Yin Huayi knew he could no longer conceal the matter, so he gritted his teeth and asked the elder who had committed the offense, "I'll ask you only this: were you the one who tricked these outer disciples who came here for further study into joining the sect? And was the woman you planned to take as your Dao companion also one of those disciples?"
The offending elder immediately wore a look of astonishment, but soon said, "Elder Steward Yin! How would I dare do such a thing? We're mutually in love. Besides, I wrote to Senior Zhao Yue'er to ask about it and obtained her consent!"
"She consented?" Yin Huayi froze for a moment. The elder immediately took out a jade tablet and said, "This jade tablet is proof. I asked Sect Master Li of the Heavenly Realm Sect, and he was very much in favor of this marriage. That's why I've been making extensive preparations these past few days, waiting to celebrate grandly three days from now and welcome all those immortal cultivators and guests here for further study!"
"Such a thing actually happened?" Yin Huayi seemed to let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly took the jade tablet. After glancing at it, he smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Zhi'er, both you and I misunderstood. This young lady named Zhao Yue'er truly likes Elder Yang. Look here—there's an order from her teacher, words from her elders, and a matchmaker's statement. There's nothing wrong with the process."
Li Zhi'er took the jade tablet and read the information inside it as well. Sure enough, the images that surfaced displayed rows of beautifully written letters. They indeed contained words about Zhao Yue'er and the old man admiring each other, along with some message from Zhao Qingyang's elders.