The next day, Lin Rui and Wang Sen attended another grand funeral. However, it was the common people of Silver Moon County who organized an official funeral for the High Priest of the Light Church, Li Qiufeng. The location was at Thousand Tomb Ridge, seven miles away.
True to his word, Priest Li indeed delayed the self-immolation time of thirty thousand citizens of Silver Moon County by half a moment, a sacrifice which cost him his vital energy, ultimately reducing him to ash and returning to the heavens and earth.
Lin Rui learned of this after emerging from the underground cavern and felt deeply moved.
The reason Cao, the arrest officer, and his colleagues were willing to follow Lin Rui into a life-or-death battle was due to their roots in Silver Moon County—out of affection for their homeland, a sense of duty, and for the sake of their own lives and the lives of their families.
