Chapter 596 - 43: 4 Emperors Abdicate, Purple Cloud Palace Reopens

Chapter 596: Chapter 43: 4 Emperors Abdicate, Purple Cloud Palace Reopens

"The Golden Platform?"

The Great Sun Buddha learned of the matter with a mere thought, but he paid it no mind.

Still, just to be safe, he gave an order.

"Mo Ke, you go and keep an eye on it."

After a pause, he added,

"Don’t think I’m making a mountain out of a molehill. We can’t afford any mistakes when it comes to the Late Han Dynasty. It’s best to be cautious with everything."

Mo Ke Ancient Buddha nodded solemnly, bowed respectfully, and slowly departed. He then personally descended to the Human World, a Daluo standing guard to supervise everything.

Indeed, there was absolutely no room for error in the affairs of the Late Han Dynasty.

...

「At the same time, in the Luoyang Imperial Palace.」

"Sir, have you come from the North?"

The Three Emperors’ gazes turned frigid, all of them mistaking the person before them for an envoy from the North, here to persuade them to surrender.

Lu Xiuyuan subconsciously pulled Lin Youwei behind him. He wasn’t afraid. ’Although these three are also Immortals, they’re not much stronger than I am...’

He spoke cautiously.

"Not so. I ascended to this place from another realm to deliver a message. I am to ask the Three Emperors to abdicate."

"On whose behalf do you speak?" Emperor Wu, Sun Jian, demanded.

Lu Xiuyuan shook his head gravely.

"I cannot say."

’Before I came here, Lu Xuan instructed me not to mention his name, lest the Buddhist Sect notice something was amiss.’

The Three Emperors all frowned. ’He cannot say?’

Emperor Wei, Cao Cao’s, expression turned ice-cold, and his aura flared violently as he snapped,

"If you don’t explain yourself... then don’t even think about leaving Luoyang alive!"

Following his furious shout, Immortal auras flared up across Luoyang, soaring into the sky. There was even a pressure at the level of the Celestial Realms crushing down on them!

The Daluo had all remained at Emperor Pass, but there was no need for many of the Immortals and Celestial Realm beings to stay there indefinitely, so they had followed Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and the others to Luoyang.

This time, Lu Xiuyuan’s expression truly changed. He hadn’t realized there were so many Immortals in the city, or that there was even someone above the Immortal realm present!

He was stunned and a little confused. ’Someone above the Immortal realm... why would they take orders from three mere Immortals? It makes no sense.’

At that moment, Lin Youwei’s heart pounded with fear. She was only a Great Grade Immortal. Under the surging pressure from numerous Immortals and beings of the Celestial Realms, she felt like a lone boat on a stormy sea, about to capsize. Breathing became extremely difficult, and every hair on her body stood on end.

Several Immortal auras closed in on the Imperial Palace, and the Great Power from the Celestial Realms had already arrived in person. Lu Xiuyuan cursed his luck. Just as he was wondering how to explain himself,

he saw the Immortals walking into the Imperial Palace and froze.

’Huh?’

’Why do they look so familiar?’

He took another look.

He rubbed his eyes. A few of them looked very familiar, as if he had met them once or several times in a past life.

Looking more closely, he saw that one of them looked exactly like the chairman of Longque Technology!

’Is it... a coincidence?’

He was dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Yang Erlang, Yan Huang, Wang Zhiyao, and the others walked into the grand hall. Liu Bei briefly explained the situation to them.

They all turned to stare at the man and woman of unknown origin, their gazes hostile and predatory.

"Abdicate..."

Yan Huang spoke, his voice cold.

"A mere Immortal, daring to order the Three Emperors to abdicate. Just who are you speaking for?"

The combined pressure of the Immortals bore down on them. Large beads of sweat dripped from Lin Youwei’s forehead. Lu Xiuyuan, however, collected himself and suppressed the questions in his mind.

"I cannot say."

"Still ’cannot say’?" Wang Zhiyao stepped forward, her face a cold mask. "He could be a pawn from the North, or maybe this is a bad omen. We should report this to the Daluo. And as for him, we should search his soul and uncover the truth!"

She couldn’t be blamed for her harshness. In this conflict over the Late Han Dynasty, even Dao Fruits had personally entered the fray. In terms of scale, it surpassed the ancient Divine Enthronement War a hundred, even a thousand times over. Its importance was self-evident.

Thus, there was no room for even the slightest carelessness, not even when dealing with a single Immortal.

Lu Xiuyuan’s brow furrowed. ’Xiaoxuan would never have sent me here to die for nothing,’ he thought. ’So...’

He hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively,

"Are you, by any chance... Yan Huang?"

Yan Huang was taken aback for a moment, then frowned.

"Who on earth are you?"

Lu Xiuyuan felt a daze come over him. ’It really is him?’

He fell silent for a moment, then gave a wry smile and said,

"Chairman Yan, it’s me. Lu Xiuyuan."

The Three Emperors exchanged confused glances, Yan Huang’s eyes went wide, and Wang Zhiyao and the others were dumbstruck.

’Lu Xiuyuan??’

While they weren’t extremely familiar with the name, it was far from unknown to them. Wang Zhiyao, in particular, clearly remembered that when she first met *that person*, Lu Xiuyuan had been by his side.

But...

Lu Xiuyuan had died in battle at the Great Wall Border long ago.

Yan Huang and the others exchanged a look, while Liu Bei couldn’t help but ask,

"General Yan, you... know each other?"

Yan Huang frowned. He nodded, then shook his head. Staring at the young man before him who claimed to be Lu Xiuyuan, he asked,

"How can you prove it?"

Lu Xiuyuan was speechless. ’Prove it?’

He remained silent for a moment, squeezed Lin Youwei’s hand, and then changed the subject.

"Why don’t you all listen to the message I was sent to deliver first? We can discuss this afterward."

The Three Emperors frowned but gave a slight nod in agreement.

Lu Xiuyuan suppressed the immense confusion in his own heart and began to meticulously relay the message.

"The Three Emperors of Wei, Shu, and Wu are requested to construct the Copper Sparrow Platform, the Profound Bird Platform, and the Langya Platform. Then, fifty-nine years from now, they are to abdicate their thrones together, allowing..."

He paused, recalling the name.

"...Hongjun to take the throne."

The moment he spoke, the expressions of the Three Emperors changed drastically. Shock and suspicion flashed across the faces of Yang Jian, Yan Huang, and the others as well.

’Hongjun?’

They knew of Hongjun Daoist. He was the State Preceptor of Wei, a man of mysterious origins who had apparently once fought the Buddha Mother. He was a Great Power!

’Abdicate...’

Cao Cao’s eyes narrowed. He opened his mouth to ask a question, but then swallowed his words.

After a long moment of thought, he suddenly said,

"Third Brother, Fourth Brother, after all these years, do you still remember... the National Preceptor’s instructions from back then?"

The Emperor of Shu and the Emperor of Wu were both stunned for a moment, then a look of dawning comprehension crossed their faces.