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Tang Yue stared intently at Tang Shengkai. "Dad, what would you do without this spiritual power?"
Tang Shengkai was speechless when asked the question. His hands and feet were ice-cold. Had he done something wrong? Yes, if it weren't for the fact that he killed a few Japanese soldiers, how could his family have been forced to leave their home?
How could his wife and children live in constant fear?
Tang Shengkai rubbed his face vigorously with one hand. "Yueyue, Daddy was wrong. Tell me, Daddy will listen to you."
Tang Yueyao shook her head. "Dad, you still don't understand what I mean."
Tang Shengkai stared intently at her, and Tang Yue returned his gaze without blinking.
"As I just said, since China has decided to support the border country, it is prepared to sacrifice many people."
However, human nature is the most difficult thing to control. Today, the Bianyue Kingdom may be grateful to us for the support of China.
Tomorrow, they might also hate us because the border region is constantly at war and the people are suffering terribly.
So, in a place like this, was it worth it for Dad to sacrifice himself for such people?
Tang Shengkai shook his head firmly, and Tang Yue continued, "We went there following the call of China, carrying the mission of soldiers. But Dad, remember, you are just an ordinary soldier. You don't have any magical abilities, and you certainly can't turn the world upside down."
Therefore, you should only help others when your abilities are limited, and not put yourself in danger.
“Just like you said, Dad, you have a wife, five children, and my grandfather. We are a family. If this family were without you…”
Tang Yue didn't say anything after that, but Tang Shengkai could fill in the blanks in his mind. However, he already understood what his daughter meant.
At this moment, Tang Shengkai didn't know how to describe his feelings. Conflict, depression, and regret all swept over him, and his face was no longer as composed as before.
Lin Cuicui grasped Tang Shengkai's cold hands, and Tang Shengkai turned his head to look into Lin Cuicui's worried phoenix eyes.
Tang Shengkai was filled with remorse. He said to Lin Cuicui in a hoarse voice, "Cuicui, I'm sorry. I acted impulsively before."
Tears of regret streamed down her face as she spoke. Lin Cuicui grabbed Tang Shengkai's hand and shook her head desperately, her tears falling to the ground.
"No! No! Third Brother, I have never blamed you, never, really, Third Brother, you don't need to blame yourself."
We are all proud of you, and truly no one feels implicated because of you.
As she said this, she turned her head to look at Tang Yue, her eyes full of pleading. The meaning was clear: quickly comfort your father and tell him that we have never blamed him.
However, Tang Yue didn't say a word. Although she didn't blame Tang Shengkai in her heart, if he didn't learn this lesson today, he might still charge forward blindly without regard for his rear, just like he did in the Qinling Mountains and Qiligou Mountain when he went to the battlefield.
Making meritorious contributions is important, but a person only has one life, and Tang Yue doesn't want her father to die so soon.
Call her selfish or inconsiderate, but that's her mindset, and she's determined to stick to it.
What do other people's lives or deaths matter to her? If she can save someone, she won't abandon them. But when her own life is in danger, she won't risk her own.
The borderlands are not worth it. And as for China, who knows which side the rescued people belong to?
Tang Yue's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. In this kind of environment, self-preservation was the most important thing.
Seeing that Tang Yue had remained silent and was now even laughing like this, Lin Cuicui felt very flustered. But since her daughter wouldn't say a word, she couldn't do anything about it.
Tang Shengkai grabbed Lin Cuicui's hand and shook it forcefully. "Cuicui, don't pressure Yueyue. Yueyue is right."
Seemingly having made up his mind, when Tang Shengkai looked up at Tang Yue again, there was no longer any confusion or pain in his eyes. "I understand what you mean. Nothing in this world is more important than you and your mother."
Dad will cherish his life and come back alive.
Tang Yue smiled, but this time her eyes were glistening with tears. Her voice was slightly choked.
“Dad, I know that when I said those words, you might stop loving me. But I really want you to know, and I want you to remember, that some things are not worth it.”
"The things you just told Mom, if it weren't for what happened before, our family might never have crossed paths with the spies."
I don't mean to blame you, but I don't want this to happen a second or third time.
"Dad, Mom, and my brothers are just ordinary people. They might escape assassination attempts once or twice, but do you want them to live a life of hiding forever?"
Tang Shengkai's tears streamed down his face; the guilt and remorse he felt at that moment were overwhelming.
Yes, those days of being hunted down and unable to get out of bed seem like a distant memory. So, has he forgotten all that suffering?
His wife and children were ambushed and killed by secret agents when they were in Daobei Village. If it weren't for his daughter's abilities, his whole family might be reduced to bones under the yellow earth by now.
Tang Shengkai wiped away Tang Yue's tears with his sleeve, and then wiped away Lin Cuicui's tears. Tang Shengkai then wiped his own eyes and said, "I understand. Don't worry, Dad will prioritize his own safety this time and will never do anything so foolish again."
Everyone was in low spirits for dinner tonight, even though Tang Yue gave each of them a storage pendant, it didn't stir up any enthusiasm.
Old Li never managed to draw qi into his body, so the storage pendant was useless to him, and he asked Tang Yue to keep it for the time being.
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