Chapter 123 Leaving

  The city gate opened wide, and Sullena's army poured out in a stream, but they found that there was no need to pursue any further. The chieftain of the Haishi tribe had already been captured by Count Handal's troops, who had brought him back as an offering at the foot of the castle walls. All that remained for the city guards was the task of cleaning up the battlefield.

  Sulina received the Earl of Handal, who led the presentation of the captives, in the company of many nobles and held a grand celebration banquet. As I was the decisive factor in this war victory, I reluctantly attended the banquet at Sulina's repeated requests and made a brief speech.

  I won't attend social gatherings, but I still forced myself to say a few words. I told the people present that I'm actually someone who can't bear to see lives being destroyed, and I hope all the nobles will wholeheartedly protect the royal family. If I ever find out that Sulina or my child is harmed even a little bit, the consequences will be severe, and the price paid will be great. So, I hope everyone will join me in praying for the stability of the royal regime, and for us to live in peace until my child successfully takes over the throne and leads all the people to happiness and prosperity. After finishing speaking, I didn't even look at the different expressions on the nobles' faces, and turned around to leave.

  Later, I heard that Surienna officially announced my identity and explained that Prince was my child. The next day, news came that Handal, the Earl of Handal, who had made great contributions in capturing the chief of the Haishi tribe during the war, was stabbed to death by the remaining Haishi tribe on his way back to the mansion after attending a celebration banquet. Her Majesty the Queen expressed deep sorrow and condolences for the loss of a loyal marshal to the country, and strongly condemned the Haishi tribe's atrocities.

  The castle was on high alert for a month, and a massive manhunt was launched to capture the remnants of the Haishi Department. The operation was a huge success, with hundreds of hidden enemies being dug out, from high-ranking officials to soldiers, all were implicated. The queen, in her merciful attitude of not implicating or slaughtering indiscriminately, exiled these people to remote islands to do hard labor. After a long period of turmoil, everything had finally settled down, and the entire kingdom now showed great reverence for the royal authority and demonstrated extreme loyalty.

  This month, apart from recovering my magic and training my spiritual power, I've been spending all my time with my son. I take him out to play, watch him learn to walk, he can't speak yet, but his big eyes clearly express his meaning, sadness, happiness, anger, grievance, even sorrow, can all be seen in those watery eyes of his. Xiluo also likes him a lot, often taking him to the lake in the palace gardens to play, basking in the sunlight, watching them play together, I feel an unparalleled sense of comfort in my heart, although I know these days won't last long, but I choose to temporarily forget, and savor this rare familial joy.

  But whether you are happy or sad, time still quietly flows away without stopping. It won't slow down its pace just because you feel happiness, nor will it let you stay forever in endless pain due to your misfortune. Finally, the time has come for us to leave. Sullena sent me and Xilu off on a huge ocean ship. My child was playing with my collar in my arms. Sullena asked me with some reluctance, "Don't you really want to stay?"

  I kissed my son's chubby face, shook my head and said: "I hope you can put all this behind you and be my real wife. My father must have hoped that my child would be named Solrens. Would you be willing?"

  "Alright, we're not from the same world after all. But I hope you remember that your child is here and this is also your home. I won't do anything stupid like using our marriage as a bargaining chip again. In my heart, from now on, you are my only husband. You have to come back and visit us, this country is yours too."

  I nodded and smiled: "We all have our own pursuits, but I won't forget you and the child. Don't worry, I'll come back often, and who knows, one day when you're old, I'll take you to my side and spend the rest of your years with you."

  Sulina nodded and handed me the ring with the royal crest that I had returned, saying: "Your Highness, my child and I will always look forward to your return."

  I put on the ring and kissed my son's face again. My son suddenly opened his mouth and shouted: "Papa... Papa!"

  I exchanged a surprised glance with Sulina, and I held my son close, saying seriously: "Son, you can finally talk? Call out 'Dad' again, it's Dad - Dad!"

  The little boy opened his big eyes, raised his small hands excitedly and shouted loudly: "Papa!"

  "Okay, fine, just kowtow then. Next time when daddy comes back, you must call him daddy properly!"

  The son kicked his legs happily and laughed, shouting again: "Papa! Papa!"

  ……

  The sea breeze blew up the sail, and Serina and her son's figures gradually disappeared into the distance, finally condensing into a small black dot, until they were completely out of sight. I let out a sigh and returned to the cabin.

  Xī lù xiào xī xī de tì wǒ dǎo le bēi shuǐ, duān dào wǒ de miàn qián, jì gěi wǒ, shuō dào: "jì rán shě bu dé, wèi shén me bù liú xià ne? nǐ bù qù zhěng jiù dà lù, zì rán yǒu rén qù, zhēng shì chéng wéi sū lì nuò de zhàng fu, zhì lǐ zhe yī gè wáng guó, kàn zhe zì jǐ de hái zi yī tiān tiān cháng dà, bú shì hěn hǎo ma?"

  I picked up the teacup and took a light sip, shaking my head as I said, "You don't understand, everyone has their own path to follow. I don't belong here, and after all, this country will only recognize Sulina, not me. Not even my son can share my surname. I couldn't bear these constraints. Sulina and I are from different worlds, so it's inevitable that we part ways. All I can do is appear by their side when they encounter difficulties and dangers, to help them. But I, Yalik Solrens, will forge my own path and continue on it. Whoever accompanies me along the way will be my true wife." Pausing for a moment, I added, "My child must also bear the surname Solrens; otherwise, my father won't forgive me."

  I thought of my father, and the muscles on my face twitched involuntarily. Should I go back and take a look? Now that I have enough qualifications to make that strict father smile with satisfaction? Since childhood, in my heart, getting a nod of approval from Father was my highest wish, for which I practiced martial arts diligently, studied magic diligently, and marched forward on my own path... Never mind, let's wait until we return from the Great Prairie before going to visit them. Dragon Slayer, heh heh, I'm afraid my father has never done that in his life?

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile on my face.