She was gonna break down!!
Dugu Zixuan's words were very blunt, directly foretelling that there was no possibility of her going out again.
The other party was, after all, the previous Kirin Girl, the one in power at Ten Directions Hall, and also an extremely forceful female elder in the family.
One must not be deceived by her usual gentleness. When dealing with outsiders, she always had a by-the-book, hardline attitude.
Even her father, Dugu Wuwu, could not gain any advantage from her.
Of course, Lin Heng's say here was the heaviest!
Dugu Zixuan not letting her leave was most likely Lin Heng's intention as well.
As long as Lin Heng could relent, she could leave too.
Dugu Yueli understood Lin Heng's interpersonal connections, but right now begging Lin Heng was completely useless. She could only force herself to grit her teeth and look toward Dugu Zixuan as she said, "Aunt, I can't stay by your side. I'm the holy maiden of Nine Dust Hall!"
"What is it supposed to mean if I stay by your side? Would my father and the others agree?"
"I don't want to watch the two families ruin the last thread of kinship because of me!!"
"I can swear that after I return... we'll suspend the open struggle between the two families over the territory of Immortal Sea Summit. How about just maintaining the current power structure?"
Lin Heng was somewhat surprised after hearing this.
One had to say, she really was the Kirin Girl the old ancestor had his eye on. Her experience was a little lacking, but she could think of playing the kinship card and the interest card in the space of a moment.
If it had been an ordinary person, they probably would have accepted outright.
Dugu Zixuan glanced at Lin