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Chapter 468 - 448 Lan public feed the world back to heart _1

In Puranay’s special cell, a brief silence followed. The Great Love Poet still hadn’t responded to Puranay’s question of "Why did you choose me?"

The figure with black hair and green eyes just gave a soft smile.

"Why are you laughing?"

"I’m remembering something pleasant."

The Great Love Poet replied, acknowledging that Puranay had never met a truly useless disgraceful demon.

"Did my appearance give you cause for laughter?"

"It might be somewhat related to what you just said, but that only accounts for ten percent."

"..."

The Love Poet’s response puzzled Puranay, but he felt that the king wasn’t really mocking him but rejecting his words in some way, making him understand that he wasn’t a useless Great Demon Clan member.

Finally.

"My Lord, I only have one question. Can’t we just escape to the South Continent now and return after a hundred years instead of getting entangled in the whirlpool of the Protoss Empire? It’s a chance for us to quickly realize our long-standing wish, but the risks are too great."

Puranay did not lift his head immediately, talking in a low voice to the Great Love Poet.

"Unfortunately, I cannot accede to this request or lie to you about it."

The Love Poet swiftly answered his question.

Hence, Puranay sank back into silence.

Giving Puranay some time to think, the Great Love Poet spoke again.

"Puranay, the more skilled you are at calculating, the more you’ll find that you cannot outsmart change. Even with foresight, it’s not possible. Even the Goddess of Destiny can’t control it. If she could, there wouldn’t be a Rebirth Church in this world. You should understand this principle better than I do."

The Great Love Poet sat in front of Puranay, his hands gently resting on his knees, as he spoke to himself.

"Sometimes, the closer safety you come to securing, the more fear it causes, doesn’t it? Yet you also recognise that there’s no such thing as absolute safety in this world. Have you ever considered whether you can truly find inner peace by remaining in this prison?"

The Great Love Poet’s demeanor radiated a gentle and unyielding quality, reassuring enough to penetrate Puranay’s inner turmoil and pain.

"..."

Puranay fell silent again, his head still bowed in thought.

"Every day of these hundred years, I’ve been in pain. To be honest, today’s the happiest day I’ve had."

He awaited the Love Poet’s laughter at his words.

However, the Great Love Poet didn’t laugh this time, he just nodded earnestly.

"Your continued pursuit of inner peace is admirable. As for what inner peace means to me, it’s a challenging question too because we each face different problems due to our unique positions. Consequently, our understandings of inner peace vary."

The Great Love Poet’s voice was gentle but firm, each word filled with encouragement.

"I spoke a lot without your request, for which I apologize. Truthfully, I want to know what inner peace means to you."

Even though he had finished speaking, Puranay could almost hear the next sentence—

I want to help you achieve it.

"Puranay, even if you don’t want to leave today, I still hope to be friends with you. We may meet again someday, but if you choose to go with me, I’ll keep you safe and try to keep you away from fights. And if you do have to fight, the only circumstances under which I would allow it would be ones where you’re guaranteed to win."

The Love Poet’s voice was very soft, he didn’t want to pressure Puranay,

"By my side, if an enemy threatened the peace inside your mind, I would die before letting them get to you."

This time Puranay finally looked up. His eyes were filled with a complex mixture of emotions as he gazed at the figure with black hair and green eyes.

In this unbroken darkness, there was a glimmer of light.

He wanted to say something or ask the New King why he was treating him this way, but realized he had already posed that question earlier.

The figure reflected in his vibrant green eyes wore an expression full of regret and resentment.

"So you want me to repeat why I’m interested in a ’useless’ and ’disgraceful’ demon like you, right?"

The Great Love Poet asked Puranay, a broad smile on his face.

"Yes... I want a straight answer, not another consolation."

Puranay’s voice carried a rare determination. It was as if he was resolved to understand whether he could live up to the New King’s expectations.

"Don’t miss out on realizing what you already possess, Puranay, in your yearning for what you do not have."

The Great Love Poet spoke earnestly,

"You have a keen sense of your own crisis and want to redress it, which is very commendable. However, it is equally important to invest the same effort in reevaluating your own strengths. You’d find that identifying your strengths is far more rewarding than constantly focusing on your biggest weaknesses."

Following these words, Puranay’s eyes finally lit up.