Because the Qiu Family would feel embarrassed.
Charles knew that it was a test given to him by the Great Clan Elder. If he could control the situation, his position would be unshakable. If he could not, then he would be in danger.
"Charles is dead!"
The Qiu Family wanted to establish their might, not to the other families, but to Temple.
Sophie who had unsheathed her sword looked around, and spoke with a stern tone: "Temple has traitors, they have colluded with the prestigious families, and are working together. With His Highness dead, who will benefit? The candidates for the Sacred Son! The Clan Elders will definitely request for a new Sacred Son, Temple cannot do without one, furthermore at such a crucial time. It truly is a good timing, all the prestigious families are working together to force Temple to abdicate, for the sake of the bigger picture, even the Great Clan Elder has to lower his head. "
The two of them suddenly thought about the bodyguard who led the way. One of the Honorable Martial Banner of Knights flashed and appeared outside the hall, when he saw the bodyguard whose head was smashed to pieces, his face turned ashen.
Charles always had the illusion that there were always eyes secretly watching him in the shadows behind him.
The Honorable Martial Banner of Knights trembled, their expressions were blank, but quickly turned into anger.
Her voice was cold: "To be familiar with Temple, to have the ability to set up a trap, and to grasp the timing so accurately, other than the top families, no one else can do that."
Snow City.
Charles was enraged, the Qiu Family did not place Temple in their eyes at all. And the one in charge of the matter was Charles, and the Qiu Family did not give him any face.
Suddenly, an indiscernible and sharp energy fluctuation came out from the hall, causing their faces to change, and without hesitation, they rushed in.
This was the pride of any Honorable Martial Banner of Knight, and their belief.
~ Oh my god! How is that possible? ~
~ Maybe I am not used to Sophie not being by my side ~, Charles laughed at himself.
The alarm sounded out in Temple.
Qiu Family. Charles muttered, revealing a look of deep thought.
He opened his eyes wide, there was a fist sized hole in his throat, blood spurted out and flowed down his neck, and in the next moment, there was a pool of blood below him.
Charles walked around the hall, and the two Honorable Martial Banner of Knights who were guarding the door followed. Sophie brought the Honorable Martial Banner of Knights away, but left 10 of them behind to protect Charles. Although Charles felt that it was unnecessary, but he was still moved.
Everyone was silent. They were shocked by their leader's guess.
Inside the Temple, His Highness Charles was assassinated.
They had been selected from young and received the most cruel and harsh training, and were eliminated time and time again. They had given up everything for Temple, and that was what they had been taught since young, and it was also what they believed in. In their hearts, other than Holy Cathedral, there was nothing else.
He laughed at himself, ~ This is Temple, a place with the most Radiant Energy, how can there be shadows? ~ The Sanctum of Light was filled with dense light energy. They emitted a gentle white light, illuminating every corner of the Sanctum as if it was daytime.
"They are afraid, but they know that this is the only chance for Temple to lower their heads." Sophie was as calm as ice: "Because we are more afraid, the Clan Elders are even more afraid."
Charles recognized the guard and nodded, "I'll go over now."
Charles sorted out his distracting thoughts. The branch hall in front of him was simple and very quiet. The Great Clan Elder always liked such a place, even though he was in a high position, the Great Clan Elder was extremely simple, which was something that everyone in Temple respected.
The guard led the way, while Charles followed behind, and asked: "Do you know what's going on?"
~ My own subordinates can't even win against an opponent of the same rank, what qualifications do they have to be the Qiu Family's subordinates? ~
Sophie spoke word by word, her killing intent overflowing, at that moment, she looked like a death god that had walked out from hell.
~ So unknowingly, Temple has already become like this? ~
The conflict between Mace Field Tradings and Elizabeth was a conflict between two Prestigious Families of the same rank, the Qiu Family had no reason to personally interfere, even if Elizabeth was their subordinate. Charles was clear of the habits of the first rate Prestigious Families, if it was a Prestigious Family that was of a higher rank than Elizabeth, the Qiu Family would definitely take action. But if a family of the same rank or weaker defeated Elizabeth, the Qiu Family would definitely not take action.
~ Forever Bright. ~
They did not know who the true culprit was, but there was one thing they were sure of, it was definitely done by someone from Temple! That was the reason why they were at a loss, in the history of Temple, something like this had never happened before. Temple had always been united, and never had any internal strife.
Sophie was not afraid of the Great Clan Elder, because they were as close as father and daughter. But the Great Clan Elder did not show any respect to them, and they had only seen the Great Clan Elder a few times. Furthermore, the Great Clan Elder's Holy Flames brought forth an extremely powerful pressure that caused fear.
Charles who sensed the danger knew that he had to fight with his life on the line.
Sophie walked out without turning back, and said: "We don't need evidence."
The two Knights' faces turned as white as paper, it was something that had never happened before in the history of Temple. Temple's security was extremely tight, and outsiders were unable to infiltrate.
One of the guards walked up and spoke respectfully: "Your Highness, the Great Clan Elder invites you over."
Charles thought for a moment, ~ Could it be that the Great Clan Elder has designs on the Qiu Family? With the Great Clan Elder's tyrannical personality, he will definitely not tolerate the Qiu Family. If it was the Great Clan Elder, how would he deal with the Qiu Family? ~ The Great Clan Elder has deep foresight, who knows, he might have even deeper plans. ~
Sophie slowly stood up, her body was still trembling, but she stubbornly stood up, her face was pale white without a trace of blood, her eyes were deep and dark, and her entire body was releasing a terrifying aura.
One of the knights asked anxiously: "Commander, what's wrong with His Highness?"
"We will definitely not let them go!"
"All the Prestigious Families deserve to be killed!"
Charles was disgusted with the Qiu Family's actions, if the Qiu Family had been wronged, and used such a method to display their strength, he would feel much better. Temple was willing to cooperate with such a top notch Prestigious Family. But when the Qiu Family arrived in the Saint Continent, they did not come to the Honorable Martial Palace to visit the Great Clan Elder, they did not come to visit him, they did not even greet Temple, but killed the chicken to warn the monkey.
~ His Highness was assassinated! ~
"Who is it?" One of the Knights asked in anger.
The guard brought Charles to a branch palace door, stopped, and bowed: "Your Highness, please enter, the Great Clan Elder is inside."
"Your Highness …."
When the two of them barged into the palace, they coincidentally saw Charles falling to the ground.
Someone broke the silence: "Then what do we do now?"
"Kill them!"
"It's those Prestigious Families."
Charles scoffed at the rumors of Mace Field Tradings provoking the Qiu Family, as it was completely baseless. Mace Field Tradings' strength was there for all to see, they were unable to pose any threat to the Qiu Family, so why would Qiu Bei Feng bring his personal guards to retrieve their face?
~ Outsiders, no, this is a meticulous plan by the people inside Temple! ~
In their hearts, Temple was the most sacred place in the world.
Charles' mind moved quickly, facing the Great Clan Elder, anyone would feel pressured, including him. The only exception was probably Sophie.
"It seems to be about the Qiu Family." The guard spoke softly.
Without Sophie around, the familiar Temple seemed to have become much more spacious.
The Knights were all stirred up.
"To take revenge for Charles." Sophie's eyes flashed with a cold glint: "Qiu Bei Feng must die!"
But, at such a crucial moment, His Highness was actually assassinated. The impact on them was far beyond their imagination, to even dare to assassinate a Sacred Son, these people …..
Sophie's Banner of Knights was something that no family could contend against.
The two of them stood guard outside obediently, if His Highness were to call them in, they would become anxious instead.
Everyone was dumbstruck, one of the Knights with an explosive temper roared: "Aren't they afraid of the situation collapsing?"
"Wait for me here." Charles said to the two Honorable Martial Banner of Knights.
And Temple made them believe in Temple even more, regardless of where they were, Temple would always be respected. Temple's internal department was also united as one, they had won time and time again, proving Temple's strength and righteousness.
Sophie who stood up straight held onto the sword hilt at her waist, her face was still pale white, but her aura was as sharp as an unsheathed sword. In his deep eyes, there was sorrow as deep as the sea.
He had sent Sophie over to watch over the Qiu Family. If the Qiu Family truly dared to go against Temple's orders, he would make an example out of them.
To Charles, the conflict between the Qiu Family and Mace Field Tradings was the Qiu Family's doing. ~ What signal are they trying to send out? ~
Charles felt uneasy, probably because Sophie was not by his side. Since young, Sophie had been his bodyguard, and could be said to be inseparable, and the Honorable Martial Banner of Knights' encampment was not far from him.
~ Who did it? ~
Thinking about the situation, Charles frowned. In the past, when he interacted with the Prestigious Families, he felt that they were submissive to Temple. But this time, it had completely toppled his view, he finally understood why so many Clan Elders wanted to suppress the Prestigious Families.
Usually, the Prestigious Families were like wild beasts that had kept their claws and fangs, and looked docile. But wild beasts were wild beasts, no matter how well they disguised themselves, at the crucial moment, their ferocious nature would be revealed.
With so many Prestigious Families, if they did not kill one or two chickens, no one would listen to orders.
"His Highness is dead?"
Sophie's face suddenly changed, she held onto her chest, the intense pain caused her body to tremble uncontrollably.
The two of them obeyed and stood guard outside the palace. Their statuses were high and mighty, and they could move freely in Temple, the only place that they did not dare to do anything was in front of the Great Clan Elder.
The two of them felt as though they were struck by lightning, and only then did they react. ~ Assassination! ~ His Highness Charles was assassinated! ~
The surrounding Honorable Martial Banner of Knights were all stunned, they had never seen their Commander in such pain and helplessness.
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"But we have no evidence."
His body trembled like a sieve, his body curled up into a ball, as though he was enduring the immense pain, his trembling voice came out from the gaps of his teeth, bringing with it an incomparable sorrow and pain.
"I do not know who it is." Sophie said coldly, but slowly unsheathed the sword at his waist: "But I know that the Qiu Family is definitely involved. I was curious previously, why would the Qiu Bei Feng Peak come to Snow City? Now I understand, their goal is to move us away from His Highness. "
The conviction in their hearts crumbled, causing them to be at a loss.
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