After the banquet ended, under Monarch Hall's arrangements, all members of the various factions were sent to the Reception Planet. Monarch Hall had never made an exception for hosting outside guests overnight.
Everyone knew this, so no one had any complaints.
Meanwhile, because Gu Ding had made the outrageous move of inviting the Saintess to dance at the banquet, he became the object of many people's envy.
In truth, after Gu Ding made his invitation, others had also tried asking the Saintess to dance, but every one of them had been rejected. This left quite a few people feeling not only envious, but somewhat resentful as well.
However, Gu Ding paid no attention at all to those strange looks.
After arriving at the Reception Planet and being assigned accommodations, Gu Ding immediately returned to his room and closed his eyes to rest. He wanted to use this brief period of rest to adjust himself to peak condition.
If it had only been Gu Ding himself, he would not have cared much about the outcome of the Path of the King. In his view, the Path of the King was merely a trial. As long as he gained something from it, that was enough. As for achieving a good result, he could simply let nature take its course. But Elizabeth's choice forced him to reconsider this assessment.
No one knew what lay at the end of the Path of the King.
But everyone knew that although not every Monarch had completed the Path of the King, all those who reached its end and did not die prematurely along the way eventually became Monarchs.
Thus, Gu Ding's goal became—reaching the end of the Path of the King.
Liliath and the others did not know what Gu Ding and Elizabeth had discussed. Even