บท 462: A Murder

Ju Chi was a guard in the royal palace of the Stone Kingdom. As a branch descendant of the royal family, he was well trusted by the King, maybe the only one trusted by the latter.

Late one night, he remembered what the Emperor had said a few months prior:

"Ju Chi, I'm not asking you as your king, but as your brother of the same lineage. I need your help. You know the royal family is at a critical moment, we may be toppled at any time. I entrust you with safeguarding the most important person of the royal family and of the entire Stone Kingdom. I hope that you'll protect the last descendant of the Ju family."

This "most important person" lived in the house behind him.