"What?"
"The Demonic Realm?"
"Father... don't send me to the Demonic Realm... I don't want to go. The Demonic Realm is too terrifying!"
"I'm scared..."
He Tianzhi wore a terrified expression.
He Pingsheng merely looked at him calmly without speaking.
Only after three full breaths did he say, "Are you sure you won't go?"
"Fine... you don't have to go. Just stay here, then!"
"I'm leaving!"
He Pingsheng turned around and pretended to leave.
At that moment, He Tianzhi finally crumbled. He dropped to his knees with a thud and said, "Father, please don't be angry. I'm willing to follow your arrangements!"
He Pingsheng turned back with a cold laugh. "I'm not angry. You can choose to stay in the Profound Demon Heavenly Ruins!"
The awkwardness could have been wrung out of the air.
After the awkwardness lasted for several breaths, He Pingsheng said, "I have relatives and acquaintances in the Immortal Realm. If you can't restrain yourself again and drain someone you shouldn't touch, I won't be able to spare you then!"
"The Demonic Realm is different. I don't know anyone there!"
"Even if you drain someone, you'll only entangle yourself in cause and effect. I, your father, won't be affected!"
"That's why I want you to travel and cultivate in the Demonic Realm!"
He Tianzhi drew a deep breath. "Rest assured, Father. I've already turned away from evil and returned to the right path!"
He Pingsheng said, "Whether you've turned away from evil is something you need only ask yourself. There's no need to put on an act in front of me!"
"He Tianzhi..."
"Heaven and earth have their own cause and effect, and everyone has their own path in life!"
"Your fate and your fortune won't change because of my interference!"
"What must come will always come.