I was hiding from gods and demons at the beginning, but it turned out that I was the boss

On the coronation stage full of flowers, the official read out the obligations and responsibilities that the emperor should bear and the rights he enjoyed. As the new emperor, Tasriel recognized and read out the oath.

Next comes the coronation and granting of the state seal.

Sumujie adjusted his divine robe and prepared to go on stage.

At this moment, the eyes of the goddess statue in front of the hall emitted a soft divine light, and the light shrouded the coronation stage in a combination of blue, white and silver, adding a bit of sacred connotation.

Su Mujie frowned, wondering whether this was a natural revelation or a trick played by Qingtian.

He slowly took steps forward with an uneasy feeling, but as soon as he took a step, the holy light suddenly dimmed...

The sound of people gasping for air could be heard in the hall, and everyone looked at the huge statue of the goddess in unison.

"what happened?"

Sumujie and Taslier cast their sharp eyes on the sunny sky.

What do you want to do!

Sunny shrugged innocently and spread his hands.

I don't know, it has nothing to do with me.

Just when everyone paused, the holy light suddenly lit up again, as if the goddess had just blinked accidentally.

When everything recovered, Su Mujie took a deep breath and stepped forward again.

As a result, the same thing happened. When he moved, the holy light dimmed.

He retracted his legs and the holy light came on...

It was as if his legs were switches. As soon as he took a step, the goddess closed her eyes in disgust...

Su Mujie stood on the high platform with a livid face, extremely embarrassed.

"Oh my god, does this mean the goddess doesn't approve of the elder's crowning of His Majesty?"

"What a naughty Holy Light..."

"However, the presence of the incarnation of the goddess is indeed inappropriate for him to crown His Majesty." After someone took the lead in saying this, many people also agreed.

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and Taslier coldly sent a message to Qingtian on the stage.

【What are you playing again? Can you please stop being so naive? Even without these rituals, I am still the emperor of Lanze. 】

Qingtian showed a joking smile, "Perhaps this is God's will. Sumujie is disliked by the goddess and is not suitable to crown you." 】

Tasril looked at her with complicated eyes.

[You don’t want to come, do you? 】

Qingtian sneered, "Why don't I come?" 】

After replying, she walked out of the crowd with her chest raised and her head raised.

At this moment, she was wearing a dark gold silk dress with silver threads and gems. The small micro-flash array that comes with it emits a little bit of light, making the whole person look holy and noble.

As soon as she walked out, she naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

As she walked, she said loudly: "I feel the call of God!"

"At this sacred moment, the goddess asked me to express her care and future expectations for Emperor Lanze on her behalf. As the spokesperson of God, I really should not just watch the ceremony."

"..."

Tasriel laughed angrily at her shamelessness, but the strange thing was that even though he was on fire, there was a strange trace of expectation and excitement in his heart.

I look forward to her wearing a crown for herself and witnessing her becoming a powerful person in the world.

In addition, he already likes excitement. Although he is the one being teased, looking at Qingtian's arrogant demeanor and graceful figure, he inexplicably wonders what else she wants to do.

So at this moment he chose to remain silent.

What's more, this is an internal problem within the temple. The stronger Qingtian is, the more stable the cooperation between Sumujie and himself will be.

Sumujie's face turned cold when he saw Tasril didn't express his position.

But this is his territory, his home court, and it really should be settled by himself.

He said solemnly: "Then please ask the saint to wait until the coronation is over before giving God's blessing to His Majesty. I believe that this way you will not let down the goddess's wishes."

Everyone was thoughtful after hearing this. Wherever there are people, there is struggle, and the state church does not seem to be united.

Most of the people watching the ceremony in the church were officials and nobles.

Their reverence for God is far less than that of civilians and slaves. In addition, Su Mujie has been the long-term manager of the state religion and has interests involved with the major nobles, so most people still side with Su Mujie.

Qingtian also felt like she had a clear mind. She walked to the coronation stage, performed a ritual of blessing from the goddess, and said gently: "Then please help me complete the coronation ceremony, Great Elder. I can rest assured that you will do it."

help you? rest assured? What a shame!

Su Mucheng's eyes were extremely cold. He had a good impression of Qingtian in the past, and the two of them got along very happily.

But now that the two are on opposite sides, they have another feeling.

Qingtian is young, but she is cunning, quirky and cheeky, which is rare among noble girls. She is completely different from the elegant, arrogant and indifferent woman Su Mucheng said!

"The coronation is what the great elder of the state religion should do, so you don't need to worry about the saint. You just need to be the messenger of the goddess."

Tsk, messenger? I have been demoted!

Qingtian smiled and stopped entangled with him in front of everyone, "The goddess and I are looking forward to your performance."

Sumujie saw that she had no intention of arguing with her, so he stopped and walked towards Tasril.

Tasril looked at the sunny sky and said through the message: [You are still short of heat. 】

Sunny smiled but said nothing.

Sure enough, when Sumujie started walking, the eyes of the goddess lost their luster. Even when Sumujie walked next to Tasril, the goddess actually shed tears.

The corners of the statue's eyes cracked and cracked!

"Oh my God, what's going on? The goddess is crying!"

"The goddess statue...is cracked?"

"Is this... is this dissatisfaction with the Great Elder's coronation of the new emperor?"

"..."

Discussions broke out all of a sudden, and even the nobles who were on Sumujie's side felt resentful.

Could it be that the goddess is really dissatisfied with Sumujie...

In addition to the nobility, there were also civilian representatives from some industries in the church. Some devout believers shouted that it was more appropriate for the human incarnation of the goddess to conduct the ceremony.

If someone takes the lead, others will follow. Some officials who have trouble with Sumujie also suggest changing the crowned priest.

Sumujie suppressed his anger and turned his gaze to Tasril.

Tasriel knew that he could no longer sit on the sidelines at this time, otherwise he might lose an ally in the future.

He raised his hand and pressed it lightly, making a quiet gesture.

"In my opinion, Grand Elder Sumujie has dedicated his whole life to the state religion over the years. He is a pillar of the state religion and is qualified to crown me. As for the statue of God... it is normal for problems to arise after it has not been renovated for many years,"

With the support of the new emperor, everyone stopped talking.

The few who disagreed did not dare to offend the young but ruthless emperor.

Su Mujie showed a smile and looked at the sunny sky.

No matter what you do, it will be impossible to offset the reputation I have accumulated in the past!

Qingtian raised his head and looked back, "The coronation is a divine power, and it is not the turn of secular people to judge the qualifications."

"Of course, Elder Sumujie has indeed worked hard and made great achievements over the years."

"You have filled the state religion's warehouses through maritime trade and slave land sales, and sent beautiful temple ascetics to various noble mansions to convey the goddess's blessings. You are really indispensable."

"..."

After her words fell, the whole place fell silent.

After Su Mujie was stunned for a moment, he shouted: "Viscount Luolun, be careful what you say!"

Qingtian smiled and spread his hands, "Did I say something wrong?"

"You have just joined the state religion, don't be taken advantage of by people with bad intentions, hearsay is not trustworthy!" Su Mujie said this clearly to Qingtian, but in fact he meant it to everyone except her.

For example, there are millions of people in Tasril and in front of the image mirror.

The Lanze Empire has clear regulations that maritime trade must have regulations, but the state religion does not, and land sales violate the interests of the royal family and the great nobility.

In addition, the state religion relies on the Goddess Religion, and the dogma clearly stipulates that priests are prohibited from participating in the slave human trafficking and prostitution trade.

Sumujie trafficked people through trade and gave poor female monks to nobles in exchange for benefits, which was against canon law.

In the past, Su Mujie relied on the big tree Su Mucheng to operate secretly, and Lan Zetu had to turn a blind eye.

Everything he did crossed the bottom line of the nobility, the royal family, and the church members, and now that it was revealed in public, it slapped not only the face of the state church, but also the face of the royal family.

For a while, the church was quiet and silent, while the crowd outside the church was noisy, especially the parishioners who were almost out of control.

The ferocious and dirty side of the state religion was put in front of everyone.

Su Mujie felt a little regretful at this moment. Unexpectedly, Qingtian went crazy and ignored her at all. She didn't even care about her reputation as a temple elder and a saint of the national religion.