Chapter 1161: Your Slave Girl Needs a Reward
It was a momentous night in the immortal palace. A member of the Scourgebolt Palace tried to betray the immortal palace but failed. Fourth True Monarch killed him at the teleportation portal, arousing the suspicions of that person’s Master, Gongsun Qingmu. Then, when it was revealed that there really was a classified jade slip on the victim, the matter was settled.[1]
That said, some people found it very suspicious that Fourth True Monarch proclaimed that the matter was resolved.
Young Lord Aurora’s wedding was quickly approaching, and the Immortal Lord would soon be inaugurated. As a result, some important things became unimportant, while certain unimportant things became extremely important. Everyone understood how that worked. At the moment, there was nothing that could compare to those two approaching events.
Even if there were some suspicious things going on, they would have to wait until later to be resolved. They couldn’t be allowed to interfere with what was slated to happen in half a month.
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An hour passed. Dawn had not yet come, and yet the immortal palace had already calmed back down.
However, the events that had just played out were like a tempest in the minds of the outsiders. All were complicated and intelligent people who were adept at analyzing situations and hatching schemes. What was more, they had the memories of their hosts, and thus, it was easy for them to figure out what was going on.
There’s no definitive proof that the honor guard from the Scourgebolt Palace is Sir Vilespirit. But that’s highly likely to be the case. If it really is Sir Vilespirit, then the other guy was probably Sir Star Ring! And the third person is probably the one who started those rumors. All three were fighting! Obviously, Sir Star Ring made out very badly! Not only did he not kill Sir Vilespirit, but he was forced to confirm that the palace was betrayed. Sir Vilespirit is a genius! And so is that mysterious person who started the rumors! Now it begs the question of what Sir Star Ring is going to do going forward....[2]
As undercurrents bubbled, Fourth True Monarch appeared in True Monarch Hall, face expressionless as he strode up to the top of the highest tower in the complex. There, the night air blew strongly as he looked at the distant Young Aurora Hall. A thin moon cast its glow down, but the dark clouds seem to swallow up the light. Everything was gloomy and visibility was almost nonexistent.
Just like Sir Star Ring’s mood. He had suffered a big defeat this night, and he wasn’t used to losing. In fact, as far as he could remember, he had never lost this badly before. As he stood looking at Young Aurora Hall, his eyes glittered mysteriously.
Time passed. Perhaps because of the heavy clouds, dawn seemed to arrive a bit later than usual. That was when Zhou Zhengli arrived behind Sir Star Ring. He bowed deeply.