Li Qingxian said, "I roughly know about your situation. You were someone the Star Chess Master had evaluated, and I have seen your self-restraint as well, so I can trust you to a great extent. What do you think of me?"
Hu Jizu raised his head, his nostrils and eye sockets slightly red. "The first time I saw you, I felt respect for you. Later, when I learned your identity, my admiration only deepened. After hearing what you just said, I finally understood that my ancestor had not abandoned us. Since he could not find a true successor within the Hu Family, he sought one among the Human Race. He found you. Following the family's successor is no different from following my ancestor. It is an incomparable honor."
"You do not feel wronged? You do not think I stole the inheritance that originally belonged to your Hu Family?"
Hu Jizu froze for a moment. He lowered his head, then raised it again and slowly said, "I do feel that way inside. Perhaps I will think so in the future as well. But in the books my ancestor left behind, I saw a sentence. Roughly speaking, anything that can be passed down through blood can be tainted by beastly nature; only what can be passed down through spirit can remain radiant and flawless. I do not understand many things, but I hope our family's inheritance can transcend bloodlines, transcend beastly nature, and, like my ancestor in the Fate Arts Realm, illuminate a page of history. Rather than become the filthiest words upon that page."
Li Qingxian nodded. "How is your foundation in Fate Arts?"
"I have memorized, word for word, every book the family designated as required reading for Fate Arts Masters," Hu Jizu said.
Li Qingxian blinked and nodded. "Good.