Chen Shu sighed and said softly:
"This isn't your fault. You struggled, suffered, and resisted. In the end, amid all those negative influences, you chose desire. There are many evils in human nature; Lust is the least harmful of them.
"I suffered over this for a long time too. Your Uncle said that the Fallen Holy Grail is a special rule-type item. The only power in this world that can purify it is Solar Origin.
"The Taiyi Sect's Crimson Sun Executioner can suppress the Fallen Holy Grail's corruption, but we had no way to make him help you."
She took a few steps forward, seeming to want to embrace her son, yet not daring to approach. She sat down by the bed and said:
"We know your temperament—extreme, with an intense hatred of evil. If you learned that you were the Demon Lord, you wouldn't have been able to bear it. That's why we kept it from you."
Zhang Yuanqing gave a quiet "Mm."
"Aunt said something similar."
Uncle pulled out an ergonomic chair and sat down, crossing one leg over the other.
"The main reason was that you were destined to become a dazzling new star in the Spirit Realm world, to enter Ling Tuo's and the Star Lord's sights. If you knew the truth, it would be the same as them knowing it."
Zhang Yuanqing gazed out at the scenery beyond the window.
"Uncle, I want to hear about how you dealt with things after Brother Bing and I went missing back then. I want to understand the details from your perspective, because after becoming the Sun Lord and recovering my memories, there are still several things I haven't figured out."
As he spoke, he neither turned around nor left the window.
It was not that he was