The other end of the Thousand Mile Sound Talisman fell into silence.
"He's left... When did he leave?" The voice on the other end was somewhat hoarse and melancholic.
"About six days ago."
Chen Shi hesitated. He had been dizzy and groggy these past few days, immersed in sorrow without keeping track of time. "Dad, will you come back to send Grandpa off?"
The voice on the other end hesitated for a moment. "Are you... Little Ten, right? Don't call me Dad. My son, Chen Shi, died ten years ago. He died after having his Divine Embryo cut out, and I buried him with my own hands..."
Chen Shi's head buzzed.
What was going on?
Didn't he die the year before last after having his Divine Embryo cut out?
Why did Chen Tang say he died ten years ago?
Why were there eight extra years?
What on earth had happened during these intervening eight years?
The voice on the other end continued, "...My dad already went crazy. He felt he could still save Chen Shi, so he dug Chen Shi's corpse out of the grave. He truly went crazy. He did many crazy things and caused a huge disaster. The disaster he caused was even more terrifying than a demon. Later, I lost contact with him, and he disappeared without a trace for a full eight years. It wasn't until two years ago that he suddenly contacted me, telling me he had resurrected Chen Shi and asking if I was coming home for the New Year. He said the three generations of our grandfather, father, and grandson could go back to the way things were before. But I knew we could never go back. My son had already been dead for eight years."
Listening to the voice, Chen Shi could