Sunset

Song Hengjiang sighed. "Things have come to this. There's nothing more to say."

"Zhuang Chenggan" said bitterly, "I failed Wanxi, and the Zhuang family failed the Song family. Seeing things end up like this, I almost wish I'd died at the hands of White Bone back then, body and soul annihilated!"

Song Hengjiang lowered his eyes, hiding his grief. "Since you've returned to life in another body, it's only a matter of time before you regain your former cultivation. Just make sure you guide Gao Xian well from now on. He is Wanxi's grandson, after all. He may not be so bad at heart."

"If Wanxi were still alive, Mingqi wouldn't have died, and Gao Xian wouldn't have turned out this way..." "Zhuang Chenggan"'s eyes reddened, his voice thick with bitterness. "It's all my fault for failing to protect Wanxi and giving the White Bone Sect an opening."

Song Hengjiang glanced back at Song Wanxi, whose eyes were now closed. "No matter how often we say it, Wanxi won't come back."

Of course, he resented Zhuang Chenggan for Song Wanxi's death. But he could not say he hated him. The White Bone Sect had been the killer, and the White Bone Venerable God the enemy behind it all. Besides, he and Zhuang Chenggan had truly been as close as brothers back then.

And objectively speaking, given the situation now, Zhuang Chenggan's return should be a good thing for both him and the Qing River Aquatic Clan.

Zhuang Gaoxian and his ministers clearly held little respect for the Qing River Aquatic Clan, and Song Hengjiang's body could not last much longer. He had constantly worried about the clan's future.

If Zhuang Chenggan could recover his former strength and take power again... then the Qing River Aquatic Clan would have hope once