"What? The fight in front of the Witch Palace?" Lena asked. Doubt was evident in her tone when she responded after hearing those words.
"So, you really have no idea of what happened before. Maybe I can enlighten you, back then..." The emperor then told Lena the whole story. At that time, in order to see her, Basil had to recklessly break into the Witch Palace. He even fought fiercely with a lot of royal guards at the Heavenly Stage. There was also an instance where he made the power of the Holy Dragon Bead lose control, and he almost became a devil.
After Lena heard that, shock and disbelief were displayed on her face. What she could not accept was that she did not know all the truth until a year later. A year ago, Alston had only told her that Basil had pleaded guilty and was willing to be punished and leave the Palace City. However, what she didn't know was that to see her, Basil had risked his life and tried to break into the Witch Palace.
"Then, where is Basil now?" Lena couldn't help but ask. Her voice sounded curious, and worried too. It had taken her quite a long time to adjust and forget him. Now, it was as if she lost her inner peace.
"Back then, Basil's power was sealed. Later, he was sent to the Gehenna Border for punishment. However, after the war between the Holy Dragon Empire and the Timber Deity Empire broke out, even I don't know where he is now," the emperor responded with a solemn expression.
"What?" Lena found it hard to believe what he just said. A surge of concern rose up inside of her. Her body trembled and she started to regret the time that had passed without seeing Basil. If she had just walked out of the Witch Palace even once, perhaps all this wouldn't have happened. If she was willing to forgive Basil back then, the penalty for his crime would have been less severe. However, it was too late. It was only now that she knew all of this.
"But you don't have to worry too much about him. I have secretly sent people out to know about his whereabouts. As long as he is still within the Gehenna Border, he should be easy to track," the emperor stated as he tried to comfort her.
But he didn't know that he had been kept in the dark all this time. He couldn't know anything about Basil.
"Your Majesty, please find Basil! I want to see him! I must see him!" Tears welled up in Lena's eyes as she pleaded. She felt horrible and thought that Basil had suffered a lot because of her. Now, she didn't know where he was, and
asil?' Lena thought to herself. 'However, it is impossible for him to own such rare treasure. Perhaps someone sent it to him? But as far as I know, there are only two spiritual power gathering crystals in the Holy Dragon Empire: one in the hand of the Ximen Clan's leader, and the other in the hand of Marcia. Is it possible...' Lena continued to think hard. As a smart girl, she soon had some guess about the crystal. After a while, she turned away and walked out of the palace. The crystal was like a clue to her, which might be able to lead her to Basil.
Although this crystal gave her a chance to find Basil, there was still no assurance that it was possible for her to reunite with someone who had been lost for nearly a year.
The next morning, Rocky had just finished cultivating when he heard a knock on the door. "Come in!" he shouted.
The door was pushed open. Sue walked in and was carrying a gorgeous robe and underwear in her hands.
"Mr. Bai, Miss Isis asked me to bring these to you," Sue said calmly, and then put the items on the bed.
"Okay," shortly replied Rocky.
"By the way, Mr. Bai, is there anything important today? Why did Miss Isis dress up very early in the morning looking like a fairy? Her beauty made me so jealous. If I had even just one-tenth of her beauty, I would be satisfied!" Sue asked jokingly with a sweet smile on her face.
"Really?" Rocky raised his eyebrows and smiled. He had guessed the reason. Today might be an important day for him and Isis.
"Mr. Bai, hurry up then. After you change your clothes, please come to the Isis Pavilion," Sue said. Finishing her task, she turned around and left.