Shu Brother

That faint emotion buried deep in his heart might have been Zhang Qingyuan's illusion.

Or perhaps it had been a wisp of lingering thought left behind by the body's former owner. When Zhang Qingyuan returned and offered incense to this body's parents, that obsession finally dispersed and vanished into nothingness.

It left Zhang Qingyuan feeling a relaxation that came from the bottom of his heart.

"So you were still here."

Zhang Qingyuan spoke silently in his heart.

Though he had no proof, he felt that what had just dispersed was likely the lingering thought left behind by this body's former owner.

"Don't worry. I'll live well in your stead, and I'll settle the score for the vengeance against your parents too."

He did not know why he had transmigrated to this world, nor why he had transmigrated into this body.

But since it was no longer much trouble for him now, he did not mind taking on this karma.

He would settle this body's debts of gratitude and hatred.

That would let him keep a clear conscience.

After all, the enemy who had caused the Zhang Family's decline back then was now beneath contempt before him. He could crush them to death with a casual hand.

"I have not returned home all these years. I have truly been an unfilial son. Elder Brother, I must thank you for looking after Father and Mother all these years."

Zhang Qingyuan nodded toward the honest-looking middle-aged man standing respectfully beside him and spoke.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. They were only small matters. When Father and Mother's graves were rebuilt a few years ago, the Lineage helped as well. I did not do much."

The honest middle-aged man was timid and submissive.

He seemed somewhat flattered by the favor.

His expression was