Wang Weishan curled the corners of his mouth and sneered.
"I can tell you're very reluctant to accept reality. But it can't be helped; sometimes the truth is just this cruel, and so hard to accept. Your father is indeed dead, and he was sent for cremation under the witness of all the cabinet members. We did this to prevent the Underworld from playing any tricks with your father's corpse. The dead deserve respect and a dignified departure. We did this with your father's best interests at heart, worried that his peaceful rest might be disturbed. Because the current situation is extremely tense, we temporarily stored the ash at a funeral parlor. Once things ease up a bit, we'll bring the ash back to Kyoto. For now, everything is being kept simple—you can understand that, right?"
Si Ren lowered his head, his body swaying slightly, looking as though he were enduring excruciating pain. He slowly lifted his foot, then lowered it step by step. It was like a slow-motion shot in a movie, or as if his legs were bound by heavy iron chains, making it impossible for him to take a normal stride.
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