Chapter 91 A Tribute 

From then on, as long as he was alive, he vowed to take good care of Quinn. 

Upon seeing Murren bowing, everyone in the Bridger family followed suit, directing three respectful bows toward the memorial tablet of the fifth branch. 

Marley, despite her unwillingness, had no choice but to bow along with everyone else under the current circumstances. 

However, her resentment toward Quinn only grew deeper. 

To her, Quinn was leveraging her position as a member of the fifth branch and child of two fallen heroes to earn Murren’s attention. 

However, Murren’s health was deteriorating day by day, and it wouldn’t be long until he would no longer be able to care for Quinn. 

Marley believed that, once the funeral was over, Quinn wouldn’t be important anymore due to the fifth branch’s position in the Bridger family. 

Once everyone had bowed three times, Quinn gently picked up her parents‘ urns. She then took the lead, heading toward the entrance of the Bridger family ancestral hall. 

The members of the Bridger family followed behind. 

Marley couldn’t help but scoff in her mind. Without the support of the Bridger family, Quinn would have been left to carry the urn to the funeral all by herself today. 

“Is there really a need for so many people to attend the funeral?” whispered someone of the same age as Marley. 

“There’s no one left in their family now. If we don’t see them off, it’ll be too cold–hearted of us,” Marley said lightly, her tone steady as if stating a fact. 

“True. If we weren’t here for the funeral, Quinn would’ve had to send her parents off all by herself. It would’ve been pitiful,” the other person said, trying to curry favor with Marley. 

After all, many in the Bridger family knew about the previous incident at the entrance of the ancestral hall where Marley and Quinn became enemies. 

Over the years, Marley rose within her family, largely due to her connection with Julius. Her status had led many of her peers to curry favor with her. 

Marley smiled contentedly. “Yes, it really is quite pitiful.” 

However, as everyone approached the entrance of the ancestral hall, the smile on Marley’s face froze. 

At the entrance of the ancestral hall, two orderly rows of soldiers in uniform were standing. 

Marley was stunned, staring in disbelief at everything happening at the entrance of the ancestral hall. 

At that moment, Marley noticed there were not just the two rows of soldiers standing at the entrance of the Bridger family ancestral hall. Numerous city government officials were present as well. All of them were clad in black, standing at the entrance. 

Chapter 91 A Tribute 

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Marley felt like she was slapped in the face because, just a moment ago, she was laughing in her mind about how pitiful Quinn was that the latter would have attended the funeral alone without the Bridger family. 

However, that scene proved her wrong. Clearly, even if there were no members of the Bridger family to join Quinn, the state had stepped in to arrange the funeral for her parents. 

They were fallen heroes, and the state wouldn’t forget about people like them. 

Even the passing crowd on the street halted in their tracks upon witnessing that scene. 

Suddenly, Marley paled because she saw Julius in the crowd. 

Dressed in a sleek black suit, Julius stood in the crowd. He had a serious expression, and his gaze was fixed solely in the direction of Quinn. 

Marley was completely taken aback. Why is he here? Is it also to attend Quinn’s parents‘ funeral? How could this be? Isn’t he the type of person who doesn’t care about this kind of thing? I recall he only ever attended two funerals, his mother’s and Mr. Edward’s. Does his appearance here mean Quinn’s parents occupy the same position as his mother and Mr. Edward in his mind? 

At that thought, Marley clenched her hand into a fist. As she looked at Quinn, her resentment deepened. 

At that moment, Quinn, holding the urn, walked up to the two rows of soldiers. 

The two rows of soldiers, in unison, raised their right hands in military salute toward the cremation urn. held by Quinn. 

It was a tribute to the fallen heroes! 

The national flag was draped over the urn, symbolizing their sacrifice for the nation. 

The national anthem began to play at that moment. 

Tears welled up in Quinn’s eyes as the tune of the national anthem echoed through the skies of Yarburn. 

The national flag and anthem represented the steadfast conviction of her parents. 

For that hard–won era of prosperity, her parents were willing to sacrifice their own lives to protect it! 

When the national anthem concluded, a city council official approached Quinn. “We are deeply saddened by what happened to your parents. They were true patriots. Their memory will be honored by our nation and Yarburn!” 

Quinn cast her gaze down, looking at the urn in her arms.