Zhenguozhu collapsed.
Li Aili's heart was practically in her throat.
She ran all the way to the Zhenguo Hall and saw that the platinum Zhenguo Pillar was intact. Only then did she lean against the door frame, clutch her chest, and gasp for breath.
On the ground, a red copper pillar that once stood as a symbol of national strength was smashed to pieces.
That location... Li Aili remembers it.
“Your Highness Sophia…” came the boy’s hoarse voice from behind.
Wolf Winter Wolf, nicknamed "Little Wolf," walked into the main hall and knelt before the shattered bronze pillar.
Li Aili didn't know how to comfort Wolf.
He lost his entire clan when he was 8 years old.
Fortunately, Sophia adopted him.
Sadly... Sophia adopted him.
The Pillar of the Nation signifies being ready to appear before the Holy Dragon at any moment.
Wolf Winter Wolf struggled to pick up a broken piece of red copper and tried to piece it together with the piece next to it.
Li Aili walked over, put her hand on Wolf's shoulder, and tried to take him away.
Wolf turned his head. "If I put the pillar back together, will His Highness be safe and sound?"
Seeing the pleading look in his eyes, Li Aili couldn't bear to tell him the truth.
“Wolf, come with me, let’s get out of here first…” Ellie crouched down and whispered to him.
At this moment, the Emperor, Empress, and Albert arrived one after the other.
I saw the shattered bronze pillar on the ground.
The emperor and empress staggered and almost had to be supported by Catherine to regain their balance.
Albert glanced down at the broken pieces of the bronze pillar on the ground and calmly instructed, "Catherine."
"Help your mother go back."
The emperor and empress's faces were completely drained of color.
Catherine helped the Emperor and Empress up, offering words of comfort until they were finally able to leave.
Another pillar of the nation has collapsed, something that has never happened in the hundreds of years of Shenglong's history.
The entire palace was in complete chaos.
The Zhenguo Hall was unusually quiet.
The sound of footsteps echoed in the Zhenguo Hall.
Albert walked to Li Ai Li's side, looked down at Wolf, who was kneeling beside the bronze pillar with a lifeless look in his eyes, and said, "You, come with me."
Conrad strode into the main hall.
Seeing the broken bronze pillar on the ground, he closed his eyes briefly, but quickly suppressed his grief and walked forward.
"Your Highness."
Albert calmly instructed, "Prepare for national mourning."
"Death knell".
"Notify the royal family members who are away..."
"Also, issue the 'assembly order' in my name."
Albert looked at the shattered bronze pillar.
"All of Holy Dragon's allies must immediately assemble at Holy Dragon."
Albert spoke as he strode out.
He had already reached the palace gate when he remembered something and turned around, only to see that Wolf had not followed him.
The 15-year-old boy was still kneeling on the ground, stubbornly piecing together the bronze pillar bit by bit...
Albert looked at him for a few seconds. "Wolf, come with me."
"Sophia left you something before she left."
Wolf did not respond.
Albert calmly said to Conrad, "Conrad, bring him here."
After saying that, he strode away.
Li Aili's mind replayed Albert's words.
'Return to defense order'?
What exactly happened?
As Albert reached the palace entrance, he glanced back at Ellie. "Oh, by the way, leave Wolf to me for now, Miss Ellie."
Before Li Aili could speak, a tall knight walked over, knocked Wolf unconscious with a single blow, and carried him away.
Li Aili: "!"
Sophia is gone, and Li Aili wants to know where Albert is taking Wolf.
When she chased after him, Albert had already led his men to stand on the teleportation array.
The man lifted his eyelids and looked at Li Aili, "Miss Aili, your time is running out."
Li Aili: "What?"
The teleportation array glowed, and Albert and his companions vanished.
An invisible sense of urgency washed over me.
...
Catherine helped the Empress back to her bedroom to rest.
The Emperor and Empress had just sat down.
Catherine couldn't help but advise, "Your Highness, wouldn't you like to rest for a while?"
The emperor and empress rested their foreheads on their hands and waved their hands weakly.
Just then, Aniana walked in. "Mother."
The emperor and empress glanced at her wearily.
Aniana said, “Mother, I met Sophia’s servant on my way here.”
"She said she had something important to tell her mother."
"It seems to concern Sophia."
The Emperor and Empress then perked up somewhat, "What? Let that person in..."
Aniana nodded. "Okay, I'll go and call her in."
Then, Aniana turned around.
A short while later, a eccentric maid walked in.
The Empress sat wearily on the sofa, looking at the maid who was glancing around. "What do you want to tell me about Sophia?"
The maid looked at Catherine, "I... could you please have those who are not involved leave?"
The emperor and empress glanced at the maid.
The maid immediately produced a dragon scale, which was the scale of the copper dragon Margaret.
Among dragon-raising families, this serves as a token.
So the Emperor and Empress nodded to Catherine.
Catherine had no choice but to leave the room.
However, she glanced at the dragon scale as she passed the maid.
There seems to be some dried blood on it.
Catherine instantly realized something was wrong, "Something's not right!"
"Let me see that dragon scale again!"
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