Mahito kept egging her on from the sidelines. "What's wrong? Why aren't you attacking? Or don't you want to avenge your brother?"
"Do it, Xiao Wu! I love my son Tang San, and that's exactly why I'm willing to die by your hand!" Hanami looked ready to face death without regret. She stroked Tang San's hair with boundless affection. "Xiao San, Spirit Hall has made a fool of itself across the entire continent this time. Its reputation will take a terrible blow, and your birth father, Tang Hao, has already had his body taken over. Mom has no regrets left. I won't get to watch you grow up, but as long as you and Xiao Wu are happy, that's enough."
Her words were gentle and doting, yet somehow they still sounded calculated.
"Mom, I haven't even had the chance to repay you for raising me. How can you die?" Tang San seemed to make up his mind. He stepped in front of his mother and spread his arms. "Xiao Wu, a son can repay his mother's debt. If you want to hurt my mom, you'll have to kill me first!"
"Brother..."
Seeing how devoted Tang San was to his mother, Xiao Wu could no longer hold back. She threw herself into his arms.
"Waaah..." Xiao Wu sobbed, clinging tightly to Tang San.
They held each other for a long while before Xiao Wu finally pulled away.
She looked at Hanami and remembered the countless stalks of Blue Silver Grass she had eaten over the past hundred thousand years. Feeling a little guilty, she bowed slightly. "Forget it, Auntie. Let's leave the past behind us."
Hanami blinked, disbelief lingering deep in her eyes. Xiao Wu had actually forgiven her?
*What an ungrateful little wretch. She won't stab my son in the