Gangzi's mind rang when he heard those words. It felt as though five heavenly thunderbolts had struck him, hitting the deepest recesses of his heart.
Those words struck straight at two of the most painful wounds in Gangzi's heart, shattering his defenses and landing a critical hit.
The first was that, even after Chen Ling had reduced him to this state, his clan still wanted to cooperate with the Azure Nether Sect.
The second concerned Liu Erlong. Of course, the pain was not over Chen Ling taking her away, but the humiliation of Yu Luomian forcibly interrupting his wedding with her all those years ago.
This second uncle, who had vehemently opposed his marriage to Liu Erlong back then, was actually proposing that she marry into the other sect.
Gangzi's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and he panted like an ox. He flew into a rage, barely able to control his emotions.
Had he not lost his martial soul, he would probably have summoned Luo Sanpao right then and begun blasting heaven and earth.
"Enough, Xiaogang. Don't dwell on it." Seeing how tense things had become, Yu Yuanzhen flashed between the two men, cutting off the uncle and nephew's view of each other.
"This matter is settled. As for you, Xiaogang..."
Yu Yuanzhen looked at his son, his lips moving for a long while, but he truly did not know how to begin.
He had initially been delighted by Yu Xiaogang's return, only to discover that Yu Xiaogang not only wanted to push the sect into a pit of fire, but even intended to draw on its reserves for his own selfish desires.
Of course, there was another reason: he truly did not know how to utter those two words.
In the end, Yu Luomian spoke instead. It was still rather