Chapter 499: The Enthronement Ceremony
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The war lasted for half a year, ultimately concluding with the Kairo Starfield ceding thirty percent of its territory and compensating with million trillion cubic meters of energy crystals!
Given Anubis's ruthless and overbearing style of stopping at nothing, he would never have settled for such a small gain if he could have seized all the benefits!
However, this time he actually signed a treaty and let them off the hook.
Anubis had recently been preparing for when to pass the throne to his child. During the transition between the old and new kings, there would inevitably be various disturbances. He figured it was better to avoid trouble and resolve the internal undercurrents before expending energy on cleaning up those outside rabble.
Anubis set up seven trials for his four children, and ultimately chose Senchuan as his successor.
On the eve of the coronation ceremony, Sangluo personally styled her daughter's hair.
Long, white-gold curls cascaded down her back like a waterfall, woven into braids and adorned with precious and exquisite jewelry, shimmering like starlight…
Sangluo looked at the girl in the mirror with amazement. Her willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, delicate nose, and red lips closely resembled her. However, her captivating, slender eyes were more like her father's. She possessed both the gentleness and charm of a maiden and the alluring and exquisite beauty of the Butterfly Clan. Whether placed among the Beast Clan or the Insect Clan, she was a true beauty!
Sangluo never imagined that one day she would develop a crush on her own daughter. She kissed her on the cheek.
Little Senchuan's pretty face flushed slightly, "Mother~"
Sangluo teased with a smile, "My daughter is so beautiful! Alas, I didn't hold you often when you were little. Can Mother have another kiss?"
Senchuan turned her face and pointed, "Kiss here."
Sangluo kissed her on the left cheek again. It was fragrant and soft; daughters were indeed adorable.
Anubis looked at the two of them, mother and daughter, and curled his lips in satisfaction. "That's right! Whose daughter do you think she is? Little Senchuan is now the number one beauty of the Insect Clan! She was incredibly cute when she was little. If I hadn't kept a close eye on her, I don't know how many times she would have been abducted."
He even took out photos of the children when they were young and handed them to Sangluo.
Four little dumplings, carved from pink jade, with semi-insectoid features that were still quite obvious, but it was not difficult to see how beautiful they would become when they grew up!
"Do you want to have another child with me? And raise a few more beautiful insect cubs to play with." That despicable man, Anubis, even used children to tempt her.
"Dream on," Sangluo ruthlessly pushed away his handsome face as he leaned in.
Anubis looked at her with his handsome, deep ochre eyes, his cool and magnetic voice deliberately softened, exceptionally captivating, "Or, shall we try again tonight…"
"Mom! Please take him away, I can't stand it!"
Senchuan couldn't bear to watch her father acting so flirty!
Taiya couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, we'll leave things here to Sister Senchuan and us in the future. Dad can go back to the Beast World with Mom and live a good life."
Over the past few hundred years, Dad had long been unwilling to manage this mess. He had rarely left the Star Cluster Insect Nest in order to watch over them. The children had seen it all and hoped that their parents could be together.
"Mom, let's bring Little An and the others over to play too! Let's all have a lively time and witness Sister Senchuan's coronation ceremony!" Little Jin suggested.
Little Senchuan and the others nodded in agreement.
"Mother has the same idea. I've already sent messages to your brothers and sisters, and they will come to attend Senchuan's coronation ceremony after they finish their work over there!"
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The old king stepped down, and the new king ascended the throne.
The Star Cluster Insect Nest was in an uproar!
The heads of various major forces all attended the new king's banquet, bringing countless treasures and gifts.
In the center of the palace, the girl was dressed in splendor, holding a scepter, wearing white-gold armor, and a cloak that trailed on the ground like a winding galaxy.
Behind her followed two rows of neatly arranged knightly ranks.
This scene was majestic and beautiful! Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak!
Sangluo's eyes welled up with tears, unable to tell whether it was excitement or a mother's relief.
Surrounded by the crowd, Senchuan walked gracefully to the high platform and stood before her parents, also holding back tears, and bowed elegantly.
Anubis handed the crown to Sangluo, "You should crown our daughter."
"Okay." Sangluo took the crown with the sun-like outline.
The crown was inlaid with 3,772 jewels, representing the unity of the 3,772 clans of the Star Cluster Insect Nest.
The five jewels on the crown's tip represented the five major regions of the Star Cluster Insect Nest.
The red jewel in the very center, taken from the old crown, represented the supreme rule of the Star Cluster Insect Nest.
The moment Sangluo placed the crown on Senchuan's head, tens of thousands of insects in the audience erupted.
The first female king in thousands of years!
Awe, respect, adoration… countless emotions were mixed together at this moment, and among them were some discordant voices and unfriendly gazes.
Sangluo caught sight of an old man in luxurious clothes with a disdainful expression, sneering and snorting, showing no respect and leading the people around him out.
Following him were several other officials and nobles who looked powerful and important.
"… …"
Sangluo frowned slightly, but didn't take it too seriously. The transition between old and new kings had always been accompanied by bloodshed. Peace and tranquility were merely a disguise before the storm.
This was also Little Senchuan's first lesson after taking office.
Sangluo summoned all the children to attend Senchuan's coronation ceremony.
Lou Xian Yue and the others heard the news here and also put aside their affairs to personally bring their children over, presenting heavy gifts of congratulations.
Little Senchuan's hands were softening from receiving gifts, and she felt extremely content.
She hadn't been this happy in a long time. Her mother and father were both here, and her brothers and sisters came to attend her coronation ceremony!
This was perhaps the happiest and most unforgettable moment of her life!
While Sangluo was touched and happy, she also felt a trace of worry. Two children hadn't come—Little Bao'er and Nuonuo.
She still couldn't contact Quan Jin and Yan.
Before her strength reached the Divine Venerable Realm, she couldn't break through the barrier between the Divine Realm and the Ghost Realm.
Once her beast husbands went to these two places, Sangluo usually couldn't contact them.
But the children had a close blood connection with her, even more profound than the soul imprints of the beast husbands. Unless there were special circumstances, she could directly summon them to her side no matter where they were.
But this time, Sangluo couldn't sense Nuonuo and the others.
Could it be… something happened?
The ceremony would last for a month. Sangluo didn't want to report worries at this critical moment, especially since someone might be plotting to make trouble. Anubis had to stay in the Star Cluster Insect Nest, at least until Senchuan had firmly established her throne before he could leave.
"Aowu~ Mother, I'm here to hide from Sister Zhenzhen. If she comes looking for me later, tell her you didn't see me!"
A small cyan ball barged in.
Sangluo scooped the little Bixi into her arms and rubbed its head, "Playing hide-and-seek with Sister Zhenzhen again?"
The youngest son had a unique and beautiful coat, the only cyan Bixi in the Bixi clan. Its turquoise fur, especially its two jade-like horns, looked like an elegant and noble auspicious beast jade carving from afar, the kind that could attract good fortune and ward off evil when placed on a table!
So Sangluo gave it the nickname "Yu'er."
