Honglie spoke lightly, but the woman traveling with him listened in utter astonishment.
"Third Brother, you... you went to the Shen Clan back then and slept with their Clan Lord's wife?" Her voice even changed pitch.
Honglie coughed lightly. "What do you mean, slept with her? We had feelings for each other. Besides, if Shen Hegui had treated her a little better, could she have fallen for me? At the end of the day, Shen Hegui failed as a husband."
The woman was speechless. "Third Brother, you really are twisting reason to suit yourself. But you still shouldn't have someone else raise your daughter for you. Does Shen Hegui know?"
Honglie shook his head. "Of course he doesn't. But even if he did, he would only be pleased, not angry."
The woman thought about the Shen Clan's ways and felt that Honglie made a great deal of sense.
How could the Shen Clan Head's wife conceiving a child of the Di Hong Clan be anything but an honor for the Shen Clan?
"Third Brother, you really are something."
Honglie smiled calmly. "Back then, I hadn't yet seen through the lure of beauty. It's understandable that I did a few foolish things. Unfortunately, all things are empty, but karma is not. Now the Shen Clan is in trouble, and my daughter is there, as is the man I wronged. If I stand by with folded arms, it will obstruct my Dao heart and hinder my push toward the Celestial Phenomena Realm. Hong Zhu, you won't be jealous, will you?"
Hong Zhu replied generously, "Of course not. Third Brother, you don't mind my past, so why would I care about yours? All you have is a daughter."
Honglie took Hong Zhu's hand and reassured her. "Our Di Hong Clan inherited our Old