Gu Santong cried for a long time, even as his first tears dried, with Zhuo Fan smiling, āYoung Sanziā¦ā
āAh?ā
āSince you admit youāre at fault, given the chance to do it again, would you still save the wench?ā
Gu Santong shook and tensed as he got lost in thought. When he replied he gave a weak nod, āYes, father!ā
āOh? Then why would you repeat the same mistake?ā Zhuo Fan flew as he looked at him with a flat look.
Gu Santong sighed, āBecause I want auntie to be safe.ā
āThen why do you say itās your fault?ā
āI meant for making you worried and risking yourself for me. But I couldnāt watch auntie who was always nice to me be hurt. Thatās why⦠Iād save auntie again if I could, but I donāt want father to be in danger because of me eitherā¦ā Gu Santongās fidgeting betrayed his nervousness.
Zhuo Fan spoke calmly, āYoung Sanzi, then you shouldnāt say sorry.ā
āFatherā¦ā Gu Santong shook, looking stunned. Zhuo Fanās cold tone sounded angry to him.
Then Zhuo Fan sighed and smiled, āWeāve all been young and rash once. Weāve all made mistakes. Right and wrong are relative, not set in stone. As long as you think itās right, give it your all. Even if itās wrong, as long as itās worth it for you, do it if you are ready to face the consequences of your choice.
āA real man doesnāt utter apologies lightly, or they would hold no value. A man needs to be liable, regardless of wrong or right. Since you saved the wench, you need to be responsible for what follows, including having me spare the effort to save you, even my lifeā¦ā
āNo, dad, I never wanted youā¦ā Zhuo Fanās words sounded like his will and Gu Santong was only getting frightened as he cried.
Zhuo Fan chuckled, āThink thrice before acting, young Sanzi. Youāre not the same as before. Your every move has ramifications. Since you couldnāt let the wench get hurt, does that mean I could leave you be? Iām your dad!ā
Gu Santongās lip trembled, overwhelmed by his love.
This was a father, one who would accept him as he was in his entiretyā¦
Gu Santong experienced for the first time Zhuo Fanās endless love he had for his son, feeling this father reliable.
It had always been the case of Zhuo Fan being the weaker one and needed his help, accepting every time because of the fondness of having a dad. Only now, when he was in trouble, he felt his fatherās arms protecting him.
Zhuo Fan had become his everything, not just a mere godfather, but a true father, one such as he could always lean onā¦
āAlso, is there anything a father and son canāt talk about? If you wanted to save the girl, you couldāve just told me and I wouldāve.ā
Zhuo Fan continued, āAlthough, my attention has been lapsing that day from always focusing on sealing the falls and never noticing your changes. Itās my fault and I should be the one to apologize.ā
Zhuo Fan sighed with guilt. Gu Santongās regret only grew at his words, āNo! Itās all on me. I always thought dadās attention was only on the World Wind Tunnel, ignoring everything else. All plans were coming to a head all at once and did not want to say anything, fearing you might yell at meā¦ā
Zhuo Fan shook and regarded Gu Santongās gloomy face.
[My own son thinks Iām so cold and unreasonable? That mightāve been beforeā¦]
āYoung Sanzi, listen closely, all-encompassing love. We are family. What you like Iāll make all efforts to like as well. Trust me from now on!ā
Zhuo Fan was resolute as he stared at Gu Santong.
Looking deep in his fatherās eyes, Gu Santong bobbed his head, finally showing his usually bright smile.
Zhuo Fan smiled back in reliefā¦
As the father and son grew closer as family, a cackle from behind startled them, āHa-ha-ha, got you now Gu Yifan. Try and escape this time!ā
Zhuo Fanās eyes hardened and looked back with a sinking feeling.
[Those rotten bastards caught up too fastā¦]
Whoosh~
Three pretty trails were left in the sky as Shangguan Feiyun, Baili Jingwei and Danqing Shen appeared.
Though Danqing Shen carried Baili Jingwei since his speed was limited.
The wisest man in the empire and two Sword Kings were hot on Zhuo Fanās tail. Their power slammed into him and made him gasp, his frown deepening.
āHow did they get here so soon? Itās like they knew our heading!ā Gu Santong cried out.
Zhuo Fan stomped harder with Gu Santong in his arms, āItās obvious theyāve done something to you so these dogs could sniff you out.ā
āYoung Sanzi, what did I say? A man shouldnāt always apologizeā¦ā
Then Zhuo Fan smirked, āBesides, itās all within my calculations.ā
āTruly?ā
āTrust your dad!ā
Whoosh!
Zhuo Fan sped up, his eyes flashing with cold determination. It was not like Sword Kings were hot on his tail, but mere wild dogs.
The odds were, hardly anyone in the whole central area actually got away from any of these three big shots. But Zhuo Fan was confident in his skills, going fast while holding his happy son.
Shangguan Feiyun cussed, āHe just wonāt give up! Does he really think he can escape from the likes of us? Then again, itās not like weāll show mercy even if he stops, ha-ha-haā¦ā
āGu Yifan must be removed!ā
Baili Jingwei gave a vile snicker, looking at the larva in his hand crawling for Zhuo Fan, and mocked, āHis son has Thousand Leagues Scent on him and not even a teleportation array can throw us off. The more frantic he is in his run, the worse his already dying son will be. Letās see how heāll deal with that, ha-ha-haā¦ā
āPrime Minister Baili, you might find torturing him fun, but Iām done waiting!ā
Shangguan Feiyun swiped his fingers at Zhuo Fan, āGu Yifan, hand over the Soaring Sword and Iāll spare you, or elseā¦ā
Whoosh~
A sword wave in the form of Soaring Sword shot for Zhuo Fan, its sharp edge making his spine tingle, like death was crawling up his back. He reacted by leaning out of the attackās direction.
Whoosh~
The sharp edge glanced by his cheek, leaving behind a trail of blood.
It exploded in a distant mountain range, leveling everything for a hundred miles. The shockwave came seconds later and staggered Zhuo Fanās pace as he faced it head on in his run.
What he saw before him was a thick cloud of dust, dying the sky yellow as it covered even the sun.
To Zhuo Fan, it felt like the wall of dust was there to block him from moving forward.
Zhuo Fan had no choice but to stop, his face grave.
[A Sword Kingās power sure is something.]
One strike was all that was needed to block him.
His only choice now was to go all out.
Squinting, Zhuo Fan twisted around and let the black thunderflame flash in his left eye while his right eye shone in golden halos, ready to stake it allā¦
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