A promise that might not be fulfilled
but.
He didn't think much of it at that moment, and responded respectfully.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
After saying that sentence.
He followed the divine decree, nervously raising his head to gaze upon the Fabled goddess who sat upon the Divine Throne of Peace.
Then.
He was stunned.
An unbelievable scene unfolded before his eyes.
On the high steps, symbolizing both nobility and ordinariness, stood a tall Ten-Winged Angel and a majestic goddess.
On the Divine Throne sat a gentle and serene goddess.
She has blonde hair and purple eyes.
These are noble traits inherited from the Great Lord of Heaven and the Queen, respectively.
That face was both familiar to Jinuo Caide and filled him with dread.
Distant memories resurfaced in my mind.
Many years ago, on the streets of the Kingdom's capital, and in front of the three-story building by the Golden Beach.
He had seen the goddess's face and could never forget it.
now.
This Fabled daughter of Lord of Heaven, the great and kind Goddess of Peace, sat solemnly on her Divine Throne, smiling at him.
He dared not look directly into the goddess's eyes and lowered his head again.
The entire temple fell silent for a moment.
A gentle breeze blew into the temple, causing Jinuo Caide's gaze to wander somewhat.
Sunlight streamed down from the sky.
The Radiance was bathed in a soft, emerald-green light, the color of light most beloved by the Goddess of Peace, Sylvair.
The murals on the dome reflected images of deities onto the pristine white floor.
Jinuo Caide looked down and realized that this was the scene of the birth of the Goddess of Peace.
A Throne, seated high on his throne and surrounded by endless Angel Monarch, held a baby girl aloft in his arms, his eyes filled with affection.
Beside the Monarch, a goddess in magnificent attire leaned against Monarch.
This is the famous scroll depicting the birth of the Daughter of Peace, which he had seen before in other parts of the Vast Sea World.
Time flowed slowly, seemingly a long time had passed, yet also like only a moment had gone by.
Jinuo Caide, kneeling in the main hall, hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question.
"You... are Miss Xi'er?!"
Next to the Divine Throne.
When Jinuo Caide said those words...
The Ten-Winged Angel standing beside Sylvair frowned, glanced at Sylvair, and stopped scolding her when he saw her shake her head.
Sylvair nodded and smiled.
"It's me, Jinuo Caide. I didn't expect you to remember me."
Upon hearing Jinuo Caide sighed softly.
Something seemed to have quietly vanished from my heart.
He remembered a sentence he had seen before.
"After I finally reached the summit, I discovered that I could only kneel before your Throne."
He finally felt relieved.
He bowed his head respectfully.
"Your Highness's unparalleled charm is unforgettable to everyone who has seen you."
"Back then, I thought it was a scene from another world. I never imagined that Your Highness truly belongs to heaven."
Sylvair shook her head.
"I do not belong to the heavens, Jinuo Caide."
My mother once taught my siblings and me to lower our so-called "noble" eyes and look more at this world.
"I built a temple in this newly added Astral Realm. Besides this new star system that just happened to be assigned to me, I want to travel among humans for much longer."
"This is also why I didn't temporarily build a Divine Kingdom, hanging high above the ocean and the heavens of this world."
After saying this, Sylvair smiled slightly and looked at Jinuo Caide.
"Then, the newly crowned King of the Vast Sea, stand up, and stop kneeling."
"Furthermore, I am willing to take you under my wing."
Welcome to the Temple of Peace!
"Thank you for your permission, Your Highness Sylvair."
Jinuo Caide smiled, obediently stood up, and bowed.
"I will follow in your Glory and splendor, sowing the seeds of hope for peace!"
Not long after.
After leaving the Temple of Peace and descending several hundred steps, Jinuo Caide took a deep breath on the Divine Mountain, somewhat dazed.
After entering the Temple of Peace, he originally intended to cultivate within the temple, just like his predecessor, the eighth King of the Vast Sea, the Flower of the Boundary, Aqiya.
But he requested to first return to the capital island of the Moxiar United Kingdom.
It's like revisiting an old haunt, returning to my hometown.
Two weeks later.
When he returned to his hometown with his companions, met his family descendants, and made some arrangements, he returned to that Golden Beach once again.
By this time, this Golden Beach had become a renowned scenic spot.
A statue of a Sixteen-Winged Holy Angel Sovereign, standing with his hand on his sword, has been erected on the edge of the beach.
The mere title of "the Site of the Monarch's Sea Forging" is enough to make countless powerful figures bow their heads and praise the greatness of Lord of Heaven when they arrive here.
He was no exception, of course, but he felt...
The statue doesn't look much like the dashing young man he saw back then.
It is, after all, just a statue, lacking that majestic and imposing aura of Emperor, something that a statue cannot give to people.
Just as he was gazing at the statue of the Monarch, a more familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Jinuo, you're back?"
Upon hearing this, he turned around in surprise and saw an old man with a fishing rod walking towards him, smiling at him.
"Grandpa, you're still on this beach?"
He had heard many times before that the old man's wife did not want to stay in this world any longer.
It was indeed strange to him that Jiang's father was still alive.
"Sigh, it'll be gone soon."
Father Jiang sighed.
"My son's antics are over, and I have no reason to insist on staying in this world."
"What a wonderful fishing spot!"
"What a pity, sir."
Jinuo Caide.
"Let's go fishing together."
Father Jiang extended an invitation.
"Good!"
Jinuo Caide pleasantly surprised and agreed.
He now knows who the person in front of him is.
In the entire Astral Realm, there is no old man with a more powerful background than the person before him.
Fishing with him is a rare opportunity.
Arrived at Golden Beach.
As Mr. Jiang skillfully sat down and cast his line, he asked a question.
"Did you see that girl Sylvair?"
"Yes, Your Highness is very kind."
Jinuo Caide replied respectfully.
"Yes, of these children, Sylvair is the quietest and gentlest."
Father Jiang nodded in agreement.
The two chatted idly while fishing.
Jinuo Caide also began to shed his tension and become more relaxed.
Until the sun set.
As Jiang's father reeled in his fishing rod, he suddenly patted Jiang's shoulder and laughed.
"Little Jinuo Caide, cultivate yourself diligently, do your work well, and one of the Stars in the sky will eventually belong to you."
"And if you ever need anything in the future, you can come find me at Paradise Mountain. Of course, I might not be there."