Guilliman's brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes filled with doubt. He took a deep breath, looking at Perturabo and Konrad Curze... his voice low and heavy: "Why... have you brothers, who had already left, returned?"
Then his gaze shifted between Lion and Sanguinius, trying to catch an answer from their expressions. The atmosphere in the hall seemed to solidify, all the Primarchs silently watching the scene, awaiting the response that could explain everything.
However, just as Lion and Sanguinius were about to speak, a steady sound of footsteps came from the depths of the hall.
Sanguinius walked up.
Her white shirt and proud figure refracted a faint glow under the light, her scarlet hair swaying slightly with each step, like a burning banner. Her figure was as steady as a mountain, every step carrying an undeniable majesty.
Guilliman's breath hitched slightly, and his entire body instantly froze.
The violent conflict and anger he had just experienced had not completely subsided, and his consciousness was still somewhat dazed. At this moment, in his vision... Sanguinius's figure overlapped with the Emperor's.
That familiar golden glow, that deep and undeniable gaze, that oppressive feeling that seemed to penetrate the soul... "Father...?"
This sound was almost inaudible, yet it was enough to instantly freeze the atmosphere in the entire hall.
Inside the hall, there was a deathly silence.
All the Primarchs had heard Guilliman's faint and bewildered murmur, but no one dared to break the eerie atmosphere.
Sanguinius stopped, her amber eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze calmly sweeping over everything in the hall. Her expression was unruffled, as if this scene had long been within her expectations.
"Father?"
Guilliman remained frozen in place, his fists clenching involuntarily, a fierce emotional struggle appearing in his eyes.
His rationality told him that the person in front of him was not the Emperor, but... his instinct was telling him that the steady, powerful, and unapproachable presence was standing right in front of him, scrutinizing his every move.
Lion sighed softly, reaching up to rub his brow. He wasn't particularly surprised; after all, his surprise when he first met Sanguinius was no less than Guilliman's.
However, Sanguinius just slowly walked forward, her gaze calmly falling on Guilliman, the corners of her mouth curving into a faint, almost imperceptible smile.
"Roboute Guilliman, you don't look so good."
Her voice was steady, yet it carried an irresistible power, as if it could seep into the depths of the soul, making people unconsciously calm down.
Guilliman's pupils contracted slightly, his heart seemingly skipping a beat... This feeling was all too familiar.
At that moment, he felt as if he had returned to a long time ago, in the Terra Imperial Palace, standing in the Emperor's shadow, waiting for that great Father to give him orders.
How could this be?
Guilliman took a deep breath, forcing himself to suppress the absurd tremor in his heart. He raised his head, trying to respond with a calm tone: "...I'm just a little confused."
Sanguinius smiled faintly, crossing her arms and tilting her head slightly: "Oh? Is it because you just almost stabbed someone you shouldn't have, or because your brain hasn't yet accepted the reality in front of you?"
Guilliman's mouth twitched slightly, his brows furrowing deeply.
This tone... it was too familiar!
Before he could speak, Russ, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but let out a scoff, crossing his arms and nodding towards Guilliman: "How about it, Robert? Now you can understand how we felt back then."
Guilliman's expression instantly froze, but then something even more terrifying happened... At this moment, a "Sanguinius's Daughter" dragged a person who looked like The Eleventh Brother Gaius from the same planet, and walked up to him.
Then his "female father" gently leaned her head on that man's body, and then introduced... "Let me introduce you, my husband, Li Feng. The current imperial regent..."
However, just as Guilliman's superhuman brain was about to go into overdrive, "Sanguinius's Daughter" rested her head on her "female father's" shoulder... "I'm your mom's best friend and little girlfriend~"
Lelith: "So the three of you are!!!! Mmm mmm mmm..."
Chagatai immediately covered Lelith's mouth and dragged her aside... "My dear aunt... this is a secret everyone knows..."
And at this moment, Guilliman's superhuman brain crashed. Yvraine, standing nearby, watched as golden smoke rose from her future husband's head... His eye twitched slightly, his blue pupils lost focus, as if he had suffered some impact beyond human comprehension.
—Wait, what did she just say?
"My husband, Li Feng."
"The current imperial regent."
—regent?!
Guilliman's eyes were fixed on the man Sanguinius was holding. He was tall and straight, with a faint smile on his face, and a certain... inexplicable casualness in his eyes, as if he was just here to watch the show, and not being introduced as the "imperial regent."
Guilliman's mind raced, trying to find logic in the chaotic stream of information—
—regent?!
—Father gave up imperial power? To this guy?!
And something even more outlandish was yet to come... "I'm your mom's best friend and little girlfriend~"
"Sanguinius's Daughter," standing beside Sanguinius, gently rested her head on her shoulder, a cunning smile on her lips, enjoying Guilliman's collapsing expression as if watching a play.
—Mom? Little girlfriend?!
Guilliman's pupils contracted violently, a series of completely incomprehensible words and logic flashing wildly through his mind—
—Sanguinius's Daughter?!
—Mom?!
—Wait, when did Sanguinius have a daughter?!
Guilliman's eye twitched sharply, and he finally couldn't help but turn to look at his "dear, perfect, angelic-shining" brother, who was now in an even more incredible shota form.
Guilliman's eyes were filled with deep doubt, shock, and a hint of an urge to draw his sword and cut someone down.
"Sanguinius..." His voice was low and dangerous, with extreme restraint, "What in the world... is going on?"
But Sanguinius just shrugged lightly, looking at Celestine, and the moment he and Celestine met eyes... both of them simultaneously showed a very mischievous smile... "Ah, you mean her... My daughter, truly, my own."
Guilliman's mouth twitched violently, and his breathing became unstable. Not just Guilliman, but even Lion and the others hadn't expected this plot! Although Sanguinius was just mischievously deceiving them now, they wouldn't have thought that "that holy brother" would deceive them... Perturabo clapped his hands together on the spot, spreading them open right in front of Dorn... "See! What did I tell you? I said she must be Sanguinius's Daughter! You stone wouldn't believe it..."
Lion immediately grabbed Russ by the collar: "Didn't you say they weren't related by blood? You lied to me! Is this some kind of secret?"
Russ was being shaken by Lion by the collar: "Big Brother! Really! They really aren't..."
Hearing this, Lion became even angrier: "Would Sanguinius lie to us!!!"
However, something even more terrifying happened... "Don't forget, your mom is also my best friend."
"Sanguinius's Daughter" showed a devilish smile, gently holding Sanguinius's arm, her eyes filled with undisguised mockery: "How about it? Do you feel like your worldview is collapsing?"
Guilliman opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
He suddenly felt... that perhaps he had woken up too early.
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