That night, the Empress left the thatched cottage and never appeared again.
He Sheng continued living in seclusion, paying no heed to the affairs beyond his window. He rose with the sun and rested at sunset.
Chu Qing stayed by his side, never leaving him for even a step.
Time passed, and the years changed.
At last, the world beyond the mountains and dense forests underwent great upheaval. The Empress found the savior who would bring Great Accomplishment, and time proved He Sheng's words from long ago.
This savior who had attained Great Accomplishment descended like a heavenly god, rescuing the people from misery and suffering. He ended the hundred-year era of division and unified the entire world.
The white-haired Empress looked up at the vast sky and murmured to herself before making a momentous decision.
Several days later, the Empress who had attained Great Accomplishment abdicated. The man who had saved the world donned the imperial yellow robe and became the first emperor to unify this realm.
On the day of his ascension, the Empress silently left the Imperial City with a palace maid. No one knew where she went.
Inside the thatched cottage.
An overbearing aura shot into the sky. Dark clouds gathered above the mountains as thunder rumbled and lightning flashed.
A white-haired woman flew out from the thatched cottage and hovered in the air.
With a crack, lightning descended.
Bolt after bolt of divine lightning struck the woman. She was in unbearable pain and covered in wounds, yet she gritted her teeth and endured.
This continued for a full day and night. When the final bolt of divine lightning struck her, the dark clouds dispersed and the divine lightning stopped. Unable to hold on any longer, the woman plummeted to the ground.
Boom—
Dust flew