"I thought that he regretted what he had done, but it was only after that I realised I had been mistaken." Tie Butian said in a low voice, "At that time, I questioned myself. If he was indeed the one who killed both my mother and my sisters, why would he cry? Does he regret his actions? Is he miserable? He deserves to be miserable after everything that he has done!"
"Even now, I still resent him! However, after a number of years, I began to understand his position and found it harder to hate him." Tie Butian continued as he clasped his hands behind his back. Tears ran down his cheeks and his eyes revealed his emotions he felt, along with deep conflict that was waging within him.
"It wasn't until these past few years that I finally realised that my father's heart was filled with agony. Being a father, he had to bear different sufferings and as a man, he had his responsibilities. However, most of all, as an emperor the burdens that he had to shoulder were exceedingly heavy."