Hanba had been silent, but as she heard Guangchengzi's punishment and saw how Xuanyuan had acted, something seemed to click. Tears spilled down her cheeks, as though releasing all the pain she had endured over the years.
Still crying, she looked at Ren with a hint of gratitude.
That gratitude was exactly what Ren wanted.
Through various channels, Ren had become certain that Hanba might transform into an Ancestral Shaman. She could become a new Ancestral Shaman herself, inherit everything Shebi Shi had left behind, and become the next Shebi Shi. Or Shebi Shi's blood essence and will might Devour her completely, allowing him to return to life.
Either way, Hanba had the potential to become an Ancestral Shaman.
How powerful was an Ancestral Shaman? One only had to look at Xuanming. Shebi Shi was especially unusual among them: he could have offspring and give rise to new members of the Wu Clan.
Trading Guangchengzi, a useless ornament who only annoyed people, for the friendship of a future Ancestral Shaman was more than worth it.
Wudang and Yunxiao looked at Ren in surprise, seeming to signal something to him.
Ren knew what they meant. Guangchengzi was the senior disciple of the Expounding Sect, Yuding's senior brother, and Ren's martial uncle. For someone of Ren's junior standing to punish his elder was somewhat improper, especially when the punishment was so severe.
Reincarnating in the Mortal World and experiencing its many flavors sounded simple. In reality, it meant living through a hundred mortal lives, enduring a hundred kinds of human emotion and all their endless complications. By the time it was over, Guangchengzi might be ruined. The emotions of a hundred lifetimes would not be easy to cast aside.
Ren did not care. He merely glanced at the two women and said,