Admitting a Mistake

After being away for several days, everything at home was well.

Bao'er, Gu Yunxi, Fang Yonghe, Chen Wan, and Qiqi were all there that evening. Although Zuo Yi had returned suddenly, everyone was already used to it, and they shared a lively, warm reunion dinner.

After dinner, Chen Wan left early on business. Zuo Yi went upstairs, took a satisfying hot bath, then lay back in the study chair, clearing his mind and quietly resting with his eyes closed.

It was his habit. Every time he returned from battle, even if he had not expended much strength, he would meditate to relax his mind and keep negative emotions from affecting his soul and will.

Being in the light did not mean being forever separated from darkness. So long as one possessed the seven emotions and six desires, one could be tainted by darkness.

Many knights of the good-aligned factions had fallen because of this.

That was why Zuo Yi had long ago built a barrier around his own will and mastered methods of dispelling negative emotions.

This time, he had not even used all his strength to destroy the Bai family, and he himself had emerged entirely unscathed. Yet what he had seen and heard in the underground palace beneath Bai Estate had inevitably touched his soul.

Only a moment later, Zuo Yi's mind had regained its clarity and serenity, with not the slightest shadow remaining.

Home truly was the best harbor for the soul.

"Dad."

At that moment, the little girl's head peeked around the study door, wearing a sneaky little expression.

Zuo Yi sat up straight and asked curiously, "What is it, sweetheart?"

Bao'er shuffled over, her little hands hidden behind her back as she said hesitantly, "I-I need to tell Dad something. Dad, you won't get mad,