188 Bright Moon Kingdoms Future (1/2)
Jasmine ended up being less impressed with her clan's inheritance than him. She really wanted it to help her beat Chen Wentian and vent some frustrations. She was peeved that her blessing would actually benefit him.
Chen Wentian wanted to spank her rebellious butt but had to hold himself back. The emergence of her mother's spiritual imprint in the Tear of Chang Xi put a weird strain into their budding relationship. He wasn't sure if Jasmine would complain to her mother at the next full moon if he teased her too much. A more experienced woman would surely recognize the signs of his perverted personality.
Thankfully, he was distracted from his dilemma by a message from Moonlight City. The events of the Full Moon Revelry had kicked off a series of events that completely transformed the entire political structure of the kingdom. It was now time to conclude the old chapter in its history and move it onto a new path, one that was completely under the control of his sect.
Chen Wentian, Lin Qingcheng, and Jasmine flew together to Moonlight City and entered the same grand ballroom where the Revelry was held. Today, it was completely transformed into a royal meeting hall with a mass of nobles standing by rank, scores of ministers at the front, the elderly king on his throne, and interestingly, only the third prince Mingyue Jian by his side.
They all watched it aww as their goddess, the lord of the province, and the Golden Madam entered with a blast of spiritual energy. They could not help but bow down and worship them.
”Our Bright Moon Kingdom welcomes Goddess Jasmine, Immortal Blue Dragon Chen Wentian, and the Golden Madam!” They all cried out.
Jasmine today wore a formal yet modest set of white battle robe. She also had on a veil that hid her angelic beauty from view. Chen Wentian had insisted on this because he didn't want her to be ogled and he didn't want people having weird thoughts about his girl. Despite this, her radiant charm and appeal could not be stopped and everyone stared at her slack jawed.
The trio arrived in front of the king and Mingyue Jian who both got up after a few more bows.
”Goddess Jasmine!” The king wheezed, ”Welcome to the kingdom, this servant is at your command!”
”Good, I trust the matters we discussed have been handled?”
”Goddess Jasmine,” It was Mingyue Jian who spoke up this time, ”My two criminal brothers have been imprisoned and are awaiting trial. Their key supporters are all under house arrest, each with pending investigations into past activities. Once that is finished, I will be take my father's place as king.”
This was indeed what Jasmine and Chen Wentian had come up with to completely bring the problematic kingdom under their control. Nobody in the kingdom was blameless and everyone was complicit in the rampant human trafficking and sexual slavery that was happening. However, they did not want to bother micromanaging a bunch of mortals so the existing political structure had to be somewhat preserved.
The third prince was intelligent and relatively less vile than the other two princes. The crown prince seemed kind and gentle out in the outside and just but a quick investigation into his brothels revealed that he was no better than the second prince. The third prince was thus allowed to take power, quickly ending what would have been a long fight for the throne.
”Okay, go ahead and announce it.” Chen Wentian nodded to Mingyue Jian.
Mingyue Jian bowed and faced the crowd, raising his voice so it echoed across the hall, ”People of Bright Moon Kingdom! Goddess Jasmine has descended from her heavenly realm to take the place of Goddess Chang Xi. She has seen our devotion and she is willing to bless us. Thus, our kingdom shall prosper for a millennium!”
”Praise Goddess Jasmine!”
”Goddess Jasmine's blessing is much stronger than the what Goddess Chang Xi can provide. She has chosen to give out blessings for one hundred and forty-four Holy Lunar Priestesses every year!” Mingyue Jian declared.
The crowd went wild. This was double the number from before! It was truly astonishing!
”Her powers are immeasurable. Her blessings can last over a whole year so therefore the Full Moon Revelry shall be replaced by a single Mid-Autumn Festival! From now on, every year our Goddess Jasmine shall descend upon our kingdom and bless one hundred and forty-four new priestesses!”
”Praise Goddess Jasmine!”