The Ancient Heavenly Court and Dragon Island—neither could be slighted. Yet the Ancient Phoenix World was now caught between them, truly caught in a dilemma.
In the eyes of the Ancient Phoenix World, Dragon Island was undoubtedly the most suitable ally. Yet the Ancient Heavenly Court possessed no shallow foundations, and its power was terrifyingly vast as well. If Ye Wudi had come to compete for Hua Menghan's hand, that would naturally have been best. But Ye Wudi had come solely to back Ye Xiwen.
The last time Ye Xiwen had disrupted the Ancient Phoenix World's arranged marriage contest, many of its bigwigs had already formed a poor impression of him. Feng Nantian, in particular, wished he could tear Ye Xiwen into ten thousand pieces. How could he possibly be willing to let Ye Xiwen take Hua Menghan away without gaining anything in return?
Marrying Hua Menghan to Dragon Island was the calculation that maximized their benefits. Only Dragon Island would pay a considerable price to forge that strongest bloodline and strongest physique. No other faction could possibly compare to Dragon Island.
That was precisely the greatest problem. In their eyes, Ye Xiwen offered no benefits whatsoever.
To deal with Ye Wudi's sudden arrival, the surviving elders of the Ancient Phoenix World, great and small, gathered for a meeting.
"What should we do? The Heavenly Court's attitude is extremely forceful. Must we offend the Heavenly Court in order to win over Dragon Island?" an elder asked worriedly. The name of the Ancient Heavenly Court, coupled with those forces gradually surfacing, was already enough to make them deeply wary.
"So what if we offend them? Can they offer better terms than Dragon Island? Hmph, even if it is the Heavenly Court, do they truly dare come looking for trouble with us?"