At that moment, I was both shocked and moved.
Grandpa had used his birth characters. Didn't that mean I would be sharing his lifespan and blessings?
I frowned, my face clouded with gloom. For a moment, I said nothing.
Seeing this, Master patted my shoulder.
Black Emperor spoke again:
"So! Hurry up, kid. Find yourself a woman and give your grandpa ten or eight great-grandsons to repay him.
Haven't you heard? When a family gains new members, it gains fortune, longevity, and peace.
Have ten or eight children, and your grandpa will benefit from your blessings too.
As long as they learn to talk, even a single 'Great-Grandpa' can add years to the old man's life."
I froze again. There was such a saying?
I turned to look at Master and Uncle Yu. Master did not speak immediately, while Uncle Yu said:
"That's right. I've heard that saying too."
After Uncle Yu finished, Master nodded as well.
"This should be considered a theory about luck, fortune, and longevity!
I don't know much about it, but there is indeed such a belief. As a family grows, so long as its members are not utterly wicked people, it will gain more blessings."
I sucked in a breath. There really was such a saying!
If Grandpa truly only had one or two years left, and he had used his birth characters to suppress my fetal bones...
Then I had shared Grandpa's lifespan. Did I really need to find a woman and have children to extend Grandpa's life?
But would that really work?
Even if such a saying existed...
If having more descendants could let the older generation live longer...
Wouldn't the elders of those great clans all be able to prolong their lives?
Black Emperor's words made it impossible for me to fully