The Time to Restore the Ancestors' Glory Is Now

Outside the hall,

Dingzhou Assistant Prefect Xiao Wenhan held a beautifully crafted brocade box in both hands.

Treat it with utmost care, as if it were a precious treasure.

He knelt on the steps, awaiting His Majesty's summons.

His ancestors had followed Emperor Taizu in his campaigns across the north and south, making great contributions and being granted the title of Prince of Yue.

However, his descendants were disappointing, and his title was repeatedly downgraded. By his generation, all that remained was a nominal earldom.

In order to restore the glory of our ancestors and to revitalize our Lineage's legacy.

He resolutely decided to abandon martial arts and pursue literature. Not only did he pass the Presented Scholar examination, but he also gained the appreciation of the Eldest Princess and became her disciple.

Finally, with the strong recommendation of the Eldest Princess, he was appointed as the Assistant Prefect of Dingzhou, ordered to supervise Prince Ning, and given the right to enter the palace alone to meet the emperor in case of major events.

The great kindness and virtue shown to him by the Eldest Princess is as heavy as a mountain, deeply engraved in his heart, and he will never forget it.

Xiao Wenhan had thought he would have to stay in Dingzhou City for a long time, but fortunately, Heaven had eyes, Immortal descended to earth, bestowing upon him an elixir of Immortal Elixir.

As long as the Immortal Elixir is presented to His Majesty...

So, to restore the glory of our ancestors and revitalize the Lineage's legacy...

Right now.

Xiao Wenhan was excited, but also nervous.

Because there was no response from inside the Yangxin Hall, no one knew what had happened inside.

Fortunately,

Although it took a long time, it still yielded results.

His Majesty,

He was summoned to the palace for an audience.

Led by a palace attendant, Xiao Wenhan walked nervously into the Yangxin Hall.

Inside the hall,

The hall was filled with noblemen and women of impeccable status.

They all stared at him with eyes that were sharp and piercing, filled with anger at his lack of ambition.

Xiao Wenhan knew in his heart that these high-ranking officials looked down on him and considered him a treacherous minister who was trying to bewitch the emperor.

But he didn't care.

These people had no idea how heavy a responsibility and sense of honor he carried on his shoulders.

Let alone becoming a treacherous minister who will be remembered for his infamy for eternity,

He would be willing to become the Eldest Princess's lover, as long as it could restore the glory of his ancestors and revitalize the Lineage's foundation.

Unfortunately Eldest Princess had too high standards; she only valued his talent but not his appearance.

Well...

I wish I had that extraordinary man's looks and charisma.

I don't know why,

Xiao Wenhan couldn't help but think of the man he had met Dingzhou City.

"Your humble servant, Xiao Wenhan, great-grandson of the Prince of Yue and Assistant Prefect of Dingzhou Prefecture, pays his respects to Your His Majesty."

Xiao Wenhan bowed respectfully to Liang Emperor, who was lying on the dragon bed, holding the brocade box high above his head with both hands, his arms as steady as Mount Tai, without moving an inch.

He desperately wanted to improve.

Liang Emperor could no longer speak clearly, but his eyes were fixed on the brocade box in Xiao Wenhan's hand.

His eyes radiated fanaticism and greed.

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang spoke:

"Is this the miraculous medicine you found in Dingzhou?"

"Yes, Your Eldest Princess."

Xiao Wenhan spoke loudly, his tone full of determination.

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang, however, did not believe it.

She knew Xiao Wenhan well; although he was talented, he was also cunning and would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Moreover, her teacher once said: There are extraordinary people in this world, but there are absolutely no Immortals and Gods.

Her teacher was a reclusive and extraordinary person, and her martial arts skills were taught and imparted by her teacher.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to gallop across the battlefield, fight in the north and south, make great contributions, and subdue those arrogant and fierce soldiers in the army.

Therefore, she did not believe in immortals, nor did she believe that the Immortal Elixir offered by Xiao Wenhan could bring the dead back to life or prolong life.

But looking at her father's appearance on the imperial bed, and thinking about her current situation,

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang sighed silently in her heart, then slowly spoke:

"Bring it here."

"Yes, sir."

After saying this, Xiao Wenhan handed the brocade box in his hand to the eunuch who had come over.

Finally, the eunuch carefully and respectfully handed the brocade box to Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang.

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang casually opened the brocade box, revealing White Jade Bottle inside.

This incredibly rare White Jade Bottle was no different from any broken bottle or earthenware jar that could be found anywhere on the roadside in her eyes; she showed no interest whatsoever.

Until,

She poured out the thumb-sized red pill from the White Jade Bottle.

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang's usually aloof and cold face finally showed a change.

I don't know if she was seeing things or hallucinating.

The moment the pill was poured out, it seemed to emit a strange halo.

But look again at the red pill in your palm,

It was utterly unremarkable and lacked any distinctive features.

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang stood there, stunned, staring at the red pill in her palm with a face full of doubt and curiosity.

"Give... give... me"

It was only her father's soft murmurs on the imperial bed that startled her back to her senses.

Looking at the Emperor again,

The old man's body was ramrod straight, his withered arms weakly raised, and his eyes were fixed on the pill in her hand.

His eyes shone with a thirst, greed, and delusion.

What good is a supreme emperor who reigns over the entire world?

When faced with life and death, aren't we just like ordinary mortals?

Fear, dread, helplessness.

That's enough, that's enough.

Let's consider this one last wish of Father Emperor before his death.

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang sighed inwardly, then fed the red pill in her palm into Liang Emperor's mouth.

Inside the hall,

Everyone held their breath, their eyes wide, their faces grave.

Although they verbally criticize, attack, condemn, and denounce,

But when rumors of miraculous elixirs that could bring the dead back to life and prolong life were placed before them...

How could ordinary people like them truly be indifferent?

They all wanted to see.

Does this pill truly possess the miraculous power to bring the dead back to life, as Xiao Wenhan claims?

Time passed little by little,

Inside the palace, however, each day felt like an eternity.

These loyal ministers and high-ranking officials stared until their eyes were dry, but the emperor on the dragon bed showed no reaction whatsoever.

Instead, his body relaxed, his eyes closed, and he remained motionless.

Like a corpse lying in a coffin.

"His Majesty has passed away."

It's unclear who shouted this, but all the officials in the hall immediately bowed and shouted in unison.

"His Majesty has passed away."

"Grandpa, Grandpa, please don't go! Don't leave your grandson! Waaah..."

The Imperial Eldest Grandson lay prostrate on one side of the dragon bed, his shoulders trembling violently, and he wept bitterly, his hot tears falling onto the golden bricks of the imperial bed.

This scene is truly moving, a testament to filial piety that touches even the heavens.

Only Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang remained standing in the hall. Looking at her father, who seemed to have stopped breathing, on the dragon bed, a wave of sorrow welled up in her heart.

Xiao Wenhan, the Assistant Prefect of Dingzhou, who was kneeling at the very back of the crowd, was completely dumbfounded.

Impossible,

Impossible,

Absolutely impossible.

How could Immortal Elixir given by Immortal be fake?

Finished,

It's all over.

His Majesty died, and he died from the Immortal Elixir I offered him.

Forget about restoring the glory of our ancestors and reviving the Lineage's legacy.

They are about to be executed along with their entire family, numbering nine generations.

Xiao Wenhan felt a wave of dizziness and collapsed to the ground, filled with despair and his face turned ashen.

However, no one saw it.

Liang Emperor, lying on his dragon bed,

Her sallow, sickly complexion is slowly regaining its rosy hue, and her dry, withered skin is gradually becoming plump and full.