The news of Princess Lina's murder quickly spread throughout the command center.
Sethmond was no longer the calm and gentle man he had been half an hour earlier. Now, his eyes were bloodshot, and he sat on the ground, holding Lina's body in sorrow and pain.
He didn't care at all even though his clothes were stained with blood.
Lina... she's the little sister he and his family cherish!
Cheng Ruohai followed, and after subtly glancing around, she was amazed to find that there was no trace left behind.
This kid is really good at everything.
Suddenly, Sethmond's communicator rang. He picked it up and glanced at it, only to find that it was William calling.
Sethmond closed his eyes, bracing himself for William's insane accusations and punishments.
However, after the call was connected, William appeared surprisingly calm.
—If you didn't look at his eyes, which were the same type as Sethmond's at that moment.
"Investigate." William looked at the corpse of his daughter, held in Sethmond's arms, her once bright but now closed eyes piercing his heart. "Find out who did it."
“Yes,” Sethmond replied firmly.
"Then send Nana's... body back." With that, the King of the Heistan Empire hastily hung up the communication.
It is quite remarkable that royalty can have such deep affection for each other.
Cheng Ruohai sighed inwardly.
Pity? Mercy?
I wouldn't say that.
After all, those who do evil will not live long.
You have to pay the price for what you did wrong.
“Lieutenant General Cheng.” Sethmond, after a long period of mental preparation, finally managed to suppress his grief. “I’m sorry to have made you see this side of me. I will severely punish Bastian for falsely conveying military secrets.”
In Cheng Ruohai's heart, this matter had actually come to the best, since the Third Princess was already dead.
But if we were to announce the release of Bastian now, it would only raise suspicions.
In Sethmond's mind, the Dragon Kingdom is currently unaware that the person behind all the trouble is actually the Third Princess.
Therefore, Bastian cannot escape the charges.
Cheng Ruohai felt no sympathy; as mentioned above, one reaps what one sows.
Although the Third Princess was the mastermind, he was also an accomplice.
In the Abyss Battlefield, having one more Grandmaster won't make a difference, nor will losing one Grandmaster will. His death won't hinder the subsequent war.
"Your Highness, thank you for your trouble. The Dragon Kingdom hopes you can provide a satisfactory answer," Cheng Ruohai replied coldly.
Sethmond smiled bitterly: "Of course, it will satisfy the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom."
Cheng Ruohai then left.
In fact, Sethmond also suspected Cheng Ruohai, after all, the coincidences were too great.
Lina had just told him that she was the mastermind when she was assassinated.
However, Cheng Ruohai was indeed always under the watchful eyes of his assistant and Bastian, which was a perfect alibi.
He also had a general understanding of the other soldiers from the Dragon Kingdom who came to provide support.
They were not capable of sneaking into Lina's room in full view of everyone and assassinating her without leaving a trace.
It leaves no room for doubt.
Sethmond, his face grim, called his assistant to his side: "Give the order that this matter be thoroughly investigated!"
——
Cheng Ruohai, who rushed back to his post, did not go to find Jiang Wuyuan.
They understood each other implicitly, without needing to say more.
That concludes the matter.
That night, Jiang Wuyuan received a message from Nian Qingfeng.
[Little apprentice, congratulations on your immediate success. The spaceship that will bring you back will arrive tomorrow morning.]
"I understand, Master."
Jiang Wuyuan lay down on the bed, stared at the ceiling for a long time, and then closed his eyes.
...........
The next day, early morning.
Jiang Wuyuan packed his things and boarded the spaceship.
The huge spaceship felt rather empty, as only students from the four major universities were rushing back to the Dragon Kingdom.
Liu Can happily picked out a chair that looked good and curled up inside it as if she had no bones: "Ah—so comfortable."
Jiang Wuyuan didn't care where he sat, and simply found a place not far from Liu Can to sit down.
Here, near the windows made of high-density materials, you can clearly see the view outside.
The traces left by Lina in his heart have become very faint.
He didn't have much time to think about these things. If he could, Jiang Wuyuan hoped that no one would ever stop him from shattering the abyss.
But the sword spirit had also told him that these were all inevitable obstacles on his path to growth.
"What are you thinking about?" Ye Wenxian sat down opposite Jiang Wuyuan without anyone noticing.
Her face remained ethereal and stunning, inspiring no thought of desecration.
Jiang Wuyuan responded indifferently, "It's nothing."
Ye Wenxian smiled, not backing down despite the boy's indifference: "You killed the Third Princess."
"Who is the Third Princess?" Jiang Wuyuan asked in his usual tone.
Ye Wenxian stared at him for a long time before finally looking away: "It's nothing, just an insignificant woman. I was overthinking it."
But in his heart he was thinking: I'm pretending so well, no one can tell the difference.
That's enough.
...........
After disembarking from the spaceship, Jiang Wuyuan headed straight for the Battle Heaven Academy.
In the eyes.
It was a familiar sky shrouded in dark clouds, familiar buildings, and everything else.
Including the wind that blows in your face, a wind unique to Zhantian City.
Jiang Wuyuan, dressed in black with his dark hair flying in the wind, gradually calmed down.
His expression was slightly stunned.
Even if another soul falls under the sword, it doesn't matter.
He simply did what he thought was right.
In this journey of life, no matter who or what stands in his way, he will wield his sword and sweep away all obstacles.
.........
Inside the sword case, the Star Devourer, which had been trembling slightly and unseen by anyone, slowly calmed down.
It already possessed a sliver of shallow spirituality, enough to barely perceive Jiang Wuyuan's inner thoughts.
Only now did the last lingering shadow cast by that woman, Lina, truly dissipate.
Breakthroughs in one's mindset always come suddenly.
Silently, like sweet dew from heaven, nourishing all things without a sound.
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