章 167: Chapter 83 The True State of the Wraith Flood_1

The smile that Long Kongkong wore every day was completely gone at this moment. Long Dangdang was very quiet, so quiet it was a bit oppressive.

"You should understand now. In fear of implicating the family, Xue'er chose to leave. Though she normally acted strangely, she was very assertive and stubborn. Once she decided on something, she'd see it through to the end. Your grandmother and I tried to find her, but she threatened to kill herself in front of us and we were scared into giving up. She refused to accept any kindness from the family, even refusing help to advance your father's rank. She separated herself entirely from the Ling family with her actions. However, we all know that everything she gave was for the Ling family, for us." At this point, Old Master Ling was crying like an aged man.