Chapter 741 An Unprecedented Event In History

At the break of day, the entire Palace City was filled with white flags. Even the entire Imperial City raised colorless banners. The death knell sounded incessantly as gloom lingered on. It was a time of sadness, and people from the city wore white clothes to express their sorrow. The streets were crowded with people, from the entrance of the Palace City to the west gate of the Imperial City. A lengthy procession covered the ten-mile long street. The scene was unbelievable. Such display of extravagance was only witnessed after the death of an emperor, and never for a prince.

Before long, the sound of funeral music was heard inside the Palace City. The melancholy song did not offer any comfort to the people, because soon enough a golden coffin came into view. It was accompanied by thousands of people, led by the guards of the burial team. The golden coffin was carefully designed as ordered by the emperor himself. Even if the instruction was to finish it overnight, the golden coffin was not built in haste. It had a unique design and was exquisite in appearance. A coffin covered in elegance, fit only for royalty. Nonetheless, it was unoccupied. Only a few of Basil's cherished possession was inside.

The royal members and the burial guards all wore white underclothes, covered by a black robe. The attendees present during the funeral included the emperor and all the army generals. Most of them looked sad and silently wiped the tears from their eyes. However, it was not because of a personal loss or sorrow, but because of the underlying circumstances.

Still, some people from the crowd grieved deeply and were heartbroken. Lance, Allen, and soldiers under the Crimson Dragon Army mourned in silence. Isis took it hard and was crying a river. The bravery that had always covered her beautiful face was now replaced with sadness and misery. The ferocity in her eyes had disappeared and was now replaced with longing and despair. Her eyes were red, swollen. People around her knew she spent the night crying in pain, and there was nothing they could do to console her. She looked tired and cried silently as she followed the golden coffin reluctantly. Every step was filled with anguish, and the pain in her heart was beyond words.

Marin walked alongside Isis. They spoke no words. She did not look as distressed as Isis, but she too broke down at the thought she would never see Rocky again. She had always been infatuated with Rocky and it saddened her that he died at such a young age. Her heart stopped beating for a while and it was mostly for what her cousin was going through right now. It was just recently, when Isis married the man of her dreams, and now her husband was gone forever. She knew the relationship was not for real, but Isis' swollen eyes told her everything. Marin realized that her cousin had fallen for Rocky. The sorrow that was painted all over her face was undeniable.

However, something was amiss. There were three people missing from the crowd. Marcia, Sabina, and Lena were nowhere to be found.

The golden coffin was quietly taken out of the Palace City, followed by the people f

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

n on the floor, and said in a deep voice, "I am too late." With her head bowed, she took a step towards Isis and sat on her heels next to her.

The shock in the crowd had doubled. Beautiful women had appeared one after the other, and they all wanted to stay beside Rocky's coffin.

The woman in white was none other than Lena.

"What is happening? What is Her Royal Highness doing here?" People whispered under their breath. They could not believe that Lena appeared and wanted to keep vigil beside Basil's coffin as well.

The noise inside the mourning hall intensified as the people chattered among themselves. The scene that unfolded before them was extraordinary and made them question Basil's character.

"Your Royal Highness, please..." Isis started to say, but stopped herself without asking why. She was a little surprised and flattered to see General Marcia, but it stunned her beyond words to have the Witch's presence beside her. Lena held a very prominent position in the country. The authority that she possessed was next to the emperor himself. Isis did not dare to continue her question. However, all these confused her to no end. How many things did Rocky keep from her? Do these two most powerful women have something to do with him?

Isis was not the only one at a loss. Everyone at the funeral were asking the same question.

Far back from the crowd, Alston seethed with anger when he saw Lena sat on her heels for Basil. He never expected that Basil could still piss him off even after he died.

The atmosphere inside the hall remained intense as five powerful and beautiful women sat on their heels beside the coffin. Each of the five women wore the same grief-stricken expression, as if pain and misery swallowed them.

It was no big deal, if only they were ordinary women. However, all of them were renowned beauties from the Holy Dragon Empire. One of them was an acclaimed Great General, while one was the Witch. The rest were future successors of famous and high-ranking families. Any of them was enough to cause an uproar in the Holy Dragon Empire.