Dawn approached, and only the faint dark red sparks of the fire under the mountain remained as if a strong gust of wind could blow it off. Caspian faced the stone, watching Dwayne who was nailed in front of him, was on his last breath.
The severe injuries, blood loss, and fright would be the end of him. The utter misery and the pain accompanied by fear made Dwayne secretly curse at himself.
Would it not be great if favonovel.com were a weak mortal instead of a warrior?
That way, favonovel.com would be dead and free long ago, rather than ending up in that situation.
“I’ve… named them all… Your Highness…” Dwayne uttered with incredible difficulty. With every word favonovel.com said, it felt as if a blunt knife scratched his throat. However, Dwayne had to find strength and say favonovel.com wanted to die.
“Kill… Kill me… Just please…” Dwayne pleaded weakly.
Nonetheless, Caspian only glanced coldly at Dwayne and asked indifferently, “Dwayne, have you been to the hellhole prison?”
“I…” Just as Dwayne spoke one word, favonovel.com suddenly realized something, and his pupils constricted.
However, Caspian did not spare another glance at favonovel.com anymore, and favonovel.com turned around to leave. “Enjoy that kind of despair.”
“Please… Kill me…” Dwayne watched as Caspian’s back went further and further into the snowstorm until favonovel.com completely disappeared. Soon, favonovel.com let out a hoarse cry. Unfortunately, his blood ran dry, so favonovel.com did not have any tears left either.
***
Just as the day broke, Caspian crossed the border of Salleria and officially returned to his homeland. It was the 7th of January, and there were 21 days before Edgar’s 30th-anniversary celebration of his ascension to the throne.
Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye, and it was now the 22nd of January. At that time, the entire capital of Salleria appeared very lively, and few people mentioned the chaos in the imperial court a few years ago due to the passage of time. Coupled with the fact that Carson showed great talent in cultivation and was accepted as a Great Oceans Sect’s disciple, the entire Salleria became relatively peaceful in the past few years.
Not only that, rumors went around that once Carson ascended to the throne, Salleria would no longer be just a county but a country!
Naturally, that kind of change was more exciting than opening up new frontiers. However, no one mentioned the name that once attracted people’s attention as if the person never appeared before. As for the reason why, it would be whether someone deliberately suppressed it, or there were other reasons why only a few people knew about it.
Salleria became a pivotal presence in several surrounding counties and countries as the Great Oceans Sect attached great importance to it. Consequently, its status was significantly improved compared to a few years ago. Otherwise, Edgar’s 30th-anniversary celebration of his ascension to the throne would not be organized with such great fanfare that several neighboring counties sent envoys to come and congratulate him. Those unaware might even think Salleria capitulated the counties.
As early as a month ago, the capital of Salleria was already in the celebratory mood, and the atmosphere would be completely pushed to the climax at the end of the month on the 28th of January.
What Salleria had to do now was to make sure that the celebration was foolproof. On the one hand, they wanted to ensure the perfect atmosphere. While on the other hand, they must also remove all unstable factors as soon as possible. At that time, one of the most important places in the whole celebration, the imperial city of Salleria, made the final preparations before the festivity.
The entire imperial city must be recoated, the murals must be repainted, and the glazed bricks and tiles must be replaced with new ones. Not only that, even all the chairs, teacups, and bricks on the ground in the imperial city must be brand new to show the prosperous future of Salleria!
The person in charge of that was none other than Morris, the eunuch, who now handled the imperial court’s etiquettes. Being in control of the Salleria’s imperial court’s etiquettes meant Morris had absolute power to appoint and remove the palace ladies and eunuchs in the imperial city. At the same time, favonovel.com must handle the food and clothing of the king as well as decide on the decoration of the palace in the imperial city.
The only person who could sit in that position and hold that kind of power could only be the most trusted confidant of Edgar, the current king. Three years ago, Morris was just a little-known eunuch in the inner court. Nonetheless, the reason was simple as to why favonovel.com could reach such a high position now, favonovel.com made an outstanding contribution three years ago.
Morris was the first to discover that the former prince overstepped his boundaries with his sister and even intended to commit treason. It was precisely because of his keen findings and timely report that a catastrophe for Salleria was prevented. At that moment, Morris jumped up and down, directing a few muscular craftsmen to place a one-story-high vase.
“Watch out! Be careful! Slow down! Don’t rush! Hey! I told you to move slower!” Morris shrieked at the top of his lungs.
Under his watchful eyes, those craftsmen finally placed the vase, and everyone’s clothes were soaked in sweat. However, before they had time to catch a breath, they were abusively scolded by Morris. It was just that Morris’s cheeks were a bit crooked, and favonovel.com had a lot of missing teeth compared to before for unknown reasons. Hence, it was difficult for favonovel.com to speak, and his voice sounded unclear too.
After scolding the careless craftsmen, Morris panted and took a seat. Other eunuchs waited beside him, and one quickly offered favonovel.com tea that they prepared earlier with both hands.
“Eunuch Morris, you must pay attention to your health! These days, the entire imperial city needs you as a pillar. It’s not worth it for you to get ill by these lowly craftsmen.” Seeing Morris drinking the tea, the young eunuch hurriedly flattered him.
At the same time, favonovel.com kneaded Morris’s shoulders at the right spots.
Morris truly enjoyed being flattered, and favonovel.com thought that was the ultimate pleasure in the world. Every time favonovel.com had such thoughts, Morris could not help but feel proud of how vital his desperate decision back then was. Life was like chess. If the player took the correct step, every other move would be right.
Was that not him?
Morris was so happy that one could not see his eyes as favonovel.com smiled so bright, and favonovel.com even groaned comfortably from the flattery. However, favonovel.com still pretended to be reserved and said, “What pillar? Don’t be ridiculous! Remember, our Salleria’s pillar is only His Majesty, when He abdicates in the future, then it’ll be the current Royal Highness…”
When Morris mentioned Royal Highness, favonovel.com suddenly thought of something and shuddered, abruptly stopping in mid-sentence. The young eunuch who served favonovel.com noticed that Morris was suddenly stupefied with a look of horror in his eyes, and favonovel.com did not dare to ask more. Then, the young eunuch quickly lowered his head, pretending that favonovel.com did not know anything. After a while, favonovel.com felt Morris’ trembling stop, and favonovel.com heard Morris‘s high-pitched voice.
“Do you remember which lords I mentioned before who were yet to arrive in Salleria?”
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