"Why not tell her the truth?" Elisande asked in confusion.
Hu Feng shrugged. "Do you think she'd listen? Aegwynn is proud by nature. Although she respects me, her grandmaster, immensely, she'll still insist on her own ideas. Besides... this is a good thing."
"A good thing? You mean Aegwynn won't fail?"
"Haha, of course she won't fail. Not only will she not fail, it'll be a great victory instead. But after that..." Hu Feng snorted a few times.
Elisande immediately understood. Her master had seen the future, knew this would happen, and had already devised a countermeasure.
"It's good that you have a plan. If the future puts you in a difficult position, then don't tell me. I don't want to..."
Hu Feng did not let her continue. He pulled Elisande into his arms and blew lightly beside her pointed ear, making her shudder.
"What's there that I can't tell you? I trust you. You're my chief wife and chief steward."
Elisande's face flushed scarlet, and her heart swelled with emotion as she leaned closer to him.
"Thank you... I-I'm very happy to hear you say that."
Hu Feng laughed as his hands roamed over her. "Sargeras won't fall so easily. He deliberately lost, abandoned his body, and hid his soul inside Aegwynn..."
"Mmm... don't... not now... you haven't finished yet... don't touch there... ah!"
"Mmm... so soft... uh, where was I? Right, hiding inside Aegwynn... Now think about it. Aegwynn will have children eventually, right? With her personality, she'll definitely pass the Guardian's power to her own child and ignore all the rules of the Guardian of Tirisfal Council. So, whether Aegwynn's child has one soul or two inside that body is hard to say."
Elisande no longer paid attention to Hu Feng's wandering hands. Her face was filled with shock. "The Dark Titan actually wants to come to Azeroth this way?! If he becomes the Guardian... it'll be an absolute disaster, no less dangerous than a direct invasion by the Burning Legion."
"That's not entirely true. There are pros and cons. While this lets him hide within and create chaos and disasters, he has also lost most of his power. So he's vulnerable too."
"Mhm, I also believe you must have a way to deal with it. I'm not worried." Elisande spoke with a somewhat blind faith.
Hu Feng was speechless. How had Elisande started advancing toward the lofty goal of being busty and brainless... Or were women in love all intellectually overdue on their payments? That wouldn't do! How could my chief steward... ah... it really was so soft and comfortable!
Forget it... let's get started first...
The doors to the inner hall slammed shut and locked tightly.
The Arcane Golem Ktilax found it rather strange. Why had its master suddenly locked the door? Lady Elisande's panting could even be heard from inside... But it did not care. After thinking about it for a while, it continued diligently serving as a guard.
Not long afterward, news spread throughout Azeroth: the Dark Titan Sargeras had abandoned ninety-nine percent of his power in order to descend into this world, forcibly arriving in northern Northrend.
He then fought a fierce battle with the Guardian Aegwynn, who had rushed there, and was ultimately slain by her... uh, destroyed in Northrend.
Afterward, Aegwynn built an underwater tomb in the Broken Isles of the South Seas, sealing the Dark Titan's corpse within forever. She also laid down countless seals and restrictions, ensuring that no creature of Azeroth could damage or affect it. Finally, as she watched the Tomb of Sargeras slowly sink beneath the sea, victory was hers at last! Azeroth would never again suffer the threat of the Dark Titan and the Burning Legion!
Aegwynn was incomparably confident. She believed there was no longer any need for a successor Guardian. The Guardian's power granted her immortality, and she could perfectly shoulder this responsibility herself, so she would simply keep doing it forever! As for the thoughts of those Guardian of Tirisfal Council members, to hell with them!
However... if she truly had to choose a successor Guardian, then her own descendant would surely be the most suitable candidate!
Hm? That was a wonderful idea!
What she did not notice, and could never have noticed, was that in the darkest little corner of her deepest heart, Sargeras's soul was lurking imperceptibly and influencing her.
The Seven Human Kingdoms erupted in celebration. The great Guardian Aegwynn had defeated the evil god!
For a time, the human world became an ocean of joy, with countless celebrations and banquets held everywhere as if they would never end.
Aegwynn also became temporarily free. Near where her teacher lived in seclusion, she began building her own Mage Tower in a place called Westfall within the Stormwind Kingdom in the southern part of the continent.
Thus, a Mage Tower far larger than the one in the original history gradually took shape. Aegwynn borrowed extensively from the design of Hu Feng's Mage Tower in Suramar City, making it look like a scaled-down replica. However, she also added many styles and ideas of her own, so the tower's exterior remained distinctly human in design.
She named the tower Karazhan. From then on, the Guardian would live there, far from Dalaran and far from the Guardian of Tirisfal Council.
The Stormwind Kingdom was overjoyed and directly granted all the lands around Karazhan to Aegwynn, including all of Westfall and a portion of Elwynn Forest: Sunstrider Woods, later known as Duskwood. They all became Karazhan's territory.
Influenced by Sargeras, Aegwynn became extremely wary of Dalaran and the Guardian of Tirisfal Council. Therefore, she planned to establish her own magical system and power base in the Stormwind Kingdom in the south of the continent.
The two sides hit it off immediately. Stormwind City began massive construction, and a new mage district was being built. Aegwynn was granted the title of Chief Royal Court Mage. Though it was nothing compared to the title of Guardian, the point was the gesture—it showed that the Guardian now stood with the Stormwind Kingdom.
In Stormwind City, Aegwynn met a handsome human noble mage, Nielas Aran. Under Aegwynn's deliberate seduction, Aran quickly fell for her, and the two swiftly plunged into passionate love. Before Karazhan was even completed, they began living together in Stormwind City. Then, one day, Aegwynn told Aran that she was pregnant and that their child was about to be born. Aran was overjoyed and showered Aegwynn with care.
Soon, Aegwynn gave birth to the boy. However, the magical power within the boy who inherited the Guardian's legacy was simply too great, directly causing his magic to lose control and run wild. For the sake of his own flesh and blood, Aran desperately suppressed his son's rampaging power. In the end, his son was safe and sound, but Aran died from excessive magical exhaustion.
Aegwynn named her son Medivh and sent him to Northshire Abbey. There, dozens of priests would work day and night to suppress the power within Medivh until he could control it himself.
Kalimdor, Suramar City.
Hu Feng looked at the report before him with a cold sneer. He had demanded updates on Aegwynn and Medivh's movements three times a day.
What was meant to come had finally arrived.
Sargeras, just wait. This time, I'm going to set you up big time again!
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