Chapter 569: Ascension to the Throne

"Present the tablet—Prostrate—Offer sacrifice to the Heaven—Arise—"

Within the Imperial Palace of the Capital City of Da Liang, the magnificent Altar of Heaven seemed to possess a certain ability to gather sound, carrying the voice of the old eunuch reciting the edict far and wide.

Beneath the Altar of Heaven, the civil and military officials, with both hands lifting their bone tablets, followed Gao Zhijian as they knelt towards the east. The eight drums at the four corners of the altar also resounded with rhythmic beats—three drum sounds in succession—under the drummers' hands.

Li Huowang, with Li Sui by his side, stood silently on a distant rooftop, watching Gao Zhijian, whose face was hidden behind the tassels of the Imperial Crown.

"Dad, how much longer do we have to stand? I'm hungry," said Li Sui, having no concept of what was happening around him, his attention always first to his most basic needs.

"Soon, soon."