Chapter 294: A Past That No One Knows About (4)

Xi Ying didn't back away from his order of finding Li Rui.

He sent a group of people to search for Li Rui in Xin and the neighboring Empire.

After doing all this, he finally went to Xi Ling's room.

"Xi Ling should rest."

Xi Ying said to his son in a reprimanding tone when he saw that his son was sitting on the bed.

His heart clenched when he saw that Xi Ling's face looked paler than before. Still, Xi Ying tried to maintain the gentle smile on his lips as he made Xi Ling lie on the bed and sat near him on the edge of the bed. 

"Father didn't bring Mother."

The forced smile on Xi Ying's lips falter for a moment but he regained it soon. Caressing his son's small head, he told him gently 

"Father will bring her to meet you very soon."

The smile on Xi Ling's lips went away after he heard his father's words. He continued to look at his father for a few moments silently and then he said