Sha Rulai suddenly released her.
It was not that he could not hold on. He had been angered by his daughter's unreasonable behavior and unconsciously tightened his grip. Then he suddenly realized that he might have hurt her by gripping too hard, and instinctively let go.
Sha Huanli had indeed been hurt, but once released, she had no time to mind the pain. One hand clutching the arm he had gripped, she ran out of the pavilion with a heartbroken look on her face.
Watching his daughter leave in sorrow, Sha Rulai's heart ached even more. His cheeks tightened, and his heart felt as though it were being twisted by knives.
There were things he wanted to discuss properly with his daughter, yet he knew they could not be explained clearly. Some truths could not be told to her, at least not yet. Otherwise, it would do her no good at all and would only plunge his blindly impulsive daughter into danger.
After watching his daughter disappear, Sha Rulai also emerged from his inexplicable emotions. His cold gaze swept the surroundings, and he discovered that the scattered people from the Ice and Snow Sacred Land nearby were all watching him.
There was another familiar face watching him as well: Niu Youdao!
He did not know when Niu Youdao had come here. He must have witnessed what had just happened and was now looking on, blinking from time to time.
"Let's go." The person leading the way called out to Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao gave an "Mm" and followed him away.
Sha Rulai watched them briefly, then left the pavilion as well.
Wang Zun followed. Once they had left the residence through its main gate, he did not ask about the matter between father and daughter; that was not his place