Within the residence.
Wu Shaoyue quietly held her daughter, her gaze tender.
Liu Shu Han had fallen into a deep sleep and looked somewhat exhausted. Only the black-snow mystic pattern between her brows still shed withering light, tempering spiritual qi and bringing her into Fetal Breath.
Nangang sat in the seat of honor. Remembering the ancestor's instructions, he took out a genealogical scroll and wrote the name [Wu Shu Han] into the register of the greater lineage's main branch.
A little more warmth entered his expression as he said:
"From now on, if Shu Han returns to Red Cloud, she may still use her father's surname. But here in the household, she must bear the name [Wu] and receive the same treatment as the direct bloodline. She simply cannot hold any position of authority in the future."
"To receive the greater lineage's regard and be granted the Wu surname is already Shu Han's good fortune. And you are willing to accommodate us, True Person, sparing the Liu Household any embarrassment. Shao Yue..."
Wu Shaoyue was deeply moved. Once entered into the greater lineage's register, her daughter would belong to the innermost circle of the Wu Household's direct descendants. Under the usual rules, there would naturally be no possibility of allowing her to leave the Wu Household again.
She had already entertained some guesses before coming, assuming they had allowed Shu Han to return home out of consideration for the Calamity-Splitting True Person. The inheritance bestowed on her would probably be inconsequential.
Yet now, the greater lineage had treated the matter with utmost solemnity. Even the Great True Person had appeared briefly, and they had established a new rule, granting Shu Han the status of a direct descendant while allowing her to leave the main household.
Nangang looked at the black-snow