At the sight of that face, its features so similar to his own, Wan Jiang froze, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He was certain. This was his father, Wan Ming, who had been missing for three years!
Three years ago, Wan Ming had been an outstanding officer in the Border Defense Army. But during an invasion by the Other Races, he had vanished from the battlefield, his fate unknown.
Some reports claimed he had been killed in action, but Wan Jiang and his mother had never believed them.
The ring on Wan Jiang's hand-the Demon-Sealing Tower-was something his father had left him before disappearing...
He had so many questions about his father's whereabouts and the Demon-Sealing Tower.
He had never expected to actually find his father today, upon clearing the fourth floor of the Demon-Sealing Tower's trials!
Wan Jiang's throat tightened. All the questions inside him caught on his tongue.
The pillar of light faded, revealing Wan Ming's attire: a style of battle robe never seen on Blue Star.
He studied Wan Jiang closely, then smiled with relief.
"Son, you've grown up!"
"Is your mother doing well?"
Wan Jiang took a deep breath, forcing his expression to settle as he suppressed his emotions and asked,
"Why are you here? Everyone thought you were dead..."
Wan Ming explained, "What's here is only a projected avatar of mine. My real body is still in another world."
"Back then, I simply left Blue Star..."
"Left Blue Star!?"
Wan Jiang's gaze sharpened. "Then you're all right?"
"If you were all right, why couldn't you come home and tell Mom before leaving? Did you know how upset she'd be?"
Wan Jiang's voice grew increasingly sharp and urgent, until he was practically scolding him.
He actually held little resentment over his father leaving without a word.