244: Death on a snowy night! Qian Renxue ascends the throne as the new emperor

Chapter 244: Xue Ye's Demise! Qian Renxue Ascends the Throne as the New Emperor

“Mm.”

Zhu Zhuqing and Water Binger followed behind Ye Wen, heading in the direction of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, resembling a small city, was surrounded on all sides by thick, high walls, divided into the Outer Palace and Inner Palace. The coronation ceremony was to be held in the Outer Palace.

Today, everyone was allowed into the Outer Palace. This was to allow people to enter, as the new emperor wished to ascend the throne under the gaze of the entire city's populace.

At this moment, the Outer Palace was already filled with a large number of officials, nobles, and countless commoners. When Ye Wen and the two women arrived, it was already packed with people, a sea of humanity, making it impossible to see the ceremony site or Qian Renxue.

Thus, the three of them quietly and directly ascended to the highest building within the Imperial Palace, observing everything from above.

This view was excellent; they could see everything clearly.

At this moment, Qian Renxue was going through the procedures and steps of the ceremony, completing her ascension step by step, and finally, in front of everyone, she put on the crown symbolizing the new emperor.

At this moment, Qian Renxue finally stood at the pinnacle of power in the Heaven Dou Empire, becoming the new generation's Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Ye Wen, Water Binger, and Zhu Zhuqing stood silently on high, watching Qian Renxue complete the new emperor's coronation ceremony.

He then said, “Let’s go. There’s nothing more to see. Let’s find a place to have dinner and rest, then we can enter the palace to find her.”

“Mm.”

The three instantly vanished from their high vantage point.

In the evening, around nine o'clock, Ye Wen, alone and unnoticed, stealthily entered the Imperial Palace.

He then arrived at the new emperor's bedchamber.

After Qian Renxue's ascension, she immediately converted the Crown Prince's Palace into the Emperor's main residence. Ye Wen locked onto the location and quickly arrived at the entrance of Qian Renxue's bedchamber.

Without any concealment or hesitation, he simply pushed the door open and walked in.

“Hmm?”

At this moment, Qian Renxue still maintained the appearance and attire of Xue Qinghe, sitting on a wooden chair. Seeing that it was actually Ye Wen who entered, she felt a hint of surprise, and her expression subtly shifted, though it quickly returned to calm.

She had long been mentally prepared for Ye Wen's arrival, but she hadn't expected it to be on the very day of her ascension.

Qian Renxue remained quite calm, stating placidly, “You’ve finally come, and still in such a casual manner.”

Ye Wen chuckled, “Hehe, your status isn’t something I can just meet whenever I want. Going through the proper procedures is too troublesome. Directly intruding is much simpler and more convenient.”

“Crown Prince, oh, no... now, I should call you Your Majesty.”

“You can still call me Qian Renxue,” Qian Renxue said, slowly rising from her seat. This person held too many of her secrets.

Although she was now the Emperor, her identity was, after all, fake. Her forces and people were not yet fully under her control. Important positions and institutions throughout the Heaven Dou Empire were not yet entirely in her hands.

If her identity were exposed at this moment, her power could still very easily vanish into thin air.

However, a Spirit Beast force as strong as Ye Wen's, if it wanted to destroy her, would not need to expose her identity; absolute power would suffice. He wouldn't bother with petty tricks like exposing identities.

Therefore, Qian Renxue was able to maintain a calm demeanor when facing Ye Wen.

“Hehe, alright, Qian Renxue.” Ye Wen chuckled, his gaze fixed on the crown on Qian Renxue’s head, teasing, “It’s almost ten o’clock. Aren’t you going to take off that crown?”

“I’ve been undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace for twenty years, a full twenty years of my life, all for this moment. Now, I’ve successfully ascended to the throne. Today, I naturally want to fully experience this power; otherwise, how could I justify my twenty years of effort?” Qian Renxue said with a serious expression.

Although Qian Renxue had now obtained the throne, Ye Wen could sense that she didn't seem to feel much joy or happiness.

The throne, the power of Heaven Dou, seemed to him like a mere obsession for Qian Renxue, something she absolutely had to achieve, but something she didn't seem to truly care about herself.

Ye Wen didn't want to dwell on these matters and directly got to the point, stating the purpose of his visit to Heaven Dou City: “Let’s get straight to the point. You should know why I’ve come to find you. So, what do you think of my previous proposal?”

Qian Renxue slowly walked towards Ye Wen, her Angel wings slowly unfurling behind her, golden light illuminating the entire bedchamber. She transformed back into her female form, her true appearance, that of Qian Renxue.

After Qian Renxue reverted to her true form, Ye Wen had already guessed and understood her answer, a smile forming in his heart.

“I, Qian Renxue, as the Young Master of Spirit Hall, accept your proposal. Once I unify the continent and become the Angel God, I will use my position to inform all the people of the continent to strictly enforce and abide by the rule you have set,” Qian Renxue said with utmost seriousness and gravity.

She had already made up her mind.

In fact, apart from obtaining spirit rings, the rule that humans should not arbitrarily hunt Spirit Beasts, while seemingly protecting Spirit Beasts, actually also benefits humans.

If humans cannot control their indiscriminate hunting of Spirit Beasts well, it's possible that one day in the future, Spirit Beasts might become extinct. At that point, how would Spirit Masters cultivate or obtain spirit rings?

The number of Spirit Masters would decrease, many would lack cultivation resources, and human Spirit Masters would consequently decline.

Although this matter is still very far from this era, Qian Renxue can sense that this day will come in the future.

She only needs to fulfill this one task, and Ye Wen will help her when necessary to reclaim Spirit Hall's authority and unify the continent. There's no reason not to agree.

“Very good. Then let’s see what you do next. I hope you won’t disappoint me,” Ye Wen said with a smile, extending his hand.

Qian Renxue glanced at it, then extended her own hand. Their hands met briefly before quickly separating.

Qian Renxue said, “I have already instructed my grandfather and the forces under our Six-Winged Angel Clan to establish a Supervision Hall, specifically for this matter, to conduct strict monitoring across the entire continent. Once anyone arbitrarily hunts Spirit Beasts, we will immediately take action to sanction them.”

“Once I eliminate dissidents and completely control Heaven Dou’s power, I will immediately have the Heaven Dou Empire establish such an organization to jointly maintain it.”

Ye Wen nodded in satisfaction. It seemed Qian Renxue was indeed serious about this matter. He then asked, “Very good. When do you plan to return to Spirit City to accept the Angel God’s assessment?”

“After I completely control the power of the Heaven Dou Empire,” Qian Renxue replied.

“I suggest you do it as soon as possible.”

Qian Renxue was somewhat perplexed: “Why?”