Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 736 He Is Prince Basil

"Sabina," Marcia called out. "Tell His Majesty everything that you know."

Sabina looked up at Marcia's impassive face, and then knelt on one knee. "Greetings, Your Majesty. Iam Sabina Ji," she said respectfully.

"Sabina Ji? That sounds familiar..." the emperor murmured to himself.

"Your Majesty, she is the second daughter of the head of the Ji Clan, and also my niece," Allen toldthe emperor.

"Oh, I remember you now, Sabina. I heard that you left the Ji Clan all of a sudden a few years ago,and I haven't heard anything about you since then,” the emperor remarked. At that time, Sabinadeeply impressed him, because she was the only gifted spirit manipulator in the Holy DragonEmpire that was on par with Isis. However, he didn't know much about why she ran away fromhome.

"I took Sabina as my disciple several years ago, and she had been following me around all theseyears. Then, not long ago, she went to the Gehenna Border under my command. And after that, shefollowed Commander in Chief Rocky and had been with him all this time," Marcia explained shortly."So that's what happened.” The emperor nodded to himself, satisfied with Marcia's explanation. Butthen he asked, "You just said that Rocky was dead. What happened? Why are there rumors of hisbetrayal if he is dead?"

"Your Majesty, here is the thing..." Thus, Sabina told the emperor the whole story, which includedthe fact that Alyssa had tortured Rocky and that he almost died in her hands just so they could liveto see another day. After that, he pretended to betray them so that he could save them. She addedthat she saw Woods" and his bodyguards’ dead bodies and that she also witnessed it when Rockywent to his doom right in front of her eyes.

When the people heard everything that Sabina had to say, the whole Grand Holy Hall fell silent. Itshocked them because they had never expected that there was such a truth hidden behind therumor.

And at that moment, almost everyone's impression of Rocky had also changed. Previously, thepeople believed that he was a traitor, but now they saw him as a hero, someone who had chosen todie for the safety of his men.

“Damn it! Why did it turn out like this?" Alston cursed inwardly, outraged by the mess that his planshad become. He never thought that Sabina would tell everyone the truth, and the worst thing wasthat everyone was believing her. Of course, what she was saying wasn't strictly the truth, but it wasbelievable enough.

He had originally planned to use Rocky to kill Woods and then stir up a conflict between the HolyDragon Empire and the Timber Deity Empire. His plan had seemed perfect in his eyes, but he didn'texpect that Sabina would witness Rocky's death herself. At that point, everyone thought that Rockyhad a huge fight with the prince of the Timber Deity Empire and his three bodyguards at theHeavenly Stage, and they all died. And Alston couldn't refute it either, because he could give himselfaway, and they could all replace out that he had engineered everything.

So even though Alston hated that Rocky had somehow turned from being a hated traitor to abeloved hero, there was nothing he could do without incriminating himself.

“Rocky might've become a hero, but he is dead. That's what's important. I don't need to get angry, *Alston comforted himself, but his rage and frustration revealed themselves in his trembling fists."So you are saying that Rocky pretended to betray us to save you, but he didn't intend to betray thecountry at all. And to protect his reputation, he fought with the prince of the Timber Deity Empireand his bodyguards and they all died. Am I right?" the emperor asked in all seriousness. Althoughthis was quite different from the truth, it wasn't a bad thing, because the rumors of Rocky'streachery could finally be clarified. It was also a good thing that the Timber Deity Empire had lost aprince, as that meant that their enemies’ morale was cut at the same time. Although it might lead toa huge dispute, it could also bring honor to the Holy Dragon Empire.

"Your Majesty, Commander in Chief Rocky is innocent. And I also heard that the Timber DeityEmpire was forced to stop fighting because of his superior strategy, and through him, the CrimsonDragon Army had gained a great advantage. There is no doubt that he contributed greatly to theHoly Dragon Empire. It is such a tragedy that because of this, he was killed.” The hall stayed hushed,and everyone bore a melancholic expression on their face, as they pondered Rocky's death and allthat he sacrificed.

It was such a great jump, when just a while ago, everyone had been cursing his name as a traitor.However, on the other hand, Lance, Isis, Marin, Allen, and Sabina showed genuine grief because ofRocky's death.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to tell you. It's about Commander in Chief Rocky's identity,"Marcia suddenly blurted out, and at once, every eye in the whole Grand Holy Hall was riveted to her.Alston tensed as well when he heard Marcia. He tried to hide his unease and shock, as he wonderedif she truly knew what she was saying. He wanted to jump out and stop her, but at that moment, hecouldn't do anything but clench his fists tightly and gnash his teeth in frustration.

"His identity? What do you mean by that?" asked the emperor.

He tilted his head in confusion and impatiently gestured for the woman to continue.

"Rocky is..." Marcia took a deep breath, while everyone, in contrast, waited for her to continue withbaited breaths. "He is Prince Basil!"

Marcia revealed as shocked gasps escaped from the people in the hall. They couldn't believe whatthey had heard, and some even thought that they had misheard.

Rocky was actually Basil, the prince of the Holy Dragon Empire! It was more than a year ago whenBasil was injured, and at that time, he also spiraled into madness during cultivation. They hadthought that he was practicing in seclusion so he could heal himself, but why would he suddenlyturn up as the Commander in Chief of the Crimson Dragon Group? It was such a fantastical story, somuch so that no one knew quite what to believe. "General Marcia, what did you just say? Rocky isBasil?"

the emperor asked dubiously like he couldn't understand what the words even meant. The newswas echoed all through the crowd in waves, as everyone passed the news to another.

Meanwhile, Lance and Isis looked at each other in dismay. They had been trying to uncover Rocky'sidentity all this time, but they had never thought that he was Prince Basil. On the other hand, theemperor was still coming to terms with the truth. He looked helplessly at Marcia and the others, andhis eyes were begging them to deny the truth. His son couldn't be dead, right? "Does this meanthat... Basil is dead?!" the emperor cried out brokenly, his voice hoarse and pained. There was aflicker of regret on his grieving face, and he flashed back to the last time that he had seen his son."That's right. He died for the Crimson Dragon Army and for the Holy Dragon Empire. And yetpeople even slandered him!" Marcia's voice was steady, outraged by the people's disrespect, butshe couldn't hide the sadness in her eyes.

"What? Basil is dead?!" Just then, a woman's cry sounded above all the others. Their heads swiveledat the same time, and they saw a delicate figure who was walking into the Grand Holy Hall. Her eyeswere wide with shock and shiny with unshed tears.