"Is this... asking me to enter a marriage alliance?" Mo Hua said.
"Correct." Jiang Yingluo, clad in a palace gown patterned with agarwood, gilt, and treasure-phase flowers, nodded slightly, her brows and eyes imposing.
"What if I refuse?" Mo Hua asked.
Jiang Yingluo said, "You would be marrying into my Earth Sect. What is there to refuse?"
Mo Hua corrected her, "It is a marriage alliance, not marrying in."
Jiang Yingluo said flatly, "They are the same. Whether you marry in or enter a marriage alliance, there is no difference. With me making the decision, you will not be wronged."
Mo Hua did not know what to say.
Seeing Mo Hua fall silent, seemingly hesitating inwardly, Jiang Yingluo said:
"Look at the roster I gave you. They are all direct-line daughters of the Earth Sect—gifted in both talent and beauty, with superior Spirit Roots."
"You need not marry in. You may retain your family name and serve as an Outer Sect elder of the Earth Sect, teaching Array Techniques to disciples."
"If you make breakthroughs in Array Techniques in the future, or render great service, you may even advance further and become a personal-inheritance elder..."
"But there is one condition: among the children you have in the future, one must take your Dao companion's surname and be entered into the Earth Sect genealogy..."
Mo Hua looked through the Jade Slip in his hand and saw that it indeed contained a long roster. It recorded the names, family backgrounds, appearances, Spirit Roots, Golden Core grades, and even temperaments of numerous women—some gentle and virtuous, some lively and spirited, some graceful outwardly and wise within—each listed in detail.
They were all breathtaking beauties as well. Though they could not compare with a peerless courtesan like Yu Nujiao, each was graceful and charming