Everyone in the Prince's Residence paled drastically at these words. Facing the old man's pressing questions, they immediately began to hem and haw. They thought that the tragedy from back then had already become a secret buried in their hearts, one they absolutely could not reveal without that lady's permission!
Looking at his stammering clansmen, Shi Zhongtian immediately sensed something amiss. His expression darkened as he swept his gaze over them, then strode inside.
Only when he returned to the room where Shi Hao had once lived did a trace of a smile appear on his face. Just as he was about to go inside to see his grandson, footsteps suddenly sounded behind him. He turned to look and saw Shi Hao's Mother.
"So you have returned, elder. What a pleasant surprise. Rumor had it that the Pixiu Desolate Beast chased you beneath a cliff, and no one knew whether you were alive or dead. We all thought you were gone. To think you are still alive..."
Shi Zhongtian's expression shifted slightly as he looked at the woman before him. He glanced at the room behind him, then asked coldly:
"It seems you didn't want me to return. Where are my son and grandson? Why haven't I seen either of them?"
Shi Hao's Mother smiled with her arms folded. She glanced at Shi Zhongtian before her, then recounted what had happened back then. After embellishing the story, she looked utterly pitiful as she said:
"Elder, that child simply had an unfortunate fate. Who could have imagined that after you left, he would contract such a terminal illness and ultimately, tragically leave us? To save him, Zilin and his wife went so far as to take him elsewhere in search of precious medicine. We still haven't seen any sign of them."