"This was the clan's test for you..." Murong Junpeng said with a bitter smile. "How could you go and complicate matters further? Now look at this—even this old man has been dragged into it by you..."
Xiao Hua knew nothing of the Murong family's many secrets. He had already flown to the cliff, waiting to learn the Chu family's secrets. He was even wondering whether he could uncover from Chu Yang the Chu family's true purpose in searching for God Demon Chess!
"Xiao Hua, have you ever personally seen your parents wrongfully accused while still alive, then die beneath the family laws?" That was the first thing Chu Yang said upon seeing Xiao Hua.
Xiao Hua froze, then shook his head. "I am a Daoist sect cultivator, not from a confucian cultivator family. I have never gone through anything so cruel!"
But Xiao Hua immediately consoled Chu Yang again. "I deeply sympathize with Fellow Immortal Chu's plight. But all that is already in the past. You should remember your parents' advice and live more for yourself."
"I haven't either!" Chu Yang ignored Xiao Hua and continued.
Xiao Hua was taken aback, a helpless, half-laughing expression appearing on his face. He had no idea how to respond.
"But I have seen it!" Chu Yang did not need Xiao Hua's reply and continued on his own. "I had a cousin named Chu Nan, about the same age as me. When we were both around ten years old, his parents and mine were wrongfully accused at the same time! But in the end, his parents were executed by the family laws, while mine survived."
At this point, Chu Yang hesitated slightly. Xiao Hua did not press him, merely listening quietly.
"At first, I was very happy, yet I also felt sorry for Chu