News of the assassination attempt on Leng Xiyue soon spread throughout Heaven Dou City.
People of every class and station felt unsettled by this enormous turn of events. Precisely because of this, when the Nine Provinces Royal Guard entered the city as originally planned, many people of Heaven Dou had intended to come out to watch the spectacle and see this advanced army made up of ordinary people.
But now, every building along the route had its doors and windows tightly shut. Not a single person could be seen on the streets, leaving a scene of utter desolation.
Xue Ye dared not stop the Royal Guard from entering the city, but neither could he simply watch from the sidelines. He could only have Xue Xing secretly take his written orders and transfer all the tens of thousands of elite Royal Knights here to respond to any possible threat.
Xue Qinghe, meanwhile, was sent to Leng Xiyue's temporary palace to convey his concern.
"Your Highness, welcome."
The person who came to greet Xue Qinghe was a girl of fourteen or fifteen. Her expression was exceedingly cold, and she could not even be bothered with any extra pleasantries.
Those who held positions in Leng Xiyue's inner circle were mostly capable slaves who had been rescued back then. These people already hated the Empire deeply. Of course, had the alliance proceeded peacefully, that hatred might have diminished considerably once they became allied nations.
But now that something like this had happened, they could not even be bothered to offer these Heaven Dou dignitaries a few false smiles.
Qian Renxue did not care about any of this. The day and night after she learned the news had been agonizing for her. Only at three in the morning, when Snake Lance and Pufferfish returned from