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Shiyou was in his room questioning his life, learning of his impotence he found his future bleak. He didn't have the courage to find Yusheng to treat him. He had made sure that the physician leaves the mortal realm after he finishes the given job. As dead no longer speaks.

He was lost in his various thoughts when was disturbed by his nervous and hasty eunuch. "Your highness..messenger from the palace has arrived..emperor..is..on his last breathe.."

Shiyou hurries to palace to meet his father, he still couldn't believe that his strong father would suddenly become so ill that now his life was at its end. He was ushered into the bed chamber where the emperor was now sitting with his back resting on the pillows.

Emperor looks at his son beside him and orders him to sit beside his bed "You have come...good...Shi'er it seems time has come for father...though it was quite early but with you father feels ease...it is a regret for father won't be able to see your accomplishments but fear not father will protect and watch you from heaven...

Son...promise father..that...you will make our dream come true and kill our nemesis..promise father that you will huajin the greatest country in the world revered by all.."emperor was wheezing when saying final words, his hands that held his sons were shaking.

Like a candle burning bright before dying Shiyou knew it was currently the same with his father. He promises "sure father...son will do all...son will hang their head on pikes for the world to see...for you to see from heaven...huajin will be the lording over all as the supreme like we have always dreamt off..."

As if his life was tied to these words as soon as spoken emperor closes his eyes and slumps back, his hand would have slipped from Shiyou's grasp of joy held tighter. Shiyou with trembling hands and voice calls out while to check his breathe under his nose "father..."

The eunuch by their side kneels and starts to wail very loudly "emperor". Shiyou come out of his daze and helps his father body to to lay on the bed as if sleeping taking few steps back he gives formal knowtow.

The bell begins to ring signifying of their emperor's death while the servants start to prepare the palace and themselves in white. A messenger in mourning clothes rides on the horse to inform loudly that emperor has passed away.

Snow covered land with houses adorned in white, people huddled to gossip about the emperor's death. While in palace emperor now laid in his gold coffin was being respected by all the officials.

The decree was read out loud by the prime minister infront of all the officials, noble and royal branch members to instate Shiyou as the emperor immediately. Everyone kneeled to the new emperor who had yet to have ceremony but as they say a country cannot be without a king.

Shiyou guards the coffin for the entire night burning paper money his emotions had turned wooden from one after another tragic news. Now as his father passed away he knew how important to have a child was.

Being a impotent he now had no one to pass his legacy to, to pass his hopes, his dreams, his experience and learnings. He didn't want to have a child for the moment but he did have some thoughts regarding to his child in future.

Shiyou notices how no one from his family was alive. His sister though stupid died in the most pitiful way, his mother had long been dead by poison unknown to world. Now his father also left the mortal realm leaving him truly alone.

He wasn't stupid to think the rest of his royal children as a family for they were just waiting to stab him to climb on his place. He was so lost in his thoughts that only after being called out third time did he realize of being called. He learns that all the subjects and ranked people are once again here to pay their respects.

Monks also have started to chant the prayers and after everyone's done paying their respects they were ready for the burial.