When a sick and weak girl masters the clone of a strange beast

Chapter 433: The Enthronement Ceremony

Time flies and it is the day of Zhou Jinchun's enthronement. This day is an auspicious day specially chosen by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Early in the morning, the entire Great Zhou Palace became bustling with busy figures everywhere.

Bai Xi and other spectators were led by the Great Zhou ritual official to the Great Zhou secret realm, where the crown princess' enthronement ceremony would take place.

In the team, Bai Xi saw Zhou Jinchun's uncle Qi Guanheng, who was also invited this time.

Ever since Zhou Shengzong was persuaded by Changyue, Qi Guanheng gradually stepped out from the dark and openly assisted Zhou Jinchun.

Qi Guanheng also saw Bai Xi. He took the initiative to walk up to Bai Xi and said, "Emperor, long time no see."

"Mr. Qi Guan, long time no see." Bai Xi nodded.

Although Changyue and Baiyi are both very familiar with Qi Guanheng, Bai Xi, Zhou Jinchun's formal master, is not very familiar with Qi Guanheng. He has only met him a few times because of cooperation.

Bai Xi must of course maintain her character, even though she and Changyue are the same person.

"Mrs. Long didn't come?" Bai Xi asked.

Qi Guanheng shook his head helplessly upon hearing this, "Although my sister really wants to see Chun'er's enthronement ceremony, it is inconvenient for her to be there because of her status."

Bai Xi nodded, "I understand."

The two chatted as they walked, and soon arrived at the Taimiao, where the ancestors of the Great Zhou were worshipped.

The first step in enthroning the Crown Princess is to report the ceremony, first to Heaven and Earth, then to the Taimiao (ancestors).

When Bai Xi and his companions arrived, the front of the Great Zhou Temple was already filled with civil and military officials of the Great Zhou.

At the same time, all the princes and princesses of the Great Zhou also arrived.

However, the eldest prince Zhou Shao was not there.

After his collusion with the barbarians was exposed, Zhou's ancestor Zhou Shengzong took the initiative to imprison him in the clan house and ordered him to stay there for life.

Qi Guanheng looked at the sky and said, "The auspicious time is almost here, Chun'er should be here too!"

As he finished speaking, Zhou Jinchun, wearing the court dress specially for the Crown Princess, walked slowly towards them riding her jade-like snow tiger, surrounded by officials from the East Palace.

When deciding to enthrone Zhou Jinchun as the Crown Princess, Zhou Chaoyuan let Zhou Jinchun form her own Eastern Palace officials.

A considerable number of her subordinates had fought with her on the battlefield, and some were prepared for her by her uncle Qi Guanheng.

"The Crown Princess has arrived!"

Upon seeing this, all the officials bowed in greeting.

When they reached the front of the Taimiao, Zhou Jinchun climbed down from the back of the Jade Tiger in a heroic manner, and then, under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, came to the incense table placed in the center of the Taimiao square.

When Zhou Jinchun stood still, the ceremonial officer shouted loudly: "The auspicious time has arrived!"

As the ceremonial officer finished speaking, another ceremonial officer came forward holding a bright yellow silk book and read aloud:
"Since ancient times, the emperor has received the mandate of heaven and ruled the world. Now my crown princess is gifted with intelligence and virtuous character. She will surely inherit the throne and prolong the country's prosperity.

May the gods of heaven and earth protect the princess, so that she can grow in wisdom and virtue..."

After a long string of sacrificial texts ended, Zhou Jinchun took three long incense sticks from the ceremonial officer, inserted them into the incense burner, and performed a great ceremony towards heaven and earth.

After the ceremony, all the civil and military officials bowed to Zhou Jinchun again, chanting in unison:
"We, the ministers, are extremely terrified and respectfully bow our heads to the Heavenly God and the four gods.

Today is an auspicious time to confer the title of Crown Princess. This grand ceremony is specially held to announce it to heaven and earth..."

After the ceremony of greeting heaven and earth was over, the ceremonial officer led the Crown Princess and the civil and military officials into the Imperial Ancestral Temple, followed closely by Bai Xi and other spectators.

In the Taimiao, Zhou Patriarch Zhou Shengzong had been waiting for a long time.

Holding a long incense stick, he walked to the table of Zhou family ancestors and said:

"Now there is the Crown Princess Chun, who is gifted and intelligent, and has a good character. She is deeply loved and trusted by the emperor. In order to carry on the aspirations of our ancestors and prolong the country's prosperity, she is specially canonized as the Crown Princess to inherit the throne..."

After saying this, Zhou Shengzong inserted the long incense stick in his hand into the incense burner in front of the ancestral tablets. Then Zhou Jinchun, who was standing behind him, took a step forward and also inserted the incense stick in his hand into the incense burner.

Then all the officials knelt down and bowed, chanting in unison:

“Since the founding of the country, our ancestors have worked hard to govern the country, made great contributions to the country, and benefited the people.

Today, we remember the great achievements of our ancestors and express gratitude for their protection.

May the spirits of our ancestors in heaven bless the Crown Princess to grow in wisdom and virtue.

May the princess inherit the legacy of her ancestors, work diligently and love the people, and bring glory to the country..."

After the ceremony at the Imperial Ancestral Temple was over, everyone left the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Zhou Jinchun rode on the Yuzhao Snow Tiger again and walked towards the Taiji Hall, escorted by all the officials.

In the Taiji Hall, Zhou Chaoyuan sat high on the dragon throne, having been waiting for a long time.

When they arrived at the Taiji Hall, the formal enthronement ceremony began.

After a series of procedures, the elder of the Zhou family who presided over the canonization held the imperial edict and read:
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Since ancient times, when an emperor succeeded Heaven, he would establish a crown prince to consolidate the foundation of the country.

Today, I, in accordance with the laws of our ancestors, have canonized Princess Jinchun as the Crown Princess, to inherit the throne and prolong the country's prosperity..."

After a lengthy speech, Emperor Zhou Chaoyuan personally presented Zhou Jinchun with the crown prince's edict and seal.

This officially ended the enthronement ceremony.

There was another thing during the enthronement process, that is, the Emperor of the Wan Yao Dynasty was enthroned as the Grand Tutor of the Princess, the Holy Lord of the Hidden Immortal Sect, Hanlu, was enthroned as the Grand Preceptor of the Princess, and the Master of the Cangyue Pavilion, Baiyi, was enthroned as the Grand Protector of the Princess.

When the Crown Princess ascends the throne in the future, the three of them will be directly promoted to the position of Imperial Teachers and become the Three Teachers of the Emperor.

At the moment of the enthronement, the fortune of the Great Zhou was closely connected with the fortune of Changyue. The dragon vein that was originally swimming under the Wangyue Island seemed to have sensed it, and its size continued to grow, actually growing one tenth larger than before.

With the nourishment of the dragon vein, Wangyue Island will surely become more and more prosperous.

The last step of the enthronement ceremony was for everyone to return to the Taimiao and pay homage to the emperor. Emperor Zhou Chaoyuan also came to the Taimiao.

The worship ceremony was over and everyone was preparing to leave the Taimiao when suddenly there was a loud explosion outside, and then the entire secret realm suddenly shook violently.

"What's going on?" Zhou Chaoyuan frowned and shouted angrily!

Just then, a guard ran in hurriedly.

"Oh no, Your Majesty! A hole appeared in the secret realm!"

"Hole?" Zhou Chaoyuan was stunned, then led all the officials to walk outside quickly.

When everyone arrived outside the Taimiao, they saw a huge hole in the sky of the secret realm, as if it had been torn apart by something.

At this moment, white lotuses flew out from the hole, and among the lotuses there were figures in white shirts.

The Great Zhou has been dealing with the wilds for many years, so how could it not know which force this outfit came from?

"White...Lotus...Cult!" Zhou Chaoyuan said word by word.

"Everyone from the Great Zhou Dynasty, I'm honored to meet you." A young woman in white shirts flew out and said to the people below with a smile.

Someone in the crowd immediately recognized the woman's identity and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Miaosheng Witch She Ci Rao!"

She Ci Rao covered her face and chuckled: "Haha~ It seems that I am now quite famous in the Thirteen States. Some people actually recognize me."

Zhou Chaoyuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "How did the White Lotus Sect enter the capital of our Great Zhou Dynasty? And how did they enter the secret realm?"

Hearing Zhou Chaoyuan's question, Zhou Jinqi, who was standing at the back of the team, shook uncontrollably.

She Ci Rao laughed even more happily when he heard this, "Then we have to ask His Majesty, the eldest prince!"

As She Ci Rao spoke, he clapped his hands. Then, the eldest prince Zhou Shao, who was supposed to be imprisoned, stepped on a flying treasure in the shape of a white lotus and floated to the side of She Ci Rao, surrounded by many White Lotus followers.

She Ci Rao held Zhou Shao's hand and said softly, "Come on, husband, tell our father how we got in."

Zhou Shao didn't dare to look Zhou Chaoyuan in the eye. He said evasively, "Father, don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for choosing the wrong person as the crown prince!"

Zhou Chaoyuan gnashed his teeth, "Evil son!"

Zhou Shao continued, "Rao'er promised me that as long as I help the White Lotus Sect take down the Great Zhou, she will marry me. Then I will be second only to the emperor and above everyone else."

Zhou Chaoyuan said coldly: "Stupid!"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was no trace of love in She Ci Rao's eyes when he looked at Zhou Shao.

Besides, She Ci has reached the Lingtai realm, while Zhou Shao has only just entered the Xiantian realm. Why would anyone like him? He is so stupid that he doesn't even realize he has been deceived!

No longer paying attention to his foolish son, Zhou Chaoyuan looked at She Ci Rao and asked, "Have you, the White Lotus Sect, forgotten how you came to rule the Thirteen States? If it weren't for my Great Zhou giving in, would you be in such a good situation today?"

She Ci Rao said: "We are indeed grateful to the Great Zhou for this, but compared to others' concessions, we prefer to take the initiative, so as long as we take down the Great Zhou, won't there be no obstacles for the Demon Cult to enter the Thirteen States from now on?"

"Are you so confident that you can take down the Great Zhou?" Zhou Chaoyuan sneered.

She Ci Rao said, "You do have some confidence. Your Great Zhou Dynasty has only been established for two thousand years. Although you often claim that the Zhou family has ancestors outside the sky, I have heard from Zhou Shao that it is just bluffing. The Zhou family has no ancestors outside the sky at all."

Hearing this, Zhou Chaoyuan looked at Zhou Shao fiercely, the anger in his eyes almost turning Zhou Shao into ashes.

Zhou Shao avoided his gaze and didn't dare to look Zhou Chaoyuan in the eye.

At this time, an old man with a cane walked out from the clan members behind Zhou Chaoyuan. He said angrily, "Your Majesty, there is no need to waste time talking to this witch. Today, I will help your Majesty to clean up the mess."

This old man's cultivation level is the same as She Ci Rao's, he is at the Lingtai realm.

The royal family of the Great Zhou still has some heritage.

Of course, the real strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not here, otherwise Zhou Chaoyuan would not have been so calm.

Zhou Chaoyuan nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble you, old uncle!"

This old uncle was not Zhou Chaoyuan’s uncle, but the uncle of the previous emperor, that is, Zhou Chaoyuan’s father.

The old uncle stomped his feet and suddenly turned into a stream of light that shot straight into the sky. He raised his walking stick and hit Zhou Shao and She Ci Rao.

She Ci Rao snorted coldly, "You don't know your own limitations!"

As she spoke, she formed seals with her hands, and countless white lotuses appeared out of thin air, spinning rapidly and cutting towards the old uncle like flying knives.

The old uncle quickly waved his crutch to block it. With a crackling sound, most of the white lotuses were broken by him, but some of them took advantage of his surprise and cut his skin.

The old uncle wanted to continue attacking, but suddenly his face changed, and he pointed at She Ci Rao and said, "Witch, you... plotted against me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old emperor's uncle fell uncontrollably from the air, and someone from the Great Zhou team quickly flew forward to catch the old emperor's uncle.

She Ci Rao said: "Whatever tricks the Great Zhou has, feel free to use them. Otherwise, it is better to surrender obediently, so that I don't have to fight with you. It would be bad if I accidentally hurt you!"

At this time, Bai Xi said to Zhou Chaoyuan: "Your Majesty, although we are guests from afar, since the Great Zhou is in trouble, how about we do our part?"

Zhou Chaoyuan cupped his hands and said to Bai Xi, "Then I'll have to trouble the Emperor."

Bai Xi nodded, and then said, "General Biyuan!"

"I am here!" Biyuan went into battle.

"How about I leave this wonderful holy witch to you?" Bai Xi said without looking away.

"The last general takes command!"

After saying that, Bi Yuan turned into a streak of light and flew up into the sky, coming to the opposite of She Ci Rao. She was wearing blue armor, with her black hair simply tied behind her head. Her pair of vertical pupils were full of deterrence, which made people shudder.

"She is..." She Ci Rao asked Zhou Shaodao in a low voice.

Zhou Shao thought for a while and replied: "It should be General Biyuan of the Wan Yao Dynasty! Be careful, General Biyuan's true form is a dragon, and his combat is extraordinary."

"Ten Thousand Demons Dynasty? People from the Ten Thousand Demons Dynasty are here, why didn't you say so earlier?" She Ci Rao frowned.

"I have been imprisoned. You should ask my sixth sister this question!" Zhou Shao said.

While the two were talking, Bi Yuan had already attacked. Her hands turned into dragon claws and aimed at She Ci Rao's heart.

She Ci Rao used the same trick again, creating white lotuses and hitting Bi Yuan, but Bi Yuan did not dodge or even defend herself. The lotuses hit her like hitting a steel plate, and apart from a lot of sparks, no other damage was caused.

She Ci Rao was shocked. Seeing Bi Yuan coming to her, two long swords appeared in her hands. She held the swords in front of her and blocked Bi Yuan's dragon claws in time.

This She Ci Rao actually used two swords.

The dragon claw and the sword collided, sending out scattered sparks.

With his claws grasping She Ci Rao's two swords and refusing to let go, Bi Yuan opened his mouth and spit out a ray of azure light, and She Ci Rao was caught off guard and was knocked away.

Bi Yuan took advantage of the victory and in the blink of an eye he was in front of She Ci Rao again and punched him. She Ci Rao once again raised his two swords to defend himself.

powerful! too strong!
She Ci Rao found that she had no chance to fight back except to defend herself. The two swords in her hands trembled violently, and the powerful force almost made her unable to hold the swords.

At this moment, a thick dragon tail suddenly appeared behind Bi Yuan and lashed towards She Ci Rao fiercely, causing She Ci Rao to spit out blood and fly backwards.

Just when Bi Yuan was planning to press on and defeat She Ci Rao, two angry shouts were suddenly heard.

"Be bold!"

"Be bold!"

There was a bright light in the sky, and two women sitting cross-legged on white lotus appeared out of thin air. The next second, Biyuan was knocked away.

Everyone looked at the two women on the white lotus with horror on their faces.

Bai Xi reminded, "It's Tianmen Realm!"

Hearing Bai Xi's words, Zhou Chaoyuan couldn't help but frown.

The two women had dignified appearances, just like Buddhist disciples practicing Taoism. They were surrounded by Buddha's light, making it difficult to associate them with the evil cult.