Susanoo suddenly pulled open the clothes on his arm.

This guy's arms were covered in knife scars.

He displayed his arm, covered in knife scars, to everyone.

"Everyone, I have been longing to return to Kyoto all these years. I have endured hardship and bided my time for this day."

Susanoo's woman, Tamayori-hime, and Ichisui-jima-hime knelt beside her, nodding repeatedly.

Just then, the guards outside the door ran over.

"Has someone requested an audience with His Majesty the Emperor?"

Who is it?

"The visitors claim to be Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Your Majesty, would you like to see them?"

Susanoo was greatly surprised upon hearing this.

Both Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were famous generals under the command of great warriors.

Why would these two people travel thousands of miles to this bitterly cold northern land?

"Bring them in to see me." Susanoo waved his hand.

"Hey..." The guard turned to leave.

"Wait, how many people did they bring with them before they came to eat?"

"Each person brought fewer than 5,000 men. Their cavalry were stationed outside the city and did not come in."

"Let them come to see me."

Susanoo was restored to the throne.

This guy had piercing eyes, staring intently straight ahead.

Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were brought in.

Susanoo noticed that both men had scars on their faces and their armor was covered in blood.

Before Susanoo could speak, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga knelt down.

"I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor."

"I am Oda Nobunaga, greetings to Your Majesty the Emperor."

Susanoo thought he had misheard, so he vigorously picked at his ears and demanded, "What did you two say? Say it again!"

"I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor."

"I am Oda Nobunaga, greetings to Your Majesty the Emperor."

Susanoo heard this clearly, and he slammed his hand on the armrest of the dragon throne and stood up.

"You two just addressed me as 'Great Lord,' why isn't your Emperor the Great Lord?"

"Kyoto has fallen, and His Majesty the Emperor has been..." the two said in unison, "...and Prince Ono has personally beheaded the Ōmono-no-shu."

Susanoo thought he had misheard. With a whoosh, he drew his sword, the Kusanagi, and walked down the steps to stand before Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

"What did you just say? Say it again, who chopped off the Great Lord's head?"

"The Ōmono-no-suke's own son, Prince Ono, personally cut off his head."

"However, Prince Ono was also captured and paraded through the streets with three others. It is estimated that Prince Ono has now been executed by slow slicing."

Not only Susanoo was stunned after hearing this.

All the civil and military officials in the palace were stunned when they heard this.

"What exactly happened? Why did Prince Ono kill his father with his own hands?"

"Who else has captured the palace? Who else has entered the capital?"

"The people of the Great Xia Dynasty, they captured the palace, they entered the capital."

Susanoo was utterly shocked upon hearing this.

He asked questions carefully for a long time before he finally understood the whole story.

"So you're saying that the soldiers of the supposedly invincible Great Xia Dynasty actually stormed into our capital?" Susanoo couldn't hide his joy.

This guy also once invaded the Great Xia Dynasty.

In his view.

The army of the Great Xia Dynasty was utterly defeated.

Susanoo dreamed about two things.

The first thing to do is to launch an attack from the north and take over the entire island of Japan.

The second thing is to launch an attack from Hokkaido and take over the entire Central Plains.

Susanoo's Ame-no-Murakumo sword rested on Toyotomi Hideyoshi's head: "Are you telling the truth or lying? You're not here to trick me, are you?"

"Our Japanese samurai are exceptionally strong, how could they possibly be so easily defeated by the cavalry of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi raised his right hand and pointed to the sky: "Your Majesty the Emperor, not a single word we have said is a lie. If even one word is a lie, Your Majesty the Emperor may cut off my head right now, and I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, will not say a word."

Oda Nobunaga, who was standing next to him, nodded repeatedly.

Just then, the palace guards entered once again.

"His Majesty the Emperor has yet another person coming to seek refuge with him."

Upon hearing this, Susanoo quickly waved his hand and said, "Tell them all to come see me, no matter how many they have."

Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea is up, several more military officers have been brought in.

These military officers knelt respectfully before Susanoo.

"Your Majesty, I am Shibata Seiei, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I am Tachibana Dōsetsu, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty the Emperor."

"I am Honda Toshikatsu, greetings to Your Majesty the Emperor."

These people originally intended to lead troops to support Kyoto.

However, they already knew halfway there that Kyoto had been captured by Jiang Tian.

Even if these people led a large army to Kyoto, it would be too late.

After discussing it, they realized that they had no choice but to seek refuge with Susanoo.

Upon seeing the gods, Susanoo burst into laughter.

“Excellent, excellent. Heaven has eyes, and you have foresight. Coming to me is the right choice you’ve ever made.” Susanoo waved his hand. “Have a banquet prepared; I want to welcome these people back.”

"Hi..."

Everyone knelt down in unison before Susanoo.

"How many troops did you bring this time?" This was what Susanoo was most interested in.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, have brought more than 20,000 people."

"Your Majesty, I, Oda Nobunaga, have brought men with me. However, if Your Majesty gives me just one month, I can recruit more than 50,000 men."

Susanoo nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

These dozen or so people came to seek refuge with him.

They brought at least 10,000 people, and some brought as many as 30,000 to 40,000.

This means that Susanoo's army has increased by 300,000 to 400,000 men.

Susanoo originally had an army of 500,000.

With the addition of these 300,000 troops, Susanoo's forces numbered nearly a million.

The guy was overjoyed.

With nearly a million troops, they swept across the entire Japanese mainland.

"Everyone, rest assured and follow me. Emperor Honda will lead you to conquer a vast territory." Susanoo was so happy that he didn't know who he was. "We will first pacify Japan and wipe out all the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty on the island of Japan. Then we will head west and bring the entire Central Plains under the control of this Emperor."

The crowd knelt down once again: "We swear to follow His Majesty the Emperor to the death! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Everyone, please rise."

After exchanging pleasantries, the eunuchs led Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his dozen or so entourage away.

Susanoo walked up to the Grand Preceptor: "Grand Preceptor, you saw what just happened."

My return to the throne of Emperor is not far off.

I am now the one everyone looks to and the one the people desire.

Not only does the entire island of Japan belong to me, but the vast lands of the Central Plains also belong to me, Susanoo.