"That won't be necessary." Alex smiled and shook his head.
"If the Sol and Blackwood families can figure it out, they will naturally come looking for me. If they cannot figure it out, even if you send gifts, it is just bringing humiliation upon ourselves."
"It simply depends on whether those two old guys have the vision to see where the Heavenly Flame imperial throne will ultimately belong."
...
Immediately, Alex led the disciples of the entire Hale family back to the Holy Land to rest and recuperate.
Meanwhile, deep in the night.
On the desolate Sunblaze Peak, Knox stood at the edge of the cliff, his expression hollow and despairing, his eyes gloomy and lifeless.
Being blown by the chilly night wind, Knox couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Knox, oh Knox, look at what kind of state you've ended up in now."
