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"Hey, Dad, at this point, even if I had to throw away all dignity, I wouldn't dare hide this from you anymore. Before... before, our feelings had run deep. Although I never went looking for Xingyao again, deep down, I still thought of her from time to time. Even with Wanxi as my beloved, and with Yunwen's birth... sometimes, the heart trapped by love still refused to fade, and I even let my swordsmanship fall by the wayside..." Xia Lingxian let out a long breath.
Xia Yunwen, Xia Xinglan, and Xia Xingchun all pricked up their ears, while Yun Wanxi wiped her tears dry.
After all, everything stemmed from this matter.
"You let your swordsmanship fall because of love? You've really made something of yourself. I'd say Wanxi treated you too well!" I scolded with a frown.
"Dad, you're not wrong. Every mistake was my fault!" Xia Lingxian let out a bitter sigh before continuing. "But one day, I happened to discover that Xingyao was the same... My guilt grew even heavier. When she parted from me back then, her words had sounded heartless, but in truth, she had been utterly heartbroken. She had never managed to forget me... We kept talking about everything that happened in the Infinite Divine Domain. After all those years, those feelings had always been impossible to sever..."
"See? Only those caught in the middle know how tightly emotions can entangle them." Li Guxian's fingers naturally interlaced with mine, silently pleading with me not to criticize the child's feelings too harshly. How could I not understand?
"Your son knew that taking even one step forward would inevitably lead him astray. But I truly couldn't bring myself to be heartless and unjust. Wasn't her lonely, miserable state also caused