Episode 4: Lord of the Suzaku Palace
"Dong-dong-dong..."
On this day, to the south of the Shizuka Dynasty and to the north of the Fat Tiger Dynasty, fire rose to the sky.
A sacred mountain covered in flames, with violent lava flowing down, nine death knells shocked the world.
——The nine ringings of the death knell generally represent the soul of the deceased and the real farewell to the mortal world.
This blessed land named Zhuque Mountain has finally ushered in a new chapter after the final doomsday.
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"Palace Master, in order to protect your people, you were not afraid of the evil puppets, burned your soul and blood, and bought precious time to escape."
"Although your flesh and blood will die, your will will be passed down from generation to generation..."
On the top of Zhuque Mountain, in the clan sacrificial hall, a group of people gathered in the dark.
They all wore white gowns, and a small cluster of crimson flames burned on the right chest of the flying firebird clan emblem.
As the atmosphere on the field continued to wander between depression and sorrow, the flames seemed to have spirituality, rising and falling.
"I am so ashamed of myself. The white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift. Every time I think of the palace master's heroic appearance, I feel ashamed of my old age and incompetence!"
"This glass of wine is a toast to the Palace Master! I hope that the Palace Master's spirit in heaven can see that the things he wants to protect are safe and sound. As long as there is a little comfort, that will be enough!"
"Yes! I am toasting Uncle Zhuqi with this glass of wine. I never expected that this old man, who is usually leisurely and carefree, would burst out with such decisive blood at the moment of disaster, saving my wife and my pet beast."
"I used to call the elderly people random nicknames, but now that I think about it, I wish I could rush over and give myself a few loudmouths!"
"There are also Elder Tian, Elder Fang... Although these seniors are not named Zhu, they only lead offerings and serve as external elders of our clan."
"When the evil tribe invaded, they did not flee in panic, but chose to fight alongside us. Now that they are unfortunately dead, their descendants must be treated properly, and the meritorious ministers must not be allowed to die in worry..."
The figure is graceful and impassioned.
In front of the buried tombstones, fireworks rose into the sky, and the place shrouded in firelight was filled with people crying, sighing, remembering... and so on, lingering endlessly.
At the front of the crowd, there was only one person, wearing a frost-white top on the upper body and a crimson war skirt on the lower body. The skirt, collar, and skirt were all inlaid with gold threads.
Her magnificence, placed in an all-white shirt, is a little green among thousands of flowers, which is particularly eye-catching.
But her indifference, reflected on that delicate oval face, forced no one within ten meters around her to dare to stand.
"Father……"
Zhu Qin bent down and gently rubbed the writing on the stone tablet with his palm, looking dazed.
On her shoulder, a fiery red bird flapped its wings and lowered its head in a salute.
"Tweet-tweet-"
"Chirp - chirp -"
A bird call rang out, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and at least a dozen similar bird calls followed.
A woman who was 70% similar to Zhu Qin, but whose peach blossom eyes were rippling, and big tears kept dripping from the corners of her eyes, walked slowly with her lotus steps raised.
"Sister, my father died in the battle, and my mother also died of serious injuries and left us."
"From now on, we will no longer have parents who can hold up the sky for us..."
"Zheng'er..."
Zhu Qin paused his fingers slightly and turned around, with a hint of softness in his cold expression.
She hugged her sister gently, patted her back, and said in the calmest tone, most firmly:
"Don't worry, my father and mother died heroically to protect their tribe."
"They did not die in vain. Everyone standing here today is, more or less, the result of their lives."
"I know." Zhu Zheng's eyes were filled with tears, "But I am also a saint."
"Why did you have to knock me out and prevent me from participating in the battle at that time..."
"In their eyes, you and I will always be children."
Zhu Qin shook his head, "The power of the Holy Lord is really a drop in the bucket for that battle."
"I fought on the front line and witnessed with my own eyes how fragile and powerless the legendary ancestors of myth were when faced with the top evil gods."
"Even the gate that has stood for a hundred thousand years and has not fallen down is still vulnerable to a pale hand."
"These abominable maggots!" Zhu Zheng clenched his fists, sparks bursting out of his peach blossom eyes, "Before the disaster came, I still couldn't fully understand why the extraordinary seniors were flying into the flames one by one."
"But when the pain pierced my heart, I suddenly realized that the evil spirit in the beginning was a dark thing that turned its back on happiness. As long as there is still a trace of it left in the world, there will never be peace in the world."
"It's all over." Zhu Qin whispered, "The White Emperor used the power of Taichu to completely destroy the corrupt thoughts and cut off the vitality of evil spirits from the source."
"Waiting for time to heal the grief left by the deceased, hundreds of years and thousands of years later."
"The extraordinary new generation will lose their fear of this species and only retain a basic impression."
"Sister, I heard that over there in Daqian, with the help of the Ancestral Dragon Court, the Holy Court, the Giant King's Court, the Deep Sea Whirlpool, the Ancient Demons and other clans, they built a huge city in just thirty years.
In the name of opening a master training academy?"
Zhu Zheng suddenly raised her head, wiped away her tears, and asked expectantly:
"They should have invited you, right? I heard that you and Bai Di's childhood sweethearts have known each other for a long time."
"?" Zhu Qin glanced at Zhu Zheng and said expressionlessly: "Do you have any misunderstanding about the term 'childhood sweetheart'?"
"Also, although you are a new Saint, with such strength, Shanhaiyuan will reject you?
"No matter!" Zhu Zheng shook Zhu Qin's arm, her tone already a little bit coquettish:
"Ancestor Suzaku said before he died that you are the new and unobjectionable master of Suzaku Palace. If I don't report to you, who will I report to?"
"What's more, if I go with you, the effect will be completely different than if I go alone!"
Zhu Zheng showed a look of longing and longing, especially with the tears that have not disappeared, which makes me feel pity for her:
"I met Bai Emperor once when I was a child. He had not yet proclaimed himself emperor at that time."
"Later, I was able to go to heaven and contract with the Four-Winged Sun Archangel, thanks to the token he gave me."
"Sister, don't you want to see him? He is your classmate, and one of the only three people in the same class who has awakened independently!"
"I saw him at the Gate of Destruction."
Zhu Qin said to himself, with a slight sigh mixed in his beautiful peach blossom eyes:
"But in essence, we are no longer in the same world. I am still looking for the way to become the emperor's ancestor, and he is probably at the end of the emperor's ancestor, studying the possibility of going further."
"No matter what!"
Zhu Zheng fought hard and said:
"I want to be a tutor in the new Shanhaiyuan and experience the saying 'teaching a man to fish is worse than teaching him to fish'."
"Sister, you may not have time to be a mentor, but instead of trying to figure it out on your own, it's better to ask Bai Di for advice."
"Obviously they were classmates who fought side by side and were tied to the same boat more than once. How come they feel like strangers after dozens or even hundreds of years?"
"Okay." Zhu Qin nodded, broke away from Zhu Zheng's pull, and glanced at the crowded crowd.
"When the worship is over and the family returns to peace, I will take you... to Baidi City!"
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Extra 4: The Lord of the Suzaku Palace - End.
(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!