Qian Daoliu looked at his granddaughter. In the end, he still couldn't bring himself to tell her the truth. He'd better put it off a little longer!
He didn't want to say anything, but Qian Renxue had caught on and started pressing him. "Grandpa, what did those few words Ling Yun said to you afterward mean? What's the final step of the God Trial?"
"Well, this, um..."
Under Qian Renxue's unwavering gaze, Qian Daoliu genuinely didn't know what to do for a moment.
After struggling for a long while, he managed to say, "Well! Come back with me and start the Angel Trial, and you'll find out."
"Once you've started the Angel Nine Trials, I'll tell you after you've passed seven of them."
Qian Daoliu had resorted to stalling. No one knew a grandson better than his grandfather, and right now he didn't dare tell Qian Renxue the truth.
If Qian Renxue found out that starting the final trial of the Angel Trial required him to sacrifice himself to open the gates of inheritance, she might suffer an emotional breakdown. It would be too cruel to her.
But this was a hurdle they couldn't avoid. All he could do was put it off as long as possible and think of a plan once they got back.
After hearing him out, Qian Renxue said, "Fine, then! I won't ask."
"I'll complete the mission first. Once it's done, I'll go back and take the Angel Trial. You can tell me then!"
Qian Daoliu sighed. Why was this girl so stubborn?
Qian Renxue continued, "Never mind the secrets of the Angel God Trial. Why have you always refused to tell me about her?"
"Whenever I ask, you always tell me not to blame her, that Dad wronged her. What did Dad do to