The Empress has ascended the throne.
If we were to say who was the happiest after this news came out, it would be...
That's clearly the Cleviner family.
Everyone knew that the Clyvenar family was the only one to support Princess Aurelion before this.
Now that Aurelion Sol has become Empress, the Clyvenar family is the happiest.
But that may have happened a long time ago.
On the first day of the new year, the capital was still brightly lit, with celebratory banners and signs decorating every corner of the city.
When the first rays of the New Year's sun pierced through the mountains and shone upon the land of the capital, they cast a crimson glow.
Countless nobles rode in carriages, hurrying through the streets to gather at the palace.
At this moment, the palace was filled with solemnity.
The palace was solemn and dignified at this moment, and all the ministers were required to enter the palace to attend the Empress's coronation ceremony.
Many nobles had already gathered in front of the palace, and even those who lived outside the capital had traveled overnight to arrive there ahead of time.
For these nobles living far away in other cities, it was their responsibility to arrive in time to attend the ceremony of the new emperor's succession.
However, among these many nobles, no one could find the Clevina family, who should have been the most prominent.
...
"Has Little K still not been found?"
Lia paced anxiously in the room, her brow furrowed.
One arm is resting under her chest, the other arm is supporting her chin, and she is gently biting her fingers.
The room was filled with demi-human guards, each with various cat and dog ears, kneeling in the room.
Every time a demi-human returned to report, Lia would anxiously ask them a question.
That day, Cerberus stormed into the Clyvenar family's warehouse, smashed the crimson helmet, and then reverted to its true form—
Cerberus, a three-headed hound covered in full armor and radiating orange hellfire.
After that, Cerberus rushed out of the Clyvenner family's backyard and never returned.
Lia had already sent people to search for its tracks along the scorch marks left on the snow.
But even these subhumans with exceptional tracking abilities failed to find it.
Many demi-humans clasped their hands in a respectful gesture and reported to Lia:
“Reporting to Miss Liya.”
"It runs too fast for us to keep up."
As the vicious hound guarding the gates of hell, Cerberus's speed far surpasses that of ordinary creatures.
These demi-humans had completely unleashed the full power in their leg muscles, yet they still struggled to keep up.
At first, they could still see the traces left by the crimson-orange flames from afar, but they quickly disappeared without a trace.
Clearly, their opponent was so fast that they couldn't catch up at all.
The demi-humans originally hoped to find Cerberus by tracing the scorched tracks he left in the snow and forests.
But as these traces became intermittent and eventually disappeared completely, their hopes were dashed.
It was as if Cerberus had vanished into thin air.
When the demi-humans sent to find Cerberus were shocked to discover this, they were all dumbfounded.
Listening to the reports from the demi-humans, Lia pressed one hand to her head, her brows furrowed.
She had hoped to find clues about Victor through Cerberus, but who knew?
Now the dog has returned to its original state and is completely out of control!
If we could trace it through the burn marks before, but now even those marks have disappeared, what should we do?
Lia also knew that although the demi-humans were exceptionally capable, this kind of search without any clues only made things difficult for them.
"So it was too much of a stretch to ask them to go and find it after all?"
She looked at the demi-humans before her, their expressions somber, their brows furrowed, their fists clenched, and their teeth biting into their lips.
She could sense their obvious and intense sense of guilt.
Thinking of this, Liya couldn't stay angry.
And she has no reason to be angry.
After all, they have already tried their best.
To find Cerberus, perhaps we should have Cocoy or Helnathan give it a try.
Moreover, compared to the three-headed dog, Lia was more concerned about where the treasure chest that she dug out of her father's tomb along with the armor had gone.
Or, who took it?
She always had a strong intuition.
If we can find that treasure chest, we might have a chance to find Victor's whereabouts.
Just as Lia was lost in thought, Leon suddenly walked into the room, holding an exquisite letter in his hand.
Leon held the envelope between her hands and handed it to Leah, saying:
"Miss Lia, this is a letter from the capital."
Lia frowned, reached out, and slowly took the envelope.
The square envelope exuded a faint fragrance, and even the red clay used to seal it was of superior quality.
Lia immediately recognized the mark left on the inkpad—it was the emblem of the Sol royal family.
She gently opened the envelope, took out the papyrus inside, and examined it carefully.
This letter was sent directly from the royal family to the Clevner family and was highly confidential.
The letter not only announced Princess Aurelian's ascension to the throne as Empress of the Empire, but also mentioned the bestowal of titles upon the Clyvenner family.
This included elevating Victor's rank from Earl to Marquis.
However, Lia knew that if the princess hadn't just ascended the throne, the new empress might have directly promoted Victor to the rank of duke.
The letter also expressed sympathy for the current anxieties of the Clevner family.
Since the head of the family is missing, the royal family will not pursue the matter because they were absent from the Empress's coronation ceremony.
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