Chapter 45 Emperor Qian

A night of silence.

The news of Prince Qin Yu being driven away by Lord Jun spread widely overnight, but the next day, which was the day of the showdown between the two countries, did not cause much commotion.

The next day, as soon as the day broke, countless commoners and cultivators woke up from their slumber.

Qin Yu and others were no exception. He gathered Daji, Xiaotian Dog, and Guan Yu, and then distributed the black robes he had bought in advance to them.

As for Yan Mobei and others, he let them rest at the Luoye Inn to avoid being pursued by the Bloodthirsty King.

“Why do we have to wear this?” Daji asked in confusion.

"Low-key. Let's blend into the crowd first, and then we can make our move at a critical moment. This way, we can make the commoners, officials, and even the emperor more grateful to us," Qin Yu chuckled, causing Daji to roll her eyes involuntarily. This guy really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

Guan Yu, dressed in the black robe, proudly said, "Today, I will be like Guan Yun Chang from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, warming wine to slay Hua Xiong!"

So pretentious!

Full of pretentiousness!

Qin Yu couldn't help but mock inwardly. If it were someone else saying this, it wouldn't be a big deal, but coming from Guan Yu, it felt like he was praising himself.

Then the three of them and a black dog walked down the stairs, and at the same time, many cultivators also walked out of their rooms. They greeted Qin Yu with a smile as soon as they saw him.

"Good morning, Lord Jun. I didn't expect you to be up so early."

"Haha, why don't we go together to the Vermilion Bird Platform!"

"I heard that the Vermilion Bird Platform was built temporarily, and it's quite spacious!"

"There's no other way. The showdown between the two countries is a contest of the strongest. If the arena is too small, it's hard for both sides to display their skills."

Qin Yu also didn't refuse the invitation of these cultivators. Facing every cultivator, regardless of their cultivation level, he would nod and smile.

As they were about to leave the Luoye Inn, the shopkeeper suddenly approached and said, "Lord Jun, if you need anything in the future, I will definitely help. I hope you don't feel like a stranger here."

Qin Yu stopped in his tracks and looked at the shopkeeper in surprise, to which the shopkeeper just smiled.

"No wonder you're the shopkeeper of Luoye Inn. Your spirit of taking sides early is fully demonstrated," Qin Yu patted the shopkeeper, with a look of approval on his face.

Although he didn't understand what Qin Yu meant by the spirit of taking sides, the shopkeeper could hear the praise in Qin Yu's words, which meant that Qin Yu was willing to accept his goodwill.

Without further ado, Qin Yu stepped out of the Luoye Inn, putting on the hood of the black robe at the same time.

Guan Yu and Daji did the same, while Xiaotian Dog, well, it didn't matter whether it wore the black robe or not.

Although the sky was still slightly dim, the streets were already crowded with people.

"Daji, come into my arms, be careful not to be taken advantage of by others," Qin Yu said as he took Daji into his arms. Daji rolled her eyes, but she didn't resist. She just pinched the soft flesh around Qin Yu's waist with her delicate hand, causing him to grimace in pain.

Pain and pleasure!

I must endure!

Qin Yu's mouth twitched as he tried to maintain a calm expression, and Xiaotian Dog couldn't help but smile.

"Youth is really good," Guan Yu followed behind, stroking his beard. It seemed like he was always touching his long beard, especially after Qin Yu bestowed upon him the title of "Beautiful Beard Duke," he became even more obsessed with it.

With the beauty in his arms, Qin Yu's mood was elated, and he wished they could just keep walking like this.

But as they turned the next corner, Daji quickly pulled away from his embrace. Seeing Qin Yu reaching out again, Daji said, "That's enough, be careful I'll disable your hand."

With these words, Qin Yu's right hand recoiled as if it had been electrified.

Alas, my strength is still too weak!

Qin Yu thought with frustration. Although Daji, with her beauty and cunning, didn't seem as cruel and twisted as in the original work from their current interactions, he still held a hint of awe for her.

Fortunately, Daji's loyalty to him has always been above ninety, and occasionally even jumped a bit higher.

On the rest of the journey, Qin Yu dared not take advantage of Daji, and being too presumptuous in public was not good either.

The Vermilion Bird Platform was recently built and located in the center of the capital.

It would take an hour to walk from the Luoye Inn to the Vermilion Bird Platform, showing how large the capital was.

When Qin Yu and the others arrived at the Vermilion Bird Platform with the crowd, the sun was already high in the sky.

The Vermilion Bird Platform was a kilometer long and wide, and a meter high, built of white jade rock. White jade rock was a special type of stone, harder than ordinary rock. It looked like a huge piece of white jade laid out in the middle of the capital, quite spectacular.

In the north of the Vermilion Bird Platform, there was a pavilion where powerful generals from the court and the common people were seated. The princes, led by Qin Yu, sat in the second row, and the first row had an empty dragon throne, obviously prepared for the current emperor.

At the same time, half of the seats in the pavilion were empty, and in front of the steps, there was a large plaque with the four characters of the Canglan Kingdom engraved on it.

"Wow, there are so many people. If we lose, the whole kingdom will be ashamed," Qin Yu sighed as he looked at the crowd around the Vermilion Bird Platform. Guan Yu didn't respond, but his gaze turned to another direction.

The envoys of the Canglan Kingdom were carrying four large sedan chairs and strolling over. Soon, the rest of the commoners and cultivators also noticed their arrival, and the previously bustling scene quickly quieted down.

"Interesting, the other side actually sent three Transcendent Realm experts!" Guan Yu's mouth curled up, revealing a meaningful smile, which surprised Qin Yu, and his eyebrows furrowed instantly.

Three Transcendent Realm experts, has the Canglan Kingdom become so powerful?

"The emperor has arrived!"

At this moment, the voice of a eunuch resounded in everyone's ears. In the direction opposite to the envoy of the Canglan Kingdom, a group of imperial palace guards approached. In the center was a golden-plated carriage, with a night pearl the size of a basketball embedded at the top. Without guessing, one could tell that only the emperor of the capital could display such grandeur.

"Long live the emperor!"

Countless commoners and cultivators all knelt down, creating a spectacular scene, like waves in the sea.

Qin Jun and the others also followed suit, kneeling down on one knee. Unlike the commoners who prostrated themselves, Guan Yu and Daji, although powerful in the Illusionary Realm, did not feel offended by showing respect to Qin Jun's father, the current emperor.

All the officials, generals, and royal relatives in the pavilion stood up and bowed in respect. Kneeling on the pavilion was obviously impractical, as the space was too narrow.

The imperial palace guards and the representatives of the Canglan Kingdom arrived at the front of the pavilion simultaneously. Even before the contest began, the atmosphere was already filled with tension.

The curtain of the golden carriage was lifted, and then a middle-aged man in a dragon robe stepped out. Although he was not burly, he exuded an aura of disdain for the world. He wore a golden jade crown on his head, and his hands were clasped behind his back as he looked around the commoners and cultivators surrounding the Vermilion Bird Terrace with an indifferent expression.

He was the current emperor, Emperor Qian.

Qin Jun's adoptive father, Qian Qin.

"Pay your respects to His Majesty!" a burly eunuch beside the golden carriage shouted sharply. He had a head full of white hair but a very young face. He was the chief steward of the imperial palace, Shen Yan, a strong cultivator in the Golden Core Realm.