Zhu Kun's gaze swept over Zi Yan's lovely face. A complicated smile suddenly appeared on his resolute features, and he sighed. "You look so much like your mother..."
"I'm an orphan. I have no father or mother."
Zi Yan's voice was cool, but there was a hint of heartbreak in it.
Zi Yan stood stubbornly before him. Yet as she spoke, tears welled in her eyes despite her best efforts. Her father... She had once longed for this moment more than anything.
"My fault. It was all my fault. I shouldn't have coveted the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode. That bastard Tou She Ancient God set a trap for me and kept me imprisoned for so long!"
The sight of tears in Zi Yan's eyes sent Zhu Kun into a panic. He fumbled forward. "Child, don't cry. Please don't cry. It's all my fault. From now on, I'll do anything you ask. If you don't believe me, I'll swear an oath!"
Seeing this once-mighty expert, who had once awed the entire continent, at such a loss, Xiao Yan felt relieved. Zhu Kun truly cared about Zi Yan.
The people around them were just as silent. Apart from Zi Yan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin, none of them seemed to understand what was happening. The elders of the Ancient Dragon Clan were utterly stunned as a thought that made their hearts tremble rose within them...
Zi Yan sniffed softly. Her reddened eyes fixed on the middle-aged man before her, who stood rubbing his hands. His former majesty now looked almost guileless. She suddenly raised a slender finger and pointed toward Hun Tiandi in the distance. Her voice was thick with tears. "Then kill him for me. Can you?"
"Yes! You don't even have to ask. I already promised Xiao Yu!"
"Sister Yu?"