After a short while, Liu Qingyun had calmed down and let out a long sigh.
With a bitter smile, he said, "I have made a fool of yourself, young friend. I simply had a belly full of grievances that I had to vent. Pouring my heart out to you like this has lifted much of the heaviness in my chest."
"Let me continue and finish the story. When Xiaodie and I rushed through the door, to our shock, we found only a pile of withered bones on the bed. Judging by a cracked toe bone, we knew instantly that this belonged to my son, Liu Hao, yet Apiao was nowhere to be found. We hurried over to the side chamber to check on my granddaughter, only to find nothing left of her either but a skeleton—and she was only fourteen years old!"
Chapter 42