The news of Earl Woods replacing Sean to marry Cecilia, once it was announced, was like a bomb thrown into a calm lake. Suddenly, it shocked the entire capital! The citizens of the capital spread the news and engaged in lively discussions.
At once, public opinion was in an uproar!
Some said that Sean was a traitor who deserved to be executed! And Cecilia and Phyllis, being Sean’s wife and child, deserved to face this disaster! They deserved this humiliation! They deserved to fall into the hands of Sean’s enemy, to be tormented and to live a life worse than death!
Some said that Cecilia and the members of the Bloody Wolf Group had defied the imperial edict yesterday, becoming disabled from the fight. They were Sean’s co-conspirators and just like Sean, they were traitors to the Shirine Empire.
Therefore, they should be subject to the same punishment as Sean – being flayed and having their ashes scattered! Having Cecilia remarry to Earl Woods, although humiliating, was escaping death. This punishment was too light, and was the emperor showing mercy, a grace to all!
While attacking Sean, Cecilia, and others, they also took the opportunity to flatter King Ron!
Of course, there were also more rational citizens, or those from major families who understood the situation in the capital better. They were shocked, but they also sensed something unusual.
They said, Sean was originally the Wolf King of the Northern Territory, protecting the country and defending the border. Without Sean’s protection, the situation in the Northern Territory was worrying, and that’s why Earl Woods led the North Kingdom mission to the capital.
As for King Ron, he couldn’t withstand the enormous pressure of the crisis in the Northern Territory, so he had to make such a decision to appease the North Kingdom mission. By sacrificing Sean’s family, to vent the anger of the North Kingdom mission, and to seek better terms for a ceasefire.
After all, the North Kingdom also hated Sean to the bone!
Additionally, a portion of the populace believed that while Sean had past merits and current sins, he was first and foremost a true citizen of the Shirine Empire. His merits and sins should be judged by the people of the Shirine Empire themselves! Moreover, the sins of a person should not befall their parents, nor their spouse and children. Handing Sean’s wife and child over to the North Kingdom delegation might seem like a temporary solution to venting anger, but it damaged the dignity of the Shirine Empire! This punishment for Cecilia was also, in a sense, a humiliation for the Shirine Empire!
In short, the capital was home to millions of citizens, each with their own mouth to speak and their own perspective. Thus, everyone had their own views and thoughts on this matter! However, no matter what they said or thought, they couldn’t affect the overall situation, change the momentum, or prevent Earl Woods’s bridal procession from heading towards the Palace of Wolf. On the road from the Imperial City to the Palace of Wolf, there was once again a massive crowd of people!
This included members of the capital’s major families! Even Julia’s father, Prince Adam, had arrived in person and quietly appeared among the crowd outside the Palace of Wolf! He wanted to see for himself if Julia would really be taken away by Earl Woods, as he feared. He wanted to know if King Ron was really planning to make him a scapegoat after the events, as Luna Porter had previously analyzed, using his life to appease the anger of the capital’s citizens towards the ceasefire agreement. His face was gloomy and pale, and he had never been this nervous before!
Similarly, people from the four major families, led by Tim Lewis, were also mixed in with the crowd! The entire capital was like a pot of boiling water. The undercurrents that had been stirring finally surfaced, causing a huge wave! Everyone’s attention was focused on the Palace of Wolf…
At that time, Pierre Calder, who was in charge of sealing off the Palace of Wolf, received the news of the bridal procession leaving the Imperial City. He immediately led a group of imperial guards, holding a set of immaculate custom wedding dress, and rushed into the loft where Cecilia and the others were!
“Stop!”
The Spirit Wolf and others were in the living room on the first floor. Seeing Pierre Calder bringing people in, they immediately shouted for them to stop, especially when they saw the white wedding dress in Pierre Calder’s hands!
“Get out!”
Members of the Bloody Wolf Group were even more furious, dragging their injured bodies to stand up, blocking Pierre Calder, and quickly forming a human wall! Prior to this, when Sean left the capital to rush to Fort South, King Ron had been preparing Cecilia and Sean’s grand wedding! This white wedding dress was also custom-made for Cecilia a few days ago!
However, who could have imagined that when May 20th arrived, the day of Sean and Cecilia’s grand wedding, the person who came to marry Cecilia was not Sean! Instead, it was Sean’s arch-enemy, Earl Woods! At this point, looking at this white wedding dress was nothing short of a huge irony!
“Scram?”
“Heh heh!”
Pierre Calder’s gaze swept over Spirit Wolf and the others. His lips curled up slightly, sketching a disdainful sneer. “The ones who should be getting out of the way are you!” he scoffed.
Whoosh! The moment his words fell, Pierre Calder, like a ferocious cheetah, unleashed his power instantly, transforming into a blur as he charged directly at Spirit Wolf and his companions!
Next! A series of sharp, discordant sounds echoed. In just a few breaths’ time, all of Spirit Wolf and his companions were knocked down by Pierre Calder!
Without exception! Their skills weren’t particularly high to begin with, and they were heavily injured at this point. After a day of rest, even standing and walking were somewhat difficult. Against a Complete Stage practitioner like Pierre Calder, they had no power to resist!
Spurt!
Spurt, spurt, spurt, spurt…
Blood sprayed out one mouthful after another, the scene was too gruesome to bear!
“A bunch of wastes!”
Pierre Calder looked down at Spirit Wolf and the others lying at his feet, coldly said, “The reason I spared your lives is to liven up today’s wedding with your lives and blood!”
“So!”
“Don’t worry!”
“You will die soon!”
“All of you will die!”
“And!”
“You will die miserably!!!”
With that, Pierre Calder waved his hand at the imperial guards behind him, signaling them to “Grab them up!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
The imperial guards immediately stepped forward, two for each one, and took control of Spirit Wolf and the others!
Next, Pierre Calder ascended the stairs in large strides, heading for the room where Cecilia was!
Spirit Wolf and the others, with blood on the corners of their mouths, had faces uglier than the other. They gritted their teeth, the veins in their necks bulging, their fierce eyes full of resentment!
On them, they had the Buddha bone powder they’d previously gotten from Sean!!!
They had thought of it long ago!
If they really couldn’t stop them, later, when Earl Woods’s bridal procession arrived, they would take Pierre Calder, Earl Woods, and these despicable bastards down to hell with them! To perish together!!!
“Miss Moore!”
Soon, Pierre Calder, holding a white wedding dress, arrived in front of Cecilia’s room and called out solemnly, “The auspicious time has arrived, the wedding procession is on its way, please bathe and change your clothes, Miss Moore, and get ready!”