Chapter 561: The Tears of the Emperor
Seeing that their time was nearing its end, Aldrian couldn’t help but show a pained and sorrowful expression. After this, he would lose the two figures who had accompanied him for so long in the past and continued to guide him in this life.
They were the two souls he had created with his own hands, who remained loyal to him even now, though only their wills remained.
"Don’t be sad, Your Majesty. Although we can’t accompany you on the road ahead, there are still many followers who are alive and waiting for your return. They’ve never given up, holding onto nothing but the belief that you would come back to them," said Feng Xuanyan.
"Yes, that’s right. Don’t be too sad," Long Shentian added. "Like I said, we are only the past. Your Majesty must not be too drawn into the past—you have to focus on the future. There are still many things that can be saved, many things that can still be done."
Aldrian took a deep breath and nodded.
"I truly want to converse with you about many things, but after this, I and the entire powers of the continent are going to attack the devil territories, so we might be able to evade all of our worries about Tarius descending to this land," he said with a sigh.
"Originally, I had hoped you two would still be alive so we could face this matter together, but you both left me first."
Feng Xuanyan nodded.
"Well, it couldn’t be helped, Your Majesty. We had to do everything for your return. Your strength alone is what determines fate. Your very existence is what matters most. As long as you live, everything else is trivial. Every possible future remains open, and all of them are far brighter with you in it," she said.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Long Shentian agreed. "And you intend to invade the devil territory? That would be a good move. That territory is actually one of the formation’s foundation. Ever since the devils came and took it shortly after our arrival, it has become the formation’s weakest link and its flaw."
"With you reclaiming that land, the formation will finally be whole. The ’gap’ will be closed, and the continent’s protective formation will be complete, without any weaknesses."