"Little puppy?!"
Sui Shen Yao was startled, then looked toward the stage and pointed at Li Tianming. "Auntie, if you like them young, this one is top-grade. He's not even a hundred yet. To you, he's as tender as an infant—the easiest age to train and teach."
Aurora Saint Ancestor could not help laughing. "Don't joke around. He's so young that I'd feel like I was committing a crime. Besides, he's the little thing you raised. How could your auntie snatch away what you love? Most importantly, those two old fogeys at home would never allow either of us to unite with someone outside the Sui Shen Clan. Absolutely forbidden, understand?"
"As if you needed to tell me! Sigh!" Sui Shen Yao sighed.
Aurora Saint Ancestor pursed her lips. "Of course, only the marriage arrangements on the surface need to be observed. Didn't your father secretly keep a third woman too? If you like this disciple, you can keep him after you get married. Xiao Yue and Xiao Yuan won't be able to suppress you anyway."
"...Auntie, you're telling me to build a harem?" Sui Shen Yao was instantly thrown into chaos.
"What else? Such a good little genius—if he gets involved with another girl, he'll definitely slip out of your control. Whether that person is from the Sui Shen Clan, one of the other two of the Three Exalted Families, or some other Myriadpath Valley cultivator, the more talented he is, the worse it is for you. With a little boy like this, of course you have to keep him firmly in your own hands, no?"
"Then why don't you keep him? Help me keep him." Sui Shen Yao said. She had already realized that her auntie was right, but she was still a young girl and could not