LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 102: Finally Reunited, and You Only Want to Sleep
Chapter 102: Finally Reunited, and You Only Want to Sleep
“There’s nothing I can do about it, so I’ll just tell you.”
Carl, exhausted from his daughter’s antics, decided to share everything before heading off for some well-deserved sleep.
Three hundred years ago, he was leading the Blood Clan and living peacefully on this continent. Though the human nations occasionally sent churches to stir trouble, the relationship between the Blood Clan and humans was relatively harmonious. If everything had gone smoothly, he would have abdicated when Aierjisi turned three thousand, passing the throne to her as the new queen of the Blood Clan.
That was how it was supposed to be… until one day, those intruders showed up before the Blood Clan.
“The Adrian People, huh?”
Aierjisi had heard from Harker that they were the very ones responsible for the destruction of the Blood Clan.
“Yes. They initially wanted to take you away directly, but Misty foresaw their arrival, so they failed.”
“Oh… so that’s why Misty sealed me in the ruins.”
If Misty hadn’t sealed her at that moment, and instead she had been captured, the situation would be entirely different now. But why did they want to destroy the Blood Clan? It didn’t seem like capturing her as a sacrifice was the goal.
“That question is quite simple. They took the entire Blood Clan away simply because I led a revolt against them at that time. So they decided to capture our people as a form of vengeance.”
For those arrogant Adrian people, it was precisely because of the Blood Clan’s resistance that their mission failed. Since they couldn’t complete their task, they needed to capture some Blood Clan members to vent their frustrations.
“Pfft, so that’s what it was! I was worried about their grand ambitions. Turns out they’re just petty like that?”
Aierjisi couldn’t help but feel bemused by the pettiness of the Adrian people.
“They locked me in that prison for three hundred years.”
Recalling the shame of being imprisoned for three centuries, Carl clenched his teeth. This humiliation would eventually be repaid.
“What about the other Blood Clan members? Where are they being held?”
Aierjisi was primarily concerned about this. Where had all the other Blood Clan members gone? She had only found her father among them.
“I don’t know where they are, but I can say for sure that a significant portion of them are no longer in this world. While I was locked away, I heard the anguished cries of our people. I fear those bastards used them for some experiments.”
The memory of those endless screams made Carl’s hatred for the Adrian people even deeper.
“How could it be? Those damned bastards. I will never forgive them!”
Hearing that those guys dared to treat her fellow Blood Clan members like that fueled Aierjisi’s hatred further. It was one thing to attack her, but to not spare the innocent Blood Clan members was unforgivable.
“And then I was locked away until you came and rescued me.”
“Right… Oh, Father, before Misty sealed me, she gave me a pendant, saying it was my only chance to turn things around, and it led me to you. Where did you get that pendant?”
Aierjisi recalled the pendant, which should still be with Gaia. Even though it was considered a Relic of the Gods, its origins were suspicious. It managed to guide her to her father and Ailin, making her feel like the pendant was more than just a simple Relic of the Gods.
“That pendant? I’m not quite sure about it either. It’s one of the heirlooms passed down through our royal Blood Clan lineage. They say that as long as you wear it into battle, no matter how powerful the opponent, the Blood Clan will always emerge victorious.”
Carl didn’t know much about the pendant, as tracing its history would lead back to ancient times.
“Is it that ancient? Then never mind.”
Since her father was unsure about the pendant’s origins, Aierjisi decided not to press further. She figured it belonged to an ancient time when this pendant, which should have been divine, fell into this world, eventually picked up by a Blood Clan member—her ancestor—who became the Blood Clan king. That was likely how it all went down.
“Are you done asking questions? If so, I need to get some sleep.”
“Father, we finally reunited after a long time, and is that all the affection you can show me?”
Aierjisi looked at her father with dissatisfaction. They hadn’t seen each other in three hundred years—shouldn’t this be a touching reunion? Why did her father treat her as if she were a child he had picked up off the street? No, not even that good.
“Ah? You want a loving fatherly hug? Your servant is right there watching, you know. If you don’t mind, I’ll give you a loving hug then.”
The reason Carl didn’t engage in a heartwarming father-daughter reunion was that Yake, an outsider, was nearby. If he weren’t there, Carl would definitely have taken the time to catch up with his daughter properly.
“It’s fine, don’t worry about him. He’s just my servant, my property. Come on, Father.”
“Alright, then come here. I’ll give you a loving hug.”
“Mm. Father!”
“Daughter!”
Aierjisi jumped into Carl’s arms, hugging him tightly, and Carl embraced Aierjisi, stroking her head.
“It must have been really tough for you to come here all by yourself. You must have faced a lot of hardships on the way. You’ve done well.”
Thinking about how his daughter had to endure many powerful enemies on her journey—when she should have been enjoying her life as a princess in the royal palace—made Carl’s heart ache with complexity. He felt he owed her too much. If only he had been a bit stronger at that time and chased away those Adrian people, she wouldn’t have had to suffer like this. He didn’t even know how to make it up to her now.