The moment Zhu Kun spoke, the women instinctively turned to look at Zi Yan.
Standing among them, Zi Yan's eyes reddened slightly when she heard Zhu Kun speak.
"You say you're my father, but how can you prove it?"
Zi Yan looked at Zhu Kun with a mixture of excitement, curiosity, and resentment, her voice carrying a trace of stubbornness.
The moment Zhu Kun heard this, he panicked. Thinking his daughter did not want to acknowledge him, he hurriedly explained, "Child, I really am your father. The same bloodline flows through our bodies. That cannot be faked."
Zi Yan gave a cold snort. "Since you say you're my father, why did you leave me alone outside back then? Do you know how I survived all these years? Ever since I was little, I was bullied by other magical beasts and never had enough to eat..."
"Bullied?"
"Someone bullied you?"
Hearing Zi Yan say that she had been bullied by other magical beasts, Zhu Kun was instantly consumed by rage.
Then, deep heartache appeared in his eyes. He stepped forward and tried to reach out to stroke Zi Yan's head.
But she directly dodged him.
Zhu Kun gave an awkward smile, then let out a long sigh. "Child, it was all Father's fault. You've suffered all these years."
As he spoke, he muttered indignantly to himself, "If Father hadn't coveted Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's cave abode back then, I wouldn't have fallen into that bastard Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's trap and been imprisoned in this damned Ancient Emperor Cave Abode, guarding its door for him all these years."
The moment those words came out, the women erupted into discussion.
"Ancient Emperor Tuoshe?"
"This is actually Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's cave abode?"
"Doesn't that mean Ancient Emperor Tuoshe's inheritance is here?"
The women were all