Instead of responding to the boy, Wei Xi came down from the platform. He approached the boy, but the boy did not back away. He was clearly afraid of Wei Xi, his body shook, but he stayed still. The determination to see his parent's killers executed was stronger than his fear of Wei Xi.
Wei Xi squatted down in front of the boy and hugged him, "I am sorry that we come late and can't save your parents from these vile bastards." It was not his duty to save the people of this city. However, those words came out of his mouth in an instant after hearing what the boy experienced during the reign of the rebel army. That just came out naturally.
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