Golden Blade was really only a minor figure in the Royal Palace.
Yet his disappearance had come at such a sensitive moment.
As the Blood Lion Hall passed the report up through the ranks, even the Golden Lion King was eventually roused in the middle of the night.
"One of Jin Xiao's subordinates... has disappeared."
The Golden Lion King sat in the golden hall, tapping his fingers lightly against his armrest.
"Yes."
"I've met this man a few times."
"He was indeed quite close to the young lord and often handled tasks for him."
Elder Jin Yue stood before the Golden Lion King and spoke quietly.
"From the looks of it... he must have believed Jin Xiao really was killed by someone from the Heavenly Hound Tribe and wanted to kill their envoy to avenge him..."
"But nothing happened at the Welcoming Lion Hall... while Golden Blade mysteriously disappeared."
"Strange."
The Golden Lion King's voice turned icy.
He had realized that this Royal Palace seemed to be slipping out of his control.
Something lurked in the shadows beneath the Royal Palace's high walls, stirring up one incident after another right under his nose.
This was something the Golden Lion King absolutely could not tolerate.
"Lion King... could Golden Blade really have slipped into the Welcoming Lion Hall to assassinate someone from the Heavenly Hound Tribe, only to be silenced?"
"After all, Golden Blade spent a long time in the Blood Lion Hall and knew the Blood Lion Guard's patrol routes and routines."
Jin Yue could not help suggesting it.
"That possibility cannot be ruled out."
"In any case, you must find this Golden Blade for me."
"I will question the Heavenly Hound Tribe's elder."
The Golden Lion King spoke coldly.
Whatever the case, they would only know what had happened