Chapter 96
"How do you want me to handle this?"
This sentence is asking whether to expose An Zhi's existence to the public and announce the existence of His Highness Etheran to the people of the empire and other countries in the interstellar space.
If An Zhi's name was included in the symposium, it would mean confirming and publicizing An Zhi's identity as an Eselan. Then her name would be added to the Eselan royal list on the Star Network, surpassing a number of names that have become gray and dim, and hanging at the top with the current emperor Aiden Eselan.
Should he keep her existence secret and let An Zhi live in obscurity in the palace, or should he acknowledge her identity as Eselan and let her appear in public openly?
Americus seemed to hope it was the latter, so when he heard that Aiden was coming he rushed out and ran into Gavin Gray in the corridor.
Americus had direct access to Aiden's reception room. Of course, no matter whether he was the head of the Guards or His Highness Americus, no one in the palace could stop him.
Secretary General Gavin actually had no idea about His Majesty Aiden's attitude.
Sometimes he even felt that His Majesty was hesitating about where to place such a child.
He had met An Zhi once, and he could confirm almost at that first glance that this child was different from the other Eslans.
She seemed to lack Eselan's innate fighting skills and spirit of adventure and excitement.
Gu Changfeng also told him worriedly that the child was very quiet and he was very worried about her life in the palace, so he asked him to take care of her more often when he entered and left the palace.
Aiden Esserland was indeed hesitant.
This is different from his parents or siblings.
This is a pure, young life.
She was born too late and never met her parents.
Her entire life and fate rested with Aiden Etherland, her sole legal guardian.
This is different from the past. This is another kind of complete responsibility. He should take the responsibility of teaching her well, even if she is an Eslan.
She is just an Eslan who has not yet fully grown up.
This was a decision that had never been part of Aiden Etherland's life plan.
But whenever he saw An Zhi's eyes, his heart couldn't help but feel like a balloon with a small hole poked in it, slowly letting the air out.
Just like now, An Zhi trustingly exposed his fragile neck muscles in front of him. He only needed to stretch out his hand to end this accident.
Just as he had always believed, and still believed so now, he would let An Zhi die unconscious before she had her first mental breakdown after becoming an adult.
Just as he had promised his father, he would end the bloodline of Etherland and let the dead souls and the souls that were not yet born but were destined to be entangled in a tragic fate for their entire lives rest in peace.
Aiden Eslan even thought that whether it would be the best and most merciful decision to put an end to An Zhi on the first night she returned, before she was exposed to any truth.
He was actually very tired that day. The night before, Americus threatened to commit suicide and he didn't fall asleep until midnight.
Americus could forget this, but he couldn't.
He has to bear the fate of everyone in the family.
If Americus had asked him to die at that time, Aiden thought he might have agreed.
Then, in a half-awake state, Aiden Eslan sensed another spiritual force appearing in the capital star.
She was very gentle, yet carried the iconic spiritual message of Eselan. She almost couldn't wait and crashed into the high net built by Aiden's mental power without any avoidance.
It was a poisonous but just the right potion, and it woke Aiden Esserlan up instantly.
Perhaps influenced by this, Aiden Eslan pointed the awakened Ameris in a direction and sent him out.
Aiden needs to think carefully about what to do next.
It was obvious that Amerys was looking forward to the emergence of this little life.
She pulled Americus out of the quagmire he had been immersed in for a long time.
They get along very well.
So Aiden subconsciously ignored the cruel option just now, because Americus begged him to let her live to adulthood at least.
He had promised Americus.
Aiden Etherand admits to hesitating.
But after the first meeting, he had no reason to see this cub again, a cub that seemed very afraid of him.
A cub destined to die at his hands.
Maybe he was in a daze for too long.
Aiden Eslan felt a subtle touch in the palm of his hand.
An Zhi's soft eyelashes brushed across his palm.
It was very light, like one of his pets that had just given birth that year. He held one of the puppies in his mouth and placed it in Aiden's palm.
It was a little creature whose eyes had not even opened yet. Its whole body was soft and warm, as if it was holding a small cloud.
18-year-old Aiden Esserland froze in place. He didn't know how to hold the little guy up. It slept like a pool of flowing water in the palm of his hand, with a big heart, and it never woke up.
Aiden didn't even dare to move at that time, for fear that he would accidentally drop and kill the newborn cub.
Now, there is another equally soft life, quietly closing its eyes, hiding behind his palm.
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