There was once a sincere emotion placed before me that I did not cherish, and when I lost it, I was filled with regret. Nothing is more painful in the mortal world than this.

If Heaven could give me another chance, I would say three words to my son: Come back.

This is the true depiction of Shen Anyuan at this moment.

Regret and blame intertwined!

This bone-deep emotion is about to swallow him whole.

Yes, before that, Shen Qingping had called him: I want to come back.

He rejected it.

I think, at that time, there were many things he wanted to say to me, right?

At that time, he still held a final bit of expectation for me and the Shen Family...?

But sadly, it was personally crushed by me.

What if I had agreed at that time?

What if I had immediately gone to the family elders to discuss and advocate for him?

If...

Let your sword stab into my throat, don't hesitate anymore!

Shen Anyuan was numb with sadness.

Shen Wuxiang sat high at the desk, observing Shen Anyuan's emotional changes thoroughly, and asked in a deep voice: "Anyuan, if you were me, if you were sitting in my position... what would you do?"

"What would I do?"

Suddenly Shen Anyuan seemed to recall something, and his hands propped on the ground, his head heavily knocked against the hard and luxurious Moon Gold Stone floor of the office.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

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After just two or three knocks, his forehead was already bleeding profusely, and the blood flowed down his nose and cheeks.

"Uncle, I kowtow to you... I'm begging you, give Qingping a chance."

"He's still a child, he doesn't understand... he went astray, it was I, as his father, who failed to teach him well, it was I who indulged him too much... I'm willing to take his punishment."

"I'm willing to resign from all family positions, I'm willing to serve the family with all my might... even if it's to risk life and limb, I'm willing."

"I plead with Uncle to give Qingping another chance, to give us another chance... Uncle, Qingping also has our Shen Family blood flowing in him, I believe he will turn from evil and become good."

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Shen Anyuan was kowtowing and pleading as he cried.

Tears and blood mixed together, thick and viscous, resembling an evil ghost.

Shen Wuxiang sighed lightly and said: "Yes, in a family, what cannot be spoken openly? Why did it have to come to betrayal?"

"Do you know, upon hearing this news... I felt even worse than you. This slapped Shen Wuxiang in the face and drove a knife into the heart of the Shen Family."

"How do others see us? What do they think? Even the Shen Family's direct lineage has defected... how can our Shen Family govern and command others? Will others still trust us?"

"Anyuan, it's not that I'm unkind... truly my position is too precarious, I tread on thin ice daily, any small mistake, the whole game is lost, and the Shen Family would be destroyed..."

"Tell me, what can I do? What should I do?"

"Uncle, give me a chance... I will go find Qingping, I will talk to him clearly... even if I have to break his legs, I will bring him back to the Shen Family, let the clan deal with him..."

Shen Wuxiang shook his head with a firm refusal: "You need not go to him, he's already committed the act of defecting, it seems his mentality has already changed... if he forces you to stay, things may turn ugly."

"You may as well contact him from this Mountain Qi Camp, right? I think others' calls he can ignore, but if you and Xiu Yun call him, he will still answer..."

"You should persuade him well, let him come back. Punishment is indeed necessary... but it amounts only to a few blows."

"However, if he still persists in his folly... then don't blame me for being ruthless and cruel, removing him from the clan registry and charging him with treason..."

"Yes, yes... thank you, Uncle, thank you, Uncle... I will call him now... I will call him now, no matter what, I must bring him back."

Shen Wuxiang nodded and said: "During this time you can stay at Mountain Qi Camp... I will have others take over the affairs of the group."

"You need not be overly worried... when Qingping returns, that position will still be yours, no one can take it."

"Thank you, Uncle... thank you, Uncle."

Shen Anyuan kowtowed again.

He knew, he had been placed under house arrest.

Until he found Shen Qingping back, he could not dream of stepping out of this camp.

He only said if Shen Qingping was brought back, that position would still be his.

But he didn't mention what would happen to him if he couldn't find Qingping back...

His heart was filled with bleakness.

Shen Qingping, could he truly be brought back?

Shen Wuxiang waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, someone will arrange accommodations for you and your wife."

"Yes." Shen Anyuan turned and found several guards already waiting at the door.

After Shen Anyuan left, Sun Shehu and a young man wearing a mask emerged.

The young man looked in the direction Shen Anyuan left, with eyes showing a tint of sympathy and pity.

"What? Reluctant in your heart?" Shen Wuxiang glanced at Shen Xinglan and asked.

"After all, they are our family..." Shen Xinglan said aloud.

He could mercilessly strike at enemies, but when family, relatives fell to such a fate... it unsettled his heart somewhat.

Shen Wuxiang pondered for a moment and asked aloud: "How is your second grandpa doing?"

"Second Grandpa is recovering well recently," Shen Xinglan replied aloud.

After a pause, he added: "Second Grandpa gained profound insights from battling Xuanyuan Mingjing and Zhong Daoling... with the ten thousand years ice coffin protecting him, while absorbing oceanic breath in the extreme cold land, perhaps the 'Beiming Kun Breath Skill' can break through again..."

Shen Wuxiang's expression eased slightly and said aloud: "It is time to break through... twenty years... finally breaking shackles, reborn from death."

"Yes, bless in disguise." Shen Xinglan nodded in agreement.

"And you? Any gains from protecting the law at the cold pond?"

"Minor gains." Shen Xinglan modestly replied, but his eyes beamed with the light of confidence.

Shen Wuxiang didn't ask further, looked at Shen Xinglan and said: "You should keep an eye on Shen Anyuan during this period... if he and his wife are unable to bring Shen Qingping back..."

Shen Wuxiang's eyes were filled with killing intent, and he said fiercely: "You take them to Shen Qingping and... kill them."

"..." Shen Xinglan looked at Shen Wuxiang in surprise.

He knew well, since Shen Qingping already chose betrayal, it is impossible for him to return.

Thus, Shen Anyuan and his wife are certainly doomed.

But, after all, that is his uncle... they are Shen Family members.

Grandpa wants him to bring Shen Anyuan and his wife to the frontline and kill them in front of Shen Qingping...

This is cruel to Shen Qingping.

It's equally cruel to himself.

"Grand actions disregard minor cautions, grand ceremonies don't omit small concessions." Shen Wuxiang picked up the tea before him, sipping slowly: "One general's success is built on ten thousand bones... sometimes those bones are enemies, occasionally they are our own..."

"Which bone cannot be a stepping stone?"

"..."

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