On the way back to M Country, Shi Nian expressed a small regret to her mother: she couldn't leave with her father together.
Xu Xinzhen gave a faint smile and said, "It's okay. Your dad can't leave that land, and he can't rest assured unless he sees the peace of that land himself. Even if he is gone, he needs to see with his own eyes, to watch his comrades and students continue his work, only then can he rest easy."
It was already night, Tang Yanqing held Jieyou, the two leaning against each other, seemingly sound asleep.
Shi Nian lowered her voice and said, "Mom, actually there's something I've always wanted to ask you. But I've never dared to ask."
Xu Xinzhen glanced over towards Tang Yanqing, "I know, you want to ask about him. Your dad is gone, and it doesn't matter what anyone says about him; but I'm still alive, and the hardest hurdle for him is actually me."
Shi Nian blushed, but her hands were cold, nervously gripping Xu Xinzhen's hand: "Mom..."
