"What!"
"Me!"
When Yi Jinse heard the voice of the Seven Nights Divine Sect's ancestor, an expression of utter shock appeared on her face!
"Why me?"
A hint of resistance immediately rose in her heart. She said at once, "Was this something he personally decided? Must it be me?"
The hunched old man's deeply wrinkled face turned solemn. As he slowly shook his head, his aged voice rang out:
"He didn't designate anyone."
"He is the imperial son of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, the Prince of Qin of Chu, and an unrivaled figure in the Devil Realm today—a supreme overlord of heaven and earth in the making!"
"His spouse—even if only a concubine—must absolutely be pure and unsullied!"
As the hunched old man spoke, he looked toward Yi Gu's other sisters, then silently shook his head.
Of Yi Gu's seven sisters, the eldest, Yi Jinyi, was already married. Other than Yi Jinse, the remaining sisters had either already lost their virginity or had someone in their hearts.
Only Yi Jinse had devoted herself wholeheartedly to cultivation, with no interest in romance. To this day, she had neither been involved in any scandals nor lost her virginity.
"This..."
A flush crept across Yi Jinse's pretty face. She instinctively wanted to explain herself, but the words all stuck in her throat.
The hunched old man urged her, "Jinse, although this is a marriage alliance between the Seven Nights Divine Sect and the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, it isn't entirely a bad thing for you personally!"
"Back when the sect was in danger and asked you to marry martial artists from other sects and lineages, you refused them all."
"At the time, you said... the person you married in the future would surely be a hero who stood tall beneath heaven and