At that moment, the previously silent Empress Heidi sighed softly. She looked at Prince Aurin and said hypocritically, "Aurin, you were already in the wrong for helping Darryl escape and now you talked back to His Majesty? I don't even know how to help you. I would advise you to admit to your crimes. You're brothers, after all."
Her face was filled with compassion, but her eyes glinted sinisterly when she spoke. It was true. She wanted to convince Prince Aurin to admit to his crimes, for once he did that, he would never be able to make a comeback, cutting off all his chances of usurping Prince Auten, her son, from the throne.
Prince Aurin was no fool. He guessed from the start what Empress Heidi was playing at.
"Hahaha! Don't be so fake. I didn't do anything wrong. I would rather die than admit to being wrong," he said with a cold smile.
He knew that he would never be able to come back from this if he admitted to the crime.
Empress Heidi's exquisite face flushed red with extreme anger when she heard his reply. 'Aurin doesn't know what's good for him!'
Prince Auten was extremely angry too. He waved his hand and shouted furiously, "Lock him up now!"
At his orders, a few soldiers came over and started to drag Prince Aurin out of the Imperial Sky Palace. Prince Aurin was unbelievably sad and angry. He tried to struggle, but he could not exert any strength, not when he was so tightly tied up. Along with his sadness and anger, there was also a complete feeling of despair. 'I would have stayed in The Nine Mainland with Darryl if I knew Auten would be so treacherous.'
However, it was too late for that.
Prince Auten was proud of himself. His position on the throne would be stable as long as Prince Aurin was no more. The two lines of officials all had mixed feelings about the whole thing. Some of them wanted to speak out for Prince Aurin but stopped themselves in the end. Judging from the situation, Empress Heidi and Prince Auten had complete control. Bad luck would descend upon those who dared to oppose them.
Suddenly, a gentle but authoritative voice shouted from the sky outside just as Prince Aurin was being dragged out of the palace. "Stop!"
In the next second, multi-color light beams appeared outside the Imperial Sky Palace and a lithe figure slowly descended down from the light beams.
'Dammit! Who dares to barge into the affairs of the Imperial Sky Palace?' Prince Auten was furious. He stood up and, along with Empress Heidi and the officials, turned to look at the newcomer. However, the entire Imperial Sky Palace immediately filled with deadly silence, for what they saw was a woman dressed in rainbow clothing that fully showed off her figure. Her exquisite facial features were one of unparalleled beauty but between her brows was a determination that gave off an overbearing vibe. Her whole body was giving off a strong innate spiritual power but what was really eye-catching was the Jasper lute she was carrying on her back.
She was Lute Belle. Generally speaking, as a Heavenly Immortal who had no desire, she should not be here, but she was good friends with Empress Nuwa, who had befriended many Heavenly Immortals, with which Lute Belle had the closest relationship with her, while on her trip to beyond the Nine Heavens with Ancient Ancestor. In fact, the two women would even refer to each other as sisters.
Some time ago, Lute Belle received an SOS letter from Empress Nuwa, asking for help to defeat the fiend race. However, Lute Belle was previously engaged with another matter and could not arrive in time. Towards the end, she found out that Empress Nuwa's body was destroyed in the Infernal Shadow Prison in the war with the fiend race and all that was left of her was a fine jade distilled from her fairy soul.
Lute Belle was filled with immense regret once she heard the news and came to the Imperial Sky Palace on this day to check out the fine jade made of Empress Nuwa's fairy soul. She arrived just as Prince Aurin was being dragged into the Sky Prison. She had heard about who should be the next emperor from Empress Nuwa, who also favored the benevolent Prince Aurin. It would be a blessing to the Godly Region if he became the next emperor, so it was only natural that Lute Belle would not sit by and do nothing when she saw him being treated horribly.
Everyone from Prince Auten to the officials was stunned and shocked by Lute Belle's beauty. Not to mention her unique immortal aura touched them to the core. She was so beautiful that even Empress Heidi, who thought herself to be the most beautiful of them all, found herself jealous when confronted with Lute Belle's beauty.
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