I Ask the Immortals in Heaven: Was My Life, Lu Chen's Life, Splendid? (Final Arc, Part Two)

Mount Zhongnan.

Late autumn had arrived!

The persimmons on the mountain had ripened, hanging sparsely from the branches like little red lanterns, a particularly pleasing sight.

Across the hills and fields, golden leaves carpeted the steps leading up the mountain, while the fragrance of fruit trees drifted through the air.

The Three Truths Sect did not forbid pilgrims from picking fruit on the mountain. Thus, children played among the trees, often returning with full loads as their laughter echoed through the forest.

Now that the realm had been pacified, the five kingdoms had submitted to Yan.

Mount Zhongnan's incense offerings had grown all the more prosperous. Even deep into the night, smoke still curled through the great hall.

After Great Deer Pass, there was no longer any force in the realm capable of resisting the Yan Kingdom.

The Northern Yan Army, that iron cavalry which had once made the nations tremble, had now achieved a peaceful transition in the name of benevolence and virtue. It had not allowed the flames of war to spread across the plains, nor permitted the people to drown in misery.

The Prince of Yan's prestige shone like the midday sun, and his grace reached the four seas.

All under heaven praised the loftiness of his virtue and revered the greatness of his renown.

After enduring long years of war, the countless people of the realm had long yearned for unification.

May these peaceful years endure forever, flourishing through ten thousand generations.

At noon!

Mount Zhongnan welcomed quite a few distinguished guests that day.

Yuwen Liqian, princess of the Han Kingdom, had ascended the throne as its sovereign amid the support of Yan and its people. She had made history as the first empress in the Han Kingdom's history.

From the very beginning of her reign,