Xiao Qiyue was very nervous, she had never been so nervous in her life, even when she fought with Duan Rentian at the Forging Masters Tournament ten years ago, she was not so nervous.

Known as the "Queen of Forging" because of her cold and unsmiling temperament, she was as nervous as a country girl who had never seen the world a long, long time ago.

And the reason why she is so nervous is just because of meeting someone.

It is not appropriate to say that it is "to see", but to be precise, it is "to see".

Xiao Qiyue is about to meet the legendary woman who sits on the throne of the Flame Moon Kingdom and is known as the "Empress" by the world.

No one knows what the real name of the empress is, she can only be called "empress", but once the word "empress" is mentioned, it is impossible to be another person.

In this world, only the woman on the throne of the Flame Moon Country is qualified to be called the "Empress".

There are not many legends about the empress in the world, but only one thing is enough.

- The Flame Moon Country was originally the territory of the demons, but when the empress came, it became the territory of the human race.

Three thousand years ago, the Flame Moon Country was originally one of the territories of the demon race, and the empress was born out of thin air, killing the demon generals, seriously injuring the demon king, forcing the demons back, splitting the earth, and drawing a "national border" with thousands of miles of ravines!

To this day, the demon clan can still only shrink in the demon realm, and in the southernmost part of the continent, the ambitions of the demon kings of the past dynasties are very strong, and they are frozen forever because of the existence of the empress!

As the only woman among the five emperors, the empress is recognized as one of the strongest people who can be ranked at least in the top three.

There is no doubt that the empress is the most admired idol in the hearts of women all over the world, and Xiao Qiyue is no exception.

Xiao Qiyue was deeply honored to be able to meet the empress, and at the same time she was extremely nervous, because the empress had not left the palace for hundreds of years, and no one in the world dared to paint a portrait of the empress, so this was the first time Xiao Qiyue had seen the empress's true face.

What does the empress, who has lived for at least 3,000 years, look like?

Gray hair and wrinkled face?

Or is it a crane-haired childish face?

Or is it really as rumored that the empress is immortal and eternally young?

Walking in the corridors of the palace, about to arrive at the palace garden, Xiao Qiyue was so nervous that she took a few deep breaths, she was more nervous about what the empress looked like than whether the request she made after the audience would be granted.

"It's here. ”

The palace maid stopped at the gate of the garden and said in a low voice: "The empress is in the garden, you can go in by yourself." ”

According to legend, the empress sat in the garden for a hundred years, and except for the chief maid and the empress's guests who received the audience, the rest of the idlers were not allowed to step into the garden.

Xiao Qiyue took a deep breath and walked slowly into the garden, the empress was willing to accept her request for an audience, which was a great honor, most people would never see the empress in their lifetime, and they didn't even have a chance to see it from a distance.

Especially in the last few hundred years, the demons have become more and more honest, and there are fewer and fewer national wars, and there is almost nothing that can alarm the empress, so she stays in the palace garden for a hundred years.

In the past hundred years, what has the empress been doing in the garden?

Retreat, Practice, Sleep?

Accounts differ and opinions vary.

The more Xiao Qiyue walked into the garden, the more she had a feeling that she was about to enter a legend.

As she walked through the woods to the middle of the garden, she finally met the Empress.

It was completely different from everything she had imagined, and it was completely different from what the legend depicted.

In the garden of flowers, there stood a flaming red tree, and under the tree sat a beautiful girl who did not apply powder, holding a thick book, and reading selflessly.

"Female ...... The Empress?"

Xiao Qiyue couldn't help but stutter a little.

The girl didn't look up, just let out a soft "um".

"Courtier, Xiao Qiyue, meet the empress!"

Xiao Qiyue hurriedly knelt down and saluted, her mind blank.

The girl looks like she is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and from a distance, she looks like a student who is still studying, this is the empress who suppressed the demon clan with the power of one person, at least three thousand years?

Legend has it that the empress is cold and ruthless, no one is close to the living, and no one has ever seen her smile for 3,000 years, is it all fake?

"What's the matter?"

The empress's tone was indifferent and casual, she still didn't look up, and seemed to be more concerned about the book in her hand.

Xiao Qiyue thought to herself, could it be that the empress has been reading books in the palace garden for a hundred years?

It's too, too ...... Too literary, right?

Xiao Qiyue never thought that words like "literature and art" would be linked to the empress, one of the strongest people in the world.

After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Qiyue quickly said, "The courtier's request for an audience this time is for the matter of the Moon Artifact. ”

"Hmm. ”

The empress took the time to say "um" again, indicating that she was listening.

Xiao Qiyue was suddenly extremely moved, the empress was addicted to reading, but she still didn't forget to take care of her feelings, it was really ......

Wait, what about the legendary cold and merciless?

Xiao Qiyue felt that the legend was so hateful that she portrayed such an approachable empress as a murderous old monster, what kind of cold and ruthless people should not approach, it is simply slander!

"The Moon Artifact Development Team, after decades of unremitting efforts, the development project has finally come to an end, but the courtiers accidentally found that the Moon Artifact can go further, and even go beyond the scope of 'Heaven, Earth, Sun and Moon'! ”

Xiao Qiyue said respectfully.

"What material?"

The Empress asked.

"The Flame Hell Dragon King's Scales. ”

Xiao Qiyue took a deep breath and plucked up her courage to say: "The Flame Hell Dragon King is an overlord-level demonic beast, located at the top of the [Fantasy Secret Realm-Monster Wonderland], where dozens of lords and three overlords live, except for the powerhouses of the Great Emperor Realm, no one dares to enter. Therefore, the courtiers can only dare to beg the empress to help!"

Xiao Qiyue's heart was beating like a drum, this was a request for the empress, who had not left the garden for a hundred years, to go to the Monster Wonderland to kill an overlord-level dragon, it was simply a whimsical request.

Before coming, Xiao Qiyue was even mentally prepared for the empress to be angry and severely punish her.

But even at the risk of his life, Xiao Qiyue still had to do this, a super artifact beyond the category of "Heaven and Earth, Sun and Moon", that is the lifelong dream of every forging master, no, it is the dream of the entire forging world!

Even if she died, she had to take a risk!

It's just that what she is more afraid of is that the empress rejected her in one bite.

"Good. ”

In less than a second, the empress gave an answer.

Xiao Qiyue was stunned.

That's it?

And that succeeded?

The empress who said that she was cold and ......

Ahh

Xiao Qiyue was so moved that she said in a loud voice, "Thank you, Your Excellency!"

But seeing that the empress was immersed in reading, she quickly closed her mouth quietly and said in a low voice: "Then, the courtier has retired?"

The empress let out a soft "um" again.

Xiao Qiyue gave birth to the most pious respect in her heart, got up and turned around in three steps, ready to leave the garden.

But, maybe the empress was too approachable, or maybe she was too curious in her heart, Xiao Qiyue was about to leave, when her brain suddenly twitched and she asked such a question out loud.

"Empress, do you like maple trees?"

Legend has it that the emblem of the Flame Moon Kingdom was designed by the empress herself, and the emblem was painted with a leaf and a flower.

The leaves are the fiery maple leaves, which represent the "flame".

And flowers, no one still knows, what kind of flower represents the "moon".

The empress raised her head from the book for the first time, and in the face of such a strange question, she was silent for a long time before she softly spat out two words.

"Forgot. ”

Xiao Qiyue's heart suddenly tugged hard.

Sitting under the fiery maple tree, the girl, who looked to be only about seventeen years old, seemed to have a trace of sadness in her eyes.

What else in the world can make the empress sad?

It's a delusion, right?

Xiao Qiyue thought so, and silently left the garden where there were no other trees except maples.

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