Good heavens. So this Theron’s life actually contained so many exciting and legendary events?

In the original novel, the descriptions of Theron were extremely sparse, he was basically glossed over with a single stroke and only lived in dialogue lines.

It was only known that Theron was Aurelia’s father and the previous monarch of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty, and that he married such an ambitious, scheming woman like Nova. That was all there was to it.

He didn’t expect that Theron’s life actually contained so many exciting legends. However, this wasn’t surprising either.

After all, he was a man who ruled the Heavenly Flame Dynasty for thousands of years before Aurelia.

Moreover, Alex remembered that the original novel mentioned Theron’s cause of death was an outbreak of a fire illness, causing his body to spontaneously combust and die.

When reading the original novel, Alex was still somewhat puzzled, not understanding what a fire illness was. Looking at it now, perhaps this fire illness was exactly the root cause left behind from being struck by that flying fire meteor back then.

Or rather, it was the consequence of temporarily obtaining the Fire God Hero’s Wings.

Alex took a deep breath, cupped his fists, and nodded. "Your Majesty, these Fire God Hero’s Wings were once used by the late Emperor to save the common people of the world. How could I be worthy of possessing them? The first two rewards, I boldly accept. But this item, I absolutely dare not want!"

"Saint Lord Alex, why are you doing this?" Aurelia stepped forward and smiled faintly.

"Back then, my Imperial Father braved the sea of fire and closed the fissure, saving tens of millions of common people. And you led the three great Saint families to rid the dynasty’s side of evil, raid the execution ground, and eliminate treacherous sycophants. You didn’t just save me alone. You similarly saved the common people of the world."

"You and my Imperial Father are both heroes of our Heavenly Flame Dynasty. Since you are a hero, you naturally are worthy of wearing these Fire God Hero’s Wings."

Alex originally didn’t genuinely want to refuse anyway. After symbolically pulling and pushing out of politeness with Aurelia for a bit, he reluctantly nodded. "Alright, then I will respectfully accept."

"That is the way." Aurelia smiled faintly, placing her hand on Alex’s shoulder.

"This time, Albert’s rebellion resulted in the death and injury of over half of the thirty thousand experts cultivated by the Heavenly Flame Imperial Family, and the three ancestors also fell."

"In the future, I will still need to rely heavily on Saint Lord Alex’s assistance for the Heavenly Flame Dynasty to enjoy long-lasting peace and stability."

"After all, right now, the people of the world all call Saint Lord Alex the new Guardian Deity of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty. For me to gift these three treasures to the Guardian Deity is also completely reasonable, is it not?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Alex smiled faintly. "Your Majesty praises me too highly. But if the Heavenly Flame Capital encounters any difficult matters in the future, I will definitely not stand by and watch. All disciples of the Hale family, from top to bottom, are willing to offer loyal service to Your Majesty!"

Seeing this scene, Selene, Lily, and Lyra standing off to the side were all instantly dumbfounded.

Her Majesty’s hand actually touched Saint Lord Alex.

If one had to say who was the woman in the entire world who loathed men the most, then their Her Majesty the Empress would rank first.

She had an aloof and solitary temperament since childhood. From when she was young until she grew up, the only men she ever interacted with were her father and her younger brother.

After becoming accustomed to seeing the various ugly behaviors of those men, going back on their words, acting without faith, and constantly scheming, Aurelia felt a disgust toward men straight from the bottom of her heart.

And after she seized the imperial throne through her own brilliance, she developed an even stronger contempt for men.

In Aurelia’s view, men weaker than her were not even worthy of her sparing an extra glance. And as for men stronger than her, the entire Heavenly Flame Dynasty couldn’t find a single one.

Therefore, over all these years, her slender hands had never touched anyone. Even Knox, who had offered her the grace of a single bowl of congee, was included in this.

She offered Knox all sorts of help and support, but she was only willing to speak a few more words with him. Any deeper interaction was impossible.

Before this, the only men touched by Aurelia were definitely enemies who had provoked her. The instant they were touched was also the exact moment their bodies were crushed and their souls scattered.

Yet Alex was the first and only man to whom Aurelia actively reached out to touch and show goodwill.

For a moment, the three women couldn’t help but let their imaginations run wild.

Could this mean that the always aloof Her Majesty is going to be conquered by Alex? If that is truly the case, then Saint Lord Alex is truly blessed. Let alone the fact that Her Majesty possessed unparalleled beauty and talent. Finding a woman in the current world with a more nation-toppling appearance or stronger cultivation was absolutely impossible.

It’s just, when that time comes, since the several of them were always inseparable from Her Majesty, if she marries into the Hale family, wouldn’t they also have to follow along as maids? Mhm, it would be better to marry him into the family. Recruiting Alex into the Heavenly Flame Capital as a live-in son-in-law would save a lot of trouble.

Aurelia had absolutely no idea that while she was talking with Alex, her three good sisters had already arranged her future completely and clearly.

"Come, Saint Lord Alex, sit down. Let us continue drinking." Aurelia smiled faintly and beckoned, and she and Alex both took their seats once again.