"Don't cry, don't cry, child. It's all my fault. I should never have coveted the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion. Otherwise, that damned Tou She Ancient God wouldn't have trapped me for so long, leaving you abandoned outside..."
Seeing Zi Yan like this, the voice spoke with helpless confusion.
At the same time, a middle-aged man's commanding voice rang in Xiao Yu's ear.
"Boy, could you help me talk my daughter around? I'll owe you a favor."
Though his tone was commanding, there was a hint of embarrassment in it. It seemed that, despite his formidable strength, the Old Dragon Emperor was just like most fathers when faced with his own child. Besides, when all was said and done, he was the one who owed Zi Yan.
Xiao Yu gave an almost imperceptible nod and transmitted his reply. "I brought Zi Yan here to find you. Don't worry, Senior. I'll talk her around."
"Thank you."
With that, Xiao Yu stepped forward, patted Zi Yan on the shoulder, and said gently, "Little girl, do whatever your heart tells you."
Hearing this, the Old Dragon Emperor's heart tightened. Damn, is this young fellow trying to screw me over? Didn't I just give you a little scare earlier?
Didn't we just agree on this? Is that how you talk someone around?
But the very next moment, Xiao Yu's following words earned him an enormous thumbs-up in the Old Dragon Emperor's heart.
"But what parent in this world doesn't love their child? Look at this space, dark and desolate all year round. Your father might have been greedy back then, but that was a Dou Di Cave Abode. Who wouldn't have been tempted?"
"Trapped alone in a place like this, enduring thousands of years of solitude-I don't think anyone could have suffered more than he