She paused, then looked up at Lian and said,
"Because I saved her."
Few people knew that Lian and the Feng Family's matriarch once had a love affair.
Back then, the Feng Family's matriarch was not yet married, and she had fallen deeply in love with Lian.
Unfortunately, Lian at the time was poor and had no Spirit Root; he was merely a Martial Cultivator.
The matriarch's family naturally would not permit the marriage.
The matriarch was dead set on eloping with Lian.
But in the end, Lian refused, proactively ending the relationship.
Later, heartbroken, the matriarch married the then-head of the Feng Family and had two daughters.
What outsiders didn't know was that these "Phoenix Flapping Wings" hairpins were personally crafted by Lian. The two identical hairpins were coming-of-age gifts for the matriarch's two children.
Lian set the hammer in his hand aside and walked over, one step at a time.
He was very tall, nearly six-foot-three.
