On New Year's Eve, every household was decorated with lanterns and colored banners, and it was very lively.
Families were gathered together, and the children had new clothes. Delicacies were placed on several tables, and there were also hot dumplings and pastries. Everyone was very happy, even the commoners.
There might be troubles on any day, but today was definitely the least. Everyone forgot about the troubles and prepared to have a good start for the next year.
"Dad, I'll be able to go to school next year!" A child happily said to his father, "I'll be an adult by then!"
Hearing the child's words, everyone in the house laughed. The child's father happily looked at his child and said, "Do you want to go to school or go to the academy to cultivate? If you can become a Celestial Master, our family will have a big shot, and we'll bring honor to our ancestors! "
"Then I'll go and cultivate! I'll become a Celestial Master! "The child immediately said," I'll support the family in the future so that my parents won't have to work anymore! "
As soon as he said that, everyone smiled again. This child was so considerate. As the elders, they were also gratified.
The child's mother also walked over and dotingly stroked the child's hair as she said, "However, cultivating is very tiring, and you can't give up so easily!"
"Mom, don't worry, I definitely won't give up!" The child's young eyes were filled with determination as he said, "I'll definitely work hard to cultivate and become a very, very powerful Celestial Master!"
The child's mother looked at her husband, her eyes already red. Her husband was also very happy as he said to the child's mother, "Don't worry, I have a friend who knows a teacher at the academy. A few days ago, he asked the teacher to take a look at our child. The teacher said that our child has the qualifications to become a Celestial Master. As long as our child has the heart, we can rest assured!"
Hearing her husband say this, the child's mother became even happier, and she finally could not help but cry. She quickly wiped her tears and ran out of the door, running to the kitchen to hide her emotions.
"Child, play with your brothers and sisters for a while. I'll go help your mother cook," the man said softly to the child as he walked to the kitchen to accompany his wife.
This couple was very happy. The dawn of the future had already appeared in front of them, illuminating them.
Time slowly passed, and soon, it was late at night. This was the last hour of the year, and the next year was about to come.
The family gathered together to eat New Year's Eve dinner, and no one slept, waiting to welcome the new year.
"Make a wish." The mother gently said to the child.
"Hmm …" The child thought about it seriously and said, "I hope that Father and Mother will always be so young. I want to grow up quickly and become a Celestial Master!"
When the child's father heard this, he laughed and said, "Silly boy, how can you make a wish and say it out loud?"
Dong …
Dong …
Someone was beating a drum on the street. This was how the rich and powerful counted time. The drum was beaten twenty times in total. When the last beat ended, it would be the start of a new year.
Hearing the sound of the drums, the whole family took a deep breath and held their breaths, preparing to face the new year.
The tenth note …
The fifteenth note …
The nineteenth note …
The twentieth time!
After hearing the twentieth ring, the whole family immediately hugged each other tightly and shouted happily, "It's New Year!!!"
Hum —
A streak of fire lit up the sky, and the terrifying flames instantly lit up the entire city as if it was daytime. Not only was the fire abrupt, but it was also so fast that no one in the city could react in time.
Rumble!
Flames instantly engulfed this family. Accurately speaking, it engulfed the entire city!
In just a blink of an eye, the entire city turned into a sea of fire. All the houses were destroyed, and the walls were broken. No one was lucky enough to escape.
This was a border city of this country, and it was also a border city. There were troops and Celestial Masters stationed in the city, but they all disappeared without a trace under the flames.
The same situation happened everywhere in the Eight Ancient Continents.
On the enormous Eight Ancient Continents, the new year was instantly stained with blood. The massacre spread out in just a blink of an eye. The blood far exceeded the snow on the ground, melting the thick layer of snow. In less than fifteen minutes, corpses were everywhere, and people were in a terrible situation!
The thirty-one factions, the sects that had received the news, the Deep Sea Alliance, and the forces and experts hiding in the dark all took action tonight. If someone could stand in the sky and overlook the entire Eight Ancient Continents, he would see that the entire land was quickly dyed red.
At midnight, the twenty strongholds of the Ice and Fire Union also took action. However, under Liu Yi's order, this kind of thing didn't happen. To catch bandits, first catch the leader. Liu Yi's order was to directly control the royal family and the military leaders of the country. She would never kill the innocent. However, for the sake of efficiency, if anyone resisted, they would be killed without mercy!
Liu Yi even allowed them to not kill the royal family or the ministers. The country was still ruled by these people, but the royal family had to listen to the orders of the Ice and Fire Union. The Ice and Fire Union would keep their word. In other words, all the occupied countries were controlled by the Ice and Fire Union.
Perhaps these countries thought that their experience was unfair, but after a while, when they knew the situation of the whole world, they would know how lucky they were.
In the new year, as soon as the war began, many messages were sent to the headquarters of the Ice and Fire Island, reporting to Liu Yi about the current situation and the territories they had occupied.
Listening to the reports, Liu Yi saw all the movements and changes of the twenty strongholds in her Sea of Consciousness. However, although the information about her family was important, the information about the thirty-one factions was even more important. She needed to know how many forces the thirty-one factions had sent out and how cruel they were to make a decision for the next step.
In the room, Yao, Beauty Yang, Yan Yi, Xiao Rou, and Sheng 'er were all there. Everyone was listening to the reports, while Princess Yan Yi was writing with a pen.
Liu Yi turned to look at Princess Yan Yi. She found that Princess Yan Yi's hand was trembling. Thinking for a while, she held Princess Yan Yi's hand and said seriously, "Don't write. If you feel uncomfortable, go back and sleep for a while."
Princess Yan Yi's body shook. She turned to look at Liu Yi and saw that her eyes were completely red. Tears had already covered her face.
The women in the room saw Princess Yan Yi's appearance and felt sorry for her.
Without a doubt, the Four Great Empires were the biggest and richest areas in the Eight Ancient Continents. The thirty-one factions would definitely fight for them first. Although they couldn't get the news, the Four Great Empires would definitely fall into the flames of war.
As the princess of the Southern Cloud Empire, Princess Yan Yi's father was still in the palace. All her family members and the generals who had risked their lives to protect her were all in the palace at this moment.
Princess Yan Yi was very clear that with her father's character, he would never surrender. Thinking of this, Princess Yan Yi's tears couldn't stop flowing.
She knew what was happening, but she couldn't do anything. Instead, she hid in the sea alone, like a deserter.
With Sheng 'er's help, she supported Princess Yan Yi out of the hall and returned to her room to rest and calm her emotions. Unlike Princess Yan Yi, the other women's families and friends were all on the Ice Fire Island. But even so, looking at Princess Yan Yi's appearance, they seemed to be able to see the mourning of the common people everywhere.
Without a doubt, they were doing something bad.
The women were very silent. Only Beauty Yang and Liu Yi were very calm. They could even be described as calm. The two of them listened attentively to the ceaseless news. In their ears, it was as if they were just simple words.
This kind of news continued for the whole night until the sky gradually brightened. This was the order that Liu Yi gave to everyone. They didn't need to attack too many countries tonight. They couldn't be impulsive. Everything had to go according to the plan.
As the sky gradually brightened, the operations of the twenty strongholds completely stopped. Soon, each stronghold wrote a letter and quickly sent it to Liu Yi.
Twenty letters were placed on the desk. Liu Yi took out the first piece of paper and looked at the date at the top of the paper.
Eight Ancient Era, Year 13644, the first day of the first month.
Liu Yi looked at the date and took a deep breath. Without a doubt, this day would be recorded in history forever. The chaos of this day would also become the topic of conversation for the future generations.
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