Only God
Chapter 125 - 109 The Death of King Dovlo

Chapter 125: Chapter 109 The Death of King Dovlo

The death of Rui Ying, the heir to the Kingdom, plunged the entire Royal Capital into chaos.

No one expected that the eldest son of King Dovlo would be assassinated by a Three-eyed Ape Man right in the middle of the square.

And that very Ape-man, after carrying out the assassination, blended into the crowd and vanished without a trace.

Painful wails echoed throughout the entire Palace.

"This is God’s punishment on me!"

In front of his ministers, King Dovlo screamed in agony and then fell backwards, fainting.

When King Dovlo woke up, he wept bitterly on the throne, his tears washing his face.

For a long time, Rui Ying, as King Dovlo’s right-hand man, had assisted him in governmental affairs and provided him with emotional support.

Rui Ying was the only child of King Dovlo besides Bandi who had lived to adulthood and was the eldest son that King Dovlo cherished and loved most.

However, Rui Ying died, inexplicably murdered in the square of the Royal Capital.

Faced with the furious King Dovlo, the nobles and ministers immediately panicked; a crisis of reason had already vexed them greatly, and the death of the prince only added fuel to the fire.

With the King’s heir dead, who was to inherit the Kingdom?

"Orenmo!"

"The descendant of Sapo King, Orenmo!"

"Those nobles loyal to Orenmo no longer hide; with the prince dead, it’s time to return the throne to the bloodline of Sapo King."

These nobles began to act, bribing artisans, poets, and various gossips to stir up unrest against King Dovlo and support for Orenmo.

"People of Logos, it is precisely because the descendants of Sapo King have not ascended the throne that God is displeased and sent an Angel as a test for us.

However, the heirs of King Yarlessto executed His Angel!"

"Only by returning the throne to the bloodline of Sapo King can the departed God return to the mountains!"

The nobles loyal to Orenmo loudly proclaimed their righteousness.

These nobles blamed the departure of God and the killing of the Angel on the fact that Sapo King’s descendants were not ruling.

They fervently believed that if Orenmo ascended to the throne, the former glory of Logos Kingdom would return, and this crisis of reason would come to an end.

"Sapo King was the first King, and his descendants rightly deserve the throne!"

As the nobles supporting Orenmo rose, those who supported King Dovlo became panicked.

The Kingdom had lost its heir.

Could Orenmo be allowed to ascend to the throne?

The nobles supporting King Dovlo would not allow this to happen and quickly shifted their attention to a person often overlooked.

King Dovlo’s illegitimate son Bandi.

...

Bandi was thronged by the public outside the palace, previously only greeted with cold eyes and sneers, yet now receiving countless cheers and praises.

The nobles and ministers who had previously disregarded him were now bowing down before Bandi, repenting for their past actions, while the guards came up to sigh over his past tribulations.

Over the years, Bandi had learned to act with cunning and deceit.

"My supporters, please rest assured,

under God’s witness,

I will remember your merits!"

Bandi made promises of future prosperity to his supporters, swearing to God with each promise.

It was as if when he ascended, if he were ever to betray them, he would meet a terrible end.

Under the shine of the sun,

Bandi raised his head, gazing at the long steps of the palace, the King’s Throne had never been so close to him as it was today.

It seemed that he merely had to reach out his hand to grasp the throne.

Surrounded by the nobles and ministers, Bandi slowly ascended the palace stairs, going into the palace to meet his father.

With so many nobles and ministers supporting him, as long as King Dovlo agreed, Bandi would replace Rui Ying as the heir to the Kingdom.

Bandi stepped onto one marble step after another as he was about to enter the palace.

The illegitimate son looked back, murmuring to himself:

"I seem to see crowds swarming from all directions,

shouting the great name ’King Bandi’ uncontrollably."

The nobles and ministers echoed back, praising Bandi’s nobility, surrounding him to lead him to meet King Dovlo.

The ropes of power were tightly wrapping around Bandi.

Bandi turned his head, stepping into the palace.

As he drew nearer, Bandi saw that the throne was empty.

This did not surprise him; according to the nobles, since Rui Ying’s death, King Dovlo had been gloomy, washing his face with tears, and had not sat on the King’s Throne to meet with nobles for many days.

"King Dovlo might be in the Flower Garden."

The guards reported to Bandi.

Bandi nodded, without hesitation, and walked with the nobles and ministers toward the palace.

The deeper he walked into the palace, the more stirred Bandi’s emotions became.

Blessed by God!

Even as an illegitimate son, he was still able to inherit the throne!

Bandi repeated shouts of divine blessing in his mind, truly believing that everything was God’s protection, that God was on his side.

Turning several corners, Bandi finally stepped into the depths of the Flower Garden.

A blurred figure, hanging from a tree, motionless in midair, casting a very long shadow.

The illegitimate son Bandi’s eyes widened, and this sight nearly stopped his heart.

"King!"

"King Dovlo!"

The nobles screamed in terrified voices, almost piercing Bandi’s eardrums.

"King Dovlo,

"the King has hanged himself!"

Bandi stood still, his eyes unmoving.

His nerves were trembling.

Unable to bear the grief of his eldest son’s death, King Dovlo had chosen to hang himself.

It all seemed remarkably plausible.

But... was this really the case?

Did King Dovlo commit suicide,

or was it a murder... by Orenmo?