The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 937: After the Wedding

After the official announcement by Royal Teacher Elthar, the atmosphere turned noisy with the sound of clapping and congratulatory voices. Aldrian and Sylphia smiled as they looked at the guests, and after that, they came down from the platform to interact with their families.

Not long after that, many people started flocking to them as they wanted to offer their congratulations directly. Many also used this chance to get close and build connections with Aldrian and Sylphia.

Aldrian was someone who was very difficult to meet under normal circumstances, as he spent most of his time in his palace.

The wedding event lasted for another four hours before it ended entirely, with Aldrian and Sylphia leaving the wedding venue for their room in the deeper part of the palace under the World Tree to take some rest.

After they entered their room, which had already been specially prepared for them, Sylphia instantly took off her wedding dress and all the accessories on her body with Aldrian's help. She only wore a single piece of tight casual attire that showed her curves and long legs.

She then laid her body on the bed and released a heavy sigh.

"Interacting with those people really is so tiring. Training or cultivating is much better than dealing with so many people." she said with a tired expression, then looked at Aldrian with a smile.

"To think that you have to meet and interact with so many people every day. I now know what you go through."

Aldrian smiled at her as he took off a piece of his wedding suit. "Well, you had better prepare for the future, because there might be many who will also want to meet you because of your status now. Now that you have officially become my wife and the empress of this empire, many will want to interact with you to at least build a connection. The number of people at the wedding venue is nothing compared to what awaits you in the future."

Just imagining it made Sylphia feel lazy, causing her to release a heavy sigh before she rolled onto her side.

"Whatever, that is for my future self to think about," she said, which made Aldrian chuckle. Now he only wore a tight shirt and short pants as he lay down on the bed beside her. He kissed her pale neck and wrapped his arms around her waist.

Sylphia smiled as she let Aldrian hold her, then decided to turn her body and hug him instead while closing her eyes.

They remained silent for a few moments, savoring the quiet and each other's embrace.

"Husband, the music that you played earlier was really beautiful. I just could not forget the melody, and how I could imagine two figures facing any challenge with their love for each other," Sylphia said after a moment of silence.

She lifted her head and looked at Aldrian's face.

"Was that about our past lives?" she asked, which was answered by a nod from Aldrian.

Both of them had already known that they had met each other in their previous lives. However, they had never talked about it in a deeper and more serious manner.

"When I remember the visions that I received, I am just glad that we could meet again in this life and that I could fall in love with you again. Some of those lives were really horrible, and I hope I will never experience them again in this life," Sylphia said.

"You will not experience those bad events in this life. I am much different from those past lives, where I lacked the power to prevent any misfortune. Now, I believe I can protect you from that kind of bad fate. I also feel horrible that I could do nothing in those lives, and I do not want to experience that loss again, especially when I still remember it so vividly," Aldrian replied.

Sylphia smiled and rubbed her face against his chest.

"Yes, I believe in you, and I will also not let those bad experiences come to us again." There was a slight pause before she continued.

"But I suddenly became curious about the lives where we had bad endings. Sometimes I was the one who had to die, while other times I had to watch helplessly as you died. What happened to you after I left you? I suddenly feel worried, which is truly strange since those events already happened long ago."

"Which one do you want to hear? We can match the stories based on which life it was," Aldrian said.

Sylphia then told him who she was in that life and what her relationship with him had been like. Aldrian also shared the same experiences, and they continued talking about their bad past lives. Whenever they realized they were talking about the same life, they would tell each other what they did after one of them was left alone.

In many of those lives, both of them walked the path of revenge. Sometimes they were too weak and lost their lives as well, and sometimes they succeeded.

After talking about their bad past lives, they also shared stories of their good past lives, where they could live comfortably with each other. They lived ordinary lives without much struggle, sometimes as commoners without any status, and sometimes as wealthy figures with great power.

Time quickly passed as they continued talking about their past lives. Without realizing it, it was already midnight. Sylphia also seemed sleepy, as she felt tired after the wedding, and her eyes grew heavy as they almost closed.

Seeing her like this, Aldrian smiled and hugged her.

"Enough with the stories. Now go to sleep and take a rest," he said. Sylphia only responded by hugging him and closing her eyes. He stroked her head softly until he could hear her breathing become stable, as she finally seemed to have fallen asleep.

He continued stroking her head, simply enjoying the feeling of her body against his. He also closed his eyes, but then he heard her mumble.

"Dear, who are you?"

Aldrian opened his eyes and looked at Sylphia's sleeping face. She seemed to have said that unconsciously, but the question still resonated deeply in his heart.

It was a simple question, yet one he still had not received an answer to, even at this moment. He knew that although the question was simple, it was difficult to answer in his case. For him, the question of who he was referred to his true origin in his past life, the very first origin.

Was his past life's starting point when he became the Great Emperor of All Heavens? Or did his starting point lie much further back than that? Was that mysterious man also one of his past lives? If that was the case, then who was he? What was his origin? If not, then what was his true origin, for all of this power to have fallen into his hands?

Who was he? What was he?

He wanted to know, but the answer did not seem to be within his sight even after all this time. He took a deep breath and decided to put it aside before closing his eyes.

'Someday…'

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On the next day, Aldrian was still staying in the Ivory Kingdom and interacting with some figures such as the spirit of the World Tree, Alice, and Olivia.

It had been a long time since he last talked with them, so he went to visit them. He also visited the Forest of Despair to interact with many of its inhabitants.

There were not many changes in the Forest of Despair. The only difference was that the spirits and spiritual beasts there were no longer as hostile toward humans as before.

After everything they had gone through, they understood that they could not continue to carry the hatred of the past forever. From the great war with the devils on the continent to the horror brought by the Devil God, many of them had also followed the war in the Northern Star Cluster.

They could not generalize all humans because of the devils. Their true enemies were the devils and those who tried to antagonize them.

As Aldrian visited the Forest of Despair, many of its inhabitants quickly came to meet him in the core region. They were truly touched that the figure they had long considered their leader finally visited them again. Aldrian did not rush and instead stayed in the Forest of Despair for several hours before deciding to return to the palace in the capital city.

Under the reluctant expressions of the forest's inhabitants, he returned to the palace, where he would spend more time with his wife's family until the day after tomorrow, when he would have to return to his own palace with Sylphia. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

In the end, Aldrian would still have to return to his normal activities later.

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Night had already fallen again, and the night activities in the capital city of the Ivory Kingdom were much different from the past. It was far more boisterous and lively, with many people filling the streets and many new establishments having been built to accommodate the numerous visitors.

From inns, taverns, restaurants, to various entertainment places, all were present except for red-light districts. Such places were strictly forbidden by King Ladwin, and the elves also disliked places like that.

There were still traces of the wedding's atmosphere, as many people were still talking about it. What had happened during the wedding was something truly worthy of discussion, as it was a rare experience.

Where else could one feel the terrifying presence of the heavens and hear the emperor's guqin performance at a wedding?

Nowhere.

That was why this wedding was considered the grandest wedding of all time.

As for the husband and wife who had become the focus of this grand event, they were currently in their bedroom.

Aldrian leaned against the headboard of the bed, a look of pleasure on his face, as he spoke in a satisfied voice.

"Ah, Sylphia, you are so good at this."