The gifts were moved to the national treasury.
Shen Tang visited the palace where Xiao Jin, Jia Lan, and Xue Yinzhou stayed.
Though nothing seemed changed, without its owners, the entire palace felt desolate and empty.
She specifically ordered the palace to be preserved, forbidding anyone from altering it.
After giving the instructions, she insisted on visiting the battlefield.
The System advised, [Host, what happened has already passed, try to let it go... Xiao Jin has self-detonated, he cannot be resurrected. Why subject yourself to further pain?]
Shen Tang understood, but she remained relentless. She wanted to see for herself; if truly nothing could be found, then she'd abandon the hope completely.
The battlefield had been cleared, the recent brutalities left no traces behind.
Though there were some scattered corpses attracting beasts, once the troops arrived, those beasts fled with their tails between their legs.
Just as expected.
Shen Tang found nothing.
