Situ Yan pondered incessantly in his mind. The thought of the suffering that Muling Bing had endured over the years, being imprisoned by the Yue family until now, twisted Situ Yan's heart like a knife.
In truth, Muling Bing had never done anything wrong; it was him who had made the mistakes.
However, his daughter had suffered a ruined life because of him!
Now he was certain that all of this was orchestrated by Yue Siqing!
Yue Siqing knew that Muling Bing was his and Jinse's daughter, which is why she had harmed Muling Bing and Baili Hongzhuang.
Otherwise, such things would probably never have happened.
For Muling Bing and Baili Hongzhuang, all of this was an undeserved calamity!
Situ Yan's heart throbbed with pain, and his hatred for Yue Siqing reached its peak. This woman was truly despicable and malicious!
Separating him from Jinse was not enough; she also did such things to Muling Bing and Baili Hongzhuang!
He didn't know how Yue Siqing had tormented them during all these years they were held captive in the Yue family's residence.
Or perhaps, all these years he had been unable to find any trace of Jinse because Yue Siqing had been interfering.
Thinking about these things, Situ Yan's hands, hidden beneath his sleeves, gradually clenched into fists, with bulging veins indicating the intensity of his grip.
If he didn't kill Yue Siqing, he would never be able to resolve the hatred in his heart!
When Emperor Beichen saw the changes in Situ Yan's expression upon examining the ancestral stone, he was stunned and couldn't help but speak, "Master?"
Upon hearing Emperor Beichen's reminder, Situ Yan snapped back to reality. In that moment, his once weathered and cold gaze revealed a few traces of bloodshot, and his gaze toward Baili Hongzhuang became filled with complexity.
"Hongzhuang..."
Situ Yan changed his address, and at that moment, his feelings toward Baili Hongzhuang were different than before.
Hongzhuang was his relative, his Situ Yan's granddaughter!
Baili Hongzhuang couldn't help but look at Situ Yan, her expression also filled with great complexity.
Situ Yan turned out to be her grandfather, but at this moment, she found it difficult to utter those words.
After all, for so many years, she had never had a grandfather in her life.
His voice dry and hoarse, Situ Yan's gaze toward Baili Hongzhuang was filled with complexity and guilt.
"Hongzhuang, Grandfather is sorry for you."
Situ Yan's eyes were filled with a sense of desolation and indebtedness. For so many years, he had always considered himself open and honest, aside from the guilt he carried for Jinse. He felt he had nothing to apologize for to anyone else in the world.
However, he had never expected that Hongzhuang had suffered for so many years because of him!
Since she was forcefully taken away from him at birth, nearly losing her life, and later enduring the mockery and bullying as a useless waste who couldn't cultivate in the General's Mansion.
And the root of all the suffering that Baili Hongzhuang had endured was because of him!
Hearing Situ Yan's apologetic and complex words, Baili Hongzhuang's heart softened.
At that moment, she felt that Situ Yan had aged considerably, and his once dark and bright eyes had become filled with profound weariness.
Given Situ Yan's character, such a tremendous blow would undoubtedly create a whirlwind of complex emotions within him.
All the suffering she and her parents had endured over the years was because of the man in front of her.