No matter if it's Li Yi or Li Jiye, the father and son duo share a similar personality, both valuing family greatly. As men, many things are left unsaid. Li Jiye, in attempting to protect Li Yi's safety, tried to lure away the fierce ghost at the cost of his own life. Although he failed, he didn't wish for such a situation to occur, and Li Yi, at only fourteen, shouldered the burden of the family.
Li Jiye understood clearly that under those circumstances, even if the family had some savings, it was absolutely not enough to keep two medical pods running for six years. He had already spent nearly all the family's money in preparation for crossing over, planning to earn it back utilizing his identity as a Cultivator, but he didn't anticipate encountering such a catastrophe.
So, one can imagine all the sufferings that Li Yi endured during those years.
"Yi, how did you live after I was gone? Can you tell me?" Li Jiye asked at this moment.
