Gu Shen felt conflicted.
In the graveyard, Mr. Gu Changzhi confidently told him that after delivering the letter, he would imdiately receive the support of the entire North Continent...
But now, Her Majesty the Empress didn’t even read a single word of it and directly tore it apart!
The woman sitting amidst the ice and snow smiled.
"The reason for tearing the letter... you will know later."
The Empress gently said, "I guess he said that once the letter is delivered, you will imdiately receive the support of the entire North Continent, be esteed as a distinguished guest, with a status at least on par with the Duke."
Gu Shen was stunned.
He stood in place, unable to utter a word... because the words spoken by Her Majesty the Empress at this mont were almost identical, word for word, to the farewell words of Mr. Gu Changzhi in the graveyard.
"Since I know the purpose of this letter, is it still important whether I read it or not?"
The Empress asked, "The sa question... sincerely ask yourself, do you really need the so-called ’Duke treatnt’ this ti when you co to North Continent to deliver the letter?"
Gu Shen was silent for a while, marveling at the extraordinary power of the Empress.
So things cannot simply be described as "coincidence"; being able to reproduce, word for word, the farewell words from Gu Changzhi’s graveyard makes Gu Shen more inclined to believe it is a replicable "divine miracle."
He heard that Her Majesty the Empress had created a thod of foresight comparable to "Divination Skill."
Perhaps, this is the power of that foresight thod?
"I ca to deliver the letter rely to fulfill Mr. Gu Changzhi’s last wish," Gu Shen thought for a mont and said slowly, "I thought... you would be very sad, and this letter was important to you."
After saying this, Gu Shen shook his head.
Sorrow is never sothing to be shown to others.
And that letter... there must be a reason why the Empress tore it up.
After all, he was just a "ssenger," unaware of the origin and end of the letter, only needing to know... it’s sufficient if the letter is successfully delivered.
What was written in the thousands of words inside, was not that important to him either.
As for the "Duke treatnt" of North Continent, that was even less significant.
If not for the teacher and senior sister... he wouldn’t have stayed in North Continent for long at all.
"Actually... even without this letter, I would have wanted to et you."
The Empress looked at Gu Shen, her gaze sowhat drifting, and said sothing unexpected to Gu Shen, "You are soone with a ’red heart’ but unaware of it."
Red heart?
Upon hearing these four words, Gu Shen couldn’t help but smile.
He was chosen by the Truth Ruler and upon his initial awakening, he killed two Transcendents; the path of promotion afterwards involved quite a bit of slaughter, directly blood-washing an entire snowy mountain in the tundra no-man’s-land; to outsiders, he appeared as a dazzling "S-rank," but in reality, he couldn’t tolerate even a grain of sand in his eye, once he had the intent to kill, he left no survivors.
Gu Shen always believed that this was the reason he was chosen by the "Netherworld King’s Spark."
Gu Changzhi and the Empress chose to burn themselves for their holand, such behavior could be described as having a "red heart."
Gu Shen felt awe and respect for their actions.
But sincerely asking himself, such things would be difficult for him to achieve...
Red heart, does it have any connection to the dark and ominous Netherworld King?
These are qualities on opposing sides of light and darkness.
Indeed... the Empress’s eyes can see through most of the world’s fog, but concerning people and matters related to the "spark," she can also misjudge.
Gu Shen looked up at the throne and smiled in agreent, "Her Majesty has good judgnt."
He didn’t say much more.
After all, it was just a complint; he would gratefully accept it and then set it aside.
The Empress on the throne also smiled.
She looked at Gu Shen, and between them, the wind and snow suddenly started, creating a blur.
Indeed... unaware.
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