Under Lu Mo’s gaze, Gellenson had already felt utterly ashamed and hurriedly left.
But would the Liat family really let things end like this?
Lu Mo didn’t think Gellenson would let it go.
Although on the surface, Gellenson definitely wouldn’t dare to do anything to her and Cecilia anymore.
But for now, it would be better to keep an eye on the movements of the Liat family.
The banquet continued.
***
“Lord Gellenson?”
Meanwhile, Gellenson had returned to his residence in the Holy Capital.
The guard saw him arrive and was about to bow in greeting, but the next second, he was frozen in place from fright.
At this moment, Gellenson’s expression was ferocious, and he was emitting an extremely powerful pressure.
And the guard could also feel the anger and killing intent contained within that pressure.
‘What’s wrong with Lord Gellenson?’
‘Didn’t he go to the banquet? Why did he suddenly return?’
‘Looking at his state…’
‘Could someone have insulted him at the banquet?’
‘But Lord Gellenson is the current head of the Liat family. How many people would dare to speak rudely to him?’
The guard thought.
Gellenson ignored the guard, walked straight into the residence, and returned to his room.
“Damn it…”
“How dare a junior speak to me like that!”
“Even the Valkyrie stood on her side!”
“And what right does she have to become the hero who killed the Demon King!”
“Someone without Holy Power—how can she be stronger than Solaris!”
“Damn it… Damn it all!!!”
The more Gellenson thought, the angrier he got. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his Heavenly Power erupted uncontrollably.
The tables and chairs in front of him instantly exploded into pieces.
The house shook. Even the maids waiting outside the door were so frightened that they fell to the ground, faces full of terror.
The house shook for a while.
After the extreme anger, Gellenson regained some composure.
He stared blankly at the devastated room.
He had vented.
But other than venting here, what else could he do?
Solaris is dead. That is a fact.
Lu Mo killed the Demon King. That is a fact.
The Valkyrie stood on Lu Mo’s side. That is also a fact.
Lu Mo is a hero.
Don’t think about going after Lu Mo and Cecilia.
And don’t even think about attacking them.
Otherwise…
When he thought of the Holy Power that Rumina had displayed, Gellenson shuddered all over again.
That was the reality.
Other than impotent rage, he could do nothing else.
The illustrious head of the Liat family couldn’t even deal with a single girl.
He felt an unprecedented shame and frustration.
He didn’t even want to stay in the Holy Capital anymore.
Soon after, he left the Holy Capital alone and headed toward the Liat family.
***
Two days later, Gellenson’s figure appeared at the Liat family.
“Lord Gellenson, you’ve returned.”
A family member said respectfully.
Far from the Holy Capital, far from the Valkyrie and Lu Mo.
Hearing the respectful voice of the family member, Gellenson felt a little better.
This allowed him to temporarily forget the shame of the banquet.
But when he returned to his residence within the family and entered the living room, he suddenly froze, cold sweat oozing from his forehead.
Because he saw a woman sitting on the sofa in the living room, staring at him coldly.
She was a middle-aged woman, but time seemed not to have left many marks on her face.
Her appearance was still that of a thirty-year-old—fine features, skin with a sickly pallor.
If Lu Mo were standing here, she would notice that Solaris’s appearance also bore several similarities to this woman.
At this moment, the woman was looking coldly at Gellenson.
Haughty, cold, and with a hint of madness.
“I-Isan, when did you…”
Gellenson smiled at the woman and spoke with a tremor.
The woman before him was named Isanti.
She was his wife, Solaris’s mother, and came from…
The God-blood Family.
“I already know everything you did at the Holy Sanctuary banquet.”
The woman ignored Gellenson’s greeting and spoke coldly.
“You wanted to question the Saintess, ask why she didn’t sacrifice to Hero Solaris, and let the crowd judge the Saintess’s character and morals.”
“But in the end, you bungled it, and the one judged became yourself.”
“And even my Solaris was ridiculed by the crowd.”
“This is what you’ve done, Gellenson—”
“Isan, I…”
“I really didn’t expect that a child like Solaris would die at the Demon King’s seat…”
“That the Saintess and the knight would survive to the end.”
As the woman spoke, the hint of madness in her eyes grew stronger.
“And I never thought that when you wanted to demand an explanation, you’d be rendered speechless by such a lowly character!”
“What gives them the right to speak to you like that?”
“Solaris is dead, so why do they get to live?”
“The Saintess didn’t fulfill her duty to sacrifice to Solaris, and the knight kept obstructing…”
“Faced with those two… you should have acted on the spot…”
“You should have killed them both! So that my Solaris can rest in peace!!!”
She suddenly lost control and roared at Gellenson, her entire body trembling.
Her already pale face turned even whiter.
“Worthless… worthless…”
“My family really misjudged back then to choose you!”
“You were worthless before, and even now as the head of the family, you’re still worthless!”
“What can you do? You useless thing!!!”
The woman was screaming.
And Gellenson could only lower his head and listen.
Due to the God-blood in her body, the woman had been somewhat neurotic before.
And with the loss of Solaris, her symptoms were becoming more severe.
“Isan, I can’t…”
He defended himself in a low voice.
“Kalis and the head of the Helovit Family were both present, and the Valkyrie completely sided with Lu Mo…”
“Shut up! Did I give you permission to speak!”
The woman suddenly raised her head.
Under that crazed, furious gaze, Gellenson shut his mouth again.
The living room echoed with the woman’s curses and roars.
Gellenson did not dare to refute a single word.
In the end, the woman grew a bit tired, and her emotions stabilized somewhat.
She gasped for breath, massaging her temples, and gradually quieted down.
But her gaze at Gellenson still carried anger and contempt.
Gellenson was right.
In that situation, indeed, he could not attack Lu Mo and Cecilia.
But thinking of his pathetic departure and seeing such a worthless face made her feel sick.
“I want to go meet Lu Mo.”
Soon after, the woman spoke again.
She truly wanted to meet this girl.
She wanted to see for herself what kind of girl could defeat Solaris and render her incompetent husband speechless.
“Meet Lu Mo?”
Hearing the woman’s words, Gellenson felt his heart skip a beat.
What did Isan want to do?
Was she really thinking of attacking Lu Mo?
“Just a meeting.”
Seeing Gellenson like this, the woman’s eyes once again showed contempt.
“I won’t do anything foolish, but I won’t be as worthless as you.”
“…Alright. I’ll have someone keep track of Lu Mo’s movements.”
Gellenson said.
“I plan to stay at the Liat family for a while.”
The woman added.
“I understand. I’ll have it prepared immediately.”
“I’m tired.”
After a while, the woman spoke again.
She took something out of her spatial ring and threw it toward Gellenson.
It was a collar.
The woman slowly untied her sash, looking at Gellenson like that.
“You know what you should do.”
In the spacious living room, only the woman and Gellenson were present.
After a long silence, Gellenson also took off his coat, knelt down on the ground, and put on the collar.
Then, like a dog, he slowly crawled toward the woman.