Chapter 219: Both Sides

Just after Wang Sheng had transported the remains of the young emperor out, somewhere in the palace of the Imperial City, a bright lantern began to flicker, its light waxing and waning intermittently.

The person guarding it was a Grandmaster, whose face changed drastically upon seeing this.

The Grandmaster's steadfast vigil was not without reason; according to information passed down by the Imperial Family, as long as this lantern did not extinguish, the Imperial Family would not be considered extinct.

But now the bright lantern was flickering—clearly, it wouldn't hold out much longer.

The guarding Grandmaster was one of the Imperial Family's last lines of defense, and he understood why the Imperial Family was still holding on—this lantern was a significant reason for their perseverance.

Once the bright lantern went out, the Imperial Family could truly be declared extinct. When the faith dissipated, it would be truly gone.