Old Emperor, Have You Stopped Being Human? The Old Emperor, dressed in imperial robes and holding the Scepter, slowly ascended the jade steps from the side door.
Then, beneath the eyes of more than a hundred people in the Audience Chamber, he sat steadily upon the throne.
"Everyone, I am very pleased that you could all come today."
The moment he sat down, the Old Emperor spoke.
No one took polite words like these seriously.
What everyone wanted to know now was exactly why the emperor had gathered them here.
Perhaps Lan Qingyou and Alisa, these two outsiders, did not feel much.
But as locals of the Empire, those ministers, nobles, and even Albert and the others knew very well that the people who had come this time were basically all the Empire's important officials.
This included not only those who worked within the Imperial Capital, but also the princes and princesses in the palace, the nobles from the provinces, and the administrators of the borders.
All these people had rushed over from thousands upon thousands of miles away.
That was why everyone was so curious about just what the Old Emperor intended to announce.
From the Old Emperor's appearance, he did not seem to be ill.
Nor did he look as if he were about to pass the throne to some prince or princess.
Then why had he summoned everyone here?
"Interesting."
When the Old Emperor appeared, Lan Qingyou smiled below and muttered softly.
"Interesting? Did you see something?"
Alisa still had quite a bit of "trust" in Lan Qingyou's Magic Eye.
The first thing the other party said upon seeing the Old Emperor was actually those two words.
That meant it truly was interesting.
Since the other party had already called it interesting, then she, as a fellow