"All right, that concludes our discussion of Xiao Yi and the immortal herbs."
Changing tack, Chen Yu raised another subject. "Xiaojun, Second Brother, what do you think of that mysterious deity, Lesser Siming?"
Chen Cong tilted his head slightly and turned an inquisitive gaze toward Chen Xiaojun. "Well, Xiaojun should have more say in this than I do. I'd very much like to hear his thoughts, too."
Chen Xiaojun fell silent, seemingly gathering his thoughts. He did need to clear up the two elders' doubts; this concerned the Chen Clan's stance and its attitude toward Lesser Siming.
He drew a deep breath and began slowly. "Xiao Yi never mentioned the deity inheritance to me. There may be circumstances I know nothing about. Or perhaps my emotions were too turbulent in the Secret Realm, and she was worried about me, so she chose not to bring it up."
"I've given the deity Lesser Siming a great deal of thought over these past two days, but my thoughts are rather scattered and fragmented. Please bear with me for now, elders."
Although this was Chen Yu and Chen Cong's first time hearing the word "fragmented" used this way, they quickly grasped its meaning.
Over the years, Chen Xiaojun had introduced an endless stream of new terms, and they had long since grown accustomed to it.
They were especially familiar with terms concerning power, such as the five elements, Yin-Yang, and reincarnation, and had incorporated them into everyday speech.
Chen Xiaojun continued, "First, let's discuss Lesser Siming's origins and the form of her existence."
"Lesser Siming is a deity who followed Xiao Yi here. Xiao Yi was reconstructed by the system. In other words, the deity also came from the system-or was brought here by it. Otherwise, it's impossible to imagine how she crossed