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Chapter 738 - 738 738 When One Wave Settles Another Rises

738: Chapter 738: When One Wave Settles, Another Rises 738: Chapter 738: When One Wave Settles, Another Rises “Father is dead,” Balola’s face turned ugly as she received the message while hurrying back with her army.

“Let me see.” Sikell suddenly stretched out his hand to snatch the report.

Although Sikell had been captured, Balola did not lock him up, merely restricting his movement area.

In front of her, Sikell acted just as he had before.

He still thought he was the original heir to the throne and acted as naturally and arrogantly as before.

No, perhaps even a bit better than before.

At least, he had never truly acknowledged his older sister before.

“Father is really dead; wait, did you really do it?”

Looking at the battle report, Sikell’s eyes reddened as he glared at Balola.

The report from the Second Princess Xilili said it was Balola’s doing, and she was already rallying people to take over.

Balola looked at Sikell as if he were an idiot.

“Use your brain, will you?

It’s not a decoration.

How stable my position is now, how beneficial it would be if Father were still alive, don’t you understand that?”

Sikell, whose mind had been rusty, strained his thoughts and finally grasped something.

“Right, then why did you kill Father?”

Idiot, Balola felt the urge to face-palm.

“I didn’t kill him; he was fine when I left.

Now he’s suddenly dead, and with that woman Xilili trying to take over, who do you think did it?”

“It was Xilili who did it, they killed Father and now want to become King.”

Anyone who vied for the throne with him deserved to die; Sikell’s eyes tinged green with envy.

Even though he no longer dared to compete with his older sister, in his heart, the throne was still his.

He had intended to return and plead his case with Father, but unexpectedly, Father was dead.

Balola continued, “Moreover, Xilili even married Arthur and gained the support of Duke Awgus.

We never received this news before, which indicates she must have planned this for a long time.”

Just like Prince Oro, who had been prepared to rebel in advance, Xilili had clearly been prepared as well.

However, the difference was that Xilili’s preparations were more secretive and her tactics more cunning.

Such acts of rebellion, even if successful, would ultimately tarnish one’s reputation.

In contrast, Xilili’s approach would at least not cause any overt problems.

Her ability to seize opportunities in such tumultuous times highlighted her foresightedness.

As for Duke Awgus, he was not easy to win over.

Xilili’s ability to sway him spoke volumes about her capabilities.

This time Xilili was not just marrying, she had directly married a prince.

Without previously convincing Duke Awgus, he would not have agreed to such a deed, as it would harm his own reputation.

At this moment, Sikell finally understood some things.

“No wonder Xilili went out to do business on her own a while back and never returned.

I thought she would be useless for the rest of her life, but little did I realize, she was out preparing.”

Balola glanced at Sikell, wondering who the real waste was.

Even if Xilili had simply gone to do business, she would have performed far better than the two of them.

The trade guild was quite large; Xilili was not only very wealthy herself but could also bring substantial funds to the Royal Family.

In comparison, these two wastes contributed nothing but expenses.

It wasn’t just that, they had also laid numerous hidden dangers for the nation.

Last time, had it not been for the accidental presence of a powerful individual, they would have likely faced danger, and this was all their doing.

Never mind, let’s not talk about them; the younger one is already dead, no need to say more.

As for the elder, what should be done with him really is a tricky issue.

Now, Sikell could neither be killed nor released; holding onto him was like holding a hot potato.

If I had known it would turn out this way, I would never have personally led the troops here.

To capture this guy, sending just anyone would have been fine, and if all else failed, a forced order would suffice.

Now, I find myself in a dilemma, and it’s extremely troublesome.

But there’s no choice, I must fight my way back, the King’s death must be avenged, and I also need to ask Xilili why she did this—was it just for that position?

Balola couldn’t understand, just a throne, was it worth fratricide to this extent?

If it wasn’t for the fact that the two brothers were really disappointing, Balola would have had no interest in that position at all.

Thus, Balola, leading the army, began to head back.

Since the distance was not far, the return was fast as well.

Moreover, along the way, all the Lords had already been reclaimed by Balola, now considered people on Balola’s side.

The journey back was much faster than on the way there.

As for Xilili, most nobles didn’t have much of an impression of her, far less than of Balola.

So when Balola fought her way back, Xilili decisively abandoned the Imperial City, taking her people and retreating directly.

Aside from deploying men to obstruct the road, surprisingly, she didn’t do much else.

And Balola, having returned and seen the King’s corpse, was overwhelmed with grief and continued to charge southward with her troops.

Unfortunately, the South was Duke Awgus’s territory, and the two sides began a standoff here.

Neither was as weak as the two princes, so they fought back and forth, but for a while, neither could overpower the other.

This time, the entire nation was thoroughly thrown into chaos.

“So, it means that currently there are essentially two Kings in the country,”

Zhao Guang was speechless, how had it suddenly come to feel like the nation was on the brink of collapse?

Both princesses had declared themselves as king, and Sikell had already been imprisoned.

When the Second Princess left, she took all the ministers with her, regardless of their support, openly proclaiming they supported the Second Princess.

And the Princess was branded a rebel, temporarily occupying the Imperial City.

Upon her return, the Princess had no choice but to gather another group of nobles to temporarily secure these positions and stabilize the nation.

Meanwhile, the Princess announced that the Second Prince and Duke Awgus had betrayed the Empire, and the battle of public opinion between the two sides had completely intensified.

Of course, the same was true on the battlefield, because of the different statuses of the sides, Great Mages and Great Knights had appeared on both sides.

It was specifically because the strengths of these powerful fighters were evenly matched that they were at a stalemate.

However, as time went on, the balance of the battle would gradually tilt toward the Princess’s side.