When they heard Qing Mo tell Xia He to acknowledge Lü Ci as her honorary great-grandfather, the old Celestial Master and Lu Jin suddenly wore expressions of utter disbelief!
What?
Why?
Why had Qing Mo broken with his usual ways and told Xia He to acknowledge this kinship with the Lü Family?
Even Chengcheng, Feng Shayan, and the others beside them were equally bewildered!
Though Xia He did indeed share a sliver of blood relation with the Lü Family!
That relationship was already so distant that it wouldn't connect even with eight poles!
Compared to the confusion of the old Celestial Master, Lu Jin, Chengcheng, and the others, Lü Ci was so happy that he did not know what words could possibly express how he felt at that moment!
"You must be wondering why I agreed to let Xia He acknowledge this relationship—and even had her acknowledge Mr. Lü as her honorary great-grandfather, right?"
Seeing the baffled looks around him, Qing Mo, who knew the Lü Family's old history, revealed a faint smile!
At Qing Mo's question, Xia He, one of the people involved, immediately nodded again and again. "Master, hurry and tell me why!"
The old Celestial Master, Lu Jin, and the others nearby were likewise waiting for Qing Mo's explanation!
"The reason is actually very simple!"
"If I really had to put it into words, then although Mr. Lü can be rather obsessive when it comes to matters of his family, to the point where he sometimes cannot hear a single word of anyone else's opinion!"
"When it comes to love for one's country and the greater cause of the nation, however, Mr. Lü has never been vague. He can even be called a hero!"
Upon hearing Qing Mo's words, the old Celestial Master, Lu Jin, and Lü