Su Mulin's eyes looked as though they could spit fire.
"After my wife left, my daughter became everything in my life."
"I trusted you so much once. But you pushed my daughter into an abyss beyond redemption."
"I don't want to know how you came back from the dead, nor do I want to investigate whether you ever died in the first place."
"Now, give me an explanation."
An Energy Ball abruptly struck Pu Dao General, but its power had been kept well in check. It merely forced him back two steps, removing the saber from Cheng Tian's neck.
Gengar warily shielded Cheng Tian behind him.
"That's exactly why I came." Cheng Tian touched the wound on his neck, and his hand was instantly stained red.
"My failure to protect Xiaohan was my greatest regret. And now, I'm going to bring her back."
"Empty boasts," Su Mulin said coldly. "Why should I trust you again? Do you think I never tried to bring my wife back after she left?"
"I devoted all my youth, all my energy to it. Yet I still haven't succeeded. What makes you think you can do it?!"
"Do you believe your wife is already dead?" Cheng Tian immediately replied.
That question choked off Su Mulin's words.
"I..."
"You've searched for your wife regardless of everything else precisely because, deep down, you're certain she's still alive, haven't you?"
"And right now, I feel the same way you do," Cheng Tian said firmly.
"I believe Xiaohan isn't dead yet."
"As long as I'm alive, I'll keep searching."
In that instant, Su Mulin understood what the young man before him felt.
"To accomplish my goal, I need to see the old gentleman." Seeing that he had calmed down, Cheng Tian hurriedly spoke.
"Heh." Su Mulin gave a grief-stricken