"Tang Hao noticed it too. That was why he turned to drink and gave up on Tang San.
"But when Tang San awakened Twin Martial Souls, Tang Hao saw a chance for him to become a god. That was why his attitude toward Tang San changed.
"You don't really think Tang Hao drank to drown his sorrows over your death, do you?"
Ah Yin asked, puzzled:
"Wasn't that why?"
Ling Xiao couldn't help scoffing.
"Of course not. If he truly felt guilty about what happened to you, why did he hide you in a cave while you slept?
"Plant-type Soul Beasts need sunlight. Anyone knows that.
"But the cave Tang Hao left you in never saw the light of day. Sometimes there wasn't even enough water. How were you supposed to recover quickly?"
Ling Xiao's words left Ah Yin speechless.
As she listened, the Tree of Life felt less curious and more sympathetic.
At that moment, she no longer saw Ah Yin as an enemy. She saw a mother who had lost her child, and her heart went out to her.
Worse still, the man Ah Yin had always believed loved her had been scheming against her since her death. It was truly pitiful.
Even after Ling Xiao finished, Ah Yin struggled to accept it.
Ah Yin shook her head and said:
"Whether he's my child or not, it's enough that he acknowledges me as his mother."
The Tree of Life froze at those words.
She had never imagined Ah Yin would still cling to him. His soul had been replaced. Could he still be her son?
But Ah Yin's reaction was exactly what Ling Xiao had expected.
He went on:
"Ah Yin, haven't you noticed that Tang San's feelings toward you have changed?"
Ah Yin paused, unable to understand