"Senior, you are far too polite. Ying'er is not someone who fails to know what is good for her. If you had not acted to protect me, this junior would already have been smashed to pieces. How would I dare resent you?"
Though she said that aloud, her heart was pounding nonstop.
She knew her own circumstances best. She had once heard her aunt mention this Senior Lin's ties with the family. In the past, White Crane Master had been one of the five great experts famed throughout Demon Spirit Island. However, the Spirit World was full of mighty beings. After their ancestor ascended, he no longer counted for much, and the family that had branched out and been passed down from him was even more battered by wind and rain.
Over all these years, they had suffered no end of hardship to preserve their lineage. Not long ago, they had nearly been uprooted by the Demon Race, and it was only thanks to Senior Lin's righteous help that they survived.
Moreover, the two sides still had old ties.
Naturally, the Ye Family wanted to cling to this great tree.
Her aunt, as well as several elders, all held this intention.
But the other party's cultivation was unfathomable. What could they use to cling to him? Relying solely on that little incense-fire affection from the Human World was clearly not enough.
The Ye Family also could not produce any treasure that would catch his eye.
Thus, her aunt had deliberately meant to marry her to this senior as a concubine. In that way, the Ye Family would have a backer.
This matter had also been hinted at vaguely to Ye Ying. Presumably, because of that woman called Ye Ping'er, the other party would not refuse.
After all, it was only