Li Tianjing's eyes lit up, but he soon put on a hesitant expression and said, "This idea truly is unexpected. Even I, the Sect Master, failed to think of it. But how could Sect Master Li agree to this? We are all descendants of the Li clan, after all. Having Li Zhier marry me... Tsk, no, no."
"Hehe, although you both belong to the Li clan, Sect Master and Miss Li Zhier shouldn't be blood relatives anymore, not after being separated by who knows how many branches. If Sect Master could take Sect Master Li's daughter as his wife, wouldn't the relationship between Tianjing Gate and Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect become unbreakable?" I asked.
I had initially thought persuading him would be a sure thing. After all, Li Tianjing was so lustful, while Li Zhier's beauty was peerless throughout Southern Heaven—how could he possibly resist? Unfortunately, this lecherous old man actually refused, and he seemed rather afraid of Sect Master Li. It wasn't that he disliked Li Zhier. He simply couldn't afford to like her.
"How could I, the Sect Master, not know what you're saying? But who would dare defy Sect Master Li? Surely I can't have him remarry his daughter to me, can I?" After wrestling with the matter, Li Tianjing immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.
"Then I have no solution either. If we don't strike Senior Yin head-on now and beat the drowning dog while it's down, he'll surely make a comeback once he regains his senses. Sect Master, you must be careful," I said.
Li Tianjing gazed toward Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect, his expression incomparably complicated. Naturally, he was struggling inwardly as well. In the end, he merely said, "Yin Huayi lost such tremendous face at Cleansing Dust Immortal Sect. When I go