The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 917: Return to Orian Continent

"Ahahahaha." Celestina laughed cheerfully, and it truly was music for the entire family. Aldrian kept entertaining Celestina until he saw her expression turn sleepy, and he knew it was time to stop.

He slowed her down, put her into his arms, and held her softly. She rubbed one eye with her small hand, and Aldrian could not help but smile softly. He then approached his mother and gave the sleepy Celestina to her.

Irene carefully took Celestina.

"Well, let's go, my love. You must already be tired from playing with your big brother," Irene said before she walked away, followed by Eleine.

Aldrian and Aldrey smiled at her, and then Aldrian sat across from his father.

"Celestina truly likes you, and you pamper her too much. I am afraid that your little sister will always come to you and ask for anything in the future," Aldrey said.

"Well, let her be, and I will give her what she wants," Aldrian answered with a smile.

Aldrey smiled and shook his head. "Suddenly, I feel bad for those people waiting to meet you. They have already been waiting for so long, and here you are playing with your family, playing with your little sister."

Aldrian shrugged. "They were the ones who wanted to meet me, and if I only spent my time in meetings, then I would never have time for my family. They can keep waiting until their time comes."

"You are so bad for that," Aldrey said, but Aldrian only smiled.

Aldrey then sighed. "But I am glad you could spend your time with your family. Initially, I was afraid that with your busy activities, you would not even have time for your little sister, which would create a distance between you two."

"But looking at how you treat Celestina, I can finally rest the worry in my heart. I do not have to think about how your relationship with her will be in the future. You will always be there for her."

"Of course. How could I ever put the matter of my little sister second? All other things can be put aside when it is about her," Aldrian answered.

Aldrey nodded. "I will have no worries about your closeness to her or how you will treat your future siblings. The experience of me looking at how siblings treat each other in noble families quite traumatized me after all."

Aldrian picked up something from his father's sentence.

"Siblings? Are you already planning for another child?"

Aldrey raised his eyebrows before putting on an obvious smile.

"Of course. We still do not have the successor for the Flamecrest family, you know? Celestina has already decided to inherit the Rivas family, so we need another one, or even more, for our family's development."

Aldrian turned speechless. More for their family's development? How many does Father want? Is he a rabbit? He suddenly felt sorry for his mother.

"Speaking of children, your wedding is getting closer. When are you giving me a grandchild?" Aldrey asked, which made Aldrian even more speechless.

Aldrian sighed. "I am sorry, Father, but I think it will not be anytime soon. Well, let's just say that I don't think it is the appropriate time yet for me to have a child."

Aldrey waved his hand. "Aishh, I know, I know. I am just joking. You are still young, and there are many things that you can do before you become a father. You can just finish your business and then think about other matters," he said, as his gaze toward Aldrian changed, as if he seemed to know something.

His gaze was deep, as if he could see something within Aldrian.

Aldrian, who saw his father's gaze like that, could not help but feel uneasy. It was as if his father knew something about him. His sensitive senses also picked up that what his father had just said was deeper than just words.

He wanted to ask something about it, but his father had already continued.

"Anyway, I heard that Zander is going outside of the empire. I heard that disciple of yours has some problems in the Orian Continent, right? Do you not worry that he might fall into danger that could threaten his life, when the problem still seems to be there since you did not take care of it?"

Seeing that his chance was lost, Aldrian smiled. "He said he will try to solve the problem, but if the problem grows too big for him to solve, I can lend a hand, so it is okay. Just let him enjoy his adventure. He needs more experience instead of cultivating here all the time."

He put aside his uneasiness and talked to his father normally again. It was as if there was nothing strange, and Aldrian simply placed his uneasiness at the back of his mind.

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As Aldrian and Aldrey conversed with each other, the person who had become one of their topics at this moment was in the Orian Continent.

Zander was inside one of the cities in the Martal Empire, Gerisa city. He was using a disguise technique and wearing a black robe to cover his features as he walked along the streets of the city.

He kept walking until he finally arrived at a restaurant, where he then sat at one of the tables before ordering his food.

He looked at the busy street from his table for a moment, and then he looked into the distance, where he could see a big mansion. The mansion was on slightly elevated land, and to reach it, one had to use a teleportation formation or fly using a carriage pulled by flying beasts.

The mansion obviously belonged to a noble, and from its size, it was a high-ranking noble. The mansion, in fact, was the residence of one of the dukes of the Martal Empire, Duke Seigerfield, one of the famous nobles in the empire.

As a duke with huge power and influence, he was one of the most revered nobles in the empire.

Now, why was Zander in this place?

That was because one of his acquaintances, or more precisely, his companion, lived here. This was also the place where he first saw that companion before fate made them travel together with some others on their adventure mission.

The daughter of Duke Seigerfield was the one who stayed in that big mansion and was also one of his companions.

He just wanted to visit her and see how she was doing, as it had been months since they were last in contact. In fact, he had not been in contact with any of the friends he made on this continent.

The situation at that time was quite dangerous, with his pursuers on his tail. He had escaped far away from his group because he was afraid of affecting them.

He knew that with the influence of those families, it could bring his friends great trouble.

Maybe it would not be a problem for his friends who had good backgrounds, but for those who did not, they would fall into danger. He did not want that and decided to leave them without telling them anything.

He had been on the run from those nobles for more than two weeks before he finally decided to go back to the Aster Empire when he heard that his master had returned.

He did not know how they were doing since that day, or if they were affected by his escape, but he hoped that he had not brought them trouble.

After waiting for a few minutes, his food finally came, and he started to eat. Although he thought the food here was delicious, he felt that the food prepared in the palace was much more delicious.

As he enjoyed his food, he also thought about how he could contact his group.

'Could I contact them by asking the guild?' he thought.

He quickly finished his food and paid for it before he went out of the restaurant. He walked toward the Adventurer Guild's branch, which was located not far from him.

The Adventurer Guild building was a big tower located beside the main street, where many people could be seen entering and leaving the building. This was one of the busiest places in the city.

The people who wanted to post assignments or adventurers who wanted to take assignments were all mixed inside this building.

After Zander entered the building, he was greeted by a big hall where many people were doing their own business. He ignored all of them and walked toward one of the counters where someone could ask for information regarding the Adventurer Guild.

"Welcome to the Adventurer Guild, sir. May I—" one of the receptionists greeted Zander the moment she saw him in front of her. However, she stopped her words because she recognized who he was.

How could she not know, when he was said to be one of the rare genius cultivators and also for what he did more than six months ago?

The receptionist instantly created a soundproof formation covering them so that no one else could hear them.

"Zorzal?" the receptionist asked.

Zorzal was the name Zander used when he registered as an adventurer.

Zander nodded. "Yes, it's me." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Where have you been? We did not hear anything from you for six months. We thought that something happened to you," the receptionist said.

"Well, I had to leave and hide for months because of what happened. Anyway, I would like to ask for some information regarding the current situation and a few people," Zander said.