"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!"
The deafening roar, like a never-ending tide, crashed against the entire palace wave after wave.
Lin Wanwan was held tightly in Xiao Che's arms.
Her cheek rested against his cold, hard, yet incredibly reassuring chest.
The air was filled with deafening cheers.
The tip of his nose carried his unique, complex scent, a mixture of ambergris, blood, and gunpowder.
Before him stood tens of thousands of civil and military officials and soldiers kneeling on the ground.
All of this seemed so unreal, like a grand yet absurd dream.
Once upon a time, she was just a lowly empress, navigating the deep palace with utmost care and cunning, trying to understand the emperor's intentions in order to survive.
But now, she has become the mistress of the house, supported by the army, worshipped by officials, and even... a king who is willing to make a subversive vow to "never take another concubine" for her.
All these changes feel like a lifetime ago.
Lin Wanwan slowly raised her head from his embrace.
She looked at the man beside her.
Looking at his profile, slightly tired from a night of fierce fighting, yet still so handsome that it could make the world pale in comparison.
The morning light gently bathed his striking features in a golden halo, making him look like a true god who had stepped out of mythology.
Suddenly, an idea uncontrollably popped into Lin Wanwan's mind.
She wanted to see.
She wanted to see what was above his head right now.
This had almost become an instinct for her, a unique and intimate way of communicating with him.
From the very first encounter, that trembling pixelated figure [trembling.gif].
Later, when he got jealous, he would wag his little devil tail [hehehe.jpg].
And then there's the [God of War.gif] that showed him returning in blood and transforming into a god of war.
These bizarre and incredibly vivid emojis are like a secret code between the two of them, recording every little detail of their journey together.
So, what about now?
At this moment, he made that earth-shattering vow and received the support of the entire army.
At this moment, he truly and without reservation revealed his heart to the entire world.
What interesting scenes will appear above his head?
Will it be like before, with a blissful, bubbly image popping up like [blissful, bubbly.gif]?
Or will it be even more domineering, directly displaying a "My Empress is the best in the world.jpg" message?
Lin Wanwan's heart was filled with anticipation.
With a playful smile that she herself was unaware of, she habitually raised her head and cast her gaze upon that magical place that only she could see.
However……
The moment her gaze truly fell upon that spot.
She was completely stunned.
As expected, those familiar, quirky, cunning, domineering... pixelated characters, and those words imbued with the spirit of the modern internet...
None at all.
It was completely empty there.
No, it's not completely empty either.
There, all the emojis she once knew so well—the funny, cunning, war god, murderous… all of them—had completely disappeared.
They seem to have completed their mission in this world, quietly disappearing without a trace.
Lin Wanwan's heart suddenly felt empty.
A subtle, indescribable sense of loss quietly welled up in her heart.
Could it be...?
Is it because he has already revealed all his emotions to the world without reservation, so this "mind-reading artifact" that can only be seen by himself no longer has any need to exist?
The thought flashed through her mind the instant it occurred to her.
An anomaly has occurred again!
There, in the sky, which had become incredibly clear, as if after a rainstorm, one could see...
A golden light suddenly appeared without warning.
Next, the second point, the third point...
Countless points of brilliant light, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, continuously emerged and converged!
They are no longer the slightly rough pixel style of the past.
Instead, it was a kind of pure, dazzling light that Lin Wanwan had never seen before, as if it were formed from the most dazzling stars in the sky... a sacred radiance!
These rays of light swiftly intertwined, swirled, and outlined...
Finally, under Lin Wanwan's breathless, shocked gaze!
A scene, the most magnificent, the most dazzling, and the most... sacred she had ever seen in her life, slowly unfolded before her!
It was a divine dragon, its entire body constructed of pure golden light!
Its body is agile, its dragon scales shimmer, its five claws are strong, and it is full of unparalleled imperial majesty that reigns supreme over the world!
Beside it was a phoenix, bathed in raging flames, its entire body formed from crimson flames!
Its phoenix feathers are magnificent, its tail feathers are flowing, and it sings a high-pitched song, full of the supreme nobility of rebirth and maternal grace!
One dragon, one phoenix.
They are no longer the slightly comical cartoon figures of the past.
It is the most fitting totem of this era, the most fitting to their identity, the oldest and the most sacred!
They are intertwined and swirling together, as if engaged in an eternal, silent dance.
And in the very center, which they all guard.
It was a pearl, radiating a soft, warm, milky-white glow...
That pearl was so bright and pure, as if it symbolized all the most beautiful and precious emotions in the world.
This image is so clear, so dazzling, so... breathtaking!
It is no longer the simple, fleeting GIF animation of the past.
Lin Wanwan could clearly feel that it... seemed to have a life of its own!
She could feel the endless protection and love that the golden dragon emanated for the phoenix.
She could also sense the complete trust and attachment that the phoenix showed towards the dragon.
Even more so, one can feel the eternal will they displayed when they were jointly guarding that pearl—a will that transcends time, life and death, and everything else!
This is no longer a "mind-reading tool" used to guess his thoughts.
It has been elevated.
It turned into...
Between them, love is unique... a testament!
It is the most private and sacred emotional exchange that only she can see!
Lin Wanwan stared blankly at this sacred scene, a scene that could make all other paintings in the world pale in comparison.
Her heart was almost stopping.
An unprecedented, immense sense of happiness and satisfaction, like the warmest tide, instantly overwhelmed her, immersing her in a near-dizzying bliss.
However, this is not the end.
Just as she was completely immersed in the awe of this magnificent scene.
At the very bottom of that auspicious and sacred image of a dragon and phoenix.
Two points, shining brighter than all the surrounding stars, slowly lit up.
With a simple yet solemn touch, they slowly outlined two eternally shimmering seal characters composed of pure starlight.
There are no extra words.
There are no fancy embellishments.
Only the simplest, yet also the most... somber declaration.
——[My wife].
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