The atmosphere in the great hall instantly froze.
It was common knowledge that after Prince "Arthur" left the Dragon Brilliance Empire and entered the Yangshao Empire, he had been ambushed near the Blackrock Mountains on his way to Gaddon City. After the first assassination attempt failed, the assassins had brought in the hill dwarves, intending to use their strength to kill "Arthur." In the end, Prince Arthur had managed to clear up the misunderstanding through mediation.
The assassins' methods had been cunning and vicious. Many had guessed that the mastermind was Garfield, the Second Prince of the Dragon Brilliance Empire, who had a direct conflict of interest with "Arthur," or the low-profile Luke. Some had even suspected Lambis of the Blue Radiance Empire. Yet no one could have imagined that it had been "Arthur's" own father—the Dragon Brilliance Emperor, Rex!
Before Rex could speak, Chen Rui uttered a name.
"Puluoyue."
A chilling gleam blazed in Rex's eyes. "Puluoyue?"
"During the battle at Blackrock Mountain, Puluoyue had not hesitated to sacrifice his own life to cover my escape... But as an observer who had never truly placed himself within the situation, I could see clearly that his orders and words had been misleading both me and the guardians step by step, trying to bring about a misunderstanding between us and the dwarves. Fortunately, my guardians possessed strength far beyond his expectations, and I had ties with the dwarven grandmaster, so that killing trap was resolved. At the time, I wondered: if my guess was true, why had Puluoyue done this? Was he one of the Black Death Cultists? If not, then who was the mastermind capable of making this imperial princess's fiancé risk his life to complete the mission? With that in mind, I had Lola conduct a small test on