When he entered the living room, he saw an old man sitting on the sofa sipping tea.
He looked in the kitchen and found his mother and aunt cooking something together from the living room.
Just as he was about to go to the kitchen, the old man talked
"You two must be Kiyoshi and Emi. It's nice to meet you two."
He didn't know how the old man knew his and his sister's name but thought his mother told him so didn't think further so he asked
"It's nice to meet you too but who are you?"
He questioned since he has never seen the old man neither his mother had mentioned anything about knowing him ever.
"Oh, Ayame didn't tell you. Ayame and Asami are my daughters so you can call me grandpa"
He and Emi were shocked hearing what the old man said.
They looked at each other and thought the same thing
'Why didn't mother tell me about my grandpa?'
"You don't have to be shocked. They probably didn't tell you about me or other family members since they didn't want to return to the family and want anything to do with the family"
They could only say 'ohh' to what his grandpa said but waited for him to continue.
"You may have already heard about what happened to your mother right?"
He questioned looking at both of them
They nodded their head since his mother and aunt had already informed about their situation to both of them.
"Since you know this then it makes it even easy. Even though your mother had been exiled from the family; she still has the blood of the Zen family so you are still considered part of the Zen family.
There is an awakening ceremony for all the children between 12 and 14 so as a child of the Zen family I have come to take both of you to take part in this awakening ceremony. Although it may come as a shock, your mother probably already knew that this day would come since there is a rule in the family 'All the children with the blood of Zen needs to take part in the awakening ceremony whether from the branch family or the main family as long as they are not traitors'"
They both were shocked with the information since they both have not been informed prior to this. They never expected there to be such a rule. They had heard about the awakening ceremony from their mothers but never heard of this rule.
"Since my mother was exiled from the family doesn't that mean she is the traitor of the family?" he questioned
"It would be true if she did something traitorous but she didn't. She just damaged the name of our family by what she did which was nothing new in the cultivation world. Such things always happen. So you are her chance to go back to the family again. If you have decent talent in cultivation then your mother will be forgiven and allowed to join the family again."
He was speechless by what he heard. Did they expect them to come back to the family after what they did just like that?
"Did mom agree to this?" he questioned since he would prioritize his mother over anything else. If she wanted to go back to the family then he could take her there using his talent.
"She hasn't. She wanted to consult with you before deciding"
Hearing this he relaxed. He knew they could discuss about this first before deciding anything.
He then went to kitchen while Emi stayed with grandpa. She didn't have a grudge with the family since it was her mother that decided to live far from the family and her family supported her mother.
Once he reached the kitchen, his mother smiled and welcomed him home
"Welcome home Kiyoshi. Did you meet your grandpa?" she questioned
"Yeah." He answered
"Did he tell you about the ceremony?" she asked him again
"Yes but why should we go there mom; they didn't even comfort you in the time of your need" he reasoned
"I figured you would say that that's why I still haven't agreed to going there yet. I wanted to discuss things with you first" she answered smiling
"I don't want to go to that family mom"