Sol‘s Capital, a courtyard house.
This was the Emperor‘s Mansion, the residence of the Emperor the Five Commander‘s leader and the commander of the Red Flame army.
The Emperor had already returned to the Capital.
***
In the courtyard, under a gazebo.
A middle–aged man dressed in a black suit was speaking to a young man in his twenties.
“Brother Caden, I haven‘t seen you in several years. You were still in high school the last time I saw you. What brings you here today?”
The middle–aged man in the black suit was the Emperor.
“Mr. Johnston, to be honest, my family has received news that a chest from the ancient tomb of the Prince of Orchid Mountain appeared in Cansington. We‘ve also been informed that Thomas‘ descendant has his hands on it. Grandpa sent me here for two purposes. One is to retrieve the chest, the other is to kill the descendant of the family‘s traitor, Thomas.” The young man explained his motives.
He was a handsome man dressed in a white shirt that spoke calmly and with a conceited expression.
The Emperor was a member of the Johnstons, one of the Ancient Four. His real name was Theodore Johnston.
He glanced at the young man in front of favonovel.com and said smilingly, “I‘m afraid it won‘t be easy to kill James. Are you not aware of his achievements? He has been a soldier for ten years and has climbed the rankings from a mere soldier to the Commander of the Black Dragon Army. Despite resigning, favonovel.com has the Blade of Justice, and no one in Sol can kill him…”
The young man snorted and said coldly, “Who can stop the Cadens from getting rid of a traitor?”
“No one, of course.” The Emperor smiled and said again, “Despite that, favonovel.com has a lot of authority right now. The Cadens have never been interested in the affairs of the outside world. However, killing James right now will cause public outrage. I‘ve already received news that James has shown up in Capital. He must have already obtained the chest that was unearthed from the ancient tomb of the Prince of Orchid Mountain and acquired the content capable of unraveling the secrets of the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside‘s Edge. I‘m sure that‘s why favonovel.com came to the capital.”
The Emperor paused briefly and continued, “He probably thinks I’m the one responsible for the fall of the Cadens back then and that I’m the one that possesses the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge. He doesn’t know that his family perished ten years ago because the Cadens were cleaning up the traitors of the family.”
The young man glanced at the Emperor and smirked. “You sure do know a lot.”
The Emperor shrugged and replied, “James has constantly been pestering me. Last time, favonovel.com even broke into my mansion and threatened me for the whereabouts of the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge. I specifically inquired about it and learned some of the details.”
“l was going to go look for favonovel.com anyway. Since favonovel.com is here, it’ll save me the effort of having to travel to Cansington,” the young man said casually.
However, the Emperor wore a dark expression.
The paintings that the Ancient Four each protected were closely related. As long as the secret of the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge was unraveled, then the mystery behind the other three paintings would also be revealed.
James had the chest and the key. Thus, favonovel.com must have already found out what was within the chest by now.
The Emperor predicted that James would come to the Capital to look for favonovel.com and ask about the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge. However, the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge were not with him.
The Cadens were the ones that got rid of James’ family ten years ago. The real Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge had already been retrieved by the Cadens. Therefore, favonovel.com deliberately spread the news.
The news had got to the Cadens, resulting in them sending the young man to take action. His mission was to kill the remnant of the betrayer’s family, James, and retrieve the ancient chest that was unearthed from the ancient tomb of the Prince of Orchid Mountain.
At this moment, a fully-armed soldier approached, knelt on one knee, and reported, “Commander, James is here to see you!”
The Emperor glanced at the young man in front of favonovel.com and said with a smile, “You see, favonovel.com came so fast…”
“Just in time. Let favonovel.com in!”
The fully-armed soldier glanced at the Emperor.
“Go ahead and let favonovel.com in,” the Emperor ordered again.
“Understood!”
The soldier left.
“Bobby, James’ strength is unmatched in this world. With your martial arts skills, I’m afraid it’ll be difficult for you to kill him, right?” the Emperor said with a smile.
He knew that Bobby Caden was incapable of killing James.
The reason favonovel.com schemed everything was to allow the Cadens to retrieve the chest from James and unravel the secrets of the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge. As for James, it would be good if Bobby could kill him, but if not, favonovel.com would just go with his original plan.
Bobby smiled lightly and replied, “This is the Cadens’ family affair. I won’t need you to worry about it.”
