Xu Yanli stared at those words, silent for a long time.
He seemed to see that woman from seventeen years ago, sitting in a military camp, raising her cup and laughing heartily with the soldiers, bold and utterly unrestrained.
That was what a true daughter of heaven looked like.
That was his mother.
Xu Yanli gently stroked the sheet of paper, then let out a sigh.
But if Tang San really had been the one who violated the rules, why had no god stopped him? Had they thought it unnecessary, or had they all decided that his mother deserved to die?
Perhaps because Xu Yanli had lived in darkness since childhood, most of his thoughts now tended to run toward the darkest possibilities.
In the original story, the God of Life and the God of Destruction had disagreed with Tang San, but overall, they had both acted for the sake of the Divine Realm.
If...
The truth of what happened back then had to be uncovered. Whether that streak of light had been connected to the Divine Realm or only to Tang San could be verified only after he became a god.
Still, he was better off keeping something in reserve. Even if he inherited a Godhood, he needed something of his own.
Especially Electrolux's abilities. He needed to work harder to master them; perhaps then he could leave himself a way out.
He gently rolled up the letter and handed it back to Xiao Dingtian.
"Uncle Xiao, may I ask you something?"
Xiao Dingtian nodded. "Go ahead."
Xu Yanli's gaze fell on the Star Luo Sunset Map hanging on the wall.
"Were there people from the Duke of White Tiger Mansion among those who harmed my mother?"
Xu Yanli suddenly remembered that the people who had tried to assassinate