Pang Hong made an offhand joke, but Chen Changsheng answered seriously.
"I haven't become easier to talk to. Seeing you all just makes my heart ache."
"You, Yin Qi, and the others alike."
"In my eyes, you're all remarkable children."
"If it weren't for me, you might not have turned out this way."
"I have ten thousand ways to heal the wounds on your bodies, but there's nothing I can do about the wounds in your hearts."
At those words, Pang Hong and the others fell silent.
To everyone present, Chen Changsheng was unquestionably the most pivotal person in their lives.
It was no exaggeration to say that everything they had achieved, and every skill they possessed, was thanks to him.
But the harm he had done them could never be erased either.
That was the real reason their feelings toward Chen Changsheng were so complicated.
"Sir, who do you think that person in the Nether River Forbidden Ground is?"
Just as the atmosphere grew tense, Miao Shi, who was guarding the Array Core, spoke up.
Chen Changsheng thought for a moment. "He mentioned the Sky Abyss World, which means his standing in the Forbidden Ground can't be low."
"Although I worked with the Forbidden Ground back then, only its upper ranks had access to many of its deepest secrets."
"Wang Hao destroyed the Dead Sea Forbidden Ground, but a great many of its experts had already fled before he struck."
"Most of them later entered the Blood Sea and formed the Nether River Forbidden Ground."
"Judging by that, this person was most likely among the Dead Sea Forbidden Ground's upper ranks."
"As for his exact identity, I have a vague suspicion, but I can't be certain yet."
At that, Miao Shi asked quietly, "What do you suspect, sir?"
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