The golden light on the summit of Tianyu Mountain was fully revealed.
The civil and military officials from the capital knelt on the ground, their hearts pounding and their minds buzzing.
Especially the old censor who had been complaining earlier, now had a flushed face and was trembling like a leaf, whether from fear or excitement, it was hard to tell.
When he saw the golden light brush against his body, his chronic leg pain, which had plagued him for many years, suddenly felt warm and no longer hurt!
A miracle! This is truly a miracle!
Lord Zhang, standing beside him, wore a smug expression that seemed to say, "I knew it," and secretly glanced at him, feeling a surge of satisfaction.
However, before they could fully recover from this enormous shock...
A rapid sound of horses' hooves approached from the foot of the mountain. A member of the guard team responsible for patrolling leaped up the mountain, knelt on one knee, and spoke in a booming voice.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty's messenger! An urgent report has arrived from the border of Yuzhou: the Yan Kingdom in the north has sent an envoy, who is now at the foot of the mountain!"
These words caused an uproar among the officials.
An envoy from the Yan Kingdom? Coming at this time? What are they here for? To demonstrate?
The Grand General frowned and stepped forward: "Do you know who these people are? How many soldiers have they brought?"
The guard's expression was very strange. He hesitated for a moment, then finally took a deep breath and said, "Reporting to the General, it is the Empress of Yan who has arrived! She has brought the full royal regalia. It seems she has also come to offer sacrifices to the gods!"
"What?!"
The old censor's legs, which had just recovered, went weak and he almost collapsed again.
He felt that he had used up all the shocks he had ever experienced in his life in just one day.
First, the empress herself changed the country's name and led her officials to worship the mountain god.
Now, even the empress of the neighboring state of Yan has come running here.
What kind of auspicious place is Tianyu Shenshan that it has become an imperial wholesale market?
Not only him, but all the officials in the capital were stunned.
Liang Yufeng's phoenix eyes flickered slightly, and a smile finally appeared on her calm face, as if she had expected this.
"Open the mountain gate to welcome guests."
…
At the foot of the mountain, two teams representing the highest powers of different countries stood facing each other from a distance.
On one side was the Imperial Guard of the Great Yu, who had just experienced a miracle and were in high spirits.
On the other side was the ceremonial guard of the Yan Kingdom, which had come from afar, with banners waving in the wind.
Unlike Liang Yu's solemn and dignified black sacrificial robes.
Empress Jiang Hongying of the Yan Kingdom wore a dazzling red robe with dragon and phoenix patterns, the gold threads outlining the robe shimmering in the sunlight, as if it were about to take flight at any moment.
She wore no crown, but simply tied her hair up in a high bun with a gold hairpin, revealing her smooth and full forehead.
She has a striking and imposing appearance, with a pair of phoenix eyes that exude authority even without anger, and her entire being radiates a sharp edge forged through hard-fought battles.
Behind her, besides the ministers of Yan, there were some people with slightly darker skin, dressed in exotic clothing, whose eyes also gleamed with fanaticism.
Soon, Liang Yu, surrounded by Old Lady Gongsun and a group of mountain god believers, slowly walked down the mountain path.
The two empresses, both wielding immense power, met in mid-air.
Jiang Hongying dismounted swiftly and gracefully, then bowed to Liang Yu in a clear, melodious voice.
"Jiang Hongying of Yan Kingdom, having heard that Dayu has venerated the Mountain Goddess as its national protector, has come to offer her congratulations and, on behalf of the entire Yan Kingdom, to present her humble respects to the Goddess."
Her demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant, which both indicated her purpose and upheld her status as the ruler of a country.
Liang Yu nodded slightly: "The Emperor of Yan is very kind. Her Majesty's grace extends to all corners of the world, without regard to national boundaries."
The conversation left the officials from both countries completely bewildered, but the onlookers at the foot of the mountain were in an uproar.
A man from Dayu who had just run out of the teahouse to watch the commotion excitedly patted the shoulder of the person next to him, spitting as he spoke.
"See that! See that! I told you our Mountain Goddess is the most powerful! Look, even the Emperor of Yan came to offer incense! What do you call that? This is called all nations paying tribute!"
A merchant from the Yan state standing next to him immediately became displeased upon hearing this, and stiffened his neck.
"What do you mean by 'coming here to offer incense'? Our Emperor's sincerity is what we call true devotion! Let me tell you, our Emperor received guidance from the Mountain Goddess long ago, which has a profound connection to us! In a word, we are more devout than you!"
In the crowd, a young man dressed in the style of the Peacock Kingdom heard these words and his eyes reddened.
He pushed his way through and shouted in a distinctive accent, "Stop arguing! When it comes to piety, who can compare to our Peacock Kingdom! If it weren't for the Mountain Goddess's divine light that dispelled the dark energy, our entire nation would have become the living dead! The Goddess is our second mother!"
His shout immediately silenced the surroundings, and everyone looked at him with pity.
The man from Dayu scratched his head, his momentum waning: "So you're in such a sorry state, brother? Alright then, you're the most devout, you're the most devout..."
On the endless sea, thousands of miles away.
A colossal spaceship, as large as a mountain and made entirely of a strange, silvery-white metal, is cutting through the vast blue waves at high speed.
On the bow deck, several figures stood against the wind.
Wang Wan, dressed in a white dress, looked ethereal and graceful. She closed her eyes and focused her mind, sensing the voice in her head.
Hearing the whole story from the barbarian kingdom.
Her delicate brows furrowed, and she suddenly opened her eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.
Damn it!
Her voice was icy: "The power of faith in the Mountain Goddess is being stolen by an evil force! How dare they!"
Her angry rebuke seemed to freeze the surrounding air.
Beside her, Lin Anniang, dressed in simple clothes and tall, clenched her fists, which were capable of crushing boulders, with a cracking sound upon hearing this.
"What?! Someone dares to steal from the Mountain Goddess?!" Her eyes widened in anger. "Sister Wang, tell me where they are, I'll come right now and twist their heads off!"
"Don't be impulsive, Anniang." Xia Yan, dressed in a gorgeous mage's robe, held her down.
Xia Yan's expression was equally unpleasant, her azure eyes gleaming with magical light.
"That force is strange; it seems to be able to distort people's cognition and memory. Forcing our way in might alert them and even harm the deceived believers."
She paused, looked at everyone, and spoke with a firm tone.
"The fact that they're resorting to such underhanded tactics shows they don't dare confront the Empress's divine power head-on. They're racing against time!"
Lin Anniang suddenly realized and clapped her hands loudly.
"I understand! It means we have to be faster than them! Before they can fool everyone, we must spread the Empress's glory to every corner! So they won't have time to react!"
"That's right!"
The ordinary people who followed them out to sea to spread their faith clenched their fists, their eyes burning with fervor.
They were all people who had received the blessings of the mountain god and had been pulled back from the brink of disaster and death; their faith was deeply ingrained in their bones.
Upon hearing that someone had blasphemed the gods and stolen faith, his anger was even more intense than that of Wang Wan and Lin Anniang!
"Speed up! Full speed ahead!"
"Let those cowardly rats who hide their heads and tails see what a real miracle is!"
"Praise be to the Mountain Goddess! Her radiance will surely illuminate the entire world!"
A rousing shout echoed across the Shenzhou, the runes on its hull shone brightly, and its speed increased by another three points.
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