Aldrian coughed, a slight redness appearing on his cheeks, then released a tired sigh.
"Queen Revania, please stop joking. It’s quite inappropriate for soone of your status."
Queen Revania kept her smile.
"Well, my apologies if I said sothing inappropriate. I was just so happy at this mont that I said everything on my mind to show my gratitude. Please don’t mind my words."
Aldrian released another sigh.
Isn’t the queen becoming much braver now? She already dared to flirt with him.
What the hell happened to her while she was completing her special physique?
At one point, he could not help but sense a sudden surge of emotion in her heart while he was supplying her with his energy. In that brief mont, he felt a trace of irritation from her before it vanished.
He thought that sothing might have happened in her mindscape, or her consciousness had been pulled sowhere else, since such things could affect her physical state and emotions.
Whatever it was, it made her much braver and far more confident. He could clearly feel the change in her.
This made him wonder if this woman was really a cultivator who used the ice elent as her main elent. An ice-elent cultivator usually appeared cold, difficult to approach, and talk less.
His mother was exactly like that toward others outside the family or acquaintances. That was why she almost had no friends, and people could only admire her from afar.
It could not be helped that she, or any cultivator who used the ice elent as their main elent, would act that way. They were affected by the properties of ice, which was yin in nature. It made them colder.
But the woman in front of him at this mont was the complete opposite. She was the type who liked to act however she pleased. She did not hide her intentions, her confidence was high, and she could easily connect with others.
There was nothing about her that showed she was an ice-elent cultivator unless she revealed her abilities. Even now, she possessed the Heavenly Ice Empress Constitution.
He truly did not know what to do with this woman who seed hellbent on pursuing him, using whatever thods she could think of.
"Anyway, Your Majesty, how long have we been in seclusion?" Queen Revania asked, making Aldrian set aside his thoughts.
"It’s already been five days," he replied, which made Queen Revania slightly widen her eyes.
"Five days?" She then rembered sothing and bowed to him again.
"To think it has already been five days. My apologies, Your Majesty, for taking so much of your ti. I know you must be preparing for your wedding with Saintess Angelica in a few days, yet you still helped with my problem. Once again, I truly apologize."
Aldrian finally smiled. It did not matter even if the ti was getting closer, since most of the ti, she was being helped by his avatars. After all, he had many things to do, especially with his knight order, and he still had to free many of his followers from the ti-stopping formation.
It was only today that he decided to pause all of that, as the ti of his wedding was nearing and he needed to prepare himself. He preferred to take care of his wedding personally.
While he stopped his expedition across the First Heaven, he also decided to observe Queen Revania’s developnt while his avatars did other things.
"It’s okay. If I already said sothing, then I have to do my best to fulfill it. If I said that I would help you, then I will help you until the end. Fortunately, my thod succeeded, and your special physique could be completed," Aldrian said.
Queen Revania could not help but blush slightly, and she then turned her head to the side to hide her shyness. In her view, what Aldrian said ant that he placed more importance on his promise to help her than on preparing for his wedding.
That ant he was a man with integrity, soone who could be trusted.
Her heart beat faster as her desire for him rose even more. His presence in her mind beca more perfect, and her determination to pursue him grew stronger. A strange feeling rose within her heart, sothing unfamiliar to her, yet it felt good.
"Queen Revania, may I ask sothing? This might be personal, but I’m curious about it," Aldrian said, making her turn to look at him again.
She could see the curiosity in his expression.
"Please, Your Majesty, you may ask anything," she replied.
"May I know why you are doing this? I an, why are you endangering your life by forcing yourself to awaken the Heavenly Ice Empress Constitution? You must know how dangerous what you did was, yet you still chose to do it."
"From what I see, you are already strong, even among peak pseudo immortal stage cultivators. You are talented, a true genius. Although you are confident, you do not seem like a reckless person. You also do not seem like soone who is desperate for more power."
"Sooner or later, you could beco an immortal and ascend. I just feel that it would be a pity if sothing bad happened to you while you are still in your pri."
Queen Revania showed a beautiful smile.
"It seems that you understand what kind of person I am. I’m truly honored that Your Majesty has paid such attention to ."
Aldrian shrugged. "Well, that’s just my opinion based on our interactions since the first ti we t. I don’t know if it is completely accurate. If I am wrong, then I apologize."
Queen Revania remained silent for a few monts, her smile still present. After a few seconds, she finally spoke.
"Well, let clarify sothing, Your Majesty. I am actually quite an ambitious person. If I set my eyes on sothing, or if I want sothing, I will do my best to obtain it."
"A cultivator naturally pursues strength. I am no different. I seek to grow stronger, but the difference lies in how far one is willing to go for that strength. There are those who pursue power without caring about the cost."
"I seek strength so I can protect myself and my kingdom. A power strong enough to deter others from daring to provoke or my kingdom." Her gaze was filled with confidence. She never looked away from his eyes, as if she wanted him to judge every word she said himself.
"But recently, I gained a new determination to grow even stronger. My resolve beca so firm that I decided to risk my life to accomplish sothing that even so of my predecessors failed to achieve. To awaken a special physique using nether ice energy."
"And as if the heavens were supporting , I actually succeeded in doing sothing my predecessors failed to do, even if it is not yet complete. And because of that, I can stand here now and take a step closer to the source of my determination." She then pointed toward Aldrian.
"Your Majesty, you are the reason why I decided to do this. You are the source of my determination to grow stronger and surpass my limits. Seeing how strong you are, I also want to be like you, to beco soone who surpasses their limits." She then stopped.
Aldrian raised his eyebrows. He could feel that most of what she said was true, sincere from the depths of her heart, except for the last part. He sensed that she was not being completely honest. There was a trace of embarrassnt within her.
It was as if she wanted to say sothing more, yet chose not to.
But a mont later, he finally understood. He caught the true thought hidden in her heart. He could hear her real desire, the words she did not dare to say, or more precisely, was too embarrassed to say.
She did all of this to gain his attention. She did all of this so he would turn and look at her. She did all of this so he would take interest in her, even if only as a powerful cultivator, and not as a woman.
She did all of this to make herself more worthy to pursue him.
She wanted him to look at her.
Aldrian’s heart trembled after realizing it.
She risked her life just to gain his attention? Just to make him notice her?
He truly did not know what to think about it.
But he finally understood just how tenacious this woman was. Just as she said, if she wanted sothing, she would do her best to obtain it.
He had never experienced a woman who dared to risk her life just to gain his attention, even after he had already shown his disinterest.
He had already made his stance toward Queen Revania clear, yet she never gave up. Instead, she went to such extre lengths.
Although he knew that he himself was the object of desire for countless won, he never thought it would reach the point where soone would risk their life just to gain his attention.
But the woman in front of him was different.
She was too extre.
There was only one word he could think of to describe her.
Crazy.
She was truly crazy.
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