Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 737 A Grand Funeral

Everyone snapped as one to where the voice came from and was faced by a delicate girl who trembled at the sad news. She hurriedly shuffled forward, and an incredulous exclamation left her lips again. "How did Basil die? That's impossible! I haven't even seen him yet! I still have a lot to say to him! Why did he die? Why..."

Her wails became louder for every word she spoke. It was as if her heart had shattered into thousands of pieces within her chest. Everyone could only look on in shock at her grief.

What shocked them the most was that she wasn't just some girl; she was Lena, the Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire.

"I should have told you earlier but...I didn't expect that Basil would..." Guilt weighed heavily in Marcia's heart when she looked at the grief-stricken lines on Lena's delicate face. If she knew that something like this would happen, she would have told Lena that Rocky was actually Basil, but it was too late for that now.

"You knew where he was from the very beginning?! Why didn't you tell me? Why?" Lena turned to look at Marcia with burning hate. Not once had she considered that her close friend would have been hiding the truth from her all this time.

Once she saw Lena's face, Marcia hastily said, "Don't say that, Lena. I'll explain..."

"No, I don't want to listen. I want to see Basil. I want to see him even if he's dead!" Tears streamed down her face.

Both Isis and Marin carried a torch for Rocky, but even they were stunned by the gravity of Lena's grief. It hit them that her love for him was deeper than theirs.

"Your Royal Highness, the body of His Royal Highness is no longer there. It might be because the power within his body raged out of control, but as a result, he turned into ash," Sabina told Lena, nibbling on her lips.

"What?" Lena could only sadly shake her head. In the end, she couldn't even see Basil for the last time.

When he saw Lena drown in her anguish, Alston could only grit his teeth. In the end, he still couldn't get her.

Besides Lena's muffled sobs, the entire Grand Holy Hall fell into a solemn silence. Rocky was originally a hero died in the fight against the prince of the Timber Deity Empire, but since it was revealed that he was actually a prince, everyone was filled with an indescribable admiration for him. "Your Majesty, it's admirable of His Royal Highness to have sacrificed his life for our country. I believe we should announce this to the whole country and give the people of the country the opportunity to honor His Royal Highness," the minister of the Ministry of Rites said sorrowfully. "His Royal Highness was loyal to the Holy Dragon Empire and had made great contributions. Although he was killed for the country, he was supposed to be granted the title of king.” The minister in charge of the royal family affairs also stepped forward and spoke up.

"The General Affairs Department will arrange the funeral of His Royal Highness as soon as possible..."

"The Imperial Academy will be responsible for writing down the wonderful deeds of His Royal Highness to the whole country. His Royal Highness was loyal to both country and friends. We must let the citizens take after his example..."

The ministers of the Holy Dragon Empire soon rushed to make their own opinions. Although none of them knew why Basil went to the Gehenna Border and how he died, for them, the most important thing right now was to deal with his funeral and do it well. Of course, they were all doing this for themselves. They knew that the emperor would attach great importance to the prince's death, so they definitely wouldn't let the opportunity to impress pass.

Once the emperor heard the news, it was like he aged in the span of a couple of seconds. He grasped his chair with a shaking hand, as if he was trying to anchor himself in a sea of grief. It took a few moments of silence before he rose to his feet, glanced at everyone in the hall, and loudly announced, "Issue this imperial edict, declare to the whole country that Rocky Bai, the Commander in Chief of the Crimson Dragon Group, is Prince Basil, and clear rumor of his betrayal to the country. What's more, Prince Basil stood righteous and fearless in front of strong enemies and died in battle. Set up a mourning hall in the Holy Dragon Imperial Tomb and send his coffin to the mourning hall tomorrow. All the royal members, ministers, and Imperial City citizens must wear white robes and black waistcoats and join in seeing him off.”

Everyone could only stare in shock at the emperor's words.

"Your Majesty, although His Royal Highness died for the country, only the emperors of the Holy Dragon Empire could be buried in the Holy Dragon Imperial Tomb. It's too grand for a prince to be seen off by all of the citizens of the Imperial City. Only when previous emperors of the Holy Dragon Empire died would such grand funerals happen,” Priest Dean said quickly as he cupped his hands toward the emperor. Normally, only the previous emperors of the Holy Dragon Empire received such treatment. A prince had never received such a grand funeral in the entire history of the Holy Dragon Empire.

"That's right, Father. It isn't appropriate,” Alston echoed. He wondered why the emperor would give that good-for-nothing such a grand funeral.

"As a prince, Basil was loyal to the country and to his people, responsible and dutiful. He made every effort to protect his people and died because of it. When he fought the Timber Deity Empire, he finished many dangers for the Holy Dragon Empire. He had remarkable fighting techniques and made huge contributions. Now that he died for the country and set a golden example for the royal family, is there anything wrong with a grand funeral to bury him?" The emperor glanced at Priest Dean and roamed his gaze at all the others in the hall.

All the ministers immediately looked at each other and then said in unison, "Your Majesty, there's nothing wrong with your decision.”

"Then do as I say. I'm a little tired. Send the Witch back first." After his final order, the emperor settled back down on his throne and cradled his forehead on one hand with his eyes closed. Every inch of him screamed of exhaustion deeper than just the fatigue in his old bones.

Soon, several maids came in and held Lena, who was still too engulfed in her grief to care about anything, and they escorted her out of the Grand Holy Hall.

Once they saw them left, the ministers also immediately retreated.

Lance, his daughter, and Marin left the hall too. Now that the rumor that Rocky betrayed the country was cleared up and his identity was revealed, they had achieved their goal. Even so, Rocky's death was still a blow which they needed to recover from, and it would take time for them to accept the truth.

"Sabina, I have something to tell you," Allen said to Sabina as soon as they walked out of the hall. After sending a sign to Marcia, Sabina followed after him.

Alston looked indignant and left in a huff. However, when he passed by Marcia, he heard a sweet voice whisper next to him. "I'll find out the cause of Basil's death. His death isn't normal. Once I find out who killed him, I won't go easy on that bastard!"

Fear flashed across his face and Alston fled without daring to glance at her.