Chapter 513 Phoenix Girl
May 8th, a good day, good weather.
The trumpet sounded and the emperor's procession left the palace.
The people knelt on both sides of the road and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.
The Yulin Guard and the Jinyi Guard surrounded the entire Zhaixing Tower like an iron barrel, and the pheasant feather flags rustled in the morning breeze.
The chimes rang out, and a dark robe swept across the twenty-eight constellations on the gilded carpet, stirring up waves of dragon patterns. Xiao Jingfan stepped onto the jade steps and ascended. Amidst the music, under the gaze of officials and common people, he reached the top floor of the Zhaixing Tower.
Here, pine and cypress spices are burning in a three-meter-high bronze tripod, and a column of green smoke wrapped with a little ashes is winding up into the blue sky.
The wind blew his clothes, and his rings and bracelets jingled. Xiao Jingfan raised his hand to press on the gilded railing, and looked up, taking in the crowd surging below.
His eyes fell on a black carriage with a golden dragon-patterned flag on it.
Chu Liuzheng stuck his head out of the carriage and looked up at the top of the Zhaixing Tower.
[Wow~ After the renovation, the Zhaixing Tower has the feel of an altar.]
The Ministry of Rites must have spent a fortune on this occasion, creating a solemn yet festive atmosphere. Those who didn't know would have thought the tyrant was proposing marriage.
She squinted her eyes and tried to see the emperor's face, but the emperor was standing too high and she couldn't see it clearly.
She turned to look at the people standing outside the guard circle.
Leading the way were the officials and their families, followed by the common people.
Chu Qin, Bai Shi and Chu Yuxin also came and stood beside Lu Fei. When she saw her looking over, Chu Yuxin waved at her excitedly.
Chu Liuzheng smiled and was about to get out of the carriage to talk to them when suddenly there was a "dong" sound and a deep bell sound slowly spread out, like a silencer. Everyone fell silent and stopped looking around or moving around.
The process had already begun, and Chu Liuzheng didn't want to run out and attract attention at this time, so he stayed in the carriage and looked out the window.
Siyue and Chenxing both stood guard by the carriage to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from approaching.
"God is above—" On the Zhaixing Pavilion, the sharp voice of the Imperial Household Department split the clouds and mist.
Xiao Jingfan lifted up his robe and knelt on the mat.
Everyone under Pavilion Zhaixing knelt on the ground, listened to the emperor's prayers, and performed the ritual of three bows and nine kowtows.
Chu Liuzheng felt that she was now a part of Dasheng, and it would not be appropriate for her to sit while others were kneeling, so she quietly came out of the carriage and knelt beside the carriage with Chen Xing and Si Yue, focusing on participation.
After finishing the prayer and bowing for the last time, Xiao Jingfan pressed his palms against the cold floor tiles and heard several cannon shots in the distance.
The sun pierced through the clouds, and the eunuchs shouted shrilly: "Get up—"
Xiao Jingfan stood up, a gust of wind came, and his wide sleeves fluttered like swan feathers. His tall figure was reflected in the sunlight, and he looked like a god descending to earth.
Drums and music blared, cannons blared, and everyone shouted in unison: "Long live, long live, long live!"
"Long live, long live, long live!"
"Long live, long live, long live!"
Layer upon layer of "Long Live" rolled in the air and poured into Xiao Jingfan's ears like waves, with only one difference.
[Wow, this is the emperor's pomp and circumstance. So impressive! If only I had a camera, I could take hundreds of pictures as souvenirs.]
With the corners of his lips slightly raised, Xiao Jingfan walked to the gilded railing and looked down again.
At this moment, a clear bird song resounded through heaven and earth, drowning out the cheers and music present.
"Mother, mother!" In the crowd, Chu Yuxin tugged at Bai's sleeve, pointed in the direction of the black carriage, her voice trembling with excitement, "Fengfengfengfeng, it's a phoenix!! Sister has a phoenix!"
Beside the carriage stood a woman dressed in a silver-red brocade palace gown. Her figure was as slender as a bamboo, her eyes and eyebrows clear and beautiful. A golden phoenix burst forth from her back, wings spread wide, and golden light splattered like shattered stars.
The phoenix raises its neck in a sharp arc, and lets out a clear cry that rips silk. Its neck feathers are swollen, and its tail feathers flow like a waterfall of molten gold. It is majestic and sacred, and cannot be directly viewed.
Chen Xing and Mi Yue stared at the scene with wide eyes, and were so shocked that they were speechless.
Chu Liuzheng suddenly spread his wings like a phoenix:? ?!
[Holy crap! What kind of fantastical development is this? Am I going to become an immortal?]
[System, this 3D projection is quite useful. Make the phoenix a little bigger. Yes, a little bigger. And turn up the volume a little.]
Yi Zhen, who was squatting in the crowd, secretly gave instructions to the system.
[Almost done, quick! Hundreds of birds pay homage to the phoenix, golden light, flower petals, fragrance, everything, just like the White Phoenix Fairy's birthday in the last world!]
"Look! Sky, sky!" A Jinyiwei pointed to the distant sky, his voice rising with horror.
Everyone looked up and held their breath for a moment.
Under the clear sky, a flock of birds came like a tide, covering the sky and blocking out the sun!
Each bird held a flower in its mouth, and the petals fell like rain. In an instant, the rich fragrance filled the air, as if the entire world had turned into an endless sea of flowers.
Chu Yuxin subconsciously stretched out her hands, and the tender petals slowly fell. When they touched her fingertips, they suddenly shattered and turned into fireflies, silently converging towards the glittering phoenix shadow above Chu Liuzheng's head.
The phoenix suddenly stretched its neck and let out a clear cry that pierced the clouds and split the rocks. It flapped its huge golden wings violently and soared straight into the sky. Hundreds of birds made way for it.
It circled over the crowd's heads three times, and every flap of its huge wings scattered golden and jade fragments, and its tail feathers dragged long, burning rays of light, as if a god was watching over it.
After three circles, it let out an even louder cry, suddenly changed direction, and transformed into a golden lightning that tore through the sky. With the force of thunder, it swooped down towards Chu Liuzheng and crashed into the woman's body with unerring precision!
"boom--"
Everyone's head was buzzing, and golden light exploded like the scorching sun. The dazzling light instantly swallowed everyone's sight, causing everyone to subconsciously close their eyes.
After a few breaths, everyone trembled and opened their stinging eyes.
In the sky, the phoenix has disappeared, and all the birds have quietly dispersed. Only a rainbow remains, quietly telling the story of the shocking scene just now.
Everyone stared at the rainbow in the sky, wondering vaguely: Did they just see a phoenix?
At this moment, a sharp cry suddenly broke the silence: "Look! It's Feng Yu! On her forehead!"
As if being pulled by an invisible thread, everyone's eyes were instantly focused.
The woman standing quietly beside the carriage had her eyes slightly closed, her expression calm. Between her smooth brows, a feather-shaped golden light shone brightly!
The golden feather was clearly visible, and tiny sparks seemed to be jumping on the edge.
Under the gazes of thousands of people, this magical phoenix feather seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, and the dazzling golden light slowly converged and settled inward, as if it were a living thing, seeping into her fair skin inch by inch and bit by bit.
The golden light became more and more restrained, and finally completely merged into the depths of the eyebrows, leaving no trace.
Almost at the same time, the intoxicating fragrance of flowers that filled the sky and earth was suddenly taken away as if by an invisible hand, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
It was like a miracle ended.
After the extreme silence comes a huge wave.
"Phoenix Girl! The real Phoenix Girl has been born!" Someone shouted at the top of his lungs first, his voice trembling and breaking with excitement.
(End of this chapter)
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