Ye Chunqiu had chosen to submit back then, and so he became that Grandmother's subordinate.
And the fact that he had been able to slay a ghost god and avenge Xiao Ruyi and Xu Fushi proved two things.
First, after submitting to that grandmother, his strength had undergone an astonishing breakthrough, granting him the ability to kill a ghost god.
Second, he was highly valued by that Grandmother!
After all, since that ghost god belonged to Lost Hometown City, it had surely been grandmother's subordinate as well. Yet Ye Chunqiu had killed it without authorization and paid no price for it. That alone showed how greatly grandmother valued him.
Su Yi was even certain that, within Lost Hometown City, if Grandmother had wanted to stop Ye Chunqiu from taking revenge, it would have been effortless.
Yet Grandmother had not done so.
This also showed that, in her eyes, Ye Chunqiu's value far surpassed that ghost god's.
That was why Su Yi felt so moved.
"Old Wang, are you blaming me?"
Ye Chunqiu gave a bitter smile.
Su Yi shook his head. "No. With your character and backbone, if it weren't to avenge Xiao Ruyi and Xu Fushi, you would rather die than choose submission and forbearance."
Ye Chunqiu picked up the wine jug and took a drink. Smiling, he said, "You still understand me best. These words, I would only ever say to you."
That was what it meant to bare one's heart and soul to another.
They understood each other's disposition and character. No lengthy explanations were needed for them to understand one another without speaking.
Yet Su Yi could not be certain whether Ye Chunqiu had changed after being trapped in Lost Hometown City for endless years.
He said directly, "Did you come here to repay Grandmother's kindness