"That was your future."
Qin Jun spoke with his back to Qin Lingming. To be honest, he was somewhat disappointed.
He had placed high hopes on Qin Lingming, but unfortunately, Qin Lingming's performance had fallen far short of expectations.
He had actually neglected state affairs for an ordinary mortal woman. Love was precious, but Qin Lingming was the ruler of the Heavenly Court. His negligence could leave countless living beings in dire suffering.
And when Qin Jun thought of the future he had seen, where the Heavenly Court might perish in Qin Lingming's hands, he found it hard to smile at him.
Qin Lingming clutched his head with both hands. Those scenes from before lingered in his mind like a nightmare.
In those visions of the future, the Heavenly Court had been destroyed. Divine generals and Immortal Officials had died one after another, and even his mother had perished before his eyes, filling his soul with terror.
An uncertain future was not frightening.
What was frightening was knowing that one's future would be miserable.
Seeing Qin Lingming sink into endless self-reproach, Qin Jun could not bear it and said, "As My son, can't you change the future?"
"If you still refuse to pull yourself together, then someone else can take the position of Heavenly Court's ruler."
With that, Qin Jun vanished from where he stood.
Qin Lingming shuddered all over and slowly raised his head, Qin Jun's words echoing in his mind.
Change the future!
Qin Lingming took a deep breath, and his gaze turned resolute.
He rose to his feet. Rather than walking down, he turned and climbed step by step toward the Heavenly Emperor Palace, his back gradually straightening.
At that moment, he became the ruler of the Heavenly Court once more.
After returning to the Imperial