The Demon Soul Pot in the corner gave a weak response. "Is there something wrong?"
The man glanced out the window again. "Nothing seems to have changed. It looks like everyone who attended the banquet has come out, and they left in a hurry."
The Demon Soul Pot fell silent for a moment, then said, "He will definitely conduct a thorough search. It would be inconvenient for me to leave. Find a way to take me out of the city tomorrow."
"Yes, Empress Dowager!" the man answered through gritted teeth.
Framing a hero.
It was something he had never imagined even in his dreams, but it had already happened, and there was nothing he could change.
He could only proceed according to the arrangements made by this Empress Dowager of the Ancient Kingdom.
The Demon Soul Pot fell silent. The man closed the doors and windows, then lay tensely on the bed in the room.
His eyes remained open as he listened carefully to the sounds outside.
Inside the carriage leaving the Lord's Mansion.
An Illumination Stone hung from the ceiling, swaying gently with the carriage.
Elder Tapani, the old mage Dean Janvito, and Priest Nasir rode together in the same carriage.
They were heading to the Association first to perform an autopsy on the body.
The original purpose of the banquet had been for Wu Heng to return after becoming a hero and see the comrades he had once fought alongside.
Naturally, Tapani and the others had been willing to build a good relationship with a hero.
Especially since he had become a hero so quickly and had found a way to resolve the issue of reputation.
They had simply never expected something like this to happen.
After a brief silence in the carriage, Tapani asked, "Nasir, what