In the imperial study, Emperor Jinghong and his closest officials started to narrate the matter of the “immortal ascension.”
“The Heavens were moved by the benevolence of His Majesty. His Majesty is both auspicious and virtuous. To maintain the peace of the world, His Majesty sent Princess Pingning to serve the Honored Immortal…”
A strong wind suddenly rose and rattled the windows. The Prime Minister, who had been preparing a message to the world flattering His Majesty and weakening Princess Pingning’s deeds, shook. He gripped his beard that moved in the wind, and changed his words. “The Honored Immortal saw Princess Pingning’s innocence and kindness, her karma with immortality, and made Her Highness Princess Pingning an immortal. Her Highness Pingning grew at the knees of the emperor and empress. She looks like a jade child and was beloved by both the emperor and empress. His Majesty is extremely pleased and has built the Immortal Pingning Temple to pray for Her Highness Pingning and for the world…”
The wind immediately stopped. Other than the open window, it did not leave behind any traces.
The monarch and the officials inside the room sighed inwardly in relief. Emperor Jinghong coughed slightly and said, “Order the Ministry of Words to repair the tomb of the previous emperor and empress. Zhen will help Princess Pingning fulfill her familial duties to them.”
“Your Majesty is benevolent.”
Emperor Jinghong smiled on the surface but sighed inside. What else could he do? He was afraid that if he did not do enough, the heavens would punish him and the country as well. Oh well, a man of character could bow or stand tall. A monarch who wanted face was not a good monarch.
In a hundred, thousand years, who would know if he and Princess Pingning were like father and daughter or not? If the history books recorded it a few times, more people would believe it.
At this time, Kong Hou did not know that Emperor Jinghong who she had feared was trying his best to establish a relationship with her. She stayed still against Wang Tong’s shoulder and peeked down. But it was completely black—she couldn’t see anything.
Suddenly, she saw an open silver gate. Was this the gate to the immortal palace?
Wang Tong looked at the quiet girl in his arms and tightened the cloak around her. “After stepping through this door, we will be in Lingyou World.”
The moment they passed through the silver gates, Kong Hou felt her body drift. When she opened her eyes, the silver gates had disappeared. There was a crescent moon hanging in the sky, and the stars were exceptionally bright. The night wind blew past her face with coolness but not cold.
What shocked her the most were the carriages in the sky. Red lanterns hung on the carriages, the sound of the bells pleasing to the ear. Kong Hou couldn’t help but look a few more times. The carriage quickly disappeared. She looked around with disappointment. Several people floated in the air, some of them stepping on swords, others on strange weapons, and even some… on bamboo baskets and hoes?
The middle-aged man stepping on the bamboo basket noticed Kong Hou’s gaze and immediately came over with a smile. “Path Friend, did you take your junior to the mortal world to play? Today is the rare once in a millennium ten thousand stars New Year’s Eve. Would you like to buy a box of pastries for your junior?” When he finished speaking, he took out a wood box. The box was filled with pastries. Wondrously, these pastries sparkled and gave off light, appearing like the stars in the sky.
Wang Tong looked down at Kong Hou who had an expression of curiosity. He hesitated for a moment. “How much?”
“Three spirit stones per box, five spirit stones for two boxes.”
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Ascending, Do Not Disturb!
Fantasy[ This story has been written by 'You Xia Die Ying' and translated by ' Dreams of Jianghu'. So all credits to them. You can find it on Novel Updates as well. I'm copying this here for my personal use but anyone who wants to read it is welcome. Now t...
