CHAPTER 744 WANTING TO GO THE HOLY DRAGON EMPIRE

Bryant was influential in the Holy Dragon Empire, and he was a top master at the Immortal Stage. Even

the royal family, including the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire, had great respect for him. Thus, it

was evident that Bryant's appearance was the last thing anyone could have expected.

He was one of the Three Great Generals of the Holy Dragon Empire and the leader of the Ximen Clan.

It could even be said that Bryant was qualified to be on an equal footing with the emperor of the Holy

Dragon Empire. His appearance was quite a shock, as more than one year ago, he went to the border

along with the Sky Army to guard there, and he hadn't been back for over a year. Besides, after Basil

spiraled suddenly into madness and cultivated in seclusion to heal himself, his engagement with

Shirley from the Ximen Clan was broken off. As a result, the relationship between the Ximen Clan and

the royal family became very tense. Normally, Bryant had no reason to attend Basil's funeral.

However, to everyone's surprise, Bryant had come back from a faraway place just to attend Basil's

funeral.

Bryant and Shirley walked towards the emperor amid the whispered buzzing of the people around

them. When they reached him, they bowed deeply in greeting.

"Why did you come back?" the emperor asked. A year ago, he made an excuse to send Bryant's Sky

Army to a very remote border, so that he could prevent him from investigating the marriage. And now,

he was somewhat embarrassed to see Bryant, because now that Basil had died, the truth about that

matter would finally be revealed.

"I heard that Prince Basil died for our empire, and all people in the empire are mourning for him. He

and Shirley were engaged before, and although he has broken off the engagement, it is only right that

we should come and attend his funeral," Bryant responded calmly.

Meanwhile, behind him, Shirley barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes. In the past, Basil suddenly

pretended to be ill and disappeared. As a result, their engagement was broken off, and she became the

laughingstock in people's eyes. Now, even though Basil had become a hero in the Holy Dragon

Empire, she was still holding a grudge against him because of what he had done to her in the past.

Ever since that happened, she had often dreamed of getting back at him, but she didn't expect him to

die so early. Now that he was dead, she couldn't enact her revenge anymore, and that was the only

thing that saddened her.

It irked her that Bryant came back to attend Basil's funeral, despite the tension between their families.

Unmindful of Shirley's vendetta, Bryant burned the incense for Basil, while the eyes of the people

present were fixed on him.

"Shirley..." When he was done, he looked pointedly at Shirley. It was the most subtle thing that he could

do, or else the people present would notice Shirley's attitude.

Of course, the last thing Shirley wanted was to mourn Basil. But in the current situation, she had no

choice but to burn and offer the incense. As she did so, she cursed at him in her mind and thought,

'Huh! You are lucky you died so early. Otherwise, I would've killed you myself!'

The grand funeral held for Basil was without any precedent. The people were awed and shocked by the

presence of all the influential people. The most powerful beast tamer of the Wild Spirit Land who had

lived in seclusion and the chiefs of the two powerful spirit manipulator clans in the Holy Dragon Empire

had come to attend the funeral in person. There were also great generals of the Holy Dragon Empire,

like Marcia and Lance, who were also the leaders of the Holy Dragon Empire's four army groups. It

also inspired envy when several beautiful women in the Holy Dragon Empire, including Marcia, kept

vigil for Basil throughout his funeral.

Truly, Basil's funeral was as grand as that of the late emperors of the Holy Dragon Empire. And

although Basil was just a prince, he enjoyed such preferential treatment and received such a grand owns this text.

funeral, which had never happened to any other prince before!

The emperor also personally engraved Basil's name on the stone tablet of the Holy Dragon Imperial

Tomb. On this tablet, except for Basil's name, the rest of the names belonged to the emperors of the

Holy Dragon Empire from previous generations. And the fact that Basil's name was one of them, was

enough to elevate him in the eyes of the future generations.

Since the mourning hall had to be set up for seven days and seven nights, except for the five women

who stayed for the funeral wake, the royal family members including the emperor, the military officials,

and all the other people left the imperial tomb.

"Sabina," a voice called from behind her. When Sabina turned around, she found Elvis and Allen

coming over.

Sabina stared at them with narrowed eyes but didn't say a word.

"Allen caught me up about all the past years. I know it's been hard for you. Please, come back with me.

I was too stubborn back then, but it's the past. I just want to make it up to you," Elvis said. His words

were laced with guilt, but a ray of hope insistently shone beneath.

"I'm not coming back," Sabina answered resolutely.

When he heard this, Elvis's face darkened, and his jaws snapped shut tensely.

"Look, Sabina is tired and grieving, so it is not a good time to talk right now. You can go back first. If

you have something to say, you can talk with Sabina after Basil's funeral," Marcia said as she placed

herself between Sabina and Elvis. This time, Elvis had no choice but to look away from Sabina and

acknowledge Marcia.

"Thank you for taking care of Sabina and training her so well, General Marcia," Elvis said politely,

although it was obvious that it was Sabina that he wanted to talk to.

"You're welcome." Marcia nodded but didn't move from where she was standing in his way.

At that point, Elvis knew that there was no point in staying anymore, so he just nodded in farewell. "I

hope you can help me persuade Sabina," he said before he walked away with Allen.

After that, only five women were left in the Holy Dragon Imperial Tomb. They knelt at Basil's mourning

hall to keep vigil.

Meanwhile, once the generals and the soldiers of the Crimson Dragon Group learned that Rocky was

Prince Basil of the Holy Dragon Empire and that he died for the empire, they all grieved over Rocky's

death.

He had pretended to betray them and successfully rescued some soldiers, including Thor, and after

those soldiers returned to the Crimson Dragon Group and learned the bad news, they were

inconsolable. They all blamed themselves for Rocky's death.

On the day of Basil's funeral, all the soldiers of the Crimson Dragon Group gathered together in the

main camp, and they decided to spend three days fasting to mourn for their fallen Commander in Chief.

The news reached the Imperial City after two days, and the emperor and the ministers were moved by

their devotion. They didn't expect that Basil would be so revered by the Crimson Dragon Group.

On the other side, the empires in the Wild Spirit Land, including the Timber Deity Empire, also received

the news.

Alyssa and Woods were stunned when they learned that Rocky was the prince of the Holy Dragon

Empire and that he was dead.

"He died?" Woods murmured almost to himself, as his face was shrouded by darkness. There was a

strange glint in his eyes, as he survived only because of Rocky's mercy, and ironically, it was Rocky

who had died.

"How did he die? How did this happen?" To say that Alyssa was stunned was an understatement. She

finally found the person who was related to her curse seal, but now he was dead. She shook her head

in dismay.

"It must be that man." A serious look suddenly appeared on Woods's face as if he was remembering

something.

"What man? What are you talking about?" Alyssa asked in confusion.

"Nothing." Woods opened his mouth but hesitated at the last second. He believed that since Rocky was

dead, it would be useless, even if he knew who killed him. Besides, no one would believe him if he told

them.

At that moment, Alyssa looked a little absent-minded and restless. She seemed preoccupied for a

while, and then she suddenly spoke firmly as if she had made up her mind, "I'm going to the Holy

Dragon Empire."