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All the blood seemed to have drained from Yu Qingyu's face.

Why now? The peace treaty was already signed, it all seemed to be going well, he was so close to peacefully leaving this world…

But now, his mission was put in jeopardy.

King Barten was poisoned… Was it Duke Sethor's doing?

Yu Qingyu threw the Crown Prince a glance. But Prince Alnar was too busy trying to get control of the situation to even notice his little brother.

"Close all the doors! And all the gates! No one is leaving the castle grounds until the investigation has been conducted!" the King of Cellion bellowed.

"Your Highness, what sort of treason that is?! We signed the treaty ending the war only yesterday, and today our King gets murdered in your castle! We demand justice!" someone screamed from one of the tables below.