Little Nonpoint's words made his parents' hearts ache.
Their eldest son was still thinking of his younger brother, even now.
He had suffered so much himself. He had survived alone in those circumstances, with no one by his side.
"Son, I'm sorry..." Even a man as steadfast as Shi Ziling had tears in his eyes.
Qin Yining had long since broken down sobbing.
"It was our fault. All our fault. We should never have left you."
Guilt, self-reproach, regret, and grief surged through them both.
Little Nonpoint shook his head and reached out to embrace his father and mother.
"I never blamed you. I've missed you all this time..."
Seeing his Parents again and hearing them tell him some of what had happened back then finally set Little Nonpoint's heart at ease.
The uncertainty and helplessness he had felt in Stone Village were long gone.
The moment they reunited, he knew one thing for certain: these were his Parents, the Parents he had longed for day and night.
And his Parents had never forgotten him. They had been working for his sake all along.
He could feel what Shi Ziling and Qin Yining felt, and how deeply they loved him.
Just as Little Nonpoint had said, he had never resented them. Even when he first learned he had a younger brother, he had not blamed them.
He had only been worried, lost, and afraid.
"Your younger brother already knows the truth..."
Qin Yining's heart twisted with pain as she continued telling Little Nonpoint what had happened back then.
Their second son had been born, but the two of them were still immersed in grief.
They had been powerless to save Little Nonpoint.
Just as they had said on the Enchanted Cottage battlefield, they had returned to the original site of