"Three thousand years..."
Before Tai Chi Palace, Li Shimin stood with his hands behind his back, gazing down at the layers of buildings beneath the long imperial steps.
Even after three thousand years, he still could not forget that battle.
Before those supreme figures, the countless citizens of the Great Tang, Southern Jambudvipa, even the entire Earth Immortal Realm, had been far too insignificant.
Their birth and death had rested on a single thought.
He had not tasted such a feeling in countless years.
Huff~
Li Shimin lowered his gaze and slowly exhaled, suppressing every stray thought deep within his heart.
No matter how unwilling he was, there had been no chance to change anything now, nor would there be through the endless years to come.
"Your Majesty!"
Below the imperial steps, Yun Ye, clad in blue, strode forward and bowed.
"Mm."
Li Shimin nodded.
"Southern Jambudvipa has now wholly fallen under our Great Tang. Ren Gui has completely wiped out the last rebel army of the Great Moon Kingdom. Only two or three members of its royal family escaped under the protection of their diehard loyalists."
Yun Ye spoke while bowed.
After the calamity, the Great Tang had recuperated for several hundred years before truly making its move against the many nations of Southern Jambudvipa.
By this day, every nation openly resisting the Great Tang had been utterly destroyed throughout Southern Jambudvipa.
There might still be some in secret, but none remained on the surface.
"A mere two or three people cannot stir up any great waves. Summon Ren Gui back to the capital."
Li Shimin's expression remained calm. Even unifying Southern Jambudvipa seemed not to have brought him the slightest joy.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Yun Ye nodded and was about to withdraw.
"Yun Ye!"
Li Shimin suddenly spoke,