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Chapter 753 - Chapter 753 Worshipping the Heavens

Chapter 753: Worshipping the Heavens Chapter 753: Worshipping the Heavens Editor: Atlas Studios As Prince Rong’s heir, Little Bear could choose whether or not to participate in the sacrificial ceremony.

The former was because of his rank and the latter was because of his age.

However, offering sacrifices to the heavens was not that easy.

They had to leave through the Zhaoxiang Gate and enter the altar from the left door.

Even the Emperor had to walk from the Zhaoxiang Gate to the altar.

When they arrived at the altar, they had to carry out a series of sacrificial activities.

This torment lasted until around 3 pm.

During this period, they could not rest, let alone eat and drink.

Having rehearsed with his big brother, Qi Haoran was aware of how physically taxing it was.

Naturally, he didn’t wish for his son to go through this torment.

Hence, Qi Haoran tried his best to describe just how tiring the entire process was, just short of saying that this was not something a human being should be put through.

However, not only did Little Bear not give up on the idea of coming along, his gaze became even more determined.

He went forward and grabbed Little Treasure’s hand, then said firmly, “Brother Little Treasure, don’t be afraid.

I’ll protect you!” He turned around and said to his father, “Daddy, I want to accompany Brother Little Treasure to offer sacrifices to the heavens.

How can I let him suffer alone?” Qi Haoran almost fell to the ground.

Geez, why did he bother wasting his breath?

Little Bear followed behind Little Treasure valiantly.

When Qi Xiuyuan saw him, he smiled and waved at him, before lifting him up.

He asked with a smile, “Why are you here too?” In front of Qi Xiuyuan, Little Bear was a little shy.

With his head lowered, he said, “I miss Daddy.” Qi Xiuyuan laughed and ruffled his hair, then put him down and said, “Go and follow your Brother Little Treasure.

Help me take care of him.” Little Bear instantly patted his chest proudly and promised to take good care of Little Treasure.

At this moment, the Empress was already waiting at the entrance of the Zhaoxiang Gate.

She was the only woman who could participate in the offering of sacrifices to the heavens.

The other officials’ families were led by Mu Yangling to wait in the Hall of Rising Sun.

When the sacrificial activities began, they would pray for blessings for Great Qi in the Hall of Rising Sun.

Following behind Little Treasure, Little Bear raised his head confidently as he followed the adults forward.

As the sacrificial activities were mainly completed by the Emperor, he only needed to stand behind Little Treasure and watch.

Master Yuan Hui was already waiting at the altar in advance.

When he saw the Emperor bring in the ministers, he smiled and pressed his palms together.

Qi Xiuyuan reached out to support him.

“Thank you, Master Yuan Hui.” “It’s my good fortune to be able to assist Your Majesty in offering sacrifices to the heavens.” He looked at Little Treasure with a burning gaze, and the light in his eyes intensified.

He bent down slightly and said, The “It’s indeed Great Qi’s blessing to have a Crown Prince who’s akin to a dragon among men.

Congratulations, Your Majesty.” Although the Eldest Prince was only five years old, there was already a faint dragon aura around him.

As long as the Heavenly Dao did not change, he would definitely be the next wise ruler.

Looking at the condensed true dragon aura behind Qi Xiuyuan, Yuan Hui was even more satisfied.

Even if Qi Xiuyuan’s health was damaged, he could safely survive the crisis under the protection of the true dragon aura.

It would not be a problem for him to reign for 20 to 30 years.

By then, the merit accumulated from ruling the nation wisely should be able to offset a lot of the murderous aura on him.

He did not know what sins he had committed in his previous lives to end up all alone in all of three reincarnations.

His master had warned him not to interfere with the Heavenly Dao.

As long as one was kind-hearted and did good deeds, they would be able to eliminate the karma they had accumulated one day.

However, despite practicing kindness for three lifetimes, Qi Xiuyuan’s murderous aura was still so thick and dark.

Who knew how many more times he would have to reincarnate?

For the sake of his descendants and for the sake of the suffering common people, he was willing to take a gamble.

Reality proved that he had made the right bet.

Although he had paid the price, peace had started to return to the world, and the common people was already showing signs of living and working in peace.

Moreover, his bad karma had indeed been eliminated by a lot.

Seeing as he had already accumulated so much merit by bringing forward peace to the world by more than 20 years, if he protected the next wise ruler to live a long and healthy life, how much more bad karma could he eliminate?

As long as he could have one-third of the merit accumulated from helping Qi Xiuyuan, it would be enough.

At the very least, he would be able to live a better life in his next life.

Yuan Hui’s thoughts raced, but he didn’t show it on his face.

After closing his eyes slightly, he abandoned all those random thoughts and sincerely prayed for Great Qi, the Emperor, and the Crown Prince.

Of weak health, Little Treasure had never stood under the sun for so long.

Sweat slid down his face and down his neck, and his body swayed slightly.

When Little Bear saw this, his eyes darted around.

All the ministers were standing obediently with their heads lowered, and the emissaries did not dare to look up.

Seeing this, he quietly moved behind Little Treasure and reached out his palm to support his body.

Little Treasure froze and couldn’t help but look at his Emperor father.

Since Qi Xiuyuan and Qi Haoran were praying with Yuan Hui with their eyes closed, how could they notice the two children?

Only then did Little Treasure relax.

The two children had great chemistry.

Little Treasure stretched out two fingers from under his wide sleeve and gestured behind him.

Seeing this, Little Bear took a slight step back and retracted his palm.

Then, he stood upright, allowing Little Treasure to lean slightly on his shoulder.

Feeling that the fatigue in his body had eased, Little Treasure heaved a long sigh of relief now that his vision was not so blur anymore.

Meanwhile, Little Bear still had the energy to look around.

Seeing that everyone was solemn and silent, he didn’t dare to go overboard.

When he turned his head, he saw that Little Treasure’s eyes were also slightly closed as he muttered words and prayed for blessings.

He was the only one who hadn’t learned to do these prayers, but it wasn’t appropriate for him to open his eyes and look around.

He could only close his eyes slightly.

He originally felt hot, but when he closed his eyes, he felt a cool breeze blow across his face.

Although the late autumn sun was strong, it wasn’t vicious.

Little Bear felt that the sweat that had just flowed down his neck was slowly dried by the wind.

The wind blew past his face and then into his neck, making him feel extremely comfortableaEUR| Little Bear’s consciousness gradually became blurry.

As Little Treasure leaned against Little Bear for a while, it occurred to him that the latter was probably tired by then, so he was about to signal him to step back.

Just then, he heard Little Bear’s shallow breathing.

Having slept alongside Little Bear many times, Little Treasure was extremely familiar with this sound.

He was stunned for a moment before he quietly reached out and pinched the flesh in Little Bear’s hand.

When he saw that there was no reaction, he was certain that Little Bear had really fallen asleep.

Seeing that Little Bear could fall asleep even whilst standing, Little Treasure’s admiration for him could not merely be expressed with words.

He carefully glanced at his Royal Father and Uncle, then at Master Yuan Hui, who was standing up there.

He did not dare to move, afraid that if he moved, the Little Bear would fall forward with a plop.

Just like this, the cousins leaned against each other.

Affected by Little Bear, Little Treasure also almost fell asleep halfway through the prayers with his eyes closed.

When Little Bear woke up hungry, the offering sacrifices to the heavens were already halfway through.

He reached out and pushed Little Treasure.

He took two steps back, shrugged his stiff arms, and moved his stiff feet.

Just as he was about to yawn, he happened to meet Master Yuan Hui’s gaze.

Yuan Hui looked at him with a gentle smile, and Little Bear’s yawn disappeared immediately.

As he looked at Yuan Hui in a daze, Yuan Hui said loudly, “Send the Emperor God off!” Qi Xiuyuan opened his eyes and did his three obeisances and nine kowtows.

Little Treasure, who was in front, also slowly knelt down and lay on the ground.

Seeing this, Little Bear hurriedly knelt down and was in no mood to look at Yuan Hui anymore.

Yuan Hui retracted his gaze.

The two children clearly did not know how serious the offering of sacrifices to the heavens was.

If some mishap happened, the newly-conferred Crown Prince and the Little Prince would be charged with a crime of disrespect, causing them to fall into the abyss.

Unknowingly, Yuan Hui quickened his hand gestures.

He was just waiting for Qi Xiuyuan to finish doing his three obeisances and nine kowtows before immediately ordering for the offerings to be burned.

As soon as the offerings were burned, the ‘Chapter of Youping’ was played, indicating that the sacrificial activities were finally over.

The Emperor could leave and return to the palace, but before leaving, he had to move around first.

Qi Haoran stepped forward to support Qi Xiuyuan and said with a smile, “Royal Brother, I’ll send you back to the dragon carriage.”

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