Lux's Magic Penetration Rod
Chapter 727

I Am... the Twilight Spirit!

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Reason told Jarvan IV that he shouldn't devote too much energy to searching for the missing Lanfu. Although her actions had directly caused structural damage to Demacia City's political landscape, with the northern war underway, in theory, what Jarvan IV needed to do now was steady the people, make the best possible use of the resources at his disposal, and ensure supplies reached the northern front.

Some matters were more urgent than others.

But Jarvan IV had just been betrayed by someone he trusted. How could he possibly remain calm?

For more than a decade, Lanfu had served as Jarvan IV's secretary. From the Kingdom of Demacia to the Demacian Empire, she had always cheerfully taken care of the little things.

Whether it was some troublesome matter Jarvan IV couldn't handle personally, or some detail he didn't have the time to deal with, Lanfu had always managed it perfectly. A jumble of affairs would pass through her hands; she would bring the important ones to Jarvan IV, and take care of the less important ones herself. In Jarvan IV's eyes, that had been the essence of Lanfu's work.

But now, with Lanfu and Ciwei vanishing without warning, their past actions had finally been exposed. A massive festering wound had been laid bare before Jarvan IV, forcing His Majesty the Emperor, who had thought himself a wise and mighty ruler, to awkwardly realize that he didn't actually have as much control over Demacia as he'd imagined...

Under the circumstances, it was a wonder Jarvan IV hadn't flown into a rage.

Reason?

How was he supposed to stay reasonable?!

Then, at that moment, a vague voice in the depths of Jarvan IV's mind told him that if he wanted to catch those two traitors and punish them for their betrayal, he had

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