Ah Yin, Qian Xunji, and Old Debts

Every window in the side hall stood open, and the door was open too.

Tang Hao sat near the door, his Clear Sky Hammer laid across the floor beside his feet. Tang San and Xiao Wu sat to his right, Yuan Yu sat in the middle, and Bibi Dong sat at the other end of the long table.

Ning Fengzhi stayed as a witness. Chen Xin, Azure Luan, Ling Yuan, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei stood guard outside the hall and took no part in the conversation.

Three old files lay on the table.

The first contained records of the previous pope's travels, the second listed those involved in the pursuit that year, and the third covered only Tang Hao's wanted notice and the Clear Sky Sect's subsequent handling of the matter.

Tang Hao did not touch the papers.

"Start with Ah Yin," Tang San said.

Even after father and son had reunited, Tang Hao had never told him his mother's full story. Tang San knew only that she was connected to Blue Silver Grass, and Yuan Yu had told him the name Ah Yin.

Tang Hao looked at his son. Only after a long silence did he speak.

"Your mother was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor who took human form."

Tang San gripped the armrests of his chair.

Tang Hao began with how he had met Ah Yin. He skimmed over their years together and spoke only of how Spirit Hall had discovered her identity, how Qian Xunji had led the pursuit, and the choice Ah Yin had made when she had no way out.

"She gave me her Spirit Ring and left her Spirit Bone for you."

"With the power of her sacrifice, I gravely wounded Qian Xunji and escaped with you, newly born. People from Spirit Hall