As Pei Yan narrated the story, the father and son ended up chatting by the lakeside for a full three hours. During this time, the tea went from strong to weak as Old Pei listened, deeply absorbed. Apart from occasionally interjecting to ask questions about unclear points, he silently smoked and listened.
Pei Yan recounted the story of his journey into the investigation department to his father, naturally downplaying some of the crisis moments and the dangers of Xue Sha. Nevertheless, it left Old Pei alarmed and until his son finished telling everything, he remained in a daze. Only after a while did he come back to his senses, exhaling a long breath as he muttered, "Is everything you said true?"
