"...!" Liu Xian'er and Dong Santong exchanged a glance, guilt showing on their faces. Dong Santong was about to speak when Liu Xian'er spoke first. "Ya! You can't blame San Tong! It was my fault. I didn't take good care of Father and Mother!"
"!" At those words, Zhang Hong's eyes brightened. She looked at Liu Xian'er in surprise, then glanced at Li Xiaoya, her expression turning somewhat strained...
But Li Xiaoya's thoughts had already turned to his parents. Anxiously, he asked, "How are my parents? Tell me!" Although he knew they had not ascended, he still knew nothing of their exact circumstances, so he naturally felt worried...
"This is what happened!" Liu Xian'er gritted her teeth and hurriedly explained Mother Li and Li Muzhi's situation in full. They had already reached the great perfection of the Spirit Communion Stage, but had refused to ascend with her and Dong Santong. After recounting everything, she hastily added, "Ya! San Tong did everything he could. Father and Mother refused to ascend, and there was nothing I could do!"
"..." Li Xiaoya remained silent, looking somewhat disappointed...
"Ah! Even if we forced them to ascend..." Seeing Li Xiaoya's silence, Dong Santong thought he was blaming Liu Xian'er and hurriedly said, "Junior Sister Liu really did her best, too. Although your parents' cultivation had reached Great Void Stage perfection, they would still have to pass through the Ascension Passage on their own. Forcing them to ascend might have put them in danger...!" He explained in detail how Liu Xian'er had repeatedly ventured into dangerous places to seek heavenly materials and earthly treasures to help Mother Li and Li Muzhi cultivate and advance, as well as the dangers they would face in ascending...
"Phew! Xian'er! You've had it hard all these years!" After Dong Santong