The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 952: Entering the Fog

Meilan and Rei raised their eyebrows, then Meilan looked at her right wrist. Rei also looked at it to observe, but they truly did not sense anything from her wrist. Still, they believed what Aldrian had just said, as they could not think of any reason why Aldrian would lie or make up stories.

The only question in their minds was, since when did she get marked? They did not need much time before they looked at each other.

"Wait, don’t tell me..." Rei wanted to say something, but Meilan already seemed to know what was inside Rei’s mind. Meilan nodded.

"Luyan." Both of them said it at the same time. He and Aldrian were the only people who had touched her wrist since yesterday. But of course, they put Aldrian aside, because that did not make any sense.

He touched her during training, and their relationship was quite amicable, so they did not see why Aldrian would do such a thing, especially when he was the one who told them about it.

The only suspect left was Luyan, a man they had disliked for a long time. If it was him, then everything made sense. This made Rei grit her teeth.

"Luyan is working with the devils?! As I thought, that man is so unlikable and irritating. He is bad news!" she said angrily.

Meilan’s gaze also turned cold. She clenched her fist, feeling like a fool for not knowing better, that there was a traitor within the sect. That traitor had even managed to do his trick on her without her knowing, if not for Aldrian telling her.

She bit her lip in frustration, then opened her mouth.

"We have to tell my master. There is a traitor in the sect."

But then Aldrian shook his head. "That wouldn’t do. We do not have strong proof that he is working with the devils. If we just point a finger at him, then you will only bring harm to yourself. Also, we still do not know whether he is the only traitor or if there are more. It would be a bad idea to inform the sect without knowing the entire situation."

"Moreover, Sect Master Huang is in seclusion. We simply cannot disturb him when he might be in a critical phase of his advancement to the sword heart."

"And you cannot go back to the sect either, as the devils might also be targeting you now. From my feeling, those devils are mostly targeting me, but you and Miss Rei could also be dragged in this, since both of you are important figures. I can already imagine that is what they are planning."

Meilan and Rei knew that what Aldrian had just said was reasonable, but thinking about Luyan’s face still made their blood boil. They wanted to do something to punish him, to the point that they forgot about every other detail. But then Meilan calmed herself.

"Then what are we supposed to do, Your Majesty?"

Aldrian smiled. "Wait until I return from the Bottomless Abyss. At most, I will be back within a day. As I said before, do not move more than three meters from your place. I can sense that there are two devils at the peak pseudo immortal stage tailing us, and there might be more later. It will be much safer for both of you to stay here rather than wandering somewhere else."

Meilan and Rei widened their eyes. Peak pseudo immortal stage devils, just to tail them? From the composition, it seemed true that their target was Aldrian.

There was no need to send someone as strong as peak pseudo-immortal stage devils if their target was only Meilan and Rei.

However, thinking that the devils could track Aldrian’s position because she had been marked made Meilan feel guilty and full of self-blame.

’If only I were more decisive, then Luyan would never dare to even touch me, and I would not have to give His Majesty a probl—’

"Miss Meilan, I know what you are thinking right now, but you do not have to worry about it, as I am also the one who let this happen." Aldrian said, cutting off her thought, which made both her and Rei stunned.

Aldrian was still showing his smile. "If I can sense your mark and the devils tailing us, then what do you think is the reason I did not do anything until now? I could have simply erased your mark and killed those devils, but I did not do it."

Meilan and Rei finally realized it.

"I see. Is Your Majesty waiting for the devils to make their move so you can wipe them out in one place?" Meilan asked, which was answered by Aldrian with a nod.

"That is right. The devils must have already gathered many forces to try to kill me now. With my reputation, I doubt that those devils would feel that two peak pseudo-immortal stage devils are enough. I imagine that they have already gathered their strongest forces and plan to kill me in this place."

"This is also a good chance for us to gain much information regarding the devils’ power in this world. As we know, the devils in this world are hiding in unknown places, and this has caused headaches for the powers of this world, since they never know the devils’ locations."

Meilan and Rei nodded in understanding, and Rei could not help but let out a sigh.

"In the end, we could not help Your Majesty in any way."

Aldrian looked at Rei, still wearing his smile. "Please do not feel discouraged, Miss Rei. You must understand that my enemies have to use their very best just to harm me, so they must be extremely strong. For now, they are outside of your league." Then his expression turned apologetic.

"Instead, it is me who should apologize to you and Miss Meilan for dragging both of you along with me. I am the one who asked Miss Meilan to guide me here. If I had not asked her, then both of you would not have fallen into this current situation."

Hearing that, Meilan and Rei were stunned, but then they raised their hands and waved them hurriedly.

"Please do not think that way, Your Majesty. We are truly glad that we could help you in any way. Please do not feel bad for us," Meilan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Please do not feel bad or anything. We are voluntarily accompanying you," Rei said, but Meilan glanced at her.

"Well, you forced yourself to follow us when I alone would have been enough."

Rei looked at Meilan with a pouted expression. "Really, Meilan? Do you have to break the mood right now?"

Meilan just smiled, while Aldrian chuckled at their interaction.

"Anyway, just stay here until I come back. I will make sure both of you are safe until we return to the sect," Aldrian said.

"Please be careful, Your Majesty. If the situation turns too dangerous, I hope Your Majesty does not push yourself too hard," Meilan said in a worried tone. Rei did not say anything, as she also wanted to say the same thing to him.

Aldrian nodded. "Alright, then I will go." His figure suddenly disappeared.

After his figure vanished, Rei sat down and stretched her body.

"Now we just need to wait for His Majesty," she said as she looked at the thick white fog not far from them. "I wonder why he has to visit this place."

Meilan also looked at the fog. She wondered as well why Aldrian wanted to visit this place.

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Aldrian had already teleported deep inside the fog, and the moment he entered it, he could sense it clearly. The fog was not a natural fog, and there was a pattern on the ground that showed this was a large-scale, nature-based formation. This further strengthened his belief that he was in the right place.

There was also a disturbance in space, which caused any space laws abilities to be limited here. That also meant that things like escaping talismans based on space laws would be useless in this place.

After teleporting outside of his domain, Aldrian did not want to waste any time, so he created another domain and sensed the direction of the faith energy before teleporting toward it.

While doing so, he released his energy to protect himself from any harmful substances. He kept teleporting, and he began to understand why many people were lost within this fog. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

He could sense many illusion and hidden teleportation traps. Their number was truly numerous, and they were located in many places, including the air. All of them were connected to each other, creating a complex, large-scale formation that covered the abyss region.

He did not know where the teleportation traps sent their victims, and the illusion traps were enough to trap even peak pseudo immortal stage cultivators. He thought that those who could see the abyss and return to tell the tale were truly the lucky ones, because they had not stepped into these traps.

As he drew much closer to the abyss, he could even sense the faith energy without using his domain.

He kept following the energy for more than five minutes before he finally reached it—

The Bottomless Abyss.