and no one can save you. ”

Ao Ming said: "Lord Gongsun Yang, I didn't come to ask you for help. I'm here to uncover a big secret, and this secret is related to the survival of the Big Win Empire. ”

Gongsun Yang narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh? ”

Ao Ming said: "The crane in the clouds is the biggest enemy of my Daying Empire, and it is also the biggest obstacle to the Daying Emperor's unification of the world, please Gongsun Yang to kill him secretly." ”

Gongsun Yang held his breath and said, "Why?"

Ao Ming said word by word: "Because Yun Zhonghe is not an orphan at all, he has the purest bloodline of the Great Yan Dynasty, he is the only heir to the Son of Heaven in the entire Eastern Empire, and he is the most orthodox Emperor of Kings in the Eastern World!"

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Note: The recent plot is very critical, so it is difficult to write, and each chapter has to be thought of for a long time.

Engong, can you give me a guaranteed monthly pass? Pastry did his best to write the story better, thank you.

Recommend Tongtang Sister's "Harry Potter: The Invincible", which is super interesting and very good-looking.