I Was Also Forced

With that guilt-ridden yet ecstatic cry of "Father" confirmed, this dark space, silent for countless ages, seemed to have been infused with a warm current called "family affection," dispelling some of its eternal chill.

Zi Yan and Zhu Kun, father and daughter bound by blood yet separated for countless years, had finally crossed space-time and misunderstanding before Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion—a place akin to certain doom—and recognized one another.

Perhaps it was the loneliness and longing he had suppressed for too long, or perhaps the excitement of suddenly seeing his own daughter was simply too much to contain. After confirming Zi Yan's identity, Zhu Kun, the Dragon Emperor who had once been endlessly imposing and whose voice had rumbled like thunder, instantly turned into a chatterbox who would not stop talking.

Though his enormous dragon head could not move, those huge eyes like blood moons remained fixed tightly on Zi Yan, as though he wished to carve her tiny figure into the depths of his soul.

All that remained was his excited, trembling voice, echoing through the space like an unending roll of muffled thunder:

"Child! My child! You... how have you lived all these years? Have you been well? Did anyone bully you? You... what is your name? It is Father's fault. Father was useless, trapped in this damned place, leaving you to wander outside and suffer so much..."

One question followed another, filled with urgency, concern, and profound self-reproach.

Even his enormous dragon body trembled faintly from excitement, causing slight ripples to spread through the surrounding space.

Faced with this father who had suddenly appeared and was as emotionally volatile as an erupting volcano, Zi Yan was initially at a loss. Yet as she listened to the undisguised concern and guilt in his words, nearly overflowing