The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 908: Growing Brotherly Feeling

There were his parents, Eleine, and not far from them, there were the spirit ancestors and her two companions, all waiting for him, but Aldrian’s eyes focused on his mother’s bloated stomach. The gestation period of cultivators was much longer compared to normal mortals without cultivation.

That was because the child needed more time to develop, and they also absorbed the mother’s energy to support their growth. That was why cultivators in their pregnancy period needed more nutrition or an energy source to support their child as well.

Aldrian’s heart trembled as he looked at his mother’s stomach, but he quickly calmed himself and walked toward his parents. They had been waiting for him and must have been worried, so he had to greet them first.

"Father, Mother, I’m back," he said warmly, which made Irene quickly grab his hand.

"I’m glad that you came safely, son," she said with watery eyes, then looked over his body. "Are you hurt anywhere? I hope you didn’t get hurt."

Aldrian kept his warm smile. "No, Mother, I’m not injured at all. Look, I’m as healthy as ever. How could I be injured when I’m too strong?" he said while raising one of his hands to show his muscle.

Irene smiled as she wiped her eyes.

"I’m glad you could come back safely," Aldrey finally said, which made Aldrian look toward his father.

"Of course, Father. Well, I have to come home safely because..." Aldrian then looked toward his mother’s bloated stomach. "There is my little sibling waiting for me. How could I not come back?"

He touched his mother’s bloated stomach softly and sensed the baby’s condition.

’It’s a girl, and she is really healthy,’ he thought as his smile grew warmer. From the age of the pregnancy and the signs in his mother’s body, it seemed her due date was near.

He could sense everything about his little sister. Her heartbeat, her movements that were quite active, her face and body shape, her condition, all of it was clear to his senses.

A new kind of feeling welled inside him. Even while his little sister was still inside his mother’s stomach, his instinct as an older brother had already begun to emerge.

Aldrey and Irene smiled when they heard Aldrian and saw his attention toward his little sibling. They would soon have an incoming angel, their first daughter, and her presence would add a beautiful color to their small family. They wanted to see how Aldrian would act as a big brother. With how affectionate he was toward his family, they could only imagine how he would pamper his little sister in the future.

"Elder Lina said that your mother will be due within a week at most," Aldrey said.

Aldrian nodded in understanding. "I see. I’m glad that I could come back before the due date so I can accompany Mother and my little sister personally."

Aldrian smiled as he continued looking at his mother’s stomach. He then looked at Eleine, who was standing not far behind his parents.

"Eleine," he said warmly.

Eleine showed her smile as she responded to Aldrian.

"Young master, I’m glad that you are safe."

Aldrian nodded, then turned to the spirit ancestor and her two companions.

"Elder, how is your stay all this time? Is there anything that made you uncomfortable?" he said in greeting, which the spirit ancestor responded to with a smile and a nod.

"You jest, Your Majesty. There is no way I would feel uncomfortable in this kind of place. I even feel that I don’t want to leave," she said jokingly.

"I’m glad to hear that," Aldrian answered.

"Your Majesty, the devils’ problem in the Northern Star Cluster is already entirely solved, I suppose?" the spirit ancestor asked.

Aldrian nodded. "Well, yes, although we are still not entirely sure if any devils are hiding somewhere. But the entire Northern Star Cluster has already been liberated from the devils’ occupation. For now, even if there are still devils somewhere in the Northern Star Cluster, they can only hide."

The spirit ancestor nodded while her retainer and guardian looked at Aldrian with amazement. They still felt it surreal that a star cluster which had been a headache for all the powers of the Central Star Cluster could be taken care of just like that. This was the first time they had heard of the devils losing a territory as large as a star cluster.

The others also wondered what kind of things he had encountered in the Northern Star Cluster. What kind of experiences he had there. Whether the battle had been difficult. There were many questions they wanted to hear from his stories.

"Ah, yes. Mother, let me bring Sylphia back first, then we can talk about many things later," Aldrian said to his mother, who was still holding his hand.

Irene nodded with a smile. "Yes, it will be good for all of us to gather at this moment. You should bring her quickly."

Aldrian nodded before he suddenly disappeared. The others could only smile as they looked at the space where Aldrian had vanished, and afterward Irene looked at Baek Jimin and Angelica.

"Oh dear, all of you must be tired. Come, come, let’s go. We can talk about many things while you take a seat in the garden and wait for Aldrian to come back," she said as she grabbed both of their hands.

Baek Jimin and Angelica could only let themselves be pulled along by Irene toward one side of the garden, where they could talk about many things.

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Aldrian had already appeared in the sky above the capital city of the Verdyn Empire, and he could see the festivities of the people who had just welcomed Princess Vaeril and her troops. The roads were adorned with many decorations, just like the roads of his own empire at this moment.

As for the princess, she had already entered the palace and was walking toward the direction of the Tree of Life. Aldrian’s domain sense swept toward the Tree of Life’s location, and he smiled as he sensed Sylphia and Sylvia together. Sylphia seemed to be conversing with Empress Vilena. Viona was also with them, not far away, listening to their conversation.

Without waiting any longer, he teleported to the side of the Tree of Life. He did not make any effort to hide his presence, so the moment he appeared, everyone in the area sensed him instantly.

They all turned toward him, and their eyes widening in shock.

"Dear!" Sylphia said cheerfully, wanting to run toward him. However, someone else moved much faster than her, and her speed was far beyond Sylphia’s.

Sylvia crashed her small body into Aldrian, and he had already prepared himself for this moment. He strengthened his body and covered it with his energy to withstand the impact, because if he had not, his body would have been thrown far away and heavily injured by Sylvia’s momentum.

His body remained standing still as he received the force from Sylvia’s momentum and her crushing hug that could have killed him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" she said happily while hugging his neck with hyperactive movements. She jumped up and down, up and down in the air, showing her extreme happiness.

Aldrian could only smile at the spirit child’s power and behavior before he also hugged her tenderly.

"I’m back, Sylvia," he said to the spirit child before turning his head toward Sylphia.

Sylphia was already standing in front of him with a smile on her face. "Welcome back, dear," she said with deep affection.

Aldrian nodded, still smiling. "I’m back." He then looked toward Empress Vilena and Viona.

"Your Majesty, Viona," he greeted both of them.

Empress Vilena nodded with a smile. "Welcome back, Your Majesty, and congratulations on your victory."

"No, it’s our victory. Without everyone’s effort, we would not have achieved it this quickly. Without the sacrifices of many people, we would not have reached this point."

Empress Vilena understood that Aldrian simply wanted to appear humble, so she did not refute him.

"And I have to apologize, Your Majesty, because some of the elves lost their lives. If you want, I will give their families compensation," Aldrian said, which made Empress Vilena widen her eyes slightly before she instantly waved her hand.

"No, you don’t have to do that, Your Majesty. Let me be the one to compensate them. That will be enough," she said hurriedly.

There was no way she would allow Aldrian to give compensation to the subjects of her own empire. She would lose face in front of him because it would be as if she did not pay attention to her subjects and instead relied on Aldrian to take care of them.

"Alright then," Aldrian said before he looked toward another figure entering the place.

Princess Vaeril had finally arrived, and the moment she saw Aldrian, she was stunned, but she quickly approached him.

"Your Majesty," she said in greeting with a slight bow. "It’s surprising to see you here. I thought Your Majesty was in the Aster Empire?" she added with curiosity.

Aldrian nodded. "Well, yes. I actually just came from the Aster Empire, and I thought of bringing Sylphia back home with the Tree of Life," he said as he turned to look at the great Tree of Life.