The King Of Warriors novel (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 6234

Lydia looked at him, and something like approval flashed across her eyes.

This man really was different.

He had just come through a life-and-death disaster, yet the first thing he did after waking wasn't to drown himself in romance.

He cut where he needed to cut and moved fast once he made the call.

"I'm going with you," Lydia said. "You owe me two lives. I need to be there to watch you pay them back."

Jared let out a short laugh. "Alright. Then I guess I'll owe you one more favor."

Luther stepped forward too. "I'm going as well. Those bastards from the Celestial Palace should've been dealt with a long time ago."

Jared nodded, then swept his gaze past the courtyard.

Not far away, Evelyn and Grace were standing there. The second Jared looked their way, they hurried over.

"Young Master Jared, we're going too!" Evelyn's little face had gone tight. "Those bastards almost destroyed Cloudhaven City. I want payback too!"

Grace didn't say anything.

She only stood quietly at Luther's side and gave a small nod.

Jared looked at the people in front of him.

Something hot pressed up in his chest.

These were the companions who had walked beside him all this way.

They had faced life and death together.

"Alright. Then we go together."

He paused, then looked at Vivian. "Vivian, you stay in Cloudhaven City and help me look after Roland and the brothers from the Sky Dragon Clan. Roland's injuries are too severe. He needs someone there to take care of him."

Vivian wanted to go with them too, but she knew what mattered more.

She nodded. "Don't worry. I'll hold Cloudhaven City."

Jared looked at her for a long moment.

He didn't say anything else.

Then he turned and set out for the Celestial Palace with Lydia, Luther, Evelyn, and Grace.

The Grand Basilica stood in the deepest part of the Celestial Dominion of the Fourteenth Firmament.

It stretched across the entire Sacred Mountain range, vast and towering, with a presence that swallowed everything around it.

It took Jared's group 3 days to reach the mountain gate of the Celestial Palace.

But when they stopped in front of the mountain gate, every one of them went still.

The mountain gate stood wide open.

Not a sound came from inside.

There were no guards.

No patrol disciples.

Not a trace of living presence anywhere.

Inside the mountain gate, the whole place was a mess.

Dead leaves had piled up. Dust lay over everything. The Celestial Palace had clearly been abandoned for days.

Jared's brow tightened a little.

Then he stepped through the mountain gate.

As he walked deeper in, every pavilion and tower sat empty.

The doors to the hidden chambers were all hanging open, and even the most basic formation had been left inactive.

The entire Celestial Palace felt like a dead land, heavy and still.

"What..." Evelyn's eyes widened. "Where is everybody? How is there not a single person here?"

Luther looked around and said, "Looks like the men of the Celestial Palace already ran."

"Ran?" Evelyn said. "They're that big a force, so why would they run?"

Lydia said, "The Celestial Palace lost all its elites in that battle, and its strength took a massive hit. If they stayed in the Fourteenth Firmament, their enemies would tear them apart piece by piece. Instead of sitting around waiting to die, they made plans early."

Jared said nothing.

He only kept walking, moving slowly through every corner of the Celestial Palace.

Not long ago, this had still been one of the strongest powers in the Fourteenth Firmament.

Its name had shaken every direction, and no one had dared provoke it.

Now, all that remained was an empty shell.

Bleak. Broken. Left to rot.

He stopped in the great hall and looked at the throne sitting there with nothing on it.

There was no sense of satisfaction on his face, only a faint trace of reflection.

"What a waste," he said quietly.

He hadn't been able to wipe out the Celestial Palace with his own hands.

That still left a little regret behind.

Still, it was fine. If they had run, then they had run.

Grace stopped short too.

Then color rushed straight into her cheeks, and she reflexively shifted half a step behind Luther.

"W-what do you mean?" Luther said stiffly, his gaze sliding off to the side. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Jared laughed.

"You don't?"

He strolled over and made a slow circle around Luther.

"Then tell me this. Why is it that from the moment we left until now, your eyes haven't left Grace for a second?"

"Why were you always stepping in front of her on the mountain road? And why, when she handed you a water pouch during the break just now, did your fingers touch and then fly apart like that?"

Luther opened his mouth, then stalled.

By the time any sound came out, his whole face had turned bright red.

Only then did Evelyn catch up.

Her eyes went wide. "Huh? Luther and Grace? You two... you're together?"

Grace's face burned even hotter.

She looked like she wanted the ground to split open and swallow her whole.

Luther could see there was no hiding it anymore.

He gave up trying, lifted his chin, and forced the words out. "So what if we are? Grace and I... we... we're really in love!"

Jared looked at him standing there, red-faced and stubborn all at once, and a laugh slipped out.

"I never said I wouldn't allow it. Why are you getting worked up?"

Luther froze.

He looked at Jared, uncertainty plain in his eyes. "Y-you don't object?"

"Object to what?"

Jared patted his shoulder.

His tone turned sincere. "You've followed me for a long time. You've gone through life and death with me, and you've never once had divided loyalties. Now you've found a woman you truly like. I'm happy for you before anything else. Why would I object?"

Luther just stared at him.

His eyes slowly reddened. "Mr. Chance... I... I thought, with how lustful you are, you'd take Grace in too."

"Damn..."

Jared went speechless for a second. "Yeah, I've got plenty of women, but not one of them was forced. That doesn't mean I take every woman I run into, does it? I'm not some stud horse."