"Your Majesty...!!!"
Sorrowful wails filled the mausoleum as the palace masters, dressed in their finest mourning attire, paid their last respects to their fallen emperor. They knelt before his ice coffin, their heads bowed in grief. Their tears fell like raindrops on the polished marble floor, mingling with the fragrant smoke of incense.
All of the palace masters were present, save for Liu Yichen, who had escaped from the dungeon during the carnage. Whether he was alive or dead was unknown at the moment, but his absence was a stark reminder of the treachery that had led to the emperor's demise.
The sudden attack was clearly orchestrated by demons, and Liu Yichen's omega son Liu Wenyuan, who had faked his own death, was known to be in league with the First Demon King.
