"Yes." The old man nodded.
"The problem is, that way, I'll be the only bad guy." The Burning Star Sacred Ancestor said gloomily.
"What are you afraid of? From now on, you'll be his father-in-law, perhaps even the grandfather of his children. If I'm his benefactor, then you're the son of his benefactor. What can he do to you? Besides, as a father, it's only natural for you to fly into a thunderous rage when something like this happens. The key is whether, after truly reconciling, you can let bygones be bygones." The old man said.
"Letting bygones be bygones isn't a problem. At most, it'll just mean I slapped my own face. But Father, there's one thing I don't understand." The Burning Star Sacred Ancestor said.
"Go on."
"You keep talking about being his 'father-in-law' and 'grandfather,' and about becoming his benefactor. What I want to ask is, have you truly decided to treat him as one of our Suishen Clan, as a weapon of the Suishen Clan? To truly bind him to us and nurture him?" The Burning Star Sacred Ancestor stared intently as he asked.
"That's not how you should put it," the old man said.
"Then how should I put it?"
The old man pondered for a moment, then said, "What I mean is, first bring him back and keep him in our hands. That means seizing the initiative first. As for whether our Suishen Clan ultimately plays the good guy or the bad guy, that will depend on how the situation changes and how he changes personally. If we can be the good guys, then we can profit through him and live together in harmony. If we must be the bad guys, then we'll have ample time to destroy him. Rather than like now, pushing