Chapter 425: The Past
"The Heavenly Scarf of Divine Phoenix." The woman repeated softly, her eyes glimmering before she smiled brightly.
"Yes, I like it, Your Majesty. Thank you." She kowtowed again. She had already done so multiple times since arriving, but she didn’t seem to care. Lifting her head, she gazed at her new scarf, stroking and playing with it, her face full of joy.
He nodded, maintaining his smile as he watched her. She was so delighted with his gift that she no longer paid attention to how she behaved in front of him. Like a child who had just found a new toy, despite being a refined and beautiful lady who could captivate any man under the heavens.
He then turned his head and gazed at the sky again. His serene eyes remained calm, without a ripple, as he looked at the stars and the vast expanse of the cosmos.
The woman, watching him, grew curious and asked,
"Your Majesty, do you like watching the stars?"
He did not answer immediately, remaining silent for a moment before finally speaking.
"Yes. To me, the stars are the jewels of the cosmos, a reminder of how vast the universe truly is. Without them, the sky would be bland, stripped of its beauty. Without stars, people would lack the drive to reach for the heavens, for there would be nothing to aspire to. Without the stars, living beings would have no foundation to stand upon. Their existence is essential to the universe."
The woman also looked up at the sky. Her eyes reflected countless stars and galaxies, shimmering with their beauty. She seemed entranced, and without realizing it, she voiced a question.
"Is there a limit to the cosmos? No matter how far I fly between universes, I have never seen its end. When I first realized that we were inside just one universe, I flew beyond it, only to discover that there were countless others, all forming an endless cosmic system."
He smiled and looked at her.