Emily Parker hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I violated some kind of forbidden heavenly law..." At this point, Emily Parker fell silent and said, "I don't want you to get involved in this kind of thing, so I won't say any more!"

Forbidden heavenly law?

What the heck is that?

Is it really that serious?

Then, Emily Parker continued, "Mr. Sullivan, I'm sorry. I originally wanted to give you a grand wedding.

But I'm afraid that's very difficult now. We can only have a very small, private wedding. I'm truly sorry for you."

Chad Sullivan said gently, "It's not a grievance at all. As long as two people truly love each other, even if they're poor and have only simple meals, they'll still be happy.

The smaller the wedding, the better. Don't you have a good friend, that genius alchemist Edward Clark? Let's just invite her to our wedding to have a celebratory drink and witness our marriage."

Emily Parker replied softly, "Mr. Sullivan, don't mention her."

Huh?

Why not talk about her?

Weren't you just praising her before, treating her as your idol?

Why the sudden 180-degree change in attitude?

After that, the two kept drinking, still feeding each other mouth to mouth.

Tonight, they were a bit happy; the wine didn't intoxicate, but people got drunk on their own. Chad Sullivan's alcohol tolerance was never that great.

Half an hour later, the two of them passed out drunk, entwined together, sleeping on the bed.

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…In the middle of the night, Chad Sullivan was awakened by noise, still a bit hungover.

There was a knock at the door outside, and a warrior's voice sounded.

"Master, it's time to go home. We need to carry the groom home, or we'll miss the auspicious time."

That's right, today was a chosen lucky day.

Tonight, Chad Sullivan would be carried home in a sedan chair, then they'd have a small heaven-and-earth wedding ceremony and officially get married.

No matter how small the ceremony, it was still a real marriage, and they had to register it at the government office.

Chad Sullivan groggily opened his eyes and said, "Emily, wake up, we need to go home and bow to heaven and earth."

Emily didn't respond.

Chad Sullivan opened his eyes, sat up, still with a hangover headache.

"Emily, get up."

Chad Sullivan pushed Emily, but her body just slumped over, cold and stiff.

Looking closely.

Chad Sullivan was shocked to find that Emily Parker's whole body was bluish, completely motionless.

Blood was coming from the corners of her mouth and her nostrils.

He carefully leaned in to check her breathing, felt for a pulse at her neck.

No breath, no pulse.

She was already cold.

Emily Parker!

Dead!

In an instant, Chad Sullivan's mind almost exploded.

Like being struck by lightning!

How could this happen?

Just a few hours ago, Emily Parker was perfectly fine, and after one sleep, she was dead?

She...

How could she die?

She was so skilled in martial arts.

How could she die!

There were dozens of warriors guarding outside, and absolutely no one had entered this room.

How could she die!

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Benefactor, lie down, let me serve you.

Chapter 8 Devilish Details

"Bang!"

The next second, the door of the small building was suddenly kicked open, and more than a dozen warriors rushed in.

"Master, master...

What's wrong with you?"

"Master, wake up!"

No matter how they shook her, it was useless. Emily Parker was already completely dead.

Even both bodies were cold.

These warriors simply couldn't believe what they were seeing. How could General Emily Parker, so powerful, just die like this?

And the whole process was completely silent.

No screams, not even a muffled groan.

It was as if she had died directly in her sleep.

They stood there in a daze for a long while, and finally, everyone's gaze turned to the only other living person in the room.

Chad Sullivan!

Emily Parker was dead, but Chad Sullivan was still alive.

The warrior leader glared at Chad Sullivan, eyes bloodshot as if he wanted to devour him, and roared, "Chad Sullivan, why did you murder my master?

She loved you deeply, why did you kill her?"

"Men, seize Chad Sullivan!"

"Hurry and send someone to report to the authorities, inform the prefect."

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Half an hour later!

The prefecture's troops were dispatched, the county yamen officers were mobilized, and the entire Xianyin Pavilion was sealed off.

Countless people were startled awake from their dreams.

The people inside Xianyin Pavilion were once again shocked to the core.

It was already strange enough that Emily Parker really came to marry Chad Sullivan, and now Emily Parker was actually dead?

She was the deputy commander of the Yingzhou navy, the prefect's own younger sister.

And just like that, she died?

Chad Sullivan murdered her?

Why?

Was it out of love turned to hate?

This past month, Emily Parker hadn't come to fetch her groom, making Chad Sullivan the butt of ridicule—did he grow resentful because of that?

It shouldn't be.

Under countless gazes, Chad Sullivan was loaded into a prison cart and thrown into the death cell.

"Everyone from Xianyin Pavilion is also a suspect, arrest them all."

With the county magistrate's order.