The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 994: Curing His Mother

Revanus’ mother was astonished by the arrival of several guests, and she froze when she recognized one of them. She saw her son standing beside the emperor, which made her call out to him.

"Revanus."

"Mother." Revanus replied with a smile, before he looked at Aldrian.

"Your Majesty, this is my mother."

The woman’s heart trembled upon hearing how her son addressed Aldrian, as she realized she had not mistaken the guest for someone else. She then tried to kowtow before him.

"To the brightest star and eternal light—"

"Please, Madam Cellis, you do not have to do that. We are in a private setting, after all." Aldrian said as he prevented her from kowtowing. He had already seen her information through the system.

Madam Cellis stopped her movement as Aldrian continued with a smile.

"Your son has requested that I look for someone to cure your sickness, and I thought that I might check on you personally. It seems that the situation may be serious."

The fact that Madam Cellis was actually a duke stage cultivator yet appeared sick meant that her body’s attempt to heal itself was not working. Whatever caused it was likely not simple, and it also made him start guessing the background of Revanus’ family.

From what he knew based on the information he had been given, Revanus had been a noble in the past. However, the only Alberin surname he found was from the Atria Kingdom, a fallen noble family.

When the civil war was still raging in the past, one of the families that fell was the noble House Alberin. It was an earl household and one of the families that became an opposing force against Wilmar at that time. The Alberin family was destroyed by Prince Wilmar’s forces during the civil war, and it was said that all of their family’s members had been killed.

Could Revanus and his mother be from that fallen family?

Madam Cellis, who heard the reason why he had come here, widened her eyes and looked at Revanus for a moment before bowing toward Aldrian.

"My apologies, Your Majesty, for my son’s rudeness. Please do not take offense at his request, as he is truly a filial son. Instead, it is I who made him experience hardship and even caused him to make such a request to your great self," she said.

Revanus’ expression showed pain as he saw his mother defending him, afraid that Aldrian might take offense at his request. He opened his lips to speak.

"Mother—"

"No, it is alright, Madam. I did not take offense at all. It was my own will to look into your condition. Revanus has already become one of my troops, and it is only right for me to look into my troops’ condition and their situation. Healing you will give Revanus peace of mind, which will allow him to focus more as a knight in the future," Aldrian said, cutting off Revanus’ words.

"So without further delay, let us check your condition, Madam, so that I may heal you." He added before looking toward the Xin family’s elder who had been guiding them. He gave the elder a nod as a signal that he could leave, and the elder understood. He bowed toward Aldrian and left the villa.

Revanus’ mother could only sigh in relief upon hearing Aldrian’s words. It would be impolite if she continued to hesitate and refuse the emperor’s help, so she bowed to him.

"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty."

They then walked toward one of the rooms, where they could sit on the sofa.

After Aldrian checked her body, he could sense that her dantian was badly cracked. Energy was seeping out from her dantian, weakening her cultivation as time passed.

Some of her meridians were also torn, as if she had forced herself to use a technique that could tear them apart. The torn meridians caused bruised spots that were visible on her skin.

With this, he could guess why Madam Cellis had not yet been cured.

Healing her would be extremely costly and could only be done by a physician capable of reconstructing her meridians and curing her dantian. This was not even counting the pills that might be needed during the healing process.

After understanding the problem within her body, Aldrian cured her using his golden energy. This kind of injury was manageable with only his golden energy, even without using life laws.

Madam Cellis felt Aldrian’s energy as a warm and comfortable sensation flowing through her body.

She felt it for more than twenty seconds before the sensation faded, replaced by a feeling of health, as if she had returned to the time before she fell sick.

"Done," Aldrian said.

Madam Cellis looked at her body and skin, which had already returned to a healthy state. She was truly astonished by how Aldrian’s method made it look so effortless for him to heal her sickness.

She knew that her dantian and meridians had been severely damaged, and that such injuries were not easy to heal.

Revanus was also surprised by how easily and quickly Aldrian had healed his mother. Because he understood how complex his mother’s condition was, he knew how costly and challenging it would normally be to heal her.

Seeing Aldrian treat her so simply made him wonder what physicians would feel if they witnessed this.

Were they even needed if someone like Aldrian existed?

He quickly set that thought aside, knowing there was only one Aldrian, and that he could not spend his time solely healing others.

Seeing that there was no longer any problem with her body, Madam Cellis looked at Aldrian again and immediately bowed while still seated.

"Thank you for healing me, Your Majesty. I do not know how I will ever repay your kindness."

Revanus wanted to cry, but he held it back and also bowed toward Aldrian. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for healing my mother."

Aldrian smiled at them. "No problem, and you do not have to think about it, Madam. Your son’s existence in the Divine Vanguard Knight Order is already enough to repay me. He has great potential and talent. You must be proud of raising someone like Revanus."

Madam Cellis raised her head and could not help but feel proud that her son was praised by Aldrian like that, while Revanus felt embarrassed upon hearing it.

"I am truly proud of him, Your Majesty, and truly thankful to the heavens for giving me him as my son," Madam Cellis said.

"Mother," Revanus said, touched by his mother’s words.

"Madam, if I may ask, are you and Revanus from the Alberin noble family of the former Atria Empire?"

Both mother and son were stunned, but then Madam Cellis sighed before nodding.

"That is correct, Your Majesty. I am the second wife of Earl Alberin, and because I rarely appeared in public, I may not be well known to others."

Aldrian nodded. "I see. I had heard that the entire Alberin family was purged by Prince Wilmar’s faction at that time, but to think that there were survivors."

"Well, even though we survived, it was because of many sacrifices, Your Majesty. I also had to push myself beyond my limits, which caused harm to my own body, so that both Revanus and I could live. If not for my family’s sacrifices, I do not think we would still be breathing today," Madam Cellis replied.

"My condolences, Madam. May they rest in peace, as all those responsible for that civil war have already been punished by me personally."

Madam Cellis nodded, while Revanus showed sadness as he remembered the past. At that time, his desire for revenge had been truly great. He wanted to join the war against Prince Wilmar’s faction.

However, he knew that he could not simply leave his mother behind, nor could he allow the sacrifices of so many to be wasted by recklessly throwing himself into the war. He could only plan for revenge in the future.

But that time never came, as there was already someone who punished those villains and indirectly enacted revenge on his behalf. That person had become the emperor, and at this very moment was right in front of him.

Since that day, he had truly idolized him and wanted to become like him. Moreover, Aldrian was much younger than him, yet had already achieved many things that were impossible for others.

Seeing how Aldrian saved their continent and led it to this point made Revanus want to work for him in any way he could.

However, his mother’s condition greatly limited his movements, as he had to take care of her. He worked as an adventurer and mercenary to gather the cost of her treatment and to buy pills that could lessen her pain caused by her damaged meridians and dantian.

That was also why he had passed on joining the war in the Northern Star Cluster, as he had to stay by his mother’s side.

Although he felt sad that he could not follow Aldrian back then, at least he could stay with his only remaining family. For now, his mother was the most important thing to him.

But it was as if the heavens had given him a chance. Aldrian suddenly announced that he was opening recruitment for his knight order, and Revanus did not let that chance pass. Moreover, with all the benefits offered, his mother might be cured.

That was killing two birds with one stone.

With great determination, he registered himself, undeterred by the many participants. He focused only on passing the tests and curing his mother.

Fortunately, his determination was not in vain, and he was able to join the Divine Vanguard Knight Order.

"Alright, I think I have already done what I can here. There is another matter that I need to attend to, so I will excuse myself," Aldrian said as he stood up.

Madam Cellis also stood up. "I thought that Your Majesty might stay for a longer time, but if Your Majesty has other matters to attend to, then it cannot be helped. My apologies if I could not offer anything, as I am still trying to get used to this place."

Aldrian smiled. "No problem, Madam. I hope you are comfortable living in this place." He then looked at Revanus. "Revanus, I am waiting for your performance as a knight of the Divine Vanguard Knight Order. I hope that you can meet my expectations."

Revanus’ expression turned serious as he suddenly went down on one knee.

"I will not disappoint you, Your Majesty!"

Aldrian nodded. "Good. Keep that in your mind."

After that, Aldrian left the mother and son to attend to another matter.