Gongsun Qi finished his harsh words and turned to leave, but Yu Sui called out to stop him. "Wait. You've said so much. You should hear what I have to say, too."
Gongsun Qi didn't listen. Yu Sui really wasn't in good shape and didn't feel like making the effort, so she tugged on Mei Chengyu's sleeve, signaling him to keep Gongsun Qi there.
Mei Chengyu cut through space, preventing Gongsun Qi from opening the door. Only then did Gongsun Qi turn back.
"I don't think you're the World Destroyer, so I should trust you without question." Gongsun Qi's tone was cold.
As far as he was concerned, no matter what Yu Sui's reasons or unspoken hardships were, no matter whether she hated her parents, the mere fact that she was Su Xing and Nangong Ming's Daughter was already an original sin, ending every possibility between them.
The fact that Gongsun Qi hadn't continued to berate Yu Sui already showed considerable restraint.
"You knew my mother, Su Xing, didn't you?" Yu Sui asked.
Gongsun Qi watched her coldly without answering.
Yu Sui said, "As a Yan citizen, she stole the Agricultural School's treasure, the Breath Soil, from her Senior Martial Brother, then refined it. But because she refined it in such a rush, when she gave birth to me, the Breath Soil split in two. Half remained with her, and half came to me."
Gongsun Qi didn't seem interested in the Breath Soil splitting in two. Instead, he said to Mei Chengyu, "Su Xing dared to let her Senior Martial Brother be devoured by a phantom beast so she could steal the Breath Soil. Her daughter would dare take your life to steal the Thousand Mechanism Heart, too."
Mei Chengyu replied as if it were nothing, "Uncle, you certainly know