Old Grudges, New Scores

At that moment.

In that part of the desert.

The other martial artists watching the spectacle saw the old man from Li Country withdraw.

They, too, stepped aside.

Mu Qingshuang's aura covered the area.

The martial artists nearby couldn't hear what she was saying.

But judging by the way Mu Qingshuang treated Shi Jiu...

Inside the Li Country Base.

A sharp gleam flashed in the old man's eyes.

"Xia Country isn't even bothering to pretend anymore? They're that eager to reveal their ties to the Bearded Pirate Crew?"

He couldn't hear Mu Qingshuang's words.

But from her expression and manner,

that old woman definitely had close ties to the Bearded Pirates!

Shi Jiu took off her sunglasses.

She stared at Mu Qingshuang in astonishment.

"Granny?"

Mu Qingshuang beamed at Shi Jiu. "That's right, that's right! I'm your granny!"

"Shi Tianqiong and Shi Cangming, those two little rascals, are both my sons!"

"Seventy-two years ago, I gave birth to your grandfather on the Cangming Sea, so I named him Shi Cangming."

"Seventy years ago, I gave birth to Shi Tianqiong here in the Skyvault Desert, so I named him Shi Tianqiong..."

"They're the only two sons I've had in my life."

"The younger one never amounted to much. He spent his whole life as a Saint Magus."

"The elder one—your grandfather—did a little better. At least he carried on your great-grandfather's family line..."

Shi Jiu: "..."

Jiang Fu: "..."

The brothers' names

really had been chosen on a whim.

Still,

according to the rumors,

the Shi Family had three people who had reached Saint Ascension.

Compared with the Eight Great Martial Arts Families, it merely lacked a little foundation.

But now...

the Shi Family's true strength might not be inferior to theirs at all.

This granny had reached the Fourth