"Wen Xu-Xu, why was the Shi Household so desperate to call Senior Brother Shi back that they would rather miss an opportunity as good as the Five Sects Assembly? What urgent matter could possibly require it?" And they had even used the relics of his biological mother to threaten him. That was excessively despicable.
Bian Chunchou had to admit that he was someone who formed impressions first. Even if Senior Brother Shi rarely spoke two truthful sentences, a fellow disciple was still a fellow disciple. Compared to an Aristocratic Clan he had never dealt with, he naturally stood unconditionally on his fellow disciple's side.
"Logically speaking, the Shi Household's current head is in the prime of his life. He can even refine Heaven-grade pills. Barring accidents, he is bound to advance into the Late Spirit Transformation Realm. By then, his pill-refining skills will definitely rise further. For a Lineage that is on the ascent, even if they want to cultivate a successor, there is no need to be this impatient, right?" Bian Chunchou felt that this made no sense at all. "The key is that after Senior Brother Shi returned, he was not entrusted with anything important, was he? And even when representing the Shi Household outside, he still had to wear a mask. That is extremely strange."
The Shi Household did not have a tradition of wearing masks either. Though judging by Senior Brother Shi's style, it was very possible that he simply wanted to wear one himself, but... when he came to see them, he clearly had not been wearing a mask.
"Actually, if the background Shi Yijian described is true, then given the Shi Household's attitude, they would certainly never allow him to become one of the family's heirs. Anyone with half a brain can see that