There was no helping it.
He had been suppressed by Rockto for twenty years. Now, asking him to deal with both Rockto and that mysterious and terrifying expert? He would be a fool to think he could do it.
However, among everyone, the one who wanted to take action the most was also Saliro.
He had almost suppressed Rockto and was about to claim victory, but now, such a mysterious expert had suddenly appeared, seemingly connected to Rockto. If he let them be, who knew what would happen next?
Would it be their Renitra family who would be annihilated tonight?
Thinking of this, Saliro felt uneasy.
Therefore, he really wanted to take action and eliminate this unstable factor as soon as possible.
The problem was that neither he nor those high-ranking officials dared to truly act.
They were afraid.
They were afraid that if they acted, not only would they alert the opponent and have their men killed, but they would also incur his wrath and have their families targeted.
They didn’t want to become the next Raifurut family.
They also didn’t think that their families were much stronger than the Raifurut family, and that they could withstand the opponent’s attack after the Raifurut family was annihilated.
No one wanted to completely offend or provoke an expert capable of easily annihilating the Raifurut family.
Under such circumstances, the high-ranking officials of the Empire could only choose to wait and see.
“Let’s wait for the Imperial Consort to return.”
“With such a major incident happening to the Raifurut family, the Imperial Consort will definitely hear about it.”
“We’ll discuss it after the Imperial Consort returns.”
“For now, send people out to continue spreading rumors, saying that the mysterious expert who annihilated the Raifurut family is from the Kingdom, colluding with the Biguslers, and was instructed to do so because the Raifuruts offended the Biguslers before.”
“This way, we can at least continue to damage the Biguslers’ reputation and change the public’s perception.”
“That’s right, to actually worship such a hateful person as a hero, they’re truly a bunch of fools.”
Thus, the actions of the Empire’s high-ranking officials were completely predicted by Rockto.
They didn’t dare to rashly provoke such a terrifying mysterious expert, and knowing that the Bigusler family had connections with him, they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly against the Bigusler family.
Although public opinion would still be manipulated, compared to their previous predicament, the Bigusler family could now buy themselves some time.
Seizing this opportunity, Rockto also prepared to secretly contact some loyal subordinates in the Imperial Knight Order, striving for some combat power, support, and hope for the Bigusler family’s future.
Tilly, under Rockto’s instructions, also contacted those nobles who supported Harvis.
If they knew that the mysterious expert was the support Harvis had sought, and they would also start to fight back, then those nobles should be greatly encouraged and start taking action again, right?
If they could use this to put pressure on the Imperial Palace and force them to make some compromises, that would be great.
At the very least, they had to find a way to get those detained Bigusler family members out.
Rockto was working on this.
As for Shien, he woke up late, being served by Lasha and holding the sleeping Lilith, while the Imperial Capital was in an uproar.
“Haa~~~”
Yawning, Shien ate the breakfast Lasha prepared, half-asleep.
“Aah~~~”
Beside him, Lilith also opened her mouth obediently, being fed by Lasha.
The three of them were in a hidden room in the Bigusler residence, living as if no one else existed.
“By the way, Lasha,” Shien ate slowly, asking Lasha, “Any news from Leisha?”
“No.” Lasha continued to feed Lilith, answering Shien’s question with an impassive expression, “Lady Leisha hasn’t come looking for us.”
“Not yet?” Shien slumped his shoulders, saying discontentedly, “What is that guy doing?”
He had thought that after last night’s commotion, Leisha would quickly find them.
After all, even if others didn’t know, Leisha would definitely know that it was Shien who annihilated the Raifurut family.
A mysterious expert who could use Celestial Magic, in Leisha’s mind, besides Shien, there was definitely no one else.
Therefore, upon hearing the news of Shien appearing in the Imperial Capital, that young lady should have immediately come looking for them.
And once she came, Shien would know Diere’s whereabouts and find her.
Unexpectedly, there was still no news from Leisha.
“Could she have run into trouble?”
Shien frowned.
To this, Lasha gave a negative answer.
“No.” Lasha said softly, “With my lady’s abilities, unless she encounters someone at the level of the Three Goddesses or the Six Demon Lords, even if she can’t win, she can still escape safely.”
“That’s true.” Shien agreed, but then said, “Then why hasn’t she come yet?”
“I don’t know.” Lasha didn’t seem to care much, “Perhaps my lady encountered something and was delayed.”