The grand ceremony was about to begin!
Zhou You glanced toward the inner palace. For this day, he had already run through countless plans in his mind.
With Lian Feihong ascending the throne today, something major was bound to happen. Among countless powerful enemies, the greatest hidden danger was the Enchantress Empress.
The string of events that had happened before all vaguely bore the shadow of the Enchantress Empress fanning the flames, yet there was not a shred of tangible evidence.
Including Lord Chongyang—Zhou You strongly suspected that he was merely a scapegoat thrown out by the Enchantress Empress.
Now that the dynasty had changed, the Royal Family had fled overseas, and all the old retainers of the Sealed Lord had been driven from the palace.
Even the "Empress" was no longer in the palace. It was said that her Lineage had taken her back to their residence to recuperate, but she was no longer permitted to show her face.
"Father, is something troubling you?"
Zhou Ding noticed the faint concern in Zhou You's expression and asked.
Zhou You paused, then said to him, "For presiding over this ceremony, you are the deputy I chose. Do your job well."
At the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, Lian Feihong was the protagonist, yet he had yielded the most revered position to Zhou You.
Zhou You had become the officiant of this Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. In the future, his name would surely be recorded in history alongside it.
Boom, boom, boom. The bronze drums sounded, their solemn vibrations resounding in every direction.
Like a gigantic iron, they pressed flat the chaotic noise around the Imperial Palace of Heaven Worship, and heaven and earth fell silent in an instant.
The fierce wind howled, whipping the five-colored banners of the five directions into wild waves, forming