My hand was pinched again. Sigh, why do women love pinching so much? I used my hand to re-grasp her somewhat cold little hand. With my other hand, I directly pulled Eris into my embrace.
"Daolin was wrong. I will listen to you carefully next time. Tell me quickly what you just said. I have some good news to tell you."
Eris squirmed slightly, then stopped moving. "Hmph, what I wanted to say is, should we go see Grandfather off tomorrow? I want to bury his body."
"Okay, we'll go together tomorrow. I will handle this matter. Also, Eris, I have news about your parents. Do you want to hear it?"
Eris trembled slightly in my arms after I finished speaking.
"Yes, even if it's bad news, I want to know."
"It shouldn't be that terrible. Your parents were likely teleported to the Contention Zone, but I don't know their current condition. After we deal with Grandfather Shaoros's affairs tomorrow, shall we go look for them?"
"Really? That's great! Then we'll set off tomorrow."
"Alright. Tomorrow marks the beginning of a long journey. You can't always sit on my horse; you need to learn to ride. It will be tough on the road. Let's get to sleep early tonight."
"I know, Daolin."
Eris fell asleep just like that in my arms. Even though we are both children, I could still feel Eris's potential. Truly worthy of being Hilda's daughter.
After Eris fell asleep, my mind began to ponder the Human God.
Although I had been avoiding it, I always had contingency plans for being targeted by the Human God.
First, the Human God has future sight, so whether I accept his advice or not is useless.
Because he will definitely know the outcome if I refuse his advice, so as long as he offers me advice, my refusal to accept it is already part of his plan.
For example, the time Rudeus was advised about saving his mother. Rudeus would definitely go, so even if the Human God gave advice not to go, he would certainly know Rudeus wouldn't accept it.
Under such circumstances, only matters involving the Dragon God are outside his prediction range. Everything else is within his scope of prediction.
Fortunately, he cannot know what I am thinking in my mind. So, as long as I do not show that I know about the future, he cannot know that I know the future.
Moreover, he can only see the future of three people at a time. Currently, besides me, there should be Rudeus. That means he should only have one pawn left to move.
No matter what ill intentions he harbors, I can only lie low silently, pretend to accept his kindness, and wait for the right moment to break free from his control.
Fortunately, apart from the final act meant to harm people, the advice this guy gave before was always very helpful.
This time, it's telling me to go to the Contention Zone. That means Eris's parents should be there. Moreover, I feel that their safety is definitely not an issue.
If they weren't there when we arrived, it would be meaningless. The Human God wouldn't offer such a foolish suggestion.
The next day, Eris and I went together to witness Shaoros's execution. Although Eris remained silent and did not shed a single tear, the hand that was painfully pinched by her nails told me that she certainly wasn't as calm as she appeared.
Through Ariel's connections, I arranged for Shaoros's corpse to be retrieved. Then, I selected a prime spot in the noble cemetery of Ars and buried Shaoros's body.
I used Earth Magic to create a very sturdy tombstone.
Epitaph:
He was born amidst the machinations of the Boreas Family, yet tore apart hypocritical royalty with a beast's roar.
He watched his family crumble while diverting disaster, yet propped up the shattered heavens with his broken body.
Now he rests in Ars, a witness to betrayal and rebirth,
Let future generations judge:
A hero's regret? A madman's tears?
Only the tattered flag flutters in the wind,
Recounting the unyielding spine of a lord until his final breath.
A generation's lion sleeps here: Shaoros Boreas greyrat.
Afterward, Eris and I left that city, that country,
On the road to salvation.
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