Mother?!
The two words left his mouth, and the entire bridge fell silent for a moment.
Then, in the instant that followed, the expressions of Lu Bing and the other two changed completely!
Chi Wen especially—his pupils abruptly contracted as a video Li Qingshan had specifically left for him flashed through his mind, along with that dwarf star slumbering in the Stellar Sea—Shengyang!
Shengyang was surnamed Sheng. Sheng Tian was surnamed Sheng. And now he had deliberately mentioned his "mother"?
Moreover, this "mother" was very interested in Li Qingshan?!
Just as Chi Wen grew more terrified and worried the more he thought about it,
Li Qingshan blinked, his face blank with confusion as he said,
"Brother Sheng, may I ask who your mother is? Why would she be interested in me?"
Confused! Innocent!
Like a naïve youth fresh from the world, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.
After his initial surprise, a flash of insight suddenly crossed Chi Wen's mind.
That was right!
What was he afraid of? What was he worrying about?
That video had long been deleted. Shengyang's death had absolutely nothing to do with him or Li Qingshan!
They had been innocent from the start!
In an instant, Chi Wen's gaze went vacant, and copying Li Qingshan, he put on an imitation look of "confused innocence"!
"Cough... cough cough..."
Sheng Tian coughed repeatedly, as though he had been choked by the scene before him. A trace of helplessness appeared on his solemn face.
"Since the Alliance Leader does not know my 'mother's' identity, allow Sheng to give a brief introduction."
"My mother, 'Shengyin,' is one of humanity's pioneers—the earliest to break through the shackles of bloodline. She is also one of the most powerful Ancient Ones today, perhaps... the only one!"
By the end, Sheng Tian's voice had risen,