Confrontation

The two arrived at breakneck speed, their clothes fluttering and creating a sharp gust of wind.

"Lin Hai, don't talk nonsense!" Tang Hao's voice boomed, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Lin Hai as if he wanted to devour him alive.

"Lin Hai, so you were the one who stole the Spirit Bone back then!" Tang San shouted sternly, following closely behind.

His face was ashen, his fingertips trembled slightly, and the Mysterious Heaven Skill was already quietly circulating within his body.

The guy who caused him to absorb Thousand Year Trunk Bone —for the past two years, every time he thought of him, he wished he could tear him apart and skin him alive.

Unexpectedly, the culprit turned out to be Lin Hai again!

Stealing his woman, arresting his teacher, injuring his father, ruining his future...

This person already has... This person deserves to die a hundred times to atone for their sins!

Lin Hai's expression remained unchanged. His gaze lingered for a moment on Tang Hao's graying temples and deep wrinkles, and he said with a hint of sarcasm:

"You and your son have been hiding for so long, and you've finally decided to come out!"

"What, aren't you going to say hello to Ah Yin first?"

"Ah Yin..." Tang Hao trembled slightly upon hearing this, as if something had struck a vital point.

He slowly turned to the familiar yet unfamiliar figure, his voice suddenly becoming low and hoarse, tinged with a cautious probing. "It really is you!"

He took half a step forward and then stopped, his Adam's apple bobbing. "You... don't even remember me?"

Ah Yin's clear eyes darted between Tang Hao and Tang San, before she finally shook her head blankly.

She could indeed sense a faint sense of closeness from Tang San.

But the sensation was too faint, essentially no different from the Blue Silver Grass swaying in the wind around them.

As for Tang Hao...

The marks of Asura are etched on this face, making it so aged that not a trace of its former self can be found!

"You are... Second Brother?" Tang Yuehua hesitated for a moment before speaking.

She stared incredulously at Tang Hao's full head of white hair and wrinkled face, her voice trembling.

Looking at Ah Yin's completely unfamiliar eyes, Tang Hao felt a deep sense of loss welling up inside him.

Turning to look at Tang Yuehua, his brows furrowed, he exclaimed, "Yuehua, what are you doing here?!"

"It was Lin Hai ..." Tang Yuehua paused, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes, but ultimately she didn't tell the truth, "He brought me here."

Unwilling to see the two men clash because of her, she explained, half-truthfully, "He said he came here to help my second sister-in-law regain her memory!"

Although Ah Yin is simple-minded, she is not stupid.

Previously, when Tang Yuehua addressed her as "sister-in-law," she didn't understand why and just let her be.

But the title "Second Sister-in-law" was far too outrageous, so she quickly waved her hand and said urgently:

"I'm not... I'm not your second sister-in-law!"

As if seeking refuge, she quickly grabbed Lin Hai's arm and hugged him tightly, keeping a close eye on Lin Hai expression, afraid that he might misunderstand.

Lin Hai gave her a reassuring look, then his gaze sharpened as he turned to Tang Hao.

"Continue, Tang Hao. Did I say anything wrong?"

Tang Hao looked at Ah Yin with anguish, his voice pleading, "Ah Yin, believe me!"

"I had no other choice back then."

He clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"At that time, my Xiao San had just been born. I had to take care of him and also constantly guard against the Spirit Hall's pursuit. I really couldn't bring you with me..."

His voice trailed off, filled with a deep sense of helplessness. "I wouldn't dare plant you in the open air either. Natural disasters and man-made calamities—I can't gamble with that!"

Ah Yin remained silent, staring intently at Lin Hai, as if he were her only connection to the world.

"Why not send Ah Yin back to the Blue Silver Forest?" Lin Hai demanded sharply. "Since you've come here today, it means Ah Yin told you this before she died!"

Although the Blue Silver King had limited knowledge of the situation, he was indignant at Tang Hao's act of planting Ah Yin in the cave, and nodded in agreement:

"That's right, although my race is weak, we have a special racial talent."

It turned towards Ah Yin, its tone becoming respectful:

"The Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline is supported by all Blue Silver Grass Clan, and their power is shared and collectively owned!"

"If you send the king back to his ancestral land, his people will be able to restore him to a cultivation level of over ten thousand years in a short time."

It paused, then emphasized, "The subsequent recovery speed is also much faster than outside!"

Having said that, it seemed to want to prove that what it said was true, and took the lead in offering pure Life energy to Ah Yin.

Then, within a radius of several miles, from the ancient Blue Silver Grass elders with ten thousand years of cultivation to the newly sprouted grass, all seemed to be summoned and released a shimmering blue light.

A cluster of azure lights converged from all directions, gradually forming a galaxy-like torrent that gently enveloped Ah Yin.

Nourished by this immense Life energy, Ah Yin's aura surged at a visible rate...

A moment later, he jumped directly from mid-level 96 to the edge of level 97.

It seems that as long as Ah Yin is willing, she can exert more effort at any time and break through to level 97 directly.

Tang Hao witnessed this scene and remained silent for a long time.

Whether he was regretting his decision back then or thinking about something else, he stubbornly insisted in the end:

"I can't let Ah Yin stray too far from me; she's only truly safe when she's by my side!"

"Are you safe with someone around you?" Lin Hai scoffed, his laughter full of sarcasm.

"Have you forgotten that the Spirit Hall was watching you two brothers back then, which is how they noticed Ah Yin and learned of Ah Yin identity?"

He stepped forward, his gaze piercing. "She was safe and sound before she met you and Tang Xiao!"

"That's why I planted Ah Yin's seed in the cave!" Tang Hao retorted excitedly, veins bulging on his forehead. "In case I'm discovered by the Spirit Hall again, it won't implicate her!"

"Well said!" Lin Hai clapped his hands in praise, but there was not a trace of sincerity in his applause.

"Your grandfather, Tang Chen, once searched the entire continent for the method to become a god because of a single sentence from Bo Saixi."

His tone suddenly turned sharp, his words abruptly changing. "And you, Ah Yin sacrificed ten thousand years of cultivation for you."

"And you knew about the Blue Silver Emperor's immortality, yet you never tried to revive her, only leaving her to grow slowly in the endless darkness."

"When you sometimes have something to say but no one to listen, use her as a tool to confide in, and then turn around and leave!"

How many times did you visit her in those six years?

"Don't you know that even if she repeats the course, she will still retain a certain level of consciousness?"

"Don't you know she was very lonely in that dark cave?!"

"Do you think you deserve to have her back in your life?"

The four questions were like four heavy hammer blows, leaving Tang Hao speechless and causing him to stagger back half a step.

After Ah Yin's death, the Blue Silver Grass that sprouted anew held special significance for him.

But in his subconscious, it was always just a plant that carried Ah Yin's instincts; he never really thought that it could have human emotions, or feel loneliness and pain.