Liu Ruyan Was Completely Bewildered—Folks, What Should a First-Time Empress Pay Attention To?

Sensing Heaven's Way's reckless, all-or-nothing madness, Chen Yi realized he might have gone too far.

If he truly fought it head-on, three one-star clones combined into a two-star clone could suppress it. But doing so would inevitably draw the Tribulation Transcendence!

And his mission was not yet complete, so he could not open a transmission passage in time to escape.

If that damned Tribulation Transcendence caught him then, these three one-star clones would suffer terribly. They might even be destroyed outright.

The price was a little too high. Chen Yi did not want to bear it, so he could only first find a way to soothe this world's frenzied Heaven's Way.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yi kneaded the Golden Dragon of Destiny into a round pearl with a flick of his wrist. He held it in his palm and calmly stared into the depths of the sky.

"Wait. I know you're in a hurry, but don't be hasty!"

Rumble—!!!

Heaven's Way did not care about any of that. A bolt of lightning brimming with destructive force came crashing down.

Even those at the Tribulation Transcendence stage would not dare take this strike, which had gathered the power of the entire world, head-on.

But Chen Yi, who had been tempered time and again by the even more monstrous Tribulation Transcendence and had already maxed out his lightning-resistance attributes, did not budge. His three clones stood side by side and forcibly endured the vast heavenly lightning.

There was no helping it. Little Heaven's Way was furious right now. If it was not even allowed to strike him once, with nowhere to vent its anger, it would never calm down.

A moment later.

Once the power of the first heavenly lightning had dispersed and he saw that Heaven's Way had calmed down somewhat, Chen Yi finally spoke indifferently.

"Once you've thrown enough of a tantrum, stop. You don't want wars erupting across the land, heroes vying for supremacy, and the whole world becoming a complete mess, do you?"

Rumble, rumble!

The heavens let out a deep, muffled roar. In the end, no further heavenly lightning fell, though a vast will filled with displeasure descended.

"What exactly do you want?"

The corners of Chen Yi's lips lifted slightly. "The foundation of this imperial dynasty remains. So long as I help suppress its destiny, then support a new emperor's ascension to stabilize the court, it will be no more than a minor disturbance. It will be quelled in an instant!"

Heaven's Way fell silent for a moment before asking hesitantly, "Then... what is the price?"

Chen Yi smiled blandly. "Beg me."

"Impossible! Heaven's Way is supreme and shall never bow beneath anyone, especially not a visitor from another world!"

"Then there's nothing to be done. Who knows which mighty ruler will eventually obtain this Destiny Pearl? Poor commoners suffering bitterly—when one general achieves glory, ten thousand bones wither..."

Chen Yi shook his head and stopped suppressing the turbulent destiny within the Destiny Pearl, allowing it to slowly drift out.

"Wait, don't release any more!"

Heaven's Way could not hold back after all and called Chen Yi to a stop.

"Hmm?" Chen Yi glanced sidelong at the sky, unmoved.

"Stop, stop!" Heaven's Way panicked, thunder rumbling as it shook. "You may be an honored guest of this world. All reasonable requests of yours may be fulfilled. This is the greatest concession I can make. Is that acceptable?!"

"Certainly." Chen Yi nodded slightly. With a thought, he suppressed the turbulent destiny back into the Destiny Pearl.

Seeing this, Heaven's Way also took a step back. It immediately dispersed the heavy dark clouds, restoring a clear sky stretching for thousands of miles as a gesture of goodwill. At the same time, it asked,

"Then whom do you intend to support as the new ruler?"

Chen Yi only smiled without answering, pointing at Liu Ruyan, who was still lying there like a corpse.

Liu Ruyan felt as though she had died, but not entirely.

She could clearly sense that her heart had stopped beating, her blood had ceased to flow, and her body had turned cold—she was even beginning to stiffen.

Yet her brain was still functioning normally, allowing her thoughts to run wild without end. It was as though a ghost were pinning her down in bed. Other than thinking, she could do nothing at all.

She remained half-dead like that for who knew how long.

Suddenly!

An incomparably warm energy surged into her heart, and boundless life force erupted in an instant.

Thump... thump-thump...

Her silent heart began to beat, her congealed blood began to flow again, and her icy body gradually warmed until it soon became somewhat hot.

"Bleurgh—bleurgh, bleurgh—"

The tongue that had been stretched long from hanging suddenly snapped back into her mouth. Liu Ruyan instantly regained consciousness, sitting on the ground with her mouth open as she dry-heaved nonstop. A large amount of stagnant, foul blood shot out from her throat!

"How was it? Didn't feel too good, did it? Will you still dare make decisions on your own next time?"

A teasing voice suddenly came from beside her.

Liu Ruyan instinctively looked up and saw a young man in a dark teal Daoist robe standing not far away.

Those sharp yet gentle sword-like brows, those deep eyes like a starry sky, that high nose bridge, those thin lips, that sharply defined jawline...

Ahhh!!!

He was so handsome!

No, wait!

What had he just said?

He... he... he seemed to be that bastard group owner?!

Once Liu Ruyan realized it, she suddenly felt as though her heart had been stabbed.

She understood. She understood everything.

So the transmission passage had not been too slow—it had been the bastard group owner's punishment for her disobedience!

Waaah...

He was obviously so handsome, so why did he have to be such a bastard?

She suddenly felt nothing for handsome guys anymore...

"Hey! Stop spacing out. Come put this on."

Chen Yi gave a light shout, casually refined the Destiny Pearl into a phoenix crown, and with a smack, plopped it onto Liu Ruyan's head.

Before Liu Ruyan could even react, pain shot through the top of her head. Immediately afterward, an enormous flood of information poured into her mind and rapidly churned within it.

Great Zhou had perished. Great Wind must rise. In the Jiazi year, all under heaven would enjoy great fortune!

Bearing the Destiny Phoenix Crown, wielding the authority of the Son of Heaven. The first year of Great Wind began. Founding Ancestor Liu Ruyan...

She was bewildered—completely bewildered.

Wait, what? I just took a nap. How did I become the founding empress?

The utterly bewildered Liu Ruyan scratched her head, wanting to ask the bastard group owner what was going on.

But the bastard group owner merely smiled without speaking and waved his sleeve.

In an instant, stars shifted and the world turned!

In the time it took to blink, Liu Ruyan discovered that she had somehow donned a dragon robe and was sitting upon a dragon throne.

Below her stood a magnificent golden hall. Civil and military officials knelt across the floor, trembling as they shouted in unison:

"Long live Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long, long live Your Majesty..."

The bewildered Liu Ruyan was truly bewildered, but as she watched the sea of people kneeling below, an inexplicable feeling surged up from the depths of her heart and began to grow wildly.

She instinctively raised her hand. "Dear in-laws..."

Only halfway through did she realize she had misspoken. Her pretty face instantly flushed bright red, and she hurriedly corrected herself. "Ah, no, dear ministers, rise!"

Yet the officials ignored her completely, remaining on their knees without daring to move.

Liu Ruyan thought her voice had been too soft for them to hear, so, blushing, she raised her voice and said, "I... I mean, We command you to rise!"

This time, her voice was loud enough that a clear echo rang through the Golden Throne Hall.

Yet the officials still seemed deaf, continuing to kneel on the ground without daring to make a sound.

Liu Ruyan was bewildered again. Had she opened this the wrong way?

Folks, what should a first-time empress pay attention to?

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