The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 979: Trouble Upon Arrival

Aldrian spotted the three bullies who had wanted to bully Klein before their departure to the Divine Wrath Sea among the crowd. The ones surrounding their cruiser appeared to be cultivators from the same families as those three bullies. The strongest among them were three at the middle pseudo Immortal Establishment stage.

Gerald frowned the moment he saw them, and he could not help but sense trouble.

"The young masters from the Ruis, Lein, and Uran families? Klein, did those arrogant people create trouble for you?" Gerald asked.

"Well, they caused trouble, especially after father disappeared. Before we departed for the Divine Wrath Sea, the three young masters wanted to stir up trouble, but we left before anything happened. I think they came again to pay back for us ignoring them, and it has made the problem much bigger now," Klein said with embarrassment.

Gerald showed a displeased expression. The three local noble families were much like his own family, the merchant family.

Despite Gerald’s reputation as a crazy person due to his obsession with the Divine Wrath Sea, he was one of the most capable businessmen. He was the one who brought his family to new heights. The Deniver family had risen to become one of the merchant families with great influence in the city.

The four families shaped the economy of Palarem City and competed with one another for dominance. However, after Gerald’s disappearance, the Deniver family gradually lost its influence, and the other three families began their efforts to seize the Deniver family’s businesses.

In recent days, the Deniver family was already on the brink of being swallowed entirely by the other merchant families.

"Klein, and those bastards who do not know their place, come out and face your punishment!" one of the arrogant young masters shouted. He was the one who greeted Klein earlier and seemed to be the leader of the bullies, the young master of the Ruis family.

Many onlookers stopped in their tracks to watch the commotion. They could smell drama and wanted to see what it was about.

Aldrian, seeing trouble coming his way, felt that he needed to address this matter quickly.

He knew this would become an irritating matter if he did not resolve it right here and right now. He needed to give these arrogant people a lesson, one strong enough to make them stop bothering him and Klein’s family.

He glanced at Ao Tianhai, and as expected, his expression was already dark, as if he were ready to create a bloodbath on the spot.

That was another reason Aldrian had to solve the problem as soon as possible. He did not want to bring divine wrath to this place.

"My apologies, young master, but let me—"

"No, let me take care of this problem. This is also because of me anyway. I will meet them and give them a lesson," Aldrian cut off Klein’s words, leaving Klein stunned.

Before Klein could say anything more, Aldrian had already moved. Just before he jumped out of the cruiser, he looked at Ao Tianhai.

"Hold your fury. Let me take care of it," he said.

Ao Tianhai, still wearing a dark expression, took a deep breath to calm himself and nodded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Aldrian nodded before finally jumping down and landing on the beach right in front of the many cultivators surrounding their cruiser. Ao Tianhai also followed Aldrian, jumping down behind him, which made many people stunned.

They could clearly see Ao Tianhai’s features, which showed that he was not purely human. Many recognized that Ao Tianhai was a dragon from the horns on his forehead. Although the Blue Pearl World did not have any dragons living in this world, dragons occasionally visited this place, so people were familiar with the appearance of a dragon’s human form.

However, the moment they saw Ao Tianhai’s overbearing posture, an invisible pressure descended upon them. Their minds urged them to prostrate before the dragon.

This caused many of the cultivators surrounding the cruiser to take a few steps back as they felt a sudden sense of reverence and fear upon seeing him.

As for the three young masters, they were truly shocked. Their hearts shook, their legs trembled, and their minds screamed warnings about how dangerous the dragon before them was.

At the same time, confusion filled them. Where did this dragon come from? They had not seen him when Aldrian and the others departed for the Divine Wrath Sea.

Sylphia and the rest also followed behind Aldrian and Ao Tianhai. The moment the crowd saw Gerald, they were shocked. Gerald had already shaved his beard and looked like his former self, so people instantly recognized him.

"Isn’t that Sir Gerald?"

"It’s him! Wasn’t he already dead inside the Divine Wrath Sea?"

"He survived that place? Impossible!"

Chatter instantly erupted among the crowd, and the three young masters were equally shocked as they stared at Gerald. They had believed Gerald was already dead in the Divine Wrath Sea, which was why the Deniver family had fallen into decline.

But what was this? He looked completely fine and had even returned with these unknown people. They did not know what had truly happened, and it made them furious.

The father of that weakling was still alive, and he was traveling with a group of unknown people who seemed extremely strong, with even a dragon among them.

Even without the dragon making any move and merely standing there, the pressure he gave off was enough to make anyone hesitate to even speak.

"You have two choices," Aldrian said as he looked at the three young masters. "First, return to wherever you came from and from now on, don’t disturb me or the Deniver family again. Second, the moment you make a move against me or the Deniver family, I guarantee that you will regret making any move at all."

"The choice is yours. Of course, I prefer a peaceful conclusion, and—"

"May I know your identity?"

A man’s voice suddenly cut off Aldrian’s words. The crowd instantly turned their gazes toward the sky as the voice came from above. From the distance, someone flew in their direction, and a moment later, the man arrived in the air above them.

When they saw the man’s face, the people were shocked to realize that the figure was none other than the patriarch of the Ruis family. Before they could recover from their surprise, two more figures arrived in the same manner.

The crowd was astonished when they recognized the other two as the patriarchs of the Lein and Uran families. Now, all four patriarchs of the noble merchant families were present. Everyone wondered what would happen next.

However, many believed that even with the patriarchs’ arrival, they would not dare to act recklessly because of the dragon’s presence.

At the same time, they were curious about the identity of the man who had so arrogantly warned the three noble families.

Was he closely related to the Deniver family?

Aldrian looked up at the three figures in the sky, all of whom possessed low pseudo Immortal establishment stage cultivation. From what he had heard, they were the patriarchs of the three noble families in this area.

"I have no obligation to answer your question. The only thing I want to know is your choice," Aldrian said. "I don’t have much time to stay in this place, so you had better decide quickly."

The three patriarchs frowned, clearly showing their displeasure. However, they could not boast about their strength or influence, as they did not know Aldrian’s true identity.

Moreover, the presence of the dragon, whose strength they could not gauge, made them realize that whatever Aldrian’s background was, it was far from simple and might even be stronger than all of them combined.

Still, as nobles, they had their dignity to uphold. The patriarch of the Ruis family wanted to say something, but before he could speak, another group entered the scene.

"Wait!"

A booming voice resounded as a group of people rushed in their direction. All of them were flying at high speed and quickly arrived at the scene. The crowd, and even the three patriarchs, were shocked when they saw the attire of this group and the person leading them.

They were from the royal family.

Palarem City was located within the Erdian Kingdom, and the people before them were an envoy led by the king’s own steward, Erlan Igaris.

They were confused about why the royal family had appeared in this place.

Erlan’s gaze swept from the three patriarchs to Aldrian’s group. The moment he saw Aldrian, he glanced at the man beside him. That man whispered something to him, and Erlan nodded in response.

Erlan then looked back at the three patriarchs.

"To all of you, please refrain from making any moves. The royal family will handle this matter according to the king’s order," he said before turning to the cultivators surrounding Aldrian’s cruiser. "All of you may return to your families. Do not disturb the order here."

The three patriarchs and many others were astonished.

Had the royal family intervened because of the presence of that unknown man?

Their gazes returned to Aldrian, who was also looking calmly at the group from the royal family.

Aldrian smiled faintly, as it seemed the problem would be much easier to resolve than expected. Under the gaze of many onlookers, Erlan descended and landed before him.

But then, once again, the crowd was stunned when they saw Erlan suddenly bow toward Aldrian.

"We greet Your Majesty, Emperor Aldrian. My apologies for the inconvenience that Your Majesty has experienced here."

After hearing Erlan’s words, everyone present froze on the spot.