The Sword-Wielding Dao Lord's words instantly sobered Li Baiyun. His eyes were filled with sorrow as he said, "There weren't many surprises in what happened. I killed them, so I have to admit it. What's more, it was an entire clan, wasn't it?"
"Senior Brother, go ahead and tell me. I can accept anything..." The Sword-Wielding Dao Lord's expression changed drastically. Yet when he looked at Li Baiyun, he still trusted his senior brother. Perhaps the affection they had built over so many years was still there.
"Junior Brother, you were born into a clan stained with blood. They waged war everywhere, washing one tribe after another clean. When I was ordered to investigate them, I had already encountered too many tragedies. Over time, my temperament changed. The murderous aura within me accumulated until I became just like them. But looking at it the other way around, how was I any different from them? It was easy to bow and worship before the strong, but how difficult was it for the strong to treat the weak with courtesy?" Li Baiyun sighed.
"Senior Brother, what do you mean? Just tell me whether you were the one who wiped out my entire family!" The Sword-Wielding Dao Lord was stunned as well. After all, Li Baiyun's casual tone left him deeply disappointed. Anyone could twist the meaning of such an explanation.
"Yes, I wiped out your entire clan... I only remember that I kept killing, kept slaughtering... It wasn't until I had killed my way to the point where you, a child, stood before me and looked at me covered in blood that I came to my senses. When I looked around again... there wasn't a single living person left... So, out of guilt, I brought you back to White Cloud Immortal Mountain.