Finally, he looked back up at his father, breath catching a moment. He had only ever wanted his family's approval while they were alive, always left feeling like he was second best to WuXian. But... looking back on that now, it was all so trivial. After everything that had happened, he'd go back to the days of being second best if it could change what happened and make things whole.

"I did... with WuXian's help." Knowing now what WuXian had given up, he deserved some of the credit. "Yunmeng Jiang has rebuilt."