The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 981: Leaving Blue Pearl World

Later that day, Aldrian and his group visited the capital city of the Erdian Kingdom and the royal palace. He was not surprised that the royal family knew about his visit to Palarem, as they must have received this information from the Alfemin family.

The only ones who knew about his place of stay while he was in the Rudenfil city were a few people, and they were all from the Alfemin family.

He could sense that someone had been tailing his group since they left the inn in Rudenfil City, and he thought that they must be cultivators from the Alfemin family.

Aldrian did not do anything about it, as this was likely part of the Alfemin family’s efforts to ensure that there would be no problem as long as his group stayed in this world.

As long as they did not disturb his business, he would not tell them to stop following.

The Alfemin family must have known about his movement toward the Divine Wrath Sea, and they informed the royal family of the Erdian Kingdom.

Palarem City was within their territory after all, and it only made sense that they would handle everything regarding Aldrian as long as he remained there.

Because of this, the royal family paid close attention to Aldrian and was already waiting in Palarem in case he returned from the Divine Wrath Sea. That was why the royal family’s envoy quickly arrived at the scene when Aldrian was surrounded by the three nobles.

The king of the Erdian Kingdom, King Zerviah, also explained this to Aldrian during his visit to avoid any misunderstanding.

They did not want to be seen as people who sent spies to monitor Aldrian’s movements, as that would look suspicious.

Aldrian understood this, so he did not mind it. Together with his group, he enjoyed their time in the palace.

While they were there, it was as he expected. Ao Tianhai’s presence truly attracted attention. Even the king himself was affected by his mere presence and wondered what kind of dragon he was.

Aldrian simply said that Ao Tianhai was one of his men and that he came from the Ancient Blue Gate World, and that was enough to satisfy the king’s curiosity.

Still, the king was truly amazed that Aldrian had a peak pseudo immortal stage dragon as one of his men.

King Zerviah could not help but feel envious.

Aldrian and his group stayed in the royal palace and the capital for a day before he decided to return to Rudenfil City. Aldrian thought that he could spend another few days in this world to explore more with his harem, and that was exactly what he did.

For the next four days, he, Sylphia, Baek Jimin, and Angelica traveled to various places across the world. Aldrian ordered Ao Tianhai to stay in Rudenfil City and to use a disguise while hiding his aura to the maximum.

He needed to explore the outside world by himself and learn everything so that he could adapt to life as a mortal here.

In Aldrian’s opinion, as a divine being, Ao Tianhai was not stupid, and he could learn and adapt as a mortal, although he might need some time. As long as no one stepped too deeply on his red line, Aldrian was confident that Ao Tianhai would not create any trouble.

As the next few days passed, it was finally the last day they were in the Blue Pearl World, and Aldrian thought that they could return to the Ancient Blue Gate World. He was already satisfied with the vacation with his harem, and there had been no problems during the past few days.

He visited Patriarch Geodard and Alric in the morning to bid them farewell.

"I see. Then it cannot be helped. Please be careful on your journey back, Your Majesty. I hope that you did not find your time here uncomfortable, and that you will want to return in the future," Patriarch Geodard said.

Aldrian smiled and nodded. "I am truly pleased here. I enjoyed my time, as there are many places we could explore. Even though we have not yet explored all of them, I believe we can do so in the future."

"Then we will wait for Your Majesty’s next visit," Patriarch Geodard replied.

"When Your Majesty returns in the future, the world may already be different, and it will be much better. Your Majesty will surely like this world even more then," Alric also chimed in.

Aldrian nodded, but then he spoke again. "Oh, right. Before I go, I just want to warn Patriarch Geodard and Sir Alric. I think you should be careful of those nobles from other worlds. I suspect they are planning something after the repeated humiliation they endured during the banquet."

"That man, Veron, might be a troublesome snake. I can see that he is the type who bides his time and strikes when others are unprepared. I hope that you will be careful after I leave."

Hearing this, Patriarch Geodard and Alric smiled.

"We have already anticipated that, Your Majesty. That is why since the banquet, we have not truly relaxed and have remained wary of anything that snake might throw at us. However, I doubt that he will act openly. He is likely targeting us or even Your Majesty, but he will not simply barge in with other families and fight us to the death or something like that," Alric said.

Aldrian nodded. "I see. Then my worries are unnecessary. I only warned you just in case—"But then he suddenly stopped speaking and closed his eyes for a moment, which made the others wonder what Aldrian was doing.

After a few seconds of silence, Aldrian finally opened his eyes and looked at Patriarch Geodard.

"Does your family have any hidden pseudo immortal stage cultivators disguised as gardeners, guards, or maids?"

The two brothers were stunned, but then they shook their heads.

"No. All of our pseudo immortal stage cultivators are already known, and there is no one we ordered to disguise themselves as the mansion’s staff," Patriarch Geodard answered and then he narrowed his eyes.

"What’s the matter, Your Majesty?"

He knew that Aldrian would not bring up such a topic without reason.

"Is that so? Then I am afraid your mansion has uninvited guests. There are several people with pseudo immortal stage cultivation disguised as members of the mansion’s staff. I can sense them..." Aldrian then stated their exact cultivation levels, their professions, where they were located, and even their appearances.

Patriarch Geodard and Alric were astonished. They instantly understood that there were intruders within their mansion. They did not doubt Aldrian’s words, as he had no reason or benefit to speak nonsense.

They did not know how Aldrian knew all of this, but they believed that this was why he had suddenly closed his eyes earlier.

He must have used some kind of vision technique that made it impossible for anyone to hide from his senses.

But that meant there was a party daring enough to infiltrate this place, and they had done so without them even knowing. With how they managed to infiltrate the mansion and with cultivations at such a high level, Patriarch Geodard and Alric knew they were not simple individuals.

Now they felt irritated. After all, they had just said that they were wary of any plots from those powers, yet intruders had already appeared on their own turf.

They felt ashamed, but Patriarch Geodard released a long breath to calm himself.

"I see. Thank you for informing us, Your Majesty. As for the rest, let us take care of it. Judging from their cultivation levels, I believe we need some preparation to capture them," he said.

Aldrian smiled and nodded. "That would be for the best. If they truly have ill intent, it will be a bloodbath given how strong they are."

"Anyway, I think that is all. Until next time, gentlemen," Aldrian said, before he and his group disappeared.

Patriarch Geodard and Alric sighed after their departure, but then they frowned and looked at each other.

"Were those infiltrators sent by those bastards?" Patriarch Geodard asked.

"Maybe. But the fact that they infiltrated the mansion and seemed not to have done anything means they may be acting as spies or waiting for the right time to strike. Damn it. Just when we thought we were already wary of them," Alric replied in frustration.

"It is fine, Brother. With their cultivation and the ability to bypass our senses, that means they were truly prepared. However, they will not expect that we already know about their existence here," Patriarch Geodard said.

"For now, let us observe the targets first, and then we can catch them off guard," he added. Alric nodded in agreement.

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On the other side of the mansion, there were two figures carrying out their duties without showing anything unusual. One was a gardener, and the other was a guard.

From the outside, there was nothing odd about them, and they appeared to be nothing more than ordinary staff members.

In truth, they were the cultivators Aldrian had mentioned earlier. They were disguised as staffs of Alfemin family and were concealing their real cultivation using artifacts.

At this moment, the gardener communicated with the other through voice transmission.

"Aldrian the Great is still in the room and has not left yet."

"I see. Keep reporting. If there is any indication that he will use a cruiser or an interstellar vessel, inform me immediately. We will begin the operation then," the guard replied before moving further away from the gardener.

The gardener continued with his work, completely oblivious to the fact that he and the other infiltrators had already been exposed.