Chen Xiaojun was just about to say something when Xi Xi beat him to it. "Just call me Xi Xi. Brother Boda, Sister Ru Yan, you may not have received some news yet. After the last Beast Tide in Vast Sea City, we of Sea God Island strengthened our ties and exchanges with the continent."
Xi Xi continued, "There are official channels, and there are civilian ones. As for the civilian side, our Sea God Island's policy is to ally with Xiaojun's family, and use the Chen Clan as the contact point, the network, from which we'll expand exchanges and cooperation outward."
Those words were very subtle. Not through Spirit Hall, not through Soul Fighting City, but through the Chen Clan. There was a difference there, though the exact considerations behind it were unknown.
As the Holy Maiden of Sea God Island, Xi Xi possessed extraordinary wisdom and insight.
She could tell that Chen Xiaojun, or perhaps the Chen Clan, was interested in the Ji and Liu Families. Whether her statement had Sea God Island's backing was still unknown, but she had cleverly used this opportunity, and those words undoubtedly increased the Chen Clan's weight.
Ji Boda and Liu Ruyan were both inwardly shocked when they heard this.
To them, this news was undoubtedly a heavy bombshell, blasting them inside and out.
Sea God Island had actually chosen to ally with the Chen Clan, and to use the Chen Clan as the contact point for exchanges and cooperation with the continent.
This meant an alliance between powers. The Chen Clan's status would rise enormously, and it might even have a tremendous impact on the entire continent's situation.
Ji Boda and Liu Ruyan were both the eldest legitimate son and eldest legitimate daughter of their families, each the future successor to