"I was reviled by everyone in the Central Plains, but the Central Plains were not the entirety of this world. There were even more terrifying powerhouses beyond them."
"Then, ten years later, a terrifying demonic beast suddenly appeared and crushed me beneath one claw. Its dreadful beast poison spread through my body, and I nearly shattered to pieces on the spot. At the time, the people of the Central Plains all thought I was dead."
"But I gritted my teeth and survived, because I still wanted to see Wuyan and our child."
"Gravely wounded, I was trapped to death within the domain of that terrifying demonic beast's claw. Only recently did I barely manage to break free... but there were still powerhouses guarding the outside of that domain."
"They had also continued searching within the beast's domain for my corpse and treasures, and I was hunted down once again, all the way until now."
Hearing this, Sikong Jing fell deeply silent, while Sikong Ling had long since been weeping uncontrollably.
Suddenly, Su Old Devil raised his head again and said, "Wuyan had clearly died because her injuries had not fully healed, and giving birth to a child had severely drained her vital energy. Yet I never thought of that at the time. Before meeting you, I had never even considered it at all!"
"If I wasn't the one who harmed her, then who was? It was all my fault—it was all me!"
As he spoke, he sank once more into deep self-reproach, as though he could no longer find his way out...
Sikong Ling opened her mouth, wanting to offer some comfort, but she did not know how to begin.
After a long silence, Sikong Jing suddenly asked in return, "Grandpa Su, then what do you think I should do?