"Who is this...?"
Shi Bashi looked at the haggard old man, then cast Song Siming an inquisitive glance.
But Song Siming merely smiled without answering and addressed the old man instead.
"Elder Lu, please give them a brief introduction."
"What Elder... The Lu Family is already gone. I'm nothing more than a useless old wreck..." Lu Canglong gave a bitter laugh, the heaviness between his brows deepening.
"Don't say that. As long as you're alive, the Lu Family still has a chance to rise again, doesn't it?" Song Siming still wore a smile, as though everything were under control.
"Fine... I have nothing left anyway. All I can do is choose to trust you..." Lu Canglong coughed twice, forcing himself to pull himself together as he looked at Shi Bashi. "My name is Lu Canglong. An Earth Player, a vassal of the Zhou Family, an elder of the Lu lineage, and Lu Li's... biological grandfather."
In that single short statement, Lu Canglong's emotions shifted several times, like waves rising and falling in a river.
By the end, he unconsciously emphasized and paused over the words "biological grandfather."
"Lu Li?" Shi Bashi sniffed, immediately piecing together the fragments of information he knew. Realization flashed in his eyes. "That guy who impersonated 'Rasekton'?"
Song Siming nodded with obvious force, his eyes carrying an expression similar to Shi Bashi's. "So his name is Lu Li... Heh heh..."
"Wait, you said you're Lu Li's biological grandfather?" Shi Bashi seemed to have only just processed it, and fury instantly flared in his eyes.
He stepped forward, grabbed Lu Canglong by the collar, and forcibly lifted him off the ground!
"So that bastard is your grandson. Where is he now?!"
"If you try to protect him and refuse to talk, I have eight ways to pry