Imperial Capital.
The Seven Nights Divine Sect's guesthouse.
The disciples of the Seven Nights Divine Sect had each returned to their quarters to rest, but Yi Tianen could not sleep. He summoned Yi Jinyun and the Seven Nights Divine Sect's Core Disciples.
Yi Gu also stood to the side with his head lowered.
Neither Yi Tianen nor Yi Jinyun wore the smiles they had shown at the banquet in the Immortal Abode Restaurant. Their expressions were especially grave, and Yi Jinyun's eyes held a flash of anger.
The atmosphere throughout the courtyard had frozen to the point of absolute zero. No one spoke first, yet the tension was suffocating.
"Ah."
At last.
After a long while, Yi Tianen sighed deeply, full of helplessness. "Jinyun, try to spend more time with Wolf Marquis. Don't be so resistant."
"Wolf Marquis is extraordinarily gifted, and his character is quite good as well."
"Whatever the Seven Nights Divine Sect can give Wolf Marquis, the Kingdom of Chu can give him too."
When Yi Jinyun had been in the Seven Nights Divine Sect, the sect had also chosen a suitable husband for her, but behind it all was primarily a political marriage.
"If the Kingdom of Chu obtains Lin Bai, they will forge Lin Bai into an invincible sword."
"Throughout history, there have been no shortage of martial artists bearing the mark of the 'Supreme Path,' but how many have truly managed to live long enough to reach the summit?"
Yi Tianen raised his head and said to Yi Jinyun, "Jinyun, have you ever considered this? The Four Great Flourishing Sects of the Devil Realm Eastern Region currently stand shoulder to shoulder because their strength is more or less equal."
"Even if his strength is inferior to yours now, sooner or later, he will reach