Unable to hold it back any longer, Lance spat out the blood in his mouth. The eunuch and the guards became frightened. "Shamans! Call the shamans right this second."

The situation in the Imperial Palace was nothing short of chaos. While Lance was spitting blood, a lot of shamans came to the palace in a hurry. Meanwhile, Matthew with his troops, was attacking the cities of the South Kingdom. It was reported that the Starry Palace had been destroyed. All of the people in the South Kingdom were hysterical. If Lance became seriously ill, the kingdom would be ruined soon enough!

"Shaman, how is the emperor?"

Being summoned by Lance, all the officials of the South Kingdom rushed to the palace. Their kingdom was in grave danger at that time. If anything bad happened to Lance who was an important pillar of the entire kingdom, it would suddenly turn this chaotic situation into a hopeless one.

"His Majesty spat blood and then fainted due to excessive rage. He is fine now. He has

r for help, it would be impossible to save her from the dangerous swamp!

"Your Majesty, then, Princess Diana—" One official tried to bring it up, but couldn't finish his sentence.

At the mention of Diana, the smile on Lance's face vanished in an instant. In terms of spells and poison making, his treasured and younger daughter Diana was as good as her elder sister Catherine. He had always been fond of his younger daughter more. He didn't expect that in his old age, there was a possibility that his younger daughter would die before him. Harper forced Diana to enter the Labyrinth Swamp so her life was in grave danger. Harper, herself wouldn't even be able to protect herself. How could she protect his beloved daughter?!

"You may leave now. I want to be alone." Lance waved his hand, gesturing for the officials to leave. At that moment, he seemed to have grown old, not an aloof and proud king, but an old man who had lost his beloved daughter. "Diana, my daughter, I'm sorry."