Chapter 290: Reward of the Xuanyuan Sword, an Auspicious Omen from Heaven

Yang Guang looked at the Empress who had stepped forward, seemingly unable to believe everything that had just happened.

"Meiniang, what did you say?"

Although a faint smile hung on the corners of Yang Guang's mouth, his eyes, like those of a jackal, were fixed tightly upon Xiao Meiniang, as if he were about to devour her at any moment.

"I ask Your Majesty to abdicate!"

Xiao Meiniang spoke with resounding force, clearly repeating the demand for Yang Guang's abdication word by word.

This time, after hearing it, Yang Guang's features twisted completely; the fury ignited in his heart caused his body to tremble uncontrollably.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"You bunch of sluts, you've rebelled! You've truly rebelled!!"

As he spoke, Yang Guang angrily swept everything off the table in front of him. After throwing the items, he pointed a trembling finger at Xiao Meiniang, Yuwen Tuo, and Yuwen Huaji.

He then looked at the civil and military officials below the dais.

Subsequently, he began to laugh wildly like a madman, though this laughter was filled with harshness, despair, and unwillingness.

A moment later, Yang Guang leaned back, a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from his mouth, and he fainted on the dragon throne right then and there.

Seeing that the court officials had no reaction, Yuwen Tuo, in order to continue advancing his plan, brought out the Xuanyuan Sword.

Yuwen Tuo extended his right hand, and golden rings appeared, overlapping and intertwining one after another.

They formed strings of miniature arrays, and visible golden light appeared not far from Yuwen Tuo's right hand.

Suddenly, a sword hilt emerged from the rings. This hilt appeared ancient and grand, surrounded by golden lightning; a sense of holiness and destruction were intertwined.

Yuwen Tuo reached out, grasped the hilt, and drew the Xuanyuan Sword from the rings inch by inch. With every inch of the blade that appeared, the sword Qi within the palace hall increased, as did the ancient aura.

When the entire Xuanyuan Sword finally appeared before everyone's eyes, the officials on the side covered their eyes tightly with their hands. Some who were mentally weaker were even pressed to the ground by the unique aura of the Xuanyuan Sword.

Just then, Yuwen Tuo, utilizing the unique aura of the Xuanyuan Sword, said slowly:

"I ask Xiao Meiniang to inherit the throne!"

After speaking, he controlled the Xuanyuan Sword to emit only its ancient, grand aura, withdrawing the sword Qi and the light radiating from the blade.

Yuwen Huaji suppressed his fear of the Xuanyuan Sword, knelt on the ground in a hurry, and said loudly:

"I ask the Empress to ascend the throne!"

With Yuwen Huaji's prompt, the officials all put away their awkwardness from being intimidated by the Xuanyuan Sword. Too hurried to even tidy their clothing, they knelt on the ground and shouted in unison:

"I ask the Empress to ascend the throne!"

In truth, apart from Yuwen Huaji and those involved in the plan, the others already knew of Yuwen Tuo's strength. Thus, they were merely creating momentum to make the high-ranking officials agree to Xiao Meiniang ascending the throne.

However, when those who had not participated or did not know of the plan learned that the Grand Tutor wanted a woman to be the Emperor of Great Sui, they were filled with disdain.

Yet, before they could stand up to object, their mental defenses had already been crushed by the Xuanyuan Sword summoned by Yuwen Tuo.

Even now, the terror of the Xuanyuan Sword remained deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts.

Seeing that the timing was ripe, Xiao Meiniang walked step by step toward the dragon throne that symbolized the center of power in Great Sui.

Arriving beside the dragon throne, Xiao Meiniang looked at Yang Guang, who lay slumped on the imperial seat. A trace of disgust appeared in her eyes, but she quickly hid this emotion.

"Someone, help the Retired Emperor down and send him to the Southern Palace; send men to guard him."

"Let the imperial physicians go to treat the Retired Emperor and see what illness has afflicted him!"

After speaking, several eunuchs came to drag Yang Guang out of the hall. Seeing that everything had settled, Xiao Meiniang sat upon the throne that symbolized the power of the province.

Boom—!

Boom—!

Just at this moment, wind and thunder suddenly raged in the sky.

The Divine Weapon Ranking outside stirred once again.

【Divine Weapon Ranking · Ninth Place】

【Xuanyuan Sword!】

【Affiliation: Descendant of the Earth Emperor!】

【Holder: Yuwen Tuo!】

【Reward: Scar of the Sky!】

【The Scar of the Sky can activate the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi within the Xuanyuan Sword. Once fused with the Xuanyuan Sword, it can absorb the power of the earth for one's own use during battle and strengthen the sword spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword.】

Yuwen Tuo, clad in golden armor, looked down at the misty purple light orb that had appeared on his left hand. His eyes behind the golden mask stared at it with slight confusion.

"Scar of the Sky? Interesting."

The misty purple light orb radiated a peaceful aura, seemingly possessing a magic that could make those around it feel at peace.

In the center of the orb, there appeared to be a sword mark, making it not entirely perfect, secretly conforming to the Daoist principle: "The Great Dao has forty-nine, one escapes."

Inside the orb, mountains, rivers, grass, and trees appeared from time to time, as did flowers, birds, insects, and fish.

There were dragons and phoenixes soaring, and giant rocs spreading their wings.

It seemed as if it were a small world inside.

Yuwen Tuo felt the Xuanyuan Sword in his right hand's urgent desire for the "Scar of the Sky," as if an infant seeing candy, wanting to possess it immediately.

It was as if the two were originally one; now that there was an opportunity to merge again, they were naturally impatient, drawing toward each other.

Yuwen Tuo moved his mind slightly, secretly soothing the Xuanyuan Sword, deciding to go to his place of cultivation to let the two merge into one once the palace affairs were settled.

The officials within the hall, seeing several miracles appear in the sky in a single day, knelt on the ground one after another, shouting for the prosperity of Great Sui.

Seeing this, Yuwen Huaji stood out and said:

"These are all auspicious omens following the Empress's ascension to the throne!"

"This is Heaven protecting Great Sui!"

"Indeed, indeed, the Empress must be the Heaven-chosen one; such auspicious omens appeared just as she took the throne!"

"After the Empress ascends to the throne, she will surely govern Great Sui better and better, leading to a wealthy nation and peaceful people!"

"More than that, in my view, with the Empress, Great Sui will surely be able to achieve the feat of unifying the Nine Provinces and create a new glorious era!"

"The Empress is truly a person of great fortune! Heaven truly blesses our Great Sui!"

Following Yuwen Huaji's lead, the officials in the hall began to flatter Xiao Meiniang and the miracles that had appeared.

Yuwen Tuo was also very surprised in his heart.

Before this, when Yang Guang was the master of Great Sui,

on this Nine Provinces Ranking, only two people from Great Sui had made the list.

Ridiculously, one of them was an enemy of Great Sui, a descendant of the old Chen Kingdom royal family, Chen Jingchou.

The other was the low-profile Left Cavalry Guard, Dao Ma.

Although Dao Ma was a member of Yang Guang's Left Cavalry Guard,

his overall contribution to Great Sui was not very significant.

Yet this time, after Xiao Meiniang ascended the throne,

the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand had actually made it onto the Divine Weapon Ranking.

The benefits this reward could bring to him, Yuwen Tuo, and the Xuanyuan Sword were self-evident.

For the entire Great Sui, this was truly very important.

Yuwen Tuo subconsciously wondered if Xiao Meiniang was truly the daughter of destiny.

After his own careful planning, would Great Sui once again radiate glory and illuminate the Nine Provinces? ===== CHAPTER 291 =====