The child...
Ni Lan curiously sized up the little fellow before her.
Just now, in that instant, perhaps it had only been an illusion, but the child's bearing seemed to have changed somewhat. Yet for the moment, she could not put her finger on exactly what had changed.
Little Cabbage pursed her lips slightly, picked up the tissue beside her, and wiped the corner of her mouth. The action left Ni Lan stunned again...
This little girl actually knew to wipe her mouth?
"I thought about it just now..." Little Cabbage said as she wiped her mouth. "Among the three Magic Beast families, the Star Whisperer Family has the deepest foundations. It's an old-established Magic Beast Master family. After operating for so many years, whether in the external business world or the power circles within the imperial court, they should already occupy quite a few high positions. I heard that within the Magic Beast Merchant Association, the Star Whisperer Family holds a quarter of the elders' seats and has more than a hundred thousand senior members. Their roots run deep, and their interests are immense. But precisely because of that, the new Emperor has very little to offer their family. Even a promise to make them the Magic Beast Merchant Guild President would merely be a respectable boost for them..."
"By contrast, the Moon God Family is different. Although they're also a major Magic Beast family, they haven't risen for very long and have existed for fewer than ten eras. In the two major organizations, the Magic Beast Merchant Association and the Magic Beast Secret Academy, the Moon God Family has fewer than ten elders currently in office. Not to mention the Star Whisperers—even the Zhu Ri Family, Yu Feng Family, and other old-established Great Clans are far ahead of