Forensic Imperial Concubine

"General, would you like to accept the challenge?" the deputy general asked.

"Who is the enemy's general that will lead the first attack?" Luther asked in a low voice. He had never expected that he would one day stand on the other side, as a traitor facing against the army of the Bright Dynasty.

"It is said to be General Shawn."

When Luther heard that, his eyes shined a bit. 'So it's him, ' he thought. With a smirk, he then commanded, "Give the order and get ready to fight."

"Luther, close the gates and keep watch," Francis commanded when Luther approached him.

Upon hearing this, Luther turned around and looked at Francis with the same serious expression on his face. "Your Highness, the enemy's leader in this battle is General Shawn," he said.

Francis was taken aback by the unexpected news. He couldn't believe what he just heard. Shawn, who was supposed to be in the north domain, had come to the south domain? When did he arrive? A lot of questions were on his mind but he only said one of them. "Why did he come here?"

"Presumably, ever since Prince Matthew started preparing to come here, he has already chosen a person to be in charge of the south domain." A complex expression flashed through Luther's eyes before he added, "I just didn't expect it to be General Shawn."

gate tower, Francis looked at the dark clouds gathering in the sky. With an aura of destroying everything on its way, the clouds weren't far from them. "Shawn is

great discernment. He instantly realized that there were two valiant generals from the north domain:

of the royal family. He was Prince Allen's son and the current emperor's cousin, so he was the most suitable candidate to take charge of the south domain. Although Shawn's family had done a

have even figured out how to get rid of the malignant tumor hidden in the south domain. Do you really have no ambition, Matthew? If you don't, why did you even train your soldiers? Why did you disobey the

Luther asked with utmost sincerity and a hint of desperation. If he could fight against General Shawn, he wouldn't have regrets

back alive. Luther, right now, you're the only one

if he could come back alive. He also didn't want to disappoint Francis in giving him false hopes. "I will try my best," he said after a while.

Shawn, I won't stop you. Yet, on one condition, you must come back alive!" There were a lot of things that Francis was feeling—misery, desolation, and most of all, he felt abandoned. Except for Luther, there

briefly responded before he left in

tower to watch everything. It was in July and the sun was burning so bright that it

Matthew is very adamant and even a little desperate to defeat the Birch Pass so he can go and rescue Harper. But that's not going to happen for I will keep him here for as long as we can. He wants to save her? There's no way

did not look like a mere scholar anymore. No one would associate him with the word "frailty" now. He was a powerful soldier dressed in the grandest military uniform. However, once he removed his military uniform, he looked like a modest gentleman and a weak scholar. But whether he was a soldier or a scholar, no one dared to look down

"General Shawn."

"General Luther.