Chapter 123 The family feud happened too suddenly!

More than a month has passed since the incident in the council chamber...

[Child of Blood (Curse Progress 80%)]

The curse progress hasn't increased much, but it seems to be preparing some big move.

Thorin finally delivered the city lord contract, and the five nations, through the council, confirmed the independence and autonomy of Shadow City.

In name only, Shadow City is still the property of the Tiran family, just not officially named. The family's expeditionary knights occasionally resupply in Shadow City.

Not many people attended the banquet in Shadow City, but Dean Xinglan and the other instructors arrived on time because they lived nearby.

However, there was no news from Alcardo's side, not even from Windsor...

Windsor also returned to the royal court, as if something had happened within the royal family that prevented her from staying there.

None of the royal families sent anyone to celebrate; everything was as still and silent as stagnant water!

“Then I’ll stop following the crowd. With Dean Xinglan’s approval, I’ll be a temporary garrison mage!” Thorin arrived at the banquet dressed in his mage’s robes without any hesitation.

There are no outsiders here; everyone knows each other inside and out. The only outsiders are none of them.

Elsie leaned against the window, pouting, looking angry.

I clearly sent a letter to Aize too! He didn't even reply! Does he have a brother who doesn't want his sister anymore?!

Hey, you can't say that. What the brother can do, the sister really can't!

"Who said that! I can fight Black Crown and I can yell at the narrator! What can they do?"

They know everything about you.

Which root?

Don't ask, or I'll get banned. (*\/w＼*)

"Let's get this straight, I don't think my brother is so obviously gay, but at least... there's still a chance with Senior Shi Na!"

[You know what, you really can't believe it, even Shina came despite her busy schedule, but Aize didn't!]

At this moment, Shi Na was talking with Dean Xing Lan, and she seemed a little anxious.

Moreover, some of the mentors' eyes were fixed on Elsie during the banquet.

what happened?

Elsie turned around and looked calmly at everyone. They looked at each other, and the conversation gradually subsided.

Xinglan put down her wine glass, stepped forward and patted Elsie's head. This time, Elsie did not resist.

【Hey! I didn't even get a chance!】

“Elsie…” Xinglan hesitated, her eyes darting around, before saying, “If… um, would you like to see your mother?”

"Dean Xinglan, what do you mean by that?" Connor stopped talking to the people from the Merchant Alliance in the corner and walked over with his sword in hand.

Xinglan shook her head, but before she could speak, a commotion suddenly came from outside the castle.

"Who's outside!"

"Wait! Don't force your way in!"

"Wait to inform the city lord! Stop right there!"

"I want to see Princess Elsie!!!"

"Hello!"

A bloodcurdling scream came from outside the door, and then a heavily armored knight covered in blood stormed into the banquet, carrying two guards.

The banquet instructors stepped back one by one. The knight's armor was covered in cracks. He scanned his surroundings with his remaining eyes, and finally his gaze locked onto the white-haired little girl by the window.

He instantly knelt on one knee, clutching his chest and hoarsely cried out, "Your Highness Elsie! Family feud! The Holy Sword Faction is purging its members!"

"The Holy Temple has joined forces with the armies of the Henghai, Lanting, and Gena royal families to wage a cold war against the Saijing royal family. Inside information suggests that they will soon issue an arrest warrant for His Highness!"

"Your Highness! Please proceed to Orwick City immediately for refuge!"

"The rest of the family factions have all gone to Orwick City!"

Suddenly, a commotion broke out at the banquet. Several instructors drew their daggers and pointed them at the necks of the instructors beside them. A black-clad assassin fell from the roof and held a dagger to Xinglan's neck.

"Don't move!"

"Give up resistance!"

The group of high-ranking assassins broke their stealth and trapped the Knights and their mentors.

An assassin captain wearing an unfamiliar blood-red badge stood behind Elsie, glaring at the Tiran family knight kneeling before him.

"You bunch of useless trash!" The assassin captain's eyes gleamed red. "You've wasted all of Miss's efforts! I should have advised the patriarch to take Princess Elsie back long ago!"

"You...you..." The blind knight trembled, but the ferocity in his eyes remained undiminished: "The Assassin, Shia..."

"Die!!!" The knight's sword flashed like silver, but the assassin captain was even faster!

The dagger in his hand easily neutralized the force of the sword, while the red magic circle in his other hand struck the knight directly into his body, causing the knight to explode and die instantly!

"The Xia family... It's been a long time." Xinglan calmly observed everything, while also glancing at the little assassin beside her who was trying to threaten her not to interfere.

The rookie assassin is trembling; perhaps it's his first mission?

"It's tough on you to stop a legendary mage."

“Dean Xinglan!” The assassin captain removed his mask, revealing sharp teeth: “The Xiya family, Dailan Xiya, today’s matter is just a family dispute. Please, you and the mentors, do not do anything unnecessary.”

Xinglan stared at Fang, seemingly knowing something. He looked at Elsie and nodded, saying, "By Shia, you will be safe."

Dylan bowed to Dean Xinglan, and at the same time said to Elsie, who was calmly watching the show from the side, "Elsie, you have the blood of Sia flowing in your veins. You belong to the Sia family and are a child of Sia!"

“My men, along with the elite assassins my family dispatched when you were born, are united here. You may never have seen us, but we are in the shadows, in the dead of night, protecting your safety.”

“The family will not abandon any of its offspring. Now, only five members remain from the hundred-strong elite assassin squad. They have been trained from rookies into perfect assassins.”

"You can't imagine that, in the shadows unknown to you, a group of people, roaming in the darkness, are also giving their lives for you..."

Dylan knelt down on one knee, finally able to look directly at Elsie. He saw the sharp fangs in her mouth, her inherited silver hair, and her red eyes…

He touched Elsie's face and smiled.

"It looks just like it...it really looks just like it..."

"Ahem, Elsie, I think we should go. Before the Sanctuary sets its sights on you, I want to take you to the family's ancestral land, away from all the strife!"

Family feuds, temple intrigues, a three-way alliance, the precarious Cycline royal family—you are at the heart of this war! Elsie!

However, you know very well that all of this is because of Allen! A key figure in the main storyline!

You must kill him and end all the conflict here... Can you still unleash your natural disaster?

"Cooling down..."

Let's run away then...

[Pshaw! It's not an escape! It's a strategic retreat!]

[Dairan, the assassin captain representing the Shia family, finally extends his hand to you. You decide to respond and follow him back to your family.]

Elsie looked at Dylan's dirty hands and gave him a disgusted look.

Hey! Now is not the time to worry about these things!