"Mom definitely wasn't talking about me. I've always had a pretty good temper..."
Hearing Mom's instructions, Lu Xin pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, then looked up with a smile. "I'll do my best to take good care of the family and wait for you to come back. But I really have grown up, so shouldn't you tell me some things now?"
"Hmm?"
Mom's smile grew mysterious as her gaze lightly fell on Lu Xin's face. "What do you want to know?"
Lu Xin seemed to think for a moment before slowly asking, "What are those thirteen spiritual entities?"
Mom looked at Lu Xin, a hint of a smile appearing on her face.
Lu Xin looked at her and continued asking, "They said the Glasses Dog was one of the thirteen spiritual powers, extracted from that painting. And that painting could devour emotions, help stabilize me, and even be used against that ugly monster... It seemed to deal with the monster by disrupting its emotions, so I want to know—what exactly is it?"
"Different people see things from different angles."
Mom paused, then answered softly:
"It does indeed possess the ability to devour emotions. The painting it previously inhabited was also called The Crimson Moon's Gaze, so the people in Qinggang gave it the codename 'Gaze.' But I think we might understand it more directly and call it Chaos."
Lu Xin hesitated briefly, then asked, "What about Father? What does he belong to?"
The shadow beneath his feet writhed more visibly. It seemed unwilling to let anyone notice it moving, yet could not hide it.
Mom's smile grew more pronounced. "Shouldn't you know this better than I do?"
"Then..."
Lu Xin nodded and slowly gathered his courage before suddenly asking, "What about you?"
As he asked the question,