"No," he shakes his head urgently, eyes a little wide - it's important to him that she knows he means it, he's telling the truth and she still has family out there too, other than him.

"Well, yes- sort of. Baba did die, but there was... there was a young master, Mo Xuanyu, who did a ritual, he sacrificed himself to bring Wei-qianbei back." He explains "He's really back, gugu, I promise. And Ning-shushu..."

This part is more difficult to explain, he bites his lip uncertainly for a moment, but she should know...

"Jin Guangyao made sure they didn't kill him... he... he took him prisoner instead, used him as a puppet. When Wei-qianbei came back, he broke Jin Guangyao's control and brought Ning-shushu's consciousness back."