The Medallion

Vivian cast a glance at Rocky first before she answered Gilbert, "I'm going to explain it to you later."

Gilbert knew that Vivian should have a good reason, so he didn't need to pry further.

"By the way, have you and Princess Layla already met the king?" Valeria asked and looked at Rocky.

"Yes, we were able to talk to him," Rocky replied flatly.

"Then, what happened? Did the king confirm that the princess will be the next ruler?" Vivian asked in an expectant tone.

"Unfortunately, that is still hard to tell." Rocky could just shake his head and let out a bitter smile.

"Huh? What do you mean? I thought the king's task was to get Phillip's soul power? Princess Layla fulfilled that already and she was the first to come back. Why isn't it enough to make her the throne's successor?" Valeria's brows instantly furrowed, confused at the sudden turn of events.

"Well, it seems that the king did not expect that Princess Layla will be the one to accomplish the task. Obviously, he is biased toward the two princes. So, even if the princess completed the task, it is still uncertain who the king will choose," Rocky explained calmly.

"That's absurd. The king should have just appointed his successor if he will just take his word back. Did you mention to him that his brother colluded with the demonic race?" Vivian asked with hints of disappointment in her voice.

"Yes, we did. We told him what happened in the Demon Sealing Palace," Rocky replied and nodded.

"So, what did the king say?" At this point, both Vivian and Valeria were getting quite anxious. As they waited for Rocky's reply, they were thinking that their efforts in the Ghostly Demon Land might all be in vain.

"He said that he needed to talk with Prince Zain and Prince Enoch when they came back before he could make the decision. Of course, he would not believe us right away in case we were just making things up," Rocky answered with a sigh.

"We should have expected this. Obviously, the king wants to favor his family's side. I bet that if it was any other member of the royal family, he would have already charged that person with treason!" Valeria snorted coldly, thinking that the king was being unfair in his judgments.

just consider ourselves lucky that we are able to safely come back from the Ghostly

immediately recognized what Vivian was trying to do, so she eventually lowered her voice.

and have a rest. We will deal with this matter when

and Vivian were the

gone, Rocky asked, "Leader, it has been a few days since we came back. Is there any news from the royal family about the arrival of

heard anything yet. Is there a possibility that they

men managed to kill Prince Zain and his team, then that will be the case. There is also a possibility that they will be trapped in the Ghostly Demon Land for a very long time." Rocky knew that finding the hidden teleportation arrays without prior knowledge about them would be very difficult. Hence, he had also considered the possibility that

only other ones that can testify about what happened in the Demon Sealing Palace. If there isn't anyone to back up your claims, Prince Enoch will definitely frame you up. He might even put all the blame on you, saying that you are actually the one who colluded

prepare ourselves and expect the worst. At that time, we have to quickly adapt to the situation. Of course, I am still hoping that it will not come to that," Rocky said in a serious tone. Obviously, he was already prepared for

Gilbert, Rocky left,

peaceful it was, the more he could

the necessary preparations. He had finished instructing the independent army, and they

Demon Land. However, the report said that Zain's entire team encountered a horrible accident, and only the prince himself was able to survive. But even he had sustained

and discussed some countermeasures. If Zain was really in a coma and could not speak for himself, it would be really troublesome. In fact,

that Prince Zain and his men were in an accident just like what the report said. I think Prince Enoch was the one responsible for this. It just means that Enoch is ready to deal with you and plans to retrieve the Purgatorial Tripod at any cost," Gilbert

was pretty obvious that Enoch was doing whatever he could to get the Purgatorial Tripod, and he started

you planning to do now?" Gilbert asked

do you think I will do, Leader Gilbert?" Rocky did not answer directly and just returned the question.

think you are planning to blatantly disobey the royal family," Gilbert said as his

you support me?" Rocky bluntly asked, revealing a faint smile.

so I am well prepared to fight for her welfare. However, deliberately disobeying the royal family is a whole other

is useless to take the royal family out of the equation. No matter what we do, Prince Enoch will surely find a way to manipulate the royal family to turn them against us. I believe that there are some things that we will face eventually, so we might as well take a stand right now. Leader Gilbert, even you know that the conflict within the royal family is getting more serious by the moment. Just to become the next ruler, Princess Layla risked everything to overcome the two powerful princes. Unfortunately, Prince Enoch colluded with the demonic race just so he can attain what he wants. Now that Prince Zain is in critical condition and out of the picture, only Princess Layla can pose a threat to Prince Enoch. In