That blast of true energy had nearly killed Cheng Guiyi on the spot. After finishing the interrogation, Sikong Jing felt as though he could barely suppress his killing intent.
Of course, it was not about how many subordinates Ling Yusong had or how many treasures he possessed.
It was about what his father and mother had suffered in the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family.
Previously, whether in the two letters his parents had left behind or in the accounts of the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family within the secret realm, they had never told Sikong Jing and his sister the details...
They had only said that they had been insignificant figures in the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family.
But...
Cheng Guiyi had now revealed many things. His father's family had always been loyal to the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family, yet because of some trumped-up charge, his father had been imprisoned and the family had nearly been wiped out.
This had happened before his father obtained the inheritance of the Nine Heavens Emperor's essence blood.
The reason his father had later escaped from prison was to desperately save his family. By a twist of fate, he had swallowed the Nine Heavens Emperor's essence blood hidden within the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family.
In Cheng Guiyi's words, his father's family had merely been meant for sacrifice. That was perfectly normal.
Sikong Ding's resistance was an unforgivable act of rebellion.
As for his mother, Ling Xiaotian, she had not really been any kind of young lady. She had merely been her father's adopted daughter...
Originally, she had been a daughter of a collateral branch of the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family. Because her talent was quite good, Ling Yusong's grandfather had taken her in as an adopted daughter.
The sole purpose was for her to be used in a marriage alliance once she grew