The next day, a shocking news spread.
The third prince of the Long Huang Empire, Arthur Roland, absconded for fear of punishment after committing a serious crime. He had been personally ordered by Rex The Great to be wanted!
No one would have thought that the Third Prince of the empire, the Lord of Jinyao, and the top mechanic grand master of mankind, who was once in the limelight, would once again become a hot topic in the world in such an extremely eye-catching way after a series of marriage rejections and disappearances.
The crimes committed by "Arthur" were also quickly well-known. First of all, "Arthur" used tricks to set up a duel trap and encouraged his golden knight and dragon knight Samuel to kill Trinidad, who was also a golden knight and dragon knight. Trinidad also had the most special identity, which was the legion commander of the capital garrison in the Jinyao Territory personally appointed by Rex The Great.
This conspiracy involved the struggle between "Arthur" and Rex The Great. Rex The Great's desire for control was well-known. He ruled the Long Huang Empire with absolute control for many years. Prince "Arthur" returned after seven years of disappearance. In just a few months, the ability he showed amazed the whole world. He was recognized as the best heir to the throne. However, to Rex the Great, who was in the prime of his life, this also represented a potential threat.
From ancient times to the present, the transfer of power between the new and the old was an extremely sensitive topic. It was full of unimaginable struggles and various unpredictable changes. Especially for an emperor, whether the heir was too good or too mediocre, it was a troublesome thing. In this case, "Arthur" began to be subjected to various restrictions and suppression, both overtly and covertly. This was already an open secret. Unfortunately, "Arthur" was obviously not the kind of person who was good at enduring. Finally, he couldn't bear Trinidad's provocation, so he used the duel to let Samuel kill Trinidad.
If killing Trinidad was still reasonable, then the next thing was incredible. "Arthur" actually killed Veronica!
In the previous uproar of the "marriage rejection" incident, the triangle relationship between "Arthur" and Veronica and Rambis was already known to the world. Veronica was once "Arthur's" teacher and "Arthur's" most infatuated woman.
Later, Veronica was forced to marry Arthur's uncle, Prince Sophistry. After Sophistry died mysteriously, she unfortunately became a widow. Not long ago, at the engagement ceremony, Arthur publicly rejected Rambis, who had been waiting for seven years, by saying, "You're not the one I love", just for Veronica. But now, "Arthur" killed his most beloved woman with his own hands. What kind of grudge was involved?
It was said that apart from these two incidents, Arthur also stole a national treasure of the Long Huang Empire.
After the incident, the furious Rex The Great sent the Fire Wing Legion to capture "Arthur" and the strongest Dragonriders to control the entire Jinyao Territory.
Jinyao Territory was soon controlled, but "Arthur" was missing. Two of Arthur's guardians and his trusted followers, Samuel, were also missing.
That night, the Knights of Light of the Church of Light who were stationed in Jinyao Territory retreated overnight under the leadership of Cardinal Bishop Glalin. With the close cooperation between "Arthur" and the Church of Light in the past, it was likely that he fled with the people of the Church of Light. This was no longer a simple absconding, but a defection!
For this reason, the Long Huang Empire formally negotiated with the Church of Light, requesting the Church of Light not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Long Huang Empire and to hand over the felon "Arthur."
Unexpectedly, the Church of Light did not cover up the fact that they protected "Arthur" from leaving the Long Huang Empire. Instead, they publicized the truth of "Arthur's" defection in a high-profile manner.
Since Trinidad led The Iron Scale to enter Jinyao Territory, they often disturbed the people for no reason and provoked the local Jade Army, making the originally stable and prosperous Jinyao Territory full of complaints. The cause of this duel was that The Iron Scale had caused trouble in the Flower Tavern. They also killed members of the Jade Army security team who came to stop them and provoked the local Jade Army, causing the originally stable and prosperous Jinyao Territory to be filled with complaints.
When Samuel, the head of the Jade Army, came in person, Trinidad not only did not apologize and punish the perpetrators, but also further provoked Samuel, which eventually led to the duel. This duel was actually a trap designed by Trinidad. The purpose was to kill Samuel. For this, Trinidad prepared the famous legendary equipment "Ashes Set" in advance, took the black potion, and even summoned a dragon to attack during the duel. Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, these tricks appeared pale and powerless. Samuel finally showed his powerful force and defeated Trinidad. After losing the duel, Trinidad actually tried to escape. He was killed on the spot by an angry elder of the Dragons who witnessed all this. As the arbitrator of this duel, Gemünden, the eldest disciple of the Brilliant Swordsman Pasari, who had now become the master of the Cang Thunder Palace, witnessed the whole duel from beginning to end. Moreover, there were four Dragons, including two demigod elders, as witnesses. It was absolutely true.
Trinidad's death was not only deserved, but also had nothing to do with "Arthur". It was likely that he was instructed by someone to kill Samuel and behead "Arthur"'s right-hand man. The biggest suspect was a certain prince who had a grudge against "Arthur" and Samuel.
The fact that Veronica was killed by "Arthur" was even more unreasonable … "Arthur" could even abandon the first beauty of the Rayo Empire, Princess Rambis, who had waited for him for seven years, for her. How could he kill Veronica with his own hands? The real cause of Veronica's death was being poisoned!
Originally, this poor woman had suffered from mental illness because of depression for many years. In addition, she had been harassed by a prince who was worse than a beast before. She was frightened and fell ill. This time, Arthur was deliberately led to the Purple Garden Palace, where he found that Veronica was poisoned and dying, and finally died.
Veronica's life experience was tragic. She was forced to leave her lover and marry a man who was as old as her father. Moreover, she became a widow early and was bullied and persecuted many times in the palace. Although she finally died in the arms of her lover and fulfilled her last wish, this matter made "Arthur" suffer an unprecedented blow. Disheartened, this prince gave up everything he had managed and left the Long Huang Empire.
As for the national treasure that "Arthur" had taken away, the Church's tone was even more unyielding. This was because it was the treasure "Holy Light Robe" that the three supreme angels had bestowed upon the Long Huang Empire. This time, it was only the "Holy Son" of the Church, Arthur, who had been ordered by the three supreme angels to take it back.
When the Church of Light's response came out, the whole world was shocked.
The first two were just internal affairs of the Long Huang Empire or some personal grudges. However, the explanation of the third revealed a very important piece of news.
"Holy Son"!
The highest spiritual leader of the entire Church of Light was the Pope, also known as the Pope, the Great Priest, etc. The Pope was chosen from among the "Holy Son". Currently, the Pope of Light was Fendis. Except for the Patriarch "Saintess" Eudora, the "Holy Son" had never been chosen. Now, "Arthur" had actually become the Holy Son of the Church of Light!
According to reliable sources, "Arthur" was actually one of the three supreme angels, the Holy Son appointed by Raphael, who was also the next successor of the Pope!
Everyone knew that the relationship between the Jinyao Territory and the Church of Light was very close, but they never thought that it was to such an extent!
A prince who had defected from the Long Huang Empire? The future Pope of the Church of Light?
Was there an equal sign between the two?
The identity of a "Son of Saint" was simply too dazzling. Ordinary princes, heirs of empires, and so on could only be described as "lackluster" in comparison. Since he was a Son of Saint, he couldn't possibly bear the stain of "defecting". This wasn't only true for Rex the Great, but also for ordinary people.
Facing the overbearing Church of Light, even though the Long Huang Empire was one of the two holy empires and had the support of the Dragons, it could no longer insist on its own opinion. Since "Arthur" was the Holy Son, this matter could not only be an internal affair of the Long Huang Empire.
After weighing the pros and cons, Rex The Great finally made a concession. He canceled the arrest warrant for "Arthur" and ordered a strict investigation of the instigator behind the duel incident and the poisoning of Veronica.
The first to bear the brunt was the second prince, Garfield. Garfield had never thought that he would let Trinidad take advantage of Rex The Great's influence to stab him in the back and kill that damn Samuel. However, so many more deadly knives had been drawn!
As for the poisoning of Veronica, it had nothing to do with him at all!
The relationship between Garfield and "Arthur" was the worst. When he was forced to return the Jinyao Territory to this brother, he used many dishonorable tricks during the handover. In the end, he became a laughing stock because of the rapid rise of the Jinyao Territory. More importantly, Garfield had once coveted Veronica's beauty and attempted to molest her. This was also the most important reason why he became enemies with "Arthur".
Without a doubt, the biggest suspect in the whole incident was the unlucky second prince.
Originally, Garfield had been cheering for "Arthur"'s "defeat and escape". He had planned to speak to Rex The Great and take the opportunity to swallow the "fat meat" of the Jinyao Territory. However, not only had his hopes been completely dashed, but he had also been imprisoned. Apart from colluding with Trinidad, many of his dirty deeds had been dug out. Many of his henchmen had been disbanded and separated, and some had even been executed.
Rex The Great might have been behind the incident of "Arthur", but at such a critical moment, Garfield had undoubtedly been pushed out as a "scapegoat". Even if he could get rid of the incident safely in the end, there would probably be an unimaginable stain on his reputation, and he would be completely disqualified from inheriting the throne.
After doing all this, Rex The Great publicly announced a shocking decision again. He had disassociated himself from "Arthur"!
From then on, "Arthur" was no longer "Arthur Roland", nor was he the prince of the Long Huang Empire. He was just "Arthur", the Holy Son of the Church. This meant that all the relationships between Rex The Great, the Long Huang Empire, and "Arthur" had been completely cleared.
Although he had been forced to make concessions after suffering losses, Rex The Great had shown his toughness in another way — this was a family matter between father and son. Even the Church of Light could not intervene.
Soon after Rex The Great announced this decision, the Church of Light officially announced that in three months, they would officially hold the canonization ceremony of the "Holy Son" in the Holy Mountain of Light, and the heads of state of all countries would be invited to attend the ceremony.
One of the special guests was Rex The Great. Although there was nothing wrong with it in terms of etiquette, it was obvious that it was a slap in the face.
This undoubtedly gave the people on the streets another topic to talk about. Many people were full of anticipation for the good show that would take place in three months.
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