Loyal To Whom

Shuin Yuming paused to look at the elderly man and nodded his head in consent.

The elderly man took the broken dagger from him and started to assess it carefully. After some time, he looked at Shuin Yuming and said,

"Your Highness, this holy dagger is two hundred years old and had rusted from inside. That's why it broke. Rest assured, I will repair it as soon as possible."

Shuin Yuming was stunned. His stormy expressions eased up a little after he heard that the broken dagger could be repaired again. Still, he asked the elderly man for confirmation,

"Old Caiyao, can you do that?"

The death of a criminal was depended on that dagger. The breaking of the dagger meant that no one could be sentenced to death without sacrificing his or her blood.

The elderly man nodded his head with a smile. "Certainly! I will go to the temple and repair it as soon as possible."