Facing the burning gazes of so many God Realm Experts, Lü Zhongqi sat there for a long time like a wooden carving named "Grief-Stricken," before softly saying in a voice steeped in memories, "I have dozens of grandsons and granddaughters. Si Ya is the most special among them, and also the one I love most.
"Even now, I cannot forget how she used to sit obediently on my lap as a child, her hair in little horn braids and a dress on her, keeping me company as we studied ores together.
"Crystallography and Prospecting are ultimately too dull for a child. Most of the Lü Family's third generation lack the patience to grind away at such work. They would rather cultivate the fiercer and more interesting Spirit Energy Martial Dao than inherit my mantle.
"Only Si Ya stayed by my side the longest and received my guidance hand in hand.
"Back then, no matter what, I never imagined that this little girl with such sparkle in her eyes, such unique talent for crystals, who clung to me all day long, would... would become what she is today.
"But no matter what she has become, she is still the biological granddaughter of me, Lü Zhongqi. She is still a member of our Lü Family, with the same blood flowing through her veins as ours.
"And now, you want to say she is a Monster in Human Skin?
"Then what does that make me, the one who taught her hand in hand? What does that make the Lü Family, which raised such a monster—some House of Monsters?"
Lü Zhongqi had always been known for his generous temperament.
He never refused to generously share his insights and hard-won truths about crystals and Spiritual Energy with his peers among the Transcendents.
But when he