Hearing the old king's voice, Ming Li lowered her head slightly, gazing silently at the elder below. She opened her mouth, but found herself at a loss for words. The somber atmosphere of farewell was hardly her forte…
After a moment’s thought, Ming Li extended her hand. The next instant, a deep crimson storage ring flew from her grasp, landing before the old king. "All the wine inside is for you. Goodbye."
As her words fell, before the old king could respond, Ming Li’s figure was instantly enveloped in a blinding red light, like a cocoon.
Before long, the entire land was covered in waves of dazzling red light. The once turbulent earth, torn by quakes, gradually calmed. The ground, covered in dense cracks, soon returned to its original state. Even the injured and deceased citizens were revived… wΑp.kanshu伍.net
After the red light vanished, everything returned to its former appearance, and Ming Li’s figure had also disappeared from her original spot. kΑnshu伍.ξà
Gazing at Ming Li, who had vanished without a trace as if she had never been there, the old king’s expression turned vacant. No matter who called to him, he remained unresponsive…
Scenes of his time with Ming Li flashed through his mind, and tears silently streamed down his face.
"Father, Elder Sister? Where is Elder Sister?"
A group of princes and princesses, who had rushed back, asked the old king, who stood frozen in place, their voices laced with confusion.
For some reason, a sense of foreboding suddenly gripped their hearts…
Pulled back to his senses by his children’s voices, the old king wiped the tears from his face and cried out in distress, "That brat! Where is that brat!"
Hearing this, a soldier who had witnessed the entire event stepped forward, his voice filled with sorrow. "Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess… to save us, she… sacrificed herself…"
What!
The princes and princesses were stunned by these words, looking at the soldier in disbelief. "What did you just say?!"
Meeting their gazes, the soldier’s voice hitched as he recounted what he had seen…
No! How could this be? How could their powerful Elder Sister just disappear like that?!
In the afternoon, the Thirteenth Prince, having completed all his tasks, also returned, accompanied by a blue-haired maiden…
At this moment, unnoticed by anyone, the blue-haired maiden’s eyes held a peculiar glint…
Looking at the royal palace draped in white mourning cloth, the Thirteenth Prince stood in stunned silence.
The entire palace was now shrouded in an atmosphere of grief.
The Thirteenth Prince grabbed a passing maidservant and asked, his voice trembling with anxiety, "What happened?"
Seeing that it was the Thirteenth Prince, the maidservant hastily wiped the tears from her face, bowed, and replied, "Your Highness, it’s the Eldest Princess… the Eldest Princess…" As she spoke, her voice choked with sobs.
Hearing this, Lan Thirteen felt a bad premonition. "What happened to my Elder Sister?!"
The maidservant whispered, "The Eldest Princess… is gone."
Lan Thirteen…
At that instant, it felt as if something in Lan Thirteen’s mind had shattered, leaving him utterly blank…
Regaining his senses, Lan Thirteen rushed into the palace and saw Ming Li’s… mourning hall…
And the old king, who appeared to have aged by more than half in an instant…