Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master novel Chapter 109

The emperor hastily returned to Allison's room. Lena had been dressed in a robe and sat morosely, Allison right beside her. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying.

"Lena, what happened? Why did Basil and you..." the emperor asked hesitantly.

"I... I don't know! I just remember that I felt so sick and lost consciousness then. That feeling was strange... And when I woke up, I saw Basil lying beside me! We weren't wearing any clothes. And there was a bloodstain on the bed..." Lena answered bitterly, shaking her head.

"Your Majesty, let her have some rest first. This poor girl has gone through quite a lot today. How about asking her those questions tomorrow?" Allison said gently.

The emperor nodded and ordered the servants to take care of Lena. Then he turned around and left.

Rocky, however, had been sent into the Introspection Hall by several royal guards. They encircled the hall, guarding him strictly.

When Alston returned, rage surged up and sent his heart pounding in his chest. Despite the unexpected changes, he had made up his mind and already drawn up a new plan.

The next day in the Violet Cloud Hall, the emperor was greeted by Alston. They were the only ones there.

"Father, I have had my men search around Consort Allison's place and they found this suspicious bottle," Alston said, handing over the object in question to the emperor.

The emperor looked at the bottle for a while and then glanced inside it. When he saw the bottle was empty, he frowned a little and asked, "What was inside before?"

"I have no idea about this as well. Perhaps, Priest Dean can shed some light on it," Alston answered.

After giving it some thought, the emperor ordered a subordinate to summon Priest Dean.

After a while, Priest Dean walked into the Violet Cloud Hall hastily and bowed to the emperor. "Your Majesty, what do you need me to do in such a hurry?"

The emperor stood up and walked to Priest Dean. He thrust the bottle at him and demanded, "Priest Dean, can you identify what was in this bottle before?"

Priest Dean took the bottle and smelled. He then looked shocked and exclaimed, "Is this the Amorous Powder? Taking it will make people lose consciousness. And... and this powder stimulates sexual desire. When I made an inventory of the medicine in my stocks, one bottle of this powder was unaccounted for. Is this the one? But it's already empty. Is..."

The emperor turned grim-faced as he heard Priest Dean.

"Father, it must be Basil! He must have stolen the powder from Priest Dean and made Lena take it. That explains everything! But how did he know Lena was in Consort Allison's place? Perhaps his target was not Lena in the first place, but Consort Allison!" Alston said, fabricating a charge against Rocky with an exquisite sense of timing.

The emperor's brows knitted together. "Bring Prince Basil here now!"

Rocky was soon escorted into the Violet Cloud Hall. His tired face showed that he had a sleepless night.

As Rocky entered the hall, he glanced silently at the emperor, Alston and Priest Dean. He knew well that no matter how hard he tried to explain himself, no one would believe his word. He collected his thoughts for the whole night and realized quite clearly that he had been framed. He firmly believed that it was Alston who set him up.

"Basil, why did you do this? Do you have any idea what a serious crime you have committed?" the emperor asked angrily.

"I'm innocent! I was framed!" Rocky answered calmly, shooting a cold glare at Alston.

"You were framed? Stop making ridiculous excuses! We already found hard evidence. Just confess to the crime, Basil! You stole the Amorous Powder from Priest Dean and then planned to make Consort Allison to take it. But because she was out, you changed your target and made Lena your victim. You are so despicable!" Alston shouted at him.