Melina blinked, tilting her head playfully. "Sect? Oh, no. Never joined one. My Grandfather wants me to join his by at the moment I'm not interested and I learned everything on my own... well, mostly from my grandfather's teachings. Why?"
A few of the younger Chen members exchanged nervous glances. 'She learned to be a cultivator... alone?!'
Lopel forced a smile, her mind already racing. 'What kind of monster have we invited into our home?'
"What's the name of his sect, if I may ask?" Lopel inquired, her sharp gaze fixed on Melina, her posture calm but expectant.
"He never told me," Melina replied with a slight shrug, her expression composed yet guarded, as if weighing how much she should reveal.
Lopel's eyes narrowed, but she let it pass. "Well, onto the matter at hand. I wanted to discuss something important with you. Please, have a seat." She gestured towards the chair positioned in the center of the room.
