Behind the man were a large number of guards who had been knocked into the water. They were struggling and splashing around, and the golden light seemed to fill the sky and earth, creating a unique and strange sense of amazement.
When Aldrich stepped forward, he immediately saw Nguyen Thanh An sitting in the corner. The girl was unusually disheveled, like a flower that had fallen into the mud, covered in filth and dust.
Even so, her eyes still held an inescapable arrogance, and she remained as radiant as a flower and as aloof as the moon.
"Ha... I thought you had already left."
After regaining her senses, Nguyen Thanh An finally saw the situation before her. Aldrich seemed to be enveloped in light, just like when they first met. In contrast, it was now Nguyen Thanh An who was in a sorry state.
Seemingly stung by the coldness in her words, Aldrich stiffened for a moment: "Yeah, I'm late..."
As Aldrich spoke, he knelt down in front of Nguyen Thanh An, and when he raised his hand, he condensed a ball of light elemental energy, which gently wrapped around her arm and carefully healed the injury on her wrist.
The man who had entered like a god now appeared somewhat humble and submissive, his eyes lowered, his mood dejected.
Only after healing Ruan Qing'an's injuries did Aldrich withdraw his hand. Immediately afterward, Ruan Qing'an got up, walked around him, and left without stopping, saying, "Get lost."
Seeing that Ruan Qing'an was about to leave, Aldrich panicked. He subconsciously raised his hand, and powerful light elements surged out, directly sealing the large hole and blocking Ruan Qing'an's way.
"I'm late."
"..."
Ruan Qing'an paused, turned to look at him, her expression indifferent.
The moment his gaze met Aldridge's, he felt a sharp pain and instinctively looked away, but he didn't back down an inch.
For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate.
After a long silence, Ruan Qingan seemed unwilling to waste any more time on this pointless waste, and finally said, "Aldrich, I'm giving you a chance to explain—this is the only chance."
"I...I understand..."
Upon hearing this, Aldridge took a deep breath.
The chaotic sounds outside seemed to have faded away. Aldrich looked intently at Ruan Qing'an, at the girl before him, his eyes filled only with her—it was hard to describe his feelings at that moment.
Aldrich thought to himself, then smiled bitterly and said earnestly, "I admit that I watched you being taken away when we were in the branch church of the Xisha Empire, because I was really confused at the time, like I was waking up from chaos and suddenly recalled too many memories."
"I don't know how to face you..."
He spoke in a low voice, his eyes flickering uncertainly.
Aldrich, who possesses a normal mind, is indeed the same person as in the past, yet he is not "the same person." Everything he has experienced is like trampling on dignity for a person with a normal mind, and the so-called slave treats him as an object.
After the seal was broken and everything returned to normal, this was Aldridge's feeling—humiliation and embarrassment.
When he heard this, Nguyen Thanh An was not surprised.
To be precise, this is exactly what Aldrich thought in the original text. The reason he could accept the female protagonist, Irene, was because he was not Irene's slave. In this Western fantasy world with a slave system, Aldrich did not feel that he had been insulted by Irene.
This is also one of the reasons why he ultimately took revenge on the original owner of the body.
Ruan Qing'an scoffed, "Are you done?"
"Since that's what you think, then get lost until I've fully recovered my strength and can kill you."
After saying that, Ruan Qingan turned around.
Just as she was about to leave, the cabin suddenly exploded, and a powerful attack followed. It must have been that the guards nearby received the news and rushed over immediately.
Ruan Qing'an's strength had not yet recovered, and now she was even more unable to resist, but at this moment—a shield of light protected her.
Then, they crushed all the attacks once again!
Aldridge had already rushed forward, kicking away the guard who had climbed onto the cabin. Seemingly disturbed, his eyes were filled with malice: "Don't fucking bother me!"
"you……"
Ruan Qingan was taken aback.
After dealing with yet another wave of reinforcements, Aldrich finally turned around. When he turned back, his vicious dog-like expression had vanished, leaving only the panicked look of a big dog about to be abandoned.
"No, Master, please let me explain."
"I... when I first woke up, that's what I thought, but after I remembered everything that happened during the sealing, I no longer had that thought. The reason I came so late and didn't show up at the time was because I couldn't reveal myself."
Seeing Ruan Qing'an's silence, Aldrich became extremely anxious: "That was when I was at my weakest. My identity is special. If I appeared in front of the Archbishop, he... he might notice something amiss and gain immense power."
"I could only follow you. Only after I was sure that you were not in any danger could I feel at ease. I will only dare to appear after my strength has recovered. I admit, I hesitated."
"I didn't even risk my life to rush out..."
After his anxious explanation, Aldrich's shoulders slumped, his smile grew increasingly bitter, and he looked as if he was about to cry. He knelt down in front of Nguyen Thanh An and looked up at her.
"I regret all of this, I regret it so much."
“I want to protect you, but I worry that I haven’t regained my strength and will be powerless. I also fear that if I appear, I will become the Archbishop’s weakness and help him to control you. I admit all my mistakes.”
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an's eyes flickered slightly as he stared intently at Aldrich: "You, who exactly are you?"
She considered many reasons why Aldridge hadn't shown up.
But the one thing I never thought of was that he couldn't show up.
"I am--"
Aldrich paused, as if he had unloaded a burden, and reached out to grasp Ruan Qing'an's hand, pulling her along, and then—forcefully stabbed himself into his chest. Even though the girl instinctively tried to pull her hand away in surprise, he held it tightly and finally penetrated it.
Strangely, when his chest was cut open, golden blood flowed out, dripping onto the ground...
Upon noticing what was hidden in his chest, Ruan Qingan couldn't help but widen his eyes, instinctively looking up at Aldrich, his leaden pupils suddenly shrinking.
Why can't Aldridge appear?
Why are they afraid that the archbishop will become stronger after capturing him?
Why worry about becoming her weakness?
And why his appearance caused the Archbishop to completely lose his mind, disregarding Dolores's identity and ruthlessly killing her—all of this is now explained…
She opened her mouth, somewhat stunned.
"You, you are actually—"
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