His pupils, which had been scattered, gradually gathered and regained their luster.
Then, all the memories, all the emotions surged into his brain.
"You wretch, I’ll kill you, Zhi Li, I’ll kill you..." Afterwards, Tuli Yang, like a madman, violently sprang up from the bed and lunged at Suo Lun, attacking him furiously.
The first thing he wanted to do upon waking was to kill Turing Duo and Zhi Li, showing how deep the hatred in his heart ran.
Suo Lun swiftly dodged and then commanded with his spiritual power in a silent shout, "Tuli Yang, calm down."
At the same time, Zhi Yan Princess rushed in, her sword sheath tapping the back of Tuli Yang’s neck.
Instantly, Tuli Yang was completely immobilized, unable to move a muscle.
The blood-red in the eyes of the paralyzed Tuli Yang gradually receded, and the madness on his face slowly calmed down.
His eyes cleared, and he realized that the people in front of him were not Turing Duo and Zhi Li, but Suo Lun and Princess Zhi Yan.
He immediately looked at them with disbelief in his eyes.
How could he be here? Wasn’t he in the hands of that despicable couple, Zhi Li and Turing Duo, destined to die?
Could it be that Suo Lun had sent someone to rescue him?
However, he felt no joy or relief from surviving; facing Suo Lun, the first emotions that flooded him were endless pain and guilt.
Looking at Suo Lun, tears kept sliding down Tuli Yang’s face.
Seeing that he had calmed down, Princess Zhi Yan released Tuli Yang from his restraints.
Suo Lun stepped forward, gently patted Tuli Yang’s shoulder, and said nothing, nor did he offer any words of comfort.
After crying for a long time, Tuli Yang suddenly knelt before Suo Lun, kowtowing several times, and then said, "Lord Suo Lun, thank you for saving me. But no matter what you wish to do, I am powerless now. I must return to the royal city at once, I must tear Turing Duo and Zhi Li to pieces."
Despair greater than death now gripped Tuli Yang; he had lost all will to live.
Even having survived, his first thought was to kill Turing Duo and then to die himself.
Suo Lun asked, "What about your Luan Yang City? Don’t you care about it anymore?"
Tuli Yang replied, "I, such as I am, am no longer worthy to inherit Luan Yang City. I, such as I am, should not even be living in this world."
The harm Turing Duo had done to him was not only emotional but also shattered his worldview and outlook on life.
Now, Tuli Yang’s self-confidence had been completely destroyed, and he began to question the meaning of his existence.
Thus, he was now fixed on death, determined to kill Turing Duo.
"What if I told you that your father is still alive?" Suo Lun said.
At these words, Tuli Yang gave an incredulous look and tremblingly asked, "Really... really?"
Before Turing Duo, Tuli Yang’s spiritual pillar was his father, Tuli Ming.
After Tuli Ming was captured by Suo Lun, Tuli Yang sought out Suo Lun three times.
The first time, he offered an astronomical sum of compensation. The second time, he agreed to cede overseas islands. The third time, he was willing to trade his own life to free his father.
But Suo Lun was too busy with state affairs at the time to bother with Tuli Yang; he did not even meet him and had someone dismiss Tuli Yang casually.
After Turing Duo married Tuli Yang, love became another pillar in his heart.
The presence of Turing Duo, to some extent, filled the void left by the loss of his father.
Tuli Yang, because of his short and ugly stature, akin to a monster, felt an extreme sense of inferiority and lacked security, harboring a strong dependence on others.
He had depended on his father before, and later depended on Turing Duo.
On the surface, it seemed that he was taking care of Turing Duo, protecting Turing Duo. But actually, his heart was immensely dependent on his wife, which is why even though Turing Duo was paralyzed in a wheelchair, he remained deeply infatuated with her.
Following Turing Duo’s betrayal, all his spiritual supports collapsed.
And now, Suo Lun was saying his father was still alive—how could he not be overcome with elation?
His father, Tuli Ming, was the warm, strongest spiritual pillar for him.
"Zhi Li said, he... he had already sent someone to kill my father," Tuli Yang said with a quiver in his voice.
Suo Lun responded, "The one he killed was a fake, a stand-in I arranged. Your father is still very much alive."
Immediately, Tuli Yang’s small frame began to tremble, and then he suddenly knelt down, continuously kowtowing, and begged, "Suo Lun, please let me see my father, I’ll do anything you ask!"
Note: Here’s the first update of more than four thousand words, begging for support, thank you all! I have to travel far today, and I can only type in the hotel tonight.