I stared at everything in stunned disbelief, not daring to step forward. Xia Ruize was equally tense, his expression twisted into a grimace, but Ren Zhi smiled. Then he couldn't help clapping his hands and saying, "It's done!"
"It's done?" I asked myself in secret. Had Long Xuantian really been killed? Was Central State at peace? Had Xia Ruize truly succeeded in taking his revenge!? What would happen next? Would civil war break out in Central State? Was the civil war about to begin?
For a moment, my disbelief turned into excitement at Long Xuantian's death, then into anxious uncertainty as I worried about brothers turning against each other. My mood sank all at once.
"Heh heh... It's done? You think it's done... Hahaha..." The corners of Long Xuantian's mouth curled into a smile.
I didn't know whether he was merely feigning composure in a death struggle, or whether he truly still had the strength to fight!?
The light of the divine character hadn't shifted, yet Long Xuantian made no counterattack. Apart from their surprise, the hundred or so civil and military officials showed little despair. Why was that?
But my doubts were drowned out by the cheers of Xia Ruize's countless comrades and generals. It was as if nothing in the world could stop their cheers and excitement. Just then, Long Xuantian stretched both hands to either side. His golden armor crashed to the ground piece by piece, and he himself began turning into a cloud of mist before vanishing!
"The Nine Provinces Map!" Si Xiaoxian, who had been playing with the Heart-Avoiding Lamp beside Han Shanshan, suddenly cried out. I looked around, but saw no sign of any Nine Provinces Map, so I immediately turned my gaze toward the hundred or so civil and military officials!
To my