Chapter 765
On the fifteenth of August, the weather did not favor the people. The sky turned gloomy before the sun had risen, and when it did, a purple thunderbolt stirred a rain with droplets the size of rice grains, falling from the sky.
The streets were soaking wet, as the doors of each residence swung open and a stream of people poured out.
The civil and military officials of the Empire, as well as the vassal kings from all around, were all rushing towards the Purple Gold Altar to attend the king's coronation ceremony today.
At this time, Cheng Dalei and Xu Shenji also set out together. Xu Shenji led a skinny horse, holding an oiled paper umbrella, while Cheng Dalei rode on the horse, looking pale and listless, as if he was still half asleep.
As they pushed ahead, they ran into other vassal kings. Everyone was dressed in silk and satin, riding on tall horses, with at least a dozen attendants in tow. Cheng Dalei stood out among them for his distinctiveness.
