The members of the Blood Lion Guard actually thought Golden Blade's loss of control was perfectly normal.
Of everyone present, Golden Blade had the closest ties to Jin Xiao.
Now that something had happened to Jin Xiao, his pillar of support had effectively collapsed. It was only natural for Golden Blade to lose control of his emotions.
"Golden Blade, calm down."
Jin He spoke up.
Hearing Jin He's voice, Golden Blade reined in his emotions a little.
"Go back and get some rest."
Jin He patted Golden Blade on the shoulder and spoke evenly.
"Thank you, Commander Jin He."
Golden Blade sounded dejected. After a brief salute, he turned and headed toward his quarters.
"All right, don't go talking recklessly."
"Disperse for now."
Jin He addressed the other members of the Blood Lion Guard.
The Blood Lion Guards were rather dazed themselves.
The news of Jin Xiao's death was simply too explosive. Its impact was so great that they had yet to recover from the shock.
At Jin He's words, the Blood Lion Guards nodded instinctively and went their separate ways.
But it would probably take them some time to digest the news.
Even Jin He, who remained where he was, wore a deep frown.
"How could this happen..."
"The young master actually died inside the Royal Palace... Who could have done it?"
Jin He felt that the Golden Lion Tribe would probably know no peace from this day onward.
Golden Blade returned to his quarters looking utterly distraught, but inwardly, he was quite calm.
He sat in a chair, seemingly lost in troubled thoughts, while a small blue-green jade bead had already appeared in his hand.
Nangong Zheyue had given him this jade bead as well.
He only needed to crush it to contact Nangong Zheyue.
With Jin